George Floyd Protests
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My little town had a nice couple days of protest. First day, a couple dozen very peaceful and quiet but a few young wise asses decided to mess with some of the protestors. Nothing crazy but one of the pester asses ended up dragged to the cop shop to help around the office cleaning and stuff. Mostly harmless but there were definitely some that went all out to agitate and one on particular had some pretty vile things to say.A few things happened that resulted in the rounding up of a posse and the next day there was a crowd of probably 100-120 in full out call and response mode. Seemed pretty intense for this tiny town and it honesty gives me chills to even think about. Laid back small town but hopefully got some mol people thinking.0
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I typed this up on my NASCAR thread.
So Jimmy Johnson got a bunch of drivers together to put out a grass roots message via social media. He told them all "this doesn't work unless you all press send a 2pm"
If you missed it here it is.
Bubba Wallace wore an "I can't breathe" shirt and his crew held it up before the race and he said he was moved to tears to see that. Incased you didn't know, Bubba is the only African American in the NASCAR driving series.
The president of NASCAR says to the 40 drivers before the race over their radios "our sport must do better. Our country needs to do better"
I am very proud of my sport right now.
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tempo_n_groove said:I typed this up on my NASCAR thread.
So Jimmy Johnson got a bunch of drivers together to put out a grass roots message via social media. He told them all "this doesn't work unless you all press send a 2pm"
If you missed it here it is.
Bubba Wallace wore an "I can't breathe" shirt and his crew held it up before the race and he said he was moved to tears to see that. Incased you didn't know, Bubba is the only African American in the NASCAR driving series.
The president of NASCAR says to the 40 drivers before the race over their radios "our sport must do better. Our country needs to do better"
I am very proud of my sport right now.
I've never been a big NASCAR fan but that was cool! Well done, guys!
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I am not surprised. For the most part NASCAR has it shit together...tempo_n_groove said:I typed this up on my NASCAR thread.
So Jimmy Johnson got a bunch of drivers together to put out a grass roots message via social media. He told them all "this doesn't work unless you all press send a 2pm"
If you missed it here it is.
Bubba Wallace wore an "I can't breathe" shirt and his crew held it up before the race and he said he was moved to tears to see that. Incased you didn't know, Bubba is the only African American in the NASCAR driving series.
The president of NASCAR says to the 40 drivers before the race over their radios "our sport must do better. Our country needs to do better"
I am very proud of my sport right now.Their drivers and crew are some of the finest people in sports and when one misbehaves NASCAR generally acts quickly and decisively. Jimmie Johnson is such a class act ... well done JJ and NASCAR.Give Peas A Chance…0 -
did you guys see that that nascar driver today announce that he is retiring after this season due to the confederate flag ban? he has been in 31 races and never won. way to rep the confederacy there, guy.
also, with the roll cage, helmet, neck protector, and fireproof suit i would have thought he would have been better protected from all that butthurt."You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."0 -
his comments are pretty coherent too, lol...
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ray-ciccarelli-leaving-nascar-after-sport-banned-confederate-flag-its-n1229926?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma&fbclid=IwAR2G_jDek0TsYHzNSuJ4W7B6biGAqZsZZZrTcq8oCliKW7Sf71G9xGu48qg
"You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."0 -
He could "care less" about the confederate flag, so much so that he will retire over it. Sure.gimmesometruth27 said:
What an idiot.0 -
He seems to be the poster child for what that flag represents to me - LOSER (on the track, in his education, and probably in his real life).dignin said:
He could "care less" about the confederate flag, so much so that he will retire over it. Sure.gimmesometruth27 said:
What an idiot."I'll use the magic word - let's just shut the fuck up, please." EV, 04/13/080 -
gimmesometruth27 said:did you guys see that that nascar driver today announce that he is retiring after this season due to the confederate flag ban? he has been in 31 races and never won. way to rep the confederacy there, guy.
also, with the roll cage, helmet, neck protector, and fireproof suit i would have thought he would have been better protected from all that butthurt.
Ouch!
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Focus on Bubba Wallace and the rest of the drivers and NOT this clown. I don't know his name and don't want to know his name.gimmesometruth27 said:
Don't give him anymore press.0 -
This is what I was thinking, too. He's a Truck Series driver with one Top 10 finish. This is the most publicity he has ever had.tempo_n_groove said:
Focus on Bubba Wallace and the rest of the drivers and NOT this clown. I don't know his name and don't want to know his name.gimmesometruth27 said:
Don't give him anymore press.0 -
he probably believes he will be held up in high regard by the far right. may get his own fox news show or something. maybe join a show with curt schilling or something.pjl44 said:
This is what I was thinking, too. He's a Truck Series driver with one Top 10 finish. This is the most publicity he has ever had.tempo_n_groove said:
Focus on Bubba Wallace and the rest of the drivers and NOT this clown. I don't know his name and don't want to know his name.gimmesometruth27 said:
Don't give him anymore press."You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."0 -
My first thought when I read the story was exactly this. I don't doubt that he actually feels this way, but I guarantee he or someone in his camp positioned it this way.gimmesometruth27 said:
he probably believes he will be held up in high regard by the far right. may get his own fox news show or something. maybe join a show with curt schilling or something.pjl44 said:
This is what I was thinking, too. He's a Truck Series driver with one Top 10 finish. This is the most publicity he has ever had.tempo_n_groove said:
Focus on Bubba Wallace and the rest of the drivers and NOT this clown. I don't know his name and don't want to know his name.gimmesometruth27 said:
Don't give him anymore press.0 -
Invited up to the podium and allowed to say a few words about how his freedoms are being taken away at the next Team Trump Treason rally.gimmesometruth27 said:
he probably believes he will be held up in high regard by the far right. may get his own fox news show or something. maybe join a show with curt schilling or something.pjl44 said:
This is what I was thinking, too. He's a Truck Series driver with one Top 10 finish. This is the most publicity he has ever had.tempo_n_groove said:
Focus on Bubba Wallace and the rest of the drivers and NOT this clown. I don't know his name and don't want to know his name.gimmesometruth27 said:
Don't give him anymore press.09/15/1998 & 09/16/1998, Mansfield, MA; 08/29/00 08/30/00, Mansfield, MA; 07/02/03, 07/03/03, Mansfield, MA; 09/28/04, 09/29/04, Boston, MA; 09/22/05, Halifax, NS; 05/24/06, 05/25/06, Boston, MA; 07/22/06, 07/23/06, Gorge, WA; 06/27/2008, Hartford; 06/28/08, 06/30/08, Mansfield; 08/18/2009, O2, London, UK; 10/30/09, 10/31/09, Philadelphia, PA; 05/15/10, Hartford, CT; 05/17/10, Boston, MA; 05/20/10, 05/21/10, NY, NY; 06/22/10, Dublin, IRE; 06/23/10, Northern Ireland; 09/03/11, 09/04/11, Alpine Valley, WI; 09/11/11, 09/12/11, Toronto, Ont; 09/14/11, Ottawa, Ont; 09/15/11, Hamilton, Ont; 07/02/2012, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/04/2012 & 07/05/2012, Berlin, Germany; 07/07/2012, Stockholm, Sweden; 09/30/2012, Missoula, MT; 07/16/2013, London, Ont; 07/19/2013, Chicago, IL; 10/15/2013 & 10/16/2013, Worcester, MA; 10/21/2013 & 10/22/2013, Philadelphia, PA; 10/25/2013, Hartford, CT; 11/29/2013, Portland, OR; 11/30/2013, Spokane, WA; 12/04/2013, Vancouver, BC; 12/06/2013, Seattle, WA; 10/03/2014, St. Louis. MO; 10/22/2014, Denver, CO; 10/26/2015, New York, NY; 04/23/2016, New Orleans, LA; 04/28/2016 & 04/29/2016, Philadelphia, PA; 05/01/2016 & 05/02/2016, New York, NY; 05/08/2016, Ottawa, Ont.; 05/10/2016 & 05/12/2016, Toronto, Ont.; 08/05/2016 & 08/07/2016, Boston, MA; 08/20/2016 & 08/22/2016, Chicago, IL; 07/01/2018, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/03/2018, Krakow, Poland; 07/05/2018, Berlin, Germany; 09/02/2018 & 09/04/2018, Boston, MA; 09/08/2022, Toronto, Ont; 09/11/2022, New York, NY; 09/14/2022, Camden, NJ; 09/02/2023, St. Paul, MN; 05/04/2024 & 05/06/2024, Vancouver, BC; 05/10/2024, Portland, OR; 05/03/2025, New Orleans, LA;
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he is the new joe the plumber."You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
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Everyone, please welcome your new Secretary of the Department of Transportation!pjl44 said:
My first thought when I read the story was exactly this. I don't doubt that he actually feels this way, but I guarantee he or someone in his camp positioned it this way.gimmesometruth27 said:
he probably believes he will be held up in high regard by the far right. may get his own fox news show or something. maybe join a show with curt schilling or something.pjl44 said:
This is what I was thinking, too. He's a Truck Series driver with one Top 10 finish. This is the most publicity he has ever had.tempo_n_groove said:
Focus on Bubba Wallace and the rest of the drivers and NOT this clown. I don't know his name and don't want to know his name.gimmesometruth27 said:
Don't give him anymore press.hippiemom = goodness0 -
Maybe. I doubt being a middle-of-the road truck series driver is outrageously lucrative. So why not roll the dice on filling some conservative niche like Tommi, the Kent State Gun Woman, or whoever? There's a ready-made audience ready to tout him as some kind of victim forced out by political correctness.pjl44 said:
My first thought when I read the story was exactly this. I don't doubt that he actually feels this way, but I guarantee he or someone in his camp positioned it this way.gimmesometruth27 said:
he probably believes he will be held up in high regard by the far right. may get his own fox news show or something. maybe join a show with curt schilling or something.pjl44 said:
This is what I was thinking, too. He's a Truck Series driver with one Top 10 finish. This is the most publicity he has ever had.tempo_n_groove said:
Focus on Bubba Wallace and the rest of the drivers and NOT this clown. I don't know his name and don't want to know his name.gimmesometruth27 said:
Don't give him anymore press.
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but the easiest attack, that has been proven by screenshots, it that he retired because nascar banned the flag. he was forced out of nothing, so it can be completely debunked.OnWis97 said:
Maybe. I doubt being a middle-of-the road truck series driver is outrageously lucrative. So why not roll the dice on filling some conservative niche like Tommi, the Kent State Gun Woman, or whoever? There's a ready-made audience ready to tout him as some kind of victim forced out by political correctness.pjl44 said:
My first thought when I read the story was exactly this. I don't doubt that he actually feels this way, but I guarantee he or someone in his camp positioned it this way.gimmesometruth27 said:
he probably believes he will be held up in high regard by the far right. may get his own fox news show or something. maybe join a show with curt schilling or something.pjl44 said:
This is what I was thinking, too. He's a Truck Series driver with one Top 10 finish. This is the most publicity he has ever had.tempo_n_groove said:
Focus on Bubba Wallace and the rest of the drivers and NOT this clown. I don't know his name and don't want to know his name.gimmesometruth27 said:
Don't give him anymore press."You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
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forgot to add that tommi and kent state gun girl are pretty girls with guns. there is a demographic that is in to that kind of thing. i am not sure that anybody would be attracted to this guy that was essentially in the nascar minor leagues. it does not look like any women would be particularly attracted to him the way the guys are to tomi and gun girl."You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
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Incels are attracted to him. Very much so. He’ll do well on the incel circuit.gimmesometruth27 said:forgot to add that tommi and kent state gun girl are pretty girls with guns. there is a demographic that is in to that kind of thing. i am not sure that anybody would be attracted to this guy that was essentially in the nascar minor leagues. it does not look like any women would be particularly attracted to him the way the guys are to tomi and gun girl.09/15/1998 & 09/16/1998, Mansfield, MA; 08/29/00 08/30/00, Mansfield, MA; 07/02/03, 07/03/03, Mansfield, MA; 09/28/04, 09/29/04, Boston, MA; 09/22/05, Halifax, NS; 05/24/06, 05/25/06, Boston, MA; 07/22/06, 07/23/06, Gorge, WA; 06/27/2008, Hartford; 06/28/08, 06/30/08, Mansfield; 08/18/2009, O2, London, UK; 10/30/09, 10/31/09, Philadelphia, PA; 05/15/10, Hartford, CT; 05/17/10, Boston, MA; 05/20/10, 05/21/10, NY, NY; 06/22/10, Dublin, IRE; 06/23/10, Northern Ireland; 09/03/11, 09/04/11, Alpine Valley, WI; 09/11/11, 09/12/11, Toronto, Ont; 09/14/11, Ottawa, Ont; 09/15/11, Hamilton, Ont; 07/02/2012, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/04/2012 & 07/05/2012, Berlin, Germany; 07/07/2012, Stockholm, Sweden; 09/30/2012, Missoula, MT; 07/16/2013, London, Ont; 07/19/2013, Chicago, IL; 10/15/2013 & 10/16/2013, Worcester, MA; 10/21/2013 & 10/22/2013, Philadelphia, PA; 10/25/2013, Hartford, CT; 11/29/2013, Portland, OR; 11/30/2013, Spokane, WA; 12/04/2013, Vancouver, BC; 12/06/2013, Seattle, WA; 10/03/2014, St. Louis. MO; 10/22/2014, Denver, CO; 10/26/2015, New York, NY; 04/23/2016, New Orleans, LA; 04/28/2016 & 04/29/2016, Philadelphia, PA; 05/01/2016 & 05/02/2016, New York, NY; 05/08/2016, Ottawa, Ont.; 05/10/2016 & 05/12/2016, Toronto, Ont.; 08/05/2016 & 08/07/2016, Boston, MA; 08/20/2016 & 08/22/2016, Chicago, IL; 07/01/2018, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/03/2018, Krakow, Poland; 07/05/2018, Berlin, Germany; 09/02/2018 & 09/04/2018, Boston, MA; 09/08/2022, Toronto, Ont; 09/11/2022, New York, NY; 09/14/2022, Camden, NJ; 09/02/2023, St. Paul, MN; 05/04/2024 & 05/06/2024, Vancouver, BC; 05/10/2024, Portland, OR; 05/03/2025, New Orleans, LA;
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