I’m glad I’m not the only one who saw a sort of reverse synergy between the right wing’s general reaction to the A&E/Phil Robertson affair and the ongoing Hobby Lobby case (h/t PZ Myers).
The people saying A&E has no right as an employer to control what an employee says (Despite a contract) are the same people saying that Hobby Lobby, as an employer, has the right to control an employee’s birth control.
Y’all need to decide which way you want it.
The brouhaha over that Duck Dynasty guy losing one public forum to spew ignorance has really brought out the wacky (h/t BooMan):
Embattled “Duck Dynasty” star Phil Robertson has been suspended from his show by A&E for his remarks about gays and African-Americans, and now some high-profile conservatives are rallying to his side and defending him. On Friday, GOP congressional candidate Ian Bayne went all in, comparing Robertson to civil rights icon Rosa Parks.
“In December 1955, Rosa Parks took a stand against an unjust societal persecution of black people, and in December 2013, Robertson took a stand against persecution of Christians,” Bayne said in an email to supporters.
“What Parks did was courageous,” he added. “What Mr. Robertson did was courageous too.”
This is so beyond the realm of the merely stupid that it makes me sad. Continue reading
