NOW you've DONE it. You've gone and pissed off "Cooter." Hope you're proud of yourselves.

[Miles Archer]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/dukes-of-hazzard-actor-defends-confederate-flag-our-beloved-symbol-is-now-being-attacked/ar-AAc3lwb?ocid=ansHollywoodReporter11

The actor who played Cooter on the TV series Dukes of Hazzard is defending the Confederate flag as a symbol of the spirit of independence.

Ben Jones posted on Facebook that fans of the show know that the flag represents values of the rural South including courage, family and good times.

Jones and his wife own two stores in Tennessee and one in Virginia that celebrate the show and its fictional Hazzard County.

He says the flag is being attacked in a "wave of political correctness" that is vilifying Southern culture.

[LiberalEsto]

1. Isn't the U.S. flag a symbol of independence?

Why does Cooter need a flag that represents hate?

[hobbit709]

2. The "independence" to own slaves.

I thought the show was dumb then and my opinion hasn't changed.

[arcane1]

3. Because nothing says "spirit of independence" like being owned as a slave.

It's like the constitution: those who seem loudest in defense of it are often the most clueless about it.

I LOVED watching "Dukes of Hazzard" as a kid growing up in the former capitol of the Confederacy. But I'm an educated adult now and I realize how fucking stupid that was.

[Rex]

4. The Spirit of Independence? Sorry, but that really does not make up for centuries of slavery.

Try again.

[annabanana]

5. "courage, family and good times"

for the bigots, sure...

[mindem]

6. Once and idiot always an idiot.

Deal with it.

[Fred Sanders]

7. You can have your "culture" as long as you do not use symbols of a failed racist nation as a prop.

[CurtEastPoint]

8. Dear me. He's a Democrat and was a GA congressman for a while.

[wendylaroux]

9. Oh no! a pissed off cooter!

it sounds horrible and kinda kinky.

[TlalocW]

10. He won't be happy to hear that Warner Brothers

Will be either discontinuing Dukes of Hazzard merchandise, getting rid of General Lee models, or removing the flag from the models... Not sure which.

TlalocW

[Erose999]

11. Ben Jones used to be a Dem Congressman in Georgia. He lost his seat to Newt Greengooch if I remember

right.

He's got a lot at stake in these arguments as, well, I would imagine Dukes Of Hazzard royalties are a big part of his income lately and a big part of his legacy.

[Bluenorthwest]

14. It's that he's fully invested in trading off the show, I mean there's inventory to think about.

Three locations and online too, take a gander, book a personal appearance, take your shoes off, stay a while!
http://www.cootersplace.com/general-store/category/die-cast-general-lee/

[underpants]

12. That Cooter sure is hot!

[MiniMe]

13. The confederate flag is a symbol of Treason against the United States

[GeorgeGist]

15. The LOSERS flag.

[stevenleser]

16. He is a good guy who happens to be wrong about this. nt