Posted on 07/09/2020 11:15:33 AM PDT by C19fan
Dukes of Hazzard co-stars John Schneider and Tom Wopat addressed the long-time controversy over the show's iconic General Lee car, saying political correctness has gone too far as protests mount over the Confederate flag that the famed vehicle features prominently on its roof. Both stars defended the customized 1969 Dodge Charger used in the hit action and comedy show about cousins Bo and Luke Duke, former moonshiners who live in rural Georgia.
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The countdown timer has started on their forthcoming apology.
Hope our domestic enemies don’t know where they live.
These guys must know they are already washed up in Hollywood, or they would never have made that statement.
They seem a bit old for knee-jerk grovelling.
Thirty years later? What took them so long for all the controversy?
They’ve thrown away those reverse mortgage commercial gigs now!
A personal FU to Fonzie and Magnum.
FWIW from 5 years ago:
“I take exception to those who say that the flag on the General Lee should always be considered a symbol of racism,” Schneider tells The Hollywood Reporter. “Is the flag used as such in other applications? Yes, but certainly not on the Dukes. If the flag was a symbol of racism, then Bo and Luke and Daisy and Uncle Jesse were a pack of wild racists and that could not be further from the truth.”
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/john-schneider-confederate-flag-dukes-804933
When will Yale change its name, remove all statues and pictures of its slave trader founder and namesake, and also demolish any buildings that were built with his money?
It was kind of funny to learn (after all of those years watching the show when I was a kid) that John Schneider and Sorrell Booke were both from New York State, Tom Wopat Wisconsin, and Catherine Bach Ohio.
in Seleck’s latest commercials, he spends the first minute or so defending his honesty.
Time for Rob Reiner to apologize for being on “All in the Family.” He wasn’t woke enough against Carroll O’Connor.
Dr. Mary Somethingorother who does the “endorsement” for a brand of face mask is another pseudo celebrity type. Can you imagine the lack of ethics this “physician” has in order to make money off of a pandemic? Some medical association needs to call her soft spoken little “arse” on the rug for making money off of the unfortunate people who have died.
i think they would have anyways- people are out to cancel the car- a car of all things-
There is a guy who lives in a group home up the road who walks his Jack Russell religiously wearing what appears to be a confederate flag baseball hat- and upon closer look, it has an 01 on it as well - it’s a Dukes of Hazzard Hat. I asked him about it and he is a big fan of the show. He Is very proud of his hat and is completely oblivious of the flag controversy.
John Schneider’s on the hit tv show Haves and have nots. It’s been on 7 years. Just wracking up future royalties.
I was watching an episode of “Smallville” on dvd. After watching they had a discussion among the producers, directors etc. while reviewing that episode.
One of the guys said their stunt director told him that Schneider was one of the best drivers he had ever seen. Said he could do a 180 as well as anyone.
I wasn’t born in the South but I got here as quick as I could.
But thanks to the left, oh now it's racist, and anyone showing it is a racist and we must tear it down and tear down statues and Lynyrd Skynyrd must be racist because they played in front of it even though the guys in that band worshiped black musicians. Everything is racist EXCEPT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO KEEP RACISM ALIVE: NAMELY DEMOCRATS! What is a "racist"? A person who consistently focuses on race and its differences. Who does that more than the left? F THEM!
That’s exactly what they are “domestic enemies” and it ticks me off to no end that Trump will not use the military to take them down while they burn our towns and cities. The oath of enlistment is very clear:
“I, _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and DOMESTIC; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.”
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