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A HERETIC I AM

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5. To be fair, re: Roger Penske....
Fri Sep 4, 2020, 09:39 PM
Sep 2020

He is actually better known for his Indy Car Team than his NASCAR efforts. His team has won the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race an astounding 18 times.

He owns Penske Truck Leasing, among other entities, both publicly traded and closely held, and those companies provide a decent living to thousands of people.

And he is, unlike Trumpy, an actual, true, self-made billionaire.

I’ve worked for a firm he partly owned in the Racing Industry, I saw him on a regular basis for years, and for a time back in the 90’s we were on a first name basis.

He has my respect.

Now, having said that, he is certainly a Republican and a conservative, but I truly doubt he really thinks too much of Trumpy.

He is at the utmost, a professional, and since he was invited to the White House to get the award, he went. Not going would have not been something “The Captain” would do.

I would not be surprised to find out he donated to Trumpy’s campaign, but I do sincerely think that he does not hold the current President in much regard.

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