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May 3, 2008 6:23 PM

Fish Out of Water: Clinton Rubs Elbows With NASCAR Types

By
Fernando Suarez
Topics
Hillary Clinton
(CBS)

From CBS News' Fernando Suarez:


Mooresville, N.C. -- At a campaign rally at the NASCAR Hall of Fame and Museum, Hillary Clinton compared herself to the antique race cars. "I've been nicked and bumped and knocked around a few times, but I've managed to get to the finish line," Clinton said, drawing applause from the small crowd.

She was joined on stage by North Carolina Governor Mike Easley, who continued with the NASCAR metaphors. "We've got somebody here today who knows one speed and that's pedal to the metal! She's been around the track on more than one occasion and she might've gotten loose from time to time, but she's never spun out or lost control!" he told the crowd.

Also joining Clinton was former stock car racer turned businessman Junior Johnson, who's been out campaigning with President Clinton around the state. Clinton said she's worried that her husband has been eating so much Carolina barbeque. "Barbeque is to my husband what gas was to Junior Johnson," she joked. "It's the fuel that keeps you going."

Midway through her remarks, Clinton continued making her NASCAR comparisons. "Part of why you are here is because you know our country is in trouble. I actually think, Junior, it's in the ditch, it's gone off into the ditch and we're going to have to pull it out."

Oftentimes, Clinton will find herself speaking in sports venues where she can't help but find ways of interlacing her campaign message with a sports metaphor. "We're going to hit some of those balls out of this stadium and out of our country's stadium because we're going to go to bat and fix America together," she told a crowd at a South Bend, Indiana, minor league baseball park. "We're going to go fight for America, we're going to round the bases, we're going to score a lot of runs, and we're going to feel really good about the home team, namely the American team, the team we're all a part of!"

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by txgrouch2004 May 4, 2008 6:25 PM EDT
truthyness is finally right about:
Howard Dean wants the Democratic process to end early because he is afraid that if we go to the convention in August and Obama loses the Nomination, the Blacks will riot.
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I totally agree. And if it happens, it will be HILLARY''S FAULT.

The flash point - Hillary''s endless attacks on Obama over things SOMEONE ELSE said, while she gets away scot free over HER OWN ENDLESS LIES.

ADMIT IT - HILLARY IS REVELLING IN THE REV. WRIGHT CONTROVERSY. She''s probably BEHIND MOST OF IT.

HILLARY CAN''T BE TRUSTED.

HILLARY MUST GO.
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by difra-2009 May 4, 2008 3:25 PM EDT
"NASCAR types? Is that a little CBS elitism coming through?"

Well, remember, they lost the Daytona 500 telecast rights they held for many, many years to Fox in a long-term deal until at least 2011...
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by pbred8 May 4, 2008 2:38 AM EDT
All I can say, is shame on you Junior Johnson, I had respect for you and I have bought my last bottle of Carolina Moon.
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by pbred8 May 4, 2008 1:37 AM EDT
Hillary : D N Q, racers will know what that means
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by truthyness May 3, 2008 11:33 PM EDT
Howard Dean wants the Democratic process to end early because he is afraid that if we go to the convention in August and Obama loses the Nomination, the Blacks will riot.

There, I said it !!!

If this is true, our leadership is so weak the they might as well just hand the Democratic Party over to the Blacks because thats where this thing is heading.
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by realpatriot1 May 3, 2008 11:16 PM EDT
NASCAR types? Is that a little CBS elitism coming through?

To follow up on Clinton & Governor Weasley''s NASCAR analogies, Hillary''s been getting by drafting off her husband''s record and pretending to not be a rookie.

She drives below the yellow line every chance she gets,drives her opponent into the wall constantly, and is still getting lapped.
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