'Duck Dynasty' star coming to State of the Union

[underpants]

Source: NBC News

Louisiana Rep. Vance McAllister, R, invited Willie Robertson, a character on the A&E reality show, to be his guest at tonight's annual speech on Capitol Hill.

"I am proud to have my close friend, constituent and small business owner, Willie Robertson, attend tonight's State of the Union Address as my special guest," McAllister said in a statement. "Willie is thankful for this opportunity and honored to attend. I look forward to the two of us representing the Fifth District in DC this evening and bringing some diversity to our nation's capitol."



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[Myrina]

1. "bringing diversity to .... capitol" ??

Which suburban bleached-beach-yuppy was he before the little DD goldmine?

[Myrina]

7. aaaa hahahahahahahaha aaaaa

Snort.

[Paladin]

9. "...exactly what they seem to be"

Assholes. Thanks for the clarification.

[frylock]

14. yeahhhhhhhhh.....

[grantcart]

15. Real People, well they aren't robots, but the whole image is completely manufactured.

http://politicalblindspot.com/how-a-wealthy-clean-cut-duck-dynasty-tricked-the-world-for-publicity/

[kairos12]

20. Potemkin duck blinds.

[Maeve]

36. Yeah, Washington needs another rich white guy! eom

[warrant46]

43. bringing a little bigotry to........capital

What more do you expect from this elected representative of low life homophobic insanity.

[EC]

2. Why do these guys have to act like

juveniles?

[Spitfire of ATJ]

28. Because they're spoiled brats.

[Grassy Knoll]

3. Because Honey Boo Boo.....

can't sit still?

[Scairp]

34. Hahahahahahahahaha

[onehandle]

4. Good. Keep inviting the racist hate-mongers.

Circle the white power drain.

[thelordofhell]

6. Di more I read about republicans........

Diverse it gets..........

[question everything]

8. Will he stay once he realizes that he cannot bring weapons into chamber?

At least, I hope weapons are prohibited..

[AtheistCrusader]

10. Dafuq

Interview with Billow.

Now this?

I have no idea what the fuck is going on.

[durablend]

11. If you hear "YOU LIE!" tonight

Look in his direction...probably where it came from.

[underpants]

13. I think he knows better than that

Then again if he wears that bandana all bets are off

[Botany]

12. which Robertson is gonna show?

[sinkingfeeling]

16. Yeah, don't all 'small business owners' have a net worth in excess of $20 million?

http://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-businessmen/ceos/willie-robertson-duck-commander-net-worth/

[Tikki]

17. Are they going to stock the audience with 15 year old girls going ahhh at every word he says?

and passing around recipes?

Tikki

[abelenkpe]

18. Should say "I am proud to have my close friend and total bigot fake POS, Willie Robertson,

attend tonight's State of the Union address so I can be an insulting asshole and publicly rub it in everyone's face."

[kairos12]

19. He'll replace "you lie" with a duck call.

[jtuck004]

21. Is he gonna drive the limo, or get Cy to do it?

http://www.greenhead.net/19837/have-duck-blind-will-travel

[Phentex]

22. Well that's just

ducky!

[closeupready]

23. Consistent with the GOP principle "2 fakes are better than 1"?

Sounds good to me.

[dregstudios]

24. Martyrs and Fried Chicken

He won't be hard to miss with his "God Hates Fags" sign. I suppose we can hang his ol’ dad Phil up on a cross now and stick a spear in him since he’s the new martyr for the Christian Right. Last year, it was the Chick-Fil-A Chicken being branded as the new saint of Christianity for standing up for all that is Holy Matrimony in the eyes of the Church. These folks want to be on the wrong side of history with their public criticism of homosexuality but cry fowl (pardon the pun) when their own bigotry is examined in a public light. Phil’s licking his fingers at http://dregstudiosart.blogspot.com/2012/08/holy-rollin-poultry-on-cross-chick-fil.html

[LynneSin]

25. Well I guess it's complete - we have our token racist, homophobic, sexist asshole

And we only had to invite one person to fill that quota.

[get the red out]

26. The Republican Party

Is one big, tangled lump of dumb-ass at this point.

I'm a liberal Democrat and I feel embarrassed about this.

[jaysunb]

27. Kinda like: IN YOUR FACE ! :( n/t

[iamthebandfanman]

29. yay for publicity stunts..

at serious government functions

[freemay20]

30. Who the F**K cares? Why even post this bullshit?? EOM

[Spitfire of ATJ]

31. Might as well invite Captain America and Superman. They're just as real.

[bpj62]

32. one of the sons

Willie is the current CEO of Duck/Buck Commander. He father Phil is the one who started the company. Phil is also the one who opened his mouth to GQ magazine. Willie and his brothers are a perfect example of the lucky sperm club. Daddy discovered he had a talent for making Duck callers and has amassed quite the fortune. Not the boys. I just wonder if he will have the decency to dress appropriately or if he will wear camouflage to the SOTU.

[underpants]

37. Not to argue

but I get the sense that yes Phil started the company but it was the son who made into the company that it is today. Before the massive products-everywhere marketing.

Just my take.

As pointed out here by others they used to be quite the nouveau riche yuppie family not too long ago. They knew they could look like knock off bayou Kennedy's to sell their show.

[SoapBox]

33. Is he gonna yell out, You Lie, or some other kind of bullshit?!?

Smug assholes.

[Tx4obama]

35. IMO, sons should not be held responsible for sins of their fathers. n/t

[dawnie51]

38. I was told that in one episode of DD...

mention was made of Willie appearing at a fund raiser for this guy. Named him by name in the show. So this is no surprise. Neither is the dormant yuppiness of the family. The old man refers to his grandkids and daughters in law as yuppies all the time in the script. He may be the real deal, but the boys and their families are rolling along for the ride to the bank. I watched a few times, but no more. Done with the lot of them.

[muntrv]

39. This guy?

[BainsBane]

40. Show yourself to be a bigot and earn a special invitation by the GOP

That really says it all.

[Lex]

41. He thinks that blacks were happy under Jim Crow laws

and this Republican thinks that's just dandy I suppose.

Not to even mention the weird things he said about gay men.

[jmowreader]

42. He's not a "small business" owner

One of the criteria for being a small business, is you cannot be dominant in your field of operation. Duck Commander is very dominant in the niche industry it's in.

[Herself]

44. Lindsey Graham is getting lambasted in his state for this stunt

He celebrated the duck dynasty character, and Obama remembered the Veterans!

His facebook page was flooded with backlash posts! Well deserved i might add!