This post is an update of the one our Steve did yesterday on Cable TV network A&E acceding to the Left’s LGBT Tyranny by “indefinitely suspending” Phil Robertson, the star of the reality show Duck Dynasty, for his “anti-gay” comments in an interview with GQ magazine.
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Side note: Rush Limbaugh is right. When will conservatives learn that mainstream media outlets like GQ magazine are not our friends, and that we are set up for a fall when they interview us? We need to stop feeling flattered by their attention. We need to stop regarding them as even worthy of our attention!
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An unnamed A&E network executive told TheWrap that it was Phil Robertson’s comparison of homosexuality to bestiality that ultimately led Nancy Dubuc, the CEO of A&E Networks, to suspend him because Robertson’s remarks were in conflict with “the fundamental values of the company.” Dubuc was responding in part to the concern of “employees within the company.” The decision to suspend Robertson came Wednesday night, hours after an early-morning phone call between A&E executives and GLAAD, the homosexual civil rights group.
The unnamed A&E executive who spoke with The Wrap also said arguments that A&E had somehow taken Robertson’s free speech away are ridiculous, as a suspension from a television show did not curtail his ability to speak out freely. And any notion that A&E had a conflict with Christianity is also absurd, considering A&E’s History just aired the hit miniseries, “The Bible.”
A&E CEO Nancy Dubuc is “one of the most powerful television executives in Hollywood, overseeing A&E, Lifetime and History channels. Her dynasty is powered largely by “Duck Dynasty,” the highest-rated reality show on the air.
Here are three pics I found of Nancy Dubuc. From left to right: a pic from about 2011 (source: Grain’s NY Business); a more recent, rather mannish-looking pic (source: TheWrap); an up-to-date totally glamorized pic on A+E Networks:
Support for Phil Robertson is coming from everywhere:
- The Robertson family is standing behind him. They told A&E they can’t imagine continuing the show without Phil. (Read more HERE.)
- National Organization for Marriage has a petition we can sign, asking A&E to apologize to and reinstate Robertson. Click here to sign the petition.
- “Duck Dynasty” advertisers are not withdrawing their sponsorship. In fact, one sponsor, Skyjacker, which builds truck suspensions, tells TMZ it stands solidly behind Phil and the show. Skyjacker’s brass says this goes beyond the Constitution … to the Creator: “We are a Christian-based company and actively share our faith so standing with Phil Robertson is an easy choice for us.” (H/t FOTM’s swampygirl)
- The number of “likes” on the “Boycott A&E Until Phil Robertson Is Put Back On Duck Dynasty” Facebook page is now 1.3 million!
~Eowyn
