Say good-bye to The Dukes of Hazzard
The Social Justice Warriors want to save you from… Rosco?
True story: when I was little I never opened the door to my Cozy Coupe. I hopped in through the window like the Duke boys. So this one hits a little close to home.
Thanks to the Confederate flag controversy, TV Land pulled reruns of The Dukes of Hazzard.
TV Land has pulled reruns of The Dukes of Hazzard off its schedule, a spokesperson for the network confirmed to EW on Wednesday.
The network did not comment further or say why the episodes were removed, but the news comes as the show became part of the growing national debate over use of the Confederate flag, which is displayed on the roof of the Duke boys’ car.
At long last we’ve been SAVED! Saved from cheesy 70s reruns, because of a… flag?
The whitewashing started with The Dukes of Hazzard merchandise last week when Warner Bros. said they’d no longer license any likeness of the show’s iconic General Lee.
Last week, Warner Bros. Consumer Products said it would no longer license toys or models of the iconic 1969 Dodge Charger, dubbed General Lee, joining a number of other retailers vowing to stop selling Confederate flag merchandise in the wake of the deadly shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, earlier this month.
The Dukes of Hazzard originally ran on CBS from 1979-1985, following the adventures of Bo and Luke Duke in fictional Hazzard County, Georgia. One of the stars of the show, Ben Jones (who played Cooter Davenport), has come out in defense of the Confederate flag, while a Change.org petition launched Tuesday asking Viacom, Warner Bros., Walmart, and eBay to “stop banning” the hit series. As of this post, that petition has gotten nearly 700 signatures.
Not only have we been spared from “offensive” Civil War video games, but now we’ve been rescued from that vile, hateful Dodge Charger. Um, thanks?
Bo Duke, or John Schneider in real life, had a little something to say about TV Land’s decision. “The Dukes of Hazzard was one of the most beloved TV shows ever and now it’s being cast in a terrible light that it does not deserve.”
There are plenty of shows on TV that I’m sure I’d find offensive or gory or gross. But choice is a beautiful thing. I haven’t bothered to mount a antional insurrection over the fact that Girl’s is terrible TV, I simply turn the channel.
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Farewell Daisy. We hardly knew thee, but not for lack of intent.
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10 Surprising Facts About The Confederacy
#2 The confederate Congress specified that black soldiers were to receive the same pay as the white soldiers. The Union army’s black soldiers were paid less than the white soldiers. A black soldier in the Union army would have been paid $10 a month with a $3 clothing fee taken out, leaving the soldier with $7 a month. White soldiers were paid $13 a month and were not forced to pay a clothing allowance, which is almost twice as much as the black soldiers. By contrast the Confederate army paid their privates of both races $11/month until 1864. Equal pay for both races in the federal army did not come into effect until June 1864. The Confederate Army also authorized a salary for black musicians in 1862.
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10 Surprising Facts About The Confederacy
Listverse Staff December 6, 2010
I made this list in order to clear up some misconceptions people had about the Confederacy. This is not a comprehensive list of facts about the Confederacy; I picked a few that I thought most people wouldn’t be familiar with. Overall, I intended for this to be a fun and informative list, and not to start a North versus South debate.
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Battle Names
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Union troops were primarily city and town dwellers. They named battles after natural objects near the scene of the conflict. Confederate troops were, chiefly, from the country and named battles after impressive artificial (man-made) objects near the scene of the conflict. The battle of “1st Manassas / Bull Run”: The Union army named the battle “Bull Run” after a little stream near the scene, called Bull Run, and the Confederate army named the battle “Manassas” because of the Manassas railroad station located nearby. There were at least 230 actions that were known to have more than one name. In “Ball’s Bluff / Leesburg”- The Union troops noted the steep 100-foot-high bank rising above the Potomac on the Virginia shore, and the Confederate army noted the nearby city of Leesburg, Virginia. “Pea Ridge / Elkhorn Tavern”: Elkhorn was a nearby tavern and Pea Ridge was the name of a crest of the Ozark’s Ridge.
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Geography
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The states included in the Confederacy were: (in order of secession) South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina and Tennessee. Geography proved an overall advantage in the south. The Confederacy spread over more than 750,000 square miles (1,942,500 square km), much of it beyond the reach of good roads or rail lines. The Confederate States of America claimed a 3,500-mile (5,630km) coastline, and contained nearly 200 harbors and navigable river mouths. Most of the interior portion consisted of arable farmland, though much was also hilly and mountainous, and the far western territories were deserts. The highest point (excluding Arizona and New Mexico) was Guadalupe Peak in Texas, at 8,750 feet (2,667 m). Texas shared an open border with Mexico – features that rendered a truly crippling Union blockade nearly impossible.
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Capital
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At a convention in Montgomery, Alabama, the seven seceding states created the Confederate Constitution, a document similar to the United States Constitution, but with greater stress on the autonomy of each state. Jefferson Davis was named provisional president of the Confederacy until elections could be held. The Alabama State Capitol served as the capitol of the Confederate States of America until May 26, 1861, when the capital was relocated to Richmond, Virginia, as part of the deal to get Virginia to secede from the Union. In August, 1861, President Davis and his young family moved into the White House of the Confederacy, in Richmond. The house was abandoned during the evacuation of Richmond on April 2, 1865. The capital was then moved to Danville, Virginia. The city was the seat of the Confederate government for only eight days, April 3-10, 1865.
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Money
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Confederate money began to be circulated in April, 1861. Throughout the next 4 years, approximately $1.7 billion worth of currency was issued. Most of the Confederate money was made using offset printing and lithographic processing because there were few skilled engravers in the South. Confederate money featured a number of unique images such as: mythological gods, African-American slaves and naval ships. One bank note did feature George Washington. Due to Union embargoes, precious metals were difficult to come by in the South. This was also impacted by the fact that most of the general metals were being used in the war effort. Despite this, the Confederacy was able to produce a one cent piece and a half dollar. After the war, much of the paper currency was destroyed. Only a few examples of Confederate currency still exist, making it highly valuable.
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First and Only President
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Jefferson Davis (June 3, 1801- December 6, 1889) was a West Point graduate who had commanded a regiment in the war with Mexico, and later served as Secretary of War. He took his oath as provisional president on February 18, 1861, in Montgomery, Alabama. He became the constitutional president on March 11, 1861, in Richmond, Virginia. Unlike the United States, which allowed for indefinite re-election (until the passage of the 22nd Amendment in 1951) of both the President and Vice President after a four-year term, the Confederacy gave these offices six year terms, but the President could not be re-elected.
His presidency ended May 5, 1865. On May 10, 1865, federal troops captured him at Irwinville, Georgia. From 1865 to 1867 he was imprisoned at Fortress Monroe, Virginia. Davis was indicted for treason in 1866, but the next year was released on a bond of $100,000, signed by the American newspaper publisher Horace Greeley and other influential Northerners. In 1868, the federal government dropped the case against him. His grave is in Richmond, Virginia.
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Flags
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There are actually several different designs for the confederate flag. The flags differed depending on which region they was used in, and the regiment they represented. The most recognizable is the Confederate Battle Flag which represented the Army of Northern Virginia. The Confederate Battle Flag is also known as the “rebel flag” or “Dixie flag”, and incorrectly referred to as “Stars and Bars”. The Confederate Battle Flag never actually represented the Confederate States of America, CSA, as a nation. The state flags of Mississippi, Georgia and Tennessee are all based on Confederate flags. The flag of North Carolina is based on the state’s 1861 flag, which dates back to the Confederacy and appears to be based on the first Confederate flag. The first official flag of the Confederacy, called the “Stars and Bars,” was flown from March 5, 1861, to May 26, 1863 – it is pictured above.
4
Prisoner exchange
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Both the Confederacy and the Union had horrid prisons, which produced retched, disease-ridden and emaciated prisoners. Neither side deliberately set out to maltreat prisoners, but prisons set up in haste were often without proper shelter and soon took in twice the amount of prisoners they were designed to contain. Arrangements were made hurriedly to deal with unexpected masses of men. The first government-sanctioned exchanges took place in February, 1862, but it was not until July 22, that a formal cartel detailing the exchange system was agreed to by the two governments. Under this agreement, all prisoners were to be released – either exchanged or paroled – within 10 days of capture. Though the North refused to allow regular exchanges to take place, sporadic limited exchanges occurred.
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First Draft
Conscription
The first general American military draft was enacted by the Confederate government on April 16, 1862, more than a year before the federal government did the same. The compulsory draft was viewed as a violation of the people’s rights, which is the very reason they went to war in the first place. Under the Conscription Act, all white men between 18 and 35 were liable for a three year term of service. The Act also extended the terms of service for one-year soldiers to three years. In September, 1862, the age limit was raised to 45. Men who worked as druggists, civil officials, railroad or river workers, telegraph operators, or teachers were exempt. 92% of all exemptions came from North Carolina and Georgia – mostly through fraud.
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Equal Pay
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The confederate Congress specified that black soldiers were to receive the same pay as the white soldiers. The Union army’s black soldiers were paid less than the white soldiers. A black soldier in the Union army would have been paid $10 a month with a $3 clothing fee taken out, leaving the soldier with $7 a month. White soldiers were paid $13 a month and were not forced to pay a clothing allowance, which is almost twice as much as the black soldiers. By contrast the Confederate army paid their privates of both races $11/month until 1864. Equal pay for both races in the federal army did not come into effect until June 1864. The Confederate Army also authorized a salary for black musicians in 1862.
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Slavery
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In 1864, the Confederate States began to abandon slavery. There are some indications that even without a war, the Confederacy would have ended slavery … we are to believe that the CSA wanted independence more than they wanted to hold on to slavery. The CSA’s highest ranking generals, Robert E. Lee and Joseph E. Johnston were not slave holders and did not believe in slavery. And according to an 1860 census, only 31% of families owned slaves. 75% of families that owned slaves owned less than 10 and often worked beside them in the fields. The Confederate Constitution banned the overseas slave trade, and permitted Confederate states to abolish slavery within their borders if they wanted to do so. Slavery wasn’t abolished until 1868, 3 years after the war. Thus Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland and Delaware still had slaves.
http://listverse.com/2010/12/06/10-surprising-facts-about-the-confederacy/
I bet the TVLand sensors would air an episode where Daisy Duke french kissed Mrs. Boss Hog, or Bo and Luke took a shower together, or [you get the picture].
The Dukes of Brokeback?
Didn’t someone post this link last week?
The Left’s Confederate-eradication frenzy is not meant to promote healing or encourage dialogue but to enforce conformity.
Read more at: http://www.nationalreview.com/article/420369/confederate-flag-ban-ian-tuttle
Bet the Dukes of Hazzard DVD sets are selling like a California wild fire!
Dang them Duke boys are still a causing trouble. There ain’t no a telling how many of them black chickens the boys run over with that racist car. You can tell they was over sexed too. Their very own cousin, the lovely Miss Daisy Duke, had to wear panty hose under her cutoffs for protection from them awful boys in that damned evil car. I’m really fired up about the evil the Gen Lee portrayed to my young mind. I almost feel guilty enough to admit that northern salsa is mite better.
After all this mess started, I went to Amazon and watched the debut episode just because I saw where this was heading. Wish I had bought the series now.
Is it me or are current events reminiscent of early ’30s Germany?
Oh. My. God!
What is going on ?!
What are they doing to this country ?!!!
Well that’s what psychopaths do.
Will PBS pull the DVD sets of Ken Burns’ “Civil War” from the market? Should we move our 3-Vol history by Shelby Foote to the gun safe in case “they” come after it; lots of those flags on the diagrams of the battles….
For number of “math-is-hard” types out there, they are sure pushing for the common denominator.
Didn’t Roots have the Battle Flag in there somewhere?
Get the ban hammer!
I expect the original “Star Trek” to be immediately culled, since queer Lt. Sulu went full racist…
http://hotair.com/archives/2015/07/02/bad-news-from-mr-sulu-clarence-thomas-is-a-clown-in-blackface/
I mean, everyone will be consistent, right…???
It’s just sad people don’t understand the principle that government can insult your human dignity but cannot rob you of that dignity.
So instead dignity is a creature of the government alone.
It’s a rallying cry for dignity to be withdrawn by the government. Racists first – I hear membership lists are to be targeted – but uncooperative churches may easily be next.
started in fall of 79 and ran until 85, would call it an 80’s show not 70’s show.
this whole thing is damned stupid.
Do you think the “Auto Trader” TV ads featuring the Duke boys finding a new “General Lee” will be pulled? Or will Auto Trader stand tall and refuse to remove them. I know which way to bet….
Complete knee-jerk reaction. Google “Sheriff Edward Thomas “Big Ed” Little”, he was admittedly one of the few black characters in Dukes of Hazzard, but interestingly enough, he played a stark contrast to the bumbling incompetent antics of the white police of Hazzard County. Big Ed was no-nonsense, by the book, level headed and stood as an imposing authority, whereas white characters like Sheriff Roscoe were absent minded, slow thinking and easily fooled. What a racist show, right? This whole uproar about the Stars and Bars flag just goes to show what a shallow perspective outsiders tend to have.
^^^^ right there ^^^^^
The entire premise of the show was to make racist rednecks look like ignorant fools. You’d think the progs would pop some popcorn and enjoy it every time.
Precisely. The reason they don’t is because there is no joy in their lives. These people wake up pissed and it gets worse as the day goes on. They get so stressed that they hit the bars in the evening where they try to drown their ‘issues’.
You didn’t really think all those domestic violence laws and programs were about men beating their wives, did you? For an eyeopener better than belladonna drops, go to the FBI crime stats and find the ones that list DV by sexuality.
This book explains these people perfectly.
(Plus if you sub the words “Democrat Party” you will find it describes today’s Democrat (dictatorship worshiping) Party to a “T.”)
Who’s Pulling Your Strings?: How to Break the Cycle of Manipulation and Regain Control of Your Life
http://www.amazon.com/Whos-Pulling-Your-Strings-Manipulation/dp/0071446729/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1435870648&sr=8-1&keywords=%22Who%27s+Pulling+Your+Strings%22
IMO it’s poetic justice. Ben “Cooter” Jones has made his time on the Dukes of Hazards into a career, including leveraging it into votes, running against Newt Ginrich and Eric Cantor as a Democrat in two different states. Guess what he attacked them with? Guess what he attacks EVERY Republican with?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Jones_%28Georgia_congressman%29
Loved the show, but it’s still just Hollywood’s interpretation of what a couple of back country rednecks and their sister should look and act like.
The Dukes of Hazzard was about independent citizens fighting back against a corrupt government by the wealthy.
Of course the Democrats couldn’t let it stand.