DUI: Mel Gibson Swerves Into a Conservative Catch-22

2006-07-29
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By now most of us have heard that actor Mel Gibson was popped for driving under the influence a couple of nights ago. In and of itself, an entertainer getting busted for DUI in Malibu is about as rare as spotting a bruise on Courtney Love, but with Mel, especially since he made “The Passion of the Christ,” this won’t go away. Mel’s often described as a conservative, though, to my knowledge, he’s never said that himself.

But that’s neither here nor there, because Gibson made an accurate religious movie that Christians flocked to see, so, as far as Hollywood goes, he’s not only conservative, but a religious nut.

Hollywood has a self-applied “victim meets hero” label for certain people who get into trouble. Actors coming forward to admit drug and alcohol problems in Tinseltown are called courageous– provided they met with prior liberal approval.

This won’t be the case with Gibson. He’ll just be “the dickhead who was drinking and driving.”

Mel Gibson’s movie, “The Passion of the Christ,” made a fortune in box-office cash – surpassing many huge films, and perhaps even Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson’s amateur movie, “Dumb and Hummer,” in total worldwide earnings. Hollywood took note.

Like sharks with chum in the water, the arousal factor of that much cash floating around is what puts the “wood” in “Hollywood.” I’m surprised there hasn’t been a mainstream Hollywood attempt at another bible film. Maybe one is in the works.

The fact is, most of Hollywood is incapable of making a movie like “The Passion.” Why? To do so requires more than just a “passion” for money. Mel Gibson had that passion, and as a result, the suspected conservative Gibson ended up being lauded by Christians everywhere for at last making a movie about Christ’s crucifixion that wasn’t ridiculously overwrought with inaccuracies and/or have an obligatory car chase scene.

The problem for Gibson

When you’re a conservative – or even suspected of being one – the rules change. Robert Downey Jr. was known as “poor Robert Downey Jr.” after his many battles with drugs. There are literally a ton of other examples.

Gibson screwed up big time, and he’ll be the first to admit that, but if he comes forward and perhaps admits a problem, he’ll not be called “courageous,” but rather “hypocritical.” This is the tough thing about being right of center.

As conservatives, we preach personal responsibility and accountability. When we screw up, there’s nobody to blame it on, and we’re automatically hypocrites for not practicing what we preach, as it should be.

It takes guts to be a conservative, because we know going in that nobody’s perfect, including ourselves. It would be so easy to be a liberal. When we got into trouble we could just blame the stress of the times or the fact that we’re suffering from a “disease.” We conservatives have no such out, and wouldn’t be allowed one if we tried (without converting to liberalism), as Mel Gibson’s about to discover.

When you think about it though, being expected to live up to a higher standard is a compliment. Who wants to be part of a philosophy where the expectation of screw-ups, failure, and excuses for both when they happen is the norm? The answer is: apparently, way too many people.

Addendum:

It’s been reported that Gibson went on an anti-Jewish tirade during his arrest, and later apologized. Like I said, it’s all about personal responsibility. Mel didn’t possess any that night. If this is true, Gibson will be the first person I’ve heard of to blame the Jews for getting pulled over for DUI. Most drunk drivers blame the cops.

Also, Gibson has subsequently called his problem a “disease,” so maybe he’s moving to the left a bit so the press and everybody else will lighten up on him. It won’t work, but it’s a nice try. Another conservative bites the dust.

For those commenting that this is just another conservative whining about liberal bias, please re-read the post. Nobody said Gibson’s a victim because he’s a conservative… it’s that he shouldn’t consider playing the victim because he’s conservative (allegedly).

He’s obviously already considering playing the victim.

Here’s a quick and rather rhetorical question. Who’s going to get more negative press in the coming days from the mainstream media for their anti-Semitic comments: Mel Gibson, or Hezbollah?

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  • john

    There’s no catch-22 here. You spent several paragaph without making any connection whatsoever between Gibson’s alcoholism and his Jew-hating comments. Are you saying that getting drunk somehow caused him to start hating Jews, and raving about it?

    Is excessive drinking an excuse for anti-Semitism? The only thing this episode proves is that it looks like people who accused Gibson of anti-Semitic views after his Passion of the Christ movie were correct.

    Forget the conservative stuff, forget the alcoholism excuse. I’ve had too much to drink many times in my life. I’m not proud of it, but it didn’t make me say hateful things about Jews or any other people.

  • john

    There’s no catch-22 here. You spent several paragaph without making any connection whatsoever between Gibson’s alcoholism and his Jew-hating comments. Are you saying that getting drunk somehow caused him to start hating Jews, and raving about it?

    Is excessive drinking an excuse for anti-Semitism? The only thing this episode proves is that it looks like people who accused Gibson of anti-Semitic views after his Passion of the Christ movie were correct.

    Forget the conservative stuff, forget the alcoholism excuse. I’ve had too much to drink many times in my life. I’m not proud of it, but it didn’t make me say hateful things about Jews or any other people.

  • john

    There’s no catch-22 here. You spent several paragaph without making any connection whatsoever between Gibson’s alcoholism and his Jew-hating comments. Are you saying that getting drunk somehow caused him to start hating Jews, and raving about it?

    Is excessive drinking an excuse for anti-Semitism? The only thing this episode proves is that it looks like people who accused Gibson of anti-Semitic views after his Passion of the Christ movie were correct.

    Forget the conservative stuff, forget the alcoholism excuse. I’ve had too much to drink many times in my life. I’m not proud of it, but it didn’t make me say hateful things about Jews or any other people.

  • john

    There’s no catch-22 here. You spent several paragaph without making any connection whatsoever between Gibson’s alcoholism and his Jew-hating comments. Are you saying that getting drunk somehow caused him to start hating Jews, and raving about it?

    Is excessive drinking an excuse for anti-Semitism? The only thing this episode proves is that it looks like people who accused Gibson of anti-Semitic views after his Passion of the Christ movie were correct.

    Forget the conservative stuff, forget the alcoholism excuse. I’ve had too much to drink many times in my life. I’m not proud of it, but it didn’t make me say hateful things about Jews or any other people.

  • john

    There’s no catch-22 here. You spent several paragaph without making any connection whatsoever between Gibson’s alcoholism and his Jew-hating comments. Are you saying that getting drunk somehow caused him to start hating Jews, and raving about it?

    Is excessive drinking an excuse for anti-Semitism? The only thing this episode proves is that it looks like people who accused Gibson of anti-Semitic views after his Passion of the Christ movie were correct.

    Forget the conservative stuff, forget the alcoholism excuse. I’ve had too much to drink many times in my life. I’m not proud of it, but it didn’t make me say hateful things about Jews or any other people.

  • john

    There’s no catch-22 here. You spent several paragaph without making any connection whatsoever between Gibson’s alcoholism and his Jew-hating comments. Are you saying that getting drunk somehow caused him to start hating Jews, and raving about it?

    Is excessive drinking an excuse for anti-Semitism? The only thing this episode proves is that it looks like people who accused Gibson of anti-Semitic views after his Passion of the Christ movie were correct.

    Forget the conservative stuff, forget the alcoholism excuse. I’ve had too much to drink many times in my life. I’m not proud of it, but it didn’t make me say hateful things about Jews or any other people.

  • john

    There’s no catch-22 here. You spent several paragaph without making any connection whatsoever between Gibson’s alcoholism and his Jew-hating comments. Are you saying that getting drunk somehow caused him to start hating Jews, and raving about it?

    Is excessive drinking an excuse for anti-Semitism? The only thing this episode proves is that it looks like people who accused Gibson of anti-Semitic views after his Passion of the Christ movie were correct.

    Forget the conservative stuff, forget the alcoholism excuse. I’ve had too much to drink many times in my life. I’m not proud of it, but it didn’t make me say hateful things about Jews or any other people.

  • Amy Alkon

    Just a thought, but there might be better sources for your entertainment news than The Onion.

    PS It sounds like the cops have a recording and pages of documentation of Mel going wild, saying he owns Malibu, and ranting about the Jews. Perhaps that gives you a sense of the difference in people’s attitudes toward, say, Nolte or Downey’s drunk driving and Gibson’s.

    Here, I’ll spell it out for you: They’re just drunk and maybe disorderly. Mel’s drunk and hateful.

    Religion is such a beautiful thing. You know, you don’t hear atheists coming out saying they hate this sect or that sect, just that they find people sort of gullible for believing without evidence in the Imaginary Friend. If everybody stopped believing, most primitively, and without evidence, in god, most of the wars on the planet would stop immediately.

  • Amy Alkon

    Just a thought, but there might be better sources for your entertainment news than The Onion.

    PS It sounds like the cops have a recording and pages of documentation of Mel going wild, saying he owns Malibu, and ranting about the Jews. Perhaps that gives you a sense of the difference in people’s attitudes toward, say, Nolte or Downey’s drunk driving and Gibson’s.

    Here, I’ll spell it out for you: They’re just drunk and maybe disorderly. Mel’s drunk and hateful.

    Religion is such a beautiful thing. You know, you don’t hear atheists coming out saying they hate this sect or that sect, just that they find people sort of gullible for believing without evidence in the Imaginary Friend. If everybody stopped believing, most primitively, and without evidence, in god, most of the wars on the planet would stop immediately.

  • Amy Alkon

    Just a thought, but there might be better sources for your entertainment news than The Onion.

    PS It sounds like the cops have a recording and pages of documentation of Mel going wild, saying he owns Malibu, and ranting about the Jews. Perhaps that gives you a sense of the difference in people’s attitudes toward, say, Nolte or Downey’s drunk driving and Gibson’s.

    Here, I’ll spell it out for you: They’re just drunk and maybe disorderly. Mel’s drunk and hateful.

    Religion is such a beautiful thing. You know, you don’t hear atheists coming out saying they hate this sect or that sect, just that they find people sort of gullible for believing without evidence in the Imaginary Friend. If everybody stopped believing, most primitively, and without evidence, in god, most of the wars on the planet would stop immediately.

  • Amy Alkon

    Just a thought, but there might be better sources for your entertainment news than The Onion.

    PS It sounds like the cops have a recording and pages of documentation of Mel going wild, saying he owns Malibu, and ranting about the Jews. Perhaps that gives you a sense of the difference in people’s attitudes toward, say, Nolte or Downey’s drunk driving and Gibson’s.

    Here, I’ll spell it out for you: They’re just drunk and maybe disorderly. Mel’s drunk and hateful.

    Religion is such a beautiful thing. You know, you don’t hear atheists coming out saying they hate this sect or that sect, just that they find people sort of gullible for believing without evidence in the Imaginary Friend. If everybody stopped believing, most primitively, and without evidence, in god, most of the wars on the planet would stop immediately.

  • Amy Alkon

    Just a thought, but there might be better sources for your entertainment news than The Onion.

    PS It sounds like the cops have a recording and pages of documentation of Mel going wild, saying he owns Malibu, and ranting about the Jews. Perhaps that gives you a sense of the difference in people’s attitudes toward, say, Nolte or Downey’s drunk driving and Gibson’s.

    Here, I’ll spell it out for you: They’re just drunk and maybe disorderly. Mel’s drunk and hateful.

    Religion is such a beautiful thing. You know, you don’t hear atheists coming out saying they hate this sect or that sect, just that they find people sort of gullible for believing without evidence in the Imaginary Friend. If everybody stopped believing, most primitively, and without evidence, in god, most of the wars on the planet would stop immediately.

  • Amy Alkon

    Just a thought, but there might be better sources for your entertainment news than The Onion.

    PS It sounds like the cops have a recording and pages of documentation of Mel going wild, saying he owns Malibu, and ranting about the Jews. Perhaps that gives you a sense of the difference in people’s attitudes toward, say, Nolte or Downey’s drunk driving and Gibson’s.

    Here, I’ll spell it out for you: They’re just drunk and maybe disorderly. Mel’s drunk and hateful.

    Religion is such a beautiful thing. You know, you don’t hear atheists coming out saying they hate this sect or that sect, just that they find people sort of gullible for believing without evidence in the Imaginary Friend. If everybody stopped believing, most primitively, and without evidence, in god, most of the wars on the planet would stop immediately.

  • Amy Alkon

    Just a thought, but there might be better sources for your entertainment news than The Onion.

    PS It sounds like the cops have a recording and pages of documentation of Mel going wild, saying he owns Malibu, and ranting about the Jews. Perhaps that gives you a sense of the difference in people’s attitudes toward, say, Nolte or Downey’s drunk driving and Gibson’s.

    Here, I’ll spell it out for you: They’re just drunk and maybe disorderly. Mel’s drunk and hateful.

    Religion is such a beautiful thing. You know, you don’t hear atheists coming out saying they hate this sect or that sect, just that they find people sort of gullible for believing without evidence in the Imaginary Friend. If everybody stopped believing, most primitively, and without evidence, in god, most of the wars on the planet would stop immediately.

  • Doug Powers

    So, let me get this straight… Gibson’s offense of driving drunk and risking the lives of innocent citizens would have been less severe if only he didn’t harbor a dislike for Jews?

    Interesting.

  • Doug Powers

    So, let me get this straight… Gibson’s offense of driving drunk and risking the lives of innocent citizens would have been less severe if only he didn’t harbor a dislike for Jews?

    Interesting.

  • Doug Powers

    So, let me get this straight… Gibson’s offense of driving drunk and risking the lives of innocent citizens would have been less severe if only he didn’t harbor a dislike for Jews?

    Interesting.

  • Doug Powers

    So, let me get this straight… Gibson’s offense of driving drunk and risking the lives of innocent citizens would have been less severe if only he didn’t harbor a dislike for Jews?

    Interesting.

  • Doug Powers

    So, let me get this straight… Gibson’s offense of driving drunk and risking the lives of innocent citizens would have been less severe if only he didn’t harbor a dislike for Jews?

    Interesting.

  • Doug Powers

    So, let me get this straight… Gibson’s offense of driving drunk and risking the lives of innocent citizens would have been less severe if only he didn’t harbor a dislike for Jews?

    Interesting.

  • Doug Powers

    So, let me get this straight… Gibson’s offense of driving drunk and risking the lives of innocent citizens would have been less severe if only he didn’t harbor a dislike for Jews?

    Interesting.

  • Toubrouk

    If you live in a glass house, don’t throw stones.

    I love that little phrase. This is one of the reason why I never try to take the moral high-ground; it’s so easy to fall from there. Mr. Gibson used the spotlight of his fame for promoting conservatism and his ultra-Orthodox views of the Catholic faith, I can’t blame the medias for jumping on the oportunity.

    Mr. Gibson is a drunk and not at his first DUI offense. In 1984, he was arrested in Toronto for that very offense. As far as his anti-semitism goes, we only have the words of a drunk here. He might just be our typical a$$hole on alcool.

  • Toubrouk

    If you live in a glass house, don’t throw stones.

    I love that little phrase. This is one of the reason why I never try to take the moral high-ground; it’s so easy to fall from there. Mr. Gibson used the spotlight of his fame for promoting conservatism and his ultra-Orthodox views of the Catholic faith, I can’t blame the medias for jumping on the oportunity.

    Mr. Gibson is a drunk and not at his first DUI offense. In 1984, he was arrested in Toronto for that very offense. As far as his anti-semitism goes, we only have the words of a drunk here. He might just be our typical a$$hole on alcool.

  • Toubrouk

    If you live in a glass house, don’t throw stones.

    I love that little phrase. This is one of the reason why I never try to take the moral high-ground; it’s so easy to fall from there. Mr. Gibson used the spotlight of his fame for promoting conservatism and his ultra-Orthodox views of the Catholic faith, I can’t blame the medias for jumping on the oportunity.

    Mr. Gibson is a drunk and not at his first DUI offense. In 1984, he was arrested in Toronto for that very offense. As far as his anti-semitism goes, we only have the words of a drunk here. He might just be our typical a$$hole on alcool.

  • Toubrouk

    If you live in a glass house, don’t throw stones.

    I love that little phrase. This is one of the reason why I never try to take the moral high-ground; it’s so easy to fall from there. Mr. Gibson used the spotlight of his fame for promoting conservatism and his ultra-Orthodox views of the Catholic faith, I can’t blame the medias for jumping on the oportunity.

    Mr. Gibson is a drunk and not at his first DUI offense. In 1984, he was arrested in Toronto for that very offense. As far as his anti-semitism goes, we only have the words of a drunk here. He might just be our typical a$$hole on alcool.

  • Toubrouk

    If you live in a glass house, don’t throw stones.

    I love that little phrase. This is one of the reason why I never try to take the moral high-ground; it’s so easy to fall from there. Mr. Gibson used the spotlight of his fame for promoting conservatism and his ultra-Orthodox views of the Catholic faith, I can’t blame the medias for jumping on the oportunity.

    Mr. Gibson is a drunk and not at his first DUI offense. In 1984, he was arrested in Toronto for that very offense. As far as his anti-semitism goes, we only have the words of a drunk here. He might just be our typical a$$hole on alcool.

  • Toubrouk

    If you live in a glass house, don’t throw stones.

    I love that little phrase. This is one of the reason why I never try to take the moral high-ground; it’s so easy to fall from there. Mr. Gibson used the spotlight of his fame for promoting conservatism and his ultra-Orthodox views of the Catholic faith, I can’t blame the medias for jumping on the oportunity.

    Mr. Gibson is a drunk and not at his first DUI offense. In 1984, he was arrested in Toronto for that very offense. As far as his anti-semitism goes, we only have the words of a drunk here. He might just be our typical a$$hole on alcool.

  • Dick Tuck

    What a lame piece. Mel Gibson broke the law, and acted like a jerk. He used every four letter word in the book against both the police and Jews.

    Now these authors are claiming he’s a victim because he’s conservative. Give me a break.

  • Dick Tuck

    What a lame piece. Mel Gibson broke the law, and acted like a jerk. He used every four letter word in the book against both the police and Jews.

    Now these authors are claiming he’s a victim because he’s conservative. Give me a break.

  • Dick Tuck

    What a lame piece. Mel Gibson broke the law, and acted like a jerk. He used every four letter word in the book against both the police and Jews.

    Now these authors are claiming he’s a victim because he’s conservative. Give me a break.

  • Dick Tuck

    What a lame piece. Mel Gibson broke the law, and acted like a jerk. He used every four letter word in the book against both the police and Jews.

    Now these authors are claiming he’s a victim because he’s conservative. Give me a break.

  • Dick Tuck

    What a lame piece. Mel Gibson broke the law, and acted like a jerk. He used every four letter word in the book against both the police and Jews.

    Now these authors are claiming he’s a victim because he’s conservative. Give me a break.

  • Dick Tuck

    What a lame piece. Mel Gibson broke the law, and acted like a jerk. He used every four letter word in the book against both the police and Jews.

    Now these authors are claiming he’s a victim because he’s conservative. Give me a break.

  • Dick Tuck

    What a lame piece. Mel Gibson broke the law, and acted like a jerk. He used every four letter word in the book against both the police and Jews.

    Now these authors are claiming he’s a victim because he’s conservative. Give me a break.

  • http://mensnewsdaily.com/category/blogettes/nobodysopinion/ Joyanna Adams

    I can see it all now…police chief calls the mayor “Hey, I got Mel Gibson here and he’s drunk and raving about Jews! What do I do?

    “Wow, get it all on tape, and we’ll release it to the press! Harvey is gonna love this! Let’s crusify him!”

    My point? This has to be a first in Hollywood. Movie star gets arrested, and they “record” everything, then release it to the press within the hour?.

    Think of all the “recordings” that we have missed? Half of Hollywood has been arrested…and most of them have been in detox, and prison.

    At least he came out and admitted it and apologized…unlike Bill and Hillary Clinton, who according to more than one source, used racial slurs constantly in their “private” conversations

    Slurs like “n—–” and “K— Jew” Oh..but, they own the media.

    It’s only ok for the black comedians to say this stuff you know, racial slurs…..they get a pass. But not Mel, he has hurt Hollywood too badly.

    Mel, as an artist, is a genius. And history shows that a lot of these guys suffer from alcoholism, depressions..etc.

    I bet Mel had come from some meeting with a head of some big movie company, and it did not go well. But that’s just a nobody guess. Who are we to judge what happened to get Mel so upset that night that he got drunk and went speeding down the highway and then ranting about Jews? You don’t have to be a genuis to figure it out.

    After all, fighting Hollywood, when you are the only big conservative gun, has got to get frustrating. Even Dolly Parton has said that Jews run Hollywood. Let’s put Dolly in jail with Mel.

    Doug is right,(as always) the liberal press will play this to the hilt. They are so angry at everyone for–in thier minds, causing them to lose money because of “politics” when the fact is, they do not make movies as good as Mel.

    If there is one person reading this who honestly thinks that there exists on the earth somewhere a person who has NOT made some kind of racial slur (especially when getting cut off in traffic, the favorite place for these things) or drunk…then (nuns don’t count) they should not “throw the stones.” so to speak.

    Anyone? Come on..fess up. John is either not honest or a saint. Has he ever called a woman a not so favorable word? That counts too…

    If the latter, then John as a saint has an obligation to write Mel right away and help him out. The man needs guidance. John might be the only saint walking the earth right now.

    Having said that, John has a point about the horrible comments said. It’s hard when someone you think is perfect, says such mean things. Mel will suffer for this, as he should. But, one big mistake, does not a lifetime of good things ruin.

    Otherwise most of the people on the earth are just useless…what good are they?

    And the points Doug made about conservatives being responsible is a fact. That’s why liberals love to say everything is “relative” so that they can do and say anything and go on with their selfish, hedonistic lives.

    And it’s the responsible ones who keep all the rest of humanity…progressive (not communistic but moving forward) and free.

    Whew! What did I eat?

    I suggest Mel cut the beard, get out of the sun, and check himself for ticks. Or make a movie about the Holocaust…

    Or call me….I’d be glad to help him out.

  • http://mensnewsdaily.com/category/blogettes/nobodysopinion/ Joyanna Adams

    I can see it all now…police chief calls the mayor “Hey, I got Mel Gibson here and he’s drunk and raving about Jews! What do I do?

    “Wow, get it all on tape, and we’ll release it to the press! Harvey is gonna love this! Let’s crusify him!”

    My point? This has to be a first in Hollywood. Movie star gets arrested, and they “record” everything, then release it to the press within the hour?.

    Think of all the “recordings” that we have missed? Half of Hollywood has been arrested…and most of them have been in detox, and prison.

    At least he came out and admitted it and apologized…unlike Bill and Hillary Clinton, who according to more than one source, used racial slurs constantly in their “private” conversations

    Slurs like “n—–” and “K— Jew” Oh..but, they own the media.

    It’s only ok for the black comedians to say this stuff you know, racial slurs…..they get a pass. But not Mel, he has hurt Hollywood too badly.

    Mel, as an artist, is a genius. And history shows that a lot of these guys suffer from alcoholism, depressions..etc.

    I bet Mel had come from some meeting with a head of some big movie company, and it did not go well. But that’s just a nobody guess. Who are we to judge what happened to get Mel so upset that night that he got drunk and went speeding down the highway and then ranting about Jews? You don’t have to be a genuis to figure it out.

    After all, fighting Hollywood, when you are the only big conservative gun, has got to get frustrating. Even Dolly Parton has said that Jews run Hollywood. Let’s put Dolly in jail with Mel.

    Doug is right,(as always) the liberal press will play this to the hilt. They are so angry at everyone for–in thier minds, causing them to lose money because of “politics” when the fact is, they do not make movies as good as Mel.

    If there is one person reading this who honestly thinks that there exists on the earth somewhere a person who has NOT made some kind of racial slur (especially when getting cut off in traffic, the favorite place for these things) or drunk…then (nuns don’t count) they should not “throw the stones.” so to speak.

    Anyone? Come on..fess up. John is either not honest or a saint. Has he ever called a woman a not so favorable word? That counts too…

    If the latter, then John as a saint has an obligation to write Mel right away and help him out. The man needs guidance. John might be the only saint walking the earth right now.

    Having said that, John has a point about the horrible comments said. It’s hard when someone you think is perfect, says such mean things. Mel will suffer for this, as he should. But, one big mistake, does not a lifetime of good things ruin.

    Otherwise most of the people on the earth are just useless…what good are they?

    And the points Doug made about conservatives being responsible is a fact. That’s why liberals love to say everything is “relative” so that they can do and say anything and go on with their selfish, hedonistic lives.

    And it’s the responsible ones who keep all the rest of humanity…progressive (not communistic but moving forward) and free.

    Whew! What did I eat?

    I suggest Mel cut the beard, get out of the sun, and check himself for ticks. Or make a movie about the Holocaust…

    Or call me….I’d be glad to help him out.

  • http://mensnewsdaily.com/category/blogettes/nobodysopinion/ Joyanna Adams

    I can see it all now…police chief calls the mayor “Hey, I got Mel Gibson here and he’s drunk and raving about Jews! What do I do?

    “Wow, get it all on tape, and we’ll release it to the press! Harvey is gonna love this! Let’s crusify him!”

    My point? This has to be a first in Hollywood. Movie star gets arrested, and they “record” everything, then release it to the press within the hour?.

    Think of all the “recordings” that we have missed? Half of Hollywood has been arrested…and most of them have been in detox, and prison.

    At least he came out and admitted it and apologized…unlike Bill and Hillary Clinton, who according to more than one source, used racial slurs constantly in their “private” conversations

    Slurs like “n—–” and “K— Jew” Oh..but, they own the media.

    It’s only ok for the black comedians to say this stuff you know, racial slurs…..they get a pass. But not Mel, he has hurt Hollywood too badly.

    Mel, as an artist, is a genius. And history shows that a lot of these guys suffer from alcoholism, depressions..etc.

    I bet Mel had come from some meeting with a head of some big movie company, and it did not go well. But that’s just a nobody guess. Who are we to judge what happened to get Mel so upset that night that he got drunk and went speeding down the highway and then ranting about Jews? You don’t have to be a genuis to figure it out.

    After all, fighting Hollywood, when you are the only big conservative gun, has got to get frustrating. Even Dolly Parton has said that Jews run Hollywood. Let’s put Dolly in jail with Mel.

    Doug is right,(as always) the liberal press will play this to the hilt. They are so angry at everyone for–in thier minds, causing them to lose money because of “politics” when the fact is, they do not make movies as good as Mel.

    If there is one person reading this who honestly thinks that there exists on the earth somewhere a person who has NOT made some kind of racial slur (especially when getting cut off in traffic, the favorite place for these things) or drunk…then (nuns don’t count) they should not “throw the stones.” so to speak.

    Anyone? Come on..fess up. John is either not honest or a saint. Has he ever called a woman a not so favorable word? That counts too…

    If the latter, then John as a saint has an obligation to write Mel right away and help him out. The man needs guidance. John might be the only saint walking the earth right now.

    Having said that, John has a point about the horrible comments said. It’s hard when someone you think is perfect, says such mean things. Mel will suffer for this, as he should. But, one big mistake, does not a lifetime of good things ruin.

    Otherwise most of the people on the earth are just useless…what good are they?

    And the points Doug made about conservatives being responsible is a fact. That’s why liberals love to say everything is “relative” so that they can do and say anything and go on with their selfish, hedonistic lives.

    And it’s the responsible ones who keep all the rest of humanity…progressive (not communistic but moving forward) and free.

    Whew! What did I eat?

    I suggest Mel cut the beard, get out of the sun, and check himself for ticks. Or make a movie about the Holocaust…

    Or call me….I’d be glad to help him out.

  • http://mensnewsdaily.com/category/blogettes/nobodysopinion/ Joyanna Adams

    I can see it all now…police chief calls the mayor “Hey, I got Mel Gibson here and he’s drunk and raving about Jews! What do I do?

    “Wow, get it all on tape, and we’ll release it to the press! Harvey is gonna love this! Let’s crusify him!”

    My point? This has to be a first in Hollywood. Movie star gets arrested, and they “record” everything, then release it to the press within the hour?.

    Think of all the “recordings” that we have missed? Half of Hollywood has been arrested…and most of them have been in detox, and prison.

    At least he came out and admitted it and apologized…unlike Bill and Hillary Clinton, who according to more than one source, used racial slurs constantly in their “private” conversations

    Slurs like “n—–” and “K— Jew” Oh..but, they own the media.

    It’s only ok for the black comedians to say this stuff you know, racial slurs…..they get a pass. But not Mel, he has hurt Hollywood too badly.

    Mel, as an artist, is a genius. And history shows that a lot of these guys suffer from alcoholism, depressions..etc.

    I bet Mel had come from some meeting with a head of some big movie company, and it did not go well. But that’s just a nobody guess. Who are we to judge what happened to get Mel so upset that night that he got drunk and went speeding down the highway and then ranting about Jews? You don’t have to be a genuis to figure it out.

    After all, fighting Hollywood, when you are the only big conservative gun, has got to get frustrating. Even Dolly Parton has said that Jews run Hollywood. Let’s put Dolly in jail with Mel.

    Doug is right,(as always) the liberal press will play this to the hilt. They are so angry at everyone for–in thier minds, causing them to lose money because of “politics” when the fact is, they do not make movies as good as Mel.

    If there is one person reading this who honestly thinks that there exists on the earth somewhere a person who has NOT made some kind of racial slur (especially when getting cut off in traffic, the favorite place for these things) or drunk…then (nuns don’t count) they should not “throw the stones.” so to speak.

    Anyone? Come on..fess up. John is either not honest or a saint. Has he ever called a woman a not so favorable word? That counts too…

    If the latter, then John as a saint has an obligation to write Mel right away and help him out. The man needs guidance. John might be the only saint walking the earth right now.

    Having said that, John has a point about the horrible comments said. It’s hard when someone you think is perfect, says such mean things. Mel will suffer for this, as he should. But, one big mistake, does not a lifetime of good things ruin.

    Otherwise most of the people on the earth are just useless…what good are they?

    And the points Doug made about conservatives being responsible is a fact. That’s why liberals love to say everything is “relative” so that they can do and say anything and go on with their selfish, hedonistic lives.

    And it’s the responsible ones who keep all the rest of humanity…progressive (not communistic but moving forward) and free.

    Whew! What did I eat?

    I suggest Mel cut the beard, get out of the sun, and check himself for ticks. Or make a movie about the Holocaust…

    Or call me….I’d be glad to help him out.

  • http://mensnewsdaily.com/category/blogettes/nobodysopinion/ Joyanna Adams

    I can see it all now…police chief calls the mayor “Hey, I got Mel Gibson here and he’s drunk and raving about Jews! What do I do?

    “Wow, get it all on tape, and we’ll release it to the press! Harvey is gonna love this! Let’s crusify him!”

    My point? This has to be a first in Hollywood. Movie star gets arrested, and they “record” everything, then release it to the press within the hour?.

    Think of all the “recordings” that we have missed? Half of Hollywood has been arrested…and most of them have been in detox, and prison.

    At least he came out and admitted it and apologized…unlike Bill and Hillary Clinton, who according to more than one source, used racial slurs constantly in their “private” conversations

    Slurs like “n—–” and “K— Jew” Oh..but, they own the media.

    It’s only ok for the black comedians to say this stuff you know, racial slurs…..they get a pass. But not Mel, he has hurt Hollywood too badly.

    Mel, as an artist, is a genius. And history shows that a lot of these guys suffer from alcoholism, depressions..etc.

    I bet Mel had come from some meeting with a head of some big movie company, and it did not go well. But that’s just a nobody guess. Who are we to judge what happened to get Mel so upset that night that he got drunk and went speeding down the highway and then ranting about Jews? You don’t have to be a genuis to figure it out.

    After all, fighting Hollywood, when you are the only big conservative gun, has got to get frustrating. Even Dolly Parton has said that Jews run Hollywood. Let’s put Dolly in jail with Mel.

    Doug is right,(as always) the liberal press will play this to the hilt. They are so angry at everyone for–in thier minds, causing them to lose money because of “politics” when the fact is, they do not make movies as good as Mel.

    If there is one person reading this who honestly thinks that there exists on the earth somewhere a person who has NOT made some kind of racial slur (especially when getting cut off in traffic, the favorite place for these things) or drunk…then (nuns don’t count) they should not “throw the stones.” so to speak.

    Anyone? Come on..fess up. John is either not honest or a saint. Has he ever called a woman a not so favorable word? That counts too…

    If the latter, then John as a saint has an obligation to write Mel right away and help him out. The man needs guidance. John might be the only saint walking the earth right now.

    Having said that, John has a point about the horrible comments said. It’s hard when someone you think is perfect, says such mean things. Mel will suffer for this, as he should. But, one big mistake, does not a lifetime of good things ruin.

    Otherwise most of the people on the earth are just useless…what good are they?

    And the points Doug made about conservatives being responsible is a fact. That’s why liberals love to say everything is “relative” so that they can do and say anything and go on with their selfish, hedonistic lives.

    And it’s the responsible ones who keep all the rest of humanity…progressive (not communistic but moving forward) and free.

    Whew! What did I eat?

    I suggest Mel cut the beard, get out of the sun, and check himself for ticks. Or make a movie about the Holocaust…

    Or call me….I’d be glad to help him out.

  • http://mensnewsdaily.com/category/blogettes/nobodysopinion/ Joyanna Adams

    I can see it all now…police chief calls the mayor “Hey, I got Mel Gibson here and he’s drunk and raving about Jews! What do I do?

    “Wow, get it all on tape, and we’ll release it to the press! Harvey is gonna love this! Let’s crusify him!”

    My point? This has to be a first in Hollywood. Movie star gets arrested, and they “record” everything, then release it to the press within the hour?.

    Think of all the “recordings” that we have missed? Half of Hollywood has been arrested…and most of them have been in detox, and prison.

    At least he came out and admitted it and apologized…unlike Bill and Hillary Clinton, who according to more than one source, used racial slurs constantly in their “private” conversations

    Slurs like “n—–” and “K— Jew” Oh..but, they own the media.

    It’s only ok for the black comedians to say this stuff you know, racial slurs…..they get a pass. But not Mel, he has hurt Hollywood too badly.

    Mel, as an artist, is a genius. And history shows that a lot of these guys suffer from alcoholism, depressions..etc.

    I bet Mel had come from some meeting with a head of some big movie company, and it did not go well. But that’s just a nobody guess. Who are we to judge what happened to get Mel so upset that night that he got drunk and went speeding down the highway and then ranting about Jews? You don’t have to be a genuis to figure it out.

    After all, fighting Hollywood, when you are the only big conservative gun, has got to get frustrating. Even Dolly Parton has said that Jews run Hollywood. Let’s put Dolly in jail with Mel.

    Doug is right,(as always) the liberal press will play this to the hilt. They are so angry at everyone for–in thier minds, causing them to lose money because of “politics” when the fact is, they do not make movies as good as Mel.

    If there is one person reading this who honestly thinks that there exists on the earth somewhere a person who has NOT made some kind of racial slur (especially when getting cut off in traffic, the favorite place for these things) or drunk…then (nuns don’t count) they should not “throw the stones.” so to speak.

    Anyone? Come on..fess up. John is either not honest or a saint. Has he ever called a woman a not so favorable word? That counts too…

    If the latter, then John as a saint has an obligation to write Mel right away and help him out. The man needs guidance. John might be the only saint walking the earth right now.

    Having said that, John has a point about the horrible comments said. It’s hard when someone you think is perfect, says such mean things. Mel will suffer for this, as he should. But, one big mistake, does not a lifetime of good things ruin.

    Otherwise most of the people on the earth are just useless…what good are they?

    And the points Doug made about conservatives being responsible is a fact. That’s why liberals love to say everything is “relative” so that they can do and say anything and go on with their selfish, hedonistic lives.

    And it’s the responsible ones who keep all the rest of humanity…progressive (not communistic but moving forward) and free.

    Whew! What did I eat?

    I suggest Mel cut the beard, get out of the sun, and check himself for ticks. Or make a movie about the Holocaust…

    Or call me….I’d be glad to help him out.

  • Doug Powers

    Hey, some of you guys, the “catch-22″ is for Gibson personally, not the media or anybody else.

    Boy, you can really hear the “whoosh” of the point flying over some heads. Re-read the post please (though you’ll only see what you want to see). No, he’s not a victim because he’s a conservative… he shouldn’t consider playing the victim because he’s conservative (allegedly).

    He’s obviously already considering playing the victim (I have a disease, etc).

  • Doug Powers

    Hey, some of you guys, the “catch-22″ is for Gibson personally, not the media or anybody else.

    Boy, you can really hear the “whoosh” of the point flying over some heads. Re-read the post please (though you’ll only see what you want to see). No, he’s not a victim because he’s a conservative… he shouldn’t consider playing the victim because he’s conservative (allegedly).

    He’s obviously already considering playing the victim (I have a disease, etc).

  • Doug Powers

    Hey, some of you guys, the “catch-22″ is for Gibson personally, not the media or anybody else.

    Boy, you can really hear the “whoosh” of the point flying over some heads. Re-read the post please (though you’ll only see what you want to see). No, he’s not a victim because he’s a conservative… he shouldn’t consider playing the victim because he’s conservative (allegedly).

    He’s obviously already considering playing the victim (I have a disease, etc).

  • Doug Powers

    Hey, some of you guys, the “catch-22″ is for Gibson personally, not the media or anybody else.

    Boy, you can really hear the “whoosh” of the point flying over some heads. Re-read the post please (though you’ll only see what you want to see). No, he’s not a victim because he’s a conservative… he shouldn’t consider playing the victim because he’s conservative (allegedly).

    He’s obviously already considering playing the victim (I have a disease, etc).

  • Doug Powers

    Hey, some of you guys, the “catch-22″ is for Gibson personally, not the media or anybody else.

    Boy, you can really hear the “whoosh” of the point flying over some heads. Re-read the post please (though you’ll only see what you want to see). No, he’s not a victim because he’s a conservative… he shouldn’t consider playing the victim because he’s conservative (allegedly).

    He’s obviously already considering playing the victim (I have a disease, etc).

  • Doug Powers

    Hey, some of you guys, the “catch-22″ is for Gibson personally, not the media or anybody else.

    Boy, you can really hear the “whoosh” of the point flying over some heads. Re-read the post please (though you’ll only see what you want to see). No, he’s not a victim because he’s a conservative… he shouldn’t consider playing the victim because he’s conservative (allegedly).

    He’s obviously already considering playing the victim (I have a disease, etc).

  • conservativation

    Doug:
    Its amazing but I believe you DIRECTLY disclaimed about Mel not being a victim due to conservative, then an above post accuses you of exactly that. I read the piece and really didn’t come away with any over arching points about the hot button issues that are contained inside. Regardless if one has “Passion” about their feelings towrds Mel now, your piece should not have provoked them.
    You correctly note, its tough to be a conservative, and your point is proven immediately in the responses here.

  • conservativation

    Doug:
    Its amazing but I believe you DIRECTLY disclaimed about Mel not being a victim due to conservative, then an above post accuses you of exactly that. I read the piece and really didn’t come away with any over arching points about the hot button issues that are contained inside. Regardless if one has “Passion” about their feelings towrds Mel now, your piece should not have provoked them.
    You correctly note, its tough to be a conservative, and your point is proven immediately in the responses here.

  • conservativation

    Doug:
    Its amazing but I believe you DIRECTLY disclaimed about Mel not being a victim due to conservative, then an above post accuses you of exactly that. I read the piece and really didn’t come away with any over arching points about the hot button issues that are contained inside. Regardless if one has “Passion” about their feelings towrds Mel now, your piece should not have provoked them.
    You correctly note, its tough to be a conservative, and your point is proven immediately in the responses here.

  • conservativation

    Doug:
    Its amazing but I believe you DIRECTLY disclaimed about Mel not being a victim due to conservative, then an above post accuses you of exactly that. I read the piece and really didn’t come away with any over arching points about the hot button issues that are contained inside. Regardless if one has “Passion” about their feelings towrds Mel now, your piece should not have provoked them.
    You correctly note, its tough to be a conservative, and your point is proven immediately in the responses here.

  • conservativation

    Doug:
    Its amazing but I believe you DIRECTLY disclaimed about Mel not being a victim due to conservative, then an above post accuses you of exactly that. I read the piece and really didn’t come away with any over arching points about the hot button issues that are contained inside. Regardless if one has “Passion” about their feelings towrds Mel now, your piece should not have provoked them.
    You correctly note, its tough to be a conservative, and your point is proven immediately in the responses here.

  • conservativation

    Doug:
    Its amazing but I believe you DIRECTLY disclaimed about Mel not being a victim due to conservative, then an above post accuses you of exactly that. I read the piece and really didn’t come away with any over arching points about the hot button issues that are contained inside. Regardless if one has “Passion” about their feelings towrds Mel now, your piece should not have provoked them.
    You correctly note, its tough to be a conservative, and your point is proven immediately in the responses here.

  • conservativation

    Doug:
    Its amazing but I believe you DIRECTLY disclaimed about Mel not being a victim due to conservative, then an above post accuses you of exactly that. I read the piece and really didn’t come away with any over arching points about the hot button issues that are contained inside. Regardless if one has “Passion” about their feelings towrds Mel now, your piece should not have provoked them.
    You correctly note, its tough to be a conservative, and your point is proven immediately in the responses here.

  • http://mensnewsdaily.com Mike LaSalle

    Seems to be some “chest puffing” going on… I will only add that, between outrage over Gibson’s (alleged) drunken spew, and the righteous claim of “personal responsibility”, this may be a good time to introduce that old chestnut – made famous by Christ Himself – known as “forgiveness”.

    So, here we go (please don’t throw books or tomatoes. cash okay):

    Personal Responsibility + Public Forgiveness = Personal and Public Growth.

    Hey – that almost sounds like Dialectical Materialism... (*Duck*)

  • http://mensnewsdaily.com Mike LaSalle

    Seems to be some “chest puffing” going on… I will only add that, between outrage over Gibson’s (alleged) drunken spew, and the righteous claim of “personal responsibility”, this may be a good time to introduce that old chestnut – made famous by Christ Himself – known as “forgiveness”.

    So, here we go (please don’t throw books or tomatoes. cash okay):

    Personal Responsibility + Public Forgiveness = Personal and Public Growth.

    Hey – that almost sounds like Dialectical Materialism... (*Duck*)

  • http://mensnewsdaily.com Mike LaSalle

    Seems to be some “chest puffing” going on… I will only add that, between outrage over Gibson’s (alleged) drunken spew, and the righteous claim of “personal responsibility”, this may be a good time to introduce that old chestnut – made famous by Christ Himself – known as “forgiveness”.

    So, here we go (please don’t throw books or tomatoes. cash okay):

    Personal Responsibility + Public Forgiveness = Personal and Public Growth.

    Hey – that almost sounds like Dialectical Materialism... (*Duck*)

  • http://mensnewsdaily.com Mike LaSalle

    Seems to be some “chest puffing” going on… I will only add that, between outrage over Gibson’s (alleged) drunken spew, and the righteous claim of “personal responsibility”, this may be a good time to introduce that old chestnut – made famous by Christ Himself – known as “forgiveness”.

    So, here we go (please don’t throw books or tomatoes. cash okay):

    Personal Responsibility + Public Forgiveness = Personal and Public Growth.

    Hey – that almost sounds like Dialectical Materialism... (*Duck*)

  • http://mensnewsdaily.com Mike LaSalle

    Seems to be some “chest puffing” going on… I will only add that, between outrage over Gibson’s (alleged) drunken spew, and the righteous claim of “personal responsibility”, this may be a good time to introduce that old chestnut – made famous by Christ Himself – known as “forgiveness”.

    So, here we go (please don’t throw books or tomatoes. cash okay):

    Personal Responsibility + Public Forgiveness = Personal and Public Growth.

    Hey – that almost sounds like Dialectical Materialism... (*Duck*)

  • http://mensnewsdaily.com Mike LaSalle

    Seems to be some “chest puffing” going on… I will only add that, between outrage over Gibson’s (alleged) drunken spew, and the righteous claim of “personal responsibility”, this may be a good time to introduce that old chestnut – made famous by Christ Himself – known as “forgiveness”.

    So, here we go (please don’t throw books or tomatoes. cash okay):

    Personal Responsibility + Public Forgiveness = Personal and Public Growth.

    Hey – that almost sounds like Dialectical Materialism... (*Duck*)

  • Doug Powers

    Chest puffing to say the least. That’s the beauty of the Internet. On here, we’re all 6’6″ heavyweight champions.

    As for post #8 and #6, it’s good to see that somebody actually read the thing. Although I will say this, as you can tell, I wrote the thing before anything about Gibson’s anti-Jew comments was made public. So I wrote it from a different perspective. Even with that added, it still stands as valid.

    If you read it and it appears that I’m defending Gibson in any way, read it again. If it still appears that way, it’s either a comprehension issut or I didn’t make that point clear enough.

  • Doug Powers

    Chest puffing to say the least. That’s the beauty of the Internet. On here, we’re all 6’6″ heavyweight champions.

    As for post #8 and #6, it’s good to see that somebody actually read the thing. Although I will say this, as you can tell, I wrote the thing before anything about Gibson’s anti-Jew comments was made public. So I wrote it from a different perspective. Even with that added, it still stands as valid.

    If you read it and it appears that I’m defending Gibson in any way, read it again. If it still appears that way, it’s either a comprehension issut or I didn’t make that point clear enough.

  • Doug Powers

    Chest puffing to say the least. That’s the beauty of the Internet. On here, we’re all 6’6″ heavyweight champions.

    As for post #8 and #6, it’s good to see that somebody actually read the thing. Although I will say this, as you can tell, I wrote the thing before anything about Gibson’s anti-Jew comments was made public. So I wrote it from a different perspective. Even with that added, it still stands as valid.

    If you read it and it appears that I’m defending Gibson in any way, read it again. If it still appears that way, it’s either a comprehension issut or I didn’t make that point clear enough.

  • Doug Powers

    Chest puffing to say the least. That’s the beauty of the Internet. On here, we’re all 6’6″ heavyweight champions.

    As for post #8 and #6, it’s good to see that somebody actually read the thing. Although I will say this, as you can tell, I wrote the thing before anything about Gibson’s anti-Jew comments was made public. So I wrote it from a different perspective. Even with that added, it still stands as valid.

    If you read it and it appears that I’m defending Gibson in any way, read it again. If it still appears that way, it’s either a comprehension issut or I didn’t make that point clear enough.

  • Doug Powers

    Chest puffing to say the least. That’s the beauty of the Internet. On here, we’re all 6’6″ heavyweight champions.

    As for post #8 and #6, it’s good to see that somebody actually read the thing. Although I will say this, as you can tell, I wrote the thing before anything about Gibson’s anti-Jew comments was made public. So I wrote it from a different perspective. Even with that added, it still stands as valid.

    If you read it and it appears that I’m defending Gibson in any way, read it again. If it still appears that way, it’s either a comprehension issut or I didn’t make that point clear enough.

  • Doug Powers

    Chest puffing to say the least. That’s the beauty of the Internet. On here, we’re all 6’6″ heavyweight champions.

    As for post #8 and #6, it’s good to see that somebody actually read the thing. Although I will say this, as you can tell, I wrote the thing before anything about Gibson’s anti-Jew comments was made public. So I wrote it from a different perspective. Even with that added, it still stands as valid.

    If you read it and it appears that I’m defending Gibson in any way, read it again. If it still appears that way, it’s either a comprehension issut or I didn’t make that point clear enough.

  • Doug Powers

    Chest puffing to say the least. That’s the beauty of the Internet. On here, we’re all 6’6″ heavyweight champions.

    As for post #8 and #6, it’s good to see that somebody actually read the thing. Although I will say this, as you can tell, I wrote the thing before anything about Gibson’s anti-Jew comments was made public. So I wrote it from a different perspective. Even with that added, it still stands as valid.

    If you read it and it appears that I’m defending Gibson in any way, read it again. If it still appears that way, it’s either a comprehension issut or I didn’t make that point clear enough.






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