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Jesse Jackson Chases After NASCAR
NASCAR Gives Thousands to Jackson Nonprofits
by Peter Flaherty
Posted May 4, 2003
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing also known as NASCAR is the nation�s no. 1 spectator sport and the no. 2 television sport, but how many NASCAR fans know it is a financial supporter of the Rev. Jesse Jackson?
In 2001, Jackson announced he had "brokered" a deal involving Dr. Pepper�s sponsorship of a black-owned NASCAR racing team. NASCAR executive Brian France and NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, Jr. have both taken part in conferences sponsored by Jackson�s nonprofit group Rainbow/PUSH.
Last July, NASCAR co-sponsored Jackson�s largest annual event, a conference convened by several Jackson nonprofits, the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition and Citizenship Education Fund. NASCAR was one of 23 " Platinum " sponsors, a designation that cost $100,000, along with such long-time Jackson corporate backers such as Coca-Cola, Citigroup and McDonalds.
The relationship of Jackson to NASCAR is instructive. Jackson has a history of threatening major corporations that he claims have discriminated against African-Americans and then winning large contributions from them. Less well known is his influence in the world of sports.
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Originally posted by GradyPhilpott
Jesse Jackson Chases After NASCAR
Originally posted by GradyPhilpott
Jesse Jackson is a self-serving fraud who suffers the effects of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and thrives on media attention and the millions he gets by shaking down corporations, i.e, he's a crook.