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Democat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-04 01:30 AM
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Mel Gibson planning to takeover Disney?
Edited on Mon May-10-04 01:30 AM by Democat
Inside Move: Is Mel's next passion to takeover Disney?
Gibson reported to be approached about being co.'s new face

Will Mel Gibson fill Walt Disney's shoes? A rumor that Gibson, who demonstrated he can connect to conservative America with "The Passion of the Christ," may be involved with a group looking to engineer a takeover of the Walt Disney Co. continued to gather steam over the weekend.

Gibson's rep had no comment on the rumors.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117904602

Will Disney be making a sharp right turn?
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7th_Sephiroth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-04 01:31 AM
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1. can he be worse than
Eisner?
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Just Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-04 07:42 PM
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13. You question whether he could be worse than Eisner.
Edited on Mon May-10-04 07:44 PM by Just Me
Geez,...I dunno. Is that "rumor" that he believes his wife is going to hell, true?

Did his movie about Jesus advocate that the only ticket to heaven was by believing that Jesus was God? Or was it about the message Jesus delivered directly from God? Maybe the movie was about the "message" which deliver people to heaven.

Whaddya' think?
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amazona Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-04 07:46 PM
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15. nobody can be worse than eisner
And if you take this as the grumbling of a disgruntled former shareholder, you would be correct!!! The freakin' Anti-Christ himself would do a better job of running Disney, not that Rove needs the day job.
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punpirate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-04 01:32 AM
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2. I can't wait for the...
... live-ammunition Mad Max and Lethal Weapon rides....
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Eye and Monkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-04 01:36 AM
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3. In with Thunderdome and PG Passion. Out with It's A Small World.
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noahmijo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-04 01:37 AM
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4. Mel's an old school conservative
In my opinion he's not of the same cloth as the Neo-cons we see ruining the country. He's old school in the sense that he believes in certain principles maybe the rest of us could care less about, but I have yet to see him push such views on others.

Plus this doesn't seem to be getting out much: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/03/18/1079199319258.html


Actor Mel Gibson has become the latest in a line of celebrities to question the war in Iraq.

The usually-conservative movie star-director said he had been having "doubts" about President George W Bush.

"It's all to do with these weapons (of mass destruction) that we can't seem to find, and why did we go over there?" he asked.
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-04 03:50 AM
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6. Would that "Old School" include Hitler?
Edited on Mon May-10-04 03:51 AM by aquart
"Certain principles" such as ...........?

Please explain what you mean.

Are you saying WE don't question George Bush or the war in Iraq? I'm confused, please help me here.
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noahmijo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-04 07:35 PM
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12. No no no
What I'm saying is it's unfair to lump Mel Gibson into the same category as say Pat Robertson.

BTW whatever statements his father may have made that's his father not Mel. My father is an ultra-conservative but I'm a moderate liberal. I don't think it would be fair to judge my character on what my says would you?

I was just pointing out that Mel has joined in the questioning of Bush's decision to invade Iraq to point out that he's not a typical Neo-Con.

YOU (WE) are always questioning Bush on everything and I'm always happy to join in.
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-04 03:47 AM
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5. Variety? Not the Onion?
Wow. Can't wait for the fun and instructive programming.
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lostnfound Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-04 04:26 AM
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7. Weird how Danny Glover & Mel Gibson have diverged..
Edited on Mon May-10-04 04:27 AM by lostnfound
since Lethal Weapon days.

(Glover is a big anti-corporate-globalization activist.)
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Dover Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-04 05:26 AM
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8. So will Mickey Mouse be crucified? Sounds like a bloody mess
to me.
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0007 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-04 05:30 AM
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9. That would be real torture
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fujiyama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-04 06:37 AM
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10. I doubt
Disney would sell. Those Comcast takeover bids failed.
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Snellius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-04 06:51 AM
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11. Wow. A new crucifixion ride! A real E ticket.
With the stations of the cross. And mean Jews throwing stones. And Roman soldiers stabbing with their swords. It will be great.
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wubbathompson Donating Member (211 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-04 07:45 PM
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14. That would be a HUGE pay cut
I can't see him doing that. He seems like much too humble a man to do such a thing. From everything I have read about Eisner he seems like a MegaloManiac
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BattyDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-04 07:51 PM
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17. That's what we thought about Arnie ...
and now he's the Governator!
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BattyDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-10-04 07:49 PM
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16. If Mel's in charge ...
will that be the end of "Gay Days" at Disney World?
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LastDemocratInSC Donating Member (580 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-04 01:30 AM
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18. If it increases the value of the stock, you can count on it
What else matters?
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Ann Arbor Dem Donating Member (900 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-04 01:46 AM
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19. Holy Jim Caveziel on a cross
I hope it's only a rumor. I can only imagine what kind of films Disney would make/release if Gibson were in charge.
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Justitia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-11-04 01:54 AM
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20. your subject line is hilarious! We should make up some film titles - eom
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