Nothing Is Unforgivable
Apparently.
One of the many blights of our time is that if some public figure or another (be it a politician, actor, celebrity or any other miscellaneous useless cretin) makes a big show of apologizing for past sins, then they are usually granted fairly immediate forgiveness by the press, on behalf of the public.
Look!, they whimper: this shows that they are human after all, and we should love them for it.
In fact, some politicians actively seek the opportunity to act out such a cringing display of false repentance, knowing that it could well led to a bounce in the polls. This is the ultimate in calculated cynicism, with people deliberately aiming to benefit from actions for which they should more properly be castigated, if not punished.
Taking this theme to an all-time high, and likely to be the exception that proves the rule because this one is so heinous, is Frederic Mitterand. Not only is he French, but he is also the nephew of the late former Prime Minister of France, Francois Mitterand.
Freddy is currently France’s culture minister, a position that he holds despite his well-publicized penchant for kiddie-fiddling.
I kid you not. In his 2005 autobiography The Bad Life, Freddy wrote that,
I got into the habit of paying for boys… All these rituals of the market for youths, the slave market excite me enormously… One could judge this abominable spectacle from a moral standpoint but it pleases me beyond the reasonable… The profusion of very attractive and immediately available young boys puts me in a state of desire that I no longer need to hinder nor hide… as I know that I will not be refused.
That was four years ago! He confessed to this in print! What the f*ck is wrong with our political parties that he was given another position of authority?
And he’s only in the sh*t now as the daughter of Jean-Marie Le Pen, the leader of France’s abhorrent National Front party, went on a political chat show on Monday and read excerpts of his autobiography to a bewildered audience. So it’s not only the Obama administration that does such an awesome job of vetting its officials.
Finally, two very predictable epilogues to this sordid tale so far: (1) Ignoring the fact that he’s a pedophile, Freddy has brazenly claimed that,
If the National Front drag[s] me through the mud then it is an honour for me.
And (2) he’s emerged as one of the most vociferous defenders of Roman Polanski.
Of course.
October 8th, 2009 at 10:44
Cool… Woody Allen can come to his defense as well.
October 8th, 2009 at 10:59
For the record, Freddy’s uncle Francois was the 21st President of France (4th of the Fifth Republic) serving from 1981-1995 (two terms of 7 years)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Mitterrand
LibertarianAdvocate´s last blog ..YID With LID: Oklahoma ACORN Abandons Papers in Old Office–Illegal Tactics Revealed
October 8th, 2009 at 11:32
“went on a political chat show on Monday and read excerpts of his autobiography to a bewildered audience.”
This is root of the problem, and why the West will fall. People don’t take the time examine their candidates (though this monster was probably appointed). If regular people took time before an election to really examine their candidate’s past rather than listen slogans and soundbites, the People could put a stop to this. Good God, this monster is praising slavery.
October 8th, 2009 at 14:27
Birds of a feather, flock together!
So, Polanski and Mitterrand should share a comfy cell!
Meadow´s last blog ..*New Direction for any war: Send Service Vets over 60!*
October 8th, 2009 at 22:00
MAS – so long as he doesn’t make any more movies, I’m willing to let Woody Allen do almost anything else.
LA – yup, good old Frederic’s put quite a stain on the family name.
Ziv – welcome! I entirely agree. Unfortunately, what you propose would require the electorate to get up off its collective a*s and move away from the tv, so it’s unlikely to happen…
Meadow – we can but hope.