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19. Duck Dynasty is for dummies.

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Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:19 PM

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Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson Thinks Black People Were Happy Before the Civil Rights Movement [View all] highplainsdem Dec 2013 OP

That asshole needs to go have a seat next to Paula Deen. MADem Dec 2013 #1

I have never seen his show, yeoman6987 Dec 2013 #53

Apparently the racist git has been booted off the show. MADem Dec 2013 #61

He also fails a basic logic test CFLDem Dec 2013 #2

Northern White People erpowers Dec 2013 #12

My husband told me stories about growing up near Shreveport notadmblnd Dec 2013 #56

That balcony was the Crow's Nest - Jim Crow's Nest. TheDebbieDee Dec 2013 #60

He's offensive in every way.. mountain grammy Dec 2013 #3

AND he misspelled "cotton" while SPEAKING -- that ain't easy to do. n/t KurtNYC Dec 2013 #11

hahaha! mountain grammy Dec 2013 #13

The idea that successful businessmen are smart is not a good one Major Nikon Dec 2013 #29

Oh, I agree! Success has a whole lot to do with luck mountain grammy Dec 2013 #57

You may be right Major Nikon Dec 2013 #68

I'm just happy he and his family live far far away from me! Walk away Dec 2013 #4

those were the days of the them "happy darkies" Botany Dec 2013 #5

I remember singing this song in Grade school 1956 warrant46 Dec 2013 #41

I know what Robertson is boomersense Dec 2013 #6

Say whaaaat? I was born in 1947, you are delusional. mountain grammy Dec 2013 #14

I was born in 1946 and saw things differently boomersense Dec 2013 #49

Are You Being Sarcastic? erpowers Dec 2013 #16

He put it in the context of what he personally observed marshall Dec 2013 #65

Did You Read What was Written? erpowers Dec 2013 #66

All of those articles go back to the GQ article marshall Dec 2013 #69

I am claiming that which I perceive, and having boomersense Dec 2013 #70

Ah, the good old days when slaves were happy TBF Dec 2013 #25

Strange Fruit The_Boss89 Dec 2013 #7

Oh yes, a simpler time when "colored folks" were happy. mountain grammy Dec 2013 #17

Of course they were! After all, they didn't complain to their white bosses, so they MUST be happy! arcane1 Dec 2013 #54

...and knew our place! Liberal_Stalwart71 Dec 2013 #63

+1 nt iamthebandfanman Dec 2013 #33

I'm sick of these RACIST telling us black people what are lives should be bigdarryl Dec 2013 #8

And he's claiming he had it just as bad, as he's 'white trash' treestar Dec 2013 #9

Well ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2013 #10

It's problematic because . . . brush Dec 2013 #18

How about ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2013 #23

That's possible brush Dec 2013 #36

True ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2013 #39

He is a racist redneck. No suprise. PM Martin Dec 2013 #15

Duck Dynasty is for dummies. jsr Dec 2013 #19

This is the result of self segregating. Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2013 #20

typical Glaisne Dec 2013 #21

Open mouth insert foot damnedifIknow Dec 2013 #22

Just edited the OP to add historical info on the Louisiana parish where Robertson grew up. highplainsdem Dec 2013 #24

I hope he chokes on a duck call. Vashta Nerada Dec 2013 #26

Phil Robertason... JimboBillyBubbaBob Dec 2013 #27

Who is this person? SansACause Dec 2013 #28

I don't get why his views are even a suprise to anybody. hollowdweller Dec 2013 #30

Yes I see how happy they were Phil.Go on.... MyNameGoesHere Dec 2013 #31

That's why this "scandal" is a good thing. PassingFair Dec 2013 #71

They were happy. Kablooie Dec 2013 #32

Just awful. Shame on A&E for peddling this offensive teabaggery. myrna minx Dec 2013 #34

A&E and TLC have a lot of shit on them sakabatou Dec 2013 #38

"no one was singing the blues" FiveGoodMen Dec 2013 #35

Dammit, you beat me to it! arcane1 Dec 2013 #55

! FiveGoodMen Dec 2013 #59

Here's D.L. Hughley's response geardaddy Dec 2013 #37

LOL-- NT warrant46 Dec 2013 #42

who is this jerk, and why should we care what ignorant/racists comments he expresses? 2banon Dec 2013 #40

I agree its a waste of time warrant46 Dec 2013 #43

i see. totally off of my radar screen.. 2banon Dec 2013 #48

Lets do that warrant46 Dec 2013 #50

I might be being a bit too sensitive illachick Dec 2013 #44

The kindest thing I can say about this guy mysuzuki2 Dec 2013 #45

You know, I NEVER HEARD of these Duck folks!... KansDem Dec 2013 #46

It's the old myth of the cheerful black sharecropper fujiyama Dec 2013 #47

He finally got something right. Incitatus Dec 2013 #51

Mighty white of you! jonjensen Dec 2013 #52

Reminder: IQ is defined in this way: truthisfreedom Dec 2013 #58

Black people being happy during slavery is a claim that I've heard from various white people Liberal_Stalwart71 Dec 2013 #62

What a stupid statement to make! bobGandolf Dec 2013 #64

Videos of happy blacks, pre-civil rights movement says Phil Robertson, duck dynasty racist workinclasszero Dec 2013 #67