Phil Robertson Echoes ISIS: ‘Convert Them Or Kill them’

Posted by | September 3, 2014 09:07 | Filed under: News Behaving Badly Politics Top Stories

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I hope the irony wasn’t lost among the Duck Dynasty crowd when Phil Robertson gave his view of what we should do about ISIS.

Robertson made the remarks during an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Tuesday evening as the two discussed ISIS’s brutal tactics, which includes delivering ultimatums to communities to convert to Islam or be killed.

“In this case, you either have to convert them, which I think would be next to impossible,” Robertson explained to Hannity. “I’m just saying convert them or kill them — one or the other.”

The reality TV star, a self-proclaimed evangelical Christian, said he would rather participate in a Bible study with ISIS members and “show them the errors of their ways.” However, Robertson added he would have no problem killing the militants if he was engaged in a gunfight with them.

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210 responses to Phil Robertson Echoes ISIS: ‘Convert Them Or Kill them’

  1. crc3 September 3rd, 2014 at 09:19

    ““I’m just saying convert them or kill them — one or the other.”

    LOL…Robertson and his bright ideas should go over there and try to convert them and kill them if they don’t. Good luck with that because they’ll send his head back to the U.S. in a box….

    • Budda September 3rd, 2014 at 09:36

      Or on a stick

    • Chinese Democracy September 3rd, 2014 at 17:23

      Robertson looks like them… talks like them.. Hey if it quacks like a duck

  2. crc3 September 3rd, 2014 at 09:19

    ““I’m just saying convert them or kill them — one or the other.”

    LOL…Robertson and his bright ideas should go over there and try to convert them and kill them if they don’t. Good luck with that because they’ll send his head back to the U.S. in a box….

    • Budda September 3rd, 2014 at 09:36

      Or on a stick

    • Chinese Democracy September 3rd, 2014 at 17:23

      Robertson looks like them… talks like them.. Hey if it quacks like a duck

  3. R.J. Carter September 3rd, 2014 at 09:21

    Two alternative plans to stop them from killing.

    Alan, are you against a plan to have ISIS come to a realization that killing people is wrong and they should follow a separate path, a plan that would negate the need for us to go in and take them out?

    • Anomaly 100 September 3rd, 2014 at 09:31

      Robertson does sound exactly like ISIS. I’m all for a SEAL team or two, or perhaps a drone or ten.

      • R.J. Carter September 3rd, 2014 at 09:39

        But the context just isn’t there. He’s talking about two ways to deal with a group that has proven they want to continue murdering Americans, not “the world at large who remain infidels.”

        • Chinese Democracy September 3rd, 2014 at 13:33

          so anyway.. he sounds exactly like ISIS

          “Although many Christians — including Pope Francis — struggle with how to respond to ISIS, there is an especially dark irony to Robertson’s comments: he claims it as a Christian position, but the dualistic “convert or kill” ideology is also known to be the horrific calling card of ISIS.”

          H/T JACK JENKINS

          • mea_mark September 3rd, 2014 at 15:45

            I would be happy if they would just renounce. They don’t have to convert to anything. Just don’t be associated with a religious dogma that want’s to kill everybody that disagrees.

            • Dez September 4th, 2014 at 13:40

              Or like christians and every other moderates of other religious faiths, they can renounce the violent parts.

      • fahvel September 3rd, 2014 at 13:29

        will you write condolence letters to the mama and papa seals?

        • Anomaly 100 September 3rd, 2014 at 14:34

          It’s better than writing hundreds of thousands of them if we put more boots on the ground.

    • fahvel September 3rd, 2014 at 13:29

      are you suggesting the usa goes in and takes out everyone who kills? If so, where does it stop or are you only cranky because an american sadly lost his head? Why do “we” need to take them out? (cool tv talk there)

      • R.J. Carter September 3rd, 2014 at 14:33

        That’s two Americans now.

        I guess we’ve a precedent at not doing anything until it’s more than four.

        • Bunya September 3rd, 2014 at 16:12

          Well??? What are you waiting for?!? Grab yer gun, fly to Iraq and KILL those SOB’s, and take Pat Robertson and this Duck Dynasty guy with you. The fine, upstanding Christians out there need a hero, and you’re lookin’ pretty good right about now!

          • Chinese Democracy September 3rd, 2014 at 17:24

            the fact that the U.S has been bringing in food and ammo to the Kurds and bombing ISIS on a daily basis must have slipped his mind.

  4. R.J. Carter September 3rd, 2014 at 09:21

    Two alternative plans to stop them from killing.

    Alan, are you against a plan to have ISIS come to a realization that killing people is wrong and they should follow a separate path, a plan that would negate the need for us to go in and take them out?

    • Anomaly 100 September 3rd, 2014 at 09:31

      Robertson does sound exactly like ISIS. I’m all for a SEAL team or two, or perhaps a drone or ten.

      • R.J. Carter September 3rd, 2014 at 09:39

        But the context just isn’t there. He’s talking about two ways to deal with a group that has proven they want to continue murdering Americans, not “the world at large who remain infidels.”

        • Chinese Democracy September 3rd, 2014 at 13:33

          so anyway.. he sounds exactly like ISIS

          “Although many Christians — including Pope Francis — struggle with how to respond to ISIS, there is an especially dark irony to Robertson’s comments: he claims it as a Christian position, but the dualistic “convert or kill” ideology is also known to be the horrific calling card of ISIS.”

          H/T JACK JENKINS

          • mea_mark September 3rd, 2014 at 15:45

            I would be happy if they would just renounce. They don’t have to convert to anything. Just don’t be associated with a religious dogma that want’s to kill everybody that disagrees.

            • Dez September 4th, 2014 at 13:40

              Or like christians and every other moderates of other religious faiths, they can renounce the violent parts.

      • fahvel September 3rd, 2014 at 13:29

        will you write condolence letters to the mama and papa seals?

        • Anomaly 100 September 3rd, 2014 at 14:34

          It’s better than writing hundreds of thousands of them if we put more boots on the ground.

    • fahvel September 3rd, 2014 at 13:29

      are you suggesting the usa goes in and takes out everyone who kills? If so, where does it stop or are you only cranky because an american sadly lost his head? Why do “we” need to take them out? (cool tv talk there)

      • R.J. Carter September 3rd, 2014 at 14:33

        That’s two Americans now.

        I guess we’ve a precedent at not doing anything until it’s more than four.

        • Bunya September 3rd, 2014 at 16:12

          Well??? What are you waiting for?!? Grab yer gun, fly to Iraq and KILL those SOB’s, and take Pat Robertson and this Duck Dynasty guy with you. The fine, upstanding Christians out there need a hero, and you’re lookin’ pretty good right about now!

          • Chinese Democracy September 3rd, 2014 at 17:24

            the fact that the U.S has been bringing in food and ammo to the Kurds and bombing ISIS on a daily basis must have slipped his mind.

            and maybe he forgot..
            Benghazi Suspect Captured by US Special Forces

            or
            That Obama not Bush got Bin Ladin

            funny lapses in memory

  5. labman57 September 3rd, 2014 at 09:37

    The collective insight of the commentators on FOX News is less profound than that of a well-known comic strip:
    “We have met the enemy and he is us!”

    • R.J. Carter September 3rd, 2014 at 09:39

      I Go Pogo.

      • Dcbos September 3rd, 2014 at 09:55

        is this jeopardy ? Who is Pogo

        • R.J. Carter September 3rd, 2014 at 09:56

          …

        • Larry Schmitt September 3rd, 2014 at 10:23

          You have to be a certain age to know Pogo. And Alley Oop. And Gasoline Alley.

          • R.J. Carter September 3rd, 2014 at 10:24

            And Little Nemo.

            • Larry Schmitt September 3rd, 2014 at 10:28

              I’m not quite that old.

              • R.J. Carter September 3rd, 2014 at 10:30

                Then I won’t pull out any Yellow Kid references. :-)

                • Larry Schmitt September 3rd, 2014 at 10:58

                  I’ve heard of him, but I had to look up Little Nemo. The others I used to read every morning.

                  • R.J. Carter September 3rd, 2014 at 11:05

                    I loved how Gasoline Alley ran in “real time.” Ah, the days when “Funky Winkerbean” was funny. :-)

                    • Larry Schmitt September 3rd, 2014 at 12:04

                      Skeezix actually grew up and got married, and had kids of his own. That will never happen to Bart Simpson.

                    • R.J. Carter September 3rd, 2014 at 12:46

                      Only other time I’ve seen it happen is “For Better or For Worse.” (Funky did it too, but in “jumps.”)

                    • Larry Schmitt September 3rd, 2014 at 12:07

                      Here’s a bunch of names you hadn’t thought about in years. I remember every one of these strips. From Wikipedia:

                      The strip is still published in newspapers in the 21st century. Walt Wallet is now well over a century old (114, as of January 5, 2014[5]), while Skeezix has become a nonagenarian. Walt’s wife Phyllis, age an estimated 105, died in the April 26, 2004 strip, leaving Walt a widower after nearly eight decades of marriage. Walt Wallet appeared as a guest at Blondie and Dagwood’s anniversary party, and on Gasoline Alley’s 90th anniversary Blondie, Beetle Bailey, Dennis the Menace, and Snuffy Smith each acknowledged the Gasoline Alley anniversary in their dialogue. Snuffy Smith presented a character crossover with Walt in the doorway of Snuffy’s house where he was being welcomed and invited in by Snuffy.[6] In May 2013 at the Cartoon retirement home Walt is at a dinner when Maggie’s (of Bringing Up Father) pearl broach is stolen; Fearless Fosdick is his usual incompetent self trying to catch the thief; cameos include “retired” cartoons such as Lil’ Abner; Smokey Stover; Pogo and Albert. There is even the appearance of an active cartoon character, Rex Morgan M.D.

                      Reports are stating that the strip will be coming to an end when Jim Scancarelli retires in 2015.

                    • R.J. Carter September 3rd, 2014 at 12:45

                      Oh man, Fearless Fosdick. I haven’t thought of that Dick Tracy riff in years! :)

          • Jim Valley September 3rd, 2014 at 13:27

            And Jimmy Hatlo.

            • Larry Schmitt September 3rd, 2014 at 13:33

              There Oughta Be a Law!

  6. labman57 September 3rd, 2014 at 09:37

    The collective insight of the commentators on FOX News is less profound than that of a well-known comic strip:
    “We have met the enemy and he is us!”

    • R.J. Carter September 3rd, 2014 at 09:39

      I Go Pogo.

      • Dcbos September 3rd, 2014 at 09:55

        is this jeopardy ? Who is Pogo

        • R.J. Carter September 3rd, 2014 at 09:56

          …

        • Larry Schmitt September 3rd, 2014 at 10:23

          You have to be a certain age to know Pogo. And Alley Oop. And Gasoline Alley.

          • R.J. Carter September 3rd, 2014 at 10:24

            And Little Nemo.

            • Larry Schmitt September 3rd, 2014 at 10:28

              I’m not quite that old.

              • R.J. Carter September 3rd, 2014 at 10:30

                Then I won’t pull out any Yellow Kid references. :-)

                • Larry Schmitt September 3rd, 2014 at 10:58

                  I’ve heard of him, but I had to look up Little Nemo. The others I used to read every morning.

                  • R.J. Carter September 3rd, 2014 at 11:05

                    I loved how Gasoline Alley ran in “real time.” Ah, the days when “Funky Winkerbean” was funny. :-)

                    • Larry Schmitt September 3rd, 2014 at 12:04

                      Skeezix actually grew up and got married, and had kids of his own. That will never happen to Bart Simpson.

                    • R.J. Carter September 3rd, 2014 at 12:46

                      Only other time I’ve seen it happen is “For Better or For Worse.” (Funky did it too, but in “jumps.”)

                    • Larry Schmitt September 3rd, 2014 at 12:07

                      Here’s a bunch of names you hadn’t thought about in years. I remember every one of these strips. From Wikipedia:

                      The strip is still published in newspapers in the 21st century. Walt Wallet is now well over a century old (114, as of January 5, 2014[5]), while Skeezix has become a nonagenarian. Walt’s wife Phyllis, age an estimated 105, died in the April 26, 2004 strip, leaving Walt a widower after nearly eight decades of marriage. Walt Wallet appeared as a guest at Blondie and Dagwood’s anniversary party, and on Gasoline Alley’s 90th anniversary Blondie, Beetle Bailey, Dennis the Menace, and Snuffy Smith each acknowledged the Gasoline Alley anniversary in their dialogue. Snuffy Smith presented a character crossover with Walt in the doorway of Snuffy’s house where he was being welcomed and invited in by Snuffy.[6] In May 2013 at the Cartoon retirement home Walt is at a dinner when Maggie’s (of Bringing Up Father) pearl broach is stolen; Fearless Fosdick is his usual incompetent self trying to catch the thief; cameos include “retired” cartoons such as Lil’ Abner; Smokey Stover; Pogo and Albert. There is even the appearance of an active cartoon character, Rex Morgan M.D.

                      Reports are stating that the strip will be coming to an end when Jim Scancarelli retires in 2015.

                    • R.J. Carter September 3rd, 2014 at 12:45

                      Oh man, Fearless Fosdick. I haven’t thought of that Dick Tracy riff in years! :)

          • Jim Valley September 3rd, 2014 at 13:27

            And Jimmy Hatlo.

            • Larry Schmitt September 3rd, 2014 at 13:33

              There Oughta Be a Law!

  7. bbbooey1 September 3rd, 2014 at 09:41

    Oh good, someone tell Obama we have a ”strategy” now. Just drop the duck guy into Syria with a Bible and a gun. That’s one beheading I’ll look forward to.

  8. bbbooey1 September 3rd, 2014 at 09:41

    Oh good, someone tell Obama we have a ”strategy” now. Just drop the duck guy into Syria with a Bible and a gun. That’s one beheading I’ll look forward to.

  9. Dcbos September 3rd, 2014 at 09:57

    Is that what jesus told his apostles? “convert them or kill them”.

    • R.J. Carter September 3rd, 2014 at 10:00

      His feelings are kinder than mine. He’s giving them an option to stop killing.

      • Dez September 4th, 2014 at 13:42

        Why is okay for Christians to say “convert or die”, but not for Muslims?

        • R.J. Carter September 4th, 2014 at 15:47

          It’s not. And that’s not what’s happening here. He’s offering a path to redemption — the one he knows — in lieu of having to die. He’s not aiming the statement at an entire nation, either.

          • Dez September 4th, 2014 at 16:13

            Yeah that’s the excuse religious fundamentalists use like ISIS. You can try to spin it to seem good, but it’s not. “Convert or die” is never acceptable strategy to get people into your faith.

            • R.J. Carter September 4th, 2014 at 17:01

              Which is why I said his approach was far more kinder than mine, which is “Just die.”

              • Dez September 4th, 2014 at 17:35

                Or fundamentalists from any religion should be opposed.

                • R.J. Carter September 4th, 2014 at 17:57

                  No, I didn’t say that.

                  • Dez September 4th, 2014 at 18:24

                    No that is what I am saying. Religious fundamentalism should always be fought. “Convert or die” is never acceptable no matter what religion says it.

  10. Dcbos September 3rd, 2014 at 09:57

    Is that what jesus told his apostles? “convert them or kill them”.

    • R.J. Carter September 3rd, 2014 at 10:00

      His feelings are kinder than mine. He’s giving them an option to stop killing.

      • Dez September 4th, 2014 at 13:42

        Why is okay for Christians to say “convert or die”, but not for Muslims?

        • R.J. Carter September 4th, 2014 at 15:47

          It’s not. And that’s not what’s happening here. He’s offering a path to redemption — the one he knows — in lieu of having to die. He’s not aiming the statement at an entire nation, either.

          • Dez September 4th, 2014 at 16:13

            Yeah that’s the excuse religious fundamentalists use like ISIS. You can try to spin it to seem good, but it’s not. “Convert or die” is never acceptable strategy to get people into your faith.

            • R.J. Carter September 4th, 2014 at 17:01

              Which is why I said his approach was far more kinder than mine, which is “Just die.”

              • Dez September 4th, 2014 at 17:35

                Or fundamentalists from any religion should be opposed.

                • R.J. Carter September 4th, 2014 at 17:57

                  No, I didn’t say that.

                  • Dez September 4th, 2014 at 18:24

                    No that is what I am saying. Religious fundamentalism should always be fought. “Convert or die” is never acceptable no matter what religion says it.

  11. Stan Ubeki September 3rd, 2014 at 10:05

    More proof that the right wing vocabulary does not include “irony”

    • Tom Ward September 3rd, 2014 at 13:30

      Also more proof that all religious extremists think poorly.

  12. Shades September 3rd, 2014 at 10:05

    Imagine this guy not having a tv show and, therefore, not considered a conservative hero. Then imagine the crowd’s reaction as he approached a Koch sponsored conservative fundraiser

    • tiredoftea September 3rd, 2014 at 12:17

      Imagine that Hannity truly believes that what he does is “news”.

  13. Stan Ubeki September 3rd, 2014 at 10:05

    More proof that the right wing vocabulary does not include “irony”

    • Tom Ward September 3rd, 2014 at 13:30

      Also more proof that all religious extremists think poorly.

  14. Shades September 3rd, 2014 at 10:05

    Imagine this guy not having a tv show and, therefore, not considered a conservative hero. Then imagine the crowd’s reaction as he approached a Koch sponsored conservative fundraiser

    • tiredoftea September 3rd, 2014 at 12:17

      Imagine that Hannity truly believes that what he does is “news”.

  15. NW10 September 3rd, 2014 at 10:14

    List of right wing has been celebrities that comment on politics:

    Donald Trump
    Elizabeth Hasselbeck
    Phil Robertson
    Gene Simmons
    Ted Nugent
    Danny Bonaduce
    Pat Boone
    David Mustaine
    Fred Thompson
    Stacey Dash
    Victoria Jackson
    Jon Voight
    Clint Eastwood
    Chuck Norris

    • m2old4bs September 3rd, 2014 at 12:10

      Steven Seagal (a Putin groupie)

    • Stan Black September 3rd, 2014 at 13:24

      Aw man. Gene Simmons? Oh well.

  16. (((NW10,PATRIOT! ✓ᵛᵉʳᶦᶠᶦᵉᵈ))) September 3rd, 2014 at 10:14

    List of right wing has been celebrities that comment on politics:

    Donald Trump
    Elizabeth Hasselbeck
    Phil Robertson
    Gene Simmons
    Ted Nugent
    Danny Bonaduce
    Pat Boone
    David Mustaine
    Fred Thompson
    Stacey Dash
    Victoria Jackson
    Jon Voight
    Clint Eastwood
    Chuck Norris

    • m2old4bs September 3rd, 2014 at 12:10

      Steven Seagal (a Putin groupie)

    • Stan Black September 3rd, 2014 at 13:24

      Aw man. Gene Simmons? Oh well.

  17. mea_mark September 3rd, 2014 at 10:15

    Drop Duck Dynasty Bible pamphlets on them explaining the error of their ways and if that doesn’t convert them, just kill them?

  18. mea_mark September 3rd, 2014 at 10:15

    Drop Duck Dynasty Bible pamphlets on them explaining the error of their ways and if that doesn’t convert them, just kill them?

  19. ddconn September 3rd, 2014 at 10:18

    He’s not qualified to speak on this. In fact, he’s nuts.

    • NW10 September 3rd, 2014 at 10:29

      Not nuts, but an actor. He’s actually well educated and has to pretend he’s a racist hillbilly to get the racists who watch Fox News all excited.

    • teloiv September 3rd, 2014 at 18:43

      Those are the qualities that make Robertson the perfect fox news guest.

  20. ddconn September 3rd, 2014 at 10:18

    He’s not qualified to speak on this. In fact, he’s nuts.

    • (((NW10,PATRIOT! ✓ᵛᵉʳᶦᶠᶦᵉᵈ))) September 3rd, 2014 at 10:29

      Not nuts, but an actor. He’s actually well educated and has to pretend he’s a racist hillbilly to get the racists who watch Fox News all excited.

    • teloiv September 3rd, 2014 at 18:43

      Those are the qualities that make Robertson the perfect fox news guest.

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