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2015-07-03 -Land of the Free

TV Land Pulls 'Dukes of Hazzard' Episodes Amid Confederate Flag Uproar

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Posted by Fred 2015-07-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 As effective an effort to counter racism as blaming internet videos for causing terrorist attacks.

Posted by Skidmark 2015-07-03 00:45|| 2015-07-03 00:45|| Front Page Top

#2 Skidmark
What sort of idiot would do that?
/sarc

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2015-07-03 02:13|| 2015-07-03 02:13|| Front Page Top

#3 USA is a worldwide defender of freedom and democracy. But, IMO, something is missing.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-07-03 04:27|| 2015-07-03 04:27|| Front Page Top

#4 What is missing is freedom and democracy. It has been replaced by the odious tyranny of PC.

Posted by JohnQC 2015-07-03 06:41|| 2015-07-03 06:41|| Front Page Top

#5 Adulthood, replaced by a population of children in adult bodies who have no comprehension of the real world outside their urban bubbles. It's all shadows on the wall.

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-07-03 09:27|| 2015-07-03 09:27|| Front Page Top

#6 My guess is that the kerfuffle gave Viacom an opportunity to cut a nostalgic but only marginally-profitable offering.

Follow the $.

Posted by Blossom Unains5562 2015-07-03 10:57|| 2015-07-03 10:57|| Front Page Top

#7 Luke and Bo were racist? What about Daisy?

Posted by CrazyFool 2015-07-03 11:00|| 2015-07-03 11:00|| Front Page Top

#8 Daisy was racy...

Posted by Steve White 2015-07-03 13:43|| 2015-07-03 13:43|| Front Page Top

#9 I like Matt Welch's comment. Something along the lines of Boss Jefferson Davis Hogg being the bad guy which made the Duke boys rebels against the souther corrupt political machine.

Posted by rjschwarz 2015-07-03 22:09|| 2015-07-03 22:09|| Front Page Top

#10 Yes, The Duke Boys stood for rebellion against a corrupt and stupid local Constabulary - nothing more, nothing less. Racist?! Puh-lease.

Tempest in a Tea(V)pot.

Posted by Blossom Unains5562 2015-07-03 22:36|| 2015-07-03 22:36|| Front Page Top

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