supersuggs (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

funniest thing is how quite the audience is. You just know that everyone of them is a NASCAR fan and is like "who the fuck does this guy think he is?"

qzetu (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

why do people watch things like this, and feel they have to explaine a joke like if we don't understand Im not stupid you know this one was funny

cuchillo0 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

wow its amazing that some people would need an explanation of that

sealhunta (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

if u want to travel back in time visit the south lol and Kansas lol

nyCkid360 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

fuck u u fucking honkey

greg5566 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

("Syllogism" might be kind of a tough word for some of you. Here is the recipe for the joke:NASCAR fan == southern person.Southern person == racist.Therefore, NASCAR fan == racist.Skip the middle part, and go directly to NASCAR fan == racist, and you have a fairly funny joke.

greg5566 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

EXPLANATION OF JOKE (cont'd): But then, much more importantly, he's making fun of southern people themselves. That joke doesn't really need any explanation--just read any of the comments by hauntedingeorgia.But the actual _joke_, what makes it funny, is how he combined the two. He skipped the middle part of the syllogism, and went directly from NASCAR to racists. That was the joke.

greg5566 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

EXPLANATION OF JOKE. (Every youtube comedy clip should come with an explanation of the joke, for . . . certain people who have trouble with it on their own.) Unfortunately the joke in this clip is rather complicated, that's why you're having trouble with it. First he's making fun of the fact that the majority of NASCAR fans and drivers are southern. Why is that? It's a little strange, isn't it, that southern people like watching car races more than northerners? (I know NASCAR's growing now.)

greg5566 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

Also, Lincoln was a lawyer--he didn't think as president he had the power to end slavery by proclamation. The constitutional issues surrounding the civil war are complex and fascinating.Finally, there is no question that this entire country, from north to south, was racist. The original constitution shows as much. The point is, again, what is happening _now_. The civilized world is trying to move past our ugly racist past. The confederate flag cries out, "We're still racist!"

greg5566 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

Just to keep the record straight, the actual history of the civil war is very complex, which lends itself to people like you taking particular quotes completely out of context. Lincoln was interested in saving the union from a treasonous rebellion. The issue of slavery should have been taken care of through constitutional processes. The quote you provided doesn't mean he was in favor of slavery, it meant he was trying to keep the union together. (cont'd)