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workinclasszero

(28,270 posts) Thu Dec 19, 2013, 11:18 AM Dec 2013

Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson Thinks Black People Were Happy Before the Civil Rights Movement

"I never, with my eyes, saw the mistreatment of any black person," Robertson claims. "Not once.

He adds, "They're singing and happy. I never heard one of them, one black person, say, 'I tell you what: These doggone white people'—not a word!... Pre-entitlement, pre-welfare, you say: Were they happy? They were godly; they were happy; no one was singing the blues."

http://www.eonline.com/news/492121/duck-dynasty-s-phil-robertson-thinks-black-people-were-happier-before-the-civil-rights-movement

So I guess the freedom riders, Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks...among many others...were just...wrong?!?

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Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson Thinks Black People Were Happy Before the Civil Rights Movement (Original Post) workinclasszero Dec 2013 OP

In his defense, it's difficult to see when you have a sheet over your head. Scuba Dec 2013 #1

lol! patricia92243 Dec 2013 #3

Love it! Debau2005 Dec 2013 #4

I did not trademark my remark, so rock and roll Debau! Scuba Dec 2013 #6

Thanks! Debau2005 Dec 2013 #13

So true /nt workinclasszero Dec 2013 #7

Thanks. Love what I presume to be your tribute to John Lennon. Scuba Dec 2013 #8

They was a just singing like birds! SomethingFishy Dec 2013 #2

Hmmm.... De Camp Town Ladies.... jberryhill Dec 2013 #9

Well it's like Barbara said -- TBF Dec 2013 #5

That's right Burma Jones Dec 2013 #10

Yes the unhappy ones became strange fruit workinclasszero Dec 2013 #12

Wow shenmue Dec 2013 #11

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

1. In his defense, it's difficult to see when you have a sheet over your head.

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Thu Dec 19, 2013, 11:23 AM

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patricia92243

(12,595 posts)

3. lol!

Reply to Scuba (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 19, 2013, 11:39 AM

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Debau2005

(1,916 posts)

4. Love it!

Reply to Scuba (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 19, 2013, 11:40 AM

Dec 2013

Can I use your quote on a Facebook post? I don't usually fight with the idiots on facebook but I am feeling bored today and want to see what mess I can stir up!!

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

6. I did not trademark my remark, so rock and roll Debau!

Reply to Debau2005 (Reply #4)

Thu Dec 19, 2013, 11:43 AM

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Debau2005

(1,916 posts)

13. Thanks!

Reply to Scuba (Reply #6)

Thu Dec 19, 2013, 05:42 PM

Dec 2013

I did, and it made my conservative FB friends quite angry! hehe.....but has given me several good giggles today.

I think it's time for some Facebook house cleaning for me.

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)

7. So true /nt

Reply to Scuba (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 19, 2013, 11:47 AM

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Scuba

(53,475 posts)

8. Thanks. Love what I presume to be your tribute to John Lennon.

Reply to workinclasszero (Reply #7)

Thu Dec 19, 2013, 11:48 AM

Dec 2013

SomethingFishy

(4,876 posts)

2. They was a just singing like birds!

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Thu Dec 19, 2013, 11:26 AM

Dec 2013

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

9. Hmmm.... De Camp Town Ladies....

Reply to SomethingFishy (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 19, 2013, 11:55 AM

Dec 2013

That scene immediately came to mind.

TBF

(32,058 posts)

5. Well it's like Barbara said --

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Thu Dec 19, 2013, 11:41 AM

Dec 2013

"And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway," she said, "so this is working very well for them."
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/07/national/nationalspecial/07barbara.html

We can encourage tolerance but it's hard to fix stupid.