Finke on Gibson

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Nikki Finke is quoting Lt. Steve Smith, the guy "in charge of the detective bureau for the Malibu/Lost Hills station of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, as saying that 'the contents seem to be similar' between the official reports and the four pages posted by TMZ.com indicating that Mel Gibson 'blurted out a barrage of anti-Semitic remarks' -- 'fucking Jews' and 'The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world' and asking the arresting deputy 'Are you a Jew?' -- during his DUI arrest early Friday morning. So there was no attempt at an early departmental cover-up, Smith is saying.

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Thung says ...

I was just about to mention Nikki's column, because the journalism is so good. If DP wants to lump you in with her, he's editorializing both of you unfairly. I wonder why? She apparently doesn't like her placement either, because DP blogged: "And after hocking me to link to her on the MCN front page, she is now complaining... that I linked to her from the front page."

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Thung says ...

Noone will ever accuse Jeff of being uncomplicated. First he says: "Let's also say this actor doesn't like being thought of as an oddball and wants, perhaps on a subconscious level, to let people know he's not some ultra- Catholic tight-ass and is just as much of a flawed effed-up guy as you or me." And apparently Vietnam War-saluting, but that's old. Later he says: "The Lost Hills cops may have tried to do a nice human thing, which was save a guy from great embarassment and career damage. Dishonest and procedurally incorrect, okay, but a fairly decent thing to try and do for a guy with an obvious problem or two. Put yourself in Gibson's shoes minus the ugly epithets, and imagine that you've just stepped into it big-time. A couple of West Hollywood cops cut me a break about twelve years ago after I did something unwise, and I've never forgotten that." And now he points to Nikki Finke's excellent piece of investigative journalism on the matter. Ya have to admire Jeff's ability to evolve with a developing story and make it fun and also cover the industry straight forward.

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Ju-osh says ...

Yeah, why wait 'til the all facts are in? That's 'old journalism'. Hell, why even wait 'til the writer has fully formed their own informed opinion. That's 'old blogging'!

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Ju-osh, the world moving too fast for you? Stories break, that's just the way it is. Too gossipy for you? Hard to believe, but maybe the news aspects of this story are just too subtle for you.

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Steve C.` says ...

Anyone else think that the real shitstorm over this isn't going to hit until Monday, when the "Are you a fucking Jew?" part becomes more well known.

Anyone else not think that we might be witnessing the second 80's pop icon going down in flames this year (joining T. Cruise)? The only thing that is possibly saving his ass is that we actually have real story (Isreal bombing children) that is occupying the major media.

You do have to wonder how much this will be discussed at Pebble Beach this week.

Mel - damn boy, you fucked up good son.

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Thung says ...

Yes Steve, I think so. There are a dozens of stories being written and filed in papers around the world, news outlets have all asked for the docs and there's no reason his mug shot won't be released. The DA will start deciding whether to prosecute. I'm not sure what they charge drunk drivers with. Plus the pathetic apology, as unspecific as his comments about genocide. Mel is entitled to his views, his demons and his muses that motivate him, just don't bullshit us about them. The jig is up on Mel.

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Thing is Mel is hardly alone in these sentiments. They may be much more popular than we had ever imagined.

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josh mooney says ...

"Finke. That's a... Jewish name, isn't it?
I didn't think this dump was restricted."

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NYCBusybody says ...

I don't think I've ever known a Jewish person who hasn't heard the words "fucking Jew" said to him or around him at some point in his life.

And I do agree that Israel is bombing children, because it is in Hezbollah's playbook to hide around civilians and children. There are pictures in the media today of Hezbollah setting up missile launchers in the middle of a civilian neighborhood. They know that if Lebanese children die, it makes them look good to people like Steve C.

Amazes me how easily people eat up anti-Semitic totalitarian propaganda. Just unbelievable.

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Thank you Busybody, the crowd here is really so out of touch with current info, maybe they don't have cable.

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