Jimmy Spencer- Freedom of Speech
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Posted by Jeremy Dunn Apr 17, 2007 |
Everyone living in the United States has the freedom of speech and should very well exercise that right. However, your opinion should always include a little thing called tact. Tact was not used in Jimmy Spencer’s latest rant regarding Kelley EARNHARDT Elledge and the Dale Earnhardt, Inc. and Dale Earnhardt Jr contract negotiation talks.
In case you missed it, which I doubt anyone remotely interested in NASCAR did, here is what Mr. Excitement had to say about Mrs. Earnhardt Elledge.
"The thing is that Teresa Earnhardt gave Dale Jr. his opportunity to race. She's the one that told Dale, her husband, Sr., let's give him a shot. Kelly Earnhardt Elledge, I'm shocked she kept her middle name. I mean you're married, you know, why keep Earnhardt? I think her ego is so big, I think she's backing Teresa and Max in corners. She's not a good negotiator. I think she… if she worked for anybody else they'd probably fire her. But because she's working for Dale Jr. and it's his sister, I think that she's using ego to control this direction. And I think that Dale needs to be careful about that, because that Dale, if he makes the decision to leave DEI, there's a lot of true Dale Earnhardt Sr. fans that will lose respect for Dale Jr. That's the one thing that Dale Sr… I don't think Dale Jr. needs to leave the organization. I think there's more to it. I think Max Siegel is a heck of a negotiator, but the thing is I don't like what Kelley is doing, putting them in corners."
Whoa! Tell us what you really think Jimmy.
Jimmy Spencer has always been exceedingly candid. Sometime Spencer’s candor is warranted, but sometimes he forgets that tact is available for use when expressing an opinion.
Spencer has every right to his opinion regarding Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, and he could have made his point in a less demeaning manner, but instead he chose to spout off and ended up sounding like a total jackass.
Spencer has a history of criticizing anyone with the last name Earnhardt. He was overly critical of Dale Earnhardt Sr regarding his driving style as well as other off-track issues, and he was the first driver to insinuate that the 2001 Pepsi 400 was fixed so that Dale Earnhardt Jr could win the first race at the track that took his father’s life.
Spencer did win over a boatload of fans in 2003 after punching NASCAR villain Kurt Busch at Michigan, but that was a long time ago, and now he has opened himself up to criticism from the fans as well as the not-so forgetful media.
The only ones who benefited from Spencer’s comments are Michael Waltrip and Kyle Busch. Waltrip’s bizarre traffic accident and Busch’s premature exodus from Texas Motor Speedway will be pushed to the background while Spencer’s imprudent comments will dominate the headlines.