Posted on 11/19/2007 8:59:13 AM PST by NormsRevenge
HOMESTEAD, Fla. - As pit crews made last-minute inspections to their cars Sunday at NASCAR's Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani stressed the need for America to break its dependence on foreign oil.
Giuliani likened the pursuit of energy independence and the development of alternative energy sources to the race to put a man on the moon several decades ago.
"Now it's a matter truly of national security," Giuliani said. "We have to pursue all of those alternatives that exist."
In the meantime, Giuliani said, the U.S. needs to focus on domestic sources of oil, as well as oil from friendly countries like Mexico and Canada. He said conservation also will have to play a role.
Giuliani attended the season-ending race with his wife, Judith.
"This is our third one this year, so now I feel like I really am a fan," Giuliani said to a tent full of drivers and their crews. "It really represents the very best of America. You should be very proud of where you've taken it and where it's going to go."
Just before the race, Giuliani and his wife took a lap around the track in the official pace truck.
"I've ridden in the car twice at the beginning, and now Judith is going to ride with me," Giuliani said.
Asked whether he was going to cheer for Jeff Gordon or Jimmie Johnson in the race, Giuliani said: "I'm going to pull for both of them. They're both good guys. May the better man win." Johnson won the race, as well as his second consecutive Nextel Cup championship.
Republican Presidential hopeful, former New City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, speaks during the introduction ceremony prior to the start of the Ford 400 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup series auto race at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla., Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007. Next to Giuliani is his wife Judith Giuliani. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
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Former mayor of New York and Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani gestures and waves next to his wife Judith (R) as he greets racing fans before the Ford 400 NASCAR race at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida November 18, 2007. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (UNITED STATES)
RINO-rudy: Is there a car with number 911 on it?
LOL
Johnson won the race, as well as his second consecutive Nextel Cup championship. Johnson came in 7th in the race, but had enough points that he was guaranteed the Nextel cup with a better than 18th finish.
Rudy's wife looks like a good candidate for a botox commercial.
In other words, you want to create a massive government program and throw billions of money into "research" performed by a network of companies that you and your buddies have invested in.
Sorry Rudy, no deal.
The same goes for your "technological fence," and your "tracking" programs for immigration. Government is not a piggy bank to make you and your cronies richer.
Rudy is as much at home at a Nascar race as I would be at a gay bar.
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