Boycotting the Stars and Bars

From the department of silly boycotts:

A flag fight is brewing in southern Florida.

Members of the Miami-Dade branch of the NAACP want the Confederate flag banned from the Homestead-Miami Motor Speedway, and they will meet Thursday to decide whether to boycott a NASCAR race slated there for November.

What? There won't be any black people at a NASCAR race? Gee, that might open up 10 or 15 seats.

Debra Toomer, the branch's chairwoman of press and publicity, said a planning session has been scheduled to decide on a course of action regarding the display of the flag at the Nov. 20-22 event, as well as its presence at city-sponsored events like last year's Veterans Day parade.

"The concern is there," Toomer said of Confederate flags. She declined to comment further before the meeting.

But officials at NASCAR and the raceway say there's little they can do to prevent spectators from displaying or waving the Confederate flag.

NASCAR spokesman Ramsey Poston told FOXNews.com that NASCAR's "longstanding policy" prohibits displays of the Confederate flag on its cars, uniforms, licensed merchandise or in advertisements.

"You're not going to see the flag or the symbol on any of those things," Poston said. "It's been that way for a very long time."

Poston said NASCAR has not received any communication from NAACP officials, and he stressed that NASCAR is "removed" from the controversy since it does not own or operate the Homestead-Miami Motor Speedway.

"We happen to run an event there once a year," Poston continued. "But we'd be happy to speak to [NAACP officials] and explain the situation."

Let me tell you what's going to happen. When word of this boycott gets out about every third fan showing up in Homestead will be carrying some version of the Stars and Bars. It might be a sticker on a cooler, a patch on jacket, or a big honking flag to wave in the infield.

Southerners don't care much for people telling them how to honor their heritage.

And they don't care much for being called "racist" because they still revere the Confederate battle flag.