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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhat will it take for Phil Robertson to lose his Job forever.
http://aattp.org/caught-on-tape-in-speech-from-2009-phil-robertson-says-men-should-marry-15-and-16-year-old-girls/What will it take for him to lose the job at A&E.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,878 posts)while molesting a Boy Scout and yelling "Hail Satan!" Not much less would do it.
TexasTowelie
(112,483 posts)NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)Beards, check
Guns, check
Religious fundie, check
Hate gays, check
Hate women, check
Anti-Science, check
What else am I missing?
something that resembles a bible in hand. Crucifix hanging from a gold chain hung around neck.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)Had to explain to a RWer what the American Taliban, he thought it was liberals, told him they need to stay out of my bedroom and my doctors office, I don't think forced births are at their will.
Iggo
(47,572 posts)Gormy Cuss
(30,884 posts)That's apparently all that matters.
Blanket Statements
(556 posts)DBoon
(22,401 posts)Someone finds out he sent a large contribution to Planned Parenthood?
Drinks a Napa Valley chardonnay in public?
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)eShirl
(18,505 posts)LonePirate
(13,431 posts)Those were lost in the news surrounding his homophobic remarks. Racism will cause a television star to be fired (Paula Deen). Homophobia, unfortunately, is still acceptable because the right wing shrouds it in 1st Amendment protections. Even the right wing nutjobs don't defend racist speech, unless it's against President Obama, of course.
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)Back in the 1930s one of my aunts got married when she was 14.
She and my uncle were happily married for over 60 years.
Btw, it is still legal in some states for a girl under the age of eighteen to marry.
Jenoch
(7,720 posts)make a huge drop and sales of merchandise make a corrosponding drop in sales. A&E needs him more than he needs them.
Sweet Lou
(11 posts)If the majority of Americans agree with what he said he keeps his job. If the majority of Americans disagree he looses his job. It is all about the ratings.
WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)A hell of a team, she don't know what he says but it must be the gospel. They need heroes though most if us look at the heroes as zeroes.
Taitertots
(7,745 posts)Nothing Phil does is going to stop the profiteers from putting out his special brand of garbage.
n2doc
(47,953 posts)Iggo
(47,572 posts)Don't hold yer breath.