"We've got a big NASCAR track up in my state at Dover Downs. But here in Charlotte you know racing a lot better than anybody in the country. I know that. So I'll talk a little bit in terms of racing terms," he told the young crowd at the University of North Carolina - Charlotte.
"Right now, our campaigns are trading a little paint. But, uh, what worries me most is the McCain campaign seems to have gotten a little loose."
No response.
"Um, and, uh I can tell you - not a lot of NASCAR fans in here," Biden said.
That didn't stop him from keeping the metaphor going. "You know that term getting a little loose on the, you know, when you're out there going 185 miles an hour, getting a little loose? Well John's getting a little loose. He doesn't have much of a steady hand these days."
"And now, and now's the time, now's the time we most need a steady hand."
Thursday, October 23, 2008
NASCAR & Politics Don't Mix
As you may know, my DH is a huge NASCAR fan. Me - not so much. The predominate NASCAR political point-of-view is fairly conservative which might be why Sen. Biden had this trouble using NASCAR lingo (from http://election.swiftmob.com/content.html?page=1040&content=4228646&pageNum=1):
Monday, October 06, 2008
My Friend
I consider myself to be an peacenik and am saddened by the violence in the world. No violence has touched me as personally as the murder of my friend, Mary, and her daughter two years ago. Mary was a college friend of mine and one of the most loving, joy-filled, and giving persons who I have ever known. Her daughter, Susanna, was her first born and was born only six months before my first child. So, I remember Mary fondly giving me mothering advice.
We hadn't seen each other in years and it was even a few years since we had been in contact but I always knew that I would get back to Seattle, again, and that Mary and I and our friend, Sid, would all three pick up where we left off. That was, until, Sid called two years ago, with the news of Mary's and Susanna's murders.
And how did these two wonderful women get murdered? They were hiking - yes, that's right. They were hiking in the mountains in the outskirts of Seattle and were shot. Just like that - and the murders are not yet solved. A week does not go by that I don't think of Mary but this week I am writing about her and Susanna in my blog because somebody who saw my online photos of them contacted me. Through that contact, I learned about a new effort of Mary's wonderful husband to aid the investigation - I wanted to share this news story with you.
As you watch this, please multiply this tragic tale by the tens of thousands who are victims of gun violence in our country each year. http://www.nwcn.com/topstories/stories/NW_092908WAB_stodden_murder_documentary_TP.c62a554d.html
We hadn't seen each other in years and it was even a few years since we had been in contact but I always knew that I would get back to Seattle, again, and that Mary and I and our friend, Sid, would all three pick up where we left off. That was, until, Sid called two years ago, with the news of Mary's and Susanna's murders.
And how did these two wonderful women get murdered? They were hiking - yes, that's right. They were hiking in the mountains in the outskirts of Seattle and were shot. Just like that - and the murders are not yet solved. A week does not go by that I don't think of Mary but this week I am writing about her and Susanna in my blog because somebody who saw my online photos of them contacted me. Through that contact, I learned about a new effort of Mary's wonderful husband to aid the investigation - I wanted to share this news story with you.
As you watch this, please multiply this tragic tale by the tens of thousands who are victims of gun violence in our country each year. http://www.nwcn.com/topstories/stories/NW_092908WAB_stodden_murder_documentary_TP.c62a554d.html
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