[wbill]

they strike me as wise enough to know that if fame or money get in the way of who they are

I like the show and I like the show's message. It's the only "modern" (read, post 1970) adult TV show I let my kids watch, without any qualms. And I like Phil. I aspire to be a curmudgeon like him.

However, the Robertsons get paid each week for doing what amounts to a 30 minute commercial for their business. It's watched - not just tolerated like a commercial, but really watched - by millions. Far more than any paid advertisement would.

Redneck doesn't mean "dumb", Jack. :-)

[Tax-chick]

I don't know why 70times7 is taking flack for his comment. After observing that there is a difference between ignorance and stupidity - which is certainly true - he specified that he believed the members of the Robertson family were neither ignorant nor stupid. To wit:

Ignorant and stupid are two very different things. I do not believe any of them are either one.

If couldn't stop myself from being excessively literal, I would observe that it's likely that there are many subjects of which various members of the Robertson family are ignorant, just as there are for every living human being, even Thomas Sowell. We all don't know much more than we know.

[70times7]

Redneck doesn't mean "dumb"... Yes, I know. That was my point.

Phil is my absolute favorite on the show. Calm, measured, wise, but not in any particular hurry to place himself on display. I don't think of him as a curmudgeon; I don't recall ever seeing him flustered or upset, even when his old chair was sold he took it in stride. I particularly enjoyed seeing him and Kay renew their vows.