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Hurricane Ida smashed the Duke boys' 'General Lee'

2021-09-02 00:00:00

Seems actor John Schneider, best know for his time on The Dukes of Hazzard, had a copy of the odious 'General Lee' smashed, and another was tossed into a tree when Hurricane Ida came through.

Hollywood Reporter:

'Well… When something like this happens you have two choices: Tears and laughter," the 61-year-old actor who played Bo Duke on the original series wrote Monday. "I choose laughter. So… What's your caption? Here's mine: 'Miss Ida stopped by to see the General at Miss Shirley's last night…"' Others might caption the photo a bit differently. The 1969 orange Dodge Charger has been an increasingly controversial pop culture icon over the years given it was named after Civil War general Robert E. Lee and was decorated with a confederate flag on its roof. In 2015, TV Land removed reruns of the show and Warner Bros. halted production of General Lee toy cars amid a movement to remove Confederate symbols across the South.

@John_Schneider Studios (Holden, LA) took a direct hit from Hurricane Ida overnight. John & Alicia were here in Nashville organizing flood relief efforts for Middle TN, and are currently en route home. Please pray, and feel free to support them at https://t.co/eUgMuWctkS. pic.twitter.com/J672wuTcWk — Brian Mayes (@BrianMayes) August 30, 2021

An angry god smashing cars with a racist connection? COULD IT BE?
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