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NASCAR holds moment of silence to address racial injustice
Motorsports.com ^ | Jun 7, 2020 | Nick DeGroot

Posted on 06/07/2020 1:15:58 PM PDT by McGruff

NASCAR utilized much of its pre-race show at Atlanta Motor Speedway to address the recent social unrest and the issue of systemic racism in the United States.

NASCAR Hall of Famer and FOX commentator Jeff Gordon opened the broadcast with his own statement, saying: "We are listening. We are learning. We are ready for change."

Bubba Wallace, the only African-American driver in the Cup Series, was wearing a shirt on pit road that read 'Black lives matter' and "I can't breathe," referencing George Floyd's plea to officers in his final moments.

(Excerpt) Read more at motorsport.com ...


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To: EliRoom8

“Guards, there’s a man WITHOUT the Mark on his forehead! He was trying to buy food! Arrest him!!!”

Sometimes Jack Chick didn’t get it all wrong. Read online his 1966 tract “Beast 666”. Eerie how accurate it is.


61 posted on 06/07/2020 2:45:20 PM PDT by elcid1970 ("Pres. Trump doesn't wear glasses. That's because he's got 2020.")
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To: McGruff

When do these virtuous signalers call out the democrats for for all of the blacks murdered in the cities they run? Holding the democrats accountable is what would really result in progress.


62 posted on 06/07/2020 3:03:13 PM PDT by TwelveOfTwenty (Prayers for our country and President Trump)
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To: BenLurkin

>>>What racial injustice?<<<

You cant see it? It’s right there next to the Area 51 Alien Bodies, the Iraqi WMD’s and the Grassy Knoll Assassins...


63 posted on 06/07/2020 3:07:02 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (THEY LIVE, and we're the only ones wearing the Sunglasses.)
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To: elcid1970

These kneelers will be the first in line to get their mark. AND they will see that it is in the best interest of society to remove the “bigoted” Christians.


64 posted on 06/07/2020 3:14:47 PM PDT by EliRoom8
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To: McGruff

Et tu, brute?


65 posted on 06/07/2020 3:25:41 PM PDT by boxlunch (The US Pravda ( MSM), social media, leftists, Chicomms, Soros. All in this together.)
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To: McGruff

That’s it! It’s all over, we lost NASCAR.


66 posted on 06/07/2020 3:44:10 PM PDT by Old Yeller (Systemic racism doesn't exist, but systemic stupidity is thriving.)
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To: McGruff

I don’t need this crap. I watched THUNDER ROAD a couple of nights ago. The only thing racial about that movie is it is in Black and White.


67 posted on 06/07/2020 3:50:22 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: cld51860

BYE NASCAR, FOREVER!

Funny, leaving Nike was no big deal.

Blowing Gillette out? Nothing.

No more Cable News...

NASCAR, umm, you won’t even be missed.

THIS IS FUN!

(We like to vote with our dollars...)


68 posted on 06/07/2020 3:56:24 PM PDT by golux (In Memory of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom)
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To: McGruff

They just pulled a fan trade-in. Figuring with all the new viewers absent other sports, they are hoping the woke crowd will outnumber the fans with a sense of decency and civility. To the NASCAR corp cowards, its addition by subtraction.


69 posted on 06/07/2020 4:10:11 PM PDT by Niteranger68 (Do not judge me by my skin color because you will get no apologies)
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To: Niteranger68

bubba wallace just had some kind of something..on air

heat stroke.stroke..something


70 posted on 06/07/2020 4:13:53 PM PDT by RummyChick (Don't be offended because I don't care anymore. Realize I once did but your hatred blinded you.)
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To: RummyChick

they say he is okay

he needs to be checked out

he started going gggg ggggg like was not in control of his speech


71 posted on 06/07/2020 4:15:18 PM PDT by RummyChick (Don't be offended because I don't care anymore. Realize I once did but your hatred blinded you.)
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To: DMZFrank

I gave up on NASCAR years ago.

When they banned the Stars and Bars, changed their race names from cigarettes and Beer originals, put in restrict or plates and put women’s health products’s on their race cars, I said “enough’

And NASCAR still a bunch of NPC p”*ssies.


72 posted on 06/07/2020 4:17:28 PM PDT by RedMonqey
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To: RummyChick

I saw that. Two episodes.


73 posted on 06/07/2020 4:24:02 PM PDT by McGruff
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To: sport

I’m no longer interested in anything to do with this culture.


74 posted on 06/07/2020 4:27:11 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Bookshelf

I think Toyota brought more competition into the sport.

Joe Gibbs didn’t bow down to the thugs. Steve Phelps did.


75 posted on 06/07/2020 4:28:07 PM PDT by Texas resident (Remember in November)
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To: dainbramaged
canonization

Call him Saint Fentanyl of Amphetamines.

76 posted on 06/07/2020 4:31:21 PM PDT by 17th Miss Regt
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To: McGruff

Ok, so that’s the end of sports.


77 posted on 06/07/2020 4:38:40 PM PDT by bgill (Idiots. CDC site doesn't recommend wearing a mask to protect from COVID-19)
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To: bgill

Sports, as I grew up with, pretty much died years ago. Just a corporate playground now.


78 posted on 06/07/2020 4:41:24 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator

More a$$ ki$$ing suckups.

Hard to see this country fall into the destroy America trap.


79 posted on 06/07/2020 4:56:43 PM PDT by JayAr36 (Do you want to be a subject or a citizen.)
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To: Niteranger68

Sorta like how all the libs supported the Dixie Chicks, lol.


80 posted on 06/07/2020 5:19:22 PM PDT by Twink
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