How about this?

Ed Fernandez · 02-16-2011, 04:40 PM

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/02/16...hips/?hpt=Sbin

Force might end up funny car King of the Hill by default.

X-TECH MAN · 02-16-2011, 05:11 PM

Id rather see the Govt. spend tax money on racing than pizzing it away on foreign aid and illegal alliens any day.

Ed Wright · 02-16-2011, 05:15 PM

I have to wonder why they would spend money on sponsoring anybody. If they can afford to do that defense budget is too high.

bigshow2966 · 02-16-2011, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Ed Wright

I have to wonder why they would spend money on sponsoring anybody. If they can afford to do that defense budget is too high.

Winner!!!!!!!!!

Curmudgeon · 02-16-2011, 09:33 PM

Always wondered what the Pentagon's logic was for sponsoring any race car. Is it PR,troop morale,or recruiting ? Have to agree with Ed & X-Tech,gov't is damned sure expert at wasting other people's money.

Ed Fernandez · 02-18-2011, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Curmudgeon

Always wondered what the Pentagon's logic was for sponsoring any race car. Is it PR,troop morale,or recruiting ? Have to agree with Ed & X-Tech,gov't is damned sure expert at wasting other people's money.

I just read an editorial on Comp +by DSR and what they said seems to make a lot of sense.
I'd rather see the money go to race teams for public relations/recruiting than to the banana republics we send billions to in foreign aid.Half of them bastards hate us anyway.

Curmudgeon · 02-18-2011, 12:59 AM

Agree 100% on influence peddling abroad , usually comes back to bite us in the a**. Surprisingly the amounts aren't that great, they claim(FOX NEWS website) $7mil NASCAR and $5mil NHRA (Army) ,just doesn't look good when the deficit has the public's attention. If memory serves me right,their involvement started as a PR gambit at the end of VietNam era when anything military was held in low regard . I have to wonder if its a good investment when you could park a tank, a 109 and a 110 next to a card table to get "leads" as the KyARNG used to do. Seems a lot more cost effective .

Curmudgeon · 02-18-2011, 01:22 AM

BTW having been in some "allied" countries receiving our aid , had to wonder why we supported governments so anathema to our values .

FrankChastain · 02-18-2011, 06:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ed fernandez

i just read an editorial on comp +by dsr and what they said seems to make a lot of sense.
I'd rather see the money go to race teams for public relations/recruiting than to the banana republics we send billions to in foreign aid.half of them bastards hate us anyway.

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Ed Wright · 02-18-2011, 09:09 AM

I don't agree with pumping money into foreign countries either. That should also stop.

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Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: How about this? I have to wonder why they would spend money on sponsoring anybody. If they can afford to do that defense budget is too high. __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

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Curmudgeon Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Asheville,N.C. Posts: 54 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How about this? Always wondered what the Pentagon's logic was for sponsoring any race car. Is it PR,troop morale,or recruiting ? Have to agree with Ed & X-Tech,gov't is damned sure expert at wasting other people's money.

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Curmudgeon Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Asheville,N.C. Posts: 54 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How about this? Agree 100% on influence peddling abroad , usually comes back to bite us in the a**. Surprisingly the amounts aren't that great, they claim(FOX NEWS website) $7mil NASCAR and $5mil NHRA (Army) ,just doesn't look good when the deficit has the public's attention. If memory serves me right,their involvement started as a PR gambit at the end of VietNam era when anything military was held in low regard . I have to wonder if its a good investment when you could park a tank, a 109 and a 110 next to a card table to get "leads" as the KyARNG used to do. Seems a lot more cost effective .

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Curmudgeon Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Asheville,N.C. Posts: 54 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How about this? BTW having been in some "allied" countries receiving our aid , had to wonder why we supported governments so anathema to our values .

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