Essay 1492

Behaving badly in a MultiCultClassics Monologue…

• A Bronx woman was whipped into a frenzy over whipped cream at Dunkin’ Donuts. A worker (depicted above) allegedly failed to add whipped cream to the patron’s hot chocolate. So the angry woman threw the scalding drink in his face, scratched him and beat him over the head with a door she tore off a refrigerator. America Runs On Dunkin’ — and psychotic rage.

• Now the cop who arrested Mel Gibson — and received the actor-director’s anti-Semitic rant — charges he’s been harassed by his police department superiors. The officer has allegedly been transferred to a different assignment and subjected to a lengthy interrogation; plus, investigators searched his home, seizing his personal computer and phone records (FYI, folks are trying to determine how details of the bust were leaked to a Web site for celebrity news and gossip). “His life and career would be a lot different had he not made that arrest,” said the cop’s lawyer. The harassment will really get ugly if Gibson offers the cop free tickets to Apocalypto.

• Donald Trump continued to fire away at Rosie O’Donnell. During a phone interview, Trump declared, “Rosie’s a loser. She’s been a loser always. … Her show failed, her magazine failed. Barbara Walters gave her new life, but she’ll fail at that also because she’s inherently a stone-cold loser.” When asked if the feud might end, Trump announced, “It will never end on my behalf because I’ve exposed Rosie for what she is: a very dumb human being. … She’s got no intelligence, but I’ve known that for a long time. Unfortunately, Rosie’s pulled the wool over the public.” Well, at least two folks remain untouched by the holiday spirit.

• Mike Tyson was busted for driving under the influence and possession of cocaine. Strangely enough, the man who served prison time for rape, allegedly beat his ex-wife and bit off Evander Holyfield’s ear during a boxing match did not cause a scene during his latest arrest. So maybe one person was touched by the holiday spirit.