I agree and think he should be put in prison for life because of what he said. After all he's a U.S. citizen that pays lots of taxes and employs lots of other U.S.citizens........
The illegal aliens can wave their home country flags and demand rights and benefits from the all benevolent U.S. and it's all O.K.
We're screwed.
Rollie, I think you're reading far-too-much into my post. I assume you're referring to my comment about Smith's statement concerning Miami and the Homestead racetrack, which he referrs to as "North Cuba".
Something you may not know, just as Smith's tracks he owns are his entrepreneural efforts and he is betting-big w/his assets that he can grow the business, the same can be said of others in the business. Like the Miami track located in Homestead, and area south of Miami which is the food basket for south Florida due to its rich soil and agriculture which has been a mainstay of the area for nearly 100 years. The agricultural products produced are harvested by legal aliens and others, most of-whom may be immigrants, because the growers cannot find enough local residents to do such hard 'stoop labor.' These people follow the growing seasons across the country.
I am sure you have noticed that one of the things that has changed NASCAR is that it's no longer conceived of bootleggers who served time in prison. The corporations who use branding to spread their product recognition via NASCAR race team sponsorship are very conscious of their images. When someone gets arrested for drunk driving or fighting, or spousal abuse, or some other inappropriate behavior, the corporate sponsor will cut that person loose or cut the team loose. Look what has happened to those who run afoul of the law. They often lose their driving jobs.
Now you are all-for people making business plans and having success, right? Well the Miami-Homestead Racetrack was developed by a Cuban-American named Ralph Sanchez who subsequently sold the track to Roger Penske's corporation. Sanchez had previously sponsored the Miami Grand Prix, which was a race series in the streets of Miami for IMSA, they also raced bikes there too. On the basis of the success he had sponsoring these Miami street races, he formed a business plan, executed it, and later sold the track to a member of the Board of Directors of General Motors. Not bad for a guy with roots from Cuba, and who lives in "north Cuba!"
So, for Bruton Smith to make derogatory remarks about Miami-Homestead Speedway being "North Cuba," he's pissing in-front of a crowd and yes, it's my opinion he should have been slapped with an economic loss for his boorish behavior. A fine, loss of a race date, a contribution to a local Miami-area charity and a public apology if he wants to continue to do business with the France family and its racing enterprises, something to cost him $$ out of his pocket, because evidently that's something he 'gets.' What it is, is 'sour grapes' because the last race is going to "north Cuba" Miami-Homestead Speedway instead of lining this bigot's pockets. Hit 'em where it hurts! In the pocketbook.
I try to avoid anything having to do w/politics on here, but sometimes you have to provide people with information of-which they may not be-aware, so they can decide for themselves about issues raised.
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