I'm not saying there wasn't NO booing at all, but from what I could hear on my surround sound setup (rewound and watched that bit on my DVR again vs watching some shitty capture from the website) it was mostly cheering.
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Michelle Obama booed at NASCAR race
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I'm not saying there wasn't NO booing at all, but from what I could hear on my surround sound setup (rewound and watched that bit on my DVR again vs watching some shitty capture from the website) it was mostly cheering.
ChiTownBuffalo
Either I made up lies about the Boston Bomber or I fell for someone else's crap. Either way, I have absolutely no credibility and you should never pay any attention to anything I say, no matter what the context. Perm me if I claim to be an insider
Well, Laura Bush did kill a man.
I know, I know...an accident. Which some people really think was due to her being drunk.
Mrs. Manky
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Because most of the people at a NASCAR event are citizens of the United States of America, and she's the wife of the President of the United States of America. She shouldn't snub them; they are Americans, too.
And for all you know, she might like racing.
BotoxAgent
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boo? or boooo-urns?
Admiral Bone to Pick
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I don't think it's fair to compare Bush at Yankees Stadium shortly after 9/11 with Michelle Obama at a NASCAR game during a low-point in Obama's presidency.
BocoDragon
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That's actually a really good point.. They don't give a shit about the wife of most country's leaders unless they're in a scandal or something.
Lamel
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fyi, there is far less cheering and more booing. The cheering increases after they are done with the "Start your engines!".
And secondly, I think people get banned for backseat modding too.
Chuck (Old)
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Her husband is responsible for the pointless wars, so I can't say I'm surprised she's booed at.
Thanks, I thought I had that one locked down pretty tight.
wut
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"I was saying O-boo-ma."
Hydranockz
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Are you seriously suggesting those wars were started after Obama took office?
Escape Goat
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Michelle is the only First Lady that comes off as cool. I'd go clubbing with that woman. Maybe Helen Taft...
elrechazado
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Even at Bush's "low-point", no one was booing his wife. I bet those people would've booed their kids too. Just appalling behavior IMO
Dreams-Visions
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Correct.
There's no real excuse for such ridiculous behavior. I've never heard of a First Lady being booed at any-fucking-thing. It's just classless and does not speak well of NASCAR or its fan base. As already said, a President's wife (any of them) wouldn't get booed at any other major sporting event in the nation.
IS THIS EVEN REAL LIFE.
what the fuck is going on with GAF lately? I'm genuinely disgusted at the ridiculousness I've seeing these days.
Hey, it's all I could find.
This is just ridiculous. Even if you felt someone's reaction was not right what's with all this banning nonsense? Just state your opinions and keep it moving. I could definitely hear it and I think it was shameful.
I did, and there's no actual audible booing. It's not the roar the soldier got, but when I read the word booing I expect full on, lol.
Well, it's just that usually when people make sweeping comments without any actual proof there's usually a few dead flies. I don't really care that much since I'm not even from the US, and don't like Nascar.
You don't 'boo' a president that pours vodka in a fishbowl.
No idea, but to assume and insinuate that she was booed because they are racist or hicks or whatever negative assumptions people where stating in this thread because it was at a NASCAR event, says as much about those people as they said about those at the event.
Anyway, does she deserve respect just because of her husbands job?
Is respect not something earned, rather than expected.
And as some have said, political make up of the crowd could be the reason.
Personally I could not care less, she has no impact in my life or means nothing to me .... just another bag of flesh and bone like everyone else ........ but I respect peoples right to hold their own opinions and not be labelled racist because of them.
Escape Goat
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yea, are any of you people even watching the video? its really nothing
You're a Ron Paul nut aren't you.
Dreams-Visions
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Maybe you should verse yourself on all the shit Michelle Obama has been doing before and during her First Lady "position" before opening your mouth up to tacitly suggest she's not doing anything worthy of fucking respect.
She's certainly done more to help people and impact lives than you...and for damn sure more than the dumbass people booing her.
MarzipaNMOS
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but yeah, pretty gross. i dont even understand why people would boo the first lady, like she's the president.
scar tissue
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ugh. Some people should be purged from the face of the earth.
Again, I never said anything about the lady, just stated a few opinions and asked a general question.
Strange that deserves to be attacked.
Also it is seen as expected of the First Lady to indulge in charity and humanitarian works, or she would be attacked over it.
elrechazado
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You seem to be infatuated.
Dreams-Visions
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It's people booing the First Lady. Whether its a big deal to you or not is immaterial. The Thread title is accurate.
nope. Just not interested in watching bullshit walk this afternoon. GAF has been full of bullshit the last couple of weeks. Apologies if I seem irritated by it; I am. Whether it's people defending cops pepper spraying peaceful protestors, people bullshitting on Michelle Obama, open misogyny, or soft acceptance of racism, the bullshit is wearing thin.
If that bothers you, so be it.
I'll give you my reason. Here in Chicago, she was an executive at the University of Chicago Hospitals, and I know a few people that worked with her. They said that she tried her hardest to make sure that the hospital avoided providing any care to uninsured or poor patients. Of course, that's just what I've heard, and it could be false.
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I'm sorry, but the uproar over every single thing she does, especially her battle against child obesity, leads me to believe that Republicans and all those asshole booing her are just racist fuckwits
Escape Goat
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Whimsical Phil
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Is this true? I was always under the impression that NASCAR fans usually turned to the left.
CaptainMintMan
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Because she's the wife of a President the majority of that crowd doesn't favor? Rude people are rude. period
Dreams-Visions
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Of course, we expect attendees at a major sporting event to have more class than kids at a concert. Don't you agree?
definitely not.
wouldn't happen at any other major sporting event in the country. W. Bush was about as unpopular as Presidents have ever been and Laura would have never been booed at a major sporting event. Class, what is it
I have it on good authority that she loved to prance up and down the halls of the white house residence while bumping this.
fse
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I'm sure almost every President and his First Lady have been booed at least once :\
Exactly, these people were just randomly booing her husbands politics and just using her as somekind of totem proxy to boo at.
elrechazado
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No? When did drunken sports fans become more high class than drunken concert goers?
speculawyer
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I'd expect some decency. NASCAR is a family type of event . . . can't they even behave then?
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