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Phil Robertson: “Marry Girls When They Are 15” (VIDEO)

Emily James

Truth rating: 10

10:27 pm, December 30th, 2013

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Phil Robertson is once again under fire for making controversial remarks.

A video has surfaced of the “Duck Dynasty” star telling a Georgia crowd to “marry… girls when they are 15 or 16. They’ll pick your ducks.”

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The footage is from a Georgia Sportsmen’s Ministry event in 2009.

According to the Daily Mail, Robertson also told the male crowd that their women should cook and carry Bibles, saying, ”That’ll save you a lot of trouble down the road.”

A&E lifted the reality star’s suspension from “Duck Dynasty” on December 27.

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GLAAD on Phil Robertson’s Reinstatement: A&E Is Choosing “Profits”

Shari Weiss

Truth rating: 10

11:28 pm, December 27th, 2013

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GLAAD is NOT happy A&E has reversed course and called off Phil Robertson’s suspension.

As Gossip Cop reported, the network announced on Friday that it “has decided to resume filming ‘Duck Dynasty’ later this spring with the entire Robertson family.”

The company said its decision came after “discussions with the Robertson family, as well as consulting with numerous advocacy groups,” but GLAAD believes more meaningful conversations with the duck hunter are needed first.

The organization says in a statement:

Phil Robertson should look African American and gay people in the eyes and hear about the hurtful impact of praising Jim Crow laws and comparing gay people to terrorists. If dialogue with Phil is not part of next steps then A+E has chosen profits over African American and gay people – especially its employees and viewers.

In his initial comments, Robertson had said being gay was a “sin,” and expressed his belief that blacks were “happy” in the pre-civil rights South.

A&E had denounced the remarks, and suspended Robertson “indefinitely.”

Season 5 of “Duck Dynasty” has already completed filming and is slated to premiere on January 15.

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Phil Robertson Duck Dynasty Controversy Mocked on Daily Show And Colbert Report

Michael Lewittes

Truth rating: 10

10:31 am, December 20th, 2013

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Following Phil Robertson’s suspension from A&E’s “Duck Dynasty” after making anti-gay comments in a GQ magazine interview, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert have taken aim at the long bearded hunter.

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On Stewart’s “The Daily Show,” the host said, “As a student of history, one of the things we’ve learned is that the mightiest dynasties eventually crumble,” and then began to discuss “the preeminent dynasty of our age.”

Stewart felt, “I think what the guy said is ignorant, but I also have an inclination to support a world where saying ignorant s**t on television doesn’t get you kicked off that medium.”

Colbert, donning a long beard, cracked on his “The Colbert Report” that “this is a terrible day for Americans although admittedly a great day for ducks,” adding, “With this controversy, they may have just lost Duck Dynasty’s massive black and gay audience.”

The TV host read a number of Robertson’s eyebrow-raising quotes, and noted, “I’ll admit it’s not the eloquent speech you’d expect from a backwoods Louisiana duck murderer.”

Members of the “Duck Dynasty” cast have since hinted that without Robertson they may not continue doing the series.

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