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86. yes, not to mention the "grow up" factor.

Reply to treestar (Reply #82)

Sun Feb 19, 2012, 03:02 PM

Feb 2012

it's the 21st century fer chrissakes.

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The General Lee, donning the Confederate flag, barred by NASCAR at March race at PIR [View all] Ptah Feb 2012 OP

Umm, why? Ter Feb 2012 #1

No.... CherokeeDem Feb 2012 #4

True, many like the sport who are good people Ter Feb 2012 #6

Apparently they want fans who AREN'T redneaks... reACTIONary Feb 2012 #8

nope rum sod Feb 2012 #26

Here's an informal sample group. Overwhelmingly white and conservative. NASCAR = GOP base. leveymg Feb 2012 #34

You can tell political affiliation from a picture? PavePusher Feb 2012 #56

I've been to NASCAR and lots of other types of motorsports events. leveymg Feb 2012 #62

Stereotyping, one of DU's favorite sports. Sigh. n/t PavePusher Feb 2012 #63

How much are tickets? That'll tell you more about who shows up. Bucky Feb 2012 #94

This sounds like something hatched in a think tank Honest Turtle Feb 2012 #72

Exactly center rising Feb 2012 #16

NASCAR's biggest star is no longer Jeff Gordon jmowreader Feb 2012 #28

just wanted to post a photo of Danica.... IamK Feb 2012 #37

Danica isn't NASCAR's biggest star yet... jmowreader Feb 2012 #73

Dale Jr is a horrible driver IamK Feb 2012 #76

I am absolutely convinced after his father's death that NASCAR rigged Cosmocat Feb 2012 #83

I remember... obietiger Feb 2012 #102

Gorden Cosmocat Feb 2012 #104

I agree... obietiger Feb 2012 #105

Dale Jr. is definitely not his daddy... jmowreader Feb 2012 #93

Princess Sparklepony won't last long...her constant whining about 'the car' being terrible... truebrit71 Feb 2012 #108

Well, if you go by championships, it's Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt!! center rising Feb 2012 #92

You're correct. It's not just a southern sport. Lugnut Feb 2012 #40

LOL, that's like saying people who watch AMRA or USCA events snooper2 Feb 2012 #109

That flag is evil and SHOULD be banned. It represents slavery and treason. Odin2005 Feb 2012 #10

Do you think the Nazi flag is banned? Should the Japanese flag be banned? The Union Jack? onenote Feb 2012 #13

I think a race car with a nazi flag on it would be rather offensive. Warren Stupidity Feb 2012 #80

And I agree that they shouldn't allow it onenote Feb 2012 #87

Displays of the Nazi flag are banned in Germany n/t dflprincess Feb 2012 #88

Doesn't make it something we should aspire to here. onenote Feb 2012 #89

Yup, they sure are. Major Hogwash Feb 2012 #91

And do you know that reason? RZM Feb 2012 #100

No flag should be banned Kelvin Mace Feb 2012 #14

Burning flags tends to create hostility, not a good idea. Just sayin.... Kurmudgeon Feb 2012 #38

It certainly should not be banned Scootaloo Feb 2012 #32

We should create an "acceptable ideas police" who regulate all flags. Bucky Feb 2012 #95

HUGE difference between leftynyc Feb 2012 #98

Take another look at the thread RZM Feb 2012 #101

Yes, but the point is they say they are trying to expand beyond that. NYC Liberal Feb 2012 #12

There are a shitload of NASCAR fans in NH and ME, and they aren't fans of the stars-n-bars. nt MADem Feb 2012 #18

I can give one good reason why. sofa king Feb 2012 #36

Shame on me . . . R. P. McMurphy Feb 2012 #42

R.E. Lee became president of what was to become Art_from_Ark Feb 2012 #103

good points Roy Rolling Feb 2012 #44

I prefer the German approach. (Did I just say that?) sofa king Feb 2012 #45

Well written comment grantcart Feb 2012 #65

You blame Lee for the deaths? Ter Feb 2012 #75

Damned right I do. sofa king Feb 2012 #77

I made some mistakes up there. sofa king Feb 2012 #84

Here is another way of looking at it. sofa king Feb 2012 #85

you know what? catering to people who fly the confederate flag is not necessary CreekDog Feb 2012 #64

i come from deep southern scots-irish stock (mexican too, but that isnt relevant) arely staircase Feb 2012 #71

Lots of NASCAR fans in the Northeast hack89 Feb 2012 #81

NASCAR races in such redneck/Confederate flag strongholds as New Hampshire, Michigan and SoCal KamaAina Feb 2012 #90

What's a redneckTer? Please define one or two for me. Have you ever been to a NASCAR race? Johnson20 Feb 2012 #99

I think the ones you are thinking of have traded their's in for yellow mmonk Feb 2012 #111

in 20 years, people will be afraid to speak or make eye contact in public nt flexnor Feb 2012 #2

Why is that? Major Hogwash Feb 2012 #3

because flexnor Feb 2012 #5

I take that as a verbal equivalent of not meeting eye contact. caseymoz Feb 2012 #20

Is this the domino theory coming back? Like, if we cant stop communism in Viet Nam rhett o rick Feb 2012 #9

I see this news displeases you. 2ndAmForComputers Feb 2012 #15

hey neo-Confederates, provis99 Feb 2012 #7

You can't even wave that flag in a confederate "state" that had civil war battles! boppers Feb 2012 #21

The famed General Lee car? Brother Buzz Feb 2012 #11

And you've got to figure a few hundred idiots with the same type vehicle replicated that offensive MADem Feb 2012 #19

Just Google image it and confirm your suspicions. Caution: BARF alert!!! LOL Brother Buzz Feb 2012 #22

My EYES..... MADem Feb 2012 #25

Re: tvs lasting forever - I had Zenith teevees from the early 60s through the mid 70s... GReedDiamond Feb 2012 #23

We had a Zenith "portable" that was made of metal in the late 50s through the 60s MADem Feb 2012 #24

The kids today don't know what they're missing... GReedDiamond Feb 2012 #27

I'll be honest, I was envious of that kind of "high tech" stuff! MADem Feb 2012 #30

I have a Sony that was (according to the back) built in Japan in 1990 TheCruces Feb 2012 #33

Sad to say, but we now don't make any TVs in this country. Beacool Feb 2012 #50

Yeah, I know, tvs - and a lot of everything else, too...nt GReedDiamond Feb 2012 #74

Someone else brings this up farther down.... mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2012 #106

Just two gold ol' boys, never meanin' no harm. n/t Beartracks Feb 2012 #17

They were supposed to be Jewish? Ikonoklast Feb 2012 #35

pfft...it was no match for the Batmobile, anyway Adenoid_Hynkel Feb 2012 #29

Either vehicle in your post would be a better choice! nt MADem Feb 2012 #31

Good luck keeping Granny strapped to her seat while jumping a canyon though.... Kurmudgeon Feb 2012 #39

I don't agree with displaying the Confederate flag, but that car is an icon. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #41

The Flag ? The Flag !! vitoponzini Feb 2012 #43

Are you saying the pit crews should NOT wear KKK robes and masks? JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2012 #46

I'm native American AwareOne Feb 2012 #47

I believe symbols are interpreted LanternWaste Feb 2012 #96

Political correctness overkill. Beacool Feb 2012 #48

Political correctness is meaningless in this context. It's a brand marketing issue. Gormy Cuss Feb 2012 #78

Cover the roof with a white sheet. greyl Feb 2012 #49

Just as well Mopar151 Feb 2012 #51

That was my question as well... Blue_Tires Feb 2012 #61

Ya think the graphics guy at the TV studio may have seen Richie's car? Mopar151 Feb 2012 #66

Or, if that is too expensive/rare to use: Blue_Tires Feb 2012 #68

Offical pace car is sponsored by mfr., has lights 'n stuff Mopar151 Feb 2012 #70

Wasting massive amounts of fossil fuels raouldukelives Feb 2012 #52

I drive a '92 Crown Vic unionworks Feb 2012 #53

Why'nt cha go hate on somebody else - or kick the rearview mirror out of your car in solidarity. Mopar151 Feb 2012 #58

No disrespect intended Mopar raouldukelives Feb 2012 #59

Your analysys of elephants vs. circus is correct Mopar151 Feb 2012 #67

I imagine that the same may be said of most Americans on an individual level LanternWaste Feb 2012 #97

Absolutely. The average American is painfully unaware raouldukelives Feb 2012 #110

Millions of Americans died, to take down the confederate flag. Let's leave it down, and out. Brettongarcia Feb 2012 #54

R#17 & K for, this topic reminds of "Slowly I turn, step by step, inch by inch..." UTUSN Feb 2012 #55

I agree, I don't like seeing that flag anywhere eyewall Feb 2012 #57

Yeah, that flag - we should all let it sink treestar Feb 2012 #82

yes, not to mention the "grow up" factor. eyewall Feb 2012 #86

So a klan meet without the hoods? Besides that car Dragonbreathp9d Feb 2012 #60

No, not a Klan function Mopar151 Feb 2012 #69

I'm opposed to the promotion of racism. Warren Stupidity Feb 2012 #79

Awesome - however be prepared for the teabaggers to turn this into a holy war Taverner Feb 2012 #107