NBC News Plants “Muslim-Looking Men� In Nascar Stands To Try And Provoke Crowd

[Guest BlackJesus]

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NASCAR Furious With NBC Over 'Dateline' Segment
Story Targeted Martinsville Track to Gauge Levels of Anti-Muslim Sentiment
By JENNA FRYER
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (April 5) - American stock car racing's governing body called a network television news magazine "outrageous" on Wednesday, saying it tried to provoke anti-Muslim reactions from spectators at last week's race for a story about growing U.S. sentiment against Islam.

The National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing said the NBC network's "Dateline NBC" confirmed it was sending Muslim-looking men to a race, along with a camera crew to film fans' reactions. The NBC crew was "apparently on site in Martinsville, Virginia, walked around and no one bothered them," NASCAR spokesman Ramsey Poston said Wednesday.

"It is outrageous that a news organization of NBC's stature would stoop to the level of going out to create news instead of reporting news," Poston said.

"Any legitimate journalist in America should be embarrassed by this stunt. The obvious intent by NBC was to evoke reaction, and we are confident our fans won't take the bait," he said.

NASCAR grew out of the rural southern United States and its history of modifying street automobiles outrun authorities in transporting illegal alcohol. Because of its southern origins, NASCAR has been cricitized for its fans displaying numerous flags of the Confederacy from the American Civil War in the 19th century, an emblem many associate with racism.

"Dateline NBC" also has been criticized in the past. In 1992, it aired a critical story about fuel tanks on a brand of pickup trucks, using video of the tanks exploding on impact. However, the network later apologized for using toy rockets to ignite the explosion.

NASCAR is in the final year of a broadcasting agreement with NBC Sports.

"'Dateline' is looking into this story," NBC said in a statement. "We were intrigued by the results of a recent Washington Post/ABC News poll and other articles regarding increasing anti-Muslim sentiments in the United States.

"It's very early on in our newsgathering process, but be assured we will be visiting a number of locations across the country and are confident that our reporting team is pursuing this story in a fair manner," it said.[/quote]


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[Guest #22]

don't they have enough news to report instead of trying to make some up?
they didn't get enough data to make a show on it

[STRAYCAT]

Not cool. That would be like having skinheads walking up and down Gilbert Ave here.

[Storm]

If this is true then what the fuck else have they done? I'm sure this isn't they're first attempt at rigging the news, I guess now all they need is Jerry Springer as an anchor

[DanvilleBengal]

Great, another fucking attempt by big media to make the area around my hometown look like a bunch of backwards-ass country hicks.

Thems my peoples--blacks, whites, and others all in that area, and I don't take kindly to big-city folks trying to put down South Central VA...

Sadistic bastards....

[Guest ThurmanMunster]

fuck Nascar anyways

[big_dish]

You mean to say that an American news company tried its best to make Americans look bad?
Nooo!!!!!!?
Say it aint so.

They are so fucking confused about what it means to be an American that most of the major media outlets are practically French. Or even worse, 100% Liberal, to thepoint that they are blind to any facts other than what they see firt in spewing out of their mouths. I dont like NASCAR at all (its NOT a sport), but Im with them on this one. Way to go NBC. Fucktards.