Giving Jackson money buys NASCAR a big PR headache

Tennessean.com ^ | 05/11 | Larry Woody

[twas]

Richard Petty once joked that he thought stock car racing was rough, tough and ruthless

[umgud]

Never never never donate money to a prostitute. Everbody will know why you did, no matter what you say.

[HELLRAISER II]

Anytime Jessee Jack@ss is involved you can believe that somebody is getting screwed. NASCAR should have shied away from this @sshole!

[Mister Baredog]

NASCAR says it was merely supporting minority causes. But critics, led by the National Legal and Policy Center, charge that NASCAR paid Jackson ''hush money'' to keep him from attacking the sport on minority issues

Jesse strikes again. O'Reilly had some fun with this one last week. White executives are sure easy to intimidate these days. It must be Kunta Kinte's revenge.

[pgyanke]

Now it is being lambasted because of its donations to minority causes...It simply took a wrong turn while trying to do the right thing.

THAT's not why the fans are pissed... THIS is why:

Critics ask how NASCAR can justify supporting Jackson, who diametrically opposes [causes] most of its fans support.

[ccmay]

These shakedown artists need to be resisted. Companies should call their bluff and ask which black college they'd like sent a donation in their name. If they insist on being paid directly into their own slush funds, you can be sure you've unmasked a race hustler.

-ccm

[Conspiracy Guy]

Now Je$$e is headed to Montgomery, AL to protest the University Of Alabama hiring a white coach. Hope Je$$e doen't find out the University is in Tuscaloosa, AL.

Je$$e is just a loud poot, offensive to the nose and ear.

[stainlessbanner]

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[old school]

NASCAR officials are about as bright as that Harvard graduate, (hard to believe), O'reilly; that's why they paid that extortionist!

[m18436572]

Whatever you say!
"Companies should call their bluff and ask which white college they'd like sent a donation... "

[zarf]

What a bunch of idiots. $250,000 could of helped alot of organiztions doing much good work in the South. Mentor programs like Big Brothers and Big Sisters would of loved the support. Instead Jerkson gets more money to hush his whores.

[SpinyNorman]

Jackson would at best (or worse) be like a mosquito humming around the sport that needs to be swatted in the worst way!

Where is the race hustler on the issue of the Blair diversity hire (failure) controversy at the NYTimes?

[tacticalogic]

NASCAR should tell Jackson if he wants the money he has to earn it. Put him in a car at Bristol and make him race for it.

[trebb]

''NASCAR does not support political views. NASCAR supports diversity.

Sure - that's what the colleges say when they practice the racist "Affirmative Action" program.

[Wolverine]

Audit NASCAR MONEY extorted by Jesse Jackson

[FReepaholic]

That money could have been better spent to aid researching, developing and implementing "soft-wall" technology.

Jerry Nadeau could have benefited from that probably.

[follow the money]

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