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Jim Bob Duggar: Incest Should Be Punishable By Death

Gawker has an interesting story regarding 19 Kids& Counting celeb Jim Bob Duggar, father of admitted child molester Josh Duggar, whose position on incest seems to have evolved since his 2002 campaign for US Senate.

Jim Bob’s platform on his campaign website—preserved via web cache—states that he believes “rape and incest represent heinous crimes and as such should be treated as capital crimes.” Jim Bob offered this belief to explain his position on abortion (only acceptable if both the mother and the baby were going to die anyway, of course):

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Jim Bob lost the Republican nomination for Senate to Arkansas’ incumbent Senator Tim Hutchinson. His son Josh remained very much alive and went on to molest several underage girls including some of his sisters from 2002-2003.

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Josh Duggar Once Made An Incest Joke

Back in 2008, during an episode of 17 Kids & Counting (they had more kids since then), Josh Duggar made a joke about incest.

In light of his recent admission of fondling young girls during his teens (some of them possibly his sisters), the video clip is getting a second look. Pretty creepy when you consider his “inexcusable” behavior had occurred by this point.

From Bilerico Project:

In the Duggar family, all courting experiences must contain a chaperone. His sister Jinger couldn’t chaperone him and Anna, his future wife on a date. So Josh explains that he decided to go out with two of his siblings, Jana and John. He calls it a “double-date.”

“So, we chose Jana and John David – we thought why not, have a double date,” Josh said. The camera then cuts back to Josh and he says, “We are from Arkansas!”

Even though Josh’s joke was made about Jana and John David dating, his comments are being called into question since the video has resurfaced.

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Dan Savage Calls The Duggars Out For “Demonizing” Gays While Covering Up For Their Son

Appearing on MSNBC’s All In with Chris Hayes last night, Dan Savage called out the Duggars of 19 Kids & Counting fame for demonizing LGBTs while covering up for their son, Josh Duggar, who has admitted that he molested young girls when he was 14 years old.

Savage reminded viewers that Michelle Duggar publicly campaigned against a recent LGBT nondiscrimination law in Arkansas saying that this law “presented a danger to little girls, particularly, because it would allow trans women to use restrooms, and it was in the best interest of children to repeal this LGBT civil rights law.”

“Just the hypocrisy of Michelle Duggar out there demagoguing and demonizing LGBT people while at the same time having covered up and protected her son who had actually molested at least five little girls that we know of is just staggering. It’s galling.”

Watch the segment below.

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TLC Takes “19 Kids And Counting” Off Network Schedule

The Hollywood Reporter writes that TLC has pulled 19 Kids and Counting from its schedule in response to star Josh Duggar’s admission that he molested several underage girls 12 years ago, including his sisters.

No word on if the network will permanently pull the plug on the reality series.

In related news,  June “Mama June” Shannon of the now defunct Here Comes Honey Boo Boo has expressed her outrage that her show was cancelled when she was merely seen in public with a known child molester, but TLC hasn’t made that same decision (yet) about the Duggars show.

From Fox News:

Shannon told TMZ if “19 Kids and Counting” stays on the air, she hopes to sue TLC for shutting down her show abruptly. The man Shannon was snapped with never appeared on her reality show, she noted.

“I read that the Duggar family said this happening with their son brought them closer to God and each other. So they’re saying it’s O.K….?” Shannon told TMZ. “Hell no.”

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Mike Huckabee Stands By Josh Duggar

Mike Huckabee (L) with 19 Kids and Counting star Josh Duggar

Mike Huckabee, currently seeking the 2016 GOP nomination for president, has issued a statement of support for reality TV celeb Josh Duggar.

From Mike Huckabee’s Facebook page:

Janet and I want to affirm our support for the Duggar family. Josh’s actions when he was an underage teen are as he described them himself, ‘inexcusable,’ but that doesn’t mean ‘unforgivable.’

He and his family dealt with it and were honest and open about it with the victims and the authorities.

No purpose whatsoever is served by those who are now trying to discredit Josh or his family by sensationalizing the story. Good people make mistakes and do regrettable and even disgusting things.

There’s more on the Huckster’s FB page, but you get the picture.

Interesting that the Huckabees and Duggars of the world feel it’s perfectly ok to attack gays and lesbians from a position of moral superiority, but child molesters get to pray and it should all go away?