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Gentlemen, start your campaigns.

This release just in from the state GOP:

RALEIGH — After news broke of Democrat Congressional staffers being immunized before a fact-finding mission to Concord for the Bank of America 500 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, some NASCAR fans felt insulted by the insinuation that inoculations would be necessary to attend a race. Congressman Robin Hayes quickly came to defense of his hometown and NASCAR fans saying, “I have been to numerous NASCAR races, and the folks who attend these events certainly do not pose any health hazard to congressional staffers or anyone else.' "

"Congressman Patrick McHenry also defended NASCAR fans in North Carolina and across the nation saying, “If anything, it’s the NASCAR fans who should get immunized against Washington officials.

"North Carolina Democrats, however, were notably silent last week in the wake of the immunization flap. In particular, Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue failed to make any comment about the recommendation from the Democrat leadership of the House Homeland Security Committee even though she held a fundraiser at Lowe’s Motor Speedway last Thursday (October 11) during qualifying rounds for the Bank of America 500."

Perdue , coincidentally, is running for governor in 2008.