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Comments. alec baldwin basically lost his cable show after using a homophobic slur against a member of the paparazzi. isaiah washington used the same slur when talking about a co-star. paula deen apologized for using the n-word many years ago, and michael richards had a long time-out after a racist tirade in a show. some of the stars, when you put this in context, theyre back in the game. you could argue their stars maybe dont shine quite as brightly. robertson is a staunch christian. this is hi...

But hurry, sleep trains interest-free for 3 event ends sunday! superior service, best selection, lowest price, guaranteed! ♪ sleep train ♪ your ticket to a better nights sleep ♪ welcome back. im brooke baldwin. youre watching our special discussion on political correctness in america after the suspension of this reality tv star. on average, 14 million people watch each and every episode of "duck dynasty" every week on a&e. if you are one of those people who has never seen the show, take ...

Just last week, we talked about it on the show. gay rights magazine the advocate has named pope francis person of the year. he said, who am i to judge. keep in mind, when not taping "duck dynasty," they tour the country, they host bible studies. they say theyre christianed before theyre reality tv stars, but can they really be both? phil robertson, if you read this whole article in "gq." he told the writer, were bible thumpers who just happened to end up on television. let me open up this discus...

Belief. >> thats a point of religion and god, live and let live. turn the other cheek. you can disagree with someone, but it doesnt mean you have to castigate them or call them names. im a christian. i assume youre a christian. i dont believe one word he said. i think people twist the bible and verses and words and scripture into what they want it to be. i think hes doing that, but someone taught him to do that. >> sure. >> so the lesson in all of this is what? how do we get people to understand...

Missionary ce arary kenneth bay been held in north korea 13 months, serving a hard-labor sentence there. lets see if he can bring kenneth bay out of north korea. tats it for me. thank you for watching. ill be back 5:00 p.m. eastern in "the situation room." "newsroom" continues right now with brooke baldwin. great to be with you on this thursday. im brooke baldwin. and we today are talking about this popular tv star put on ice for these controversial comments he has made about race, about relig...

Entire family on the hit reality show, im talking 14 million viewers a week. "duck dynasty" gets a little too real in this magazine, gq magazine. gets put on indefinite hiatus by a&e network. if youre not one of the 14 million viewers who tune in to "duck dynasty" you may have no clue who phil robertson is. this is a rap video put together as a promo for the show. >> cell phones. no internet. no. nintendo, no. move on, nerds. cell phones. >> so this guy, phil robertson, he has raked in a fortune...

Fact we wouldnt be sitting here talking about it if he didnt bring it up. lets look at the positive side instead of saying this man should be fired for speaking his mind. yes, he said something offensive to lots of people, but how did it affect you really? how much influence does this man really have? >> well, 14 million people watch the show each and every week. 14 million people watch it, and it could be more. this whole thing could end up back in the face of the people who are offended becaus...

Quote, its not logical, my man. its just not logical. he goes on to explain what he finds sinful saying start with homosexual behavior and just morph out from there. beastiality, sleeping around with this woman and that woman and those men he says. robertson then refers to a bible passage from corinthians saying, dont be deceived. neither the adulterers nor idolaters, male prostitutes, homosexual offenders, they wont inherit the kingdom of god. dont deceive yourself. its not right. his words ang...

Marvette. i read an article and this is what he wrote. there are enough of all kinds of fans to make the show a massive cable hit. as long as the subtext was subtext, but with phil doing an interview in a national magazine talking gay people, anuses, damnation, oh, and how the japanese fought us in world war ii because they didnt have jesus, that presents a problem. now you have an issue with those of us who maybe want to watch a family comedy, but polilease, without somebody thumping gay people...

Atlanta." very successful with an average of 3.3 million viewers a wiebe. in a show like "duck dynasty," theresing at stake. if it goes away, its a big nugget for the network. >> someone sent me a wall mrt page with the comforters, the t-shirts, its everywhere if you want it. when we say reality tv, a.j., be real with me. how much is really real? >> this is something we have debated ever since reality tv has been on the air. you mentioned the osbournes. by the way, im probably going to revisit t...