The 'General Lee' has lost its flag? Say it isn't so!

CH (MAJ) William Beaver — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 09:07:58 -0400

The nationwide hunt to remove all confederate flags has gone nuts. Who would have thought they would come for Bo and Luke's "General Lee?" Coo coo coo, I tell ya, Boss Hogg must be behind this. Even though it was difficult to find anyone but a white person on "The Dukes of Hazzard," the show was about rural rednecks. It was never portraying anything that was racist. Definitely a corny show, but man. Have we gotten so completely politically correct that anything referring to the confederacy is now being targeted? If that's the case, why not remove nazi flags, anarchy flags, etc? It's the General Lee. I'm curious where this will all stop? Will t-shirts, hats and belt buckles be banned from public places next? Don't say 'not' just yet.

Response by PO1 John Miller made Jun 25 at 2015 9:09 AM

PO1 John Miller — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 09:09:39 -0400

Okay, I'll bite. It ain't so! :)

Response by SCPO David Lockwood made Jun 25 at 2015 9:10 AM

SCPO David Lockwood — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 09:10:12 -0400

Why stop when you can piss so many people off with stupidity!

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 25 at 2015 9:17 AM

MSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 09:17:27 -0400

Next, It will be named, "Jack."

Response by LTC John Shaw made Jun 25 at 2015 9:18 AM

LTC John Shaw — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 09:18:42 -0400

The beginning of the intended purging by liberals of anything that can be interepted as racist. Next will be sexist and heterocentric.

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 25 at 2015 9:44 AM

MSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 09:44:51 -0400

Never thought I'd see the day the confederate flag became a collectors item.

Just saying......all this press has made it more popular than it probably was during the actual Confederacy.

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 25 at 2015 9:47 AM

MSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 09:47:03 -0400

Side note did see the Bo and Duke Luke commercial last night......for autotrader I think...don't remember....can say i was surprised it was still on

Response by COL Jean (John) F. B. made Jun 25 at 2015 10:27 AM

COL Jean (John) F. B. — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 10:27:35 -0400

BS PC crap....

Response by LTC Stephen F. made Jun 25 at 2015 12:39 PM

LTC Stephen F. — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 12:39:24 -0400

CH (MAJ) William Beaver I suspect the General Lee may have been named in part after the WWII tank of the same name :-)
When they rename the M-3 medium Lee tank used early in WWII. Of note the variants were referred to as Lee/Grant tanks. If those generals knew that less than 100 years after their conflicts their names would be united in a military vehicle.
Another target could be the M-3 light Stuart tank if they remember J.E.B. Stuart. It was interesting that many if not all of the tanks with names were named after civil war generals: Grant, Lee, Sherman, Sheridan, ...