I do think it's important to make the distinction between "free speech" (to which Mr. Robertson is clearly entitled) and the "free market"...

(full disclosure, I'm a big fan of the show, FWIW)

So Phil, he really REALLY can say what he wants. It's a free country. He did so, and nobody is remotely suggesting he should be arrested for saying it.

But A&E (or whomever the network is) can decide he no-longer represents the values they want the show and their network to espouse. That's the free market. They can hire someone else to put on their airwaves. And we may not like their decision and we're free to spend our time watching other people's airwaves in protest. That's the free market, too.

The least surprising thing in the world is that Phil feels this way -- if you watch the show you know who he is. The question is only if he keeps those opinions to himself or not -- in this case he made a choice, and so did A&E.

To me, this is all just business.