Fox News Outrageous Quote Of The Week Poll – Duck Dynasty/Phil Robertson Edition

This past week of Fox News outrageousness has been dominated by Phil Robertson and Duck Dynasty. There were some outrageous comments on other subjects but I’m going to stick with one theme this time.

And the nominees are…

Mike Huckabee suggesting Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson is on the same gay-rights page as President Obama:

“When anyone says something that holds to the same position that Barack Obama held in 2008 when he, at the Saddleback Church with John McCain, made it very clear, that he opposed same sex marriage and he said he did so because he was a Christian and because of his biblical views. Well, if that position was OK in 2008, how come it isn’t OK in 2013 or 2014?”

Martha MacCallum: “A&E would fire Pope Francis based on their assessment of Phil Robertson.”

Sarah Palin, who revealed she didn’t think it necessary to find out what Robertson actually said in a GQ interview in order to take his side in the resulting controversy:

“I haven’t read the article. I don’t know exactly how he said it. But, Greta, what he was doing was in response to a question about a lifestyle that he disagrees with and yet he has said over and over again he doesn’t hate the person engaging in a lifestyle he disagrees with but he, in response, he was quoting the gospel. So people who are so insulted and offended by what he said evidently are offended by what he was quoting in the gospel. …So that’s another interesting aspect in all of this.”

Anna Kooiman: “(W)as (Robertson) really trying to attack the gay community or was he merely opening up about his faith and the bible?”

Mike Huckabee, characterizing Robertson’s comments:”(A) matter of his opinion based on scripture which is not really that off the wall of an opinion.”

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commented 2013-12-31 22:01:54 -0500 · Flag

Oops, sorry. I hit the submit button by accident before I could finish. Let me try again.

Well, I REALLY hated Huckabee’s insistence that Robertson’s opinion on same sex marriage was the same as Obama’s, because he conveniently doesn’t mention that Obama changed his opinion on SSM in 2012, and I was planning to vote for him, but then I saw what Caribou Barbie had to say, and I that changed my mind. I’m pretty sure that if somebody said they didn’t read her (ghostwritten) book on the “War on Christmas” and still dumped all over it, she’d throw a major freaking fit, but goshdarnit, Princess Palin doesn’t have to read anything to know where she stands on the subject.

commented 2013-12-31 21:50:11 -0500 · Flag

Well, I REALLY

commented 2013-12-30 16:14:28 -0500 · Flag

It’s always difficult to vote against Princess SparklePony. She doesn’t write her Tweets, she doesn’t write her Facebook postings and she certainly doesn’t write any of her books. Now she doesn’t read any articles or know exactly what the person said before she comes out in favor of what they said as long as its an opinion the far-right holds. She is also turning into a huge fan of “don’t hate the player, hate the game” when it involves gay rights or same-sex marriage. If Mr. Duck came out and said he hates all those cornholin’ SOB’s, Sister Sarah would probably say that he just disagrees with their lifestyle, but has love in his heart for all people.

Kudos for all of you here who can sit through a VanSuckUp interview with Sister Sarah. What I wouldn’t give to see her just once question Caribou Barbie about something she said or asked a follow-up question.

commented 2013-12-30 10:15:55 -0500 · Flag

I voted, but I really don’t remember which moronic statement I voted for.
It’s getting that the bullshit they spew is all starting to dribble together into one big puddle of hatred.

commented 2013-12-30 10:03:19 -0500 · Flag

It’s unfair for Gomer the Huckster, Martha and Anna to have to compete with the Whore of Babble-On Palin. When it comes to spewing outrageous nonsense, the Whore is a Hall of Shamer.

commented 2013-12-30 04:06:02 -0500 · Flag

Only cafeteria Catholics would liken Robertson to Pope Francis. Comments from this aging bimbette is not unusual.

Princess Sarah of Alaska is dumb as a box of rocks. We bet a 5th grader is smarter than this aging beauty queen.

We are surprised failed radio host Hucky still has a show on Fox “News.” Given the changes coming up at this fraudulent “news” outlet, it could be short-lived.

commented 2013-12-30 02:07:28 -0500 · Flag

In fairness to Townhall, who knows who they hire to write their ads and while they SHOULD proofread them, I can understand how something like that would slip by them.

commented 2013-12-30 01:04:33 -0500 · Flag

Oh. Here’s something of interest. (You may already have known it but I just found it out.) It turns out that Townhall.com is owned by a group called Salem Communications—which is, as Wikipedia describes it, “an American radio broadcaster, Internet content provider, and magazine and book publisher based in Camarillo, California, targeting audiences interested in Christian and family-themed content and conservative values.”

Now, you’d think that a company interested in such content and values would be above allowing one of its subsidiaries to post a poll with such a blatant lie. (I mean, okay, the Commandment is “Thou shalt not bear false witness” but most religious views take that to mean the same as “thou shalt not lie.” So much for “Christian” content, right?)

commented 2013-12-30 00:56:36 -0500 · Flag

Well, I clicked the link and it led me to Townhall.com. And, of course, they want your e-mail address so they can spam you with all their right-wing nonsense.

But I didn’t bother voting, mainly because I don’t want Townhall’s garbage piling up in my inbox and also because they didn’t allow for additional comments.

commented 2013-12-30 00:54:21 -0500 · Flag

What’s kind of funny is that right now, as I’m posting this comment, the Google ad located right above the poll selections reads “Phil Robertson FIRED! Do you agree? Vote!”

I suppose whatever loony group paid for the ad hasn’t had time to realize that Robertson was never fired and, more importantly, has had his “suspension” relieved (and he’ll be quacking away again in a couple of weeks). I think I’m going to see what happens when I click the ad. Maybe I’ll get to leave some sort of comment there.

commented 2013-12-30 00:28:13 -0500 · Flag

Visitor 55 wrote: You’ve made this one very difficult, Ellen!

Bwahaha!

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It's an all Duck Dynasty/Phil Robertson poll this week.

Which Comment About Phil Robertson Was The Most Outrageous?
	Mike Huckabee likening Robertson to President Obama
	Martha MacCallum likening Robertson to Pope Francis
	Sarah Palin admitting she did not know what Robertson actually said
	Anna Kooiman "just asking" if Robertson had merely discussed his faith
	Mike Huckabee saying that Robertson's comments were reasonable and based on scripture

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