if you've seen "talledega nights" you'll know why this pastor, joe nelm, was thinking when he thankedd and the sponsors. >> you said in all things, give thanks. we want to thank you for the mighty machines you brought before us. thank you for the dodges and the toyotas. thank you for the fords. and most of all, we thank you for roush and yates partnering, to give us the power we see before us tonight. thank you for gm performance technology and ro-7 engines. and goodyear tires that bring performance and power to the track. lord, i want to thank you for my smoking hot wife, lisa. lord, i pray that the drivers put on a performance worthy of great crowd. in jesus' name, amen. >> that was epic. want to thank the lord for sonoco racing fuel. the pastor channeling will ferrell's ricky bobby from "talledega nights." >> dear baby jesus, we want to thank you for this bountiful of dominos, kfc and always delicious taco bell. >>> coming up on "morning joe," we're trying to keep the debt plans straight here. the guy running the camera has one, too. but where will it land when it's said and done?

. >> reporter: baptist pastor joe nelms was in nashville giving the prerace invocation.rayer, brought to you by -- >> thank you for the dodges and the toyotas, thank you for the fords. thank you for sunoco racing fuel and goodyear tires. >> reporter: as one critic posted on youtube, i am certainly not a religious man, but i'm pretty sure product placement in a prayer equals a straight ticket to hell. but pastor nelms isn't bothered. >> i can assure you that there are no endorsement deals but i am not against them. any of them that want to send some money to our church, we'll be happy to use it. >> reporter: wait until you hear how he ended the prayer. >> in jesus name, boogity, boogity, boogity, amen. >> reporter: but what does boogity mean? >> it means go get after it, boys. it's southern for "get to it." >> reporter: it's the catch phrase used by a well-known nascar announcer to start a race, but the prayers started critics' engines. it's making a mock reof prayer. he's just being a clown, he is being sacrilegious. he just wanted to get those who don't go to church thi

at a nascar race on saturday in nashville, the pastor joe nelms gave a funny prerace blessing. >> heavenly father we thu tu for your blessings. we want to thank you tonight for these mighty machines you brought before us. thank you for the dodges and toyotas and fords and most of all we thank you forgiving us power we see before us tonight. thank you for technology and thank you for sonoko racing fields and good year tires and great performance is power to the track. lord i want to thank you for my smoking hot wife tonight, lisa. my two children. lord i pray you bless drivers tonight. may they put on a performance worthy of inspiration tonight. in jesus name, amen! >> all right. well, we've got those fans will never forget that race. remember those miners in chile? stuck underground 69 days? now they're coming to a big screen near you. the producer behind "black swan" is teeming up with the screen writer, one miner says we consider this to be a great step of a realization of a film based on our experience in the mine. much of our story has never been told. production set to begin in 2012.

at a nascar race on saturday in nashville, the pastor joe nelms gave a funny prerace blessing. >> heavenly father we thu tu for your blessings. we want to thank you tonight for these mighty machines you brought before us. thank you for the dodges and toyotas and fords and most of all we thank you forgiving us power we see before us tonight. thank you for technology and thank you for sonoko racing fields and good year tires and great performance is power to the track. lord i want to thank you for my smoking hot wife tonight, lisa. my two children. lord i pray you bless drivers tonight. may they put on a performance worthy of inspiration tonight. in jesus name, amen! >> all right. well, we've got those fans will never forget that race. remember those miners in chile? stuck underground 69 days? now they're coming to a big screen near you. the producer behind "black swan" is teeming up with the screen writer, one miner says we consider this to be a great step of a realization of a film based on our experience in the mine. much of our story has never been told. production set to begin in 2012.

pastor joe nelms joining us today from pensacola, florida.. >> thank you for having me on. >> you bet. if you don't think god has a sense of humor, make plans. >> 25 minutes now before the top of the hour. >> now the stories making headlines at 7:35, it's a symbol of hope that remains standing in the rubble after terrorists attacked the twin towers but a group of atheists don't want this cross displayed at the 9/11 memorial and museum. american atheists are suing now claiming no religious symbol should be included. the cross made of two steel beams from the trade center was lowered into the museums this weekend. what do you think about that? let us know. police in phoenix looking for a wheelchair bandit? he rolled into a bank, robbed the tellers at gun point forcing the female tellers to tape up their male co-workers' hands and to everybody's surprise, he got up and ran off with 70,000 bucks. the wheelchair obviously just a prop. from child free flights to banning kids from restaurants, the no kids movement is spreading. the new article in "a

. >> reporter: baptist pastor joe nelms in nashville giving the pre-race invocation.calling its first sponsored prayer. >> thank you for the dodges and toyotas, thank you for the fords, thank you for sunoco racing fuel, and goodyear tires. >> reporter: as one critic posted on youtube, i am certainly not a religious man but i'm pretty sure product placement in a prayer equals a straight ticket to hell. the pastor isn't bothered. >> i can assure you there were no endorsement deals but i am not against them. any of them that want to send some money to our church we'll be happy to use it. >> reporter: wait until you hear how he ended the prayer. >> in jesus name, boogity boogity boogity amen. >> reporter: what does boogity mean? >> it means get after it boys. >> reporter: the catch phrase used by a well-known nascar announcer to start a race. the prayer started critics engines. it's making a mochrie of prayer. he's just being a clown. he is being sacrilegious. pastor nelms said he wanted to get folks who don't go to church thinking. >> maybe not all christians are stick i

>> that was pastor joe nelms.regular spot on the nascar circuit. all right. it's 10:00 a.m. on the east coast. 7:00 a.m. out west. here are some of the other stories that have us talking this morning. in norway a court hearing for a confessed killer. anders breivik reportedly wanted to explain himself for the terror attacks that killed some 93 people. after public struggles with substance abuse an autopsy scheduled for amy winehouse. the troubled singer was found dead in her london apartment saturday. bottom line, you'll get your football. nfl.com reporting both players and owners have agreed in principle on a deal to end the lockout. training camp could start as early as wednesday. >>> the debt talks collapse and the deadline pressure builds. democrats and republicans have walked away from the negotiating table and are forming their own separate plans. meanwhile, the deadline grows more ominous. house speaker john boehner says his colleagues must approve a plan by wednesday in order to avoid the august 2nd deadli

. >> reporter: baptist pastor joe nelms was giving the prerace invocation. the first sponsored prayer brought to you by -- >> thank you for the doejs and the toyota, thank you for the fords, thank you for sunoco racing fuel and goodyear tires. >> as one critic posted on youtube, i am certainly not a religious man, but i'm pretty sure product placement in a prayer equals a straight ticket to hell. but pastor nelms isn't bothered. >> i can ensure you that there were no endorsement deals, but i am not against them. anyone that wants to send money to our church, i'll be happy to use it. >> in jesus man, boogity, boogity, bigty, amen. >> what does boogity mean? >> it's southern for get to it. >>ite the catch phrase used by a well known nascar announcer to start a race. but the prayer started critics' engines. it's making a mockery of prayer. he's just being a clown. he's being sacreligious. the pastor said he wants to get folks who don't go to church thinking. >> maybe not all christians are stick in the muds. >> admirers called it the best prayer ever, putting t

pastor joe nelms. >> we thank you for all your blessings, and in all things give thanks, so we want to the mighty machines you brought before us, and thank you for the dodges and toyotas, and thank you for roush and yates to give us what is before us tonight, and thank you for goodyear tires that bring performance and power to the tract. i want to thank you for my smokin' hot wife,ly sau, and my two children, and lord i pray a blessing that drivers would put on a performance worthy of this great track, in jesus name, boogity boogity boogity, amen. >> wow, okay! >> i love the racing fuel. >> let's go back to where he got his prayer. >> dear lord, baby jesus, we thank you for the harvest of dom knees, and kfc and the always delicious taco bell. >> the real life ricky bobby there. [ male announcer ] this is the network. a network of possibilities. excuse me? my grandfather was born in this village. [ automated voice speaks foreign language ] [ male announcer ] in here, everyone speaks the same language. ♪ in here, forklifts drive themselves. no, he doesn't have it. yeah, we'll look on tha

you had will ferrell acting in talladega nights and the other, you had a fellow by the name of joe nelmsville family baptist pastorp to god. >> amazing. >> straight ahead, earned him his points with his wife, trust me. he admits to killing dozens of people and shows no remorse. how come the norway suspect may get off with a life sentence? judge napolitano explains that country's law that gives everyone a second chance. >> an outrageous snub on our soldiers. homeowners association says tear down that sign supporting their marine but signs for sports teams are ok. that marine's mom joins us coming up shortly. desperate for nighttime heartburn relief? for many, nexium helps relieve heartburn symptoms caused by acid reflux disease. talk to your doctor about your risk for osteoporosis-related bone fractures if you take multiple daily doses of nexium for a long time. possible side effects include headache, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. other serious stomach conditions may still exist. talk to your doctor about nexium. if you can't afford your medication, astrazeneca may be able to help. like,