[vincesanity82]

One of the funniest stories of the year struck here yesterday when it came out that Washington Congressional staffers for the House committee on Homeland Security had been told to get vaccinations for hepatitis A, hepatitis B, tetanus, diphtheria and influenza before heading down to Talladega for last weekend's race and up to Concorde for this weekend's race. The staffers are to study potential health issues at such mass events. Yes NASCAR may have its rabid fans, but Charlotte promoter Humpy Wheeler, when he finally stopped laughing, said that Washington's call was "like taping your ankles to go to the mailbox." And Wheeler, easily NASCAR's best and most innovative promoter (who called once again on car-eating, flame-throwing Robosaurus for last night's pre-race show), denies the Washington move was any public-relations stunt. Wheeler was a bit upset at the issue, pointing out that NASCAR country "is not some third-world or fourth-world country. -- Winston-Salem Journal

Winston-Salem Journal | NASCAR Notebook: Congressional staffers told to get vaccinations

[Campbell]

I saw something about this in the paper this morning- how crazy! Our good old tax-payer money at work!!!

[Quality88]

hmmm... bet you'll be able to spot those DC neck-tie pansies..... That makes about as much sense as wipin before you sh!t.

[wingkey1]

Minor correction: Please replace "staffers" with "staphers". Innoculations will be at the Lowe's pedestrian overpass - for so long as it does not collapse.

[PenelopePitStop]

WTF?

"study potential health issues at such mass events."?? Ok. Are they at the American/National League Baseball Championship games? Is this a Homeland Security issue as in the potential for terrorism?

Health risk? Walk into any grocery store, mall, pharmacy, or hospital in the United States and touch anything, and you will be exposed to far more infectious diseases than at Cup event! Wash your hands folks!

What are they going to do? Take air samples? Swab the bathrooms? Take food samples from the concessions?

I know politics are banned, but HELLO Mr. So-and-So! Homeland Security was not put in place to guard against potential disease within mass crowds at sporting events! Terrorism at sporting events? Yes.

If Homeland Security is straying so far from its original intent to be concerned about NASCAR events, why not focus on the school-related shootings over the past two weeks instead?

As Campbell said ... tax-payer money at work! At least its not on the speed that ketchup flows out of the bottle! That one killed me ... and yes, we paid for that!

My brain has just turned to Jell-O!

[vincesanity82]

Originally Posted by PenelopePitStop

WTF?

"study potential health issues at such mass events."?? Ok. Are they at the American/National League Baseball Championship games? Is this a Homeland Security issue as in the potential for terrorism?

Health risk? Walk into any grocery store, mall, pharmacy, or hospital in the United States and touch anything, and you will be exposed to far more infectious diseases than at Cup event! Wash your hands folks!

What are they going to do? Take air samples? Swab the bathrooms? Take food samples from the concessions?

I know politics are banned, but HELLO Mr. So-and-So! Homeland Security was not put in place to guard against potential disease within mass crowds at sporting events! Terrorism at sporting events? Yes.

If Homeland Security is straying so far from its original intent to be concerned about NASCAR events, why not focus on the school-related shootings over the past two weeks instead?

As Campbell said ... tax-payer money at work! At least its not on the speed that ketchup flows out of the bottle! That one killed me ... and yes, we paid for that!

My brain has just turned to Jell-O!

Exactly, not to get off subject here but saw on the news the other night a student shot 2 or 3 students then off'd himself, whats up with kids and shootings these days, freaking crazy..I dont have children yet but when I do someday Im going to home school..

[PenelopePitStop]

Originally Posted by vincesanity82

Exactly, not to get off subject here but saw on the news the other night a student shot 2 or 3 students then off'd himself, whats up with kids and shootings these days, freaking crazy..I dont have children yet but when I do someday Im going to home school..

Agreed, but back to Topic.

Homeland Security studying the health risks at a NASCAR race is
ridiculous ... more than ridiculous ... but I don't know a more appropriate word!

I'm sure Mr. Tanner does!

[3fanforever]

I think NASCAR fans need to get vaccinated against Washington politicians, not the other way around.

[wardfan]

Originally Posted by vincesanity82

Exactly, not to get off subject here but saw on the news the other night a student shot 2 or 3 students then off'd himself, whats up with kids and shootings these days, freaking crazy..I dont have children yet but when I do someday Im going to home school..

Obviously you haven't seen the other news where the home school kid was arrested when a friend told authorities that the boy wanted him to help him stage a "columbine" type event. And the kid's mother was arrested because she was buying him the freaking guns. The kid's father wanted to buy them but couldn't because he was a convicted felon.

[simple simon]

if i were them i would be getting cootie shots ....... i hear rednecks have cooties

[wardfan]

Originally Posted by wingkey1

Minor correction: Please replace "staffers" with "staphers". Innoculations will be at the Lowe's pedestrian overpass - for so long as it does not collapse.

Funny thing is that there has been an outbreak of shaph infections at several of the high schools in the surrounding Md/Va area. The Charlotte fans need to get innoculations against the people coming down from DC!!

[Quality88]

Originally Posted by simple simon

i hear rednecks have cooties

No they have coolers.... you know... for beer

[vincesanity82]

Originally Posted by Quality88

No they have coolers.... you know... for beer

hahaha...

[Quality88]

Originally Posted by vincesanity82

hahaha...

Now that's what I call a rinse cycle

[LSC9901]

That'll definitely put you in a spin cycle.