Drudge: Mel Gibson now has 'doubts' about Bush & re-election

[osaMABUSh]

http://www.drudgereport.com/flash3.htm

In a wide-ranging hour-long interview with FOXNEWSABCRADIO's Sean Hannity, PASSION OF THE CHRIST director Mel Gibson says he now has 'doubts' about President Bush and re-election.

MORE.

In the interview, set to air on Tuesday , Gibson says of Bush: "I am having doubts, of late. It mainly has to do with the weapons claims."

The surprisingly critical comments from Gibson, a rare conservative voice in Hollywood, come as PASSION continues to dominate the boxoffice.

Developing...

[bluestateguy]

1. He's not a registered Republican

He's a conservative. He supported Pat Buchanan in 1996, but he has never done any fundraising or campaign activities for Republican candidates.

[0rganism]

28. Isn't Mel still an Australian citizen?

That would account for his lack of activity in our elections. However it does beg the question...

Why are ultra-conservative foreigners encouraged to participate in the punditry process?

If a liberal outlander comments, and Bob Only Knows there are a few, it's a quick smackdown and angry muttering about "foreign interference". But Road Warrior Mel... he's all right.

[Scairp]

30. Mel Gibson was born in Peekskill, NY

He is an American. The family moved to Australia when Mel was about 12.

[prodigal_green]

2. The POPE condemned the IW

If he is as conservative a Catholic as he claims, then he too should be opposed to the war and warmakers.

[KC21304]

7. He is even more conservative than the Pope. War is good.

[hang a left]

12. Is he not Opus Dei?

[MaineDem]

13. I'm pretty sure his father is

I'm not sure about Mel.

[htuttle]

14. No...not likely

I think he's a member of a so-called 'Latin-rite' Catholic church, ie., not the Roman Catholic Chuch. His dad has said some not-so-kind things about the Vatican (like it's controlled by the antichrist, and that sort of thing -- kind of John Birch-like).

[IndianaGreen]

26. Gibson is to the right of Opus Dei

Opus Dei does not deny that the Holocaust took place, unlike Gibson's father.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

33. Interesting. Because Gibson's father has certain rightwing beliefs...

...we should all assume that Mel also has the same beliefs?

Do you have a link proving that Mel Gibson actually thinks the way you believe that he does?

[lazarus]

35. would a quote from Mel

saying, "My father never told me a lie," be sufficient evidence that he believes as his father does?

[MrBenchley]

3. The Passion of the Aussie Nutcase...

Perhaps Mel ought to kneel in the Garden of Halliburton all night until he sweats blood and regains his faith...(snicker)

[Media_Lies_Daily]

17. You ought to be happy that conservatives like Gibson are having...

...doubts strong enough to voice publicly.

[Demonaut]

4. C'mon mel, you can blame the jews for bush losing

"passion of the shrub"

[dave29]

5. Folks, watch for the classic bait and switch

this is promo to get people to listen to tomorrow's Hannity show. Mel probably makes some harsh comments about Bush - and then probably says worse about the Democrats and how Bush can recover.

Bank on it.

[terisel]

8. Sounds like a set-up-Doubting Thomas routine

May be a prelude to Bush announcing finding some "hidden" WMD or capturing Bin Laden-upon which Gibson will get huge press coverage as he announces: I was a Doubting Thomas but I have seen the Light. Bush is the Second Sun.

[htuttle]

11. No, no. Gibson never supported Bush

He's not that kind of 'conservative'.

He's more of an old school 'the Vatican is controlled by the devil, black helicopters are outside my window, don't trust the government' type of conservative.

I'm pretty sure that the reason his dad moved to Australia from the US in the first place was because he didn't trust the US government.

I've kind of been waiting for someone to ask him about Bush...:evilgrin:

[Matilda]

37. When he was living in Australia, he publicly supported

the Liberal Party (i.e. Conservatives). I don't know what his voting
status was back then, but he definitely publicly said he thought
the Conservatives were a Good Thing.

His father originally moved his family here during the Vietnam War
as he was worried that his sons would be drafted.

[KC21304]

6. Because Bush isn't Catholic, Mel always knew he was going to hell,

he just didn't know it would be in Nov. LOL.

[0007]

9. Man! Drudge just pissed in the freeper's Wheaties

Watch the freepers now turn on Mel baby. Just a few short weeks ago Mel Gibson could do no wrong.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

36. Already happening. Someone posted a similar thread here,

linked to a 300+ freeper thread. How quickly Mel goes from "our bible thumping hero" to "those celebrities should keep their opinions to themselves" LOL.

I hope this interview is not a bait and switch. But I find it amazing that these Republicans, just because U.S. fundies almost universally march in lockstep with the Republican party, would assume that just because someone is religious that they would be down with the Republicans.

Jimmy Carter is, to me, the most sincerely religious president in my lifetime and the life he has led since leaving office is a testament to that. And the average Republican would just as soon spit on him as look at him.

I'm not religious, but Carter's life (educating, advocating for peace, building homes for the poor) exemplifies what I perceive to be the true (or at least admirable) values of Christianity. My friend from Georgia who grew up amidst fundies tells me that the Inquisitions and Crusades are a bit closer to the true dark heart of the matter.

[w4rma]

10. I had been saying for a while that Gibson is no Republican.

He's very conservative, but it is my understanding that he doesn't want to force his conservatism onto others as Republicans want to do. And then there is his movie "Conspiracy Theory".

[susu369]

15. That photo of bu$h* just cracks me up

"I am king of the barnyard."

[Qutzupalotl]

16. Looks like he's sidestepping questions. n/t

[Blue-Jay]

18. OK, Kerry. Draw!

Bush then pisses his pants.

[frank frankly]

19. he is completely insane

an insane ADD crack addict drunk

[54anickel]

20. LMAO - When you pair it up with that gif! Perfect!

[nwstrn]

22. What is that pin he's wearing?

Looks like a toilet seat.

[bucknaked]

25. LMAO! Marvel Comics pose...

That has to be straight out of Rove's playbook.

[Fridays Child]

31. That's his Sears & Roebuck Catalog modeling pose.

What a wuss.

[MikeG]

21. Even the dumb ones come around eventually.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

24. Yeah, right...he's so dumb he's making hundreds of millions of dollars...

...doing what he really loves to do.

How many people do you know that are that dumb?

[PatrickS]

27. Oh brother...

Mel supported Dumbya and this insane war. That makes him dumb in my book. Who cares if his movie is making millions. What a silly reasoning.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

32. If I remember correctly, quite a few Americans supported the war...

...but that doesn't make a person "dumb". I personally believe that they were fooled by the extremely formidable NeoCon Junta propaganda machine combined with the fact that most Americans don't have the time to do in-depth research to find out what's really going on.

And no, I don't support the war either, and I don't remember Mel Gibson ever stating that he supported the war. Do you have a link supporting your comments?

And why is it "silly reasoning" to point to the fact that Gibson's made hundreds of millions of dollars to counter the claim made by one poster that Gibson is "dumb"?

Oh brother, yourself.

[Manix]

23. Would the last rightwing dork leaving please turn out the lights!

[Ernesto]

29. Mel Gibson= culeeforneeyas next governator

sorry, I couldn't help myself.

[eleonora]

34. Mel Gibson was supposed to finance Moore's Fahrenheit 911

That came as surprising but I read about that.

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