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Mopar151

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6. Federal Funding of NASCAR events?

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Thu Jul 25, 2013, 09:00 PM

Jul 2013

Hold on a minnit... Are you talking about Military Recruitment advertising from sponsorship of individual teams, or actual direct funding (vs. purchased advertising)?
I'm no Cantor fan, but there is enuff mud to stick to this goober without ginning any up 'cuz somebody does'nt understand how racing $ work.

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I guess he's figuring that most people don't remember what P.T. Barnum once said... [View all] MrScorpio Jul 2013 OP

K&R. n/t FSogol Jul 2013 #1

He's laughing at us. agent46 Jul 2013 #2

It's not us he's laughing at. He knows that we know. He's laughing at those who voted for him n/t arcane1 Jul 2013 #8

Fool born every damn minute! elleng Jul 2013 #3

Well, at least the photo oozes sincerity... BeyondGeography Jul 2013 #4

Now wait a minute here . . . Brigid Jul 2013 #5

Federal Funding of NASCAR events? Mopar151 Jul 2013 #6

"$608 billion defense spending bill slated for professional sports sponsorships..." arcane1 Jul 2013 #10

It's a big stretch to call a sponsorship "Federal Funding of NASCAR" Mopar151 Jul 2013 #15

Agreed n/t arcane1 Jul 2013 #17

What he meant to say was, LadyHawkAZ Jul 2013 #7

I've yet to see one scintilla of evidence that Phineas was wrong*. Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #9

Is it just me or don't Eric Cantor creep you the fuck out too Snake Plissken Jul 2013 #11

This.. AsahinaKimi Jul 2013 #12

Actually smallcat88 Jul 2013 #13

Bank his wife works at gets federal bail out money kairos12 Jul 2013 #14

an empty soul. spanone Jul 2013 #16