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NASCAR Cuts Off Funding To Jesse Jackson's Group
CSNNews.com ^
| 07/29/03
| Susan Jones
Posted on 07/29/2003 10:22:19 AM PDT by What Is Ain't
(CNSNews.com) - The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing has cut off all funding for Jesse Jackson's Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, USA Today reported. According to the newspaper, "A person familiar with NASCAR's internal decisions confirmed that the racing organization has not paid Jackson's group any money in 2003 and doesn't plan to." USA Today reported that NASCAR has given a total of $250,000 to the Rainbow/PUSH sports division, generating criticism from conservative groups and racing fans, who see the money as appeasement. As CNSNews.com reported earlier, Bill Shack, a board member of Jackson's Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, said auto-racing organizations such as NASCAR are "the last bastion of white supremacy." According to Shack, race-car organizations don't reach out to minorities because they "don't particularly...want you out there, no more than they wanted Tiger [golfer Tiger Woods] out there." Ironically, NASCAR was a "platinum" sponsor of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition's annual conference in 2002. Scroll News This Hour and See Earlier Story
TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: aol; aoltimewarner; dissinjesse; jessejackson; nascar; rainbowpush; shakedown
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To: What Is Ain't
I knew it...NASCAR is racist.
To: What Is Ain't
About time
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posted on
07/29/2003 10:26:18 AM PDT
by
teokee
To: What Is Ain't
the racing organization has not paid Jackson's group any money in 2003 and doesn't plan toAbout time they woke up. As if they should have caved and paid $$$ in the first place.
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posted on
07/29/2003 10:27:51 AM PDT
by
mtbopfuyn
To: mhking
Here's one for you!
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posted on
07/29/2003 10:28:23 AM PDT
by
hoosiermama
(.Prayers for all)
To: What Is Ain't
That explains the comments made buy Shack. NASCAR didn't pay them hush money this year.
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posted on
07/29/2003 10:28:44 AM PDT
by
kb2614
(".....We've done nothing and were all out of ideas!!")
To: What Is Ain't
Saw this in USA Today today. They give a better account. Says that the funds to Rainbow crap was hurting efforts to support troops. Other corporations should take note.
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posted on
07/29/2003 10:29:27 AM PDT
by
Lee'sGhost
(Crom!)
To: journey7873
I hear NASCAR will be giving to NAMBLA this year
To: What Is Ain't
Oustanding!
Finally, someone/thing has stood up to the race hustler.
Now if the NFL would grow some stones we might be able to 'retire' the Reverend.
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posted on
07/29/2003 10:33:14 AM PDT
by
x1stcav
( HOOAHH!)
To: What Is Ain't
I'm not a huge NASCAR fan, but I was suprised to see the following at the NASCAR website:
"Turner Sports Interactive, an AOL Time Warner Company, acquired all of NASCAR's interactive rights in October 2000 and became the exclusive producer of NASCAR.com, the official site of NASCAR, in January 2001."
To: What Is Ain't
I'm sure the bad press they received had a great deal to do with this decision.
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posted on
07/29/2003 10:36:07 AM PDT
by
Dante3
To: Republicus2001
Are you trying to get us all going or what?
To: What Is Ain't; NormsRevenge; ChefKeith; #3Fan; steveegg; Pete-R-Bilt; Mo1
hey je$$e... that's racin!
BWAHAHAHAHAAA !
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posted on
07/29/2003 10:36:27 AM PDT
by
glock rocks
( be vewy vewy quiet... I'm hunting twolls...)
To: #3Fan; NormsRevenge; billbears; aomagrat; 4ConservativeJustices
Boogity, Boogity, no more money!
To: teokee
It was an odd arrangement from the getgo. The only thing JJ has in common with NASCAR is the big left turn.
To: rdb3; Khepera; elwoodp; MAKnight; condolinda; mafree; Trueblackman; FRlurker; Teacher317; ...
About damn time!
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posted on
07/29/2003 10:38:04 AM PDT
by
mhking
To: glock rocks
YES!!!!!!
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posted on
07/29/2003 10:41:52 AM PDT
by
ChefKeith
(NASCAR...everything else is just a game!)
To: What Is Ain't
Finally! About time....
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posted on
07/29/2003 10:44:32 AM PDT
by
Laura Earl
(A bad day at the beach is better than the best day at work.)
To: What Is Ain't
Meet James Stewart. He is the 125cc National Champion in SuperCross and MotoCross. He didn't need Jesse Jackson pimping for him to win races and receive the respect of fans and fellow racers. He did it the old fashioned way ... He earned it. He worked harder, trained harder, and pushed harder than anyone else in the series, and he is the MAN. No pimping/shakedown BS necessary.
The same applies in NASCAR as well. "White Supremacy" my ass ... just cross the finish line first ... then you are the man.
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posted on
07/29/2003 10:46:09 AM PDT
by
spodefly
(This is my tagline. There are many like it, but this one is mine.)
To: ChefKeith
What does "didn't reach out to minorities?" So now they have to recruit? If a black guy wants to race he gets some sponsors, some money, and puts a team together. There is no one keeping anyone out, SFAIK...SSZ
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posted on
07/29/2003 10:47:20 AM PDT
by
szweig
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