Earnhardt's hometown removes his honor flags

www.thatsracin.com ^ | 7/24/08 | David Poole

[personalaccts]

I thought it was funny. I live 20 minutes from Kannapolis. I drive the “Dale Trail”.

[Rebelbase]

The Kannapolis City Council bender over to accomodate a cultural “offense” is no different than the Brits putting booties on their police dogs so as not to offend muslims.

[doodad]

I guess I need to gas up the Camaro, brush out the mullet and head on up I-85.

[Rebelbase]

Oh great. First was the Northeast liberals socializing the urban centers of NC, now the Left Coast liberals are moving in to the smaller towns. We’re doomed.

[martin_fierro]

[SouthTexas]

Ok, I’ll stop before I get kicked off the thread. ;)

[afnamvet]

Nah, keep goin’ ; )

[McGruff]

You be that fellar who want to remove them Dale Earnhardt flags?

[SouthTexas]

Other than immediate family, the only funerals I have taken off for were Ronald Ragan’s and Dale Earnhardt’s.

[McGruff]

My condolences. Not something to joke about.

[tubebender]

I see diversity is a one way street when Oprah is involved. Nascar has bent over backwards so far their heads have disappeared as they try to be”inclusive” to include blacks and appease the Jesse Jackass crowd...

[B4Ranch]

>Maybe he or she thinks that NASCAR fans are bitter and clinging.<

In their eyes we are Bitter Armed Religious Folks. (BARF) Putting the Bible before queers and hanging on to our rifles as if we intend to protect our families with them.

[SouthTexas]

Not meant as a joke, just a statement of fact. ;)

[SouthTexas]

Diversity is always a one way street.

[McGruff]

This appears to be an update.

Officials in Kannapolis rush to defend removal of 'worn and dirty' flags

Not long after my previous blog about the “Dale Trail” banners being yanked down in Kannapolis got posted, I got an e-mail from John Cox, the president and chief executive officer of the Cabarrus Regional Partnership.

Cox sent along a copy of an e-mail sent by Kannapolis city manager Mike Legg in which Legg says banners honoring the late Dale Earnhardt aren’t coming down because David Murdock wants to show his North Carolina Research Center to some “important” visitor this weekend and doesn’t think NASCAR-themed banners are a good match for the new science research park project.

Legg called a story about the banners in The Salisbury Post and other reports about the matter “inaccurate or incomplete.” Cox sent a copy of an e-mail Legg sent to a Kannapolis citizen trying to clear things up.

[more at link]

[SouthTexas]

Thanks, that’s a little better, but as the man said, awful convenient.

[Gondring]

I visited and thought it pretty macabre. We idolize the dangdest people.

You really must read St. Dale, by Sharyn McCrumb...

[fkabuckeyesrule]

For whatever reason I was watching some footage from the 2001 Daytona 500 on Youtube last night. I was out and I didn’t get to see that race. It’s hard to believe that was 7 years ago.

[cherry]

this is preposterous......I am no Earnhardt fan but if his fans want to honor him they should be able to .....

[barker]

Just stole your graphic.