[macamadamia]

"What does supporting Iraq have to do with The Passion of the Christ?"

What bothers some people, and rightly so IMO, is not Gibson's opposition to the Iraq war, per se, but his cozying up to Moore, a repugnant, vitriolic creep who has created a Nazi-like piece of agitprop. There are people on the left who oppose the war and yet identify Moore for what he is...a disreputable propagandist. Also, Gibson said he "liked" Moore's movie; this goes way beyond merely being civil, or diplomatic. What does this have to do with The Passion?.....nothing, but it certainly does not flatter Gibson, in my view.

[Ol' Dan Tucker]

There are people on the left who oppose the war and yet identify Moore for what he is...a disreputable propagandist.

As opposed to a reputable propagandist?

Bush's HHS created and distributed bogus news reports for broadcast in order to sway public opinion in favor of his Medicare legislation.

Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services --Video News Releases, B-302710, May 19, 2004:

Conclusion
Although the VNR materials were labeled so that the television news stations could identify CMS as the source of the materials, part of the VNR materials--the story packages and lead-in anchor scripts--were targeted not only to the television news stations but also to the television viewing audience. Neither the story packages nor scripts identified HHS or CMS as the source to the targeted television audience, and the content of the news reports was attributed to individuals purporting to be reporters, but actually (were actors) hired by an HHS subcontractor. For these reasons, the use of appropriated funds for production and distribution of the story packages and suggested scripts violated the publicity or propaganda prohibition of the Consolidated Appropriation Resolution of 2003, Pub. L. No. 108-7, Div. J, Tit. VI, § 626, 117 Stat. 11, 470 (2003). Moreover, because CMS had no appropriation available to produce and distribute materials in violation of the publicity or propaganda prohibition, CMS violated the Antideficiency Act, 31 U.S.C. § 1341. CMS must report the Antideficiency Act violation to the Congress and the President. 31 U.S.C. § 1351.

Anthony H. Gamboa
General Counsel

[Blind Eye Jones]

I agree about the cosing up. Mel states, "I like it", "He makes salient points", "What the hell are we doing in Iraq?". If we assume that he is as uninformed about Iraq as he is about Moore's intentions of bring down the president through deceitful means, we are looking at a stupid man. Or at a man that torn between Hollywood (money making) and morality. A poster already mentioned that money is his bottom line and I would agree. Those souvenir nails he was selling and his flirtation with Bono (U2) in "Million Dollar Hotel" nailed it for me.

The rich man Mel will never fit though the eye of a needle anymore than Moore will fit though the eye of a camera. Both are known for their excess.