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Jesse Jackson to NASCAR: âNegroes Can Drive Cars Fastâ
NOT Scrappleface...EFLJesse Jackson says NASCAR should feature more African-American drivers because "negroes can drive cars fast." Jackson made the remarks on Tuesday, the day of the sports luncheon at the 33rd Annual Rainbow/PUSH Coalition conference in Chicago, while waiting to introduce Sen. John F. Kerry."One thing I know, negroes can drive cars fast," Jackson said to laughter. "I mean, we go through red lights, even [drive] at night with our lights off. We can drive cars fast," he asserted from the podium. If a white cop said that, what do you think would happen? NASCARâs sponsorship of the sports luncheon at this weekâs conference is contrary to previous reports indicating that NASCAR had ended its financial support of Jackson and his organizations in 2003 because of negative public pressure.By 2003, NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) had reportedly given a total of $250,000 to the Rainbow/PUSH sports division, generating criticism from conservative groups and racing fans, who saw the money as appeasement. Anybody this guy wonât shake down? George Pyne, NASCARâs vice president of marketing, told the crowd at Tuesdayâs sports luncheon, "I would like to thank Reverend Jackson and the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition for being positive catalysts for change. It is an honor to be here today." Pyne left no doubt that NASCAR was currently supporting Jackson. "To the extent that Rainbow/PUSH is committed to making NASCAR more diverse, we support them," Pyne said in an interview with CNSNews.com following the luncheon."I would point out that there are a number of Fortune 500 companies that support Rainbow/PUSH and every other major sport America supports, or a number of major sports entities, support Rainbow PUSH," Pyne said."We certainly would think that we would want to be in step with the other sports and corporations in America, and itâs consistent with how we approach the business," he added. Like they had a choice. Wonder if Jesse even looked up while he was counting the money? Posted by: tu3031 2004-07-14 |
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