That kind of crap may fly in Yankee territory, but the Feds aren't that stupid to try it in Florida...
They got their asses handed to them in Texas with the BLM...
This flag flys at I-4 in Tampa, Florida...
Posted on 07/05/2015 5:03:03 AM PDT by sheikdetailfeather
DAYTONA BEACH --
NASCAR stirred up controversy this week when officials announced that fans should turn over their confederate flags for the Stars and Stripes, but some fans are still showing up with their flags.
"We have the stars and bars...But the tallest flag out there is the stars and stripes. The way it ought to be,” said local NASCAR fan Jim Higginbotham.
Higginbotham said he’s proud to be American and a southerner.
"I see that flag I don't see racism at all I see southern pride,” he said.
Higginbotham isn't alone. Hundreds of flags were flying high above the crowds at the Daytona International Speedway. Some of the flags read "Heritage not Hate" on the front.
Speedway officials did offer to swap stars and bars for stars and stripes, but the Speedway didn't collect any on Friday and didn’t say if they collected any on the Fourth.
"I think they are getting rid of a little bit of history... But frankly it is the 4th of July so if we are going to fly any flag why not just the American flag?" said local NASCAR fan Steve Laszlo.
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Screw them, keep the flags!!
I wonder how many camera angles NBC had to shift around for tonight’s race.
The real southern races like Talladega are going to be inundated with CBF’s.
I’m afraid NASCAR has woken a sleeping lion.
Since this is the largest single sporting event in the country this weekend, I kinda expect the Federals will have a thought police SWAT team in Daytona to take down those flags.
Normally, the broadcasters would have long sweeping pans of the infield campsites, and interview some of the revellers. ENBEESEA, “proud as a cock” had none of that. The only infield footage I saw was from the trackside of Lake Lloyd. I’ll wager that there was a virtual crop of Battle Flags waving like untasseled corn. That was just the Busch race. The Winston should prove more amusing.
That kind of crap may fly in Yankee territory, but the Feds aren't that stupid to try it in Florida...
They got their asses handed to them in Texas with the BLM...
This flag flys at I-4 in Tampa, Florida...
be nice if we could get folks on the infields to take photos and put them on social media.
You can bet of the state-sponsored media said hundreds of flags... that probably means THOUSANDS.
Pass it every day. Glad to see it.
I like the reference to the Busch race and the Winston.
Funny how these things turn out. I’ve seen more Stars and Bars flags on the back of pickups, motorcycles, passenger cars and big trucks in AR than I have ever seen. Wonder why that could be? Aw, maybe it is just a coincidence this year.
We need some Stars and Bars painted on the hoods or roofs of race cars, ala “General LEE”
and I’m a Yankee!
“I’ve seen more Stars and Bars flags on the back of pickups, motorcycles, passenger cars and big trucks in AR than I have ever seen.”
Actual Stars and Bars, or the Battle Flag?
Stars and Bars:
Roof of General Lee:
Was watching the local (Orlando) news Sunday morning.
Initial reports of the NASCAR Flag Exchange on Friday resulted in 0 (ZERO) flag exchanges and no report yet of Saturday results.
Looks as if true NASCAR fans are not going to tolerate messin' with the Stars-n-Bars!
A friend of mine put the Bonnie Blue flag on the front of her car. First question she got asked was, “You a cowboys fan?”..
Pass by it whenever we’re in the area.....Love it!
My former pet peeve was when folks meant ‘concrete’ but said ‘cement.’ (cement is a fine gray powder)
That has been displaced by ignorance over what ‘Stars and Bars’ means. (fairly harmless ignorance, unlike the PC kind).
Symbols are only powerful if we give them that power. When i look at the battle flag, i see historical representation, not of a culture of enslavement, both sides accepted slavery, the differences were who was in control.
As a yankee, i can see that, i respect that, i can see the honor in standing up to power.
Well put.
I could care less about what the psychopaths of the Left say, but the most concerning to me is what Doc Dougherty said (team owner and black by the way)and how he has a small moment of fear when he sees one in the infield or parking areas. I think he used the words of the Left and they were poorly chosen and reflected badly upon him. 99.9% of the community would come out against racial bigotry if he voiced his concerns about that, but he went into straight leftist propaganda speak and he and NASCAR boxed themselves in with the hyenas.
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