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arcane1

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10. "$608 billion defense spending bill slated for professional sports sponsorships..."

Reply to Mopar151 (Reply #6)

Thu Jul 25, 2013, 09:52 PM

Jul 2013

"...used to help with military recruiting. The military services sponsor a wide range of professional sports, including bass fishing tournaments and the Ultimate Fighting Championship, but it was the National Guard’s sponsorship of Earnhardt’s car that drew all the attention."

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/07/house-says-military-can-keep-nascar-sponsorships/

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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