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19. yeah! How dare he mock Polanski's defenders like that!

Mon Dec 4, 2017, 10:56 PM

Dec 2017

He was being sarcastic and pointing out the idiocy of those who said a child rapist should get off the hook because of his filmmaking skills.

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MSNBC to Cut Ties With Sam Seder After Roman Polanski Rape Joke (Exclusive) [View all] oberliner Dec 2017 OP

What a stupid, disgusting tweet.... CatMor Dec 2017 #1

yeah! How dare he mock Polanski's defenders like that! Adenoid_Hynkel Dec 2017 #19

Good for MSNBC! MineralMan Dec 2017 #2

Bad taste joke? MineralMan Dec 2017 #5

So do I kcr Dec 2017 #11

Sam Seder is a woman?? WillowTree Dec 2017 #12

Autofill decided he was. bullimiami Dec 2017 #13

What the fuck are you talking about? greeny2323 Dec 2017 #7

The OP. MineralMan Dec 2017 #9

It was a deliberate smear and distortion by Mike "Pizzagate" Cernovich Adenoid_Hynkel Dec 2017 #20

I don't watch all the time, but is Seder on MSNBC? NightWatcher Dec 2017 #3

He was listed as a "contributor" oberliner Dec 2017 #8

Im not convinced either way on this one. Eko Dec 2017 #6

Clearly he was ridiculing rape apologists!! MaryMagdaline Dec 2017 #14

I agree. Eko Dec 2017 #17

Cernovich strikes again! kcr Dec 2017 #10

God, I hate these assholes. Initech Dec 2017 #22

It was meant as sarcasm and overstatement to make a point. no_hypocrisy Dec 2017 #15

Will the last person please bring the flag! mfcorey1 Dec 2017 #16

Did the people celebrating the move by MSNBC take two seconds to read the tweet? welivetotreadonkings Dec 2017 #18

it's getting out of hand RussBLib Dec 2017 #21

I disagree with MSNBC's actions here Gothmog Dec 2017 #23

I'm starting to feel the same way oberliner Dec 2017 #25

Trolling for liberal transgressors must be very lucrative for somebody librechik Dec 2017 #24

he's a comedian bdamomma Dec 2017 #27

I would hate for someone to look at my tweets from 8 years ago bathroommonkey76 Dec 2017 #28