If you are such a great fan of Jeff G. why not read his words as to what he thinks of Dale Sr. rather than promoting your biased viewpoints about him and his many fans? Hint: Jeff thought Dale Sr. was the best and there was a mutual feeling between them of respect and support.
Also its nice to hear you relate complaints about how fans, including yourself, have been harrassed. Nascar is a sport with fans and anti-fans. Personal experiences as to how you have been slighted or ridiculed is not my problem. OK? As you now admit, but generalized completely in your previous post, not all Dale Sr. or Dale Jr. fans are the same, nor are all Jeff G. fans. That generalization is what I said is your problem.
If you are no longer a Nascar fan because of how some individual(s) treated you years ago, too bad for you. We've all had "experiences" some bad, some not so bad, some good. BTW, I'm a fan of Jr. and most of the other drivers on the circuit, including Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart -- though it is difficult to like them at times. But it's a sport and I get over it...
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06/27/2007 9:55:54 PM PDT by
vox_freedom
(John 16:2 yea, the hour come, that whosoever killeth you, will think that he doth a service to God)
Yeah, too bad. Too bad on many levels, all of which seem to escape you. You are a Junior fan, so I'm not surprised.
If I were to see you somewhere wearing your Junior gear, it would not even cross my mind to curse you, bully you, sneer at you, call you names, threaten you, throw things at you, bully your kids or elderly relatives, or otherwise harm you in any way. The same is not true of huge numbers of Earnhardt fans. Anyone who has followed the sport since Jeff got into it knows that. It's public knowledge. That mindless hatred can be seen on any public NASCAR web forum. It can be seen whenever Jeff crashes, and before anyone knows he's OK, Earnhardt Nation cheers. It can be seen every time Earnhardt Nation throws cans, bottles, coolers, etc., at the 24 car. And it can be seen when people like you excuse such behavior and coldly, hostilely tell us to "get over it."
As for Jeff and Senior getting along, Senior saw how marketable Jeff is and got in on the action. That in no way obligates Jeff's fans to "get over" their anger at years of such behavior.
Besides, Earnhardt Nation showed just how much they respect Senior's memory when they pelted the 24 car while Jeff carried the #3 flag after tying Senior in wins. Now somehow magically we're supposed to embrace Earnhardt Nation, all its demands, all its whims, it's silly "free the 8" campaign, etc. Bah!