NYRA bans the "Indian Charlie" newsletter
 

http://www.nyra.com/belmont/statemen...e-publication/

"In light of recent offensive content in the "Indian Charlie" newsletter, The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) will no longer permit the newsletter to be distributed on the grounds of its racetracks."

Anybody ever read this publication or know what they wrote?

Keeneland has also. They advertized in it as well.

OK, got off my butt and did a little research. Here's what they wrote.

"The announcement appeared to be in response to Saturday's issue, which included an item headlined "How To Keep PETA Operatives From Infiltrating Your Racing Stable." The first suggestion was to "try to hire Mexicans."

"There has never been a known undercover PETA informant from south of the border," the newsletter said. "And let's face it, you would be hard-pressed to find a Mexican who hasn't ... made a meal out of someone's pet dog, cat and/or hamster."

Here's a link to Indian Charlie's apology.

http://www.indiancharlie.com/2014/04...ay-may-1-2014/

Thanks to twitter, you can still get Charlie's newsletter daily-
https://twitter.com/IndianCharlie1
Our society has such a "Gotcha" mentality today that
complete and utter sarcasm is now considered worthy of "banishment".
When do the book burning & lynchings begin?
i wonder if comedians like Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor, or Dice Clay
could have performed in our current intolerant environment?

Let's not forget this guy Musselman ain't a saint:

http://espn.go.com/horse/news/2000/1208/931528.html

http://www.paulickreport.com/news/ra...tenced-friday/

He may be of questionable character, his "newspaper" may be too crass for some and his approach may leave people squirming and if so, then I am guessing it had its intended result.

He certainly has hits and misses.

I would rather tracks/industry people that were targeted by his "watchdog" mentality would perhaps question themselves or behavior as I would like to believe there is a little bit of truth in the various subjects. If not, I still enjoy reading them.

It is too bad NYRA has taken the "pc" approach and is electing to not make the publication available on their grounds. Understandable but I think there is a place for his publication. For some, it may just be in the bathroom.

It's trash. can't believe people actually pay to advertise in it

I'd not heard of Indian Charlie until just recently.
Look, this is satire. That's all.
Apparently political correctness is so very much on the minds of everyone these days, that those of us who have a sense of humor and posses the intelligence to recognize tongue in cheek humor are forced to chuckle to ourselves. Meanwhile those in positions of authority make draconian reactions in dismissing or even banning such dastardly forms of humor...
Like the Claymation Faced lady said, "embrace the suck."

I never even heard of this publication until now. I just read through some of the archive. Some of it is pretty funny stuff. When I first saw the comment that got him into trouble I thought he must be a total idiot for saying something like that. I didn't even realize it was a joke. But in light of what I saw in the archive it was obviously a joke. It might have been in poor taste, but some of the greatest comedians of all time made their living on jokes like that. In this environment I can see why NYRA and others are doing what they are doing, but I really wish we would all lighten up a little.

There are some extremely ill-informed opinions in this thread.

Great then enlighten us your majesty

I second this opinion.

If you look up 'politically incorrect' this guy's picture pops up.

What kind of native American name is Musselman?

Exactly my first impression even though I never even heard of the guy.

I only read a few issues. In my limited reading he insulted quite a few people, managements etc... often in an off color, mean spirited or impolite way. But you could tell it was an attempt at satire or irreverent humor that some people (especially these days) will find offensive and others will chuckle at when done well. I admit I laughed a couple of times during what I read, but most of it was not funny or good.