Posted on 01/24/2008 1:50:16 PM PST by Santa Fe_Conservative
This is reprehensible!
Fox News Talk Network host John Gibson announced the sad and tragic death of actor Heath Ledger on Tuesday by mocking him and making light of his untimely passing.
Disgusting!
We've been on this creep's show before and we will boycott his show in the future, unless he issues an apology.
Here's a rundown of what happened:
"Playing an audio clip of the iconic quote, 'I wish I knew how to quit you' from Ledger’s gay romance movie Brokeback Mountain, Gibson disdainfully quipped, 'Well, he found out how to quit you.' Laughing, Gibson then played another clip from Brokeback Mountain in which Ledger said, 'We’re dead,' followed by his own, mocking 'We’re dead' before playing the clip again."
Gibson called Ledger a "weirdo" with a "serious drug problem" and suggested that Ledger killed himself because he had "a serious position in the (stock) market" or perhaps "watched the Clinton-Obama debate last night. I think he was an Edwards guy, cause he saw his Edwards guy was just completely irrelevant."
(Excerpt) Read more at perezhilton.com ...
Found this off the same celebrity gossip blog that another Freeper had talked about in this thread: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1958387/posts
Sick, sick stuff.
What a class act Gibson is.
Along the same lines are the people (some of them FReepers) claiming Ledger paid the price of starring in movies such as Brokeback Mountain.
*sigh*
Wow. I'm sure Gibson's shaking in his Gucci's at the threat of being boycotted by "perezhilton.com".
I have to agree with the article - it sounds like what Gibson did was reprehensible. I didn’t agree with all the causes that Heath Ledger stood for but it is sick and disgusting for anyone to mock his tragic death.
When Jerry Falwell died, these same jackballs were dancing and skipping. But when an actor who ODs at the age of 28 croaks, we’re all supposed to be really really sorry.
Hypocrisy is the new vitamin A.
Insensitivity is generally not a hanging offense in this country. Gibson was wrong and thoughtless — and he might ought to apologize for any feelings he may have hurt. But, ultimately, this really isn’t that big a deal.
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Howard Stern got into trouble when he mocked Selena’s death by playing one of her songs with gunshots in the background. I hope Gibson gets the doghouse.
‘Wow. I’m sure Gibson’s shaking in his Gucci’s at the threat of being boycotted by “perezhilton.com”.’
Heh. I’m sure he’s quaking.
Still, completely inappropriate and without class on Gibson’s part, if true.
The classless Perez Hilton criticizing the classless John Gibson.
>> When Jerry Falwell died, these same jackballs were dancing and skipping. But when an actor who ODs at the age of 28 croaks, we’re all supposed to be really really sorry.
Answering stupidity with further stupidity doesn’t make much sense. When some buffoon celebrated the death of Falwell, we rightfully pointed out what jackasses they really were. The same standard applies here.
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What’s worse is, the jokes weren’t funny.
Somewhere between- OMG what a horrible, awful, terrible national tragedy is the death of Heath Ledger....and John Gibson’s attitude...is a reasonable reaction.
Maybe Gibby was reacting to the crazy reaction of the media? Honest to goodness- the MSM cable reaction was simply over the top. A talented, apparently troubled young actor died. Why did the country come to a stop about it?
Kind of like Jennifer Lopez calling Britney Spears a slut.
That was pretty tasteless. The sad part is it mirrored many comments here.
I’m trying to figure out why the guy was so loved anyhow. I can’t believe all the crying over a drug overdose. Obviously it wasn’t accidental.
Thousands of people die everyday. I’m sure there are others more worthy of being placed on a pedestal.
Gibson has sunk to the level of Keith Olbermann - or the people who cheered Falwell’s death - with those antics. I rarely watch him, but I thought he was above that sort of thing. Conservatives acting like liberals is disappointing.
Oh I don’t condone him, I’m just pointing out that the same jerkweeds that danced over Falwell (or Reagan, for that matter) now expect us all to don black armbands for a guy that basically offed himself.
Exactly what I was thinking. I’m sure the same people had a heart attack over that bimbos comments at the ESPN Roast. They can dish it out, but can’t take it. Sad.
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