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 GORE VIDAL 
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Anti-Semitism Got Polanski

Gore Vidal is less than PC while discussing Roman Polanski

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(Newser) – Gore Vidal isn't afraid to say what he really thinks about the Roman Polanski fiasco. "I really don’t give a fuck. Look, am I going to sit and weep every time a young hooker feels as though she’s been taken advantage of?" he tells the Atlantic in a wide-ranging interview, adding that the real story is getting twisted, and that "anti-Semitism got poor Polanski."

"The media can’t get anything straight," Vidal continues. "Plus, there’s usually an anti-Semitic and anti-fag thing going on with the press—lots of crazy things. The idea that this girl was in her communion dress, a little angel all in white, being raped by this awful Jew, Polacko—that’s what people were calling him—well, the story is totally different now from what it was then."

In this 1992 file photo, author Gore Vidal is shown. Vidal will receive a lifetime achievement award at the 2009 National Book Awards on Nov. 18, 2009.
In this 1992 file photo, author Gore Vidal is shown. Vidal will receive a lifetime achievement award at the 2009 National Book Awards on Nov. 18, 2009.   (AP Photo/file)
In this Monday, Sept. 29, 2008, file photo, Polish director Roman Polanski is seen in Oberhausen, western Germany.
In this Monday, Sept. 29, 2008, file photo, Polish director Roman Polanski is seen in Oberhausen, western Germany.   (AP Photo/Roberto Pfeil, file)
Gore Vidal and Roman Polanski are shown in this combination photo.
Gore Vidal and Roman Polanski are shown in this combination photo.   (Getty Images)
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Doctor_Zaius
Oct 29, 09 10:10 AM CDT
File this under WTF? Reply
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youngblood
Oct 29, 09 11:59 AM CDT
Gore Vidal the older he gets the wackier he gets!
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Netstorm2k9
Oct 29, 09 10:12 AM CDT
So if you call a 13 year old a hooker, it's ok if you drug her and rape her anally. OK, thanks for the heads up, Vidal. Sigh. Reply
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BoZo
Oct 29, 09 10:33 AM CDT
Quick! Someone tell those Californian rapists to call the girl a hooker.
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BoZo
Oct 29, 09 10:34 AM CDT
Quick! Someone tell those Californian rapists to call their victim a hooker.
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