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RandySF

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Thu Jun 4, 2015, 11:37 PM Jun 2015

Sarah Palin Says Media Ignored ‘Pedophile’ Lena Dunham While Shaming Duggars [View all]

Bristol and Sarah Palin lashed out at the media Thursday for its response to the scandal surrounding reality TV star Josh Duggar, comparing his family’s treatment with that of Lena Dunham after passages in her memoir were labeled evidence of child abuse.

In separate posts, Bristol and Sarah Palin blast the “liberal media” for reacting with furor over news that Duggar had inappropriately touched his younger sisters, some of whom were sleeping, while downplaying passages from Lena Dunham’s recently published memoir in which she describes looking at her sister’s vagina and bribing her for kisses as a child.

TLC has pulled episodes of the Duggar family’s hit show amid the scandal and Josh stepped down from his position at the Family Research Council. Dunham released a statement apologizing for triggering painful responses by including the offending passages in the memoir.

But both Palins believe the media response has been uneven. “I can’t believe how crazy the media is going over the Duggar family compared to the big fat yawn they gave Lena Dunham when she wrote in her book that she sexually experimented with her sister,” Bristol Palin wrote in a blog post. “The double standards make me sick.”


http://time.com/3909779/sarah-palin-duggars-lena-dunham-pedophile/

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Oh bullshit shenmue Jun 2015 #1
Oh FFS, he didn't rape his sisters or the babysitter SickOfTheOnePct Jun 2015 #62
wasn't Lena Dunham seven years old at the time of the incident in question? fishwax Jun 2015 #2
Lena Denham didn't hide it dem in texas Jun 2015 #3
On target. randome Jun 2015 #16
Damn you FOX news for your two part interview with the Duggars and not having one of Lena Dunham Johonny Jun 2015 #4
thanx a big old shit pile John McCain for S. Palin Botany Jun 2015 #5
I mean, what she did to her sister was not 'normal' and she shouldn't get a pass. Joe the Revelator Jun 2015 #6
Lena Dunham is disgusting. nt NOVA_Dem Jun 2015 #10
Not to mention unfunny... Oktober Jun 2015 #15
Do you notice how everyone in the thread is pretending like they don't know what Dunham did? NOVA_Dem Jun 2015 #17
No motivation... Oktober Jun 2015 #18
she didn't say she put the pebbles in Beaverhausen Jun 2015 #22
"The point is, Dunham doesn't go around preaching to others..." Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2015 #23
I wasn't trying to defend Dunham Beaverhausen Jun 2015 #30
Such as? Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2015 #31
Such as the fact that she was only seven years old Bjorn Against Jun 2015 #35
No. She wasn't just 7. She continued her sexual predations into her teenage years including Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2015 #38
Cite me one piece of evidence that she ever touched her sister as a teenager Bjorn Against Jun 2015 #39
Here is a quote from her: Juicy_Bellows Jun 2015 #41
The sexual predator line was clearly an example of her poking fun at herself Bjorn Against Jun 2015 #44
Those goal posts just keep on trucking down the road don't they? NOVA_Dem Jun 2015 #42
I never moved the goal posts Bjorn Against Jun 2015 #45
Your quote and link look a lot better than mine! Juicy_Bellows Jun 2015 #46
Do you really believe that...really? NOVA_Dem Jun 2015 #24
She was seven years old Bjorn Against Jun 2015 #37
You are uninformed on this issue. NOVA_Dem Jun 2015 #40
No you did not provide proof Bjorn Against Jun 2015 #43
In the same bed? Juicy_Bellows Jun 2015 #47
It is certainly not something I would recommend doing Bjorn Against Jun 2015 #48
We can agree on that for sure. nt. Juicy_Bellows Jun 2015 #49
Here's how the goal posts moved: NOVA_Dem Jun 2015 #51
No, I asked for proof that she touched her sister past the age of seven Bjorn Against Jun 2015 #52
You know people can see what you actually wrote in the thread right? NOVA_Dem Jun 2015 #53
Yes, people can read what I wrote Bjorn Against Jun 2015 #54
So now you're defense is she's a comedian? NOVA_Dem Jun 2015 #58
She already has a comedy show on HBO Bjorn Against Jun 2015 #59
Yes she is. 840high Jun 2015 #61
As you can see posters have their minds made up w/o any facts NOVA_Dem Jun 2015 #63
Very common on DU. 840high Jun 2015 #64
the palins can read? nt Javaman Jun 2015 #7
surprised me also. rurallib Jun 2015 #57
The media didn't shame the Duggars. They shamed themselves. City Lights Jun 2015 #8
"That woman is an idiot." hifiguy Jun 2015 #9
He is still right n/t irisblue Jun 2015 #28
Wait, who is this "Sarah Palin" lady of which you speak? nt Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2015 #11
Sarah Palin says Media Ignoring Sarah Palin. n/t Orsino Jun 2015 #12
'sarah palin says...' bwahahahahahaaaa spanone Jun 2015 #13
If Bristol Palin was any dumber she would require fertilizer and regular watering. 11 Bravo Jun 2015 #14
"Klondike Kardashian" FTW! KamaAina Jun 2015 #25
Lena Dunham doesn't champion herself as a morality crusader. Initech Jun 2015 #19
I don't think anyone ignored Lena Dunham RockaFowler Jun 2015 #20
Thank you. A quick google search shows that every major news org covered that story underpants Jun 2015 #27
Nobody was calling for her show to get canceled like the Duggars. NobodyHere Jun 2015 #34
Why would they cancel the show over something she did when she was in elementary school? Bjorn Against Jun 2015 #36
Dunham's show vankuria Jun 2015 #50
Maybe because Dunham.. sendero Jun 2015 #21
Who is this Lena Dunham of which Caribou Barbie speaks? KamaAina Jun 2015 #26
She is the creator, director, and lead actress in HBO's Girls Bjorn Against Jun 2015 #33
Has Lena Dunhan shared her opinion on political candidates and issues? brooklynite Jun 2015 #29
Yes, she made an ad for Obama that compared voting to sex Bjorn Against Jun 2015 #32
I had to look up who Lena Dunham is. yewberry Jun 2015 #55
I wish Lena would offer to appear on Fox to tell her side of this story kimbutgar Jun 2015 #56
Delete Blue_In_AK Jun 2015 #60
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