Posted on 07/30/2006 5:13:24 PM PDT by familyop
"I don't believe for a second that he was "speaking his real thoughts" while at a .12 bac."
Oh come off it. .12 is not enough alcohol to cause hallucinations in any way. And everyone who has ever drunk alcohol knows that it loosens the inhibitions, and you say stuff that later you regret. Nice attempt to cover for Mel's bad behavior and words.
"The acorn here, hasn't fallen far from the tree"
It never does, does it?
This is why I give him the benefit of the doubt. We'll see where he goes from here.
Here's a related piece that I posted.
Gibson outburst 'was covered up' [Police coverup of antisemitic comments.]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1674846/posts
Good grief, knock off the hyperbole. You are making it difficult for anyone to dicuss this incident with any rationality. So far you've posted from the Age, the Scotsman and a few other lefty foreign sites. Come on man, stick to one thread.
"This is why I give him the benefit of the doubt. We'll see where he goes from here."
I'm a bit confused here. You give him the benefit of the doubt for believing as his father does? For being, apparently, anti-semitic?
Hate to tell you.. but saying "Jews caused all the wars" is worse than neo-Nazi. It is original Nazi. Right out of Mein Kampf.
I don't know what's in Mel Gibson's heart, but his mouth has caused this firestorm, and all the outrage is warranted, IMO.
"So far you've posted from the Age, the Scotsman and a few other lefty foreign sites. Come on man, stick to one thread."
Why don't you cut it out. This "incident" has been published in most major newspapers, including the Washington Times. Take the blinders off. And stop covering for Gibson and his bad acts.
No, I agree. I think Mel Gibson has probably got a lot of strange stuff in his brain from his father, who is a classic extremist on just about everything, I gather. He took the family to Australia because he didn't want his son to be in the army, and still seems to hate the US. And his father is also a Holocaust-denier.
Still, it seems to me that Mel Gibson must have managed to moderate the influence of whatever his father taught him, for some years, at least, or he could never even have functioned. But between his anti-Semitic statements, his recent ravings about George Bush and his ugly behavior with the police, I really think he may be having some kind of personality melt-down. Plus he looks quite bizarre.
I can't believe all the people here who WANT to believe this without any proof.
"Plus he looks quite bizarre."
I concur. I think he's frying his brain cells with too much booze, and I think he is battling with himself and his own beliefs. It's a case of cognitive dissonance. He knows his prejudices are without basis, but that was how he was taught all his life. And now he does battle with himself over what he knows is right and wrong, but because of all of the irrational garbage he was fed as a child, has screwed him up royally. That's my psychological take on Mel's behavior.
Your taking liberties saying I "WANT" to believe Mel said these things. That's simply untrue.
These allegations are coming from several sources, and Mel is certainly not denying them.
I'm speechless.
Well.. I think you are spot on here.
Witch hunts are ugly.
"I'm speechless."
Good.
Has the media apologized to Israel for always bashing them as well?
Good post.
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