Mel Gibson Compares President Bush to Barbaric Mayans

From the World Entertainment News Network: Film star and director Mel Gibson has launched a scathing attack on President George W. Bush, comparing his leadership to the barbaric rulers of the Mayan civilization in his new film Apocalypto. The epic, due for release later this year, captures the decline of the Maya kingdom and the slaughter of thousands of inhabitants as human sacrifices in a bid to save the nation from collapsing. Gibson reveals he used present day American politics as an inspiration, claiming the government callously plays on the nation's insecurities to maintain power. He tells British film magazine Hotdog, "The fear-mongering we depict in the film reminds me of President Bush and his guys." [source] Mel has made similar comments before, for instance, in his interview with Time magazine. Update: LP says, "He hasn't made similar comments: this is the same quote, republished by "Hotdog." The anon writer for the hack gossip service WENN, who seems to purposely mangle facts, incompetently reports that Mel Gibson gave an interview to "Hotdog." Yeah. Exclusive sneek peeks for "Time Magazine" and "Hotdog." Well, it duped Matt Drudge who first headlined the story (maybe that isn't hard to do). [Tags: Apocalypto, Mel Gibson] Feel free to ask questions or discuss this topic in the Apocalypto Watch Forum.