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.

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.