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Michelle Obama Booed At NASCAR Season Finale: Video

 
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Despite Florida’s geography slanting to the left, the state itself has always leaned just a bit to the right. That’s especially true in the Miami area, where the region’s influential Cuban population typically gives Republican candidates a boost over their Democratic rivals.

Hold the season-ending NASCAR race there, fill the stands with conservative stock car racing fans, and it isn’t surprising that Michelle Obama, the First Lady of the United States, gets a less-than-warm reception.

As USA Today points out, you can hear nearly as many cheers as boos when Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden, wife of the vice-president, are announced, but the message seems pretty clear. Stock cars fans aren’t big supporters of the current administration, since many families are worse off today than they were four years ago.

NASCAR is worse off, too, with attendance down at most races and visitors to destinations like the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, NC nowhere near anticipated levels. The Daytona Experience, a second shrine to stock car racing in Daytona Beach, FL, closed to the public in November of 2010.

Earlier this year, several NASCAR drivers begged off an invitation to the White House, citing schedule conflicts. These may have been legitimate, since driver’s schedules are often booked months in advance, but it speaks volumes about how insignificant a White House invitation has become. In racing, sponsors take priority over everything else.

Watch the video below and decide for yourself. Is this a sign that political change is in the air, or is it simply much ado about nothing?







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  1. fb_506522921 avatar Dom Mangles Posted: 11/21/2011 2:17pm PST

    What a sad state of affairs, poor education seems to be rotting america.

    most families worldwide are worse off now than 4 years ago. It's called a recession, and if they can't see past the president's administration for the cause behind this they're blind. Afterall, it was the weak President GW Bush that set up this massive fall. Obama is left to put the pieces back together.
     
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  2. fb_717341412 avatar Drew Dowdell Posted: 11/21/2011 2:35pm PST

    GW Bush rams the ship into the iceburg. B. Obama's wife gets booed for it.
     
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  3. rdeed avatar rdeed Posted: 11/21/2011 2:35pm PST

    she's such a narcissist, she never knew they they where booing "her"!!
     
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  4. fb_519418559 avatar Adalberto Burke Posted: 11/22/2011 7:50am PST

    @DM I couldn't agree more...I was there, and in and all around the place I was at (grandstands 196-197), what I heard was an ovation instead...If there was booing, was a local and not general. Anyway, the sad incident sends a clear message that Nascar, and the like, are not events for minorities, especially African Americans, go figure why!
     
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  5. fb_519418559 avatar Adalberto Burke Posted: 11/22/2011 9:08am PST

    @ K Ernst. Your political likes and dislikes are transparent. But let me tell you that during Bush's administration, 1.08 million people lost their jobs in Miami. Nascar racing and their subculture, have always been for the exclusive White (which is the real root of the problem) long before there was even a Homestead Motor Speedway. Finally, Cuban preference for Republicans has nothing to do with the current administration. If I were the First Lady, I would have chosen other sports event to attend to.
     
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  6. fb_1491948054 avatar Kurt Ernst Posted: 11/22/2011 10:08am PST

    @Adalberto, my political likes and dislikes are irrelevant to the article, and I believe I did a fair job of representing the facts. I'll admit that I'm not a fan of the current administration, but then again I wasn't a fan of the Bush administration, either. Take from that what you will.
     
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  7. billy7777 avatar billy7777 Posted: 11/23/2011 2:37pm PST

    Like a Basketball game! look most in America don't go for big goverment socialist American's are very direct if we don't like you we will tell you or boo you weak people shy away from that in the name of respect American's are not weak and do not like Obama or his wife so we will not give them respect.
     
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  8. fb_579789275 avatar JL Serkes Posted: 11/22/2011 10:15am PST

    A dumb place for her to be. The Nascar GUYS, are not exactly intellient nor informed. Meaning Republicans.
     
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  9. BBSmith1972 avatar BBSmith1972 Posted: 5/8/2012 6:49am PDT

    That's right because all Democrats are brilliant, well-informed and incredibly intelligent. Like Lady Gaga.
     
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  10. fb_519418559 avatar Adalberto Burke Posted: 11/23/2011 6:05am PST

    @Ernst,
    Your political beliefs are the article, and specially its title, and the picture. Out of the many things-car related- that took place over the weekend at the Homestead Speedway, the fact that you selected this (isolated) event sends a clear message about who you are. But, freedom of speech apart, I am here because I am a car enthusiast as much as you are, and I think you have a lot to say about cars. There will be a place and a time where and when we will have a chance to exercise our freedoms and to vote...I just don't think this forum is the right place to campaign. I hope you will understand.
     
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  11. B4rad avatar Brad Anderson Posted: 11/26/2011 4:21pm PST

    @ Adalberto Burke

    How are his political beliefs in the title? It simply states what occurred on that day and shows no obvious bias.

    P.S: This is not a forum either.
     
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  12. vettekid avatar vettekid Posted: 11/28/2011 5:32am PST

    It is a shame that the Democrats/Progressives/Liberals/Socialists cannot and will not see the forest because of the trees. There are none so blind that do not want to see.

    Obama and his accolytes have plunged the USA into a debt crisis, that our children and grandchildren will never recover from. His out of control spending for public and private-sector unions, with no financially productive results has produced a "current"(to be surpassed by Obama as quickly as possible) debt of $15 trillion.

    As predicted by many of us prior to the election, Obama has beaten Jimmy "I'll never lie to yah" Carter as the worst, most dangerous(aka, Socialist) president ever.

    Simply, folks, that is why Moochell was booed. Not rocket science to figure out.
     
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  13. funeral director avatar funeral director Posted: 4/28/2012 8:28am PDT

    HEY IS ONE MORE LOUD BBBBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FOR MOOOOOOOCCCCCCHHHHEEELLE THE BORDEN COW
     
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  14. fb_100000569578064 avatar Ed Rodriguez Posted: 5/26/2012 10:17pm PDT

    Dear American Taxpayer

    For only the second time in my adult life, I am not
    ashamed of my country. I want to thank the hard
    working American people for paying $242 thousand
    dollars for my vacation in Spain .

    My daughter Sasha, several long-time family friends,
    my personal staff and various guests had a wonderful time.

    Honestly, you just haven't lived until you have stayed
    in a $2,500.00 per night private 3-story villa at a 5-Star luxury hotel.

    Thank you also for the use of Air Force Two
    and the 70 Secret Service personnel who tagged
    along to be sure we were safe and cared for at
     
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