The Duck That Got Way

When Democrats are in charge                                                Duck Dynasty: The Show That Got Away “ [...] This is what happened.  The whole idea of the show was to parade these nouveau riche Christian hillbillies around so that we could laugh at them. "Look at them," we were supposed to say.  "Look how backward they are!  Look what they believe!  Can you believe they really live this way and believe this stuff?  See how they don't fit in? HAHAHA" When the producers saw the way the show was shaping up, different than they envisioned it, they tried to change course.  They tried to get the Robertson's to tone down their Christianity, but to their eternal credit they refused.  They tried to add fake cussin' to the show by inserting bleeps where no cussword was uttered.  At best, they wanted to make the Robertson's look like crass buffoons. At worst they wanted them to look like hypocrites. They desperately wanted us to laugh at the Robertsons.  Instead, we loved them. [Full] Tangentially related .. this reminds me of the Clarence Thomas affair.  Aftermath polls showed that 66%—across the board; Blacks, Whites, Women, Men, Democrat and Republican—66% thought Clarence Thomas was being truthful and Anita Hill the liar.  Hollywood kicked in with references on TV sitcoms and stand up comedy about what a liar Thomas was, and before you know it, the polls reversed themselves.  Which of course demonstrates just how dedicated to the Liberal cause our media are.  And why we have this government.  Sir H ”