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Will this be america's kristallnacht? robe a&e said the viewers feel safe watching with their children, yet his statements were not even made on a&e. really, a&e? this is the same network that aired "rodeo girls" with an episode bikini or bust. the same network that did a man on man sexual assault in prison. where sexual content including people in bed together seemingly naked was aired. did a&e kowtow to the gay and lesbian community? maybe. did they disregard the constitutional rights of robertson? maybe. did they suspend him based on a morals clause in the contract?

Will this be america's kristallnacht? robe a&e said the viewers feel safe watching with their children, yet his statements were not even made on a&e. really, a&e? this is the same network that aired "rodeo girls" with an episode bikini or bust. the same network that did a man on man sexual assault in prison. where sexual content including people in bed together seemingly naked was aired. did a&e kowtow to the gay and lesbian community? maybe. did they disregard the constitutional rights of robertson? maybe. did they suspend him based on a morals clause in the contract?

There's morals clause, there's comments we make. you have freedom of speech. you won't get arrested with your comments. it has nothing to do you won't lose your job for your comments. i feel bad. this family seems like a very nice family. phil seems like a really good man, really has values. but i don't -- i think maybe it's a generational thing that he doesn't realize how his comments hurt a lot of gay people and members of -- members who have gay family members, it's, like, oh, my gosh, really? we're not that bad of people. and i think it's just a sad situation all the way around. >> all rig...

Just died. people said he had the rights. >> it's unfair to lump all the liberals together. most of the liberals are saying what he said was obnoxious, terrible but he has a right. i don't like what he said. i don't agree with what he said. i will defend his right to say it. i will defend a&e's right to exercise the morals clause in the contract. it's there. >> i'm confused. a&e issued a statement saying among other things that we have long been advocates for the lgbt community. i thought they were a cable channel. when did they become advocates for a community? >> that's a great question. >> ...

Contracts, which tend to be pretty iron-clad, really does have kind of a morals clause, which allowed them a situation like this where he can be suspended. >> part of the quote from phil robertson as it relates to gays, he said, start with homosexual behavior and just morph out from there. bestiality, sleeping around with this woman and that woman and that woman and those men, they won't inherit the kingdom of god. it's not right. regarding african-americans, he said, i never with my eyes saw the mistreatment of any black person. the blacks work for the farmers. i hoed cotton with them. they'r...