Well, well, well, Mr. Mel Gibson, I am so happy that you ONCE AGAIN are showing the world your true colors. Can I just mention quickly that I TOTALLY CALLED IT 4 YEARS AGO!!!
If you don’t know what I’m talking about, YouTube it. You’ll find several conversations (if I can call them that) of him on the phone freakin’ out!
On my blog on Myspace (which I have to admit was really entertaining to revisit even though I don’t blog there anymore you should check it out) I had posted the following. Enjoy!
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October 5, 2006 – Thursday
Too Little, Too Late!!!
sor-ry: 1) feeling distress, esp. through sympathy with someone else’s misfortune 2) feeling regret or penitence 3) used as an expression of apology
When used properly, saying the words “I’m Sorry” can be comforting and healing. However, when it is painfully obvious that the apology lacks any sincerity at all and is being done to save face… you become like any one of these three men!
Mel Gibson is a celebrity. He was lucky enough to be supported by an adoring public who handed him fame & fortune, only to then turn around and insult the very public who gave him the PRIVILEGE of celebrity by getting lost in his own THANKLESS EGO and RACIST ATTITUDE.
I’m speaking of course, of the fateful night Mr.Gibson was pulled over for drunk driving and decided to take the opportunity to show us all his true colors.
Mel Gibson’s PR people, realizing the gravity of the incident, decided a public apology for his behavior would smooth things over. Unfortunately for Mr. Gibson, as far as I’m concerned, his behavior that night caused him irrepearable damage and… apology NOT accepted!!!
In my humble opinion, being a celebrity doesn’t mean you’re above the law. It doesn’t mean you get to do and say whatever the hell you want. Au contraire mon frere! Being in the public eye and the focus of the media SHOULD mean that you have to be extra careful in the things you say and do, because, like it or not, you are a role model… and we’re all watching!
We made him a star, we should be able to TAKE THAT AWAY too!
I had an encounter recently with an older gentleman in the locker room at the gym. He stood changing in front of my locker, slowly, almost painfully, removing his socks. Noticing that I was waiting for the locker behind him, he apologized for being in my way, saying in broken English:
Gent: “I’m sorry, but it’s the age. Your legs don’t work so good at 85. The circulation is bad you know.”
Me: “Please, take your time! I hope I’m still coming to the gym at 85!”
Turns out the man was Jewish. This frail man, who stood struggling with his mismatched socks, bore the scars of the Holocaust, which, according to Mr. Gibson, NEVER HAPPENED!!
Gent: “This one here was from an electrified fence” He said showing me a big scar running along his neck.
He told me of the friends he lost, the heroism of men and the methods of torture used in the concentration camps. And when he was done, he smiled and looked me square in the eyes saying:
Gent: “If I can live that, I can do anything!” and motioned to the gym we were in.
Go ahead, try telling this man that his memories are wrong and his scars aren’t real… I dare you!
In the spirit of that story, I’d like to send out a big FUCK YOU to Mel Gibson!
When Pope Benedict XVI speaks, the world listens. In September, the pope gave a lecture at the University of Regensburg, Germany, in which he quotes a 1391 dialogue stating:
“Show me just what Muhammad brought that was new and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached.”
He went on, slamming Islam, and accusing the religion of not being God’s way or having any part of the Human soul. Is it any wonder that Muslim leaders condemned the Pope for his comments, and the Egyptian-based Muslim Brotherhood called on Islamic countries to threaten to break off relations with the Vatican unless the pope withdrew his remarks?
The Vatican issued a statement to say the pope had never meant to offend Islam. TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE!
Ben, I ask you, what was your goal here? If it was to widen the already great divide between the Islamic world and the West… then mission accomplished!
Whether we like it or not, to the rest of the world, Pope Benedict represents Western opinions and ideals (although, I’ve been hard pressed to find anyone who likes the guy or thinks we need a pope at all!) What attitude towards us should we expect from the Middle East when our supposed spiritual leader is blasting their faith?
And it seems as if Ben is on a role! What with insulting Islam, being instrumental in limiting women’s rights and stopping the gay movement dead in it’s tracks… I think I speak on behalf of those groups, and many more, when I say, TAKE YOUR ANTIQUATED MORALS BACK TO THE MIDDLE AGES WHERE THEY BELONG!!
American President George W. Bush, of the three men on my list (and probably on the planet today) has done the most damage of all. The sad part is, we’ll never get an apology… not even an insincere one.
