Posted on 10/10/2006 11:40:17 AM PDT by Texas2step
Some claimed their driver was just too busy. A bunch ignored multiple emails and phone messages. As a group, everyone was running for the hills.
Only Earnhardt was willing to stand up and say anything. He said he doesn't view the flag the way some of his fans do, but considering he has millions of fans of all makes, shapes and political persuasions, he can't expect to agree with all of them on anything. Heck, some of them might even drink Miller Lite.
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Ahhh once again, thanks Jr for being a stand up guy and not hiding behind your PR guy.
As far as the ratings being down.......well that's a long story but I'll make it short, but it began in a land far far away by a sandy beach in a town named Daytona. The evil boy knight assumed leadership from daddy. He then decided he would sanitize the kingdom, make the drivers become panty waists and whiners. The rules would be hidden more than ever, consistency was abandoned. The cars will eventually become boxes and the parts will be handed out by his henchmen.......the ending hasn't been written yet. But it won't be a happy ending I fear.
There are many post up thread that represent my view on this streaming pile of bull shit!!! My hat is off the the drivers who kept their mouths shut and not feed to the bias of the writer...
Yep. And if anybody had to say anything, I think Jr. put it right. I think there's some of the old man in the kid.
Well, to get back to the subject, nascar's gotta reach out to those black liberal arts professorettes... the next gen of racing fans... an untapped demographic! Suppose she'll buy a shirt now?
This PC crap will destroy our country far quicker than any flag.
I think the old man would have said, "Flag...I don't see no stinking flag" and walked away.
Your retort shows that you are joining the group called, "The elderly". How do I know this? I am already a member.
No shirt until NASCAR starts the race with rap music.
Did you warn Pete about the snow storm on Donner?
He is better in touch than we are. I've tried to update him about accidents, fire closures, ice storms, con trails, e-coli, swamp gas and/or nascar. He always already has 10 times the info that I was about to tell him... like there's anything else to do across Nevada than listen to XM, scanner, cb and cell. Mmmmm?
No, he just listens, but he probably listens on several bands :o)
He's a professional, not to worry.
Diversity is encroaching on the crowd.
Hell, it does not matter to me what color or race the guy sitting next to me is at any sporting event. As long as a person acts civil and wants to have a good time... they are welcome at any event whether it be football, hockey, baseball, or NASCAR.
EXACTLY right.
That the author of the article refers to the battle flag as the Stars and Bars sure is indicative of the quality of the article.
Of course not, but there's been several articles lately on this subject and it's the same old tripe. Even conservatives on this site argue that since the flag was used by racist groups and is offensive to some that we should abandon it for the sake of tolerance. It seems that all the liberals and the others who have a serious problem with that flag think that if we'd just abandon it, that all the world would be a better place and we would all hold hands and sing kumbaya.
I just know better.
Or perhaps they should go with the flag color of the CEO's last name (France, white flag). Herein lies the problem, too many people are too willing to lay down for this PC crap. PC is nothing more than deceitful form of Communism at its best "state sanctioned speech and thought." I am of Scotch/Irish descent, do ya think I should be offended by the British flag? I can care less about who flies it. What stupidity has possessed American's to the point they are willing to let freedom of expression fall by the wayside? I have a Confederate Battle Flag bumper sticker that states "Keep It Flying", and I whole-heartedly mean that. I didn't spend Twenty-years in the military defending the Constitution just to have it yanked out from under me by some dirt-bags who don't have enough spine to stand up and say "ENOUGH" to PC. I'm like rrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeallllllllly sorry the blacks endured slavery for about 200 years, reeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaallllllllly I am! But slavery ended a long time ago and one would think they'd move on. My race (the Irish)endured it for 700 years, so I'm fresh out of sympathy, in fact they can find it listed between sh*t and syphilis in Webster's. And that boys and girls, is my take on that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Regardless, my point remains the same: Don't get all bent out of shape if your flag conveys a message other than the one you intended.
I have a Confederate Battle Flag bumper sticker that states "Keep It Flying", and I whole-heartedly mean that.
Keep it flying for what purpose?
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