Duck Dynasty Star Booted

[ILG]

Originally Posted by shag

I kinda like this post on there by MM (If itd take off...)

"Forget A&E...we need to convince the Robertson Family to start their own Cable Network based on their beliefs and values.....Sponsors would be lining up to advertise....Family shows....Outdoors shows.....Cooking shows...Childrens shows....all based on the true Christian beliefs...just think about it."

True.

[n david]

Breaking ***

Cracker Barrel apologizes, puts all merchandise back on shelves!!!

Dear Cracker Barrel Customer:

When we made the decision to remove and evaluate certain Duck Dynasty items, we offended many of our loyal customers. Our intent was to avoid offending, but that’s just what we've done.

You told us we made a mistake. And, you weren't shy about it. You wrote, you called and you took to social media to express your thoughts and feelings. You flat out told us we were wrong.

We listened.

Today, we are putting all our Duck Dynasty products back in our stores.

And, we apologize for offending you.

We respect all individuals right to express their beliefs. We certainly did not mean to have anyone think different.

We sincerely hope you will continue to be part of our Cracker Barrel family.

Great news!

[ILG]

Originally Posted by n david

Breaking ***

Cracker Barrel apologizes, puts all merchandise back on shelves!!!



Great news!

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by Sweet Pea

From the info that I read (I will "try" to find the link - sometimes I have a hard time going back to what I read. ) .....

Anyway ... A & E owns all the rights to the DD name and paraphernalia. They have asked certain stores to pull the DD merchandise - they can do that because the own "DD." It is my understanding that CB is continuing to carry the "Duck Commander" merchandise - which is actually owned by the Robertson family. So, if anyone purchases DD merchandise, they are actually supporting A & E. Not sure why A & E would tell CB to pull the DD stuff? A & E would make money off it. Walmart is covered with the stuff. Maybe Walmart stood up to them???

If that is true, the Robertson family should have hired a better agent...

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by n david

It's any merchandise with Phil. Bobblehead, and any other products of Phil's.

Their statement is at odds with your claim. If A&E made that demand, surely CB would have said so, and not put themselves in the PR nightmare they're in currently. They did not. Instead they made some unclear comment that they removed "selected" items which could be offensive.

Right

[canam]

The holy grail for Baptists, Pentecostals and other faiths is food baby ,you step on that you will get hit in the pocket book because we will punish you !! Cracker Barrel just woke up to that, bwhaahah, ooops we screwed up !!! They should have called Chic fila for advice the dummies, they are like please boy cott us again !!

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by canam

The holy grail for Baptists, Pentecostals and other faiths is food baby ,you step on that you will get hit in the pocket book because we will punish you !! Cracker Barrel just woke up to that, bwhaahah, ooops we screwed up !!! They should have called Chic fila for advice the dummies, they are like please boy cott us again !!

Especially denim skirt wearing Pentecostals..

[MissBrattified]

Originally Posted by Timmy

This part of the GQ interview has been covered by every MSM outlet I have seen. Haven't checked them all, and I'm not inclined to, but CNN, Huffington Post and MSNBC all have it. The evil-liberal-MSM card is tired of being played, if you ask me.

The mainstream media is extremely liberal, and I plan to keep playing that card until they're more balanced, which will probably be a cold day in hell. FYI, I don't like FoxNews either, because they are just as biased the other direction AND they are often sloppy in their reporting.

By "mainstream", I mean ABC, CBS and NBC. I haven't seen anything on their webpages or broadcasts about the "racist" remarks, although it's possible I missed it. I certainly wasn't major headlines, or I would have noticed. Those are the three I check on a regular basis. MSNBC is as liberal as Fox is conservative, and they don't count as mainstream, IMO. CNN counts, so I guess you have one of the four. Huffington post? Mainstream?

[canam]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

Especially denim skirt wearing Pentecostals..

unwelcome picture in my head get the behind me )

[Abiding Now]

Phil On Growing Up in Pre-Civil-Rights-Era Louisiana

“I never, with my eyes, saw the mistreatment of any black person. Not once. Where we lived was all farmers. The blacks worked for the farmers. I hoed cotton with them. I’m with the blacks, because we’re white trash. We’re going across the field.... They’re singing and happy. I never heard one of them, one black person, say, ‘I tell you what: These doggone white people’—not a word!... Pre-entitlement, pre-welfare, you say: Were they happy? They were godly; they were happy; no one was singing the blues.”

Read More http://www.gq.com/entertainment/tele...#ixzz2oFVNyqdm

What I'm NOT understanding is this is his life experience, how can anyone refute it? Were their injustice toward black folks, I'm sure, but the man is saying HE DIDN'T SEE IT.