September 29, 2009

Polanski Crime Worse Than People Know

By Jack Cashill
[Caution: contains explicit reference to sexual acts which may disturb some readers]The Hollywood left and their fellow travelers are, of course, appalled that director Roman Polanski has been arrested for his unpunished 1977 rape of a 13-year old.  This should not surprise.At the Academy Award show in March 2003, after an unendurable three hours of peace vamping-Hollywood would willingly go to war only if the enemy were the paparazzi--the gathered worthies surged to their feet to applaud Polanski, the surprise winner of the best director award for the Holocaust drama, The Pianist.  Polanski, however, couldn't quite make it to the Kodak Theater that evening.  It seems that 25 years earlier the widowed husband of the late Sharon Tate had driven his Mercedes to LAX and left it in long term parking, very long term.  He has not been back since.  His new home, France, the country that gave us the term droit de seigneur, has proved more understanding.Indeed, upon...(Read Full Article)