tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24366637.post116920983504226647..comments2024-01-11T19:29:38.859-05:00Comments on Life in the Turn Lane: Once the conversation with Teresa Earnhardt started, I thought it went pretty wellUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24366637.post-22333119134629590152007-02-24T15:45:00.000-05:002007-02-24T15:45:00.000-05:00Were you able to understand what Ice T was saying ...Were you able to understand what Ice T was saying with her speach impediment?<BR/>How much did she charge you for the interview Poole? There HAD to be some kind of financial gain in it for Ice T.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work buddy.<BR/>3DogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24366637.post-1169420681167698692007-01-21T18:04:00.000-05:002007-01-21T18:04:00.000-05:00Teresa is one beautiful, smart woman.She has my ad...Teresa is one beautiful, smart woman.<BR/>She has my admiration and support; as if she needs it!<BR/>Jr needs to win some races!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24366637.post-1169392171633266122007-01-21T10:09:00.000-05:002007-01-21T10:09:00.000-05:00I guess it really is a big deal when TE gives an i...I guess it really is a big deal when TE gives an interview! Two posts about getting the interview, and hardly and info about the context OF the interview. (Or did I miss that somewhere)?<BR/>She really must be the Queen!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24366637.post-1169322480167506652007-01-20T14:48:00.000-05:002007-01-20T14:48:00.000-05:00Her comments about Dale jr. struck me as enormousl...Her comments about Dale jr. struck me as enormously foolish. Dale jr. is the driver who could do the most damage to his owner's organization by leaving it. <BR/><BR/>If Gordon or Johnson left Hendrick, or Kenseth left Roush, that would be rough. But those organizations are so well established that they would find a way to get by (if Stewart left Gibbs, I'm not so sure). In recent years, DEI has teetered on the edge of becoming a second-tier outfit. The 8 car, easily its best, is just too inconsistent to win a title right now. Its other teams are afterthoughts. If jr. left, the sponsor and souvenir money would as well, and they'd be locked into also-ran status for the foreseeable future. As in, celebrating when a car finishes on the lead lap. <BR/><BR/>They'd probably close the racing operation after a few seasons and just concentrate on marketing Dale sr's image.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24366637.post-1169299232239839132007-01-20T08:20:00.000-05:002007-01-20T08:20:00.000-05:00Teresa is a lot like Dale. She says what she wants...Teresa is a lot like Dale. She says what she wants to and does what she wants to. She understands business, and family. God bless her!<BR/>Who thinks Jr is a saint?<BR/>Right, keep the tabloid stuff somewhere else!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24366637.post-1169262717062452012007-01-19T22:11:00.000-05:002007-01-19T22:11:00.000-05:00Hey Teresa...look up at that sign on the building....Hey Teresa...look up at that sign on the building...it says D E I, not T E I. You might also want to check your toast in the morning, and see what side of the bread your butter's on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24366637.post-1169262557704318932007-01-19T22:09:00.000-05:002007-01-19T22:09:00.000-05:00I am very much left with the impression that Ms. T...I am very much left with the impression that Ms. T says little because there's simply not much to say. Having her control the questions is common practice in entertainment, sports promotion, and politics, and is no measure of her business acumen and hardly qualifies her as a "Southern lady." What are her qualifications to run a corporation? Honestly, don't we already know the answer? Her comments about the rainmaker in DEI, Dale Jr, show how little she knows about corporate governance and public relations. If she were an executive in any other corporation and made those comments about a top client, she wouldn't have finished the work day. If Dale Jr walks, the dollars walk, and fans will follow him...not her. DEI needs leadership desperately to diversify and stay competitive, and to keep Dale Jr. in the stable of drivers. That's simply Business 101. FYI - before any of ya'll start hollerin', I don't work in the racing biz.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24366637.post-1169255328816276552007-01-19T20:08:00.000-05:002007-01-19T20:08:00.000-05:00David:Thanks for getting the interview.Somehow, I ...David:<BR/><BR/>Thanks for getting the interview.<BR/><BR/>Somehow, I feel that Teresa is in full damage-control mode, after Junior made some of their dirty laundry public. I understand it's a business, but I could never get over Jr. having to buy his own naming rights from my mother, err...stepmother.<BR/><BR/>I think Jr. sees her for what she is, his father's third wife, and an uncaring step mother who won the lottery by marrying his dad.<BR/><BR/>At least he has his siblings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24366637.post-1169237299666027892007-01-19T15:08:00.000-05:002007-01-19T15:08:00.000-05:00was this interview @ a KFC or buffet?was this interview @ a KFC or buffet?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24366637.post-1169227982239155322007-01-19T12:33:00.000-05:002007-01-19T12:33:00.000-05:00Thanks for doing what we all want to do, David--ge...Thanks for doing what we all want to do, David--get the information from the source itself, not all the "spin" from the many layers of DEI press reps. Keep pushing on this story for us!!! And tell your editors that this is the reason I subscribe to the Observer--because you guys DO go the extra mile!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24366637.post-1169215373193126032007-01-19T09:02:00.000-05:002007-01-19T09:02:00.000-05:00I fine it sort of funny that when I read your post...I fine it sort of funny that when I read your post it sounds like you were going to meet the Queen. I think it is great that Teresa was cordial to you, but I think it even better that this hometown southern lady had the upper hand in this conversation. She answered what she wanted how she wanted, and could have ended it when she wanted. It sounds like she cares what people think or her and her organization, but also sounds like she sees this as a family thing and not just business....and she will handle it the way she wants to....kind of like a mom would do. Although the media will certainly try to pull it out of her, I hope she keeps the family part personal as it should be. Let them keep the tabloid crap out in L.A.<BR/>MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24366637.post-1169210892752015592007-01-19T07:48:00.000-05:002007-01-19T07:48:00.000-05:00David, glad you made it to the interview and was a...David, glad you made it to the interview and was able to talk with Teresa. Hopefully flying 3000 miles and dealing with all the stress of LA will be worth it in the future. <BR/><BR/>Looking forward to more of your comments on "Dale" (the movie), and plan on watching when its in the Tampa Bay area. <BR/><BR/>Have a safe trip home, and enjoy the media tour! ShirleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com