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Mel Gibson Slams Bush in Interview about New Film 'Apocalypto'
The National Ledger ^
| 03-20-06
| CK Rairden
Posted on 03/20/2006 10:12:58 AM PST by Coastal
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To: Coastal
I'm sure this will make the MSM!
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posted on
03/20/2006 10:18:29 AM PST
by
rightinthemiddle
(The Liberals/Media Hate Us Just as Much as They Hate Bush.)
To: Coastal
Mel, please explain why you are now reduced to titling movies from Jimmy Buffett songs?
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posted on
03/20/2006 10:18:44 AM PST
by
Right Cal Gal
(Conservatives know the names of Tookie's VICTIMS!!)
To: trubluolyguy
Is Bush "people?
Meaning that Bush is one man, not many.
Just because someone has an issue with Bush, doesn't make them the enemy.
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posted on
03/20/2006 10:18:47 AM PST
by
trubluolyguy
(Islam is a Cult of Death that has been infiltrated by a few non-violent believers.)
To: Coastal
I don't know about the quote but Gibson is more true to his principles than Bush is.
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posted on
03/20/2006 10:18:56 AM PST
by
steve86
(Acerbic by nature, not nurture)
To: vrwc0915
i certainly don't march lockstep either.... but why any conservative would think anyone in hollywood is on our side is beyond me.
To: Coastal
I question the agenda of the MSM and their desire to report the news accurately.
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posted on
03/20/2006 10:19:19 AM PST
by
marvlus
To: Coastal
Act damn it, or direct, or write .. I really don't care. Just entertain me and otherwise STFU
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posted on
03/20/2006 10:19:25 AM PST
by
tx_eggman
(Islamofascism ... bringing you the best of the 7th century for the past 1300 years.)
To: ChandyB71
he sure is nice to look at though...No kidding. I watched a young Gibson in The Bounty the other week and have to admit that he got even better looking as he got older. Hubba hubba. Too bad he may have become another one who needs to shut up and act.
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posted on
03/20/2006 10:19:27 AM PST
by
radiohead
(Hey Kerry, I'm still here; still hating your lying, stinking guts, you coward.)
To: Coastal
I read the early review posted on Drudge. It seems to me that he was merely trying to get on the right side of the Hollywood establishment and hoping to deflect criticism of his movie, which probably has the potential of being taken two ways: As an admiring look at Mayan civilization, or as a politically incorrect attack on the Mayans for human sacrifice.
I don't think the remark about Bush was a serious comment, just a mild attempt to get the reviewer on his side and avoid another stint of being endlessly bashed by the media.
Maybe he should have been a bit less accommodating, but I don't hold it against him. I'm curious to see the movie.
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posted on
03/20/2006 10:19:51 AM PST
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: Coastal
This isn't news. Mel's a conservative, but more in the paleocon/Buchanan vein. He has said before he doesn't really agree with the Iraq war, although I'm pretty sure he still voted for Bush.
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posted on
03/20/2006 10:20:06 AM PST
by
RockinRight
(Attention RNC...we're the party of Reagan, not FDR)
To: pogo101
Maybe we should coin the "Mel Gibson's Brain Is Beginning To Go Wherever His Dad's Did" ping?Yep, I see him in his final years going off on "The Joooos" like Brando did.
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posted on
03/20/2006 10:20:08 AM PST
by
dfwgator
To: Coastal
I've always reserved judgment about a guy who's made as many movies with Danny Glover as Gibson. Some of insanity has to rub off.
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posted on
03/20/2006 10:21:09 AM PST
by
Bernard Marx
(Fools and fanatics are always certain of themselves, but the wise are full of doubts.)
To: vrwc0915
So, what do you actually do that's beneficial to the cause? Complain?
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posted on
03/20/2006 10:21:47 AM PST
by
rightinthemiddle
(The Liberals/Media Hate Us Just as Much as They Hate Bush.)
To: Acts 2:38
I think the people who supported Passion of the Christ were overwhelmingly conservative and/or Republican.
To: vrwc0915
Not all consertavies march in lockstep with the party So, you think Bush is a "fearmongerer"?
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posted on
03/20/2006 10:22:02 AM PST
by
GLDNGUN
To: Coastal
One thing for sure about Hollywood people, they will always find a way to bite the hand that feeds them....
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posted on
03/20/2006 10:22:36 AM PST
by
NRA1995
(If feminists are so smart, why do they need masturbation workshops?)
To: rightinthemiddle
Yes, I agree with the article - Mel will now be a hero.
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posted on
03/20/2006 10:22:52 AM PST
by
Coastal
To: lady lawyer
So where did he slam them?
And who said Bush is a conservative anyways?
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posted on
03/20/2006 10:23:06 AM PST
by
Sometimes A River
(http://www.theonion.com/content/node/46031)
To: Battle Hymn of the Republic
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posted on
03/20/2006 10:23:11 AM PST
by
rightinthemiddle
(The Liberals/Media Hate Us Just as Much as They Hate Bush.)
To: Coastal; HairOfTheDog; RMDupree; xzins; P-Marlowe; SuziQ; RosieCotton; JenB
And some of those that praised Gibson's epic "The Passion of the Christ" may take pause in how he describes this film by slamming the president. And some of us are able to separate entertainment from politics. I go to the cinema to be entertained, not to form public policy.
We need to realize that there's a difference in an artist like Mel stating his opinion and the agenda pushing done by those who promoted this year's Oscar nominees.
If a movie is worth seeing, it's worth seeing. It's just that simple.
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posted on
03/20/2006 10:23:21 AM PST
by
Corin Stormhands
(http://www.cafepress.com/liberalitees - Because they're too fun not to mock!)
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