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

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clownboy said:
Hah! And what consequences is he facing? The prosepect of having his already huge viewership increased while he and the rest of the family are already on film hiatus? Oh yeah, please don't throw me in the briar patch. :lamo
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then why the thread bitching about his involuntary suspension from the program
 
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Lord Tammerlain said:
So A&E has edited out what would have been the more offensive statements that could have caused A&E problems. So they generally never made it to air. A&E did not punish them for their believes, it has just protected its image and brand as a whole
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You missed the part about twitter and social media, that's not editted. Phil said nothing, on the show, on A&E's network.
 
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justabubba said:
then why the thread bitching about his involuntary suspension from the program
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Look at the OP, does it say thread started by clownboy?
 
Re: 'Duck Dynasty' star Phil Robertson suspended by A&E

Lord Tammerlain said:
So A&E has edited out what would have been the more offensive statements that could have caused A&E problems. So they generally never made it to air. A&E did not punish them for their believes, it has just protected its image and brand as a whole
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Not to mention its integrity.

Not running the "Duck Dynasty" marathon really put A&E's money where its mouth was, didn't it? :roll:
 
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clownboy said:
Look at the OP, does it say thread started by clownboy?
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no, but it says you are participating in a thread about something you insist you don't care about
 
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justabubba said:
no, but it says you are participating in a thread about something you insist you don't care about
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Sometimes it's fun to debate an issue even when you don't give a rats ass about the subject.
 
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The Mark said:
Sometimes it's fun to debate an issue even when you don't give a rats ass about the subject.
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we noticed
also happens when not having a clue about what is being discussed
 
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nota bene said:
Not to mention its integrity.

Not running the "Duck Dynasty" marathon really put A&E's money where its mouth was, didn't it? :roll:
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Hecked if I know

I watched perhaps 15 minutes of it and turned it off thinking it was something similar to Honey Boo Boo. A&E seems to have become really crappy since I stopped watching TV
 
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justabubba said:
no, but it says you are participating in a thread about something you insist you don't care about
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Where did I say I didn't care about it, though I admit, I really don't, it's not my favorite show. What I do care about is the idocy of the complainers and those attacking this man because he holds views, shared by many in this nation, and he dared to express them in an interview.

Also, it's continuing hilarity that there are folks here that cannot recognise how this helps the show, and A&E and is making fools of the GLAAD forces and all who follow their flag.
 
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justabubba said:
we noticed
also happens when not having a clue about what is being discussed
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Kinda hard to debate well if you know nothing about the topic.
 
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clownboy said:
Your lack of reading is hilarious. Where did I say YOU started anything? Where have I been foaming at the mouth? In fact I've been laughing this entire thread at the butthurt perpetual victims that think they are having a negative effect on the show with their protests about what Phil said, when in actuality they are promoting the show AND Phil's popularity.
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My reading is fine, but it's clear YOURS is not, you claimed I and others started it off right here:

Actually the foamers at the mouth are the GLAAD folks and yourself who don't watch the show in the first place. You all are the ones who kicked this whole thing off. Phil and the family are not at all impacted other than perhaps positively.
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Notice the bold?

Hint, when you include "YOU ALL", that includes me genius. Now, try your reading comprehension again and get back to me when you can get it right son.

You are the one complaining about the suspension.
 
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The Mark said:
Kinda hard to debate well if you know nothing about the topic.
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we noticed that, too
 
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CRUE CAB said:
But you were ok with having his religious beliefs stepped on. So, who is the bigot?
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I am??? Howd you come to that conclusion?
 
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justabubba said:
we noticed that, too
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Who is this "we" you refer to? Or are you using the royal "we"?

:2razz:
 
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clownboy said:
Where did I say I didn't care about it, though I admit, I really don't, it's not my favorite show. What I do care about is the idocy of the complainers and those attacking this man because he holds views, shared by many in this nation, and he dared to express them in an interview.

Also, it's continuing hilarity that there are folks here that cannot recognise how this helps the show, and A&E and is making fools of the GLAAD forces and all who follow their flag.
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then that would seem to be a good outcome for the bigot
yet you spend your keystrokes participating in a thread, whining about how he got shafted
 
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TheNextEra said:
My reading is fine, but it's clear YOURS is not, you claimed I and others started it off right here:



Notice the bold?

Hint, when you include "YOU ALL", that includes me genius. Now, try your reading comprehension again and get back to me when you can get it right son.

You are the one complaining about the suspension.
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No, I'm not complaining about the suspension. Obviously your reading is not fine because my posts on this subject have been that this really isn't any real suspension at all. He's already on film hiatus. It's like suspending someone from school when it's already summer recess.

Are you denying that you're not onboard with the GLAAD folks who started this thing off, or at very least arguing their case? Or are you saying A&E were the ones who manufactured this whole thing, and thus they started it?
 
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justabubba said:
then that would seem to be a good outcome for the bigot
yet you spend your keystrokes participating in a thread, whining about how he got shafted
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You really haven't been following the thread have you? I haven't been "whining about how he got shafted". My comments have largely been about the stupidity of the GLAAD complainers and the transparency of what A&E is doing with this faux suspension that you seem blind to.
 
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In heartening news on the hypocrisy front, in under 24 hours Cracker Barrel went from yanking "Dynasty" products to caving and putting them back.
 
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Well, have fun twisting and fretting about next season's A&E's most popular star - Prospectors is on. :mrgreen:
 
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I kinda dimly remember watching A&E when it still had Biography on. Now it's just "Storage Wars." I mean, who watches this stuff? :mrgreen:
 
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clownboy said:
You really haven't been following the thread have you? I haven't been "whining about how he got shafted". My comments have largely been about the stupidity of the GLAAD complainers and the transparency of what A&E is doing with this faux suspension that you seem blind to.
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yet you insist the outcome was a net positive for the bigot
then you should be celebrating those who provoked his involuntary suspension
and because you are not, you must then be found whining
 
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clownboy said:
Are you denying that you're not onboard with the GLAAD folks who started this thing off, or at very least arguing their case? Or are you saying A&E were the ones who manufactured this whole thing, and thus they started it?
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I told you before I DON'T CARE about whether A&E suspends him or not, so no I have not been on board because I DON'T CARE one way or another. I will continue to watch the shows I watch REGARDLESS of this. So yes, you are full of **** when you claimed "I" started anything with this.
 
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RabidAlpaca said:
Mind you, I'm pro-SSM and about as anti-religious as one can be, but I'm starting to get a little concerned with the gross imbalance between gay rights and religious rights as pertaining to anti-discrimination laws.

Essentially, a homosexual can say or do anything expressing his homosexuality and he is protected from any kind of discrimination with hiring and firing, but a christian quoting pretty much directly out of the bible can be fired for the same thing.

All I'm saying is we should have a little bit of consistency here. If A&E were to fire a homosexual for saying something homosexual in a non-related magazine, wouldn't everyone lose their ****?
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To my knowledge its illegal in Canada to quote the Bible's passages dealing with homosexual sin over radio and TV. At the same time, ministers are required to officiate homosexual marriage ceremonies a condition of being issued the credentials needs to officiate marriages in their churches. Full disclosure: A minister from Canada told me this however I've heard another Canadian deny it. It might apply to just certain provinces. ???
 
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CRUE CAB said:
But you were ok with having his religious beliefs stepped on. So, who is the bigot?
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No one's religious rights have been stepped. He's still free to believe whatever he wants. Go to church where he wants. Say whatever he wants.
 
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Smeagol said:
To my knowledge its illegal in Canada to quote the Bible's passages dealing with homosexual sin over radio and TV. At the same time, ministers are required to officiate homosexual marriage ceremonies a condition of being issued the credentials needs to officiate marriages in their churches. Full disclosure: A minister from Canada told me this however I've heard another Canadian deny it. It might apply to just certain provinces. ???
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WTF does Canada have to do with an issue with an American Show and a comment about homosexuality in the United States of America?

Muslim countries also stone gays to death, which of course has nothing to do with this thread as well.
 
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