Slog - Comments on Unhinged http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1 How much do right-wing talkers hate gay people? They hate us so much that they'll mock a heterosexual actor less than two hours after his tragic and accidental death--why? Because that actor had the nerve to play one gay role over the course of his more than decade-long career. Via Towleroad: FOX News host John Gibson revelled in Heath Ledger's death yesterday on his radio show, finding a new opportunity to mock Brokeback Mountain (and by proxy, gay love), which in 2006 he called a "gay agenda movie," Think Progress reports: "Playing an audio clip of the iconic quote, 'I... Copyright 2008 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:18:08 -0800 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:27:02 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Michigan Matt Stuff like this makes ME want to come unhinged.

]]> Michigan Matt http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907679 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907679 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:36:50 -0800 Comment by Boomer in NYC What this country needs is a nice, cleansing killing spree.

]]> Boomer in NYC http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907682 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907682 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:41:39 -0800 Comment by Cato the Younger Younger Okay Dan, can you post some nice pictures of kittens or puppies now? PLEASE!!???

]]> Cato the Younger Younger http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907689 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907689 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:47:51 -0800 Comment by Yeek Dishonorable.

]]> Yeek http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907690 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907690 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:48:02 -0800 Comment by blech that is just in such poor taste. would they do the same to someone like tom hanks, for playing gay in philadelphia? or to hillary swank for being in boys don't cry? probably not. heath was young and beautiful and talented and brokeback was a good movie. my mother said that seeing brokeback was the first time that she had ever truly realized how painful it can be to be gay... those wingers just can't handle the fact that a lot of people felt gay sympathy.

]]> blech http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907691 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907691 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:52:44 -0800 Comment by UNPAID BLOGGER What a skeazy fucktard

]]> UNPAID BLOGGER http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907694 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907694 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:54:53 -0800 Comment by Cat in Chicago There needs to be an Imus-sized outrage followed by a formal apology on behalf of Heath's family, ex-partner and their daughter.

]]> Cat in Chicago http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907695 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907695 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:56:32 -0800 Comment by Mike in MO Gibson looks like a total fag.

]]> Mike in MO http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907697 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907697 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:57:26 -0800 Comment by jayme #7, i really wish that would happen, but i'm not so sure. is there contact info for this scumbag on the fox site?

]]> jayme http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907698 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907698 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:58:09 -0800 Comment by Betty very low blow.
Religious fanatics hate the gays and yet preach that God is about love.
R.I.P. Heath

]]> Betty http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907701 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907701 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:59:37 -0800 Comment by six shooter Does this asshole know how out of touch he is with most of America?

]]> six shooter http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907702 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907702 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:00:22 -0800 Comment by flamingbanjo Fox should hire Fred Phelps to do on-air editorials. I think he really fits the brand.

]]> flamingbanjo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907708 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907708 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:04:19 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe I wish the 'mos would suddenly get violent and start beating the shit out of these people. I would, but I'm on the Ally McBeal look-like-a-stick diet. You know, where you fuck a lot of men. It works.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907709 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907709 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:06:01 -0800 Comment by Bellevue Ave he makes my attitude look refined.

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907710 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907710 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:07:24 -0800 Comment by Fifty-Two-Eighty Well, It's not exactly like this was on NPR or something. It's FOX FUCKING NEWS, for Chrissakes. What in the hell did you expect?

]]> Fifty-Two-Eighty http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907713 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907713 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:09:43 -0800 Comment by michael strangeways i take a small consolation that so many right wing types are so desperatly ugly...

]]> michael strangeways http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907714 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907714 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:09:55 -0800 Comment by V. Plundermuff WHAT AN ASSHOLE!

Gibson's email: john.gibson@foxnews.com

show's email: myword@foxnews.com

network's email: yourcomments@foxnews.com.

CEO of Fox News: roger.ailes@foxnews.com.

*~RIP HEATH~*

]]> V. Plundermuff http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907715 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907715 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:10:01 -0800 Comment by left coast Disgusting, and so fucking juvenile. Does this country have to be run by men permanently trying to work through the traumas of their adolescence?

]]> left coast http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907723 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907723 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:21:38 -0800 Comment by tsm Getting angry at Fox News anchors for saying something horribly tasteless is like getting angry at a stray dog for crapping on the lawn.

]]> tsm http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907725 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907725 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:25:43 -0800 Comment by Bellevue Ave tsm, why don't you afford me the same acceptance? don't i crap on everyone's lawn here all the time?

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907730 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907730 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:30:27 -0800 Comment by ecce homo Someone needs to cut his balls off.

If his isn't all alone in his apartment at night, if he is actually married to a woman, then that woman is obligated to never have sex with this piece of fucking shit again.

]]> ecce homo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907732 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907732 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:30:42 -0800 Comment by Jason Josephes Really, it's the internet's fault. The guy's broadcast would have disappeared into the airwave ether otherwise. But no, I got to hear it at the click of a button.
I wasn't offended, but I'm also done with caring what radio/TV hosts say. It's so easy not to listen.

]]> Jason Josephes http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907735 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907735 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:33:04 -0800 Comment by tsm I suppose, BA, but I'd expect you to have been housebroken.

]]> tsm http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907742 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907742 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:37:29 -0800 Comment by Bellevue Ave I'm a stray dog dude, I crap where I want.

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907747 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907747 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:41:52 -0800 Comment by Greg Somebody should sign up Mr. Gibson for all the gay porn sites they can find. Clearly he's cranky because he needs his fix.

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907759 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907759 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:51:43 -0800 Comment by monkey If you want to put those email to good use and don't feel like writing a long drawn out letter, send an email to all the addresses with one simple request:

"Please send me a list of sponsors who advertise on Fox News, and particularly John Gibson's show.

Thank you,"

]]> monkey http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907762 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907762 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:52:45 -0800 Comment by Someone Somewhere Of course the way he is going to defend this is to point out the glee with which people celebrated Jerry Falwell's death. I am glad that Falwell is dead, and I am OK with my own hypocrisy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrFgX83OsEY

]]> Someone Somewhere http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907804 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907804 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:19:22 -0800 Comment by left coast Did Heath Ledger dedicate his life to stealing from the poor and defenseless and spewing hatred in the name of Jesus?

]]> left coast http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907816 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907816 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:33:17 -0800 Comment by Jason Josephes Of course you're hypocritical. Everyone is.

]]> Jason Josephes http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907818 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907818 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:33:37 -0800 Comment by keshmeshi @27,

Falwell made the world worse. At a minimum, Ledger was a neutral influence, neither good nor bad. (At a maximum, he inspired people with his performance in Brokeback.) You're not a hypocrite, at least not on this issue.

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907827 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907827 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:35:27 -0800 Comment by michael strangeways There's a difference between going after Falwell when he died and going after Heath Ledger. Falwell was a public figure whose job was to speak publically about god and religion and politics and whatever else shit he thought it necessary to lecture us about. Ledger was an actor playing a role in a narrative film. Actors, appearing in a role, aren't making a public statement, (unless, they want to). Also, I don't recall liberal news types and commentators being that vicious about Falwell. Yes, the comedians had a field day, but unlike the right, most liberal commentators have the courtesy to be respectful of the dead, even if they are loathsome.

]]> michael strangeways http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907832 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907832 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:36:52 -0800 Comment by Boomer in NYC Thanks for posting the emails. I'm on it--

]]> Boomer in NYC http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907856 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907856 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:51:08 -0800 Comment by Mahtli69 That's a picture of John Gibson? I thought it was my grandmother.

]]> Mahtli69 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907868 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907868 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:57:34 -0800 Comment by Jennifer Geez, how disgusting.

And just as a sidenote, Heath Ledger actually played a gay cyclist on an Australian TV show before he became famous in America.

]]> Jennifer http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907950 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907950 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:47:39 -0800 Comment by sceptic Hey Dan-
Fox doesn't give a shit about anything except what Fox gives a shit about.
Don't bother posting their contact info

POST THE ADVERTISERS CONTACT INFO.

I don't watch any of that crap so I don't know who's payin' for it. I'd sure hate to think it was me because of where I spend my $$$.

]]> sceptic http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907958 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907958 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:52:25 -0800 Comment by Josh Thanks for providing contact info for the bigots at FOX. This is a disguisting display of human nature and I'm definitely writing to let them know how I feel about this.

]]> Josh http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907970 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907970 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:59:35 -0800 Comment by Sargon Bighorn Where could I find the sponsors of FoxNews? Writing to the sponsors and stating one's displeasure with too whome they give money would do a lot I would think. Boycotts rarely work, I am not suggesting a boycott.

]]> Sargon Bighorn http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907996 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c907996 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:12:28 -0800 Comment by Cato the Younger Younger @35, I agree, we should list the advertisers who are on Fox and contact THEM about John Gibson.

]]> Cato the Younger Younger http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c908059 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c908059 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:59:42 -0800 Comment by Fnarf See, there's the problem. You don't KNOW who the advertisers are, because you don't watch Fox News, so neither Fox News nor the advertisers have any reason to care what you think.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c908132 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c908132 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:53:50 -0800 Comment by julie More reasons to hate Fox News. Oh yeah, and love Obama.

]]> julie http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c908341 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c908341 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:56:12 -0800 Comment by catnextdoor in albuquerque I've officially decided that I can still be a practicing Buddhist and hate the fuck out of Fox News. How tasteless. I'm voting John Gibson as the next Larry Craig/Ted Haggard type to be outed.

]]> catnextdoor in albuquerque http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c908405 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c908405 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:50:40 -0800 Comment by Grant Cogswell Thatīs shitty. Thatīs not even politcal, thatīs not even prejudice, itīs the kind of dehumanization and cruelty that...yes, Iīll go for it - was the kind of thing that led up to the Nazis. If this isnīt the end of this jackassī career I donīt know why not.

]]> Grant Cogswell http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c908412 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c908412 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:54:15 -0800 Comment by Larry Craig I am not gay. I never have been gay.

]]> Larry Craig http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c908501 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c908501 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:34:09 -0800 Comment by Larry Craig I am not gay. I never have been gay.

]]> Larry Craig http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c908502 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c908502 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:34:10 -0800 Comment by Fang http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=4183635&page=1

Sigh...

]]> Fang http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c908524 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c908524 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:59:22 -0800 Comment by scary tyler moore monkey @26--just did it. thanks.

]]> scary tyler moore http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c908564 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c908564 Homo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:05:23 -0800 Comment by olldtenor aOf course John Gibson is an ugly old Mary nelly bottom who puts his free parking in the rear teeshirt whenever Roger Ailes is around. We have freedom of speech in this country until gays want to be represented. FUCK FOX!!!!

]]> olldtenor http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c908728 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c908728 Homo Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:06:47 -0800 Comment by Larry Kell Such viral spewing is frequently an indicator of latent homosexual tendencies.

]]> Larry Kell http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c917613 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c917613 Homo Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:26:53 -0800 Comment by Larry Kell Such viral spewing is frequently an indicator of latent homosexual tendencies.

]]> Larry Kell http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c917614 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/unhinged_1#c917614 Homo Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:27:02 -0800