Glad to see this trash heap is going down fast

I have seen Duck Dynasty a total of two times when a neighbor subjected me to it in 2012, telling me how hilarious it was. What was most offensive about it was not the ugliness of these millionaires masquerading as hillbillies, nor the reality show fakery, but the fact that the once-great A&E was broadcasting it. I had not seen cable for a number of years and was not privy to the shift away from cultured programming to these ultra-cheap reality shows that have a shelf life of about five minutes. I remember when A&E used to show plays, operas, and arthouse films and it is a sad statement on modern TV that it (along with The History Channel) are now scraping the bottom of the barrel. Just two years ago you couldn't go in a Walmart without having to dodge the ubiquitous and repulsive DD merchandise. Around December of 2013 A&E successfully managed to turn Phil R's inflammatory and stupid remarks on gays into a freedom of speech "issue". Around that time I used to frequent this board to scan the reactions, mainly because I was really morally and aesthetically offended by the entire program. I applaud the efforts of Ltrazordaddio who has labored tirelessly to expose A&E and its greedy executives who brought us this trash to begin with. Nothing has given me more pleasure than to watch this show become increasingly irrelevant and unloved. I now can walk into a Walmart without bumping into a Willie Robberson cardboard cutout. There is a God after all.