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Showing Original Post only (View all)ok finally duck dynasty childbride comments hit msm [View all]
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/is-ae-walking-a-fine-line-over-duck-dynastys-phil-robertson/Theres a new controversy surrounding "Duck Dynasty" star Phil Robertson as a video made four years ago surfaced showing the shows patriarch talking about the merits of marrying teenage girls.In the video, Robertson says Look, you wait till they get to be 20 years old - the only picking thats gonna take place is your pocket. You gotta marry these girls when theyre about 15 or 16.
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The right will use it favorite fall back, the liberal media is out to get Robertson and is digging
bluestate10
Dec 2013
#8
Because there are 15 year old girls in the world, some of them are our daughters, and
Coyotl
Dec 2013
#9
Miss Kay's early marriage to Phil Robertson made her so miserable that she contemplated suicide.
Tanuki
Dec 2013
#7
They met when they were in third grade. They married 1 year after graduating high school
Tx4obama
Dec 2013
#46
girls are always property in low-life societies/repressive-religious societies
SoCalDem
Dec 2013
#16
His advice was for BOYS not scraggly old men. This issue is being taken out of context. n/t
Tx4obama
Dec 2013
#20
That is bull. My aunt got married when she was 14 almost 15, she dominated my uncle her whole life
Tx4obama
Dec 2013
#22
My great grandparents were in the 1800's. Married as adults. In the 1800's.
Bluenorthwest
Dec 2013
#41
Yeah, you've gotta catch them before they have a mind of their own or anything (/sarcasm)
Rhythm
Dec 2013
#35
so he is joking about the duck plucking but not the taking of childbrides
arely staircase
Dec 2013
#48