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Capt. Obvious

(9,002 posts)
Wed Sep 3, 2014, 08:20 AM Sep 2014

Phil Robertson offers to go kill ISIS himself

Phil Robertson's Plan For Combating ISIS: 'Convert Them Or Kill Them'

"Duck Dynasty" patriarch Phil Robertson put forward a strategy Tuesday for combating militants with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria: "convert them or kill them."

Robertson was asked to opine on how to combat radical Islam and anti-Christian behavior on Fox News' "Hannity," after ISIS militants released a video showing the beheading of a second American journalist.

"In this case, you either have to convert them -- which I think would be next to impossible," Robertson said. "I'm not giving up on them, but I'm just saying either convert them or kill them. One or the other."

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"I'd much rather have a bible study with all of them and show them the error of their ways and point them to Jesus Christ ... however, if it's a gunfight and a gunfight alone, if that's what they're looking for, I'm personally ready for either one," Robertson later added.

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Phil Robertson offers to go kill ISIS himself (Original Post) Capt. Obvious Sep 2014 OP
Send him. Send him now... hlthe2b Sep 2014 #1
Give him an army mess kit, mosquito netting, and a trenching tool and send him off. FSogol Sep 2014 #5
+1...I'll call that fake-assed tough guy bluff right now... Blue_Tires Sep 2014 #64
Volunteers should get first priority. Ship him off. JaneyVee Sep 2014 #2
I'll pay for his plane ticket. nt TBF Sep 2014 #3
Well, that settles it... deutsey Sep 2014 #4
"Both verses of 'Kumbaya' and then we invade!" Heidi Sep 2014 #8
Same to you! deutsey Sep 2014 #12
Gunnin' for Jesus! Heidi Sep 2014 #13
I guess we should probably let him try. Heidi Sep 2014 #6
"convert them or kill them" Enrique Sep 2014 #7
I will pitch in for a ticket to send him liberal N proud Sep 2014 #9
Yep, I'll donate $25 to the cause. nt stevenleser Sep 2014 #65
You know, Phil gratuitous Sep 2014 #10
He could make a stop in North Korea first. gordianot Sep 2014 #11
Be sure to wear a "Hello, My Name Is" tag, Phil. TheCowsCameHome Sep 2014 #14
A sticker. On his forehead. A HERETIC I AM Sep 2014 #17
'convert or kill them'.....remind me, who's the terrorist here? spanone Sep 2014 #15
+1, exactly Johonny Sep 2014 #46
Terrific. NuclearDem Sep 2014 #16
Where is the GoFundMe campaign? ScreamingMeemie Sep 2014 #18
I envision him hitching a ride with WBC......this could really work out well. nt msanthrope Sep 2014 #19
Is he taking the border - Bundy heros with him. Historic NY Sep 2014 #20
Given how this fucker thinks, it would make more sense if he JOINED them. bullwinkle428 Sep 2014 #21
Yep! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2014 #28
Just this week Tree-Hugger Sep 2014 #22
Two words: Blow. Hard. WinkyDink Sep 2014 #23
Go right ahead Phil - LibertyLover Sep 2014 #24
Exactly the same playbook ISIS is using - same as Bush, same as Crusades. blm Sep 2014 #25
Bring Ted Nugent with you Blue Owl Sep 2014 #26
Ted Nugent is too busy soiling himself to go fight Isis. Initech Sep 2014 #67
He's ful-"filling" his patriotic "duty" alright Blue Owl Sep 2014 #75
You mean his patriotic doody? Initech Sep 2014 #80
Awesome. Duck Dynasty fixes the Mid-East. 7wo7rees Sep 2014 #27
i might actually watch a few episodes of that 0rganism Sep 2014 #63
He has exactly the same philosophy as ISIS. CanonRay Sep 2014 #29
Noticed that one myself, too bad the media seems to have over looked that obvious fact. AuntPatsy Sep 2014 #30
Go for it Phil! Unlike ducks, these guys shoot back! muntrv Sep 2014 #31
More BS for his drooling Audience n2doc Sep 2014 #32
LOL Mr Dixon Sep 2014 #33
A white racist, sexist, homophobic violent religious fanatic wants to go kill Zorra Sep 2014 #34
I believe that's the neocons' ultimate goal: CJCRANE Sep 2014 #35
Crusades anyone? 21st century style. 7wo7rees Sep 2014 #66
I will help him pack. Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2014 #36
I thought DD's 15 minutes were up? lpbk2713 Sep 2014 #37
"convert them or kill them" ... napkinz Sep 2014 #38
Thing IS RadicalGeek Sep 2014 #39
I'll pay his airfare Doctor_J Sep 2014 #40
Bloodiest TV Show Ever!! Initech Sep 2014 #41
Simply force them all to watch his show over and over again... Tom_Foolery Sep 2014 #42
OK. Bye. Good luck. nt uppityperson Sep 2014 #43
Book him on the same flight as Westboro. Iggo Sep 2014 #44
Go Phil! I would love to see your methods for communicating with psychopathic killers Lint Head Sep 2014 #45
Since when is Phil Robertson an expert on militant Islam? pokerfan Sep 2014 #47
I'm pretty sure he could blend in with them CJCRANE Sep 2014 #58
Let's see if his ass will cash the check his mouth just wrote. I rather doubt it... friendly_iconoclast Sep 2014 #48
Don't let the door hit you where the good lord split you. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2014 #49
Don't worry Phil, Obama is on the same page with you. Someone is gonna die. nt. NCTraveler Sep 2014 #50
It won't be Phil, at least not fighting ISIS. Maybe a rabid beaver? Shrike47 Sep 2014 #51
More along the lines of someone we don't know.... NCTraveler Sep 2014 #54
Question: Who said "Convert, or die" -- Was it ISIS or Phil Robertson? Beartracks Sep 2014 #52
Send him off. sakabatou Sep 2014 #53
are we taking up donations to help achieve the ever so admirable goal? nt xchrom Sep 2014 #55
I think he could do it... SummerSnow Sep 2014 #56
My husband turned this on last night and I was appalled by this ignorant hick discussing foreign kimbutgar Sep 2014 #57
OK. Fawke Em Sep 2014 #59
Good luck with that. politicat Sep 2014 #60
Go for it, Phil. Immediately. Paladin Sep 2014 #61
Looks like a win-win situation to me. hobbit709 Sep 2014 #62
LOL! So he believes EXACTLY what they believe! Rex Sep 2014 #68
Go for it, Phil. GeorgeGist Sep 2014 #69
... napkinz Sep 2014 #70
I HATE the Red Sox!!! Iggo Sep 2014 #71
I first thought you were talking about Pat Robertson mentalsolstice Sep 2014 #72
... napkinz Sep 2014 #73
... napkinz Sep 2014 #74
Crowdfund, anyone? nt LiberalElite Sep 2014 #76
is he going to send his sons too? VanillaRhapsody Sep 2014 #77
Where do we donate for his plane ticket onecaliberal Sep 2014 #78
Yes, well... TheVisitor Sep 2014 #79
Go for it, numbnuts. And take your fucking fans with you. RagAss Sep 2014 #81
GO! oldandhappy Sep 2014 #82
Please, be my guest jackass. nt nc4bo Sep 2014 #83
Omg ..... I would LOVE to see him head over there with the biggest gun he can carry, polly7 Sep 2014 #84
Do we need to take up a collection for his airfare and slingshot? Owl Sep 2014 #85
Ok, everybody, line up behind Phil. nt gwheezie Sep 2014 #86
The only problem with sending volunteers like Phil toddwv Sep 2014 #87

deutsey

(20,166 posts)
4. Well, that settles it...
Wed Sep 3, 2014, 08:25 AM
Sep 2014

Does he say when he's leaving for Iraq to lead this bible study/gunfight of his?

Heidi

(58,237 posts)
6. I guess we should probably let him try.
Wed Sep 3, 2014, 08:28 AM
Sep 2014

This is apparently at the top of his bucket list, and I sure wouldn't want to stand in the way of Mr. Robertson's personal jihad.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
10. You know, Phil
Wed Sep 3, 2014, 08:35 AM
Sep 2014

The Epistle of James says that faith without works is dead, being alone. Such large talk is meaningless without a concomitant action. Or are you saying that you are "personally ready" to watch others go on this crusade you're talking about? Are you willing to finance it, as you did not for the last two crusades? How about we raise your taxes to pay for those last two before we start running up the bills for your next delusional bloodbath?

Johonny

(20,851 posts)
46. +1, exactly
Wed Sep 3, 2014, 12:25 PM
Sep 2014

How is this stance different than the radical Islamic radicals? Yet on Fox news it passes as sound advice from a master... whatever duck guy is suppose to be. Why is he on a news show?

bullwinkle428

(20,629 posts)
21. Given how this fucker thinks, it would make more sense if he JOINED them.
Wed Sep 3, 2014, 09:17 AM
Sep 2014

Let's see...hatred of anything different from them, viewing women as second-class citizens, "faith-based" legal system, etc.

Tree-Hugger

(3,370 posts)
22. Just this week
Wed Sep 3, 2014, 09:24 AM
Sep 2014

I was wondering what we can do about Isis. And God sent us this angel with all the answers.

Let's send him over. Looks like he's well-stocked with camo. I'm sure they will welcome him and his message.

LibertyLover

(4,788 posts)
24. Go right ahead Phil -
Wed Sep 3, 2014, 09:28 AM
Sep 2014

all the hair on your head and face will make it really easy for IS militants to hold your severed head up for the camera.

blm

(113,061 posts)
25. Exactly the same playbook ISIS is using - same as Bush, same as Crusades.
Wed Sep 3, 2014, 09:44 AM
Sep 2014

Bush claimed very publicly that he made his decision to invade Iraq and carpet bomb millions of Muslim and Christian civilian families based on the guidance he was being given by his God.

How much difference is there between any of these barbarian @ssholes?

0rganism

(23,954 posts)
63. i might actually watch a few episodes of that
Wed Sep 3, 2014, 02:15 PM
Sep 2014

maybe they could have some "expert" from the Bush jr. state dept. giving Phil and a few other select celebrity contestants additional random challenges, like "today you have to walk through downtown Mosul wearing only a hijab" or "this week your group has to re-enact 4 scenes from Revelations on the steps of a local mosque".

dunno, i think it's a winner, but it might be hard getting the lineup for a second season.

n2doc

(47,953 posts)
32. More BS for his drooling Audience
Wed Sep 3, 2014, 10:20 AM
Sep 2014

Anyone really believe he would put his butt on the line, given how he is just an actor playing a role?

Zorra

(27,670 posts)
34. A white racist, sexist, homophobic violent religious fanatic wants to go kill
Wed Sep 3, 2014, 10:25 AM
Sep 2014

the brown racist, sexist, homophobic violent religious fanatics.

Some shit, different day.

CJCRANE

(18,184 posts)
35. I believe that's the neocons' ultimate goal:
Wed Sep 3, 2014, 10:28 AM
Sep 2014

Christian jihadis vs muslim jihadis.

An endless supply of gullible fools to pour into the war machine.

To that end, the neocons are the most dangerous people in the world because they support and create both muslim and christian fundies.

7wo7rees

(5,128 posts)
66. Crusades anyone? 21st century style.
Wed Sep 3, 2014, 03:17 PM
Sep 2014

Go Phil, please take the rest of your family with you. Especially Will. Or is it Willie?
And Jase to be sure.

RadicalGeek

(344 posts)
39. Thing IS
Wed Sep 3, 2014, 10:49 AM
Sep 2014

A lot of the fans of "Duck Dynasty" couldn't pass an military physical.

But if a few "redneck taliban" want to fight their comrades, I say go for it. A few less trailer park trolls can't be a bad thing!

Lint Head

(15,064 posts)
45. Go Phil! I would love to see your methods for communicating with psychopathic killers
Wed Sep 3, 2014, 11:53 AM
Sep 2014

consumed with blood lust. Maybe you could get them to sit down at a good old country dinner and talk about duck hunting.
Then you could break out the song books and sing Little Brown Church in the Wild Wood. You do have something in common with them Phil. Beards. Guns. Knives. Decapitating ducks. Wait. They decapitate people. You'll have to catch up Phil.

 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
54. More along the lines of someone we don't know....
Wed Sep 3, 2014, 01:15 PM
Sep 2014

living in the ME, along with the mothers and children surrounding them. That is what I meant. Obama is on the same page as Phil.

Beartracks

(12,814 posts)
52. Question: Who said "Convert, or die" -- Was it ISIS or Phil Robertson?
Wed Sep 3, 2014, 01:03 PM
Sep 2014

Answer: It was the religious extremist.

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SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)
56. I think he could do it...
Wed Sep 3, 2014, 01:42 PM
Sep 2014

All he has to do is get those annoying duck calling thingys and annoy them to death with it.

kimbutgar

(21,152 posts)
57. My husband turned this on last night and I was appalled by this ignorant hick discussing foreign
Wed Sep 3, 2014, 01:42 PM
Sep 2014

policy like he is an expert. This dumb hillbilly who only got lucky because of his duck whistles and the A&E show. Sean Hannity fawning over him like he was a guru was repulsive. I wonder if Sean would socialize with Phil outside of the Fox studios (I don't think so) Phil looked like he needed a bath and those beards are gross and disgusting.

Paladin

(28,261 posts)
61. Go for it, Phil. Immediately.
Wed Sep 3, 2014, 02:09 PM
Sep 2014

Get Hannity to put up the money---if it's a stunt by a "Duck Dynasty" character, you know it's going to cost a lot of money---and then ship Phil out. Bon Voyage, asshole.....

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
68. LOL! So he believes EXACTLY what they believe!
Wed Sep 3, 2014, 03:28 PM
Sep 2014

Convert or kill...amazing we have our very on Ya'll Kada in this country and just as unhinged as the ISIS fools. Of course he would NEVER actually put himself in harms way...Repukes are cowardly little bastards at their core and can only talk a good game.

mentalsolstice

(4,460 posts)
72. I first thought you were talking about Pat Robertson
Wed Sep 3, 2014, 05:46 PM
Sep 2014

I was thinking go for it old man...two birds, one stone, win-win!

TheVisitor

(173 posts)
79. Yes, well...
Wed Sep 3, 2014, 10:13 PM
Sep 2014

I am sure ISIS is not the only group of people "convert or kill" applies to in the mind of Phil Robertson. I have a feeling he applies this mentality across the board.

polly7

(20,582 posts)
84. Omg ..... I would LOVE to see him head over there with the biggest gun he can carry,
Wed Sep 3, 2014, 10:30 PM
Sep 2014

trouble is, he probably sees small children as future ISIS and would consider them a worthy target for his God (and I have nothing against religion for those who aren't nutters who make a living fleecing, especially the poor). Better take Nugent and Palin for some real action. Maybe Dubya, McCain, Cheney, Wolfowitz, Yoo ,Rumsfeldt and Rice too - confrontation of the monsters they helped create.

toddwv

(2,830 posts)
87. The only problem with sending volunteers like Phil
Thu Sep 4, 2014, 05:36 AM
Sep 2014

is that they likely couldn't tell, or wouldn't care about, the difference between the animals that comprise ISIS and other Muslims.

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