Smith and Phillips

[James]

any words after their rd. 2 race?

 

[Shazam]

IMO Phillips is a punk! Intentionally making a scene before staging. Just do your job.

 

[Bobby Bennett]

Notice they didn't show this second round race on tv.

 

[Dave]

Notice they didn't show this second round race on tv.

I saw it just fine, including the pre-staging looks?

 

[james]

i seen it, mp blowing kisses and matt kinda like a hands threw his hair gesture

 

[twostep]

Notice they didn't show this second round race on tv.

They showed it but there was no finish line interview which ain't surprising. The coverage at the starting line indicated he and Smith haven't met for their beer summit.

I bought everyone a round when he bulbed in round 3. John Force is aggressive and makes the sport interesting. Phillips just comes off as a thug - a fast one, but a thug nonetheless.

 

[Jim]

I'm pretty certain I heard (on Audiocast) that Matt "congratulated" Michael on his round win. Both guys should leave it at that (If for no other reason than to NOT scare-off fans or sponsors).

 

[Kelly]

If you're white, you're arguing with a black man and you use the term 'call a spade a spade'...I don't care how Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable defines it, said black man is gonna be on you like a june bug on a horse turd....doesn't take much intelligence to figure that out.

I sure hope that intelligence remark wasn't directed at me! I would rather have my race insulted than my intelligence. Maybe it's naive (that would be a better explanation)....but if I said that to anyone, no matter their race, creed or color, I wouldn't mean it that way is all I'm saying. So, based on today's society's sensitivity.....I guess I won't say that anymore.

 

[Jenn]

I sure hope that intelligence remark wasn't directed at me! I would rather have my race insulted than my intelligence. Maybe it's naive (that would be a better explanation)....but if I said that to anyone, no matter their race, creed or color, I wouldn't mean it that way is all I'm saying. So, based on today's society's sensitivity.....I guess I won't say that anymore.

I talked to three black friends (one from Alabama, one from Oklahoma, and one from Cali) and asked them what they thought "calling a spade a spade" meant and all of them thought it meant 'Calling the truth rather than calling a lie'.

Two of them said somebody who was insecure about their race, heritage, etc would probably consider it an insult, and one person said that a person who would get insulted by that phrase would probably be insulted if you gave them vanilla ice cream instead of chocolate.

 

[Kelly]

I talked to three black friends (one from Alabama, one from Oklahoma, and one from Cali) and asked them what they thought "calling a spade a spade" meant and all of them thought it meant 'Calling the truth rather than calling a lie'.

Two of them said somebody who was insecure about their race, heritage, etc would probably consider it an insult, and one person said that a person who would get insulted by that phrase would probably be insulted if you gave them vanilla ice cream instead of chocolate.

Awesome! Regardless, I guess I'll just delete both of those phrases from my vocabulary. Better safe than sorry.

Seems like was mentioned way early in this thread. He might just have a little chip on his shoulder.

 

[theraceman]

If you don’t like that kind of “attitude” .. DO NOT go to an all bike race down south, especially if they run any kind of outlaw class. You will have a friggen heart attack.

Not liking the attitude is one thing. But to call a guy a cheater is entirely something else.

Not many people have been NHRA racing for so long, with as little funding as Phillips has. I’m glad to see him have some success.

I bet anyone here that if you stop by the Phillips pit during the weekend, you will be pleasantly surprised by how nice the guy really is.

 

[rollingthunder]

I talked to three black friends (one from Alabama, one from Oklahoma, and one from Cali) and asked them what they thought "calling a spade a spade" meant and all of them thought it meant 'Calling the truth rather than calling a lie'.

Two of them said somebody who was insecure about their race, heritage, etc would probably consider it an insult, and one person said that a person who would get insulted by that phrase would probably be insulted if you gave them vanilla ice cream instead of chocolate.

Well there is a difference to that. Ask some black friends from the north and lets hear there answers.

 

[twostep]

I sure hope that intelligence remark wasn't directed at me!

No way, Kelly - sorry if it came off as such.

Where I'm from, 'spade' is considered an insult to a person of color; not on the level of the 'N' word but close. Around here, we can't even mention 'black holes' during an astronomy discussion without someone going ballistic. In other parts of the country, maybe it's not a big deal at all. Sorry for the generalization.

 

[Kelly]

No way, Kelly - sorry if it came off as such.

Where I'm from, 'spade' is considered an insult to a person of color; not on the level of the 'N' word but close. Around here, we can't even mention 'black holes' during an astronomy discussion without someone going ballistic. In other parts of the country, maybe it's not a big deal at all. Sorry for the generalization.

No problem Carl. I guess that's an example of the chip on MY shoulder. I'm a little defensive about the dumb blonde thing. Hmmmm....see how easy it is to read whatever you want to into someone's remark? Wow....I may have inadvertantly made my own point! LOL

 

[Joker]

No way, Kelly - sorry if it came off as such.

Where I'm from, 'spade' is considered an insult to a person of color; not on the level of the 'N' word but close. Around here, we can't even mention 'black holes' during an astronomy discussion without someone going ballistic. In other parts of the country, maybe it's not a big deal at all. Sorry for the generalization.

Where the hell do you live? Jesus, thats just plain retarded. Calling a spade a spade has nothing to do with race.

 

[twostep]

Where the hell do you live? Jesus, thats just plain retarded. Calling a spade a spade has nothing to do with race.

I know it doesn't, no more than Smith's 'true colors' comment to Phillips did. But as you can see, it sure set Phillips off

North Texas. Racial tension isn't rampant here but it definitely exists, despite years and years of efforts to eliminate it. Both sides are guilty. I was taught from the time I was old enough to understand to judge a person based on his/her character and nothing else. Others weren't so lucky, I suppose.

 

[Joker]

I know it doesn't, no more than Smith's 'true colors' comment to Phillips did. But as you can see, it sure set Phillips off

North Texas. Racial tension isn't rampant here but it definitely exists, despite years and years of efforts to eliminate it. Both sides are guilty. I was taught from the time I was old enough to understand to judge a person based on his/her character and nothing else. Others weren't so lucky, I suppose.

The reason it set Phillips off was b/c he was looking for a reason. Plain and simple. I hope he never wins another round.

 

[TR]

The reason it set Phillips off was b/c he was looking for a reason. Plain and simple. I hope he never wins another round.

That's what I think, he was pushing the issue.

Rick

 

[Nunz]

Eeeeasy now, calling someone "retarded" isn't very PC is it?

 

[none]

Eeeeasy now, calling someone "retarded" isn't very PC is it?

I'm sure Justin was just referring to some "timing" issues...........