The Hill Street Blahg

Here we have The View’s Whoopie Goldberg outrageously coming to the defense of child rapist Roman Polanski. Do you suppose this dingbat would do the same if the child rapist was a Roman Catholic Priest?
Video Source: Newsbusters

And this should come as no surprise to anyone. Fellow Moonbat Filmmakers are calling for Roman Polanski’s Release. Martin Scorsese and Woody Allen of all people, want Roman Polanski released from a Swiss Jail.

The two directors and more than 100 other filmmakers and actors have signed a petition voicing their objection to Polanski’s arrest on 32-year-old charges of having sex with a 13-year-old girl, according to E! News.

Father Thomas Reese writes in the Washington Post’s On Faith section:

Imagine if the Knight of Columbus decided to give an award to a pedophile priest who had fled the country to avoid prison. The outcry would be universal. Victim groups would demand the award be withdrawn and that the organization apologize. Religion reporters would be on the case with the encouragement of their editors. Editorial writers and columnist would denounce the knights as another example of the insensitivity of the Catholic Church to sexual abuse.

And they would all be correct. And I would join them.

But why is there not similar outrage directed at the film industry for giving an award to Roman Polanski, who not only confessed to statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl but fled the country prior to sentencing? Why have film critics and the rest of the media ignored this case for 31 years? He even received an Academy award in 2003. Are the high priests of the entertainment industry immune to criticism?