Doing the right thing. By Eric Smith

If A&E was really about doing the right thing instead of doing the politically correct thing, it wouldn't have just suspended the patriarch of "Duck Dynasty"; it would have cancelled the show on the spot and it would have been willing to sacrifice the huge amount of advertising dollars it stands to make by airing the already nine completed episodes featuring the patriarch and in the next few months airing not one but two, seven hour "Duck Dynasty" marathons.

So while we can all be pleased that it did suspend this show's patriarch with the dispatch that it did, in truth A&E could care less whether or not the stars of "Duck Dynasty" hate gay people, black people, or anybody for that matter. With them it's about money, not morality. So despite what its executives say about their having been be offended by what this patriarch said about gays & African Americans understand that this so called "offense" in no way, shape, or form, entered into their decision to suspend this person. Their only consideration was mitigating the damage to a potential boycott of those businesses which advertise on that show and truth be told these businesses should be boycotted regardless.

Why? Because there is simply no reason to knowingly patronize any establishment whose advertising dollars makes the continued airing of such hate speech possible. We have plenty, plenty of choices out there to choose from. While these folks have the right to free speech; to speak & say whatever they want, we in turn have the freedom and the right not to use our funds to help pay for their forum; to give them a public platform by which to spread their hate speech far and wide. We don't have to do this and what's more by boycotting the businesses that advertise on their show we are not infringing on anyone's right to free speech; we are merely exercising our equally valid right of free choice.

No one owes these people anything so just turn them off, tune them out, and get on with your lives. If they want to "apologize" just shrug your shoulders, say "fine, whatever", turn your back to them, and go on about your business. These kind of people are not worth your time and they sure as hell aren't worth your dollars so again stop patronizing those who patronize them and as I said before move on. The rest will take care of itself.