Tue
Oct 16 2007
07:53 am
Dem foot in mouth disease, again
By: bizgrrl

Rep. Bennie Thompson, Mississippi Democrat, recommended in a memo that staffers get immunized before visiting NASCAR races in The South.

the staffers' itinerary for the Talladega race shows the only medical facilities they toured were a mobile emergency hospital with no patients present and stations for minor first-aid.

On the other hand, maybe fear will keep everyone away from our Southern paradise. Nah, I doubt it. We can try though. It really sucks down South. We got heat, humidity, big bugs, deadly waterways, swamps (versus bogs and marshes), and fat people. Stay away, very far away. It is dangerous down here.

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Factchecker's picture

That link is the Rev. Myung

Submitted by Factchecker on Tue, 2007/10/16 - 8:29am.

That link is the Rev. Myung Sun Moon's paper. When this was first reported, the immunizations were said to be recommended because the delegation was to visit hospitals where getting such shots ahead of time is just SOP.

Maybe that's not all there was to the way it unfolded, but it sure looks like it was spun by the GOP noise machine.

bizgrrl's picture

Hey, I could have picked a

Submitted by bizgrrl on Tue, 2007/10/16 - 5:58pm.

Hey, I could have picked a different source. I agree it was spun by the GOP, but hey, come on, getting immunized to go to Talladega? I say they should have recommended a translation guide instead.

Joe328's picture

A Mississippi Rep said this?

Submitted by Joe328 on Tue, 2007/10/16 - 8:44am.

Has he ever lived in the state he represents?

Joe328's picture

Now the rest of the story.

Submitted by Joe328 on Tue, 2007/10/16 - 8:48am.

I posted this comment about the same time factchecker posted. It now seems he made the correct decision.

Factchecker's picture

Funny, virtually every

Submitted by Factchecker on Tue, 2007/10/16 - 9:16am.

Funny, virtually every search result I get from googling this episode (and I've been at it for a while now) is either to the single AP story that tells both sides without any in depth coverage or "fact-checking," or they are to southern newspapers just angling to the NASCAR outrage. And a few hits to sites like GOPUSA, freep, etc. Wonder what they have to say about it.

Oh, the humanity!

Terry Troll's picture

A dangerous place

Submitted by Terry Troll on Tue, 2007/10/16 - 1:22pm.

Alligators, don't forget alligators...and briars.

Bbeanster's picture

Porter Waggoner, chiggers

Submitted by Bbeanster on Tue, 2007/10/16 - 2:35pm.

Porter Waggoner, chiggers and skeeters, y'all.

bizgrrl's picture

Dolly, no edukashun er

Submitted by bizgrrl on Tue, 2007/10/16 - 5:33pm.

Dolly, no edukashun er dentis.

Factchecker's picture

Hey c'mere, I wanna talk ta ya

Submitted by Factchecker on Tue, 2007/10/16 - 7:24pm.

I agree the other sources weren't much better. I just had to say that it's too iffy to be bonafide foot in mouth.

Now back to lookin' fer them free pretzel couponz I dun had.

cleetus

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