Mel: Leave Hollywood

If I pursue a career in entertainment, I will join all of those pledging never to work with Mel Gibson for as long as I leave.

Look at some of the latest:

Personally, I would have drummed Mel Gibson outta Hollywood years ago for making Bird on a Wire. But now that he's supposedly made anti-Semitic remarks while being arrested on suspicion of a DUI, Tinseltown power player Ari Emanuel agrees with me. "People in the entertainment community, whether Jew or Gentile," the agent wrote on HuffingtonPost.com, "need to demonstrate that they understand how much is at stake in this by professionally shunning Mel Gibson and refusing to work with him, even if it means a sacrifice to their bottom line." Already, ABC is on board with the boycott: According to the Wall Street Journal, the network has abruptly canceled the miniseries it was making with Gibson about a pair of lovers during — I kid you not — the Holocaust.

Got this from the Ken Lucas folks:

First, SurveyUSA and WCPO-TV released the first independent poll of our race. By their calculations, Ken leads his opponent by 9 points, 50%-41%. Check out their report.

Then, polling conducted by well-respected veteran pollsters, Cooper & Secrest Associates, revealed an even wider margin. Ken outpaces his opponent 50%-36%--that is a full 14-point lead!

Would have posted it sooner but I've been out of town this week.

Wow! This is not something you see everyday but due to recent conditions, an Israeli couple got married in a bomb shelter of a places.

"This shows Hezbollah and (its leader Hassan) Nasrallah that not even 20,000 missiles can destroy the happiness of the bride and groom," said Boskila, the 29-year-old new husband.

Almost 75 people, at least half of them reporters, packed the 15-square-yard shelter. Most of the guests stood up because of the lack of space for seats.

"For 25 years I have married people, but this is the first time in a shelter," said Rabbi Nissim Malka.

Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz, who I have had the honor of meeting, has wrote about civilian casualties and what it means.

I support Hank Johnson in his race for Congress.

Speaking of Israel and American politics, here's another article on bloggers and their silence with the Middle East conflict. As to my somewhat of a silence lately, it's a mix of having to work and having two vacations while finishing up some requirements for my PR internship class--which ended on Friday. This article comes from Howard Kurtz of the WaPo.

As I've noted before, most of the lefty blogs are avoiding the Middle East war. Some of those puzzled by the relative silence have suggested that these bloggers don't want to wade into this particular crossfire. Some of the bloggers have noted that they have no particular expertise on the subject.

It's well worth the read.

Honest Reporting looks at the situation dealing with Qana. AISH already has compiled myths and facts WHICH YOU NEED TO SEE.

Back to Mel Gibson, here are some responses to the apology.

The Anti-Defamation League, which called Gibson’s first apology "unremorseful and insufficient," said Gibson’s most recent apology "sounds sincere."

Gibson went on an anti-Semitic tirade when he was arrested for drunk driving over the weekend.

The ADL offered to help Gibson, who in his second apology said he wanted to meet with a member of the Jewish community.

The American Jewish Committee also welcomed Gibson’s statement, but pointed out that "complete repentance is measured by actions, not just words, over time."

That's all for now.