Posted on 08/02/2006 10:00:34 AM PDT by abigail2
August 2, 2006
Contact: Ermias Alemayehu (323) 782-1980 / (213) 804-1872
Where’s The Compassion for Mel Gibson?
LOS ANGELES- Since Mel Gibson’s arrest for suspicion of drunk driving last week, liberal Jewish leaders and most of the media have condemned him for uttering anti-Jewish slurs. On two occasions Gibson has since offered apologies and asked forgiveness from the Jewish community—but some in the media are still not satisfied. Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson, Founder and President of BOND (Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny) issued a statement today calling for Gibson’s detractors to “have compassion” for the star. Below is Rev. Peterson’s statement in its entirety regarding this issue:
“I am sorry that Mel Gibson and his family are going through this difficult period. Gibson absolutely did the right thing by offering a heartfelt apology and asking for forgiveness from the Jewish community—he’s even asked to meet with Jewish leaders. To those who will not be satisfied until Gibson is destroyed—I say ‘shame on you. Where’s your humanity?’
“Now there appears to be an orchestrated campaign by some Hollywood insiders and media to personally destroy Gibson. These same people opposed Gibson’s blockbuster ‘The Passion of the Christ’ which despite opposition from liberals was a huge hit among audiences. These ‘smear merchants’ are using this incident to get back at Gibson. It’s time that people accept his apology and move on.
“Had this been a liberal struggling with a similar addiction—these same people would be calling for understanding—so where’s the compassion for Mel Gibson? Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, and Louis Farrakhan have all made anti-Jewish remarks in the past with little public condemnation. But God help you if you make a highly successful movie about Jesus Christ and then succumb to alcoholism. This is another example of selective outrage practiced by liberal hypocrites. So much for liberal compassion.”
BOND (Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny) is a nationally recognized nonprofit organization whose mission is “rebuilding the family by rebuilding the man.” Rev. Peterson is the author of SCAM: How the Black Leadership Exploits Black America. For more information visit BOND
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Of course vodka smells. It smells like Aquanet.
Hillary blamed all the wars in the world on Jews?
These threads are quite the shibboleth.
In my imagination Jews aren't Machiavellian.
Tell us what you imagine.
You find conspiracy crap about "Jews being the cause of all the wars in this country" MILD?
There's Beer Goggles, but I've never heard of Beer Bigotry.
When he was driving, he was just tipsy.
But when he was spouting the bigotry et al. he was blind drunk.
That's how it works with alcoholics, ya know...
(/sarc)
There are no Protocols of the Elders of Zimbabwe.
Surely there's some mercy or compassion for Gibson. I don't think anybody wants to ruin his life. But there's also a feeling that if you screw up, you take your lumps -- for a while at least, until you make amends and people get over it. If we knew Mel, and could gauge how he's taking it, we might react differently, but the assumption is that he's big enough to take the criticism and the laughter and survive. So without wishing him any ill, people don't want to make things too easy for him.
So Christians by definition cannot be anti-Semitic?
LOL!!!
Poor Pat. He's just not sexy.
Che was sexy. That's why he's on all those T-shirts.
Sex sells.
Thanks - yeah, seems that way...
LOL yourself
my comment was based upon the fact that the MSM will attack Gibson but never the left libs who also make anti-semitic remarks and as is stated in the original thread.
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