Mad Mel
As a blogger, I often feel obliged to comment upon the news of the day. A combination of work and a mild case of blog depression has kept me from that self-appointed task as of late.
But there are times when an event cuts through the haze of disaffection and demands comment — an event that brings startling clarity of expression to what has before been only implied or insinuated. At such times, the blogger must not remain silent.
I speak, of course, of the sweet words of affection that Mel Gibson allegedly addressed to the police officers who arrested him for driving under the influence of alcohol on Friday night. I do not doubt that those words fell from his lips with a deep sense of conviction, a profound feeling of passion, and a tequila-hued string of drool.
I have no commentary of particular worth to add to this tawdry episode. I can only say that Atrios nailed it: one needn’t have been a sexist pig suddenly given the power to read people’s minds to know that this cesspool lay just beneath Gibson’s tanned veneer.
No, the purpose of this post is simple — I wish to contribute, to the extent to which this blog may, to the enduring public humiliation of Mel Gibson:
TMZ has learned that Deputy Mee audiotaped the entire exchange between himself and Gibson, from the time of the traffic stop to the time Gibson was put in the patrol car, and that the tape fully corroborates the written report.
Once inside the car, a source directly connected with the case says Gibson began banging himself against the seat. The report says Gibson told the deputy, “You mother f****r. I’m going to f*** you.” The report also says “Gibson almost continually [sic] threatened me saying he ‘owns Malibu’ and will spend all of his money to ‘get even’ with me.”
The report says Gibson then launched into a barrage of anti-Semitic statements: “F*****g Jews… The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world.” Gibson then asked the deputy, “Are you a Jew?”
The deputy became alarmed as Gibson’s tirade escalated, and called ahead for a sergeant to meet them when they arrived at the station. When they arrived, a sergeant began videotaping Gibson, who noticed the camera and then said, “What the f*** do you think you’re doing?”
A law enforcement source says Gibson then noticed another female sergeant and yelled, “What do you think you’re looking at, sugar tits?”
The answer to that question, I think, is no longer in doubt.

