BS: The Passion of Mel Gibson...

Subject: RE: BS: The Passion of Mel Gibson...
From: C. Ham
Date: 01 Aug 06 - 08:17 PM

Gibson is known as a hard-drinking bachelor, so I doubt he was seriously out of the box at 0.12.

On the news tonight they showed his wife and mentioned they've been married for 20-something years.

Subject: RE: BS: The Passion of Mel Gibson...
From: GUEST
Date: 01 Aug 06 - 08:34 PM

With the exception of the 911 troll, most of the annonymous guests actually are making thoughtful posts...

That's the right answer. You folks don't WANT to think about Sept 11. And that's because of brainwashing. You hate whom you're told to hate, discuss what you're told to discuss. Again I ask, why is Gibson's behavior important in the face of GWBush's ADMITTED participation in Sept 11? A drinking problem and a slur is nothing compared to the 9-11 murders. If you get more upset over Gibson's statement than you do over Bush's ADMITTED murders, there's something wrong with you. If it's not Mel Gibson it's Michael Jackson, if it's not Jackson, it's... You're being diverted from the truth.

Subject: RE: BS: The Passion of Mel Gibson...
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 01 Aug 06 - 08:35 PM

Hard-drinking bachelor, hard-drinking husband, not much difference really when it comes to knocking it back.

Subject: RE: BS: The Passion of Mel Gibson...
From: michaelr
Date: 01 Aug 06 - 08:41 PM

I stand corrected about Gibson being a bachelor. But I still don't think that he was seriously inebriated at 0.12%.

And I cannot fathom robomatic's post!

Subject: RE: BS: The Passion of Mel Gibson...
From: Joe Offer
Date: 01 Aug 06 - 08:50 PM

OK, O Nameless One, so start a thread about Bush and the 9-11 murders, if you like. You sound like some sort of fundamentalist or something. According to that line of thinking, we can't talk about Mel Gibson or folk music or anything, because Jesus Christ is our Personal Lord and Savior and why should anybody talk about anything else?

Go ahead and talk about what you want to talk about - in another thread - but don't condemn other people for talking about what they want to talk about.

So, how was it that Mel Gibson was involved in the 9-11 murders?

-Joe-

Subject: RE: BS: The Passion of Mel Gibson...
From: GUEST
Date: 01 Aug 06 - 10:34 PM

OK then!

Let's review, shall we?

Here is the day's Top Ten list of What We Learned about The Mel Scandal:

1.) What seemed inevitable was,and Mad Malibu Mel chose the time-honored method of waiting out a public relations scandal: sweating it out in an undisclosed celebrity rehab spa.

A few weeks hence, we can expect Gibson to reemerge from his celebrity time-out a refreshed and more outwardly tolerant star. Then this unpleasant driving-while-under-the-influence-of-anti-Semitic-devil-water business will seem like nothing more than a bad memory implanted in his brain by the fucking Jews who run Hollywood.

2.) Mad Malibu Mel releases a sequel to his Saturday mea culpa. Not long after his Holocaust mini-series is cancelled by ABC. He personally mentions the fucking Jews, but because neither of these early mea culpa PR attempts have explicity addressed the sugar-titted community, with whom Gibson is also eager to make personal amends, we expect a third draft from his publicist shortly.

3.) No Jewish Hollywood studio executives will take anyone's calls. It is presumed they are too busy planning their next blockbuster of a world war/global terrorist campaign (depending on whether they can get Harrison Ford or Nick Cage to play God).

4.) Hollywood continues buzzing with rumor, innuendo, outuendo, etc. Some say the only viable solution for Mel to salvage his career now, would be to make amends with the fucking Jewish community by performing in a six-month run as the lead in Fiddler on the Roof.

Others note that Mel's request to have "a one on one discussion" with "leaders in the Jewish community" may actually be grammatically impossible.

5.) No one in the entire world, including Catholic traditionalists, understands Mel & his daddy's particular brand of Voodoo Catholicism. But they loved the film, and are hoping for sequel where Mel buddies up with one of those monstrously well hung black boys, Dave Chapelle or Chris Rock, playing the Holy Ghost.

6.) The Sugar Tits Twins Mel was partying with just prior to his DUI, have been quoted as saying they think the fucking Jews will be inclined to forgive anyone who "owns Malibu". But they aren't really sure. Mel was really nice though. TOTALLY down to earth. But pretty drunk.

However, not only did the Sugar Tits Twins express their surprise and dismay over Mel's bit of DUI trouble (because he TOTALLY wasn't like that at all when he was partying with them!)But they also were quite surprised at the amount of money they fetched for the photos of him with them, which allowed them to keep partyin' like it's 1999 for an extra two days at the beach.

7.) We also learned it's remarkable how much one idiot's opinions get turned into the ENTERTAINMENT STORY OF THE YEAR, THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM, WE SHOULD HAVE MEETINGS AND RELEASE STATEMENTS AND JUST GENERALLY BE REALLY CONCERNED when those opinions insult said industry's perceived-or-true ethnic majority.

Of course, insulting women, blacks, gays, Asians, Hispanics, handicapped folks, Republicans, people with mental illnesses, Midwesterners, obese or ugly people--that's still all totally cool. They don't run entertainment agencies or Hollywood studios, so you're fine.

8.) Rumors are flying as to who will land the first gig on the Mad Mel Mea Culpa Talk Show Tour, expected sometime in early October. But it is certain that Babs won't be doing any pre-Oscar interviews with The Mel anytime in the next century. Speculation is running as high as the bidding war between Oprah, Diane Sawyer, and Larry King.

9.) Speculation is also running rampant (Vegas bookies may vary) as to whether or not The Mel and that Other Babs will do "Celebrity Death Match" for their favorite charities.

And last but not least on our Top Ten List of What We Learned Today about The Mel Scandal:

10.) The LA Times printed an article on the silence of the Fucking Jews Hollywood Cabal (tm held by Mel Gibson), which included this delightful paragraph:

"Hollywood was largely founded by and the studios are still chiefly run by Jewish executives such as Pascal. Still, dozens of Jewish executives, producers and agents contacted Monday would not go beyond expressing their outrage in private. In typical Hollywood fashion, they refrained from publicly criticizing -- and potentially alienating -- a powerful star and director who could make them a lot of money."

So it's all about the money with those fucking Jews! Thanks, L.A. Times! At least Mel has to get liquored up before he says stuff like this, but you get to print it in the business section of your very high profile paper when your editors are, presumably, stone cold sober!

Yee ha! Can't wait for what the morrow shall bring!

Subject: RE: BS: The Passion of Mel Gibson...
From: GUEST
Date: 01 Aug 06 - 10:44 PM

Oh! I almost forgot! The BEST news of the day was fashion related.

Make your Mad Mel fashion statement today!

Subject: RE: BS: The Passion of Mel Gibson...
From: frogprince
Date: 01 Aug 06 - 10:45 PM

Another good example of the merits of prohibiting anonomous posts "below the line"...

Subject: RE: BS: The Passion of Mel Gibson...
From: 282RA
Date: 01 Aug 06 - 10:58 PM

Shatner's Jewish, you know.

Subject: RE: BS: The Passion of Mel Gibson...
From: GUEST
Date: 01 Aug 06 - 11:07 PM

aw froggieprince, don't they carry t-shirts in your size?

Subject: RE: BS: The Passion of Mel Gibson...
From: harpmolly
Date: 01 Aug 06 - 11:15 PM

Oh, my. That is the kitsch to end all kitsch.

You have to hand it to the t-shirt people--they're on the ball. Strike while the iron is hot. "$24.90 plus shipping, and that's cutting me own throat." ;)

M

Subject: RE: BS: The Passion of Mel Gibson...
From: 282RA
Date: 01 Aug 06 - 11:20 PM

I can't wear that shirt. I'm diabetic.

Subject: RE: BS: The Passion of Mel Gibson...
From: GUEST
Date: 02 Aug 06 - 11:54 AM

Who said Gibson was involved in the 911 murders? I just don't understand how there can be a thread like this undertaken with such gusto by supposedly sane people, when the President of the U.S. admitted to murdering 3,000. He admitted it. Let me repeat that. Bush admitted to murdering on Sept 11.

I suppose it's fear. People don't want to face grim reality, and that's why we have this non-issue stuff foisted on us by the media. But we don't have to participate in the diversions.

So Gibson hates Jews. So what? Look at what they're doing to Lebanon and tell me what's to love. And Christians are just as bad, given a chance. Arabs in the Sudan.

I couldn't care less what people discuss, but you need to be reminded that you're shirking your duty. I mean, didn't any of you ever pledege allegiance to the flag of the U.S., or take an oath to defend the Constitution?

If you're not addressing Sept 11, you're just cross-dressing.

Now get back your circle jerk.

Subject: RE: BS: The Passion of Mel Gibson...
From: Paul from Hull
Date: 02 Aug 06 - 12:49 PM

Is it just me, having been 'away' for a year, or are we just not getting the quality of troll that we used to?

Subject: RE: BS: The Passion of Mel Gibson...
From: frogprince
Date: 02 Aug 06 - 12:55 PM

"quality of troll"; isn't that an oxymoron?

Subject: RE: BS: The Passion of Mel Gibson...
From: Paul from Hull
Date: 02 Aug 06 - 01:06 PM

Hmmm..quite possibly it is!

Ooops!

Subject: RE: BS: The Passion of Mel Gibson...
From: frogprince
Date: 02 Aug 06 - 01:14 PM

"Bush admitted to murdering on Sept 11."
Wouldn't it be nice if we had some way to know whether someone like this was just crazy enough to make up this to stir a stink, in which case we could just avoid him like the plague, or if, on the other hand, he's crazy enough to believe it, in which case someone should be warning the people close to him that they may be in real danger.

Subject: RE: BS: The Passion of Mel Gibson...
From: Paul from Hull
Date: 02 Aug 06 - 01:31 PM

Well, its my guess that as he's come HERE to rant about it, of course its bollox.

Furthermore , he doesnt give a shit about the WTC, he just like to think he's winding up some of those 'weird' folkies.

He'll be loving it now that we are talking about him.

Subject: RE: BS: The Passion of Mel Gibson...
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 02 Aug 06 - 05:24 PM

"Quality" is a totally neutral word in itself. There's "high quality", "low quality", "lower than low quality" and even "troll quality".

Subject: RE: BS: The Passion of Mel Gibson...
From: Paul from Hull
Date: 02 Aug 06 - 05:38 PM

Thats what I thought, Mr McGrath...but couldnt think how to express it!

See, damn you frogprince...hah! *thumbs nose at you*

*G*

Subject: RE: BS: The Passion of Mel Gibson...
From: frogprince
Date: 02 Aug 06 - 08:39 PM

but, as idiomatic usage goes, if you refer to something or someone "of quality" without other modifiers, it generally implies good-to-excellent quality...
         Dean   (who just hates to concede a point)

Subject: RE: BS: The Passion of Mel Gibson...
From: michaelr
Date: 03 Aug 06 - 12:17 AM

While our Guest has made her point in a somewhat sensational turn of phrase, we'd do well not to dismiss it out of hand. Reread her recent
Forced Helplessness thread and check out the links. You don't have to be a conspiracy nut to realize that there are lots of questions left unanswered (and intentionally unasked) about 9-11.

And it's quite true that Americans would rather occupy their minds with tripe like Mel Gibson and wardrobe malfunctions than with painful, important matters.

Cheers,
Michael

Subject: RE: BS: The Passion of Mel Gibson...
From: Joe Offer
Date: 03 Aug 06 - 12:46 PM

Well, I wouldn't have bothered about Mel Gibson, but The Passion of the Christ made him into some sort of spiritual guru among many people in many churches - including my own Catholic Church. He is somebody on the extreme right who has found himself a niche in the mainstream, and that's frightening. His popularity has added to the difficulties of church workers like me who are left of center, and we're happy to see Mel Gibson discredited.
-Joe-

Subject: RE: BS: The Passion of Mel Gibson...
From: robomatic
Date: 03 Aug 06 - 09:44 PM

michaelr:

I had no intention of being unfathomable (easier for me to write that word than to pronounce it with a beer in me). I was making a not-to-serious comment that if Mr. Gibson wanted to get 'out' of the holocaust project, he chose a pretty quick way to do it!

I earlier observed that he's got problems beyond his opinions of Jews or their opinions of him. Not knowing him, (and him not knowing me), I don't see him as relevant to my life, or vice versa. I do not wish him ill. I am interested in the conflict between Roman Catholicism and the "Traditionalists", and possibly Joe knows more about Mr. Gibson's influence in that department.

Subject: RE: BS: The Passion of Mel Gibson...
From: michaelr
Date: 03 Aug 06 - 11:48 PM

Ah, gotcha, robo.

Subject: RE: BS: The Passion of Mel Gibson...
From: bobad
Date: 17 Aug 06 - 05:12 PM

Mel cops a plea

Subject: RE: BS: The Passion of Mel Gibson...
From: Wesley S
Date: 17 Aug 06 - 05:24 PM

"Under terms of the plea deal, Mira ordered the 50-year-old actor to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings five times a week for 4-1/2 months and three AA meetings per week for the remaining 7-1/2 months."

But he doesn't have to quit drinking while he's going to all of those meetings?? Things that make you go Hmmmm.........