I don't claim to know much about Mel Gibson's opinions on Jews, other than what the news media have reported concerning his recent drunken tirade, for which he has apologized.  What I do know is that once again, the leftist media has gleefully latched onto this story as what in their view is yet another example of a conservative with feet of clay.

This is the same media that routinely forgives Hollywood glitterati for abusing every substance known to man.  It's the same media that elevates actors with a high school education to the status of important global pundits... as long as their view fits into the left's neat little world view, regardless of the facts.  And this is the very same media that vilifies Israel, fawns over Democrats who undermine the War on Terror (and our troops) for purely political reasons, and portrays murdering Islamofascists as legitimate folk heroes.

All this comes at a time when anti-Semitism is more pervasive, even in polite conversation, than at any time in my 57 years.  If the media are indeed controlled and owned by Jews, then it is by Jews with a death wish.

I write this not to defend Mel Gibson, only to point out what is so glaringly obvious:  the huge double standard that has corrupted the news media to the point where their credibility to a large portion of the American populace (about 50 percent if the red state-blue state split is accurate) is less than zero.

Contributed by Shane Briscoe on August 3, 2006 at 08:38 AM in Shane Briscoe | Permalink

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