Posted on 12/18/2013 6:47:00 PM byBlue Turtle
“Duck Dynasty” star Phil Robertson has been fired from the reality program following his controversial remarks in GQ magazine regarding homosexuality.
A+E Networks, parent company of A&E, has released the following statement to Variety:
“We are extremely disappointed to have read Phil Robertson’s comments in GQ, which are based on his own personal beliefs and are not reflected in the series Duck Dynasty. His personal views in no way reflect those of A+E Networks, who have always been strong supporters and champions of the LGBT community.”
1 posted on 12/18/2013 6:47:00 PM byBlue Turtle
Atrios asked me (on Facebook) if the Freeperati were “freeping out” over this. My reply:
“And I was going to take a break. This always happens.”
To: Blue Turtle
Are you kidding me?
The left is really asking for it.
2 posted on 12/18/2013 6:48:15 PM byskeeter
Ah – “the left”. That monolithic entity that actually controls all competing media corporations.
Do these guys ever listen to what’s coming out of their mouths?
To: Blue Turtle
I hope his entire family simple(sic) says they will not do the show without him. Let them CHOKE on that!
Left wing fascism at its worst.
15 posted on 12/18/2013 6:51:52 PM byViennacon (Right vs. Left… is Right vs. Wrong!)
Now, now, freepers – isn’t this a time to reflect on prejudice and the damage it does?
Isn’t this a clue to indulge in a little self-examination of your homophobia, hate speech, and gay-bashing?
To: All
33 posted on 12/18/2013 6:55:52 PM byTomServo
Perhaps not.
To: Blue Turtle
Shut ‘er down and move to another network.
Or start your own like Glenn Beck did.
43 posted on 12/18/2013 6:58:45 PM byE. Pluribus Unum (Who knew that one day professional wrestling would be less fake than professional journalism?)
Of course! What a brilliant marketing move that would be. Why, Beck has almost 300,000 subscribers left!
To: Blue Turtle
The anus-lovers of A&E have spoken.
51 posted on 12/18/2013 7:00:32 PM byE. Pluribus Unum (Who knew that one day professional wrestling would be less fake than professional journalism?)
Hey – I can’t help it if nobody loves your ass.
OK – enough of this! Let’s see some Freeper retribution.
To: Salamander
If you’re REALLY outraged, cancel your cable. Yeah…that’s happening. That is why the left has conservatives on the run…all talk, no action.
57 posted on 12/18/2013 7:01:34 PM bywho knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark…www.siameserescue.org.)
To: who knows what evil?
If you’re REALLY outraged, cancel your cable. Yeah…that’s happening. That is why the left has conservatives on the run…all talk, no action.
You’re on the internet, right?
Who provides most internet connections? Cable companies.
We’re screwed either way.
112 posted on 12/18/2013 7:16:16 PM byExtremely Extreme Extremist (Governor Sarah Heath Palin for President of the United States in 2016)
Heh – he said “screwed”.
To: Responsibility2nd
The trouble is, the only way a cable-only network can crash and burn is if the reaction is so strong is that folks cancel the whole cable bundle that includes it to drop the channel. Of course, this should accelerate the decision of folks to “cut the cable”, but I’m not sure that can hurt Hearst’s and Disney’s bottom line enough to harm the A&E brand in the estimation of its owners.
150 posted on 12/18/2013 7:26:06 PM byThe_Reader_David (And when they behead your own people in the wars which are to come, then you will know
Details, details. You guys need an action plan to demonstrate to A&E that you are right and they are wrong!
To: Blue Turtle
AE wants to be the pro-Anus Enterer channel I gather.
149 posted on 12/18/2013 7:25:47 PM byConservativeStatement (“World Peace 1.20.09.”)
That’s not really what I meant.
More Sigmund Freud troll-bait after the homosexualist jump.
To: Blue Turtle
Free speech for me but not for thee!
152 posted on 12/18/2013 7:26:24 PM byBushbacker1 (Molon Labe! (Oathkeeper))
You know, I keep seeing the “free speech” and “first amendment” argument being thrown up by these yahoos.
Let me give you morons a free clue.
It’s not “free speech”.
It’s “stupid shit you do that makes your employer look bad”.
Want to rail in public about the Homosexualist Agenda, the Eternal Jew, or the dangers of T-bone-eating strapping black bucks? Go stand on a street corner and pontificate to your heart’s desire.
When you sign a contract, there’s a morals clause. It’s there to allow YOUR EMPLOYER to cut you loose if you gay-bash, get caught with a 13-year old girl, or are revealed as having a prostitute/adult diaper fetish.
OK – bad example.
If you worked at a non-entertainment business, and screamed “You’re a faggot” at everyone who drove up, your employer would want to have a very short talk with you about your free speech rights.
Got it?
To: dragonblustar
A&E prefers the anus.
…so does that make them the Anus & Enema network??? Eeeewww…
157 posted on 12/18/2013 7:27:27 PM bywho knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark…www.siameserescue.org.)
To: BunnySlippers
Don’t know about baby clothes, but I have a Si air freshner in my car right now. Do I now own a collector’s item?
160 posted on 12/18/2013 7:28:09 PM by444Flyer (How long O LORD?)
That depends on the car. If it’s a 1931 Bugatti Royale Kellner Coupe, yes.
Otherwise, no.
To: who knows what evil?
Let’s keep it real … Anus and Ejaculate.
172 posted on 12/18/2013 7:30:41 PM byez (Muslims do not play well with others.)
You know, if this is just the stuff that bubbles up and boils off from their collective Id, I’m actually a little afraid of what lurks in the depths.
To: Blue Turtle
Dear A & E,
Suck my… well, you know.
186 posted on 12/18/2013 7:34:57 PM byLazamataz (Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 – RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
Oh, yes – we know.
(this joker’s going to get caught trying to buy sex from men at the truck stop and have to call his wife to bond him out. Just sayin’.)
To: Lazamataz
Be careful. They’ll just think you’re flirting.
189 posted on 12/18/2013 7:35:54 PM bytnlibertarian (Beat Lamar! And, if that doesn’t work, let’s defeat him in the primary.)
He’s not?
To: who knows what evil?
I have no cable or satellite, I grew tired of every sitcom, TV drama etc featuring gay people, or other crap. They’re not getting my cash.
191 posted on 12/18/2013 7:36:09 PM byBulwyf
To: who knows what evil?
I believe “throwing out the baby with the bath water” applies.
Sorry.
I’m not prone to rash histrionics.
Nobody wins battles that way.
192 posted on 12/18/2013 7:36:11 PM bySalamander (Hey, Jack the Ripper, won’t you come on over… hook me up to the power lines of your love…)
To: IamConservative
Phil answers to the ultimate HIGHER POWER . forget A & E. . With his stand for his belief in Christ Jesus and his testimonies and good will, Phil will have some crowns to lay down at the foot of Jesus. That really is what life is all about. . . witnessing to others so that they will have eternal life in heaven.
May he and his family continue to stand up for their beliefs! Our country is going down fast . . . God will not be mocked!
194 posted on 12/18/2013 7:36:33 PM byMaudeen (Proverbs 3:5-6)
To: skeeter
Are you kidding me? The left is really asking for it. The problem is the left has been receiving what they ask for. The sad truth is that Phil would not be penalized for saying what he did if his show was carried on lets say a Russian TV network, but he is here in the land of freedom. Scary stuff indeed.
207 posted on 12/18/2013 7:40:43 PM byTimedrifter
234 posted on 12/18/2013 7:49:35 PM byErrant
Horrors!! Just imagine the embarrassment of sendingJesse Owens Billie Jean King over to tweak the nose of a repressive regime!
You know what? Fuck Godwin. Sometimes a Nazi is just a Nazi.
To: Salamander
You know what they might need… an ex-gay to join them. That will blow the liberals’ fuses.
239 posted on 12/18/2013 7:51:48 PM byHiTech RedNeck (The Lion of Judah will roar again if you give him a big hug and a cheer and mean it. See my page.)
