The Passion Of The Mel

We put our movie and TV stars on a pedestal, so that when they fall, and they almost always do, they fall hard. I revel in these down falls. I always enjoy seeing self important people being taken down a peg. Imagine my joy when I heard that Mel Gibson had been arrested for drunk driving. Not only was Mel boozing and cruising, he then decided to berate the arresting officer with an anti-Semitic tirade, and tried to flee. One, two, three strikes, you're out.

Drinking and driving is a serious matter. We all know that, but let's be honest, a lot of us have done it. How many times have you left a party, restaurant or bar and thought to yourself, "I've only had a couple, I'm fine." That doesn't excuse it, but if that was all Mighty Mel had done, it wouldn't have caused such a big stir. Even if he had argued a little with the sheriff, still serious, but maybe not such a world wide phenomenon. No, Mel couldn't just tell the cop he had "just a couple of beers" like most of us would and then say the guy was a jerk. He had to unleash a hate fueled, anti Semitic onslaught that people couldn't help but report on. So much for "Mr. Religious Family Man".

This isn't the first time St. Mel has had a run in with the Jewish community. When his pet project "The Passion Of The Christ" was released, he was accused of having an anti-Semitic bias. He's been linked to his father's anti-Semitic beliefs, but who hasn't been embarrassed by something their dad has said? I think it's funny that a guy who espouses such stringent religious beliefs has no problem insulting others. I think there's something in Mel's bible about doing unto others and loving your neighbor as yourself. Even if he has to translate it from Aramaeic, the message would still be the same.

Mel also used one of my favorite lines from the self entitlement handbook. He asked the cop if he knew who he was and then told him he was messing with the wrong guy. Then he threw down the ultimate gauntlet, "I own Malibu". Man, he really is Mad Max. Too bad his words may be a lethal weapon to his career.

Today Mel went into rehab, the mea culpa for all celebrity idiots. He asked us all to "please know that I am not an anti-Semite. I am not a bigot." He then blamed an alcohol problem. I'm sick of booze always having to take the blame. I think we should applaud alcohol for it's role in exposing "Meldolph Gitler" Alcohol is truth serum. It allows us to declare undying love for unattainable girls, and it also exposes the true hate of a Hollywood big shot. I think we should get Mel drunk when he goes to court, and then when he swears to tell the truth, sit back and watch the fireworks. Later...Brian