Dem Rep Receives Threat Over NASCAR Proposal
Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN) alerted Capitol Police Thursday after a threatening fax arrived at her office attacking her proposal to strip Pentagon sponsorship from NASCAR teams.
McCollum’s staff tells TPM this is the first time they’ve alerted the police about a threat made against here office since the health care debate.
“Yo, Slut Betty,” the fax, which arrived at McCollum’s DC office Thursday morning, reads. “Shut Your Phucking Pie Hole!”
The fax then goes on to say that “without exception, Marxists are enemies of the Constitution” and “Death To All Marxists, Foreign And Domestic!”
Read the threatening fax, obtained exclusively by TPM, here. Warning: document contains extremely offensive language.
McCollum’s proposal seeks to ban the military from spending taxpayer money on racing sponsorships. Currently, the Army sponsors a car in the NASCAR’s Sprint Cup series to the tune of about $7 million per year.
McCollum contends that money — which NASCAR says helps boost Army recruiting — is wasted.
Since announcing the proposal, McCollum’s office has received more than a few calls from irate NASCAR fans upset at what they perceive as a slight against their sport.
