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Saturday, 21 December 2013

Salon: Hamna Zubair: Jon Stewart Defends Duck Dynasty Star's Right to Free Speech

Source:Salon Magazine- welcome to Redneckistan. Or the Texas portion of Redneckistan.

Source:The New Democrat 

“Last night Jon Stewart couldn’t resist bringing up the racist and homophobic comments “Duck Dynasty’s” star Phil Robertson made in a recent interview – but he didn’t take Robertson down in typical Daily Show style. Robertson was removed from “Duck Dynasty” soon after his comments became public, a move Stewart clearly took issue with. 

 Stewart, who admitted he thought “Duck Dynasty” was “a show where ducks reenact the show ‘Dynasty,'” defended Robertson’s right to free speech:

“I think what the guy said is ignorant,” said Stewart, “but I also have an inclination to support a world where saying ignorant sh*t on television doesn’t get you kicked off that medium.”

Stewart went on to talk about how Fox News was also, unsurprisingly, defending Robertson’s right to free speech – except that this defense was cloaked in hypocrisy, given the channel’s campaign to draw attention to a perceived “War on Christmas.”

He said: “Their [Fox News] belief in free speech doesn’t extend to the holidays, when the word ‘Christmas’ is mandatory.” 

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