The Internet tells us that, so far today, 8 Israeli civilians have been killed by Hezbollah rockets aimed at civilians (as opposed to aimed at military targets located near civilians). But you wouldn’t know this from the BBC. It is now 2 pm here (3 pm EST) and, at this moment, on bbcnews.com there is not a SINGLE mention about the rocket attack on the Israeli civilians. There is neither a headline nor an inclusion in the body of a story. Look for yourselves.

Instead, there is a lot about the problems in getting aid to the Lebanese and a link (with photo) to 7 Palestinians (“…including one child…” don’t you know) dying from an ISRAELI airstrike.

After all the headlining about Qana/Cana/Kana (or however you spell it, and criticism about war crimes for “attacking” civilians, where is the balance…or shall we say “proportionality”?

Meanwhile, another Headline story in which the Iranian President says the solution to the Middle East crisis is the destruction of Israel (by-the-by yet another violation by the Iranian state of the UN Charter, as if anyone cares anymore) is relegated to a minor bullet in the BBC’s larger story about relief problems in Lebanon.

I mean C’MON! Maybe this is, as some will say, the BBC’s news “priorities”, but given their track record this is just more of the blatant anti-Semitism of what used to be a pretty good news source (unless you happen to be Irish).

We’ve got a war going on in the Middle East, we’ve got its wannabe foot soldiers freelancing that war here, and the whole idiotic world is in a tizzy about Mel Gibson. If this keeps up, this century is going to be unbearable.

Great point. It’s all about keeping things in perspective.

That being said, on a lighter, more diversioinary note, here’s what really happened with the Gibson fiasco.

The faux outrage over Mel Gibson’s anit-semtic comments has reached a hysterical wattage without regard for the serious events occurring in the world today. While the comments were totoally inappropriate, Mr. Gibson has admitted his mistakes. He admit…

Call me crazy, and several of you have, but I’m thinking the Gibson story just ain’t that big a deal in the grand scheme of things

You’re right, of course, but sometimes people just want to get their minds off such heavy subject matter for a minute.

Whether those words came from his dad, a script he’s read or his heart, they fall squarely in the “Sticks and Stones” department. And he’s apologised.

Bryan’s got a point that maybe we should pay more attention to the guys who are using bombs rather than words.

(Quick aside: American Idol got more votes, but you were allowed to vote many times. I doubt more people voted for Idol than president. And how many of those were old enough to vote for prez? Logistics were all different, a phone call vs. a trip to the polling place. Apples and oranges I’d say. — BTW, Don’t blame me, I voted McPhee!)

“Drunk Irishman”

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And of the three big battles going on, it’s easily the least important but gets the most play.

Which, seriously, begs the question: if this had been George Clooney doing the exact same thing, would it be front-page material. All he would have to do is blame it on frustration with the Bush administration and that would be that.

Put another way, I understand some of Dr. Rusty Shackleford’s diversions because they’re, you know, actual diversions. But Gibson is just another battle in the culture war now. And of the three big battles going on, it’s easily the least important but gets the most play.

I cannot help but think of Spike Lee, as well.

Which makes me think of Cynthia McKinney and her father.

We’ve got a war going on in the Middle East, we’ve got its wannabe foot soldiers freelancing that war here, and the whole idiotic world is in a tizzy about Mel Gibson. If this keeps up, this century is going to be unbearable.

I wouldn’t read too much into it. We did how many posts about l’affaire Greenwald, all while the war was raging?’

People need diversion. A celebrity freak-show provides it.

Sharpton and Jackson are media darlings for their lifetime of Jew bashing. But, they’re liberal democrats. It’s expected.

I cannot help but think of Spike Lee, as well.

Unless something drastic happens (what could happen more drastic than 9/11?) this will be a very unbearable century.

But, it’s all so predictable. IMO, it’s all about the ’06 & ’08 elections. It will come down to one issue. Terrorism. The left calls that warmongering. I call it reality.

However, should the left regain congress, and the WH in ’08, any future attacks will be directly attributed to Bush incompetence, even though they’re “in charge”

“Hypocrite, boredom sets into the boring mind”
JH

I have to wonder how many of these outraged leftists give money to candidates who coddle anti-semitic tyrants. Jimmah Cahtah is practically a deity to many on the left. I’ve also noticed that not too many people on the left have been “professionally shunning” Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton.

If Mel Gibson was a flaming liberal this wouldn’t even be considered news.

Now, strictly to those attacking Christianity over Mel’s comments:
Christianity did not begin with Mel Gibson and The Passion of The Christ. I’m sure that no one on the left is invalidating Al Bore’s movie because he doesn’t live in a yert and isn’t wearing suits made from hemp.

All of that said, Mel really needs to get his act together on so many levels.