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by: Dylan Stableford
From duck calls to ... roll calls?
A "Duck Dynasty" star is apparently being eyed by Republican lawmakers in Louisiana as a possible congressional candidate.
According to the Washington Examiner, some "key" GOP operatives are hoping to woo Willie Robertson — CEO of the West Monroe, La.-based game call and hunting companies Duck Commander and Buck Commander and one of the stars of the A&E reality series — to run for the 5th District seat currently held by Rodney Alexander, a Republican who plans to leave at the end of September for a post in Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's cabinet.
"My boys want to run Willie Robertson for the seat," a "key outside adviser to House GOP leadership" told the newspaper.
There's no indication, however, that Robertson, a 41-year-old self-described "redneck millionaire," is interested in public office.
But even if he was, there's no guarantee he'd make a good candidate. For every successful celebrity-turned-politician (Sen. Al Franken, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, President Ronald Reagan) there's an ill-conceived, or at least ill-timed, bid for public office, as was the case recently with Ashley Judd, who was reportedly considering a run for Senate in Kentucky.
"Duck Dynasty," which follows Robertson's family business, drew 9.6 million viewers for its third season finale in April and was the highest-rated telecast in A&E history. Its fourth season begins on Wednesday.
by: Dylan Stableford
From duck calls to ... roll calls?
A "Duck Dynasty" star is apparently being eyed by Republican lawmakers in Louisiana as a possible congressional candidate.
According to the Washington Examiner, some "key" GOP operatives are hoping to woo Willie Robertson — CEO of the West Monroe, La.-based game call and hunting companies Duck Commander and Buck Commander and one of the stars of the A&E reality series — to run for the 5th District seat currently held by Rodney Alexander, a Republican who plans to leave at the end of September for a post in Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's cabinet.
"My boys want to run Willie Robertson for the seat," a "key outside adviser to House GOP leadership" told the newspaper.
There's no indication, however, that Robertson, a 41-year-old self-described "redneck millionaire," is interested in public office.
But even if he was, there's no guarantee he'd make a good candidate. For every successful celebrity-turned-politician (Sen. Al Franken, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, President Ronald Reagan) there's an ill-conceived, or at least ill-timed, bid for public office, as was the case recently with Ashley Judd, who was reportedly considering a run for Senate in Kentucky.
"Duck Dynasty," which follows Robertson's family business, drew 9.6 million viewers for its third season finale in April and was the highest-rated telecast in A&E history. Its fourth season begins on Wednesday.
He also had a rather callous and disparaging image of Trayvon Martin on
his Facebook page where he’s holding a bag of skittles in one hand and
canned iced tea in the other, with the caption, “Those skittles were to
die for.” Not very nice.
But see, it’s not just that the cop’s boss was afraid someone might be
offended or that such things are inappropriate for a public official to
say. It’s mostly that the cop held the politically incorrect opinion of
the Zimmerman/Martin incident – an incident that should have never
garnered national attention in the first place, considering how many
gang-related murders happen in Detroit and Chicago alone on a daily
basis without anyone in the media or political establishment even
pretending to care. If you’re critical of Trayvon in any way, that makes
you a racist. If you speak positively in any way regarding Zimmerman,
that makes you a racist. The Blaze reported:
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http://politicaloutcast.com/2013/08/florida-cop-fired-for-calling-trayvon-a-thug-on-facebook/#ixzz2bswODtqm
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