Anyone see crazy Mel Gibson on GMA?

[PA Democrat]

He was ranting on and on against stem cell research. He is outraged that his tax dollars are being spent on stem cell research. I guess MY outrage that MY tax dollars are being spent on an immoral war is moot.

Diane Sawyer said that she assumed he would not be supporting John Kerry for president, and Mel started blathering something about how he hated both candidates, and then said something about lemonade that I didn't catch. He looked INSANE. Even Diane was unable to completely hide her shock at Mel's wild raving.

[Ilsa]

1. Let's hope he convinces the Repukes to stay home.

They weren't going to vote for Kerry anyway. Maybe his wild rantings will convince them to stay home as a protest against Shrub.

Added on edit:
I wish we could hear more replies like yours about not wanting our tax dollars spent on an immoral war.

[graywarrior]

2. I just saw it. He's a certifiable lunatic.

Needs a straightjacket.

[PA Democrat]

4. Did you happen to catch his comment about

lemon or lemonade when responding to Diane's question about the election? I missed it because my husband and I were commenting on how his eyes kept darting around crazily as though he was expecting an alien to pop out of the woodwork.

[Sannum]

5. Is he back on coke?

.

[PA Democrat]

6. I don't know, but there seems to be a pattern of

insane behavior in former cokeheads who have "found Jesus".

[Sannum]

17. LOL

Very True. I did not know that Mel was an addict until I read an article about his friendship with Robert Downey Jr. Apparently, they are very, very good friends. Talk about an odd pair. From what I gather, Downey is quite Liberal and I think he even made a documentary about the 1992 Clinton campaign. It was on IFC not too long ago. I would love to be a fly on the wall for those two discussing politics, lol.

[charlie]

22. Do you remember

when those two did the talk show rounds to promote Air America? Whoo... they'd come bounding out from backstage, dressed in identical suits, and bounce (literally) off each other in a frenzied "hey Moe! hey Curley!" dynamic, paying scant attention to the interviewer or the audience. Hilarious stuff. And definitely fueled with generous snorts of blow.

[Sannum]

24. Oh dear,

That was a wretched film. When I first heard of Air America (the radio station)I was wondering why they named it after such a shitty movie:).

I am sure that between the both of them, they emptied out Columbia for that press junket. Downey is supposedly sober now, but based on recent Gibson apperances, I cannot say the same thing about him.

[RaleighNCDUer]

52. I wondered why it was named after a CIA paramilitary operation.

[RaleighNCDUer]

51. I know that look --

I see it on a freeper co-worker, who says it's good that there are some good people left in the country, as evidenced by 'Passion' making more money than 'F 9/11'.

[leftofthedial]

53. like his dad

the neonazi holocaust denier

the Gibson boys all get progressively wackier as they age

[Sannum]

3. I glanced at Free Republic

They are pissed that he is not supporting the Chimperor...

I must say, I wanted Dean, and I was in the ranting about how both canidates were bullshit early this year. Now I am firmly in the Kerry camp.

[Hobarticus]

7. New Mad Max movie: "Mad Mel"

Crazed Catholic roams America, fighting for lousy messiah-fixation movies...

[Media_Lies_Daily]

8. Diane Sawyer was shocked because Mel stated that he didn't like...

...either candidate. I got the feeling that she fully expected Mell to leap to his feet in support of Herr Busch...after all, she's been one of the mainstream media NeoCon cheerleaders for quite some time, hasn't she?

Just curious, but would some of the DUers be so vehemently opposed to Gibson if he HAD NOT made "The Passion"?

[Anarcho-Socialist]

9. I thought Braveheart was crap, but then I'm a historian

:)

[bleedingheart]

10. Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!!

I am just an amateur lover of history but detest those "historical" movies which just pick and choose and mess with history.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

63. You mean like the history books that we've gotten throughout our....

...educational process? How much of THAT has been doctored for the consumption of the masses? Think about it.

Some of you folks have forgotten the most important factor to remember when it comes to understanding history...only the winners get to write the histories.

The second most important factor IMHO, is the idea that history is NOT static...it changes over time as new information is uncovered.

[Hobarticus]

14. It IS crap...

So was "The Patriot".

Mel has a messiah complex.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

38. Agree completely n/t

[Javaman]

46. the Patriot was a crap movie, my buddy is a film reviewer...

For a houston paper, he slammed the film. The scary part was, these bizarre people writing him and saying that he was unpatriotic! Just complete nut job rightwingnuts. They blur the line between truth and fiction. These are scary times folks. if moron gets reappointed, we enter into the neo-dark-ages.

[jdj]

59. and an s/m fetish, mixed with repressed homosexuality.

same movie, every time.

[Skittles]

29. I thought Braveheart was crap too

absolutely

[RaleighNCDUer]

56. Hey, you can't let a little thing like the truth get in the way of a

good story.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

62. I'm an historian, too...but unless one of us was alive back then...

...neither one of us will know the exact truth, will we?

[Anarcho-Socialist]

67. That's true. But I'll take documented evidence over Mel Gibson's version

of history any day.

[Mad_Dem_X]

11. He pretty much lost me when

he was quoted in some article stating that he doesn't believe women are equal to men. He's also against birth control (quelle surprise).

[yardwork]

18. That did it for me, too

Mel Gibson is the epitome of the male chauvinist pig. His gay-bashing in Braveheart didn't endear me to him either.

Lately he's just gone completely bananas. Apparently he really has a fascination with violent gay sex. Several reviewers noted that "The Passion" could be viewed as a sadistic homoerotic snuff film.

[GinaMaria]

47. Never been a Gibson fan

Everything I've had the misfortune of seeing him in was over the top violent and his acting sucks. His wacky extreme catholic views turn me off as well, but I felt that way long before he made the passion.

[RaleighNCDUer]

55. I was always uncomfortable with his holocaust denying pater --

fruit from the tree sort of thing -- but didn't see him as insane until I saw the interviews for 'Passion'. The movie I could ignore, like I ignore all religious movies, and if he'd just kept his mouth shut I could have watched him w/o worrying about it. Sure, 'Passion' was extreme, but to my mind all religion is extreme, not grounded in reality, and based on primitive nightmares.

His interviews, and his fixation on the crucifixion show he's no different than the 'penitents' you see during Holy Week in many latino cultures, lashing themselves to crosses for hours, whipping themselves, crawling on bleeding hands and knees for miles, trying to redeem themselves with blood.

Insane.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

64. "Holocaust denying pater"?? Got a link?

[charlie]

65. Here's excerpts from an interview with Pops Gibson

http://www.moviecitynews.com/notepad/2004/040303_npd.html

[mmonk]

12. He doesn't like

the war and he doesn't like stem cell research (abortion). He's consistent though and maybe the war will keep some that would normally support bush at home.

[w4rma]

13. There was no chance in heck that Mr. Gibson would *ever* support Bush.

None. All you have to do to know that is to look at his previous work. I was kind of hoping that he'd support Sen. Kerry, at least to get Bush out, though.

[robbedvoter]

26. Oh, really? Gibson is a wingnut who keeps his wife barefoot and pregnant

and feels sorry for her she'll go to hell - not being saved and all (she's catholic). What "work" makes you think he wouldn't support W?

[TexasSissy]

50. What? Mel is far right, far far far right. Super religious fanatic, and

possibly anti-semitic. He would NEVER vote for Kerry and for a party that includes Jewish people in any significant amount, IMO. I say this after seeing a couple of interviews about "Passion" movie.

[w4rma]

61. So? The Pope thinks Bush is the anti-Christ. Republicans are not moral.

They just pretend to be moral. Mr. Gibson is a very smart man.

If you look at Mr. Gibson's movies you know that he is worried about the future of this planet. His movie Waterworld says that he doesn't buy into the oil companies and Republican line on greenhouse warning. His Mad Max movies say that he is worried about nuclear proliferation and a World War III. Conspirisy Theory listed off a long litany of conspirisies that many liberals have come up with to try to explain the corruption in our government.

He is obviously against Stem Cell research, or at least the public funding of it. And he is obviously personally opposed to abortion and gayness, but I don't think he sees those things as things that the government should be involved in.

Also, being a Catholic like Sen. Kerry, he may have a great sense of wanting to do good for the poor and folks who aren't as well off as he has worked to be.

[donco6]

71. I thought Waterworld was Kevin Costner.

??

[robbedvoter]

15. Here's a darling Gibson quote I saved as signature:

" F-- you! I don't mean f-- you; I mean "f-- you" in general. I don't have to answer any of these questions anymore. I'm a hell of a lot wealthier than I once was."
Mel Gibson at DVD sales convention for The Passion

[City Lights]

16. He is insane. His crazy bit in Lethal Weapon wasn't acting.

Crazy mel makes me :puke:.

[Cabbage]

19. I loved

The Road Warrior and Brave Heart..

[greyfox]

20. Today Show

had Michael (the little actor wit the disesase that makes him jerk) --and he had the other side of the story. I love Mel, but he is so far off on this one it is sick. If Bush steals this election, too, thiousands will not get a chance at life until 2008!!!

[City Lights]

21. It's Michael J. Fox. And he suffers from Parkinson's disease. eom

[greyfox]

23. Thanks

I am having a BRAIN malfunction this morning. I was not being cruel; I just was going to answer and my mind just went blank with is name! Old age maybe?

[City Lights]

39. I have frequent brain fades, too, and didn't think you were being cruel.

We're here to refresh each other's memories. :-) Next time you'll be refreshing mine. ;-)

[Sannum]

25. Maybe it is just me,

But Michael J. Fox is not looking well. Maybe I am just remembering my young crush on him during the Family Ties years.

[greyfox]

27. Sad

But so true. He does look bad. I am sure the disease is draining and he says that the meds he takes effect him differently at different times... he is such a trooper.

[ProfessorGAC]

30. As A Sufferer Of A Neurological Disease. . .

. . .i will posit that he's just wearing his system out. Every day is a struggle to get through, no matter the stage of a neuro-illness. Some of my friends get it, my wife sure does, but for instance, my mom doesn't get it. I still work, i still play golf, i cut my own lawn, etc. She figures i must be ok. But, every day feels about 40 hours long for me. And, Fox's Parkinson's is more severe than my MS.

Just getting through a day is such labor that i think he's just burning out. Aging at a 5 to 1 rate, or some such thing. Getting old before his time because of the stress and effort of just getting through each day.

Just speculating.
The Professor

[greyfox]

34. Deteriorative disc disease

I have that and, though it is not as bad I am sure as your case, it is nonetheless debilitating and worsens as time goes on. PLUS <g>, I am getting shorter! Yes, as the discs deteriorate I am losing height! I try to laugh it off, but hey, I can't afford to lose MUCH in places!

[ProfessorGAC]

37. Then You Know What I Mean!

I think Michael J. is just wearing out due to the effort it takes just to get through each day. And, i can tell by looking at him that his problem is much worse than mine.
The Professor

[charlie]

40. Oy

I'm sorry to hear that Professor, I didn't know. Nor did I know how draining such afflictions can be (color me dumb). I'm glad you're still healthy enough to lay a spanking on the guitar!

[ProfessorGAC]

41. Hey, Don't Feel Bad. My Mom Doesn't Get It

Thanks for the support.
The Professor

[PA Democrat]

42. Sometimes families are surprisingly and hurtfully ignorant to

the realities of disease and disabilities.

I have a child with autism, and have finally moved beyond the anger I used to feel when my child was excluded from activities planned for other children in my extended family. Some of it is ignorance, but I truly believe that they also have a self-protective blindness about the tremendous difficulties we face.

[LizW]

28. Maybe all we women should

save our menstrual blood every month and send it to Mel. There are likely some poor, unused ova in there he can pray and grieve over.


:grr:

Sorry, sorry. I know that's disgusting, but these patriarchal wing-nut control freaks drive me crazy.

[ploppy]

32. It's not disgusting!

Mel is so disgusting and outlandish that he would think it was perfectly logical. Besides that - your post made me laugh.

[jdj]

72. That's actually quite funny.

We should draw up a list of people to send it to, beginning with the Pope...call it the "Menstrual Express."

[high density]

31. I'm outraged my tax dollars are being used to blow up kids in Iraq

...but for some reason that seems to be an acceptable use of tax dollars according to all of these people who are so concerned about life.

[greyfox]

36. May I say

Amen to that?

[PA Democrat]

33. I don't understand why people like Mel aren't trying to shut down

the fertility clinics that produce all of those unused embryos that will eventually become nonviable or be destroyed. Why don't they go after the people who profit financially from the creation of those unused embryos? Why don't they condemn couples who go through these fertility treatments? Or do they realize that infertility affects people regardless of political party?

Isn't there a tad of hypocrisy here, or am I missing something?

[SemiCharmedQuark]

57. Because those frozen unused embryos will live forever...like Highlander

[itcfish1]

35. If I were a Betting Person

I would say Gibson is voting for Kerry. Just because the man is Catholic does not make him a nut. He supported Michael Moore and knows the country is going in the wrong country.

[PA Democrat]

45. I'd bet he will write in Alan Keyes

Birds of a feather, you know.

[Sannum]

70. Probably...

I also remember a photo of Mel with Kerry...I can't remember specifics though...

[Jacobin]

43. Was he speaking in tongues?

Maybe he'll start rolling around on the floor in paroxyms of glory and we can convince him to start handling snakes. }(

[endnote]

44. Gibson lost it long ago....

[TNOE]

48. Say what you will about those South Park guys

but the episode they did on Passion of the Christ and Mel was absolutely hilarious. I can't look at Mel now without seeing how they portrayed him in that episode.

[robbedvoter]

69. It was their best moment (since the movie)

[Zen Democrat]

49. Mel plays himself in Conspiracy Theory and Lethal Weapon

[sister moon]

54. I feel so sad for poor Mel, losing his marbles and all

And to think I used to lust after him. Just goes to show ya it's not the package that matters, it's the contents.

[chookie]

58. What does he think about fertility clinics?

Aren't there all these tiny souls frozen all over America, because couples have fertility issues but do not wish to adopt?

What is their position on this?

[NNguyenMD]

60. You made an excellent point about the hypocrisy of anti-stem cell folk

If the fundies were true "advocates" for the unborn, then why aren't they out there calling for the end of "in vitro" fertilization? And the science of unnaturally producing test tube babies, which inevitably ends up with at least a few unused embryos locked up in a cryo-tank, or just plain destroyed. I know of no law against the discarding of unused embryos from fertility clinics, and I don't see these religious nutcases pushing any similar legislation to be thrown onto the GOP platform.

And another thing, if they are so pro-life, why aren't they pushing bills relaxing the rules for adoption for singles or same-sex couples? Or how about giving tax break incentives for couples choosing to adopt versus dumping thousands of dollars on producing a child by the unnatural means of fertility science?!! Such go damn hypocrits they all are!!!

I am not against in virto fertilization, if you want to have a child composed of your genes with the help of a fertility clinic, thats absolutely fine by me. I'm a very firm believer in stem cell research and I just find it so hypocritical that religious fundamentalist can be so against stem-cell research, but turn a blind eye to the science of in-vitro fertilization, which btw is used almost always exclusively by the wealthy and elite.

And another thing, I gurantee you that when they do refine the usage of embryonic stem cells for, which will inevitably happen by labs overseas, the first ones to get in line and reap its benefits will be the dementia ridden, millionaire, Pat Robertson and Jerry Fawell, fundie lunatics with the boat loads of money they leeched over the years from the ignoramous followers who foolishly supported their retarded crusade without having half a brain to think for themselves.

[Jack_Dawson]

66. Link?

Would love to see it for myself.

[Neshanic]

68. "Complete Savages"..producer St. Melvin. Quite profane. Mel?

He is in the running for the scum-bag of earth in his own category; most venal religious wack job with delusions of persecution.

1st place...cross dragging.

[UL_Approved]

73. Southpark: Episode 804: The Passion of the Jew

I hate to say it, but Trey Parker and Matt Stone hit this one on the head. No exaggeration, virtually all true. It's a sad day in America when we get the radical social commentators actually being right on the money.

[skygazer]

74. First thing I thought of when I hear this

Was what a damn hypocrite he is, talking about ethics when he's made a fortune out of glorifying violence.

And yes, I'm outraged that my tax dollars go towards supporting a war I don't believe in. Certainly a far greater percentage of my tax dollars go to war than will EVER go to any lifesaving medical research.

He makes me sick.