While nobody was defending what he said, some defended Allen’s decision to bring up the subject, noting that the Cup garage rallying around Wallace was an iconic moment for the sport. The frustration is understandable, but why take it out on him? Yet some still like to take it out on him. He even admitted, when it was proven false, that it looked bad. He was told false information, like everybody else, and took it at face value. But I’ll just state the obvious: If someone’s going to throw me 20. Let’s not forget that Wallace had absolutely nothing to do with what happened last summer. The why he got fired is much more interesting than whatever’s left of cable news’ future. (Photo by Gage Skidmore) Former Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson was shown the door this week after private messages revealed he disparaged senior management at the network, and had done so for a long time, according to a new report. Why did Rick say there was a racial slander in the garage? That’s why Bubba gets boo’d. Former Fox News Channel personality Tucker Carlson appears at an event in 2012. While nobody in the booth corrected Allen on-air, Twitter, of course, went wild afterward (Facebook and Instagram didn’t, obviously), with many irritated not just that he was rehashing a racially sensitive issue that turned out to be nothing, but the fact that he basically said something that wasn’t true to try to make his point. The real issue last summer was that a garage pull rope in the stall of Wallace’s team looked suspicious, leading to an FBI investigation which ultimately proved that no hate crime (or “racial slander”) was committed, and that Wallace, the lone full-time African-American Cup Series driver, was not being targeted for his stances or his skin color. The only problem was that what he said didn’t actually happen.Īllen, who hesitated a bit before saying it, said that Wallace had to deal with “racial slander in the garage” last year at the track. The news comes after Variety published a story this month about allegations. Keith Olbermann, the controversial MSNBC cable news host, has his contract abruptly terminated by parent company NBC Richard Adams Fri 21.40 EST 231 Keith Olbermann, the. With Talladega Superspeedway having no lights, it was pretty obvious to all of those watching that this race was over and Wallace was going to become a first-time winner.īut before the implied was confirmed, NBC announcer Rick Allen referenced Wallace’s history at Talladega Superspeedway, including the happenings of June 2020. Don Lemon was terminated from his anchor role at CNN, he announced Monday. It was during this caution flag period that the rains came, forcing NASCAR to red-flag the race. still annoys Martin Truex Jr.Īs a result, a multi-car crash was triggered behind Wallace on the back straightaway, forcing NASCAR to throw the caution flag.
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