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Bernardo de La Paz

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84. +1. Was rerun, but only on BET.

Mon Dec 23, 2013, 11:42 AM

Dec 2013

On February 16, 17, and 18 of 2013, in honor of Black History Month and the 36th anniversary of Roots, cable network BET showed both Roots and Roots: The Next Generations. Celebrating the 35th anniversary of Roots, BET premiered the miniseries on a 3-day weekend showing in December 2012, which resulted in being seen by a total of 10.8 million viewers according to Nielsen ratings, and also became the #1 Roots telecast in cable television history. As for the BET network, it's 35th anniversary showing of Roots became it's best 'non-tentpole' weekend in the network's history.

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When You Defend Phil Robertson, Here's What You're Really Defending [View all] Zorra Dec 2013 OP

Awesome op-ed gollygee Dec 2013 #1

And for the cat lovers: darkangel218 Dec 2013 #2

I have no use for cat haters either. Knowing that is the cherry on top of the catbyte Dec 2013 #20

arrrgh Liberal_in_LA Dec 2013 #59

Some hunters hate cats because roody Dec 2013 #60

knr - I posted this on my Facebook Douglas Carpenter Dec 2013 #3

His point #2 ... dawg Dec 2013 #4

You can say that again! rdharma Dec 2013 #8

Great Picture Stainless Dec 2013 #13

yep, that's about the size of things. BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2013 #21

As an LGBT person, I vote for #3 as the most hateful, ignorant pack of lies. Zorra Dec 2013 #9

I wonder if ol' Phil is so stupid that he actually believes this crap........ rdharma Dec 2013 #16

If it is calculated, he is indisputably an extremely evil person by all standards of our society. Zorra Dec 2013 #19

The party of hate damnedifIknow Dec 2013 #5

+1 CFLDem Dec 2013 #23

You do know the more they uncover this persons SummerSnow Dec 2013 #6

The Nazis,..... no Jesus? rdharma Dec 2013 #7

Wow, that one sends a chill down my spine... mountain grammy Dec 2013 #10

Hitler had a lot in common with Hillbilly Phil Major Nikon Dec 2013 #11

That second paragraph is exactly what the conservative religious right is saying now! mountain grammy Dec 2013 #17

I pledge allegiance to..... WHEN CRABS ROAR Dec 2013 #67

"If it quacks like a Duck, and walks like a Duck..." nt Zorra Dec 2013 #25

Gee that's not Benny the Rat is it? calimary Dec 2013 #34

Nope! That's not Pope Benedict XVI........ BUT THIS IS! rdharma Dec 2013 #36

Good find, rdharma! calimary Dec 2013 #42

That photo is cut. if you find the whole picture you would see that he had both hands up and hrmjustin Dec 2013 #46

How about this one? rdharma Dec 2013 #49

You got me there. hrmjustin Dec 2013 #50

You can't deny that Ratzinger was in the Hitler Jugend. rdharma Dec 2013 #51

I don't argue that. my issue was with the pic. He was not giving the salute there. hrmjustin Dec 2013 #52

However, he was wearing the uniform with the eagle with the swastika. rdharma Dec 2013 #53

No I am not arguing against his being a nazi. That picture was at his ordination to the priesthood w hrmjustin Dec 2013 #55

OK! nt rdharma Dec 2013 #56

Yeah, but... Iggo Dec 2013 #62

pardon? hrmjustin Dec 2013 #63

(I'm on your side.) Iggo Dec 2013 #64

lol, my brain is not working today. hrmjustin Dec 2013 #65

Wow. He had those creepy eyes even as a youth. nt SunSeeker Dec 2013 #72

At that time lillypaddle Dec 2013 #81

people seem to think iamthebandfanman Dec 2013 #77

Ignorance and hatred are a badge of honor with the duck people. mountain grammy Dec 2013 #12

Robertson equates blacks with welfare and "entitlement" Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #14

Seems to me it might be time to put the award-winning TV series "Roots" back on the air. calimary Dec 2013 #39

Yeah, but Phil & Right Wing would say network just shilling for Obama's Third Term. nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #57

Well, tough shit on them. "Roots" should be rerun. And soon. calimary Dec 2013 #71

+1. Was rerun, but only on BET. Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #84

White, Fundamentalist Christians - the Master Race n/t Stonepounder Dec 2013 #15

He's not as ignorant as he acts customerserviceguy Dec 2013 #18

That is a very sick man. asjr Dec 2013 #22

Muslims will be shocked to discover that they don't believe in Jesus. Aristus Dec 2013 #24

And it says nothing about the horrendous murder rate HERE IN Nice, White, Christian America. calimary Dec 2013 #40

Whatever school system "educated" him should be ashamed. jwirr Dec 2013 #26

Louisiana schools rank among the worst in the country. SunSeeker Dec 2013 #73

That does not surprise me. History alone is skewed to their view. Science is still teaching jwirr Dec 2013 #86

Lest we forget, the Nazis were Christian. Harry Monroe Dec 2013 #27

The comment section has been hijacked. It needs our help! nt Quixote1818 Dec 2013 #28

Never heard of Duck Dynasty before The Wizard Dec 2013 #29

Mmmmmmm.....DUuuzzzyyyy!!!!!! LongTomH Dec 2013 #43

Juanita Jean has some good comments about Duck D Gothmog Dec 2013 #30

"While the Dixie Chicks are not entitled to the First Amendment, rednecks are." SunSeeker Dec 2013 #74

Hey Phil ... napkinz Dec 2013 #31

and this ... napkinz Dec 2013 #32

"A good woman is "hard to find...You gotta marry these girls when they're 15 or 16..." Zorra Dec 2013 #33

Kick and fucking Rec!...nt SidDithers Dec 2013 #35

I don't understand the hoopla cvoogt Dec 2013 #37

The Republican conservative mindset that he represents is the very reason polluting, Zorra Dec 2013 #44

I know and I agree cvoogt Dec 2013 #48

The more they open their hateful Republican mouths, the more they shoot themselves in the foot, Zorra Dec 2013 #54

Well, we all know what a radical left-wing rag "Business Insider" is! bullwinkle428 Dec 2013 #38

strange fruit Dakota Flint Dec 2013 #41

Project much mr. duck? abakan Dec 2013 #45

I think Phil R. pretty much says out loud, what Republican/TeaParty Rectangle Dec 2013 #47

He talks crap about women also Liberal_in_LA Dec 2013 #58

what you are defending azureblue Dec 2013 #61

I have tried these questions on the Bible thumpers I work with. Fastcars Dec 2013 #69

Well, Jesus never had anything to say about gay people theHandpuppet Dec 2013 #75

and therein lies the rub azureblue Dec 2013 #76

They say that, but then they quote the OT. Enthusiast Dec 2013 #80

The New Testament can do just as well. Lets do Phil the Duck Guy, NT style.... Bluenorthwest Dec 2013 #90

Regarding Robertson's leap of logic connecting bombings and belief in Jesus: bulloney Dec 2013 #66

that guy is becoming the updated version of the confederate flag Skittles Dec 2013 #68

Pitiful grasp of history. AtheistCrusader Dec 2013 #70

hes one of the happiest men in the world.. iamthebandfanman Dec 2013 #78

I sincerely doubt that money can buy happiness for confused, frightened people. Zorra Dec 2013 #89

a few of my extremely religious relatives are like that Lex Dec 2013 #91

What an awful man. /nt mwb970 Dec 2013 #79

How about.... HoosierCowboy Dec 2013 #82

No Jesus huh? Moostache Dec 2013 #83

That guy just gives me the creeps. leftyladyfrommo Dec 2013 #85

When You Defend Phil Robertson, Here's What You're Really Defending The CCC Dec 2013 #87

I'm not boycotting this guy for the simple reason that I have never watched his show anyway. Beacool Dec 2013 #88

Exactly Liberalynn Dec 2013 #93

this ---> napkinz Dec 2013 #92