Posted on 04/12/2013 8:15:33 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy is pleading with Rupert Murdoch, the chairman and CEO of News Corporation, which owns the Fox Sports channel, not to air a National Rifle Association-sponsored NASCAR race scheduled for this weekend.
The race "is inappropriate in the immediate wake of the Newtown massacre," Sen. Murphy wrote on Thursday in a letter to Murdoch, referencing the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting that took place in Murphy's home state last December.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup, which is set to take place at the Texas Motor Speedway on April 13, will be the first top-level NASCAR race the NRA has sponsored, following smaller races hosted in the past. The winners of the races are awarded with revolvers, while the fastest qualifier is given a shotgun, according to a report from CNN.
In his letter to Murdoch, Sen. Murphy argued that the race "not only brings national attention to an organization that has been the face of one side of this heated debate, it also features the live shooting of guns at the end of the race."
In Murdoch, Murphy may find a sympathetic ear: The media mogual has long been a staunch advocacte of gun control and even called for an automatic weapons ban in the wake of both the Newtown shooting and the Aurora, Colo., shooting, in July. But Murdoch has not indicated that he will let his personal beliefs dictate the programming on his networks -- most notably Fox News, where anchors and guests continue to oppose gun control measures.
Murphy made a direct appeal to Murdoch's past language, including one tweet in which the News Corp chief wrote: "Nice words from POTUS on shooting tragedy, but how about some bold leadership action?"
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
This thread should hit the NASCAR Ping list.
[[Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy is pleading with Rupert Murdoch, the chairman and CEO of News Corporation, which owns the Fox Sports channel, not to air a National Rifle Association-sponsored NASCAR race scheduled for this weekend.]]
Isn’t htere a law about itnentionally tryign to ruin a company and it’s good name?
[[Don’t these insufferable libtards ever stop?]]
No- after they’ve succesfulyl wiped out EVERY last morsal of morlaity and decency in theis coutnry, they will have nothign left to attack, so they will then turn on each other because they simpyl aint happy unless they are makign others miserable
The NAMBLA 500 would probably not get a peep from these same people.
This just makes me want to buy NRA themed clothing.
“Good grief do these whine bags never shut up????”
No they, like the 0bamamedia are the lapdogs doing Zero’s bidding to keep spouting the same sh!t everyday which they hope will take the focus off of the real issue like unemplyoment, the economy, Benghazi, etc.
North Haven
Rosa DeLauro aka Mrs. Stanley Greenberg territory :-)
North Haven
Nice Town....(Stupid congresswomen)
The NAMBLA 500 would probably not get a peep from these same people.
The NAMBLA 500 will be run with the following vehicles: The Chevy Volt, The GEM and a golf Cart. It will be run for either 500 feet or until the first car catches on fire, whichever comes first. :)
Oh... the race results... the Golf Cart won...with the GEM in second...The Volt caught on fire at the starting line!!!
This “Senator” must have been a Hugo Chavez fan
4 months have gone by....it is NOT ‘just after’ the shootings.
Contracts are made many months in advance & FOX would be sued for big bucks in court if they didn’t live up to their contract with NASCAR.
IF you don’t want to see something connected to the NRA——CHANGE THE BLEEPING CHANNEL!!!
You have a remote—you have an on/off switch—you have a choice!!!
I don’t watch anything on MTV-—it is just plain stupid.
I don’t watch ‘Jackass’—same reason.
I don’t watch ‘reality shows’—same reason.
I like racing. I have liked racing for over 50 years.
How much of a NANNY state do we accept???
GET OUT OF MY BEDROOM!!!
GET OUT OF MY KITCHEN!!!
GET OUT OF MY LIVING ROOM & AWAY FROM MY TV REMOTE!!!
How many lies can a Senator tell?
Yes- they shoot guns in Victory Circle!!! They use BLANKS!!!
Just like Hopalong Cassiday & Roy Rogers & the Lone Ranger & Bonanza!!!!!!!!
Where did this pansy grow up???
I hope the whole crowd has NRA gear on...”””
I don’t know the current total of new & renewing members that have come into the NRA fold, but keep up this kind of whining, and NRA will be very busy processing even more new members!!!
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