CONCORD, N.C. – NASCAR fans have been criticized for a number of things over the years, ranging from perpetuating a redneck stereotype to still showing pride in the Rebel Flag. Now, as one Mississippi congressman would have you believe, NASCAR fans are also a threat to national security and the nation's health. Yes, you, Bubba. You, too, Bobbie Sue. Y'all got the cooties. That's what Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, would have you believe. The seven-term Congressman recently instructed committee aides who visited Talladega Superspeedway last weekend and are also at this weekend's Nextel Cup race at Lowe's Motor Speedway to be immunized against a variety of diseases such as hepatitis A, hepatitis B, diphtheria, tetanus and influenza. Officially, the action was supposedly part of a broader review of federal response to massive emergencies at a large, crowded venue like Lowe's Motor Speedway. Unofficially, Thompson unquestionably must think of NASCAR fans as a bunch of sickos – and not in a good way. Would You Like To Know More? -------------- And they say Trek fans don't bathe?
I've seen the NASCAR types that camp out in the trailer city in Dover, which hosts two NASCAR races every year. I know I wouldn't want to wander through their trailer cities with all my shots being up to date and a bio-hazard suit.
