Posted on 01/30/2010 5:13:49 PM PST by My Favorite Headache
Never one to shy away from voicing his opinion, actor Mel Gibson has declared that he doesn't believe President Obama has the means necessary to "fix" the United States.
“[Obama] is a man with an impossible task on his hands," Gibson told Pop Tarts at the Hollywood premiere of his latest drama thriller "Edge of Darkness" on Tuesday night. "He got left a mess and I wish him all the best but I don’t think he’s going to fix it in five minutes and probably not in his entire tenure."
Gibson's thoughts come as no surprise, as his new film explores the dark side of politics. He stars as homicide detective Thomas Craven, who is embroiled in an investigation into the murder of his activist daughter. In the process, Craven uncovers a corporate cover-up and government collusion that attracts an agent tasked with cleaning up the evidence.
"It picks the scab off the governmental, corporate paranoia - the under the table workings that happen," Gibson explained. "I think we've lost our naiveté, I don’t think we have any pretension that what most of our leaders are doing is leading us to the slaughterhouse."
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A guy makes the movies: “Braveheart”, “The Patriot” and “The Passion of Christ.”
And gets dissed on FR. Amazing.
Gee, now that is a novel and creative twist in the story line...
also, "apocalypto," "we were soldiers," "payback," or "ransom."
mel may have his flaws, but he makes damn good movies!
True, I do like most of his movies.
The David Duke of Malibu has nothing to offer anyone.
JFK left a mess for LBJ
LBJ left a helluva mess for RMN
RMN left a mess for GRF
GRF left a mess for JEC
JEC left a helluva mess for RWR
RWR left a good situation for GHWB
GHWB left a mess for BJC
BJC left a helluva mess for GWB
GWB left a mess for BHO
BHO will leave a helluva mess for the next sucker.
That mess was mostly created by the operatives who withdrew $500B from money markets on the same September morning, and the MSM successfully created national fear of an imminent economic collapse. Quite an October surprise.
That mess was of his own creation and that of his henchmen in congress
FReeper original:
"What I find interesting is that no one looks back to when the Democrats took control of Congress. In January 2007 the economy was strong, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood above 10,000 and was rising, and unemployment was 4.3%. The mess that Mr. Obama is now trying to clean up is the result of the 2007 Democratic Congress. And if you think that is bad, wait until you see the mess created by this Congress."
Unfortunately a lot of FReepers are just fine with massive spending on entitlement programs and the TARP banks bailout.
Unfortunately most freepers believe that too and seem to hate Bush as much as the libs.
Not most, but a disturbing number.
Yes, he does make some good movies....but he needs to entertain not lecture..and especially not lecture Americans. He can fix his own messed up life and stop running his lips about our country’s life.
I suppose you could say the same thing about many FReepers. You sound like the Hollywood "elite" who can't stand Gibson because he's not a liberal and not PC.
Sorry, although I have problems in my own life I will continue "running my lips about our Country's life".
In his 2009 book, How the Mighty Fall, business guru Jim Collins outlined five stages of decline that many big companies go through. Mostly he wrote about companies that lose their edge gradually, even imperceptibly, until thousands of tiny termite holes bring down the house.
His first stage is "hubris born of success,"
Next in the evolution of decline comes "undisciplined pursuit of more."
Collins's third stage is "denial of risk and peril,"
Stage four is "grasping for salvation,"
Collins's fifth stage: "capitulation to irrelevance or death."
Toyota's "buzz" score--reflecting consumers' immediate perception of the brand--have dipped to historic lows. But positive impressions of Toyota still outweigh negative ones, which means customers are likely to return if the company solves its problems once and for all--and makes amends. "Consumers are pretty forgiving of blue-chip brands," says Ted Marzilli of BrandIndex. "Prospects are still quite good for Toyota, provided the issue is resolved quickly, there is clear communication to consumers, and there are no more issues in the near future." And humility replaces hubris.
Consumers likely will forgive Toyota, but I doubt voters will be very forgiving in 2010 and 2012.
Before he made that movie about Jesus (where Jesus was the good guy), no one would have predicted his downfall.
Since “Passion of the Christ” he is treated like a leper, it started before the movie was even seen by anyone.
Mel Gibson must be the most evil movie director/actor to ever appear in post WWII Hollywood.
Although I agree that we could have, in fact should have spent less but on a percentage basis and compared to previous administrations we did not fare so bad. And that's considering the spending for the two wars and Homeland security which I agree was a waste of money.
I am in hurry and don't have time to check the numbers so this is all from my probably flawed memory but I look at the spending as a percentage of our GDP and although it could have been lower it was not the cause of everything bad with the economy.
As for the bank bailouts I agree bad move! But then again we have to acknowledge that we don't know everything about the bank failures and I for one still think there was something a lot more sinister going on behind the scenes that we don't know about and something had to be done quickly to avoid a real desaster. In fact whenever I think about that I also think of BO and Sorros and who knows who else in their quest to remake this wonderful country in their socialist image.
Really have to go but agree or not I hope you get my point.
I agree of course and I do opologize.
Mel Gibson urgently needs to keep 100% focused on fixing Mel Gibson.
Mel’s working hard to get back in Hollywood’s good graces.
Sad.
Maybe that’s because FReepers care more about what he does in real life than what he does in movies.
What you seem to be saying is that a little bit of socialism is acceptable. However, spending on entitlements and education were tremendously bigger on George Bush’s watch than anything before it. There is also the Wilsonian Progressivism of nation building. That gets written off as a national defense/security expense but it’s not.
Well, you have certainly reached the wrong conclusion regarding my statement and have made a judgemental decision about what I meant directed at me and not the subject....which is Mel Gibson running his mouth about American politics. He is an Australian entertainer and nothing more.
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