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Tony Stewart slams Colin Kaepernick. (Original Post) Dawson Leery Aug 2016 OP
How many POCs does Tony Steward have on his payroll? ghostsinthemachine Aug 2016 #1
Saw Bruce Willis last night, both his security were AA Divine Discontent Aug 2016 #4
Yeah, the only jobs black people are suited for ghostsinthemachine Aug 2016 #10
""Didn't you kill a guy?" Tweeted a follower." amuse bouche Aug 2016 #2
Cleared of any wrong doing n/t MichMan Aug 2016 #6
Kind of tough to blame Tony for that one Travis_0004 Aug 2016 #7
Except he aimed for the guy. Affluenza got him off. PoutrageFatigue Aug 2016 #16
Fuck Tony Stewart. Loki Aug 2016 #3
The only sport I care about is racing MichMan Aug 2016 #5
Top Ten with JG in the 88 is coming at Darlington! :) Divine Discontent Aug 2016 #11
He's a killer Thrill Aug 2016 #8
Not according to the legal system; cleared of all charges n/t MichMan Aug 2016 #9
So was Zimmerman amuse bouche Aug 2016 #13
Ouch! PoutrageFatigue Aug 2016 #17
Might as well add the cherry on top and throw in OJ amuse bouche Aug 2016 #19
Someone apparently doesn't watch motorsports. NuclearDem Aug 2016 #15
Especially if the pudgy bastard behind the wheel aims his car at you. PoutrageFatigue Aug 2016 #18
Not a fan of Stewart's, but he has a right to his opinion too. cwydro Aug 2016 #12
I doubt NASCAR ratings are going down because of Tony Stewart's politics. NuclearDem Aug 2016 #14
should i stop wathching baseball because curt schilling is a bozo? dembotoz Aug 2016 #20

ghostsinthemachine

(3,569 posts)
1. How many POCs does Tony Steward have on his payroll?
Tue Aug 30, 2016, 07:31 PM
Aug 2016

How many throughout NECKCAR? I am a fan but asking this douche is incredible. He has multiple revenue streams, multiple teams and I bet not one single person of color on the payroll. Except in security because black people always work security.

Divine Discontent

(21,056 posts)
4. Saw Bruce Willis last night, both his security were AA
Tue Aug 30, 2016, 07:54 PM
Aug 2016

So that doesn't count. You can't just hire AA as muscle. So, yeah, I wonder how many people of various ethnic backgrounds are employed in their sport. And, what Kaepernick is doing is his right. He's not burning the flag or spitting on it. Even if wrong, it's his right. He has a solid argument for his action, though I think I would just voice it in interviews and on my Twitter FB etc...

amuse bouche

(3,657 posts)
2. ""Didn't you kill a guy?" Tweeted a follower."
Tue Aug 30, 2016, 07:39 PM
Aug 2016

I don't follow the sport and that was the first thing that crossed my mind

 

Travis_0004

(5,417 posts)
7. Kind of tough to blame Tony for that one
Tue Aug 30, 2016, 08:09 PM
Aug 2016

Most racers are not expecting a person to be walking on the race track.

MichMan

(11,979 posts)
5. The only sport I care about is racing
Tue Aug 30, 2016, 08:05 PM
Aug 2016

I have been a big Tony Stewart fan for 20 years. One of the countries greatest racers of all time. Last time I looked, he is entitled to his opinion the same as Colin Kaepernick is.

He owns 4 NASCAR teams with 300 total employees. I see more and more NASCAR crew members of various ethnicities every year; not all that interested in what they look like as long as they can change 4 tires and refuel the car in 13 seconds

At least unlike Kaepernick, Stewart never said this....

Colin Kaepernick quote

"You have Hillary who has called black teens or black kids super predators, you have Donald Trump who’s openly racist. We have a presidential candidate who has deleted emails and done things illegally and is a presidential candidate. That doesn’t make sense to me because if that was any other person you’d be in prison. So, what is this country really standing for?"


Basically called Hillary and Trump both racist and thinks Hillary should be in jail. Yet many here are cheering his words.... ????

Divine Discontent

(21,056 posts)
11. Top Ten with JG in the 88 is coming at Darlington! :)
Tue Aug 30, 2016, 08:45 PM
Aug 2016

And Colin knows just enough to be dangerous! Lol. Like many sports stars.

 

NuclearDem

(16,184 posts)
15. Someone apparently doesn't watch motorsports.
Tue Aug 30, 2016, 11:06 PM
Aug 2016

Because if they did, they would know getting out of a wrecked car and walking onto the damn track while other cars are still out is practically suicide.

Most drivers aren't accustomed to somebody doing something so monumentally stupid.

dembotoz

(16,847 posts)
20. should i stop wathching baseball because curt schilling is a bozo?
Wed Aug 31, 2016, 10:28 AM
Aug 2016

would anticipate ratings are down cause the races are not on network tv as much anymore.


i do not have a fancy cable package so i pretty much do not see nascar much anymore

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