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NASCAR Fans Boo Michelle Obama

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After she shows up to support veterans.

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President Obama’s pollsters may want to write off “NASCAR dads” for 2012: First lady Michelle Obama was booed at a NASCAR event Sunday, along with Jill Biden. The two had showed up at the Homestead-Miami Speedway to support Joining Forces, an initiative to hire veterans, but seemed less than welcome when they were introduced at the start of the race. However, the women received a standing ovation at the earlier pre-race drivers’ meeting, according to the Associated Press.

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