Mel Gibson's anti-semetic tirade and golf and sports controversial quotes
I thought Mel Gibson’s tactics on promoting his devotion to the Roman Catholic church was done a little more tastefully – albeit a little too graphic – when he produced Passion of the Christ.
But his recent drunken anti-semetic tirade and DUI can’t be scoring him too many points with the Man upstairs, or the significantly large Jewish population in Hollywood. Reports say he told deputies “Jews are responsible for all the world’s wars” among other idiotic, anti-semitic statements.
In lieu of Mel’s drunken hate speech, let’s pay homage to some other less-than-civilized quotes in the golf and sports world.
Of course, feel free to add your favorites below.
(Sensitive readers may at this point want to read Dot Wong’s boring, opinion-less blog instead)
“Let’s face facts here. Lesbians in the sport hurts women’s golf. When it gets to the corporate level, that’s not going to fly. They’re going to a butch game, and that furthers the bad image of the game.” - CBS commentator Ben Wright in 1995, who later goes on to say:
“Women are handicapped by having boobs. “It’s not easy for them to keep their left arm straight, and that’s one of the tenets of the game. Their boobs get in the way.”
Or what about Fuzzy Zoeller’s off-color remarks about Tiger Woods after his Masters win:
“That little boy is driving well and he’s putting well. He’s doing everything it takes to win. So, you know what you guys do when he gets in here? You pat him on the back and say congratulations and enjoy it and tell him not serve fried chicken next year. Got it?” Then Zoeller smiled, snapped his fingers, and walked away. Then he turned and added, “or collard greens or whatever the hell they serve.”
How about when John Rocker chose to denounce the very fabric of what America is about?
“The biggest thing I don’t like about New York are the foreigners. I’m not a very big fan of foreigners. You can walk an entire block in Times Square and not hear anybody speaking English. Asians and Koreans and Vietnamese and Indians and Russians and Spanish people and everything up there. How the hell did they get in this country?”
Then, there’s my favorite Rasheed Wallace, who often serves as a quote-hungry reporter’s best friend. Here’s one of his more controversial quotes from his days in Portland, which got the attention of NBA Commish David Stern:
“I ain’t no dumbass n—- out here. In my opinion, they just want to draft n—- who are dumb and dumber, straight out of school. They don’t know better and they don’t know real business and don’t see behind the charade. They look at black athletes like we’re dumbass n—-s. It’s as if we’re just going to shut up, sign for the money and do what they tell us.”
(author’s note: the NBA no longer allows high schoolers into the league. So was Rasheed’s message heard?)
Then there’s the “I don’t think she belongs out here,” quote by Vijay Singh on Annika Sorenstam’s attempt to make the Colonial. But sadly even when Vijay is being controversial he’s boring.
And it seems Major League Baseball could care less that White Sox Manager Ozzie Guillen is using hate speech to call out area columnists. No disciplinary action was taken by the league.
Of course, expect Gibson to feel some wrath, from the law and from Hollywood.
Any other favorite idiotic comments?
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She stirred up a hornet's nest with her KARRIE WEBB WINS WHILE MICHELLE WIE FALTERS post including two by a reader named Boogrer directed at military golfer and me.
Bogger(visitor) Miitary Golfer__don't uou have more children to murder on behalf of you jewish masters
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Hey Jim C, if you really think 6,000,000 jews died in WW2 I hav a bridge I'd like to sell you.
Booger(visitor)
Military__Golfer; don't you have more children to murder on behalf of your jewish masters.
Israel honors righteous gentilies such as Schindler.
Who wants to see a Mel Gibson movie now?
Actors should just stick to acting.
His ego just got out of control and also likely his comment got spun out of proportion. Did anyone hear the actual recording of his comments or is it just he said such and such ?
I like Mel, though not as much as Wie...
Richard Milhous Nixon
BTW, since when did fellow bloggers bad mouthed each other ? In any case, I guess the above is now an official fact.
Well, at least one thing she is doing right is write plenty about Wie. That will give you hits. Marrandette was HALF right when he said the short controversial sentense will get hits. I say short controversial sentenses about Wie is the recipe for hits.
"Anyone who has a problem with Michelle has to be crackers - or a little bit jealous,'' said Davies. ''It's brilliant that the women's game should have such a huge talent." Davies added that she, personally, had never felt jealous. "It would be pointless," she said. "What makes more sense is to accept that she's as good as she is and to try and get better. My target is to catch her."
I'd say that was kind of backhand for the whiney wenches of the LPGA !
A few years back, Hall of Famer Bobby Hull was quoted in a Russian newspaper as saying the "Nazi's had some good ideas."
Hull cited a mistranslation by the paper.
Bobby Hull was also prone to smacking women around too.
In fact, Ford's 81-part series: "The International Jew: The World's Foremost Problem" detailed his thoughts on the subject. The Third Reich was quite impressed with both Ford and Lindbergh, bestowing medals upon both.
One last thing: A show of hands, how many people here have been drunk? Do you find that drunkeness causes one to be anti-semitic ar racist? Or do you find that it just allows you to speak your mind, often with terribly embarassing enthusiasm?
"Sorry, I drank myself into blaming the world's problems on the Jews," is a fairly sad way to play it off on Gibson's part.
--WKW
"the Asians are killing our tour. Absolutely killing it."
Interestingly, Wie's response to the Stephenson interview:
"I don't really read that kind of stuff. I'm not really interested in it, I just want to live a happy life. I don't really want to be in the controversy."
You're either a happy sod or a nasty sod. I don't think there's too much in between when you get to that level of drunkeness...
Prior to WWII, virtually NO ONE thought Naziism was a big deal. That's precisely why Churchill had so much trouble convincing the Chamberlain liberals that Hitler posed a grave threat to civilization.
Now, I'll address Gibson. I'm an unusual individual in that I'm a devout convert to the Catholic Faith who had a Jewish father. But I liked Gibson before this scandal and I like him still. What he said was wrong and certainly doesn't help his cause, but even good men have failings.
As for his contrition and sincerity, I can provide some unique insight, although most will scoff at my comments.
Obviously, being inebriated loosens one's tongue. Thus, someone in that state often provides some insight into what resides in his heart. But here's the point: who has only the purest of feelings in his heart? Sure, many never do soul-searching and are numb to their frailties, as they prance about as if they've been immaculately conceived. But if you're honest with yourself, you'll realize that you don't have to be the Shadow to know what evil lurks in the hearts of men, especially the man that is you.
If you would dispute this, I'll ask you a question: care to share your deepest, darkest, most embarrassing thoughts? I thought so.
Now, is Gibson sincerely sorry? Well, a better question may be: does he know that what he said was wrong? After all, we can't control what's in our hearts, only how we REACT to it and whether or not we give it free reign in our lives. So, all I can tell you is that if he is sincere about his faith (and all evidence indicates that he is), he regularly does self-examination and understands the degree to which what's in his heart is congruent with God's will.
That's why the confessional exists, my friends.
You truly are a liberal. Why do I say this? Because you're so numb to Truth that when you assess statements, you ignore the only relevant factor. To wit: are they true! You only observe whether or not they're politically correct, not whether or not they're correct.
Gibson's remarks deserve some criticism because it is not in fact true that Jews cause all the wars in the world (not even close with Muslims around!). However, the other remarks you cite fall into a very different category. And now I'll clarify matters for those who care.
Ben Wright was correct: a strong lesbian presence IS bad for the image of women's golf. Would anyone in his right mind care to dispute this? Please.
Secondly, Wright was also right about large breasts being an impediment to the golf swing. By the way, tennis player Steffi Graf had a breast REDUCTION for a similar reason. So, Brandy, you're 0 for 2.
As for Zoeller, he engaged in racial humor and ran afoul of the PC thought police. Should we hang the man? And, you know, there is a tremendous double standard here, in that no one complains about jokes directed at groups that are out of favor politically, such as men. Regardless, it was a joke and cannot rightly be placed in the same category as Gibson's comments, which were said in a spirit of anger. 0 for 3.
As for Rocker, I agree with what he said completely. If these foreigners would learn the language of the land and assimilate, maybe we wouldn't call them "foreigners." Ever think of that? Anyway, even this isn't quite like Gibson's comments because Rocker was expressing a preference, not espousing a belief that is demonstrably false.
Now, I didn't know about Rasheed Wallace's comments; in fact, I hadn't even heard of him. But all he was doing was expressing an opinion in a less than eloquent manner. 0 for 5.
Lastly, Singh was correct in what he said. But even if you disagree, the fact remains is that it still was merely the expression of an opinion. 0 for 6.
In summary, in case you still haven't learned the lesson, Brandy, a wise, erudite individual evaluates such things under the light of TRUTH. In other words, is it real or is it Memorex? The problem with Gibson's statement is that it is untrue: Jews are not responsible for all the wars in the world. This is a verifiable fact. However, many of the other statements WERE in fact true, making them very different animals.
You, Brandy, are a creature of the age, someone who has been well conditioned by the social engineers. You only notice whether things are politically incorrect or not. If so, you place them all in the same category, oblivious to qualities that may place them on very different moral planes. You lump truth and lies together haphazardly, clumsily, unthinkingly, operating based only on emotion, having totally disengaged your intellect. Although, like most everyone else, you fancy that your exercise of that faculty is non-pareil.
And this, Brandy, is what makes you a dangerous man. You would rather hear soothing lies than jarring truths. You and the rest of your ilk are responsible for transforming us into the kind of civilization George Orwell wrote about. And I paraphrase him: in a society wherein lies carry the day, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
Oh, by the way, you inquired about our favorite idiotic comments. Mine would have to be those in your piece (except when you quoted others).
Good day to you, child.
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Wait, i thought the confessional exists so priests can meet boys.
A perfect example of a factually innacurate yet politically acceptable remark! Why don't you issue a formal apology to the Catholic Church!
Dear Catholic Church: I'm formally sorry so many priests ruined so many young lives and that your leadership swept it under the rug.
The point of my article wasn't to analyze the comments made, but celebrate past quotes that made headlines for their bad taste -- thus entertaining the sports world.
But since you're such a devout reader and everyone at the TG blogs cherishes your insight/lunacy, I'll answer whether each statement is true, just for you.
Welcome to my V.I.P. Blog Lounge, Smails -- there's a three drink minimum.
1. Ben Wright -- in athletics, a women's physique hinders their ability to compete at a man's level. What a concept. Lesbianism won't hurt the game of golf, it might hurt TV ratings. While lesbians were more prevalent on tour a decade ago, that's when a lot of today's young stars (cute, hetero) began picking up the sticks.
2. Zoeller -- It's a tasteless stab at racial stereotypes and probably something that could be joked about if he and Tiger were good buddies hanging out over a beer, but not in the forum he chose.
3. Rocker -- He's a closed-minded biggot. By the sound of it you are too. Assimilate? In America? You have no concept of a global village, and my guess is you've never made it out of Boise.
4. Wallace -- I admire Rasheed. I think his thoughts on high school basketball players had definite merit. 'Sheed keeps it real, makes his points quick and assertive, you could learn from him, my longwinded, tanget-filled Smails.
That's okay as long as you don't mind jokes about the criminality of blacks. What's sauce for the goose . . ..
Those other men are bigots, racists, homophobes, sexists, but you admire Rasheed. Why, you and he are even on a first name basis. He's just "keeping it real." Of course, this is all part of your conditioning: he's black, so he gets a special dispensation from the rules to which civilized men must adhere.
Your lunacy is such that the idea of assimilation in America is foreign to you. Do you speak the languages of your ancestors, little boy? I know I don't.
You can go back to your playpen now.
Since you've served notice that political correctness doesn't reign on this esteemed blog, I have a joke for you.
What do you call a black guy in a three piece suit?
Answer: "The defendant."
Ain't that a hoot, Kevy baby?
I have a hunch you don't know jack about hip hop culture. I don't ask you be able to recite the Illmatic by heart, but I hope before you read a little on
N.W.A.
Afrika Bambaataa & the Zulu Nation
Rastafari
2pac
Russell Simmons
I know, I'm no brutha, but it's good to learn at least a little about all cultures-- you sound completely out of touch with this generation and its influences. You won't get too far with the youngsters talking about Churchill.
I know you come from a generation that "gave a hoot" more than mine, but you may as well stop sounding like an ignorant square -- at least on my B-boy blog, yo.
Call me a little boy all you want. I just call you 'whack'.
Tell me, little boy, what do you know about other cultures? Oh, and I don't mean the rap scene; just so you know, it's not a "culture." It's cultural poison.
"What do you call a black guy in a three piece suit?
Answer: 'The defendant.'
Ain't that a hoot, Kevy baby?"
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Thank you, Judge. Very illuminating.
Quarterback.
I guess as long as your "hip," it doesn't really matter.


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