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Did they Kill The Duck That Laid the Golden Egg?

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Home Point Real Estate DRE # 01492725

Did they Kill The Duck That Laid the Golden Egg?

Duck Dynasty seems to be the big issue today. There are lots of "Redneck" reality shows on. Swamp People, Shelby the Swamp Man, others based around moonshine and such. I have not watched any of them for any length of time. What sets DD apart is the faith aspect of it that plays out in the show.

Now on Duck Dynasty they can be crude, put each other down, tease each other and so forth. We might even think at times they have gone too far. But if we look at our own lives we also find the same things. I am not always a G Parent or even a PG parent. My words at times are crude and sometimes I go too far with things. But shinning through this is true love of God, Family, and America. They are a rag to riches group living the American Dream - with hard work.

We may not be Rednecks but we all have some thing in our personal culture that would set us apart and seem weird to others.

Phil is a cagey old hunter and wise in God's word. He has A&E right in his sites. A&E has just shot itself in the foot. The Robertson's don't need A&E (and neither do I), but A&E sure needs Phil and his family. The Robertson's will move onto bigger and better things. I suspect for them Bigger and Better is a platform for their views, not so much the money.

It is refreshing to see Christian men that are real and masculine, living in a man's world while loving their wives and kids.

Comments (7)

Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

     Totally agree, Gene.  These men and this family sets an example that others should live by, "crudeness" aside. 

    A&E just killed the only program worth watching on that network.  And for what?  Stating his beliefs?

     

 

Dec 19, 2013 11:35 AM
Joe Jackson
Keller Williams Capital Partners Realty - Columbus, OH
Clintonville and Central Ohio Real Estate Expert

I have thought about this and still think A & E made a huge business error

Dec 19, 2013 08:35 PM
Gene Riemenschneider
Home Point Real Estate - Brentwood, CA
Turning Houses into Homes

Fred - They are authentic, something that is even lacking in the Christian Community at times.

Joe - Big time.

Dec 20, 2013 01:20 AM
Michael J. Perry
KW Elite - Lancaster, PA
Lancaster, PA Relo Specialist

We are living in a post - Christian world where when sharing the Word of GOD it will no longer be recognized(as from the Bible) by mainstream America. Today it will be pushed aside by a new American god- it's name is Political Correctness.

Dec 21, 2013 07:45 PM
Gene Riemenschneider
Home Point Real Estate - Brentwood, CA
Turning Houses into Homes

Michael just the other day I read a story in the paper that they had Phil on video saying horrible things about gays two years ago.  I read what he said and all he was doing was quoting the Bible, but they either did not know this or did not point it out to the readers.

Dec 23, 2013 01:15 AM
Charles Stallions
Charles Stallions Real Estate Services - Pensacola, FL
850-476-4494 - Pensacola, Pace or Gulf Breeze, Fl.

I can perdict that DD will be on the air or that A&E will not. Disney owns A&E and they have a ride in the works for 2016 that is well under production and guess who it features. 

Dec 25, 2013 06:06 AM
Gene Riemenschneider
Home Point Real Estate - Brentwood, CA
Turning Houses into Homes

Charles this will put Disney in a real pickle as Disney has bought into the entire PC concept.  

Dec 26, 2013 01:35 AM