Obama nixes NASCAR sponsorship
Filed under: Etc., Green Culture, Green Daily, USA
Well, the only Toyota Camrys on which you'll see Barack Obama's name are those driven by civilians, like the one pictured above. The Obama campaign had been offered a sponsorship opportunity on the #49 BAM Racing Sprint Cup car, driven by Ken Schrader, at the August 3rd race at Pocono. It's not at all uncommon for Presidential candidates to try and woo NASCAR voters, but perhaps it's best that the Democratic candidate has decided to turn down this offer. After all, it seems that sponsorship of a NASCAR ride might have been awkward, as stock car racing could be seen as being antithetical to any green automotive policies that Obama might support. Obamaniacs interested in seeing their candidate's name on a vehicle can go get themselves bumper stickers, since it won't be hurtling down a speedway anytime soon.
[Source: AP via Yahoo! News | Photo: lizardking]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 6)
7-13-2008 @ 9:32AM
Brent said...
That would have been pretty funny. Advertising on a Toyota with the goal of getting NASCAR fans to like you.
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7-13-2008 @ 5:51PM
ale said...
Haha, yea Brent you got that right... if they want to do that, go ahead and sponsor Kyle Busch HA! (i dont hate or dislike him, but many others do)
7-15-2008 @ 10:24PM
Annoyed with stupidity said...
I believe he is denying NASCAR affiliations because he is a racist bastard and NASCAR is a white mans sport. Allah forbid (because for him it isnt GOD) him to support anything related to blue collar white folk.
7-16-2008 @ 12:29AM
wowed said...
i agree with with annoyed with stupidity. he (obama) knows who the crowd seeing the ad would be, and doesn't want to advertise to them.
7-14-2008 @ 12:43PM
ROOLLY said...
His handlers probably thought he was getting a little too close to the redneck cooties and would turn off the Dem snobs.
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7-15-2008 @ 10:00PM
nascar fan said...
yeah but won't it be funny if it comes down to the redneck cooties as you put it to vote either one in and they back obama
7-16-2008 @ 5:15AM
John said...
I think your right on the money. I am a redneck and I don't like hussien. But why would he want to put his name on a white mans car. Because he is a arragante racist.
7-14-2008 @ 5:23PM
wildgoosechase73 said...
So he planned to woo NASCAR fans by sponsoring an import brand? No doubt he conducted focus groups and sactioned a study to evaluate the proposal. Blatend pandering may work on the left side of the isle but not so much on the right....
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7-14-2008 @ 5:55PM
Patriot4971 said...
Yep NASCAR would happily let Al Quaida sponsor a car as long as "deal is good enough". What a bunch of money grubbers!!
I am surprised there is no Iranian sponsored "We hate you Yanks" car yet....maybe soon...given Nascar's track record.
"Bucu Merci" to Obama and the French for my offending comments...we better get used to asking international permission before commenting on anything or adjusting our thermostat to 70 Degrees
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7-15-2008 @ 8:04PM
jim said...
HE PROBABLY DIDNT WANT TO BECAUSE HE KNOWS CINDY McCAIN DRIVES A NASCAR AND HE DOESN WANT TO SHOW HOW STUPID HE IS.
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7-15-2008 @ 8:06PM
Tommy said...
Nascar Nation spoke and said Nobama to BHO.
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7-15-2008 @ 8:18PM
Ed said...
That's like Obama showing up at a Klan meeting!
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7-15-2008 @ 8:25PM
Randy said...
You are missing the point in the story. It did not say that Obama was seeking the sponsorship or wanted to woo anyone. He was offered this by the owner of BAM Racing. It very well may have been for free since the article did not say anything about there being a sponsorship fee. I saw the words "offered". What this article tells me is that Beth Ann Morgenthal (BAM Racing) is a liberal Democrat supporting Obama for president. In an industry like racing where you are totally dependant upon sponsorship by major corporations, how you can support the liberal policies of Obama. Maybe that is why this team has lacked suffecient funding to race at the top level of NASCAR ever since the team was given to her by her husband as a birthday gift. Maybe they just rename the team O-BAM-A Racing.
BTW - I would have been very surprised if NASCAR would have even allowed it - I am sure they would have advised against it.
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7-16-2008 @ 7:38AM
Pretz said...
Your correct and what this article doesn't say is BAM also offered sponsorship to McCain and a few independent canidates but none of them have taken them up on it. None of these canidates went out and offered it, it was BAM who offered it to them.
7-15-2008 @ 8:37PM
NOBama said...
I'd like to see Obama at a Klan meeting. Maybe they could...work it out. Ya know?
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7-16-2008 @ 7:35AM
the vegas style guy said...
Maybe you should hang out on 112th and Avaln in Watts. Maybe things can "worked out".
What a freaking idiot. You're actually making Klan jokes? OOH, you're so funny! Almost as funny as when your dad gagged on my dorkus. No, that was really funny.
See how stupid childish comments are?
7-15-2008 @ 8:42PM
T-Dawg said...
Wow...you people are frighteningly stupid. It's scary to know there are people this dumb and full of hate out there.
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7-16-2008 @ 1:24AM
Christina said...
I agree! I can't believe people actually think he is a Muslim or has ties to Al Qaeda. And that he's a racist who doesn't want white people's votes? How ridiculous! Most of the people who are working on his campaign are white and even his campaign manager is white!
I was wondering if he would accept the offer, given that it wouldn't really fit in with his Green policies. But good for you, Obama. Looks like you're not an opportunistic flip-flopper like some people ignorantly believe. Who'd have known?
7-16-2008 @ 1:44AM
Sasha said...
First of all, how could he be racist if his single, biological mother he was raised by is WHITE, as are the grandparents that helped HER raise him? And how about the fact that his African-American father was NOT around as much? I think that's something that would give him a good perspective about family values. You guys really do need to get your facts straight before you talk about someone you don't even know. You wouldn't want someone doing that to you, would you?
7-16-2008 @ 4:16AM
jamie said...
yeah, you're not black. you know damn well you harbor resentment towards the white man. don't try to act above it all. the hood is going to be in you forever. don't try to kid yourself.