Roman Polanski Has a Lot of Friends

The Nation ^ | October 01, 2009 | Katha Pollitt

[RobinMasters]

That would be funny-funny, if it weren't so true-true.

[RobinMasters]

Ping.

[taillightchaser]

Here’s a question for you hollywood wierdos. How many other 13 year olds did he rape? Was one of them your daughter? Do you even care??

[Sherman Logan]

Okay, not all liberals are defending the pervert. Good for them.

[RobinMasters]

[Brilliant]

Isn’t it interesting that the rich always have a lot of “friends.”

[gthog61]

The end of the world must be near if the nation published something I agree with.

[hellinahandcart]

This is probably the first time I’ve ever agreed with Katha Pollitt about anything.

My life these days is one minor shock after another. :D

[TurtleUp]

Polanski ... drugged and anally raped a thirteen-year-old girl in 1977 ... pled guilty to the lesser charge of unlawful sex with a minor and fled to Europe before sentencing ... Bernard-Henri Levy ... said that Polanski "perhaps had committed a youthful error "

Amazing. I know from personal experience what youthful errors are, and his actions were not an "error". They were an intentional and selfish choice to follow evil and harm a young child.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

Terrific.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

Very well put.

I am also getting tired of hearing Polanski “had sex “ with this child. No! he raped the child. Having sex with someone implies consent...not repeated sexual acts when the person says “Take me home” repeatedly.

[meandog]

Roman Polanski Has a Lot of Friends

My hope is that he gets to meet these kinds of "friends":

Waitin' fo yo Mr. Polanski!

[thomas16]

So 43 is youthful, He’s evaded justice for 32 years and the idiots defend him! If he came from a trailer park and committee the same crime they would sip their wine and say off with his head!

[DMZFrank]

Frederic Mitterand, the French cultural minister, said it showed “the scary side of America” and described Polanski as “thrown to the lions because of ancient history.”

And the French were concerned with the ancient history of Klaus Barbie for what reason????

[Palin Republic]

>"thrown to the lions because of ancient history."

You mean like 89 year old John Demjanjuk? He was already tried in Israel, now Germany gets to take their shot at him.

If only Demjanjuk knew 'all the right people' the MSM would be screaming DOUBLE JEOPARDY like howler monkeys on crack.

At least the l'affair Polanski has forced members of the liberal secular elite pro-rapist crowd to self-identify. Makes it easier to take names and make lists....

[Sir Clancelot]

Debra Winger, president of the Zurich Film Festival jury, wearing a red “Free Polanski” badge, called the Swiss authorities action “philistine collusion.”

Look for Goliath’s people to protest the comparison to Polanski as a philistine.

And BTW, does Debra Winger still count?

[TChad]

If a rapist escapes justice for long enough, should the world hand him a get-out-of-jail-free card? If you're Roman Polanski, world-famous director, a lot of famous and gifted people think the answer is yes.

Should say "a lot of famous and gifted people ALL OF WHOM ARE LIBERALS think the answer is yes."

[mkjessup]

If fate had played out differently, and Roman Polanski had given a Quaalude to (for example) six year old Barack Hussein 0bama before raping him anally, each and every one of these Polanski-apologists would be screaming for *JUSTICE*!!!!

[Vehmgericht]

Did John Evander Couey has an opportunity to sign the petition to free Polanski before he died?

[ErnBatavia]

Debra Winger, president of the Zurich Film Festival jury, wearing a red "Free Polanski" badge,

Dumb C*nt doesn't even realize that the little twit plead guilty.....these clowns just can't help themselves - they're "artists".