Get ready to hear plenty about this "Democrats need vaccinations before going to NASCAR events" story.

In an e-mail, a staffer who works for committee chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., noted an "unusual need for whomever attending to be vaccinated against hepatitis A and B," as well as "the more normal things — tetanus, diphtheria, and of course, seasonal influenza."

This is already getting loads of play from Republicans trying to convince the two non-Republican NASCAR fans to convert.

I love the fact that NASCAR fans are all "they think we've got diseases" instead of "yeah, there usually are about 100 thousand people at NASCAR events, I guess it's reasonable that some political hack might get concerned about the possibility of a stuffy nose."

Note: NASCAR-inspired mullets are traveling petri dishes.

Labels: NASCAR, politics, this is america