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As expected, the family will stand by Phil and no go on if A@E continues this assault on freedom of speech.

http://politicaloutcast.com/2013/12/brea...ons-suspension/

"We want to thank all of you for your prayers and support. The family has spent much time in prayer since learning of A&E�s decision. We want you to know that first and foremost we 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. 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. We are disappointed that Phil has been placed on hiatus for expressing his faith, which is his constitutionally protected right.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. We are in discussions with A&E to see what that means for the future of Duck Dynasty. Again, thank you for your continued support of our family."


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The Duck Commander Site also has the update on the Robertson Family Statement.

Fact is I think the entire TV show is stupid....just another reality TV show designed to portray Americans as dumb stupid swamp/hill billies.

I did watch it a few times until they did the fake turkey hunt....Then I've never watched it since.

Same with those idiot crock hunters from Louisiana.....they also did a fake turkey hunt and I've never watched it again.

Whether Duck Dynasty is "stupid" or not is immaterial.

The fact is, these bearded bozos and their show have done MORE to promote the 2nd Amendment and hunting in the general public's mind than the NRA.

This world turns on "media," and Dynasty is good media for shooters.

(go hunt turkeys on your own... like Storage Wars)

Exactly !

It has NOTHING to do with the show,if you like it or watch it.

"The fact is" they,the left with complicit media-in this case A@E, wants to silence anyone who does not agree with the progressive agenda !

These so-called "bozo's" have gone from dirt poor to very wealthy on their own initiative long before this show was ever even thought about by some network bozo. THey are all far smarter people than the idiots at any of the networks are.

They don't need this show or what piddly ammount they get from it....they made far more from their real business.

THis is all about libtards who are jealous someone else is a success when they themselves aren't.....and feel a need to knock them down....unless of course its one of their own...then thery worship them.

Bob, Dave and BHD, you have summarized the situation perfectly. Both as to who the Robertson's really are and what is going on at A&E.

While some reading this thread or any other commentary about this incident may slough it off as just another dumb reality show featuring hillbillies, that stance both ignores the hugely important issue of free speech as well as represents an utterly mistaken view of who the Robertson's are. If you watch the show, there is NOTHING about the way Phil Robertson conducts himself that suggests "dumb" or "stupid".

Last winter, in the aftermath of the Newtown shooting (and earlier as a result of the Colorado theatre shooting), we had a number of discussions about the issue of "anti-gun = good, gun = bad" and the brainwashing of the North American population that the media in general, Hollywood and the educational system has conducted over the last 40 - 50 years and is continuing to conduct in an effort to change popular culture's views of gun use and ownership.

I suggested at the time that, ultimately, any defense put up to stop the enactment of restrictive and coercive anti-gun laws is doomed to failure, because the powerful influence of the educational system and popular media is too hard to combat over time.

Duck Dynasty is a perfect example of how we (I mean the larger pro firearms population, not just us here on the board or even the NRA) need to re-group from part of our defensive efforts and try to find vehicles in the media that can change the direction of popular culture.

Now of course DD is not perfect and it does play into stereotypes (at least for those who don't watch or haven't been paying attention). But like the multitude of vehicles for anti gun messages we have been bombarded with over the last 40 years, it's no one show/event/person that changes cultures direction. It is an accumulation over time.

IMHO, for those reasons alone, every gun owner should be supporting Phil and the rest of his family.

Doug's post should be chiseled into a mountainside or put on a billboard or something for all to see!!! Because its comin.

A@E is 50% owned by DIS (Disney)-the other 50% is Hearst Publishing.

http://www.streetinsider.com/Corporate+News/Duck+Dynasty+Anti-Gay+Backlash%3A+A%26E+Parent+Walt+Disney+%28DIS%29+Shares+Unaffected/8996006.html

DIS CEO is Bob Iger

http://thewaltdisneycompany.com/about-disney/leadership/ceo/robert-iger

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Who in heck is Phil Robinson and Duck Dynasty? One is free to say whatever they want but it should be obvious to anyone with tiny amount of common sense that there might be repercussions to what they have stated.