[mict42]

How about the " great unwashed masses" in the northeast. Check out the attendance at Dover,De., seventy miles from Philadelphia. Dover packs in 144,000 per race, two per year.Looks like the " great unwashed masses" in the northeast who pay the elitists salaries also sorta like NASCAR too. PS. I am a " professional" I am me first. I like what I like. I associate with people with whom I am comfortable and I challenge all of us to live life the same way and stop measuring every step in life as if it were being watched and scrutinized for class appropriateness.

[CFC__VRWC]

How about the " great unwashed masses" in the northeast.

.I'm not even all that much of a NASCAR fan myself, but by God I believe that anyone should be able to enjoy whatever legal activity they want to without having to put up with bunch of crap from sneering elitists anywhere in the world who think THEY are the only ones that matter. I think it's great that NASCAR has lots of fans in the northeast, and I'm sorry if I gave the impression that I was singling out the northeast. It's just as a southerner, I bristle when I see "Southern" prominently featured in any liberal media story. Because when they use it, they're pointing out something that to them is especially worthy of everyone's hatred and contempt.

[88keys]

...stop measuring every step in life as if it were being watched and scrutinized for class appropriateness.

You are so right...the problem is, Jesse won't stop with this "scrutinizing", but it seems despite his "cadre" of supporters, more and more folks are taking the same reasonable, thoughtful and sensible attitude that you recommend. As Sam notes:

to my knowledge, blacks are not excluded, it's a non issue.

It should be a non-issue, and while Jesse's welcome to rant on about "racing" in the South, his credibility as a "black leader" continues to decline with every convoluted "accusation" he makes...

What I'd really like to know, "where does all the Rainbow/Push $$$ go", hmmmm?!?