Congressmen Thompson (D-MS) and Hayes (R-NC) explain to Fox News the offense over the need for congressional staffers to get certain innoculations before attending a NASCAR events. They trade little barbs back and forth.

The argument began when congressional aides were advised to get real-life immunizations against several communicable diseases — including hepatitis, diphtheria, tetanus and influenza — before traveling to look at preparations being made by local first responders for hypothetical scenarios at the tracks in Talladega, Ala., and Concord, N.C.

"The NASCAR event is just one date, but after that they will be doing a number of things," said Thompson, adding that the World Series and Super Bowl are two other mass gatherings that are going to be researched for readiness.

Hayes said the vaccination orders left a biased impression that somehow NASCAR fans or Southerners are more likely to spread disease.

"Bennie is a good friend. All Bennie has to do is say we weren't talking about the fans, so it is much about nothing. But when you won't back off, where do you from there? NASCAR is a great sport, [it] supports the military and it's an international sport now....

"If something bad happens at an event like that it's bad for the industry, so it's in their best interest to work cooperatively with us, and I'm happy to report that our first tour in Talladega did just that. Everyone was satisfied (that) those systems were not only redundant in terms of being able to communicate and coordinate with each other ... the training that's involved was really really first class," [Thompson] said.

As I was reading the latest updates on the NASCAR cooties story, I couldn't help but think of this video. It is so perfect because it starts off with someone getting an injection. Then it follows with the outcry and reaction. And then a bit later, there are scenes from a race car and a sporting event. I hope you get a big kick out of this.



Darn! That's the end. Ha! <=== Note the interjections.