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Phil Robertson declares STDs the 'revenge of the hippies'

The reality star previously called STDs God's "penalty" for homosexuality.

By Annie Martin

WASHINGTON, March 2 (UPI) -- Phil Robertson delivered a lengthy speech at the 2015 Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday.

The 68-year-old reality star and self-proclaimed "God-loving, Bible-believing capitalist" received the 2015 Andrew Breitbart Defender of the First Amendment Award at the annual gathering, and spoke on STDs, Nazis and more in his address.

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"One hundred and ten million Americans now have a sexually transmitted illness," he cited from a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study. "I don't want you, America, to get sick. I don't want you to become ill."

"I don't want you to come down with a debilitating disease. I don't want you to die early!" he exclaimed. "What do you call the 110 million people who has sexually transmitted illnesses? It's the revenge of the hippies! Sex, drugs and rock and roll have come back to haunt us!"

Robertson said one can avoid STDs by having monogamous sex with a disease-free spouse. The reality star is well-known for his anti-gay beliefs, and previously declared AIDS and other STDs God's "penalty" for homosexuality and other forms of "sexual immorality."

Robertson went on to link Nazis, Shintoists and communists as groups who only care about "murder" and "territorial conquest." The star advised the audience to use the Bible, the U.S. Constitution and weapons to fend off "the British" and "the Nazis."

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Robertson and his relatives came to fame on A&E reality series Duck Dynasty. The program follows the devout Christian family in their daily lives and their Duck Commander business, and concluded a seventh season in February.

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