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Mel Gibson's mainstream Hollywood career is over -- for real, this time
L.A Times ^ | July 9th, 2010

Posted on 07/11/2010 3:59:49 PM PDT by TaraP

It's interesting to try to divine the chicken-and-egg of Mel Gibson's firing by WME last week: Was it his (first-alleged, now aurally proved) misogynistic and racist comments that enabled the agency to part ways with him, or was it the death of longtime agent Ed Limato that did the trick?

Earlier today the news surfaced that William Morris Endeavor had split with Gibson last week-- as Limato lay seriously ill, and just several days after Radar Online broke the news that Gibson had verbally abused his girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva by using the N-word. (The reports were just that until today, when audio of the Gibson incident was released on Radar.)

There's of course a third variable in all this -- the fact that Gibson just wasn't much of a bankable star anymore anyway.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: hollywood; melgibson
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To: Grizzled Bear; trumandogz

Well, you got me there!

Obviously trumandogz realizes once again that he has made a fool of himself and cannot respond.

Just as well, I am sick of his racist lies.


221 posted on 07/11/2010 7:01:56 PM PDT by Eaker (Pablo is very wily)
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To: Grizzled Bear
That's "The War Between the States," you Pink Fish Surveyer!

To satisfy some, shouldn't it be "The War of Northern Agression"? :-)

(BTW, googling "Pink Fish Surveyer" produces not a single hit. I admit it, I'm stumped.)

222 posted on 07/11/2010 7:02:59 PM PDT by Abin Sur
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To: TaraP

oh bologna! I heard the audio. I’v said worse in a fight with my husband and I’m sure he’s said awful things too. Its nobody’s business what he says and he should have a freedom of speech in this country without worrying that his career will be over especially when he didn’t take a stage and give a public speech. It was intended as a private conversation.


223 posted on 07/11/2010 7:05:26 PM PDT by annelizly
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To: trumandogz
He’s......an anti-Semite and a racist.

You might as well accuse him of witchcraft and sorcery too.

It would carry as much weight.

224 posted on 07/11/2010 7:09:19 PM PDT by primeval patriot
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To: Abin Sur
Groupthink much?

Buzzword bullcrap.

When a n00bie makes a liberal statement supporting a racist obama supporter on a conservative forum they will get called out. If they continue they probably won't last long because they just don't fit in around decent folks.

Facts are facts. If you had been here more than a few minutes you would know that.

225 posted on 07/11/2010 7:09:41 PM PDT by Eaker (Pablo is very wily)
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To: DJ MacWoW
This is Conservative Forum. Liberal trolls are not appreciated. It has NOTHING to do with "group think".

Even if he is, as you stipulate, a liberal troll, it would not be inappropriate to agree with him on a specific point if he says something which is not definitionally liberal.

226 posted on 07/11/2010 7:11:14 PM PDT by Abin Sur
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To: Abin Sur; Eaker
Even if he is, as you stipulate, a liberal troll, it would not be inappropriate to agree with him on a specific point if he says something which is not definitionally liberal.

Nice feint but I said nothing about any of that. I called you out because you accused posters of "group think". Not liking or allowing liberal trolls on a conservative forum is not "group think".

227 posted on 07/11/2010 7:15:14 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (If Bam is the answer, the question was stupid.)
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To: Eaker
When a n00bie makes a liberal statement supporting a racist obama supporter on a conservative forum they will get called out.

Please tell me what liberal statement I've made. Be specific.

228 posted on 07/11/2010 7:16:38 PM PDT by Abin Sur
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To: DJ MacWoW
Nice feint but I said nothing about any of that. I called you out because you accused posters

Singular, not plural.

...of "group think". Not liking or allowing liberal trolls on a conservative forum is not "group think".

I would assert that refusing to recognize the occasional valid point of such a person is, in fact, and example of "group think"

229 posted on 07/11/2010 7:22:47 PM PDT by Abin Sur
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To: Abin Sur; DJ MacWoW
Please tell me what liberal statement I've made.

Post# 209 on this thread. It was kinda dumb too.

Be specific.

I was but only because you said please.

230 posted on 07/11/2010 7:23:08 PM PDT by Eaker (Pablo is very wily)
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To: Abin Sur; Eaker; al baby; Darksheare; humblegunner; Allegra

(BTW, googling "Pink Fish Surveyer" produces not a single hit. I admit it, I'm stumped.)

I'm taking a big risk here, but I'll fill you in.

On your one year FReeper anniversary, you must FReep Mail Senior FReeper Al Baby. Remember, you must do this exactly at your one year point, to the minute. Tell Al you are now a FReeper in good standing.

Al will contact Grand Master FReeper Darksheare, via Wombat Courier, to ensure he has scheduled your initiation.

Darks will coordinate the actual initiation with Sergeant at Arms Eaker and Inflictor of Pain Humblegunner to ensure a sufficient stock of custard, vuvuzelas and grain alcohol is available. If you are very lucky, the enigmatic John Thompson will show up at your initiation. This is unlikely to happen because John Thompson is a busy man and doesn't bother with this kind of foolishness.

After the initiation, Mistress Allegra, Keeper of Disturbing Secrets, will notify Al that you are qualified to receive a Beeber Device.

Once you have your Beeber, set it to Stune and everything will finally make sense.

I hope this helps.

231 posted on 07/11/2010 7:23:44 PM PDT by Grizzled Bear (Does not play well with others)
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To: trumandogz
I’m not quite sure America has paid for the “mistake” of slavery, but even if it has paid for that “mistake,” it does not minimize that mistake or absolve America of slavery and placing African Americans in scientific experiments.

What we have here is someone who wishes to enslave Americans in perpetuity to the idea that we are from our inception, a flawed and evil nation.

Bet you wish we had some U.K./Canadian style hate speech laws don't you?

And Slavery should never be scrubbing from our history books.

Get a grip.

232 posted on 07/11/2010 7:24:26 PM PDT by primeval patriot
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To: Abin Sur; DJ MacWoW
I would assert that refusing to recognize the occasional valid point of such a person is, in fact, and example of "group think"

Most liberal trolls would, funny that.

233 posted on 07/11/2010 7:24:52 PM PDT by Eaker (Pablo is very wily)
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To: Abin Sur

Liberal or Sympathizer of Liberal Causes.....

As many have said: Mel Gibson has problems no issue with that, but to nail him in the coffin is due to him being a White, Straight Christian....Liberals hate anything or anyone who stands for anything conservative and biblically moral.

Even Denzel Washington is becoming to *Christian* for Hollywood’s taste.....


234 posted on 07/11/2010 7:26:01 PM PDT by TaraP (He never offered our victories without fighting but he said help would always come in time)
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To: Grizzled Bear; Abin Sur; Eaker; al baby; Darksheare; humblegunner; Allegra

Dude, if he didn’t get the “Pink Fish Surveyer” thing you think he will get any of that?

LOL!


235 posted on 07/11/2010 7:28:01 PM PDT by Eaker (Pablo is very wily)
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To: Eaker
Please tell me what liberal statement I've made.

Post# 209 on this thread. It was kinda dumb too.

Here is the entirety of my statement: "Whatever you do, don't bring up the Civil War! You'll be called a damnyankee before you can blink... "

How is this liberal? Is it your assertion that Civil War threads on FR don't have a vocal contingent who defend the Confederacy, and in fact call those posters who defend Lincoln and the North "damnyankees"?

236 posted on 07/11/2010 7:28:36 PM PDT by Abin Sur
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To: Eaker
I would assert that refusing to recognize the occasional valid point of such a person is, in fact, and example of "group think"

Most liberal trolls would, funny that.

So if someone with whom you disagree on a consistent basis makes what you know to be a valid point, you refuse to acknowledge it?

237 posted on 07/11/2010 7:31:39 PM PDT by Abin Sur
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To: Abin Sur
Singular, not plural.

Singular? One, meaning single, is not capable of GROUP think.

I would assert that refusing to recognize the occasional valid point of such a person is, in fact, and example of "group think"

It doesn't matter. This is not a forum where we debate liberals as per the site owner.

238 posted on 07/11/2010 7:33:59 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (If Bam is the answer, the question was stupid.)
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To: Abin Sur; Grizzled Bear; trumandogz
Is it your assertion that Civil War threads on FR don't have a vocal contingent who defend the Confederacy, and in fact call those posters who defend Lincoln and the North "damnyankees"?

No, it was the suck up, let's be buddies way you said it.

BTW, did you notice that your liberal mentor tucked his wee tail and split? This is another thing liberals do.

239 posted on 07/11/2010 7:34:33 PM PDT by Eaker (Pablo is very wily)
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To: TaraP
As many have said: Mel Gibson has problems no issue with that, but to nail him in the coffin is due to him being a White, Straight Christian....Liberals hate anything or anyone who stands for anything conservative and biblically moral.

I freely acknowledge that the overwhelmingly liberal mass media will go into a feeding frenzy when someone right of center has a moral failing.

That having been said, he still did the things for which they're attacking him.

240 posted on 07/11/2010 7:34:51 PM PDT by Abin Sur
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