Dickhead of the Week - Mel Gibson

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By now you've probably heard that Mel Gibson got himself in a bit of a legal pickle this weekend for driving while pickled and then accusing the arresting officer of being a pickle-eater. Yes, Mel apparently went on quite the little anti-Semitic tirade, which began when he asked if his arresting officer was a Jew.

In no reports have I read anything about whether or not the arresting office was, in fact, Jewish. Gosh, media, it's almost like it doesn't matter.

Mel's been hovering near Dickhead status for some time. Let's say, just for argument sake, that The Passion of the Christ neither villifies the Jews nor plays up Jewish stereotypes. What kind of a Catholic makes a movie about the life of Jesus without any kind of focus on the resurrection? Bad Christian! The suffering and death are only a part of what makes Jesus the savior, Mel. The important bit is actually when Jesus defeats death and comes back with his message of hope for all sinners who no longer have to worry about falling short of the glory of God.

You know, if you believe that sort of thing.

Anyway, Mel is also one of the wackadoos against stem cell research, and I remember a girlfriend in college telling me that he beat his wife. I have no way of knowing if that's true. After all, that girlfriend was craaaaaazy. She's now a lesbian, although that's not what makes her crazy. And of course the lesbians I know now tell me that my ex-girlfriend has always been a lesbian, which, actually, would make a great deal of sense. But my lesbian ex-girlfriend is neither here nor there. Although, appropriately enough, my lesbian ex-girlfriend also happens to be my Jewish lesbian ex-girlfriend.

Right. So back to Mel...

The alcohol in Mel's system unleashed the anti-Semitic beast within. He's apologized (without saying what he's apologizing for, specifically -- hey, it worked for Jason Giambi), claiming that he said dispicable things he doesn't believe to be true. Wow, it must be bad.

And in a move to reassure his fans, Mel said that in his struggle against alcoholism he is taking steps to ensure his return to health.

Think he's got a Jewish doctor?