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'Duck Dynasty' star Phil Robertson suspended by A&E (W: 742)

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"Duck Dynasty" dad Phil Robertson has been suspended indefinitely by the A&E Network following his recent comments on homosexuality, the network announced Wednesday night."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'," the network said in a statement.
"His personal views in no way reflect those of A&E Networks, who have always been strong supporters and champions of the LGBT community. The network has placed Phil under hiatus from filming indefinitely."

'Duck Dynasty' star Phil Robertson suspended by A&E | Fox News

Leftist intolerance is on full display this year....Merry Christmas.
 
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Leftist intolerance is on full display this year....Merry Christmas.

When did having an opposing view become intolerant? Seriously, this idea on the right that tolerance = silence is puzzling.

I don't necessarily agree with A&E's actions here, but your definition of the word "intolerant" is wrong.
 
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When did having an opposing view become intolerant? Seriously, this idea on the right that tolerance = silence is puzzling.

I don't necessarily agree with A&E's actions here, but your definition of the word "intolerant" is wrong.

Not at all....GLAAD, and the rest of them threatened A&E with advertiser targeting, boycotts, picketing etc...They were quite thuggish as the left often is, and forced A&E's decision...Now, do I think A&E were weak ass punks for giving in? Hell yes! But don't try and make it sound like it was just some opinion expressed by these groups without any threats....
 
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Not at all....GLAAD, and the rest of them threatened A&E with advertiser targeting, boycotts, picketing etc...They were quite thuggish as the left often is, and forced A&E's decision...Now, do I think A&E were weak ass punks for giving in? Hell yes! But don't try and make it sound like it was just some opinion expressed by these groups without any threats....

And christian groups have threatened companies with boycotts and picketed companies. Do you find them "thuggish" too?
That is part of the freedom of speech thing. You can speak, I can speak, many can get together to speak with their wallets.
 
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And christian groups have threatened companies with boycotts and picketed companies. Do you find them "thuggish" too?
That is part of the freedom of speech thing. You can speak, I can speak, many can get together to speak with their wallets.

I find that practice totalitarian and thuggish period, yes. But I don't think you can provide specific recent examples of this. And even if you can, does one sides bad behavior justify your own?
 
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When did having an opposing view become intolerant? Seriously, this idea on the right that tolerance = silence is puzzling.

I don't necessarily agree with A&E's actions here, but your definition of the word "intolerant" is wrong.

I would call getting someone fired from their job....intolerance.

Truth is Gays don't like being shown their flaws.
 
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Not at all....GLAAD, and the rest of them threatened A&E with advertiser targeting, boycotts, picketing etc...They were quite thuggish as the left often is

You have got to be ****ing ****ting me?

If that's thuggish you've honestly lost your dictionary.
 
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I find that practice totalitarian and thuggish period, yes. But I don't think you can provide specific recent examples of this. And even if you can, does one sides bad behavior justify your own?

My own? I'm not boycotting anyone. And yes I can provide recent examples.
One Million Moms
scroll through current issues.

Perkins: Boycott Betty Crocker For Baking Wedding Cakes For Gay Couples | Right Wing Watch
Starbucks, betty crocker, Mcdonalds, Girl scout cookies, home depot, etc

http://www.afa.net/ActionAlerts.aspx
The AFAs boycott list.

Would you like more?
 
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Leftist intolerance is on full display this year....Merry Christmas.
It's the price one pays these days for being Politically Incorrect.
 
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and that is the way it is, December 2013.

This is not the USA I grew up it. It sliding down a hill into the dump. Don't express your beliefs, it will get you fired.
 
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I find that practice totalitarian and thuggish period, yes. But I don't think you can provide specific recent examples of this. And even if you can, does one sides bad behavior justify your own?

It is thuggish to use your right of free speech, unless of course it is the right using that right. Ah, the wonderful world of us gud, them bad. Logic simply does not apply to that world...
 
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I think there is at least 4 threads on it around.

Rednecks saying stupid things = easy target.
 
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Rednecks saying stupid things = easy target.

Most of the threads I believe have been started by conservatives. Oops, fail again!
 
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Most of the threads I believe have been started by conservatives. Oops, fail again!

How are their political views relevant? The issue is more about consequences for our freedom of speech and how those consequences are applied not just in this case, but applied in general.
 
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How are their political views relevant? The issue is more about consequences for our freedom of speech and how those consequences are applied not just in this case, but applied in general.

By this ****ing logic I should be able to say whatever I want whenever I want at work.

I should be able to call my boss an asshole and the guests who complain about their stay a bunch of whiny bitches and I can get away with it because "free speech".

Some of you right wingers have a pretty funny idea about how free speech works.

The gentleman works for A&E.

They can fire him if they want to.
 
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Kind of what I thought.
Leftist intolerance is on full display this year....Merry Christmas.
So a business made a business decision and you despise them for it...who is being intolerant now?

Not at all....GLAAD, and the rest of them threatened A&E with advertiser targeting, boycotts, picketing etc...They were quite thuggish as the left often is, and forced A&E's decision...Now, do I think A&E were weak ass punks for giving in? Hell yes! But don't try and make it sound like it was just some opinion expressed by these groups without any threats....

So when A&E, a business, was threatened with losing money, they took an action to not lose money? And that makes them different than just about every other business?

I'm also curious about your idea of "thuggish"...if GLAAD and "the rest of them" expressing their opinion on the topic of homosexuality is thuggish, do you consider Robertson's comments thuggish too? If not, why should people who express an intolerance with homosexuality get to express themselves freely, but not the people who support it?

Again I ask...who really is the intolerant one here?
It is thuggish to use your right of free speech, unless of course it is the right using that right. Ah, the wonderful world of us gud, them bad. Logic simply does not apply to that world...
Exactly, though I don't know if I would say it is a quality exclusively to "the right". I think both sides firmly believe in the "right to express yourself until you say something I don't like".
 
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How are their political views relevant? The issue is more about consequences for our freedom of speech and how those consequences are applied not just in this case, but applied in general.

It's not a "Freedom of Speech" thing. Unless A&E is the government now.
 
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True, but do you think that religious belief is a 'redneck thing'?
Of course they do. "anyone that clings to their guns and bible" must be a redneck.
 
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How are their political views relevant? The issue is more about consequences for our freedom of speech and how those consequences are applied not just in this case, but applied in general.

Actually I see this as a chance for CONs the wail and whine over the very thing many CON religious groups do with amazing frequency...

Use the power of money in our Capitalist system to affect change.
 
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It's not a "Freedom of Speech" thing. Unless A&E is the government now.
The whole Robertsons family should man up and tell A&E to go pound sand.
 
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