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John Gibson Mocks ‘Weirdo’ Heath Ledger’s Death: ‘He Found Out How To Quit You’
John Gibson Mocks ‘Weirdo’ Heath Ledger’s Death: ‘He Found Out How To Quit You’
John Gibson Mocks ‘Weirdo’ Heath Ledger’s Death: ‘He Found Out How To Quit You’ Opening his radio show with funeral music yesterday, Fox News host John Gibson callously mocked the death of actor Heath Ledger, calling him a “weirdo” with a “serious drug problem.” Playing an audio clip of the iconic quote, “ I wish I knew how to quit you ” from Ledger’s gay romance movie Brokeback Mountain , ...

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Crabbie's Hollywood:  Fox News Host John Gibson Makes Light Of Ledger's Death

Oh No They Didn't!:  John Gibson Mocks ‘Weirdo’ Heath Ledger’s Death: ‘He Found Out How To Quit You’

Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton:  Ledger's Death Is A Laughing Matter

Hot Momma Celebrity Gossip Blog:  John Gibson mocks Heath Ledger’s death

Dlisted - Be Very Afraid:  Not Very Christian

TV with MeeVee:  John Gibson Spits On Heath Ledger's Grave

mediabistro.com: TVNewser:  Scarborough on "Grossly Inappropriate" Gibson Comments

Dave And Thomas Daily Timekillers Blog:  John Gibson Mocks ‘Weirdo’ Heath Ledger’s Death

Gone Hollywood:  John Gibson Mocks Heath Ledger Death

Gawker:  John Gibson Sews Up Heath Ledger Memorial Bad Taste Award [Too Soon?]

Anorak News:  Making A Joke Of Heath Ledger, With Perez Hilton

The Hollywood Gossip:  Fox News’ John Gibson Mocks Death of Heath Ledger

Cele|bitchy:  Conservative radio and tv host mocks Ledger’s death repeatedly on air

Celebrity Smack! Gossip & Entertainment Blog:  Hey YOU! Homophobic, Old, Crotchety, Viagra Needin’ A-Hole….STFU!

Bitten and Bound:  Hear John Gibson Mocking Heath Ledger’s Death (Audio)

USATODAY.com - Lifeline Live:  Reporters rile with Ledger remarks

Cajun Boy in the City:  my two cents on the ledger death

Circus Hour | Celebrity, Art, Gossip, Entertainment, Pop Culture, Satire, The Superifical:  John Gibson is as Sensitive as He is Handsome

TV Squad:  John Gibson mocks Heath Ledger's death

poponthepop.com:  Homophobic A-Hole Should Get Fired

Gossip For Everyone:  John Gibson's Homophobic Heath Ledger Comments,

Celebrity Gossip by Celebridiot:  John Gibson apolgizes for Ledger comments

Celebrity Mound:  Fox News Host John Gibson Cruelly Mocks Heath Ledger’s Death and his Role in Brokeback Mountain

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Fox News Host John Gibson Makes Light Of Ledger's Death
Crabbie's Hollywood — ... a black thought in his entire life - sure he hasn't). Gibson then played another clip from Brokeback, when Ledger's character Ennis says "We're dead" while talking to Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) about the possible dire consequences of continuing their relationship. Gibson follows Ledger's "We're dead" with his own mocking "We're dead," then goes on to (snidely) insist that Ledger's death was in fact a tragedy. You can hear the whole thing here. Gibson also thought it would be brilliant to keep dropping Ledger death references into ...

John Gibson Mocks ‘Weirdo’ Heath Ledger’s Death: ‘He Found Out How To Quit You’
Oh No They Didn't! — ... markets. On the Democratic debate in South Carolina: GIBSON: Apparently Heath Ledger was suicidal and his friends saw it coming. I think he watched the Clinton-Obama debate last night. I think he was an Edwards guy, cause he saw his Edwards guy was just completely irrelevant. In reality, New York City Police spokesman Paul J. Browne told the New York Times that there was “no obvious indication of suicide.” You stay classy, John Gibson. Source [with audio]

Ledger's Death Is A Laughing Matter
Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton — ... another clip from Brokeback Mountain in which Ledger said, 'We’re dead,' followed by his own, mocking 'We’re dead' before playing the clip again." Gibson called Ledger a "weirdo" with a "serious drug problem" and suggested that Ledger killed himself because he had "a serious position in the (stock) market" or perhaps "watched the Clinton-Obama debate last night. I think he was an Edwards guy, cause he saw his Edwards guy was just completely irrelevant." Click here to listen to the audio of John Gibson's shameful handling of Heath ...

John Gibson mocks Heath Ledger’s death
Hot Momma Celebrity Gossip Blog — ... by his own, mocking ‘We’re dead’ before playing the clip again.” Gibson called Ledger a “weirdo” with a “serious drug problem” and suggested that Ledger killed himself because he had “a serious position in the (stock) market” or perhaps “watched the Clinton-Obama debate last night. I think he was an Edwards guy, cause he saw his Edwards guy was just completely irrelevant.” Click here to listen to the audio of John Gibson’s distasteful handling of Heath ...

Not Very Christian
Dlisted - Be Very Afraid — ... I'm not surprised that people are already making inappropriate comments about the death of Heath Ledger. Tragedy really brings out the idiots. I'm tackier than tacky, but even I know when it's time to shut the yapper. John Gibson of FoxNews takes the cake though. ThinkProgress has audio of this fool making jokes. John played a clip from "Brokeback Mountain" where Jake Gyllenhaal says "I wish I knew how to quit you." The ever-clever John responded with, "Well he found out how to quit you." He goes on to call Heath a ...

John Gibson Spits On Heath Ledger's Grave
TV with MeeVee — I make fun of other people's problems a lot, and I feel guilty about being callous in the service of a cheap laugh. Fortunately, there's always Fox News jackass John Gibson, who makes me look like a kindhearted and earnest soul. And he does it without even being funny. Yesterday on his show, he made a number of terrible jokes at Heath Ledger's expense. I won't repeat them here, because they weren't clever or scandalous or amusingly outrageous. It was just a series of unfunny, gratuitous jabs at a dead man. There's really ...

Scarborough on "Grossly Inappropriate" Gibson Comments
mediabistro.com: TVNewser — John Gibson 's Heath Ledger comments from his radio show on Tuesday became a topic of discussion this morning on MSNBC's Morning Joe. Think Progress has the audio from the beginning of Gibson's show (broadcast just hours after Ledger's death). He begins the broadcast playing funeral music under audio clips from "Brokeback Mountain." "Well he found out how to quit you," Gibson said, chuckling. Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski discussed Gibson's mocking between clips from the broadcast. "This is about as callous and harsh as anything I've ever heard," said Scarborough. ...

John Gibson Mocks ‘Weirdo’ Heath Ledger’s Death
Dave And Thomas Daily Timekillers Blog — ... Playing an audio clip of the iconic quote, “I wish I knew how to quit you” from Ledger’s gay romance movie Brokeback Mountain, Gibson disdainfully quipped, “Well, he found out how to quit you.” Laughing, Gibson then played another clip from Brokeback Mountain in which Ledger said, “We’re dead,” followed by his own, mocking “We’re dead” before playing the clip again. (source) ...

John Gibson Mocks Heath Ledger Death
Gone Hollywood — Fox News’ John Gibson found a way to outdo MSNBC’s Courtney Hazlett for the most inappropriate comment on Heath Ledger’s death. Think Progress reports, On his radio show yesterday (which opened with funeral music), Gibson called Ledger a “weirdo” with a “serious drug problem.” Making fun of the famous “I ...

John Gibson, the Fox Host Makes Fun of Heath Ledger
Gone Hollywood — Fox News’ John Gibson found a way to outdo MSNBC’s Courtney Hazlett for the most inappropriate comment on Heath Ledger’s death. Think Progress reports, On his radio show yesterday (which opened with funeral music), Gibson called Ledger a “weirdo” with a “serious drug problem.” Making fun of the famous “I ...

John Gibson Sews Up Heath Ledger Memorial Bad Taste Award [Too Soon?]
Gawker — ... witnessing the poor performace of John Edwards in the last presidential debate. It's funny 'cause the authorities no longer suspect suicide! Even the guests joined in, with funnyman Tom Sullivan calling him "Keith Bledger" and the lady cohost whose name we didn't catch wondering, mockingly, if Keith was perhaps a "deep thinker." Can you believe that wacky morning zoo crew went there? They're saying what we're not really thinking, because what the fuck? Listen and sputter! [Think Progress, ...

Making A Joke Of Heath Ledger, With Perez Hilton
Anorak News — ... clip from Brokeback Mountain in which Ledger said, ‘We’re dead,’ followed by his own, mocking ‘We’re dead’ before playing the clip again.” Gibson called Ledger a “weirdo” with a “serious drug problem” and suggested that Ledger killed himself because he had “a serious position in the (stock) market” or perhaps “watched the Clinton-Obama debate last night. I think he was an Edwards guy, cause he saw his Edwards guy was just completely irrelevant.” That enough? You want more. OK: “ Click here to listen to the audio of John Gibson’s shameful handling of Heath Ledger’s death.” ...

Fox News’ John Gibson Mocks Death of Heath Ledger
The Hollywood Gossip — ... Gibson then interjects: “Well, he found out how to quit you.” What a d!ck. Click here to listen to this and the rest of Gibson’s remarks. ...

Conservative radio and tv host mocks Ledger’s death repeatedly on air
Cele|bitchy — ... Think Progress has an excerpt from Fox News host John Gibson’s radio show in which he called Heath Ledger a “weirdo” with a drug problem, and repeatedly played a clip from Brokeback Mountain in which Ledger says “We’re Dead.” He openly mocked the guy and suggested it was suicide or an overdose. ...

Making Fun Of Ledger's Death: Not So Funny!
Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton — ... intolerance. And to do so at a time when family and friends are grieving shows a level of insensitivity that is beyond the pale.” Beyond his mockery of Ledger's role in Brokeback Mountain, Gibson called the actor a "weirdo" with "a serious drug problem," and callously speculated on the reasons Ledger might have committed suicide. Gibson had previously mocked Brokeback Mountain–calling it a "gay agenda movie" on his Fox News TV program in 2006. Listen to Clip: http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/23/gibson-mocks-ledger/ Gibson’s Past ...

Hey YOU! Homophobic, Old, Crotchety, Viagra Needin’ A-Hole….STFU!
Celebrity Smack! Gossip & Entertainment Blog — ... maybe he was a John Edwards supporter. When Brokeback Mountain was released, Gibson was obviously not a fan. He mocked the filmed repeatedly, calling it “a gay agenda movie.” So because this guy is homophobic he felt the need to bash Ledger, his death and his career? How inconsiderate to the grieving family. Simply classless and cold. Listen to the prick here.

Hear John Gibson Mocking Heath Ledger’s Death (Audio)
Bitten and Bound — ... The radio show host continued with more callous, insensitive remarks, including calling the actor a “weirdo,” playing another clip from the film in which Ledger said “We’re dead,” then following with “We’re dead” in a mocking tone. ...

Reporters rile with Ledger remarks
USATODAY.com - Lifeline Live — ... is urging readers to boycott (and asking for an apology from) Fox News' John Gibson, who mocked Heath Ledger's death on his radio show Tuesday night. (Hear what he said at Think Progress .) Gibson called Ledger a "weirdo" with a "serious drug problem." Making fun of the famous "I wish I knew how to quit you" line from Brokeback Mountain , Gibson said of his death, "Well, he found out how to quit you." Huffington Post notes that his remarks topped the ...

my two cents on the ledger death
Cajun Boy in the City — ... calling him a “weirdo” with a “serious drug problem.” Playing an audio clip of the iconic quote, “I wish I knew how to quit you” from Ledger’s gay romance movie Brokeback Mountain, Gibson disdainfully quipped, “Well, he found out how to quit you.” Laughing, Gibson then played another clip from Brokeback Mountain in which Ledger said, “We’re dead,” followed by his own, mocking “We’re dead” before playing the clip again. here the full audio clip here... thinkprogress.com and remember our good friends at the westboro baptist church in ...

John Gibson is as Sensitive as He is Handsome
Circus Hour | Celebrity, Art, Gossip, Entertainment, Pop Culture, Satire, The Superifical — ... “I wish I knew how to quit you” from Brokeback Mountain , Gibson quipped, “Well, he found out how to quit you.” Ha! Somebody get this guy a gig at the Comedy Store. Laughing, Gibson then played another clip from Brokeback Mountai n in which Heath said, “We’re dead,” followed by his own, mocking “We’re dead” before playing the clip again. Throughout the show, Gibson continued to bring up Heath’s death, jokingly claiming that current events may have caused him to commit suicide. Think Progress has the audio , if you care to torture yourself with this pompous fool. Perhaps I, ...

John Gibson mocks Heath Ledger's death
TV Squad — ... Gibson opened his radio show with funeral march music and an audio clip from Brokeback Mountain, then said "Well, he found out how to quit you," referring to the line Ledger says in the movie to Jake Gyllenhaal. He then said that Ledger was a "weirdo" and speculated that he killed himself either because he had money in the stock market or because he watched the Obama/Clinton debate. ...

Homophobic A-Hole Should Get Fired
poponthepop.com — ... Can someone please dig up as much dirt as possible on this jerk? I really wanna find out how many male sex partners he may have had in the past. He’s a closet case, and a cold-hearted asshole at best. May Heath, a heterosexual male who had the courage to play a homosexual character, rest in peace. His family shouldn’t have to go through this crap right now. What will the consequences for Gibson’s blatant homophobic remarks be? To listen to John Gibson’s heartless bullshit click here ...

Gibson Defends His Mockery Of Ledger's Death
Oh No They Didn't! — ... On his radio show yesterday, Fox News host John Gibson responded to ThinkProgress' criticism of his comments mocking the death of Heath Ledger, saying that it was just "a little Brokeback Mountain joke" and there is "no point in passing up a good joke." ...

John Gibson's Homophobic Heath Ledger Comments,
Gossip For Everyone — ... dig up as much dirt as possible on this jerk? I really wanna find out how many male sex partners he may have had in the past. He's a closet case, and a cold-hearted asshole at best. May Heath, a heterosexual male who had the courage to play a homosexual character, rest in peace. His family shouldn't have to go through this crap right now. What will the consequences for Gibson's blatant homophobic remarks be? To listen to John Gibson's heartless bullshit click here source,For ...

John Gibson apolgizes for Ledger comments
Celebrity Gossip by Celebridiot — ... On his radio show yesterday, Fox News host John Gibson responded to ThinkProgress’ criticism of his comments mocking the death of Heath Ledger, saying that it was just “a little Brokeback Mountain joke” and there is “no point in passing up a good joke.” ...

Fox News Host John Gibson Cruelly Mocks Heath Ledger’s Death and his Role in Brokeback Mountain
Celebrity Mound — ... broadcast. During the show, Gibson played an audio clip from the film of Jake Gyllenhaal’s character, Jack, telling Ennis (played by Ledger), “I wish I knew how to quit you.” Gibson then coldly quipped, “Well, he found out how to quit you.” Then, after playing another audio clip from the movie of Ledger’s character saying, “We’re dead,” Gibson mockingly said, “We’re dead” and played the clip again. Listen to Clip: http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/23/gibson-mocks-ledger/ “Gibson’s remarks are vulgar and ...

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