[driftless2]

I'm highly amused that these bubble-living, tv execs are stunned that people outside their bubble don't share the same degenerate views they harbor. Phil Robertson's views on homosexuality are probably the same as 70-75% of all adult males. Naturally, many male libs hide their true feelings about homosexuality for fear of being ostracized by their peers.

It has nothing to do with hating homosexuals or not tolerating their behavior. It's just a fact that, like Robertson said, the human anus was designed for one particular function not involving sexual organs.

[Valpal1]

I kinda sorta suspect that the female execs at A&E couldn’t face the prospect of the Christmas party season having to deal with all their Hollywood pals giving them grief over Phil, so they decided to discipline him a little bit...

...and then the fight started.

Now they have an even bigger problem, the potential loss of their most popular show.

This is what happens when someone makes an socio-emotional decision based on peer acceptance when they should have been making a business decision.