Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. I incline to the belief that his father's anti-Semitic comments really influenced Mel, unavoidably, in his younger days, but that Mel has worked to overcome what he imbibed from his father's attitudes, but under the influence, the old tapes played.
I thought the press over emphasized his father's statements and beliefs, but it now appears they were not as far off as I thought.
I still feel for Gibson - we all have our sins, I sure have mine. But, it is very hard to see someone I admired fall so hard.