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Post by warrior1972 on Dec 28, 2013 16:18:08 GMT -8
Apparently, someone realized that money is still the bottom line at A & E. After all, that's the American Way. |
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Post by youngstown on Dec 28, 2013 18:57:36 GMT -8
You can not find the word EQUALITY in the Bible. The Murderers in the French Revolution gave the word legs.
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Post by tankcommander on Dec 29, 2013 6:47:44 GMT -8
Apparently, someone realized that money is still the bottom line at A & E. After all, that's the American Way. That may well be true for A&E, but apparently not for the Robertson's who made it clear they put family first, and were ready to walk away from the show and $200,000 per episode.... Not to mention the multi million $$$$ boost the show gives to their business. Too bad that's not the American Way.... Don't ya think? |
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Post by warrior1972 on Dec 29, 2013 10:51:07 GMT -8
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Post by warrior1972 on Dec 29, 2013 11:20:18 GMT -8
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Post by warrior1972 on Dec 29, 2013 12:01:06 GMT -8
That may well be true for A&E, but apparently not for the Robertson's who made it clear they put family first, and were ready to walk away from the show and $200,000 per episode.... Not to mention the multi million $$$$ boost the show gives to their business. Too bad that's not the American Way.... Don't ya think? Heh. "We sing about beauty and we sing about truth...at ten thousand dollars a show". "Cover of the Rolling Stone"
Dr. Hook and the Medicine ShowI really don't care what anybody prefers to believe. It would have hit A & E more financially, exponentially more financially, and the adverse publicity would have, too.
"They put family first" after they had more money than they ever thought they would have in their entire lives, and after lawyers told them that they would probably win anyway (I knew that, and I ain't no lawyer.), which the public outcry/backlash definitely demonstrated by hitting A & E more than the "Duck Commander". ...And pretending "the money doesn't matter" is simply sauce for the goose. It IS the American Way. It hasn't been a month since I listened to all the condemnation from Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin, and other posters from this very message board, etc., regarding the Pope being a "Marxist" for his stance on capitalism. Never get between an American, ANY American, and his money.
EVER.
Remember all of THAT? It's about the MONEY, tankcommander. And it IS the American Way to say that Money DOESN'T matter, when it most definitely DOES matter. . So please, spare me the "family values". |
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Post by tankcommander on Dec 30, 2013 7:39:04 GMT -8
Phil Robertson showed how important money is to him when he was dirt poor, and gave up an nfl career because he would rather hunt ducks.
Do yo know that he played ahead of Terry Bradshaw at La Tech for 2 years, and in Bradshaw's own words' would have kept him on the bench for a 3rd year if he hadn't outright quit football because it conflicted with his hunting?
Even after quitting football his senior year, he was offers a contract with the Washington Redskins.
I'm posting tho on my I-Phone, from my weekend place on the river, and don't have access to a computer, or I'd link you to what Bradshaw said about him.
I guess, like A&E, you just can't your mind around the idea that to some people there are more important things than money.
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Post by warrior1972 on Dec 30, 2013 8:56:18 GMT -8
Uh, yes. I can.
Like the Pope, for instance....
And you're so busy protecting the "Duck Commander" that you completely ignored my remarks regarding A & E, which ALSO has a cash agenda. I never said A & E was "right". On the contrary, their "Corporate America" stance, based solely on their profit margin, isn't. So please spare me your opinion that the "Duck Commander"is as pure as the driven snow simply because Terry Bradshaw says he'd rather be hunting ducks.I am not impressed. Terry isn't exactly what I'd call an intellectual in the first place. For all you know, The "Duck Commander's" decision may be WHY he needs the income now.
Anyway, he got his, just for being who he is.
No surprise.
No surprise whatsoever.
Not in THIS crazy-assed world.
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Post by 101ABN on Dec 30, 2013 15:16:02 GMT -8
Robertson doesn't need the income from the show. His enterprise is worth millions.
He is, however, laughing all the way to the bank at the moment.
A&E makes out like a bandit too, as they'll get thousands of new viewers who never heard of Duck Dynasty before the flap and all the free publicity.
Couldn't have worked out better if they'd planned it that way.
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Post by Sailor on Dec 30, 2013 16:31:37 GMT -8
Uh, yes. I can. Like the Pope, for instance....And you're so busy protecting the "Duck Commander" that you completely ignored my remarks regarding A & E, which ALSO has a cash agenda. I never said A & E was "right". On the contrary, their "Corporate America" stance, based solely on their profit margin, isn't. So please spare me your opinion that the "Duck Commander"is as pure as the driven snow simply because Terry Bradshaw says he'd rather be hunting ducks.I am not impressed. Terry isn't exactly what I'd call an intellecutual in the first place. For all you know, The "Duck Commander's" decision may be WHY he needs the income now. Anyway, he got his, just for being who he is. No surprise. No surprise whatsoever. Not in THIS crazy-assed world. When all is said and done, A&E Network is a business and few businesses can afford to alienate their primary customer / consumer base and (in the case of a TV or Radio Network) their advertisers. Obviously A&E backed away because the financial damage was looking to be far more than their Board of Directors was willing to risk. GLADD and such don't have enough financial clout to make it worth A&E going the route of gutting its cash cow (DD and its fans and advertisers.) I do not know of one businessman who wants to stay in business who would be willing to take that kind of financial hit. So yeah, it's about money. At least that's how it appears to me. |
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Post by warrior1972 on Dec 30, 2013 18:07:48 GMT -8
Robertson doesn't need the income from the show. His enterprise is worth millions. He is, however, laughing all the way to the bank at the moment. A&E makes out like a bandit too, as they'll get thousands of new viewers who never heard of Duck Dynasty before the flap and all the free publicity. Couldn't have worked out better if they'd planned it that way. Well said. Damned well sald. |
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Post by warrior1972 on Dec 30, 2013 18:09:40 GMT -8
Uh, yes. I can. Like the Pope, for instance....And you're so busy protecting the "Duck Commander" that you completely ignored my remarks regarding A & E, which ALSO has a cash agenda. I never said A & E was "right". On the contrary, their "Corporate America" stance, based solely on their profit margin, isn't. So please spare me your opinion that the "Duck Commander"is as pure as the driven snow simply because Terry Bradshaw says he'd rather be hunting ducks.I am not impressed. Terry isn't exactly what I'd call an intellecutual in the first place. For all you know, The "Duck Commander's" decision may be WHY he needs the income now. Anyway, he got his, just for being who he is. No surprise. No surprise whatsoever. Not in THIS crazy-assed world. When all is said and done, A&E Network is a business and few businesses can afford to alienate their primary customer / consumer base and (in the case of a TV or Radio Network) their advertisers. Obviously A&E backed away because the financial damage was looking to be far more than their Board of Directors was willing to risk. GLADD and such don't have enough financial clout to make it worth A&E going the route of gutting its cash cow (DD and its fans and advertisers.) I do not know of one businessman who wants to stay in business who would be willing to take that kind of financial hit. So yeah, it's about money. At least that's how it appears to me. Funny, that's the way it appears to me, too, minus the details we'll never hear about. |
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Post by tankcommander on Dec 31, 2013 8:16:53 GMT -8
And you're so busy protecting the "Duck Commander" that you completely ignored my remarks regarding A & E, which ALSO has a cash agenda. .So please spare me your opinion that the "Duck Commander"is as pure as the driven snow simply because Terry Bradshaw says he'd rather be hunting ducks.I am not impressed. Terry isn't exactly what I'd call an intellectual in the first place. i] Good grief, why would you say something like that when I clearly posted...... "That may well be true about A&E".....  ? Kind of senseless trying to have a discussion with someone who miss-represents what you've said. As for Bradshaw, his comments were about Robertson's football ability, a subject that I think most would agree a 4 time Super Bowl winning quarterback IS something of an "intellectual" on. And Robertson walking away from the NFL IS an example of his priorities in life, while comments about being "pure as the driven snow" are just another over the top miss-representation of what was said or implied. |
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Post by warrior1972 on Dec 31, 2013 8:40:46 GMT -8
And you're so busy protecting the "Duck Commander" that you completely ignored my remarks regarding A & E, which ALSO has a cash agenda. .So please spare me your opinion that the "Duck Commander"is as pure as the driven snow simply because Terry Bradshaw says he'd rather be hunting ducks.I am not impressed. Terry isn't exactly what I'd call an intellectual in the first place. i] Good grief, why would you say something like that when I clearly posted...... "That may well be true about A&E"..... ? Kind of senseless trying to have a discussion with someone who miss-represents what you've said. You've done it to me lots of times in the past. If I did it to you, it was accidental. As for Bradshaw, his comments were about Robertson's football ability, a subject that I think most would agree a 4 time Super Bowl winning quarterback IS something of an "intellectual" on. The conversation is not about football.
And Robertson walking away from the NFL IS an example of his priorities in life, while comments about being "pure as the driven snow" are just another over the top miss-representation of what was said or implied.
It's not over the top, nor is it a "miss-representation". You have not been insulted in any way, shape, or form. But if I'm going to do the time, Then I am going to do the crime. Robertson's not a hero, Not by a longshot, and neither is A & E. The best you get is a draw. |
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Post by 101ABN on Dec 31, 2013 12:23:42 GMT -8
I think I need a new duck call.
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