You looking for evidence that the world is completely crazy, upside down, looney tunes? Sadly, you’ve come to the right place.
Everyone’s freaking out that during the Super Bowl Tim Tebow’s mother will tell us that she chose life and you should too. Gasp!
And yet nobody’s talking about the fact that rocker Pete Townsend of The Who, who is the halftime entertainment, was involved in a child pornography scandal in 2003. Apparently bored with the thousands of women throwing themselves at him, the guitarist was busted for using his credit card to view images on a child porn website. Townsend insisted he was researching a book or something ridiculous like that and he was never convicted.
In an odd note, let’s remember Michael Jackson was also halftime entertainment at the Super Bowl. Seriously, who is booking these acts, Paul Reubens?
Firstly, I blame the rock community because if rockers weren’t forced to be celibate, this never would’ve happened.
But seriously, there have been about a dozen article about Townsend’s past while thousands of critical articles and columns have been launched against Tebow.
Seriously? The world has picked Townsend over Tebow? But the fact that this country is outraged about Tebow and not Townsend is evidence to me that not much has changed since the fine folks asked to free Barabbas. And Barabbas wasn’t into child porn either. So take comfort if you can that yeah the world’s messed up but it’s been really messed up for a really long time.
Think about it though. People are angry that Pam Tebow didn’t kill her son and they’re silent that the guy providing their halftime entertainment contributes money to child pornographers. You know I’m starting to think our society may not care all that much about children.
Final note: Maybe we should we leaflet the area around the Super Bowl that a sex offender will be in their area on Super Bowl Sunday?
January 31, 2010 at 12:44 am
I hate sinners. I hope all perverts burn in hell for all eternity. St. Jude pray for us!
January 31, 2010 at 4:52 am
A couple of thoughts after reviewing the prior posts:
1. "Judge not, lest ye be judged."
2. "Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us." Charity regarding others, particularly those who may be angry about something, is called for.
Incidentally I am among those who support Tim Tebow's courage in braving the slings and arrows of the Pro-aborts in making this commercial.
TeaPot562
February 1, 2010 at 7:43 pm
A quick look through Wikipedia would show you that not only was Townshend never convicted for child porn, he was never even *charged*, and he did in fact write about his research. But I guess that doesn't fit your agenda, so who needs facts?
February 17, 2010 at 5:17 pm
Hear hear. The police and prosecution service know a LOT more about the facts regarding Pete Townsend and child porn than ANYONE who has posted above, who, like me, can only have picked up snippets from newspapers and the other media. NO charges were brought, NO convictions made.
Barabbas WAS charged, and WAS convicted. The only sense in which a comparison with Barabbas is merited is to note that treating Pete Townsend like a sex offender is as unjust as was letting Barabbas go free.