In our never ending obligation to address the intrusions on our inheritance, the assault to be dealt with comes in different forms from different directions.

I'm looking at the unmitigated arrogance and selfishness of NASCAR, the foolishness and hypocrisy of the city of Tifton, Georgia, as it has determined to fly the Mexican flag and finally, the release of the fantasy-satire film, CSA, The Confederate States of America.

Each of these topics deserves a column of its own. I'm sure there will be some. My cup runneth over.

Special thanks should go to the many readers of my commentary along with our other talented writers and thinkers at the GHC website who take the time to write or call and offer suggestions. Our audience continues to grow in huge numbers because of the support we get from loyal readers who pass the word about our efforts. Several have prompted us on the subjects at hand. Each will know you have my personal thanks.

NASCAR has its roots right here in North Georgia where I live. That's where the best and most skilled drivers transported moonshine. No one, especially the revenue agents, could compete with them. This was particularly true when stock car racing began.

Many of those families are still around. They're proud of their heritage and the contributions their ancestors made to the development of speed and safety in automobiles as well as to the development of the huge enterprise known as NASCAR.

At GHC, we regularly pay tribute to these folks in our satire on the Dukes Of Hazzard, a TV series developed by Gy Waldron which ran for 147 episodes nationwide for several years. Re-runs now play on CMT cable. The Duke family in the series is the current generation of the North Georgia shine runners who no longer run white lightning, but maintain the family love for Southern traditions.

Their featured car, the General Lee, has a Confederate battleflag on its roof. It is patterned after the traditional stock car.

Our satire at GHC, developed by Steve Scroggins, is called The Dukes of Heritage vs. The Dorks of Hotlanta. It has shaken the Georgia political community to the extent certain politicians have targeted GHC for raids designed to destroy our capabilities just as the revenooers tried to do with the predecessors of the Dukes of Hazzard.

NASCAR today is as disengenuiness as the Georgia politicians who sell out their principle for dollars. The equation is the same. Bash everything Confederate, remove it, denigrate it and pander to the dollars that will surely come from expanded markets in the North and West and greater TV bucks.

This is unfortunately true in big business today. Large corporate officers earn in the millions while eliminating pension funds of their employees or worse, shipping their jobs overseas.

The arrogance of NASCAR should be met with no support and outright condemnation by all who love the heritage of the South and particularly those who honor the real history of stock car racing.

Now we come to the subject of Tifton, the tomato capital, in South Georgia.

Tifton, and nearby areas have been the subject of news stories about attacks by black gangs on illegal immigrants.

Six are dead and almost a dozen more are injured resulting from home invasions which reportedly are designed purely for robbery of cash held by the illegal immigrants.

The mayor of Tifton in an act of sympathy for the dead and injured has ordered the Mexican flag to be flown from the city flagpole.

We have sympathy for the dead and injured too. Our difference is "two wrongs don't make a right." [ About the Mexican Flag ]

Let's get some facts straight. Home invasion, robbery, assault and murder is a serious crime. Illegal immigration is also a crime. Providing assistance and enabling illegal immigration is also a crime. While is is possible to fly a Mexican flag under certain restrictions, this instance seems a little extreme. It begs the question: Should the people of Tifton be honoring illegal behavior?

The question becomes more troubling when you consider Tifton is in the district of state representative Austin Scott who has a chairman of the committee that has refused to allow a bill [ HB-15 ] to even be considered regarding giving the people of Georgia a fair vote on their state flag.

How ironic it is that in Scott's district it's OK to fly the Mexican flag while he refuses to even allow a vote in his committee on giving the people the right to have an up or down vote on their state flag? ?

Austin Scott needs a long vacation in Mexico. Let him block freedom there.

Finally, there's this new movie, CSA, Confederate States of America. Reportedly, it has been produced over a period of three years on a low budget. A conglomerate of black organizations and individuals are said to have sponsored it and are promoting it.

It makes no bones about being fantasy, or a satire. Unfortunately, not everyone watching it will understand that. The movie website, for example, could be misconstrued unless one digs deeper.

The PC community and media will go all out to make this picture a mainstay of public opinion. Much like some of the [Michael] Moore fictions that are designed to affect how people who don't know, and don't know what they don't know.

The battle for public perception continues. That is why is so it is so important for all of us to stand firm with truth, honesty and the honor of our inheritance.

Jeff Davis is a retired radio-TV journalist living in Gainesville, GA. Active in civic and political affairs, he is past president of the Georgia Jaycees, former vice president of the US and the world Jaycees, former campaign chairman of the Georgia Republican party. He voluntarily serves as chairman of the Georgia Heritage Council. He is a collateral descendant of President Jefferson Davis.

Related Links
NASCAR betrays the South - Frank Gillispie

About the Mexican Flag - Steve Mason

Austin Scott - one of the Gold Dome GNOmes

CBS vs. NASCAR's 'family values' - Brent Bozell