Aurora political candidate Ian Bayne joined other conservatives rallying behind the embattled star of the A&E reality series “Duck Dynasty” Friday in a post on his campaign website praising the controversial TV personality. A Republican candidate for Congress in the 11th District, Bayne called Phil Robertson the “Rosa Parks of our generation.” The 11th District includes parts of Naperville, Aurora and Joliet, among other towns. A&E announced Wednesday what it called a “hiatus” for Robertson, 67, after he disparaged gays in the January edition of GQ magazine. He also said that, growing up in Louisiana before the Civil Rights movement, …
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