As we told you, Twitter erupted over the news that MSNBC will not renew the contract of liberal political contributor Sam Seder, reportedly over this now-deleted tweet about Roman Polanski from Sept. 29, 2009:
According to Seder, “the tweet was satirical and was intended to show his disgust with liberals at the time who were attempting to apologize for Polanksi’s past behavior.”
Seder made a second reference to Polanski on the 29th sounds satirical as well:
I've been reviewing Polanski's IMDB.com page- cannot believe "they" want to hold him accountable for raping a 13 yr old.
— Sam Seder (@SamSeder) October 1, 2009
Keep in mind, September 29, 2009, was one of those days on Twitter where everyone was tweeting about the same topic, which in this case was Roman Polanski.
For starters, Whoopi Goldberg had said on “The View” on September 28 that Polanski didn’t “rape-rape” the 13-year-old victim:
Thank god I didn't watch "The View." Pro-Polanski is untenable. RT @Awl Rape-Rape Is The REALLY Bad One, Right? http://www.theawl.com/13903
— Kate Aurthur (@KateAurthur) September 28, 2009
https://twitter.com/rorycooper/status/4476506168
Which certainly set conservatives off:
"Rape rape." Yay feminism! http://bit.ly/3FPITv
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) September 29, 2009
What's the difference between *rape* and *rape rape* Whoopi? Is that a legal distinction?
— Jim Jamitis (@anthropocon) September 29, 2009
https://twitter.com/johnhawkinsrwn/status/4478870709
https://twitter.com/CalebHowe/status/4476130402
And on September 29, Twitter was talking about Hollywood scumbags like Woody Allen and Harvey Weinstein who were defending the child rapist:
https://twitter.com/owillis/status/4483607579
H. Weinstein says he was persuaded by "Wanted and Desired" of Polanski's innocence a film that, guess what, HE NOW OWNS http://bit.ly/2MHToN
— Clara Jeffery (@ClaraJeffery) September 29, 2009
All theses celebs defending Child rapist polanski makes me glad I don't much register on the celebrity totum pole. That club I don't need.
— John Ondrasik (@johnondrasik) September 29, 2009
it's true the Polanski warrant is old – i was 8 when he skipped town. just 5 yrs younger than the girl he raped.
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) September 29, 2009
https://twitter.com/Toure/status/4482771515
RT @davidsirota To Polanski apologists: He raped a child against her will. Repeat: HE RAPED A CHILD. He needs to go to jail immediately
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) September 29, 2009
RT @jaketapper: would any of them defend Polanski were he: (a) a plumber? (b) a GOP lawmaker? (c) a CEO? // See Foley, Mark, 2006.
— Ed Morrissey (@EdMorrissey) September 29, 2009
And on that same day, 100+ celebrities signed a petition urging Swiss authorities to release Polanski from custody (the director was arrested earlier in the week):
I get that Scorsese, Lynch et al love his movies, but this Polanski petition is a bad look. I can't be the only one losing respect for them.
— Simon Vozick-Levinson (@simonwilliam) September 29, 2009
French filmmakers petition: "If only in the name of friendship btwn our 2 countries, we demand the immediate release of Roman Polanski."
— Clara Jeffery (@ClaraJeffery) September 29, 2009
Roman Polanski faces months behind bars as extradition battle unfolds http://bit.ly/CTth5
— L.A. Times National (@latimesnational) September 29, 2009
https://twitter.com/jaketapper/status/4480152835
Tilda Swinton, I am ashamed of you. And other disappointing/unsurprising Roman Polanski supporters: http://pwr.com/RV
— Maria Aspan (@mariaaspan) September 29, 2009
https://twitter.com/andylevy/status/4483560312
Monica Bellucci breaks my heart, signs petition demanding immediate release of Roman Polanski.
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) September 29, 2009
And, of course, The Onion predicted it all:
Shocking elite apologia for child rapist Polanski (see http://bit.ly/OeKKs) proves @TheOnion prediction true: http://bit.ly/1AQSE !!
— Ali Abunimah (@AliAbunimah) September 29, 2009
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Related:
'BULLSH*T'! MSNBC SLAMMED for axing contributor Sam Seder over old Roman Polanski joke https://t.co/t25lUY5Yb5
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) December 5, 2017
ICYMI==> And POOF it's gone! UK newspaper deletes Harvey Weinstein's defense of Roman Polanski https://t.co/2xZTXxXaNU
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) November 13, 2017
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