A&E Lifts Suspension of Phil Robertson

On Friday, A&E reversed its suspension of Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertson and filming of the reality series will soon resume. Robertson had been suspended indefinitely by A&E on December 18th for remarks he made about homosexuals and blacks in an interview with GQ.  I’m not surprised the suspension didn’t last. It wasn’t really much of a suspension in the first place. A&E continued to air repeats of Duck Dynasty and even did a 24-hour marathon on Christmas Day. Of course, the suspension didn’t work because a) the Robertson family closed ranks and b) Duck Dynasty viewers closed ranks around the Robertson family including Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and Sarah Palin and c) A&E didn’t want to lose ratings and money...more