Why should I care about Mel Gibson? What did he ever do to me?

[KoKo]

Why is his picture blasted all over and now there's an investigation to see if he got "special treatment." People get "special treatment" all the time if one is rich and famous. What's new about that. It's not like he grabbed a microphone and went out on a street corner raving about Jews and folks passing by had to listen to it. It's not like Ann Coulter doesn't run her mouth off about killing people who aren't like her or liberals that she says don't believe in god. She makes money off her books and the publicity and has a public form to do it. What about Limbaugh's drugged ravings against anyone he doesn't like and lies about Democrats on the Airwaves every day? He writes books, makes millions and has escaped prosecution for doctor shopping for drugs, FGS!


If Mel Gibson was an elected official or running for office what he said
and did might be of concern to all of us. But, sheesh...why do I care about the drunken ravings of an actor/producer?

[Radical Activist]

1. Mel Gibson stole my wallet!

;)
I agree that it isn't news.

[leftchick]

2. it is a wonderful distraction now isn't it?

for the librul media?

[malaise]

4. BIngo

I really don't get it. He said something offensive while Israel is doing something barbarian. Discussion on this planet is a complete inversion of reality.

This is way more pressing to me. Have a listen

http://webcast.un.org/ramgen/pressbriefing/brief060801.rm

add link.

[station agent]

3. He certainly has perpetrated crimes against history

Braveheart and the Patriot were laughable depictions of history, but We Were Soldiers and Passion of the Christ were just unforgivable distortions. Now we see at least part of his agenda.

[sgxnk]

6. the passion

is a distortion of what exactly

clearly, the gospels are many things, but they are hardly a dispassionate (not to make a pun here ) :) recounting of the crucifixion of jesus, ASSUMING such a thing EVEN happened at all

imo, it's a pretty good movie, but that's my opinion

to give you the frame of reference of some of my favorite movies: godfather I&II, chariots of fire, blade runner, citizen cane, singin' in the rain, goodfellas, etc.

iirc, mel's version of the passion comes from some nun's inspired dream or somesuch

it is clearly INTERPRETIVE, since nobody was there with a video camera

iow, my point is that it is hard to say it is a distortion since there is not any accepted historical record, and certainly not one with any sort of detail, even ASSUMING the guy existed and/or was crucified in the first place

it is certainly an expansion on the gospel accounts, but those are so short, almost any movie would have to be an expansion, if not a "distortion"

my point is that it is hard to call something a distortion of something we know very very little about, assuming it even happened in the first place

[NewInNewJ.]

8. Well said,

Wasn't the Passion, sold as fiction?

[sgxnk]

11. i'm not sure

i think it was marketed as basically an interpretation of the story that was in the gospel

but not as some sort of "this is exactly how it happened" type of story

[sgxnk]

12. btw, thank you

[coalition_unwilling]

13. I haven't seen POTC yet, but I would recommend that all DUers

see "The Last Temptation of Christ" (based on novel by same title). It's an awesome move, imho, out on DVD with an awesome soundtrack by Peter Gabriel and a truly earth-shattering theme. (Don't want to give it away.)

[calimary]

15. That would be my recommended movie. It was BRILLIANT!

What a concept! And it made me love and appreciate the sacrifice of Jesus all the more. It was WUNNNNNNderful.

[hlthe2b]

5. yes... I find it bizarre...

that Gibson is facing the full force of backlash for his hateful comments when in contrast the daily hateful vitriol from the RW, including the Ann Coulters and Faux news commentators is promoted by the MSM, as though a mere stunt, and not the divisive corrosive, violence-inducing hate speach that it is.

Sheesh, I have no desire to defind Mel Gibson, but the response is so disproportionate, I have to wonder what else is behind this. Is it just relish of seeing someone like him so publically self-destruct?

I admit to a bit of personal schadenfreude when the Bush cabal* get some degree of come-uppance. But Gibson? Why is this so worthy of our attention, anger, discussion?

[adriennui]

7. mel gibson is an insignificant flea

full disclosure.... i am jewish and i don't give a damn what the bastard said. i resent the issue it's become and wish it would just go away. i really do believe the media obsession will just spread more bias toward jews and at this moment in history there's more than enough.
the haters are coming out of the woodwork and i have a suspicion lots are saying "go mel!"

[bryant69]

9. I can't remember too many movies he made that I liked.

Braveheart was ok, I guess, but not great. Oh and his Hamlet wasn't bad. And the Lethel Weapon movies had amusing bits.

But even there, anyone could have been in that role. It's not like Bruce Willis, another actor who's shown right wing tendancies, but who has been in a lot of movies I enjoyed.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[gatorboy]

10. He should've went on a tirade about 'faggots'

Not only would he have not got into much trouble, he would've been appluaded for it.

[KoKo]

14. I wouldn't go that far...but maybe you have a point...or he could

have gone out against African Americans and who would notice since he's just an "actor." So, I understand what you say...:-(

[Swamp Rat]

16. He crucified Jesus and blamed it on the Jews.

And if you are a feminist, he HATES you.

[Cleita]

17. The Malibu Sheriffs have always had the reputation of

being celebrity nannies and considering how they treat those from the other side of the tracks like Rodney King, it's not fair, but it's the way it is. I agree with you about why should we care. The day Gibson runs for public office like Arnold, you can be sure we will be all over him like snail slime making himself accountable for his actions. Right now he's just another celebrity who has made an ass out of himself. At least he's apologizing for it unlike the aforementioned Ann Coulter, who has never apologized for her hateful and racist language.

[Vidar]

18. You're making too much sense. Are you on the right forum?