They came to a race, not a photo op

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They Came to See a Race, Not a Photo-Op
By DOUG THOMPSON
Feb 16, 2004, 07:07
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DAYTONA, FL – Some 200,000 NASCAR fans looked up with a mixture of amazement, surprise and yawns as Air Force One swooped low over Daytona International Speedway Sunday, circling for a few ceremonial passes before landing at the airport behind the race track.
“Must be an election year,” muttered 29-year-old Kevin Henderson of Charlotte, NC.

Yes, it is an election year and George W. Bush is in trouble, so he dropped in on the Daytona 500, tying up air traffic in and around Florida for most of Sunday afternoon, claiming his “experience” flying fighters with the Texas Air National Guard qualified him as a speed freak but declined an offer in a NASCAR race car because “the (Secret Service) agents wouldn’t let me.”

George W. Bush, the photo op President, on the campaign trail, seeking the support of 75 million NASCAR fans.

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