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packman

(16,296 posts)
Mon Sep 25, 2017, 10:20 AM Sep 2017

NASCAR Owners WILL fire flag Protesters [View all]

Source: Huffington Post

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Racing team owners Richard Childress and Richard Petty reacted strongly Sunday as NFL owners defended players protesting the national anthem following criticism from Trump.
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Asked how he would react if one of his employees protested during the anthem, Childress, owner of Richard Childress Racing, told USA Today, “Get you a ride on a Greyhound bus when the national anthem is over. I told them anyone who works for me should respect the country we live in. So many people have gave their lives for it. This is America.”


Petty, a seven-time NASCAR champion who is a co-owner of Richard Petty Motorsports, chimed in on the issue as well.


“Anybody that don’t stand up for that ought to be out of the country. Period,” he told the Associated Press. “If they don’t appreciate where they’re at … what got them where they’re at? The United States.” Petty confirmed with a repor


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"So many people have gave their lives for it. This is America"... "If they don't appreciate where they're at...What got them where they're at?" - Some people have no sense of the ironic.
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Which flag? American or . . . . . . Hoyt Sep 2017 #1
Yup! icymist Sep 2017 #20
Go back to your glory hole fetish dude lunasun Sep 2017 #2
Going for the neo-Nazi look gyroscope Sep 2017 #40
his is on an angle but yes a few more shaves and he could have a full on Hitler mustache lunasun Sep 2017 #46
I doubt many NASCAR drivers would join the protest IronLionZion Sep 2017 #3
You are correct MichMan Sep 2017 #31
petty is a fucking racist idiot heaven05 Sep 2017 #4
The owners would be wise not to fire drivers. The sport is in a tailspin. LonePirate Sep 2017 #5
As the GOPee funnels money upwards not fooled Sep 2017 #8
Yup...NASCAR was some hot shit 20+ years ago.... Bengus81 Sep 2017 #24
Yep. Richmond removed the whole backstretch seating still can't sell it out. underpants Sep 2017 #26
Same thing at Daytona. Removed the back stretch grandstands... WoonTars Sep 2017 #38
Didn't know that. Daytona??? Yikes. underpants Sep 2017 #39
Thread from February about that: mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2017 #45
How can we possibly honor those brave men and women rsdsharp Sep 2017 #6
Wonder how their advertisers would feel BlueIdaho Sep 2017 #7
It's not universal Baconator Sep 2017 #9
I Hope Someone Sues The Fuck Out Of These Bigots Corey_Baker08 Sep 2017 #10
There is no cause for a lawsuit until someone actually protests OldHippieChick Sep 2017 #11
Thats What I Was Referring To... Corey_Baker08 Sep 2017 #12
No one would dare fire Dale Jr. He OldHippieChick Sep 2017 #15
Dale does own his own team in Xfinity class SouthernIrish Sep 2017 #30
what would be the legal grounds for the lawsuit? onenote Sep 2017 #19
Can't let facts get in way on a rant here on DU nm MichMan Sep 2017 #27
So It's Not Illegal To Terminate One's Employment For Exercising Their Constitutional Rights? Corey_Baker08 Sep 2017 #34
Nope. Not illegal. onenote Sep 2017 #37
Your rights are protected from the government. Your employer owes you no freedom of speech. X_Digger Sep 2017 #44
Under what theory of law? The first amendment protects you from the government. X_Digger Sep 2017 #43
How about those itcfish Sep 2017 #13
How is going around itcfish Sep 2017 #14
NASCAR Non Athletic Sport Centering Around Rednecks. olddad56 Sep 2017 #22
LOL Corey_Baker08 Sep 2017 #35
75% of other athletes couldn't survive for 30 minutes doing what racers do MichMan Sep 2017 #28
You May be Right itcfish Sep 2017 #33
and how long would a NASCAR driver last on a NBA basketball court, an NFL football field, etc olddad56 Sep 2017 #41
See I consider them all athletes MichMan Sep 2017 #42
"Have gave" their lives... ????? hamsterjill Sep 2017 #16
These Dotards .... DoctorJoJo Sep 2017 #17
Redneck assholes. n/t jcmaine72 Sep 2017 #18
at this point, it is about not respecting the monster in the white house. olddad56 Sep 2017 #21
WTF Egnever Sep 2017 #23
Honestly...I didn't know that old fuck was still alive... Bengus81 Sep 2017 #25
Shut up redneck. Greyhound bus? These guys are set for life. underpants Sep 2017 #29
"it's NASCAR, not NASCOON" pstokely Sep 2017 #32
must suck to drive for massa petty Sunlei Sep 2017 #36
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