Never thought I'd say this, but I 100 percent agree with Sarah Palin. While contributing on Fox News last night, Palin said that if Jerry Sandusky is found guilty, we should "hang him from the highest tree" and that she'll "bring the rope." Her comment kinda makes you take a step back, doesn't it? It's so honest; it's like she took the words right out of our mouths. The former Governor of Alaska excellently peppered her phrasing with the appropriate hedging, saying things like "if he's guilty," etc., and I'll be darned if her statement isn't the most succinct and on-target response that's come out of this horrifying scandal.
It was bold, but it's what everyone is thinking. Palin's gonna win praise from both sides of the aisle on this one -- if there's one thing Republicans and Democrats can rally around, it's gotta be a hatred for child rapists. And just in case anyone misunderstood her position on the Penn State horrors, Palin put a softer spin on her take and said that Sandusky should be "punished to the fullest extent of the law if he is truly guilty."
Amen to that. Even though Sarah's not on the G.O.P. ticket for 2012, that quote of hers is likely doing wonders for her personal brand. Presidential campaign or not, everyone can always use a good dose of positive publicity. Her comments not only resonate with both parties, but they're also very Palin in their nature. She's projected herself as a tough, no nonsense hockey mom who tells it like it is.
Calling for Sandusky to be hanged is right in line with her image as well as the sentiments of the nation. That's not an easy feat. It would seem that the ever-polarizing Palin has done the impossible. She stayed true to herself but pleased everyone. Am I impressed? You betcha.
What do you think of Palin's comments?
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There was a witness who saw him sodomize a child. Who witnessed him raping an 8yo child. The only thing that has changed about this person's story is that he DID do something to stop it when he had said in court that he didn't. I think that's pretty damning. Everyone invovled knew about what was going on. Pretty damning. For once, Palin said the right thing at the right moment. Too bad she had to step back and be political.
Did you here this sick bastards explanation of what went on in the shower with the young boy he raped?!? He's guilty as sin and deserves to hang!
That’s about enough violence-inducing rhetoric from America’s Top MILF. Wasn’t it enough earlier this year she placed a target on Rep Giffords, who was shot? I drew a portrait of her handing the assassin his gun in an attempt to show the effects of her reckless attitude. Let me know how you feel about the Palin hysteria at http://dregstudiosart.blogspot.com/2011/01/sarah-palin-made-me-do-it.html
I'm just surprised we finally agree on something. Go Palin!
It's not like she said anything the rest of the country isn't already thinking. Everyone would like to see Sandusky found guilty on all counts and thrown in prison for the rest of his life, where he will be in isolation the entire time because if they put him in the general population, the other prisoners would kill him. Yep, they would. So Sandusky will (hopefully) spend the rest of his life alone in a little concrete cell with little to no human contact. Which is maybe less than he deserves, but it's the most we can expect from the justice system.
Sorry...this is a bit like an old west sheriff saying 'sure, we'll give him a fair trial...then we'll hang him'.
Let him have his day in court and present his defense because that's how it's supposed to work in a modern society.
She is being kind. I'd hang him from his balls in a tiger pit.