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07-03-2015, 06:42 PM | |
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Bubba Watson Will Paint Over Confederate Flag on ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ General Lee
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Bubba Watson considers his orange 1969 Dodge Charger a trophy, a symbol of his success on the PGA Tour. Before he won his first Tour event, much less the first of his two Masters green jackets, Watson exacted a promise from his wife, Angie, that he could buy the car featured in the 1970s television show “The Dukes of Hazzard.”
Two years after his first tour victory, Watson acquired his dream set of wheels, known as the General Lee, for $110,000 at the 2012 Barrett-Jackson automobile auction in Scottsdale, Ariz. At the time that Watson bid on it, his wife expressed concern over the Confederate flag painted on the car’s roof. Watson said he told her, “It’s not about the Confederate flag, it’s about the show and what it stands for.” Three years later, Watson could no longer ignore what the flag stands for in the minds and hearts of some people. In response to the wave of opposition to the Confederate flag that has swept across the country since the racially charged June 17 attack that left nine people dead at a church in Charleston, S.C., Watson said he had decided this week to paint over the flag on the General Lee’s roof. He said Friday that he would have the American flag painted in its place. “Obviously I love the show,” said Watson, who owns the “Dukes of Hazzard” DVD collection. “But the flag is offensive to some people. There’s been enough buzz. I thought it was the right gesture for me to do.” Watson’s decision came after the cable network TV Land removed “The Dukes of Hazzard” from its rotation and after Warner Bros. decided to stop licensing merchandise from the show. “I’m still a fan of the show,” Watson said after his second round at the Greenbrier Classic. “There was no racism in the show that I can remember.” He added, “Obviously, the flag is the controversy, not the TV show.” Watson said he had driven the car home from the auction after he bought it. But since moving from Scottsdale to Orlando, Fla., Watson said, he has kept the car in the garage to avoid controversy. CONTINUE READING THE MAIN STORY 1 COMMENT “Once people start putting hatred on it, I don’t want to be involved in that,” Watson said. “So it hasn’t gone out of my garage.” By painting the American flag on the car’s roof, Watson said he hoped to replace a symbol that was divisive with one that stood for unity. “I don’t stand for hatred,” he said. “I think we’re all created equal.” http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/04/sp...-car.html?_r=1 |
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07-04-2015, 08:54 AM | #46 |
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I'm glad I'm a nobody so that way I don't have to deal with the left and their hordes of SJW's shaming me into submission.
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07-04-2015, 04:49 PM | #47 |
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07-04-2015, 07:55 PM | #48 |
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Watson?... that guys a *AG!
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07-04-2015, 09:30 PM | #49 |
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I'm loving all the butthurt in this thread
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07-04-2015, 10:00 PM | #50 |
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I bet you that most oppose that flag, atleast in the usual ways... but what I/we cant get over is how its being used by the PC crowd to demonize any and everything.
Dylan Roof wouldn't have happened with that flag, people inclined to hate blacks will stop once its removed, taking it from the Duke Boys, taking it from nascar fans is going to make it all better? It wont, it will only make matters worse... try to stamp it out from everyday life and it will come back 10X angrier and more vehement, the whole flag issue has been scapegoat and nothing more. Killing it wont solve racism, it will only make it worse. |
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07-04-2015, 11:14 PM | #51 |
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TV Land will bring the show back with a rainbow flag superimposed on top of the General Lee. Also, Waylon Jennings' theme song will be replaced by "It's Raining Men".
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07-05-2015, 08:26 AM | #52 |
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Bubba is not only one of the biggest asshole's on tour, he's also a gigantic PC pussy.
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07-05-2015, 08:36 AM | #53 |
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07-05-2015, 08:39 AM | #54 |
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Bubba that is a fitting name for an idiot.
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07-05-2015, 09:46 AM | #55 |
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Independent of bubba Watson and he South Carolina Capitol, I find it ironic that the right accuses the left of hating America and being unpatriotic, yet they are the ones that love and fly the flag of traitors. Don't even mention heritage. Germans don't go around flying swastikas
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Leave the car alone. Sell it if you don't like the flag.
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07-05-2015, 11:02 AM | #58 |
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I think next up should be outlawing the rebel yell. Or maybe all rebels. To the Gulag's dirty Rebs.
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It became popular when the Dixiecrats made it their political logo in the late 40's. You know, that fun loving group of people who formed a new political party because they were pissed that Truman banned lynchings at the federal level. They wanted lynchings and the new anti-discrimination laws to be states rights issues. It's pretty clear what states like SC were trying to say by raising the flag during the desegregation movement. I think it's inappropriate for any part of our gov to still be flying that flag in 2015. It's kind of a dick move to repaint the car though. It's an iconic car from a hit tv show. If you're embarrassed by it just sell it to someone who isn't. |
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