tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post1310441416281052079..comments2024-03-28T15:39:28.239-04:00Comments on Vital Remnants: Duck Dynasty targeted by Tolerance Police: Phil Robertson fired by yuppies at A&EMartin Cothranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452612266051351726noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-49492812484229790202023-03-15T07:55:08.039-04:002023-03-15T07:55:08.039-04:00Heat Transfer Sticker Manufacturers in Delhi<a href="http://dskprinters.in/heat-transfer-sticker-manufacturers-in-delhi.php" rel="nofollow">Heat Transfer Sticker Manufacturers in Delhi</a>Digital Marketing Company In Delhihttp://dskprinters.in/heat-transfer-sticker-manufacturers-in-delhi.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-48192932980245414252013-12-21T22:15:16.749-05:002013-12-21T22:15:16.749-05:00Art,
Where does A&E's statement say anyth...Art,<br /><br />Where does A&E's statement say anything about this?Martin Cothranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16452612266051351726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-77064583873997182522013-12-21T20:40:00.659-05:002013-12-21T20:40:00.659-05:00Um, maybe because the comments about the pre-civil...Um, maybe because the comments about the pre-civil rights era are one reason why Robertson has been suspendd?Arthttp://aghunt.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-45236614495373944592013-12-21T18:52:13.971-05:002013-12-21T18:52:13.971-05:00Art,
I was discussing why they were fired. Why wo...Art,<br /><br />I was discussing why they were fired. Why would that be a consideration?Martin Cothranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16452612266051351726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-87502644955742577692013-12-21T16:12:16.644-05:002013-12-21T16:12:16.644-05:00I'm inclined to take Martin's silence rega...I'm inclined to take Martin's silence regarding Robertson's other comments (about how happy blacks were in the pre-civil rights era) as a gauge of the value Martin actually places on freedom. I guess it shouldn't be surprising that theocrats such as Martin and most conservatives believe that freedom and one's constitutional rights are of lesser value than a dirt floor, woodenArthttp://aghunt.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-4219632387536074252013-12-19T17:26:18.995-05:002013-12-19T17:26:18.995-05:00Art,
I'm fine with calling someone from Queen...Art,<br /><br />I'm fine with calling someone from Queens a "normal American." Someone from Queens is probably going to be a lot closer in attitude to a swamp dweller a thousand miles away that he is to someone living in a townhouse in Central Park just a few miles away.Martin Cothranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16452612266051351726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-48614377244466400612013-12-19T17:18:45.673-05:002013-12-19T17:18:45.673-05:00Um, a "normal American" is going to some...Um, a "normal American" is going to someone who is like most other Americans, and will hail from places where most Americans live. Closer to a resident of Queens than a swamp-dweller from the bayous.<br /><br />It's rather ironic that Martin's view of the "normal American" is rather similar to the opinion one would find on, say, the streets of Xi'an. Where "Arthttp://aghunt.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-62260333531730080952013-12-19T14:23:25.138-05:002013-12-19T14:23:25.138-05:00Hear hear, Martin!
Amazing, isn't it, how mor...Hear hear, Martin!<br /><br />Amazing, isn't it, how moralistic those folks who claim to believe in no objective morality can be.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12974887002402743628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-54856953104297445602013-12-19T14:03:27.175-05:002013-12-19T14:03:27.175-05:00Anonymous,
Yeah. And you should see my high schoo...Anonymous,<br /><br />Yeah. And you should see my high school pictures: Hair down to my shoulders.<br /><br />Maybe they had liberal political leanings too at some point in the past. Everyone has skeletons in their closet.Martin Cothranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16452612266051351726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-61639080303676640362013-12-19T13:26:59.973-05:002013-12-19T13:26:59.973-05:00The term "tolerance," like "racism,...The term "tolerance," like "racism," is a term invented by leftists. Both are used to condemn anyone who opposes the leftist agenda.<br /><br />So Tim Wise can wish for the death of whites, and the Congressional Black Caucus can openly exclude anyone who isn't black -- all in the name of fighting "racism."Old Rebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11146916266682461688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-56358667476135230032013-12-19T13:24:47.003-05:002013-12-19T13:24:47.003-05:00LOL the yuppies at A&E? You should try looking...LOL the yuppies at A&E? You should try looking at what your heroes looked like before the show:<br /><br />http://www.today.com/entertainment/beards-duck-dynasty-stars-are-unrecognizable-8C11411204<br /><br />Which is to say, the country club millionaires that they are. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-55705578463104955622013-12-19T13:24:30.325-05:002013-12-19T13:24:30.325-05:00Bryan V,
Good try. But I didn't say what was ...Bryan V,<br /><br />Good try. But I didn't say what was done to Robertson was censorship. <br /><br />I said that it would <i>have been called</i> censorship had the same action been taken against some liberal icon.<br /><br />The issue is not whether Phil Robertson's firing was censorship or not. The issue is the unadulterated hypocrisy of liberals who champion tolerance and diversity Martin Cothranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16452612266051351726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-51464303594655734412013-12-19T12:48:59.760-05:002013-12-19T12:48:59.760-05:00Let's get something straight. Phil Robertson d...Let's get something straight. Phil Robertson did not have his views stifled. He was not censored. He has every right to say whatever he pleases, and, in fact, that is just what he did. As a result, he did not suffer any imprimatur, or government sanction. That is free speech. On the other hand, A&E owns the cameras, surely they have the right to dispose of their property as they will? Or Bryan Vnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-59717967492696233332013-12-19T10:58:37.483-05:002013-12-19T10:58:37.483-05:00A few years ago, a woman got fired from her factor...A few years ago, a woman got fired from her factory job because she attached an Al Gore campaign sticker to the bumper of her car. What's happening to Phil is a lot like what happened to the Dixie Chicks. Just different sides of the same coin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com