Posted on 03/31/2017 4:41:40 AM PDT by Kaslin
Duck Dynasty was a modern-day version of Mayberry - a television show that celebrated faith and family and ducks. And now the show has ended - the duck blind is closed.
It was back in 2012 that A&E introduced the nation to the owners of Duck Commander – the Robertson Family, of West Monroe, Louisiana.
t was only a matter of time before Phil and Miss Kay and Uncle Si and Willie became some of the most popular stars in reality television show history. Among all of us gun-toting, Bible-clinging, Deplorables – the Robertson’s were beloved.
Each week they welcomed us into their homes and business for heaping helpings of fried frog legs, jugs of sweet tea and a healthy dose of homespun humor.
The Robertson’s never shied away from their devout Christian beliefs – and I deeply respected that decision.
One of the most poignant moments in each episode happened around the dinner table as the family held hands and prayed.
That beautiful moment of Christian fellowship was once considered controversial by A&E staffers, according to Phil.
“So they would just have me saying, ‘Thank you Lord for the food, thank you for loving us, amen,” he told Sports Spectrum in 2013. “So I said, ‘Why would you cut out ‘In Jesus’ name?’ They said, ‘Well those editors are probably doing that. They just think that they don’t want to offend some of the Muslims or something.’”
It’s no surprise that liberals, Hollywood and the Mainstream Media detested the gun-toting, Bible-clinging, duck callers.
Rolling Stone published a profane farewell to the television show titled, “Fowl Play: Saying Goodbye to ‘Duck Dynasty,’ TV’s Worst Show.”
“No show in television history has ever sucked quite like this one,” they wrote. “And if the TV gods are willing, no show ever will.”
Apparently the editors at Rolling Stone haven’t watched “Vanderpump Rules” or anything featuring the “Kardashians.”
The take-down was particularly brutal – calling the Robertson’s a “family of hypocritical Christian-right hillbillies.”
“The show represented the pre-Trump Christian right’s fantasy of itself – a family of hairy but God-fearing bootstrappers bowing their heads in prayer over the dinner table,” the writer added.
It sounds to me like somebody's skinny jeans are a bit too tight.
The mean-spirited magazine went on to accuse our favorite duck hunters of being phonies: “Hell, even their beards looked fake.”
Those are fighting words, right there. Just because you're a latte-sipping liberal doesn't mean you have to be downright rude.
In truth, the Robertson’s are good people, Christian people who spoke truth to a very intolerant culture.
I had the pleasure and honor of getting to meet Phil and Miss Kay and Al and Willie on a number of occasions. And they were just as genuine in person as they were on the television show.
Just a few weeks ago I spoke at Liberty University and had the chance to visit with Luke Robertson, the young and beardless member of the family. It only took a few minutes to understand this young man was raised by godly parents.
I reckon that's why we loved “Duck Dynasty” – they made television family-friendly again. That’s a fact, Jack (as Uncle Si might say).
So I believe it is only fitting to end this column the way the Robertson’s ended their television program – with a prayer.
What does Rolling Stoned know about rock and roll or politics?
Their magazine repeatedly featured Justin Beiber on the cover. Buncha gay leftist hippies.
As opposed to the lying, filthy, Leftist faggots that run “Rolling Stone,” a magazine that hasn’t been relevant since the early Eighties.
Rolling Stone must be running short on verifiable #fakerape stories to cover.
Rolling Stone is a bunch of stoners
The rolling Stones has a bunch of druggies. So why should I care about their drivel? Or their babbling?
...and Rolling Stone is a dated, formulaic, pseudo hip, self-important rag that only serves as a waste of paper. EPA should shut them down for polluting the landfills and recycling centers.
Yeah? So what? Want the Robertson family thrown in prison? Killed for their beliefs?
Rolling Stone...does anyone even read this tripe anymore? If I were a Duck Dynasty family member I’d be happy about what that nasty paper said about me.
I went to the Duck Dynasty warehouse last September. You can purchase a ticket and go into the duck call room and make one yourself. I enjoy the show and watch it when I can.
Yes, they do.
Phil should challenge the owner of the fake rape mag to a duel using the weapon of his/her choosing. That would be interesting!
Magnified with every passing day...the stunning intolerance of so-called tolerant leftists/liberals. They demand lock-step groupthink.
Oh, irony indeed!
Sorry. Looked at it more closely and realized it was satire.
Oooooh, bring back the duel...
“Willing to die for your position, pussy? I am. Choose your pistol.”
“Christian Right Hillbillies”?
Christian. Right Wing. County folk.
Rolling Stone says that as if it’s a bad thing
You said it
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