() TheBlaze’s S.E. Cupp took a trip down to West Monroe, La. last week to spend some time with the stars of A&E’s “Duck Dynasty.” The Robertsons’ multimillion-dollar duck call empire and their family-oriented lifestyle are earning record ratings and a devoted legion of fans, including Cupp.

Check out how she spent her day with them — and why she calls the reality television family “an oasis of hope in a vast desert of depravity” — below:

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