Supporters in Hawaii stand by Duane 'Dog' Chapman - Page 2

RevellingInSane · November 3rd, 2007, 10:35 AM

^^It is suspended. A&E have to tread very carefully. They are going to suspend this show and wait for the fallout. If everyone accepts his apology and they can get it back on the air and not lose any revenue, he will be back.

Now, you have to look at the demo A&E caters to. This isn't one of the big four. If he comes back, I predict he lasts a partial season and A&E's advertisers begin yanking their money back.

kingcap72 · November 3rd, 2007, 11:45 AM

^^I know they suspended it. But that's just the first step to cancelling it. CBS did the same thing with Imus. They started out with a suspension, but ended up firing him because advertisers were leaving and the pressure was on to fire him. The same thing is happening with Duane. A&E's already lost a couple of advertisers and some Civil Rights leaders are still pushing for the show to get cancelled. I think it's just a matter of time before they bring the ax down.

RevellingInSane · November 3rd, 2007, 04:14 PM

^^Imus was brought back, but people are comparing a Big 4 with A&E. I always wondered how he got on A&E anyway. I thought he was a curious fascination for the demo, kwim?

kingcap72 · November 3rd, 2007, 04:28 PM

^^Yeah, Imus was brought back, but not by CBS. Which is what I think will happen with Dog. Once A&E officially cancels his show, then somebody else will pick it up.

CherryDarling · November 3rd, 2007, 11:05 PM

He disgusts me...there is NO excuse for talking that way. Makes me SO angry...ugh.

His fantards make me shake my head.

I used to like him at the beginning of his show, I laughed at his ridiculous mullet and Beth, his trashcan wife. But then his preachy ass started to irritate me...I thought he was full of shit...and then I appreciated what he did regarding the Lester sicko/psychotic rapist...however my cynical side now thinks that part of the only reason he did it was for ratings sake. After hearing the awful shit that spewed out of his mouth? Just...no.

Ugh...racist poser white trash asshat.

msdeb · November 3rd, 2007, 11:27 PM

this is just the beginning... but it is NOT cancelled as of now. anything can be suspending and brought back....

A&E has now pulled "Dog the Bounty Hunter" from the air indefinitely. "In evaluating the circumstances of the last few days, A&E has decided to take `Dog The Bounty Hunter' off the network's schedule for the foreseeable future, the network said in a statement Friday. We hope Mr Chapman continues the healing process he has begun.

Palermo · November 3rd, 2007, 11:34 PM

There have been lots of stories in the last few months, different kids of his telling things on him. You can argue it was wrong of them to reveal those things, but that doesn't change the fact of what type of person he is. The fact that they would sell their Dad out for money is just another indication of what type of upbringing they had. He's a rotten person. Maybe he liked getting criminals off the streets, and maybe he just liked chasing people with guns. Bounty hunters are not that far removed from the bad guys in my mind. They both rewrite the rules to get the outcome they want.

Heavenseventeen · November 4th, 2007, 07:01 AM

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That's just insane! It made sense to him to tell him to leave his girlfriend because she wanted to record him saying that word instead of just... I don't know... not saying that word anymore and making sure no one in his staff ever uses it!

Still, I don't like the son or the girlfriend in this. Fucking losers.

I don't understand why you're so against them

when all they did was show that the man who acted so high and mighty was a hypocrite. He was fighting injustice when he should've been fighting himself. Why are they in they in the wrong?

Another Dog supporter I suppose...

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Originally Posted by Palermo

There have been lots of stories in the last few months, different kids of his telling things on him. You can argue it was wrong of them to reveal those things, but that doesn't change the fact of what type of person he is. The fact that they would sell their Dad out for money is just another indication of what type of upbringing they had. He's a rotten person.

Yep. Protect the racists at all costs. I don't care whether it was financial incentive or moral incentive. Why keep it a secret...unless you agree with what he's saying?

kingcap72 · November 4th, 2007, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Palermo

There have been lots of stories in the last few months, different kids of his telling things on him. You can argue it was wrong of them to reveal those things, but that doesn't change the fact of what type of person he is. The fact that they would sell their Dad out for money is just another indication of what type of upbringing they had. He's a rotten person. Maybe he liked getting criminals off the streets, and maybe he just liked chasing people with guns. Bounty hunters are not that far removed from the bad guys in my mind. They both rewrite the rules to get the outcome they want.

Exactly. If your kids are constantly turning on you and selling you out for a quick buck, then you have to be a really shitty parent. People can go on and on about how wrong the son & girlfriend were to set him up like that, and they were, but it doesn't take away from the main issue which is Duane's racism.

ConstanceSpry · November 4th, 2007, 03:25 PM

I've used bad language before, but never the N word. It is such an ugly, hurtful word, I can't imagine anyone defending it. And yes, it was a private conversation, but now it's public, and that can't be undone.

buttmunch · November 4th, 2007, 03:31 PM

I don't get why anyone would not like the son for doing this? I say he's a brave kid for doing this. It wouldn't have been easy to expose his dad, whom he very likely loves, but probably couldn't deal with the racist side. I just never got this guys appeal anyway. Just another big-mouthed moron to me.

Beeyotch · November 4th, 2007, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Palermo

There have been lots of stories in the last few months, different kids of his telling things on him. You can argue it was wrong of them to reveal those things, but that doesn't change the fact of what type of person he is. The fact that they would sell their Dad out for money is just another indication of what type of upbringing they had. He's a rotten person. Maybe he liked getting criminals off the streets, and maybe he just liked chasing people with guns. Bounty hunters are not that far removed from the bad guys in my mind. They both rewrite the rules to get the outcome they want.

See, I don't think it was all that wrong of them to expose him for what he was. If my father was a hateful person, or used hateful language and somehow justified it to himself while making people believe he's an upright citizen with the utmost moral compass, only interested in getting criminals off the streets--I would expose him for the hypocrite he was. Especially if he was acting like this toward my significant other. That must've been the last straw.

And I wouldn't think it was wrong. His actions have consequences, simple as that. I would, however, think it was a shame my father was like that.

pacific breeze · November 4th, 2007, 03:52 PM

His son is a drug addict and was doing serious time in prison. He was released in 2006 and his father offered him a job. I find it odd that most people here constantly say it is ALWAYS the person's own fault if they are an addict, that they have nobody to blame but themselves, but in this case, it is all his father's fault apparently.

And keep in mind that Dog had very little to do with raising this son, and he and his sister (another druggie who was killed in a high-speed car accident) were both raised in Alaska. I don't find this kind of reasoning very consistent. I suppose you will now say it is BECAUSE he didn't raise them that he is an addict who sold out his father for $15,000. I somehow doubt he betrayed his father simply because he is a racist -- after all, if what most of you are saying is true, then he knew that all along and went to work for him anyway, and that by dating a black woman, he knew he was likely to do battle with Dog.

I've been doing some research and the tape was apparently made in July, so it wasn't like this was a spontaneous thing. It was planned, and shopped around to the highest bidder.

Apparently there is a chunk missing at the beginning of the tape that the Enquirer refuses to release -- it could be that it exposes something Tucker doesn't want people to hear. Then again, it may not.

Tucker Chapman The link is a pic of Tucker and his girlfriend. Warning: turn your sound off if you don't want to hear the tape.

Beeyotch · November 4th, 2007, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by pacific breeze

His son is a drug addict and was doing serious time in prison. He was released in 2006 and his father offered him a job. I find it odd that most people here constantly say it is ALWAYS the person's own fault if they are an addict, that they have nobody to blame but themselves, but in this case, it is all his father's fault apparently.

And keep in mind that Dog had very little to do with raising this son, and he and his sister (another druggie who was killed in a high-speed car accident) were both raised in Alaska.

I didn't know that about his son. That makes him contemptible and it does make me think he was motivated more by $$ than by wanting to expose his father's hypocrisy. But that still doesn't let Dog off the hook. It just makes the son a slimeball too.

AgentOrange · November 4th, 2007, 07:17 PM

'Dog the Bounty Hunter' spells 'Horny, toughened butt'