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Don’t Miss the Premier Episode of Black Sheep Robertson: “Revenge of the Ducks”

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Tune into NDC’s newest reality series starring Exposing the Big Game’s Jim Robertson, the black sheep of the duck dynasty. You’ll learn true respect for wild ducks and geese, who are featured living as they naturally do along with their wetland brethren on Black Sheep Robertson’s sprawling sanctuary, in peace and harmony as God intended.

No animals are harmed during the filming of this program, unlike on Duck Dynasty, which is all about hurting and killing. And rest assured, although Jim is a compassionate man who would no sooner blast a duck than he would members of the camo-clad clan, he is an atheist so you won’t have to endure any cheesy, half-assed references to salvation and all that stuff.

On the premier episode, you’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at the special breeding facility where giant, mutant man-eating mallards are being fitted with armor outerwear and readied for their release into nearby hunter recreation areas and “sportsmen’s” playgrounds.

(If this sounds shocking, consider that as I write this I’m hearing the recurrent noise of shotgun blasts, resulting in the wounding and deaths of untold numbers of ducks and geese.)
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(This has been another installment in EtBG’s “Headlines We’d Like to See.”)

Also See: I’m Not One of those Duck Dynasty Douchebags             

And: Expressing My Freedom of Speech 

Text and Wildlife Photography ©Jim Robertson, 2014. All Rights Reserved

Text and Wildlife Photography ©Jim Robertson, 2014. All Rights Reserved

Duck Dynasty guns? Yep, but will new product line actually revive hunting?

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By Patrik Jonsson, Staff writer / January 3, 2014

Photo Copyright Jim Robertson

Photo Copyright Jim Robertson

Just about everyone in America now knows that Phil Robertson and the “Duck Dynasty” clan are a rare breed, indeed. But even as the bayou-based reality TV family has morphed into a marketing and cultural commodity – note its new line of Mossberg shotguns and rifles – there’s another angle to ponder: Until now, hunters like Phil Robertson had actually been disappearing from America’s duck-dotted wetlands.

“Duck Dyasty,” a show about a band of self-described rednecks and their kin straddling the gulf between rural values and fabulous wealth – built to a TV viewership crescendo this past summer, during its fourth season. It captured even broader attention more recently when Mr. Robertson, the clan patriarch, became embroiled in a corporate spat with A&E executives over his views, expressed to a GQ reporter, that homosexuality is a sin like bestiality, and that homosexuals are akin to drunkards and terrorists.

The Robertsons’ subsequent decision to break away from their TV licensing to sign the Mossberg shotgun deal independently – not to mention the multitude of TV and newspaper stories about the “Dynasty” clan’s red-state attitudes and values – speaks to what some call redneck commoditization. That’s an appeal to primarily white Southern fundamentalist Christians that has translated into financial (some $450 million in merchandise sold in less than two years), as well as cultural and political, payoff.

More: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2014/0103/Duck-Dynasty-guns-Yep-but-will-new-product-line-actually-revive-hunting

Also see: https://exposingthebiggame.wordpress.com/2014/01/05/duck-dynastys-evil-is-spreading/

And: https://exposingthebiggame.wordpress.com/2013/09/10/im-not-one-of-those-duck-dynasty-douchebags/?relatedposts_exclude=4210

Duck Dynasty’s Evil is Spreading

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Some folks may be wondering why we let ourselves get worked up over a stupid faux “reality” TV show like Duck Dynasty; what harm are they doing by showing their hairy mugs for money and attention (and a lot of both). Well, I’ll tell you what’s wrong with it: their idiocy seems to be catching.

In all the years I’ve lived by this waterfowl wintering area, people have been respectful of the No Hunting Access sign. Now you find spent shotgun shells along the road overlooking the bay–a sure sign that bozo Robertson wanna-bes are shooting out at ducks who take refuge in the calm waters there.

And just today a boat full of duck hunters motored their boat through a flock of 100

—Text and Wildlife Photography ©Jim Robertson, 2013. All Rights Reserved

—Text and Wildlife Photography ©Jim Robertson, 2013

trumpeter swans, driving them across the river to an island infested with hunters shooting from their duck blinds.

It only takes a few boneheads to ruin it for everyone–especially if they have their own TV show.

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Duck Dynasty Gun Ads: Blowing A Duck’s Head Off Makes Phil Robertson Happy

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Duck Dynasty Gun Ads: Blowing A Duck’s Head Off Makes Phil Robertson Happy

The Connecticut based weapons manufacturer Mossberg & Sons announced a partnership with the self-proclaimed “rednecks” Duck Dynasty last summer to sell a line of 12 DD themed weapons. The weapons are coated in camouflage and have the words “Faith. Family. Ducks.” displayed on them.

A series of ads featuring the Duck patriarch, Phil Robertson, aired right before Robertson made anti-LGBT and racist comments in a December GQ interview.

In one of the ads, two of the DD sons prepare to kill ducks as Father Phil recites the opening lines from the Constitution.

 “Those are rights that no government can take from you to live, be free and pursue happiness,” Robertson says in a voice-over. “You know what makes me happy, ladies and gentlemen? To blow a mallard drake’s head smooth off.”

In addition to the DD weapons that kill ducks dead, Mossberg’s website also advertises .22 caliber weapons that are “perfect for small game, plinking (and) target shooting – or cleaning cottonmouths out of your duck blind.”

Of course no Duck Dynasty weapon advertisement would be prudent without utilizing a biblical reference: “Where there is a design, there is a designer. We were designed to kill ducks.”

The DD themed weapon collection also includes military-style designs with large capacity magazines that hold at least 25 rounds that are too powerful for small game. The entire line consists of nine different shotguns, as well as two semiautomatic rifles and a semiautomatic pistol.

Mossberg says each gun will come with an American flag bandana.

After Papa Duck made his homophobic and racist comments in the GQ article, A&E announced the suspension of Robertson. Conservatives flipped out. Days later, Robertson was reinstated. …coughcoughpublicitystuntcoughcough….

Article and Video here: http://samuel-warde.com/2014/01/duck-dynasty-gun-ad/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SamuelWarde+%28Samuel+Wynn+Warde%29

Captain Paul Watson’s Message to Patriarch Duck Dunce

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My Message to the Patriarch Duck Dunce

From one so called Reality TV Star to Another

Captain Paul Watson of Animal Planet’s Whale Wars sends a message to Phil Robertson of A&E’s Duck Dynasty.

Dear Phil,

I am confused. How can you equate homosexuality with bestiality? You’re hardly in a position to say such a thing when your business is manufacturing duck mating calls that essentially declare that you want to fuck a duck.

You are flirting with bestiality Phil.

You not only seduce defenseless innocent ducks, you kill them when they approach you. Sort of reminds me of Ted Bundy.

You are also seducing ducks through fraudulent behavior. Essentially you are lying to the ducks. And you’re peddling duck seduction devices in a quack-pot scheme to enrich yourself on the suffering and death of hundreds of thousands of innocent ducks.

I picked up a copy of the New Testament to see what Jesus Christ or any of the disciples had to say about gay men and women. Incredibly I discovered that they never said anything at all about homosexuality. Jesus did however condemn the rich and you Phil Robertson are rich and I also do recall something in the tablets that Moses brought down from the mountain about not killing. It did not say thou shall not kill other human beings, it said, “Thou shall not kill.”

It seems to me that Jesus would have been more compassionate towards a gay man than to a rich man. So I think that Jesus would be more comfortable listening to Elton John than hearing your shotguns dropping his father’s children from the sky.

Now I know that it’s common for some Christians to cite Leviticus but if you believe Leviticus you need to go all the way, selling daughters into slavery, smiting and stoning and hating everyone that believes in something different than you do. But then again, I may be wrong but I recall that Jesus Christ came with a new message – one of love and forgiveness, compassion and kindness.

I can’t see Jesus defending war nor can I see him denying help to the poor. Nor can I see him spewing hatred for gays.

True Christianity can be a very beautiful thing – when practiced but unfortunately it is rarely practiced.

As for going to hell Phil, everyone goes to hell because if you do not believe in the Catholic faith you will go to Catholic hell and likewise Catholics will go to Protestant hell. From the way the various denominations have laid claim on heaven and hell everyone is going to someone’s hell.

But what I really don’t get is this. Why do people, and especially so-called Christians get all upset about gay people? How does gay marriage affect them? Why do they make it their business to interfere with the happiness of other people? Why does this threaten some people?

I mean Phil, how does gay marriage get in the way of you murdering ducks for dollars?

They certainly are not out there in the swamp gunning down what you consider your ducks and cracking red-neck jokes. There is simply no Godly reason they should be annoying you Phil unless, well unless you have had some inclination towards temptation in that particular direction of choice Phil and you are feeling guilty about your unspoken desires.

And as for freedom of speech, well, by all means you are free to have your bigoted opinions and no one is denying that. Your problem is that you broadcasted your bigoted opinions on television, and as such you must suffer the opinions of people who disagree with you and find your opinions to be vile and hateful.

A &E simply exercised their right to express their disagreement with your bigoted views. All those people you are saying are intolerant of your right to free speech are simply expressing their free speech to denounce your hateful rhetoric.

Of course you have Sarah Palin defending you. Good luck with that Phil.

Do you think that if I were to make racist statements about the Japanese that Animal Planet would not take me off the air? Of course they would and they would be right to do so. Our fight is with whalers who happen to be Japanese. Sometimes they are Norwegians. The point is we don’t condemn anyone on racial or cultural grounds and racism should never be tolerated, especially on the airwaves.

Phil, I don’t like you. It’s not because you’re white, supposedly Christian or seemingly heterosexual or that you have a strange and violent sexual relationship with ducks. I don’t like you because you’re a bigot and I don’t like you for murdering ducks.

The bottom line is you exercised your right to free speech and now you are suffering the consequences. The Constitution guarantees your right to free speech, it does not guarantee your right to not be held responsible for what you say.

You are free to continue making bigoted and hateful comments. No one is going to toss you into jail for it. That is what it means by freedom of speech.

You are however dreaming if you think that what you say does not have consequences. Enjoy your freedom of speech because you are going to have to pay for it – with consequences.

Oh and by the way, stop seducing and murdering ducks.

I’ll leave you with a little song I heard from a little girl the other day.

“Be kind to your animal friends
For a duck may be somebodies mother”

Yea, I know that is way beyond your comprehension of empathy but I’m sure Phil that if you repent of your sins of bigotry and lust for ducks that Jesus will forgive you.

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Take Offensive “Duck Dynasty” Off the Air!

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Petition by

Linda Camac

Philadelphia, PA

Duck Dynasty is an offensive and egregious show that encourages and glamorizes violence toward wildlife.

On a recent episode, a den of beavers (including new babies) were blown to smitherines as the cast laughed uproariously. They are teaching youthful viewers that non-human animals have no value; they use animals for recreational killing, and ‘entertainment’ while animals die in earnest.

Suspending Phil Robertson for his insulting remarks against the gay community is not enough — the whole show is a embarassing display of redneck ignorance, and twisted values.

Let’s not waste airtime glorifying brute force, and cruelty, making psuedo stars of those who do not respect human diversity or the sanctity of nature and woodland creatures.

Just look who has come forward to defend Phil Robertson….none other than jaw-dropping mean Sarah Palin, AKA ‘Cruella de Palin’!

Sign Petition Here

Photo Copyright Jim Robertson

Photo Copyright Jim Robertson

ZZ Top Sues Duck Dynasty for Identity Theft

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The shaggy Texas Rock Band successfully sued the “cast” members of Duck Dynasty for ID theft today, claiming the faux “reality” cable TV show was cashing-inzz32 on a look the furry guitarist made famous in the 1970s.

Top donated their $100 million settlement to an anti-duck hunting group which plans to put Ducks Unlimited out of business and purchase land where ducks and geese are actually protected—from hunters.

(This has been another installment in EtBG’s “Headlines We’d Like to See.”)

Sarah Palin Defends ‘Duck Dynasty’ Star’s Anti-Gay Comments As Free Speech

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[True to form, the Huffington Post failed to even mention what Palin and the DD quacks have most in common–they’re all serial killers of animals.]

Sarah Palin believes the backlash over “Duck Dynasty” star Phil Robertson’s anti-gay comments is a threat to freedom of speech.

The 67-year-old duck hunter made headlines when GQ published an interview in which he discussed morality and sin, and juxtaposed homosexuality with bestiality.

“It seems like, to me, a vagina — as a man — would be more desirable than a man’s anus,” he told the magazine. “That’s just me. I’m just thinking: There’s more there! She’s got more to offer. I mean, come on, dudes! You know what I’m saying? But hey, sin: It’s not logical, my man. It’s just not logical.”

After the quotes were published, GLAAD spoke out against Robertson’s comments, calling them vile and misinformed. A&E ultimately suspended him from “Duck Dynasty” with an indefinite hiatus, saying his views do not align with those of the network.

Some are coming out in defense of Robertson, like Palin, who believes he is being persecuted for merely practicing his First Amendment right.

She took to Facebook to voice her opinion Wednesday, Dec. 18.

The Chick-fil-A-loving Republican has long been a fan of the “Duck Dynasty” brood and has commended them for promoting conservative values. (Phil Robertson is staunchly antiabortion, and Salon suggested the cast’s long beards act as “symbolic reaffirmation of traditional values” for Americans opposed to social change.)

In August, Palin even recommended Washington emulate the “Duck Dynasty” family, CNN noted.

“To our GOP leaders in Washington, especially – this is what Americans desire and deserve; we’re not rooting for your social truces,” she wrote on Facebook at the time. “Kudos to these Duck dudes for speaking their minds, and for their boldness in living the American dream of LIFE, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness – reminding us all that it’s only with freedom that anything is possible.”

In a statement obtained by The Huffington Post, Robertson defended himself against the controversy, saying he is only sharing God’s word.

“My mission today is to go forth and tell people about why I follow Christ and also what the bible teaches, and part of that teaching is that women and men are meant to be together,” he said, in part. “However, I would never treat anyone with disrespect just because they are different from me.”

Clarification: The headline of this article has been amended to specify that Sarah Palin defended Phil Robertson’s freedom of speech.

 

Feds Reopen Waterfowl Hunting Areas in MT

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“They’re willing to accommodate hunters thanks to intense pressure from hunting groups and the NRA…WTF!!!” ~ JB

http://missoulian.com/news/local/feds-reopen-waterfowl-areas-including-ninepipe/article_f9fef894-32b7-11e3-a27c-001a4bcf887a.html

By Vince Devlin

RONAN – Cancel that.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Friday afternoon reopened waterfowl production areas to the public, 11 days after they – and other public lands, ranging from national parks to national wildlife refuges – were closed because of the federal budget impasse.

National wildlife refuges administered by FWS, such as the Bison Range and the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge, remain closed.

The decision came on the eve of opening day of pheasant season in several states, including Montana – and after earlier warnings to hunters that the areas were closed to all public access because of the partial government shutdown.

Federal wildlife officer Mike Koole, who had posted “closed” signs at entrances to the nine separate WPAs in the Ninepipe area to help hunters know where they weren’t supposed to be, was assisting at the Lee Metcalf Metcalf Refuge in the Bitterroot Valley on Friday afternoon when the decision was made in Washington.

Koole, who is furloughed from his job and working without pay, said it was his intention to return to the Flathead Indian Reservation, where he works out of the National Bison Range, and have all the “closed” signs down in the Ninepipe area before pheasant season starts Saturday.

“If I have to stay until midnight, I’ll make every effort to take them down,” he said. “Depending on how dark it gets, I might miss one or two.”

Koole said he would also try to post some copies of the news release announcing the decision to reopen the public lands. The Ninepipe area, a patchwork of federal, state, tribal and private lands, includes 3,268 acres designated as FWS waterfowl production areas.

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In Friday’s news release, FWS spokesman Bruce Decker said that “despite limited staffing, the Service has undertaken an assessment to determine what, if any, potential exists to open lands to public use with our obligations under the government-wide shutdown. It has been determined that allowing public access to Waterfowl Production Areas will not incur further government expenditure or obligation, and is allowable under a government shutdown.”

Koole received the advisory at 2:22 p.m. Friday, saying that “effective immediately, all WPAs will reopen to public use.”

Decker acknowledged that the closures had come “at an extremely difficult time with hunting seasons just underway, fall migratory bird migrations at their peak, and hundreds of communities forced to cancel events as part of National Wildlife Refuge Week.”

Initially, he went on, “with the approximately 78 percent of its employees furloughed, we determined it would be difficult for the remaining, non-furloughed workforce to ensure the safety of facilities, lands and resources, in a manner that incurs no further financial obligation to the U.S. government.”

Decker said the closures could be reinstated if the stalemate in Washington continues, and the service determines that keeping the waterfowl production areas open is costing money that Congress has not authorized it to spend.

Doing so would violate the Anti-Deficiency Act, Decker said.

The decision to reopen waterfowl production areas was likely to please Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever, national organizations that early in the week “demanded” Congress and the service reopen WPAs, wildlife refuges “and other publicly purchased lands for recreational use by hunters and the general public.”

“Waterfowl production areas are the most used publicly owned resources by waterfowl and upland hunters,” Dave Nomsen, Pheasants Forever vice president of governmental affairs, had said Monday. “Now, after years of supporting these lands through their purchase of federal duck stamps, hunters are locked out during the brief season they are allowed to pursue their hunting passion.”

Photo copyright Jim Robertson

Photo copyright Jim Robertson

I’m Not one of those Duck Dynasty Douchebags

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Make no mistake; though my last name is Robertson, I’m no relation to those imposters from that stupid “reality” TV show, “Duck Dynasty” whose ugly mugs grace the front of a new line of T-shirts for sale at Wal Mart.

How do I know they’re ugly when I don’t get cable and have only seen their show once, for less than a minute? It’s true you can’t really tell what they look like under all that facial hair, but like I said, I saw their show once—for almost a minute. That’s all it took to see how ugly they are on the inside.

Before I realized what I’d stumbled upon and could flip the channel away from the enticing ignorance, I was forced to endure a tactless, feeble joke about roadkill and the approving chortles that followed.

The attitude toward wildlife exhibited by the “cast” of Douche Dynasty is an insult to the Robertson’s good name and a blasphemy to ducks and geese everywhere.

My great grandfather didn’t immigrate here from Scotland only to have the Robertson name sullied by a bunch of celebrity-wanna-bes or ZZ Top impersonators, sans the fuzzy guitars.

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