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| The BBC, Mel Gibson and NO reference to his anti-semitic tirade | |
| 2006-07-31 | |
| this is the BBC coverage of the recent Mel Gibson event. Notice, NOT ONE reference to his Jew spew. Was that part not important? Not newsworthy? If that's not proof of BBC censorship and bias WHAT IS!?!?! It astounds me that every household in the UK has to pay a license fee to fund these asswipes. Hollywood actor and director Mel Gibson has said he is "ashamed" of the actions that led to his arrest for drink-driving early on Friday morning. The Oscar-winner, 50, was stopped after driving at 87mph in a 45mph zone in Malibu, California. He failed a breath test, was charged with drink-driving and freed on bail. Gibson also said sorry for "despicable" statements he made during the arrest and for his "horrific relapse", after battling alcoholism all his adult life. "The arresting officer was just doing his job and I feel fortunate that I was apprehended before I caused injury to any other person," he said. Gibson said he "acted like a person completely out of control" when he was arrested and said things "that I do not believe to be true and which are despicable".
Police in Los Angeles are beginning an investigation into an incident in which filmmaker Mel Gibson is alleged to have made anti-Semitic comments. Mr Gibson, 50, was alleged to have made the comments after being arrested for drink-driving in Malibu, California. He later apologised for his outburt, admitting saying things "that I do not believe to be true and which are despicable", but did not give details. His apology was "unremorseful and insufficient", campaigners have said. On the Anti-Defamation League's website, national director Abraham Foxman said the statement released by Mr Gibson did not constitute "a proper apology". The New South Wales Board of Jewish Deputies, in Australia, said about Mr Gibson's alleged outburst that "one can only shake one's head in dismay and think where does that come from". Mr Gibson was stopped by police at about 0235 local time (0935 GMT) on Friday after allegedly driving at 87mph in a 45mph zone. The star was charged with drink-driving and freed on bail. However, Entertainment website tmz.com links to what it says is a copy of a suppressed police report which notes a series of anti-Semitic comments from the actor during the arrest. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is to begin investigating the incident. The Office of Independent Review, a Sheriff's Department watchdog panel, is investigating whether officers covered up the alleged outburst, chief attorney Mike Gennaco told the Associated Press news agency. | |
| Posted by:PlanetDan |
| #6 NOTE: The BBC story linked to was published on Friday, it may have been written before Mel Gibsons drunken remarks were known. Today the BBC does cover the story I will grant that it was written on Friday night. However, I searched the entire site. It was the only story on the bbc website referring to gibson as of late Sunday night, eastern time (US), after other major news outlets ran the story that included his rant. Of course, at the same time, their home page ran a story about Israeli atrocities. |
| Posted by: PlanetDan 2006-07-31 10:36 |
| #5 Working for the BBC was Orwells inspiration for 1984. The BBC is a cancer on the U.K. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2006-07-31 09:25 |
| #4 The is tame and timid in compatison of the 24/7 anti US and plain outright pro islamfacist crap the BBC puts out. Gobbles could take lessons from the BBC. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2006-07-31 03:48 |
| #3 BBC didn't need to repeat Gibson's tirade, since they agreed with it, and assumed their listeners would too. |
| Posted by: DMFD 2006-07-31 03:38 |
| #2 I remember hearing, on the BBC radio (Channel 4), one BBC Journalist asking (with a very gentle Oxford accent) Steven Emerson (the well-known islamism expert), the day after al-Arian was sentenced in Florida for supporting terrorism, "Don't you think that some people may say that this condemnation is the proof of Israel directing the US justice system"... Isn't the BBC charming... as an ugly snake? |
| Posted by: leroidavid 2006-07-31 01:41 |
| #1 Anti-Semitism is a cardinal virtue at the Beeb. They are a cancer on democracy. |
| Posted by: Snease Shaiting3550 2006-07-31 00:12 |