Christian News: Where's The Compassion for Mel Gibson, liberal hypocrites

[Bluebear]

Contact: Ermias Alemayehu, BOND, 323-782-1980, 213-804-1872

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 2 /Christian Newswire/ -- Since Mel Gibson’s arrest for suspicion of drunk driving last week, liberal Jewish leaders and most of the media have condemned him for uttering anti-Jewish slurs. On two occasions Gibson has since offered apologies and asked forgiveness from the Jewish community—but some in the media are still not satisfied. Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson, Founder and President of BOND (Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny) issued a statement today calling for Gibson’s detractors to “have compassion” for the star. Below is Rev. Peterson’s statement in its entirety regarding this issue:

“I am sorry that Mel Gibson and his family are going through this difficult period. Gibson absolutely did the right thing by offering a heartfelt apology and asking for forgiveness from the Jewish community—he’s even asked to meet with Jewish leaders. To those who will not be satisfied until Gibson is destroyed—I say ‘shame on you. Where’s your humanity?’

“Now there appears to be an orchestrated campaign by some Hollywood insiders and media to personally destroy Gibson. These same people opposed Gibson’s blockbuster ‘The Passion of the Christ’ which despite opposition from liberals was a huge hit among audiences. These ‘smear merchants’ are using this incident to get back at Gibson. It’s time that people accept his apology and move on.

“Had this been a liberal struggling with a similar addiction—these same people would be calling for understanding—so where’s the compassion for Mel Gibson? Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, and Louis Farrakhan have all made anti-Jewish remarks in the past with little public condemnation. But God help you if you make a highly successful movie about Jesus Christ and then succumb to alcoholism. This is another example of selective outrage practiced by liberal hypocrites. So much for liberal compassion.”

http://www.earnedmedia.org/bond0802.htm

[Nikki Stone 1]

1. If Mel had just trashed women, there would be lots of forgiveness

I don't know if the treatment is related to his money making film.

[K8-EEE]

2. Oh Please With Freepers STILL Bringing Up THE BLOWJOB

like it was the end of the flipping world....since when have "conservatives" been able to forgive anybody that they don't see in the mirror?

[girl gone mad]

3. Total hypocrisy.

They should read the comments about Mel over at Free Republic. I don't see any compassion for Mel coming from the conservative side of the aisle, either.

[Behind the Aegis]

21. Out of morbid curiousity...

...what are they saying? Since you seem to have a stronger stomach than I, could you give me the gist of what you are seeing there? TIA.

[girl gone mad]

24. well...

at first they refused to believe any of it, basically claiming it was just anti-Christian propoganda made up by liberal Jews who were still bitter over the success of The Passion. Once Gibson copped to it and issued an apology, they did a complete 180, calling Gibson a liberal Hollyweird wacko who should be immediately strung up/ex-communicated/deported, etc. No calls for forgiveness or understanding.

If Gibson had denied it, I'm sure most of them would still be defending him in 20 years. I see this affair as a glimpse into the psychology behind Bush's staunch refusal to admit mistakes. Gibson could have used Karl Rove's help.

[marmar]

4. If that's not the whiniest press release I've ever read...

This must be one of those "standing up for the oppressed Christian white man" groups.

[Nikki Stone 1]

6. I think it's "Passion of the Christ" fans who don't want their movie

tarnished.

[Cha]

10. I think ya got

something there!

[Sherman A1]

11. Would this now be

The Passion of The Mel?

[Nikki Stone 1]

27. Actually, I think the fundie emotional investment is in the movie, not Mel

They are trying to clean him up so that the reputation of their favorite religious snuff film doesn't get tainted.

[Sherman A1]

29. You Probably Correct

Must not mess with the J...... Chain Saw Massacre.

[Nikki Stone 1]

30. I never heard it called that

Appropriate though

[BushOut06]

5. FUCK Mel Gibson

Let him rot in hell. The "Hollywood insiders" aren't the ones who turned him into anti-Semite. Nobody forced him to drive WHILE DRUNK, and then to spout off a bunch of racist bullshit. He did this to himself, and the only reason he's apologizing is because he is desperately trying to salvage whatever career he has left. If he really wanted to get help and overcome his racial hatred, he would have sought it before he got busted.

Aren't these the same people who rush to denounce anyone of color who steps out of line? Suppose it were Danny Glover who made these comments - would these people be rushing to his defense?

[Lindacooks]

7. Man, I'm beginning to believe that all conservatives are masters at

projection. This is exactly how they behave toward ANYBODY who isn't a conservative. The number of times I've heard 'hate the sin, love the sinner' and responded 'I don't see any love here, only hate'...

[Tikki]

14. It's called 'Borderline Personality Disorder"...

these people tiptoe around on the edges between their pride in intellectual lethargy and true psychosis....


Tikki

[chaumont58]

8. Patterson is a right wing nut case

*

[niallmac]

9. Oh Mel forgiveth me for enjoying thy chagrin.

Drinketh thy Miller Lite and embrace whatever
for thou art the Director and are Mad to the Maxeth.

Oh never mind.
You blew it my friend.

[creeksneakers2]

12. Orchestrated campaigns

are a recurring feature of RW folklore.

[KamaAina]

13. Little public condemnation?

Enter "Hymietown" into your search engine of choice. Bear in mind that that was uttered well before the Web era, so a lot of references to it were never indexed.

I come up with over 13,000 hits.

[Swamp Rat]

15. LOL!

:eyes:

[The Backlash Cometh]

16. HA! Republicans have made a meaner society all around, and they're

only noticing now.

They showed no Christian forgiveness for Clinton, so fuck 'um.

[DanCa]

17. They wont let me walk because of their religous views

And I have too smile and be nice about it?

[cap]

18. I guess liberal compassion for Mel is in the same place

that it is for Rush or Bush or .... etc and so for.

[UTUSN]

19. Right here, from Dr Drew

*******QUOTE*******
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14151340/

CARLSON: Here‘s the nub of the question. You‘ve heard a number of people say, none of whom are experts on alcoholism, I noticed, but they say, look, when people drink, they say what they really think. It‘s a kind of truth serum, alcohol.

Is that true?

PINSKY: No. No. No, Tucker.

When they drink—they‘re on drugs when they drink. They say things that are crazy. They do all kinds of things that they would never do in a—in a sober moment. They‘re on drugs.

(CROSSTALK)

CARLSON: But do those things reflect how they really feel?

PINSKY: Absolutely rarely is that the case. They become aggressive, they could become depressed. Their thought processes are disturbed.

This is a disordered brain on drugs. They say things that they regret profoundly and would never say in a sober moment. Not because they don‘t believe it—not because they‘re not feeling it, it‘s because they‘re actually—they don‘t mean it.

The just—they‘re enraged, they have all kinds of strange emotions. Alcoholics on drugs do all kinds of things that they would never do when their brain is in a normal state, because it‘s not their normal feeling state, it‘s not their normal thinking.

Thinking is disturbed in addiction. People don‘t undersand this. Thinking is what is at the service of the addictive process. It‘s why they think when they‘re loaded or using such awful things they‘re such great ideas. It‘s because it‘s part of the disease process.

And to hold him accountable of things he says when he‘s loaded I think is a horrible thing to do to the guy. It‘s very, very sad. ....

********UNQUOTE*******

[dorktv]

25. I am normally a very self possesed person but I do tend to act like

my real self when drunk so this guy is probably full of crap.

[johnaries]

28. What total BULLSHIT!

Alcohol lowers your inhibitions. With lower inhibitions, you tend to not "watch what you say" as much. Which means that you tend to say what you really think but wouldn't say otherwise for one reason or another.

I was a bartender for years, and I've been known to "over-indulge' myself. And, yes, sometimes I said things I wouldn't have said otherwise (usually beacuse I didn't want to hurt the other person's feelings), and it was what I really thought.

[Guaranteed]

34. Alcohol affects judgment and belief.

It doesn't just "lower your inhibitions." Inhibitory neurons are a very real and important part of a brain's function.

However, this guy made a movie that shows in great detail Jesus being flogged and killed. Further, his BAC was only .12%, which, while drunk, is not "shitfaced."

The argument here is the movie AND what he said. Put the two together, and it pretty well locks down his character.

[cynatnite]

20. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson made anti-Jewish remarks?

What's up with that? Am I missing something here? :shrug:

[idgiehkt]

22. As Justin Timberlake would say...

Cry Me A River
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDiiCUEfTX4&search=Justin%20Timberlake%20Cry%20Me%20a%20River

[Redstone]

23. What's that smell that I smell? Is it burning flamebait?

Redstone

[Vinnie From Indy]

26. The Rev has his timeline incorrect

Mel was stinkin' drunk long before his Jesus snuff film.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

31. My compassion for drunk drivers is about the same as for cockroaches.

As for shooting his idiot mouth off about Jews (or blacks, Hispanics, Asians, etc), you can find the same morons in almost any bar, anywhere.

[roamer65]

32. Where was the compassion for Bill Clinton?

There was none from you religious right-wing nutcases. Screw all of you and your stupid extremism, too.

[SoCalDem]

33. Poor Mel....

People found out what he really believes, and now he expects them to accept the Emily Litella defense?

By his age, he should certainly know better than to drive drunk.. It's not as if he could not afford a cab ride... or why not call his lovely brood mare wife to come and pick him up..or maybe those "tourists" he was drinking with could have given him a ride (or were they all drunk too?)..

It's almost sad really.. He's out drinking with strangers?...No pals, Mel?

Just GO AWAY, Mel... he's got plenty of money..just retire already and go enjoy that huge family ...

There are lots of guys at GM who would have loved to be able to retire at 50 with that much money..

[USA_1]

35. Oh, Poor, Poor Mel

Well, at least he isn't reich wing ultra fascist Michael Savage who openly called for the genocidal extermination of over 100 million Muslims on his radio show with absolutely no word of condemnation from any so called Christian Republican:


http://mediamatters.org/items/200604190001


transcipt and radio blurb included ...