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The ‘new McCarthyism’ snags ‘Duck Dynasty’ star

By Gregory Kane
Published December 22, 2013 5:00am ET
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The ‘new McCarthyism’ snags ‘Duck Dynasty’ star
Howell Henderson of Joplin, Mo., poses for a picture outside the Duck Commander store in West Monroe, La. Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013. The town is the setting for the popular "Duck Dynasty"series, where show patriarch, Phil Robertson, was suspended last week for disparaging comments he made to GQ magazine about gay people. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) | Matthew Hinton

I really should have no dog in this fight, not even a Chihuahua.

Reality television isn’t my thing. I watch nary a so-called “reality TV show.” And until some network honcho somewhere decides to air reruns of “Candid Camera” — the original reality TV show that no reality TV show has topped — I won’t.

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