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Golfer Bubba Watson to Paint Over Confederate Flag on “Dukes of Hazzard” Car

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Getty 070415 BubbaWatson?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1436018125995Photo by Darren Carroll/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson weighed in on the confederate flag debate on Friday, saying he would paint over the symbol on the General Lee — the vehicle driven by the Duke brothers on 1980s television show The Dukes of Hazzard.

Watson tweeted on Friday saying that “All men ARE created equal,” and that he would paint the American flag over the Confederate flag on the car.

Watson purchased the vehicle at auction in 2012, and in January had it autographed by John Schneider, who played Bo Duke on the show.

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