What a dolt

Do radio stations and journalists find the most ignorant, ill-adjusted people they can find and stick a microphone or tape recorder in their face? (Actually, I know the answer. Yes. It makes our jobs so much more fun.)

I didn't hear this interview myself, but from what I hear a guy is passing around a petition to have NASCAR and all auto racing outlawed, because of the gas usage. Seriously. The person who told me this heard the guy on a Cincinnati radio station.

Ummm. O.K. So, let's start with the actual fuel used. The race cars this moron is talking about don't even used the same fuel used by passenger cars. Wouldn't save a drop of gas for us to use. Let's say, for this guy's sake, that it would save fuel which could be used by us. Who in their right mind would think the oil companies would pass those savings on to us? Exxon Mobil made nearly $11 billion in profit during their first quarter. And yet, we're seeing prices edging towards $4 per gallon.

Let's also look at the fact auto races are once per week. Not multiple times, like baseball and basketball. Think about all of the fans who fill up arenas and ballparks across the nation every night of the week. Don't you think they use more gas, collectively, than all of the race cars combined? If you want to save gas this bad by outlawing a sport, start with one of those.

I try to give people the benefit of the doubt. Attempt to figure out where they're coming from and why they do what they do. I can't do this with this buffoon.

All I can say is, the fries are burning. Better get back to work at Burger World, buddy.