Let me cut to the chase. Mel Gibson is friggin’ billionaire. He became famous because he was a handsome Aussie and starred in several cool action flicks. He has become a talented director and happened to produce the most successful religious movie in history. Great. He’s a Hollywood star. And he has a temper and a drinking problem.
So what.
I feel sorry for the man on a personal level. As the son of an alcoholic I know first hand that alcoholism is a horrible thing. He has many demons to face and he may never conquer them. That is sad. But why is his verbal abuse worthy of news saturation and airtime, especially given the enormity of our current political and economic climates?
- Unemployment in America (U-3) is currently 9.5%
- Real unemployment in America (U-6) is 16.5%
- Our southern border is becoming increasingly violent, yet Eric Holder insists in suing the Arizona for doing the work the federal government willfully refuses to do.
- Liberal protests and rallies often turn violent, yet conservatives are falsely labeled by media and politicians as racist and extremist.
- The Obama administration has failed miserably at handling the Gulf oil spill.
- Our national debt is more than $13 Trillion
- Unfunded US Government liabilities are more than $109 Trillion.
- Racial tension is on the rise, yet our president only engages in race discussions when whites are accused.
- Our enemies are increasing their technical capabilities and military strength while once great NASA has been relegated by our president to a Muslim-appeasing public relations role.
I could continue to point out the many problems we face in America, but I think my point is clear. We are fiddling as Rome is burning. Our president cares more about playing golf, meeting celebrities and spending time with athletes — his image — than he does about his job as the leader of the free world. Someone needs to slap him in the face and remind him that he is the PRESIDENT now. It’s time to stop campaigning, stop blaming others, and stop playing games. It’s bad enough that he sucks as a president, but he is doing a massive disservice to the black community by wasting his self-proclaimed historic and unprecedented achievement in November 2008. And before you start the spam and hate flames, I despise Barack Obama because he is 100% liberal, not because he is 50% black. Race has nothing to do with my opinions. This is about POLICY. This is about Obama’s political ADD. This is about a man neglecting his duties.
But does America care about any of this? Obviously not. We are more concerned with who’s “got talent,” who can create the most provocative music video, or who can generate the most vile rant. We have become a nation weened on “Beavis and Butthead,” “Jackass” and “Big Brother.” When a college teacher is unable to tell you what year our country declared its independence, you have serious problems as a community. Mel Gibson is wrestling with his demons, and the only reason we are talking about this is because we as a nation have the internet, YouTube and web sites that exist merely to expose personal strife for personal gain. America is sick and in need of some emergency surgery. Start with turning off the television and opening a book.
This is worth the view if not just for the tasty joy of watching this annoying liberal take a swipe at his political savior. The Bush bashing near the end is silly, and factually incorrect, but even this makes his point more poignant. Enjoy.
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There’s not much to say, Glenn Beck covers the topic perfectly. Do NOT politicize these crazy murders.
This one is pretty self-explanatory. It is obvious that most media outlets are biased to the left, to deny this is to deny reality. If you have any doubt just check out the difference in Katie’s demeanor during her interview with Sarah Palin as opposed to her interview with Joe Biden. Sure, you can freeze frame video to get the look you want, but just watch the two videos and you can practically see the venom and disdain Couric has toward Palin.
Yeah, she's not biased. Right!
Thanks to Ed Morrissey for gathering this data. I’m just spreading the faith.
Contact ABC yourself, or go straight to ABC NEWS and voice your disgust.
Charlie Gibson’s interview brazenly typified the media bias that Conservatives have been clamoring about for years. Instead of coming off as a professional journalist, Gibson looked like a parent interrogating a teenager after coming home late from a party. He couldn’t even muster a sincere smile. Even Bill O’Reilly was able to joke around with Barack Obama, a presidential candidate that is the political opposite of O’Reilly . Gibson simply lacks the personality and/or tact to be polite to someone with whom he disagrees. Personally, I think he hates Palin with a bitter passion for singlehandedly stealing Obama’s unjustifed thunder and momentum.
“Dude! The media is so in the tank for McCain! Man, they treat him like a prince!” WRONG. Here is the list of questions that Gibson lobbed to Obama:
- How does it feel to break a glass ceiling?
- How does it feel to “win”?
- How does your family feel about your “winning” breaking a glass ceiling?
- Who will be your VP?
- Should you choose Hillary Clinton as VP?
- Will you accept public finance?
- What issues is your campaign about?
- Will you visit Iraq?
- Will you debate McCain at a town hall?
- What did you think of your competitor’s [Clinton] speech?
Here’s the list he tossed at Palin:
- Do you have enough qualifications for the job you’re seeking? Specifically have you visited foreign countries and met foreign leaders?
- Aren’t you conceited to be seeking this high level job?
- Questions about foreign policy
-territorial integrity of Georgia
-allowing Georgia and Ukraine to be members of NATO
-NATO treaty
-Iranian nuclear threat
-what to do if Israel attacks Iran
-Al Qaeda motivations
-the ‘Bush Doctrine”
-attacking terrorists harbored by Pakistan
-Is America fighting a holy war?
The nice thing about the last item in the list above is that ABC’s editors got creative with their digital scissors and misquoted Palin for all of the ABC audience to see. They specifically and intentionally edited Palin’s answer to make her look like a religious zealout. Shameful. Despicable. Disgusting. There are not enough words for me to properly express my disdain for ABC. ‘Criminal’ is probably appropriate.
Please read Morrissey’s excellent summary for more information, including his hugfest with Johnny Bang-another-woman-while-your-wife-suffers-from-cancer Edwards for another textbook example of media bias.
Mr. Gibson. You are a blatantly biased shameful Democratic ass.
Contact ABC yourself, or go straight to ABC NEWS and voice your disgust.
