It’s a sad state of affairs when our beloved Mount Rushmore racing presidents have to resort to violence to make the news.
From flickr member bullneck comes this disturbing photo of Tuesday night’s presidents race, in which Abe and Teddy used a trip wire to take down Thomas Jefferson and George Washington. The composition was featured as the DCist photo of the day.
Mercifully, the violence took the night off last night as Teddy Roosevelt grabbed a big lead on his own in the 4th inning presidents race. Unfortunately, a penguin (or more precisely, somebody in a rally penguin costume) caught his eye along the right field line, and Teddy followed it into the stands, giving Abe Lincoln the window he needed to steal the victory once again.
Of Note: At the half-way mark of the first home season at Nationals Park, Abe Lincoln has matched his entire win total of last year, taking 22 of the first 41 presidents races and showing no signs of slowing down.
Video by vimeo member Ed
LET TEDDY WIN 