“We were flat out wrong."

That’s the message Cracker Barrel is sending to enraged customers after the restaurant chain removed Duck Dynasty items from its stores over fears it might offend people.

“Our intent was to avoid offending but that’s just what we’ve done,” Cracker Barrel said in a statement posted on its Facebook page. “You told us we made a mistake. And, you weren’t shy about it. You wrote, you called and you took to social media to express your thoughts and feelings.”

Full story here:

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/12/22/cracker-barrel-screwed-up-big-time/?fb_action_ids=3884944098082&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=[566974060044223]&action_type_map=[%22og.likes%22]&action_ref_map=[]

So basically they are saying we have no opinion on the matter, we will just do whatever makes us the most money.

Stabitha Wrote:
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> So basically they are saying we have no opinion on
> the matter, we will just do whatever makes us the
> most money.


Pretty much that indeed. Although they did listen to their clientele and moved fast. I admire that.

Tough One Wrote:
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> Stabitha Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > So basically they are saying we have no opinion
> on
> > the matter, we will just do whatever makes us
> the
> > most money.
>
>
> Pretty much that indeed. Although they did listen
> to their clientele and moved fast. I admire that.

They didn't anticipate the backlash. Their first reaction was to jump on the PC
bandwagon and think it would make folks think in "warm and fuzzy" mode but it was just the opposite. Looks to me like people are fed up with having "gay" shoved up their asses.

GOOD THAT CRACKER BARREL REMOVED THE WHITE RACIST GAY HATING DEVILS MERCHANDISE FROM THE STORES. These Robertsons should ALL end up in a prison cell for intolerance.

Old lady. Wrote:
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> GOOD THAT CRACKER BARREL REMOVED THE WHITE RACIST
> GAY HATING DEVILS MERCHANDISE FROM THE STORES.
> These Robertsons should ALL end up in a prison
> cell for intolerance.


Yes, libs at it again. They want to throw you in prison if you don't think like they do. That is defined as intolerance. There is no room for individual thought, mainly because libs need to told how to think. It is inconceivable for anyone else to think different from them. Where have we seen this kind of thinking lately?

One can just go to Walmart and get the merchandise. Well, that is until they pull a Cracker Barrel and remove it from their shelves too. Walmart has a whole mess of merchandise. While I have never watched the show, the ability to have their merchandise blanket so many places is impressive from a marketing standpoint.

>whatever makes us the most money.

sometimes call capitalism.

Old lady. Wrote:
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> GOOD THAT CRACKER BARREL REMOVED THE WHITE RACIST
> GAY HATING DEVILS MERCHANDISE FROM THE STORES.
> These Robertsons should ALL end up in a prison
> cell for intolerance.


thats what all the fema camps are built for. just a matter of time

Republicans have fucking lost their fucking minds. Forcing Cracker Barrel to stand against gays or risk a boycott.

Crazy shit.

Gerrymanderer2 Wrote:
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> Republicans have fucking lost their fucking minds.
> Forcing Cracker Barrel to stand against gays or
> risk a boycott.
>
> Crazy shit.


Another fail from the fag lobby. Chick Fil A last year. Duck Dynasty this year. A&E has already said they have no intention of losing this show and are working with the family to develop a path forward. In other words, A&E is tucking its tail between its legs and welcoming Phil back with open arms.

The LBGT-XMETPEMX lobby once again tries to bully the rest of us and loses. Ha!

So for any of the older folks on this website, could you have ever imagined when you were younger a time when it's the straights would be constantly harassed and bullied by the homosexuals?

Gerrymanderer2 Wrote:
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> Republicans have fucking lost their fucking minds.
> Forcing Cracker Barrel to stand against gays or
> risk a boycott.
>
> Crazy shit.


Why do you attribute all to politics, or the political affiliation of a customer? Most of the people were probably middle of the road people, who were just sick and tired of all the PC crap. Yet, you see an issue where someone stands up against Cracker Barrel? However, the rest of us in the population have to suffer through the LGBT PC day in and day out?

This has nothing to do with politics. It has a lot to do with Americans who are saying "enough is enough!"

This is a war you don't want to fight. Remember, your side is the side of bigots. Keep pusing those boundries and sooner or later the other side will put down the hammer.

Light in the loafers Wrote:
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> So for any of the older folks on this website,
> could you have ever imagined when you were younger
> a time when it's the straights would be constantly
> harassed and bullied by the homosexuals?

I never saw gays harassed by straights, they were just referred to as "He doesn't like girls"
Attachments:

It's no longer LBGT.....it's LGBTQIA.


Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex, and asexual

Eesh loves to feel included.

Gerrymanderer2 Wrote:
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> This is a war you don't want to fight. Remember,
> your side is the side of bigots.

And your side is the side of guys with boobs and chicks with dicks. Some army you got!

This is settled. You got your ass kicked once already.

Gerrymanderer2 Wrote:
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> This is settled. You got your ass kicked once
> already.


NOTHING is ever settled on FFXU. You should know that by now.

Gerrymanderer2 Wrote:
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> This is settled. You got your ass kicked once
> already.


The Cracker Barrel is a loserish place to eat. The people who eat there are a bunch of crackers who are the size of barrels.

Time for all the dumbass rednecks to go out and buy Cracker Barrel and Under Armor Duck Dynasty junk to make a point. LoL, if you can't beat em, buy em off.

eesh Wrote:
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> It's no longer LBGT.....it's LGBTQIA.
>
>
> Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning,
> intersex, and asexual


What the hell is intersex?

eesh Wrote:
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> It's no longer LBGT.....it's LGBTQIA.
>
>
> Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning,
> intersex, and asexual


And which one are you?

Cracker Barrel was okay once upon a time, now it's just another microwave restaurant where old people hang out.

I'm shocked at how much attention this Duck Dynasty publicity stunt has gotten. What a fucking joke.

Rockhound Wrote:
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> Cracker Barrel was okay once upon a time, now it's
> just another microwave restaurant where old people
> hang out.
>
> I'm shocked at how much attention this Duck
> Dynasty publicity stunt has gotten. What a fucking
> joke.

So Cracker Barrel is just a barrel of crackers? No loss really. One heart attack on a plate, coming right up!

Chick Fil A sure did loose against the fag squad gerry. All the shit breath, boycotting, aids infected queers put a real damper on their sales and almost put them out of business.

Stand with Phil. We don't need Chik FilA or Cracker Barrel or any capitulators

does anyone find it hilarious that the conservatives are rallying around things like Cracker Barrel and that TV hillbilly? it's like they pick the worst stereotypes and they make them into idols. shit even the Palin's looked classy compared to this stuff.

Rockhound Wrote:
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> Cracker Barrel was okay once upon a time, now it's
> just another microwave restaurant where old people
> hang out.
>
> I'm shocked at how much attention this Duck
> Dynasty publicity stunt has gotten. What a fucking
> joke.

You got that right. Cracker Barrel is one step above Country Cookin which isnt saying much. It's a truck stop with a name.

Fracker Barrel Wrote:
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> does anyone find it hilarious that the
> conservatives are rallying around things like
> Cracker Barrel and that TV hillbilly? it's like
> they pick the worst stereotypes and they make them
> into idols. shit even the Palin's looked classy
> compared to this stuff.


Christians support him idiot. Not conservative fuckkkk you are stupid.

Gerrymanderer2 Wrote:
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> Time for all the dumbass rednecks to go out and
> buy Cracker Barrel and Under Armor Duck Dynasty
> junk to make a point. LoL, if you can't beat em,
> buy em off.

gerry is pissed they will not accept his food stamps

lol, what the hell kind of stupid redneck would walk into a Cracker Barrel and be outraged that there's no Duck Dynasty souvenirs?

Conservatives are out of their minds.

They're bat shit crazy. These are the things that occupy the minds of Conservatives as priorities.

They don't know what's important and what isn't anymore.

The problem with them is they are in a paranoid stupor on the wrong side of history.

They don't realize it though. They are under the impression that if the recede an inch they will only accelerate a slide into irrelevancy.

There are certain idea's of theirs that simply are not sustainable. Instead of moderating and appealing to the broader electorate in a more reasonable Conservative view of the future, they are double down on the most remedial things.

Whether some fake rednecks on a reality TV show should be suspended for saying gay people might as well be fucking dogs and whether they should be protected with a boycott.

They're just rabid looking for a fight.

Phil Robertson Returns!

By Jennifer Brett

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Looks like he's back, jack.

"Duck Dynasty" patriarch Phil Robertson will be back on the A&E show when filming cranks up again following the holidays, according to sources quoted by Entertainment Weekly.

"Everybody will take a break for the holidays and regroup afterward. That’s probably the smartest thing for everyone to do. Time heals a lot of wounds,” EW's source said.

A&E announced the suspension last week after comments he made to GQ magazine stirred controversy.

“Don’t be deceived," he said, paraphrasing 1 Corinthians 9:6. "Neither the adulterers, the idolaters, the male prostitutes, the homosexual offenders, the greedy, the drunkards, the slanderers, the swindlers—they won’t inherit the kingdom of God."

A GLAAD statement said "Phil's lies about an entire community fly in the face of what true Christians believe," and A&E swiftly announced the suspension, saying, "His personal views in no way reflect those of A&E Networks, who have always been strong supporters and champions of the LGBT community."

Then came an enormous backlash, as fans took to social media in support of the family patriarch. The strong surge of "Duck Dynasty" supporters caused Cracker Barrel to rethink pulling some "Duck Dynasty" merchandise from its shelves.

The family issued a statement last week hinting they'd part ways with A&E if Phil wasn't part of it. Over the weekend, family member Jep Robertson made an Atlanta appearance. He didn't say much about the controversy (or anything else) but didthank fans for their support.
yYvLv

http://www.ajc.com/news/entertainment/report-phil-robertson-return-duck-dynasty/ncSMW/

I wouldn't be surprised if it was all a publicity stunts. And the right wing idiots bought it hook line and sinker. They're so easy to get motivated into supporting commercial products as a means of protest lol.

We'll probably see more attacks on homosexuals, immediate suspensions, outcry from the right wing and tremendous publicity, reinstatement and increased sales or ratings.

They're being used and taken on emotional commercial advertising campaign roller coasters.

Damn we have a lot of stupid people in this country.

LoL after all the hyperbole Sarah Palin says she has yet to read what Phil Robertson even said when asked by Greta Van Susteren on Fox. Lmao.

Over half of America supports civil unions. This craziness is a big turn off to the wider public.

Now that they're done making fools of themselves. Time to launch the political counter offensive.

A & E is 100% hypocrites. Does anyone else find it amusing that even tho they raised all this hell and suspended daddy redneck, they are still running the shows already made......starring suspended daddy redneck?

No you idiot, they're fucking geniuses, not hypocrites. You're just to big of idiots to know they played you like a fiddle.

We know for a fact that the entire Duck Dynasty cast are privileged frauds. There's physical photographic evidence that proves they aren't anything close to backwoods rednecks.

So what makes you think this whole thing wasn't a publicity stunt? The whole show is based and profitable on making your kind think they're something they are not.

Starting to make sense now moron? Yeah.

Gerrymanderer2 Wrote:
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> No you idiot, they're fucking geniuses, not
> hypocrites. You're just to big of idiots to know
> they played you like a fiddle.

They didnt play me for anything. I seldom watch any A&E garbage and I certainly dont buy Duck Dynasty junk. They exposed themselves for what they are. Capitalists hiding in liberal sheeps clothing. They raised all this fuss just to keep the homos and trannys happy.

"They raised all this fuss." I guess retarded right wing reactionaries had nothing to do with that.

Gerrymanderer2 Wrote:
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> We know for a fact that the entire Duck Dynasty
> cast are privileged frauds. There's physical
> photographic evidence that proves they aren't
> anything close to backwoods rednecks.
>


Uh, dude. You realize that the beginning of the show has them rolling up in a Rolls with all kinds of bling and they regularly show their big-ass houses, land owned, and all kinds of other expensive toys tight?

They've never pretended to be anything other than what they are - a redneck guy who loves duck hunting and had a small call business, his son who was a business major who turned the business into a bigger deal and figured out the show angle, and the rest of the family of knuckleheads who are along for the ride. The privileged redneck aspect is the whole premise of the show.

It's reality TV show that is semi-scripted.

I surprised Cracker Barrel took Duck Dynasty stuff out over Phils comments. Personally it's his opinion and I didn't find the remarks that bad. Just sounds like white trash.

That said, "CRACKER" Barrel's business is based on white trash. I would be surprised to find Cracker Barrel selling Confederate flags.

Cracker Wrote:
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> It's reality TV show that is semi-scripted.
>
> I surprised Cracker Barrel took Duck Dynasty stuff
> out over Phils comments. Personally it's his
> opinion and I didn't find the remarks that bad.
> Just sounds like white trash.
>
> That said, "CRACKER" Barrel's business is based
> on white trash. I would be surprised to find
> Cracker Barrel selling Confederate flags.


Shocker - *ALL* TV shows are scripted.

No, those people aren't just walking in off of the street with obscure crap to pawn which the bald dude and the old man 'just happen' to know all of the details about. No, the Real World isn't real. No, the Storage Hunters don't really find that shit randomly. No, Snookie doesn't come up with all of the dumb crap she does by herself. No, Bear isn't out by himself in the Sahara hollowing out a camel to spend the night in.

Christ... lol

More bang for the buck.

Cracker Barrel is racist, a pejorative term for caucasians, and referring to sticking them in a barrel... sad.

xt4vn Wrote:
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> Gerrymanderer2 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > We know for a fact that the entire Duck Dynasty
> > cast are privileged frauds. There's physical
> > photographic evidence that proves they aren't
> > anything close to backwoods rednecks.
> >
>
>
> Uh, dude. You realize that the beginning of the
> show has them rolling up in a Rolls with all kinds
> of bling and they regularly show their big-ass
> houses, land owned, and all kinds of other
> expensive toys tight?
>
> They've never pretended to be anything other than
> what they are - a redneck guy who loves duck
> hunting and had a small call business, his son who
> was a business major who turned the business into
> a bigger deal and figured out the show angle, and
> the rest of the family of knuckleheads who are
> along for the ride. The privileged redneck aspect
> is the whole premise of the show.


Uh dude, you do realize that duck commander was big BEFORE Duck Dynasty. DD wasn't even their first TV show. They had a show on the Outdoor channel before that focused on hunting. Phil Robertson was a millionaire before the show ever aired. Will did take it to this crazy level, but Phil was doing fine before the show.

Oh you know him on a first name basis? He let you fuck his wife too?

U6mHG Wrote:
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>
> Uh dude, you do realize that duck commander was
> big BEFORE Duck Dynasty. DD wasn't even their
> first TV show. They had a show on the Outdoor
> channel before that focused on hunting. Phil
> Robertson was a millionaire before the show ever
> aired. Will did take it to this crazy level, but
> Phil was doing fine before the show.


Uh, yeah. I think that's what I said. They already had the business. They'd already made a bunch of money.

His claim was that they're somehow privileged "frauds." Which they can't be since they make no bones about being successful. Again, that's the whole premise of the show. That's what the "dynasty" part refers to. It wouldn't be a show otherwise.

Gerry's just whining because people dredged up pictures of them *gasp* without beards and *gasp* not wearing camo! OMG! lol

> Uh dude, you do realize that duck commander was big BEFORE Duck Dynasty. DD wasn't even their first TV show. They had a show on the Outdoor channel before that focused on hunting. Phil Robertson was a millionaire before the show ever aired. Will did take it to this crazy level, but Phil was doing fine before the show.

they're a bunch of goddamn rednecks

Who gives a good goddamn? Faggots fuck in the butthole and get shit on their dick... there, I said something homophobic but true, fuss about that bullshit.

Rednecks waste their money on stupid shit.

Idiot Americans will watch paint peel on tv if it is marketed enough.

Fuck you, I'm out.

Cracker Wrote:
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> It's reality TV show that is semi-scripted

A bunch of rich yuppies acting like they're salt-of-the-earth white trash. They stole that idea straight outta the republican party's playbook. The GOP has been doing this for years.

Well let's see hear. We gets money from A&E if we plays this right.
I beat Reverend Al to the punch on this one.

Jackson: 'Duck' star 'white privilege'



Jackson and his civil rights group have demanded a meeting with A&E. | AP Photo
By HADAS GOLD | 12/25/13 11:05 AM EST

The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. has stepped into the “Duck Dynasty” uproar, using the case of civil rights hero Rosa Parks to make his case against show star Phil Robertson.

“At least the bus driver, who ordered Rosa Parks to surrender her seat to a white person, was following state law,” Jackson said in a statement, according to the Chicago Tribune. “Robertson’s statements were uttered freely and openly without cover of the law, within a context of what he seemed to believe was ‘white privilege.’”

Jackson and his civil rights group Rainbow PUSH Coalition have demanded a meeting with the A&E network, which broadcasts the hugely popular “Duck Dynasty,” and restaurant Cracker Barrel, which carries “Duck Dynasty” merchandise.

(Also on POLITICO: A&E launches 'Duck' marathon)

Robertson has been suspended from the reality show and Cracker Barrel briefly pulled “Duck Dynasty” merchandise from its shelves after the star’s controversial comments about gays and African-Americans in an interview with GQ magazine. In the interview, Robertson said that in his Louisiana youth he picked cotton with African-Americans and never saw “the mistreatment of any black person,” adding that they were “singing and happy” and didn’t complain about white people.


Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/12/jackson-duck-star-white-privilege-101533.html#ixzz2oW4zZXsc