Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSouthern Pride! Michigan-Born Rockers Kid Rock And Ted Nugent Defend Their Confederate Flags
In perhaps the best example that the Confederate flag really has nothing to do with Southern pride or history and more to do with identifying with white rednecks, Michigan-born musicians Ted Nugent and Kid Rock fired back against critics of their use of the flag during shows or on their properties. Both musicians, who have become conservative icons in recent years, stuck to their guns leading up to Fridays historic moment in South Carolina when the battle flag was taken down in front of the state capitol.
On Thursday nights episode of The Kelly File, host Megyn Kelly, while speaking with Tea Party darling Dana Loesch about South Carolina taking the flag down, read a short statement from Kid Rock regarding his feelings about protesters. In recent days, demonstrators associated with Al Sharpton have called for Rock to stop embracing the flag. He told the activists to kiss his ass in a roundabout way.
Below is video from the segment, courtesy of YouTube user hwagner247:
Meanwhile, The Nuge indulged some NRA members earlier this week regarding his love of the racist symbol, as he not only proclaimed that hell continue to fly the flag on his property due to it representing Southern traditions, but wondered if people in Chicago would stop shooting themselves if we took down all the flags. Also, on his Facebook page, when asked by a fan his thoughts on South Carolina taking down the flag, he responded with one word Bullshit!
Read more: http://contemptor.com/2015/07/10/southern-pride-michigan-born-rockers-kid-rock-and-ted-nugent-defend-their-confederate-flags/
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
4 replies, 2405 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (0)
ReplyReply to this post
4 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Southern Pride! Michigan-Born Rockers Kid Rock And Ted Nugent Defend Their Confederate Flags (Original Post)
TexasTowelie
Jul 2015
OP
People forget the "great migration" wasn't strictly an African American phenomenon
Sen. Walter Sobchak
Jul 2015
#4
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)1. Two utter cretins that continue to fill
much needed voids.
NanceGreggs
(27,819 posts)2. Yeah, but they're from ...
... south Michigan, right?
Skittles
(153,199 posts)3. racist hacks to the rescue
Sen. Walter Sobchak
(8,692 posts)4. People forget the "great migration" wasn't strictly an African American phenomenon
A whole lot of white riff-raff made the same journey and bought "the south" with them. My grandfather hated them.
"Okie Motherfuckers" is what he called them, whether or not they were from Oklaholma didn't really matter.