“It seems like, to me, a vagina—as a man—would be more desirable than a man’s anus. That’s just me. I’m just thinking: There’s more there! She’s got more to offer. I mean, come on, dudes! You know what I’m saying? But hey, sin: It’s not logical, my man. It’s just not logical.”
◼ How in the world did a family of squirrel-eating, Bible-thumping, catchphrase-spouting duck hunters become the biggest TV stars in America? And what will they do now that they have 14 million fervent disciples? ...Drew Magary toured the Louisiana backwater with Phil Robertson and the Duck Dynasty gang to find out - GQ
◼ Gay rights group slams ´Duck Dynasty´ star Phil Robertson over homosexuality comments - FOX
◼ ‘Duck Dynasty’ star slammed over anti-gay rant - New York Post
◼ SARAH PALIN: 'INTOLERANTS' BEHIND PHIL ROBERTSON'S SUSPENSION ATTACKING 'ALL OF US' - Tony Lee/Breitbart
◼ 'ANTI-GAY': ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY ATTACKS 'DUCK DYNASTY' STAR'S CHRISTIAN FAITH - John Nolte/Breitbart
Had the "Duck Dynasty" star singled out homosexuals, EW might be able to make its case for the absurd charge that he made "anti-gay comments." But as you can read with your own eyes, Robertson did not single out gays, he appropriately listed heterosexual sexual sin, such as adultery and sleeping around.◼ ´Duck Dynasty´s´ Phil Robertson on Indefinite Hiatus Following Anti-Gay Remarks - Hollywood Reporter
◼ Duck Dynasty Under Attack - Larry Johnson/No Quarter
◼ 'Duck Dynasty' star suspended for anti-gay comments - Entertainment Weekly
A&E broke its silence on Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson’s anti-gay comments late Wednesday.◼ “Duck Dynasty” has been a ratings juggernaut for A&E, recently drawing around 9 million viewers for its Christmas special. - Variety
The cable network announced Robertson is off the hit show for the time being.
If only Robertson had talked about the deep moral imperative of murdering 21-week-old unborn children for 11 hours. Then he'd be a hero.
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) December 19, 2013◼ Is Phil Robertson Wrong? - The Other McCain
Remember back when "gay" was not a synonym for "constantly in a frothing fit of outraged political anger"? http://t.co/qUlK2FDg27
— Robert Stacy McCain (@rsmccain) December 19, 2013UPDATE:
◼ Was Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson fired after likening homosexuality to bestiality? - Althouse (Must Read Comments Thread)
◼ Ultimately There Will Be No Option for Silence or the Sidelines. You Will Be Made To Care. - Erick Erickson/Red State
Evil preaches tolerance until it is dominant and then it seeks to silence good. Phil Robertson, patriarch of the Duck Dynasty clan, honestly answered questions during an GQ interview. He spoke openly of his Christian faith. Because he offended a secular left at war with orthodox Christianity, he must be punished.◼ Over 1 Million Support Boycotting A&E Following ‘Duck Dynasty’ Star’s Suspension - CBS Houston ◼ Via Drudge
As of Thursday evening, more than 1 million people have “liked” the ◼ “Boycott A&E Until Phil Robertson Is Put Back On Duck Dynasty” Facebook page.◼ TODD STARNES EXCLUSIVE!
“This page is to show support for the freedom of speech of Americans. Unless Phil is reinstated to the show, we refuse to watch the A&E Channel!” the page states.
The page exploded when it was launched Wednesday, breaking over 200,000 likes in less than six hours and 700,000 after 20 hours. The page received more than 1 million likes in less than 24 hours.
The administrator, who is named Michael, claims he was even banned from Facebook for 12 hours because the page was generating 4,500 likes in one hour.
Duck season may soon be over for A&E.
The Robertson family released a statement to me just moments ago that raises doubts about the future of the one of the most popular shows on cable television.
“We have had a successful working relationship with A&E but, as a family, we cannot imagine the show going forward without our patriarch at the helm,” the Robertson family said in a prepared statement. “We are in discussions with A&E to see what that means for the future of Duck Dynasty.”
The family said the have “spent much time in prayer” since they learned that A&E had suspended Phil Robertson, the patriarch of the Louisiana family, over comments he made about his religious faith.
The family defended Robertson’s comments and stressed that they are a “family rooted in our faith in God and our belief that the Bible is His word.”
“While some of Phil’s unfiltered comments to the reporter were coarse, his beliefs are grounded in the teachings of the Bible,” the family stated. “Phil is a Godly man who follows what the Bible says are the greatest commandments: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ Phil would never incite or encourage hate.”
The family also criticized A&E for their actions -- saying he was placed on hiatus “for expressing his faith, which is his constitutionally protected right.”
◼ WE'LL WALK. 'Duck Dynasty' Family: 'We Cannot Imagine the Show' Without Phil Robertson - HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
The reality stars have issued a statement amid the controversy surrounding the family patriarch's anti-gay remarks, saying it is in discussions with A&E about the future of the series.
MORE, AT DRUDGE:
◼ A&E Tried to Cut 'Jesus' from Family Prayers - Truth Revolt
◼ Will Air Marathon Despite Suspension - Truth Revolt
◼ PALIN DEFENDS: “Free speech is an endangered species. Those ‘intolerants’ hatin’ and taking on the Duck Dynasty patriarch for voicing his personal opinion are taking on all of us...” - Politico
◼ CRUZ: 'Represents the America Usually Ignored or Mocked by Liberal Elites' - National Journal
◼ PAGLIA: Uproar 'utterly fascist, utterly Stalinist' - Caroline May/Daily Caller
◼ GAY WRITER: Fiasco says more about our bigotry than Phil's - Brandon Ambrosino/TIME
◼ 'Boycott A&E' FACEBOOK Page Gets 500k 'Likes' in Hours - Breitbart
◼ Administrator BANNED For Generating Too Much Support - CBS Local
◼ Show Sponsor Backs Robertson - TMZ
◼ 'Duck Dynasty' Controversy: Conservatives (and Camille Paglia) Leap to Phil Robertson's Defense
"I speak with authority here because I was openly gay before the Stonewall Rebellion, when it cost you something to be so," (Camille) Paglia said. "I personally feel, as a Libertarian, that people have the right to free thought and free speech."
Paglia said the punishment of Robertson is a "level of punitive PC, utterly fascist, utterly Stalinist, OK, that my liberal colleagues in the Democratic party and on college campuses have supported and promoted over the last several decades. It's the whole legacy of the free speech [movement] of the 1960s that has been lost by my own party."
