Plavan

*** Standing on Soap Box ***

I am just wondering if I am the only one bothered by the "Venezuela" sponsorships on cars, especially Porsche race cars.... I was a huge fan of Lizard, but now I could care less.

Socialism, Communism, Chavez are the only things that come to mind when I see "Venezuela" on my old favorite teams cars. I made a personal choice not to support them any longer, or their other co-sponsors on the car.

I know racing takes money, but who's money you take tells a different story.

Does anyone else feel the same?

ltc

How do you feel about "Made in China"?
How do you feel about the tremendous wealth (financial and natural resources) of the new Russia?

FWIW, neither bother me when it comes to auto racing.

Plavan

I understand what you are saying. But this one really "Irks" me.

ltc

Don't buy CITGO gas.

In New England, CITGO is the only company who donates very significant amounts of heating oil to Joe Kennedy's Citizen's Energy.
http://www.citizensenergy.com/main/Home.html

For that, I am able to look past auto racing sponsorships.

Deadeye

Yes, Joe & his wife make around a million per year on their nice little tax exempt operation. Nice gig. And I personally would walk a mile with a gas can before I bought gas at a Citgo station since Chavez took over the oil production in Venezuela. The big sign in Kenmore Square makes me ill.

ajcjr

I think what bothers me more is there are drivers out there that can drive the pants of some of these funded drivers yet they cant find a seat.

bgiere

There has always been a lot of "interesting" sponsors in racing...Read the stories on John Paul Jr. and Sr....back when IMSA stood for "International Marijuana Smuggling Association"

Larry L

I went to their shop a few times when my father's company handled their glass work. They always had the best of everything, and no visible source of income.

MUSSBERGER

Let me think.....What has Exxon,Shell, BP,etc...done for me lately?

analogmike

Google spent five times more on renewable energy research than Exxon Mobil. I know where I won't be buying my gas anymore.

paradisenb

If Google were an energy producer, I would buy from them exclusively.

Venezuelan sponsorship? No problem. There are so many bad characters out there, but Venezuela is not one of them.
How do you feel about Marlboro? Killing people daily and lying through their teeth to consumers and to congress while under oath.

Misplaced anger. Watch the pea.

Veloce Raptor

Chad, it bothers me too. I will never buy fuel at Citgo either.

volpenyc

Well said..makes my blood boil when these d-bags come to NYC (ie. the UN), we give them a podium to spew insults at us, we provide them security, they ruin my day with traffic, and it has to be on MY DIME ?! (taxes) ...
I think NOT...

85Gold

+2

Peter

Veloce Raptor

I used to be a DSS agent...we were the ones (along with USSS) who protected them when they were in the US, including at the UN. it was especially galling when one of the Iranian or ChiCom or North Korean...or Soviet...jackwagons would come, and we would still have to keep them alive & call them "sir". In our minds we spelled it "c-u-r" not "s-i-r"