Say what? The National Guard is spending $26 million this fiscal year to sponsor Dale Earnhardt Jr.

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http://tucsoncitizen.com/usa-today-sports/2012/05/18/dale-jr-has-offer-for-ga-republican/

Dale Jr. has offer for Ga. Republican
by Dustin Long, Special for on May. 18, 2012, under USA Today Sports

Dale Earnhardt Jr. was surprised to learn that the Republican Congressman from Georgia sponsoring an amendment to ban military sports spending has not been to a NASCAR race.

Now, NASCAR’s most popular driver — who is sponsored by the National Guard— is inviting him to one.

Earnhardt spoke Friday, a day after the House Appropriations Committee approved the $608 billion defense bill that included an amendment to prevent the military from sponsoring pro sports. The bill is sponsored by Reps. Jack Kingston, R-Ga., and Betty McCollum, D-Minn. snip

The National Guard is spending $26 million this fiscal year to sponsor Earnhardt’s team — the most it will spend on any sports sponsorship, said Maj. Brian Creech, resource and contracts manager for the National Guard recruiting division.

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1. The U. S. Army sponsors a car as well.

The #39 SHR Chevy carries the sponsorship in several races.

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2. But these guys are supposed to be all patriotic and stuff

The way they get all emotional about their patriotism you'd almost think they would be paying the government to use their military logo on their cars.

Don

[KansDem]

3. Nothing says "God Bless America" better than...

...turning left for 3 hours.

[RC]

4. Some of'em are wound so far Right, that ain't enough to straighten'em out.

[leveymg]

5. They might need to crank some wedge out of the left rear corner.

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/nascar/jobs/nascar-wedge-adjustment2.htm

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6. I had no idea they were sponsoring pro sports

I knew they had their own teams we paid for and that is fine but pro stuff??

How can repubs get mad at us spending money on healthcare and other things when they are spending money on extra stuff not needed like helping poor people.

[cynatnite]

7. Don't ya' know that military and hot cars go great together for recruiting...

This has been going on for quite some time.

The military makes a ton of money from pro sports as well as college sports. They've got memorabilia of all stripes to impress the hell out of poor kids who can be swayed by this stuff.

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8. They probably spend more on flyovers, parachute jumpers, and other stunts at sports events.

Flyovers in particular should be prohibited. There is no reason to put all that carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.