OPEN MIKE BY TED FARAONE

GLAAD Goofed With Its ‘Duck’ Call

Phil Robertson’s religious beliefs are of no interest to me or to a great many other Americans, I should think. I have no idea why GQ magazine, which is aimed at fashionable men, took an interest in a scruffy guy with a beard. Now, however, the host of A&E’s Duck Dynasty has become a rallying point for those who oppose the aims of GLAAD, after the civil rights group called attention to his anti-gay remarks in the magazine. Great. That’s just what gay rights need, a popular spokesman for homophobia. If GLAAD had not called attention to Robertson’s GQ interview, it probably would have got all the attention it deserves, which is to say almost none.

A&E Lifts Phil Robertson’s Suspension

Its flagship reality series, Duck Dynasty, will resume filming in the spring with the entire Robertson family, including patriarch Phil Robertson.

‘Duck Dynasty’ Fans React To Robertson’s Hiatus

LOS ANGELES (AP) – When the A&E network suspended “Duck Dynasty” patriarch Phil Robertson for disparaging gay people, it may have followed a time-honored TV tradition of quickly silencing a […]

Phil Robertson Suspended From ‘Duck Dynasty’

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Duck Dynasty” patriarch Phil Robertson is off the hit A&E reality series indefinitely after disparaging gays as sinners akin to adulterers and swindlers, the network said. […]