[tigerthelion]

I don't understand why anyone would be surprised about the big deal being made of this, especially in light of the recent Mel Gibson meltdown and the big deal that was made of that.

I'm not surprised by it. I just don't think it should be a big deal, like the Mel Gibson incident shouldn't have been a big deal. The big deal about Mel Gibson should have been that he was driving drunk. That's much more despicable than making a comment about Jews.