[Darkwolf377]

I admire him for having the guts to come out and apologize, but I find it laughable how people are so quick to forgive him because he directed a movie they liked.

When you're drunk you don't just spout anything; alcohol loosens inhibitions, and no amount of "Well the Jews denounced his movie" can whitewash that fact.

The man's an anti-semite. I have as little respect for him as I do for any of the other anti-semites who are mentioned around here, from Koffi Annan to Pat Buchanan.

[gregwest]

"The man's an anti-semite. I have as little respect for him as I do for any of the other anti-semites who are mentioned around here, from Koffi Annan to Pat Buchanan."

How is an being an anti-Semite any different from being anti-Catholic, anti-Mormon, or anti-Muslim? Hatred is hatred. Goodness knows, there can't so much as an article come up on FR about Mitt Romney and it becomes open season on Mormons. The difference is that we don't have the ADL or B'nai B'rith organizations to villanize those who defame Mormons. And it's open game on FR to attack Muslims for their religion.

I don't justify Mel Gibson's tirade, I just don't see why speaking evil of Jews is any worse than speaking evil of other faiths. It's one thing to debate doctrines, it's another to demonize individuals who believe those tenets. America has a long legacy of religious intolerance. It's the last form of bigotry we've really left untouched.

[cgbg]

I admire him for having the guts to come out and apologize,

His alcohol level was probably the equivalent of three beers in an hour at most.

His problems run a lot deeper than alcohol. His publicist's explanation was a "limited hang-out", a partial explanation that explains nothing and omits the really embarassing stuff.