BullKurtz
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- #81
I guess that would depend on the PR clauses they offer any of their other, um, ahem, "stars." While I don't think private contract law falls under the same purview as equal protection of the civil rights laws in re employment, past practice could be used by Robertson to contest his suspension. Unless A&E operates in a right to work state - then he's pretty much ass out. Anyway, I don't think challenging and overcoming his suspension would feed the same poutrage his suspension does. Where's the martyrdom?
A&E had a right to suspend Phil Robertson. They just thought they could do it without suffering any consequences. They thought it would be like Paul Deen, meeting with public approval. They never dreamed there would be a backlash. They also have a right to suffer that backlash. No matter what basis Phil Robertson has to contest the suspension it's obvious that he isn't going to use any of them. The whole family will just withdraw as well.
This show brings in $400 million dollars to A&E in merchandising alone. Add to that another $80 million from advertisers. Those advertisers have indicated that they will withdraw their advertising from the network. This isn't like Rush Limbaugh where advertisers didn't want their product advertised on his show, this is pulling all advertising from the entire network no matter where it appears. It's doubtful that A&E could survive that kind of financial loss. Even if they could recover and get new advertisers, it wouldn't be soon enough to prevent a meltdown of the entire network.
The Robertsons, on the other hand, really don't care. As one television executive said "There's no fear in them".
Gays overplayed their hand. They think that at 1% of the population they have more support than they really do. Now they know. The majority can hurt A&E very badly, gays can't hurt the Robertsons at all.
You and your kind aren't the majority anymore sparky, You're a (thankfully) dying breed, as the (voting) kids aren't invested in your social prejudices anymore. Attrition is NOT your friend.
Now we get the bandwagon approach....GONG! Wrong again manophobe; once young men get free of the public school agenda, they see these disgusting practices for what they are. It's YOU who's losing public support same as nobody thinks Hussein is anything but a lying punk or that there's "global warming" anymore. Your lies are being exposed....you're becoming dinosaurs and you know how it turned out for those lizards.