Three cheers for Bill Maher

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  • sweetpotato
    sweetpotato Posts: 1,278
    reborncareerist wrote:
    Not a fan of Maher, even if he occasionally makes some good points. If he really had balls, he'd deviate a bit from the classic liberal-leaning political comedian targets (e.g., Christianity).

    you musn't watch him very often. he's pretty much an equal-opportunity insulter. i've seen him beg nader not to run. that was a good show. :D
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  • NickyNooch
    NickyNooch Posts: 629
    sweetpotato wrote:
    you musn't watch him very often. he's pretty much an equal-opportunity insulter. i've seen him beg nader not to run. that was a good show. :D

    Of course he would... he voted Bob Dole.

    Don't even get me started on his flip flopping on politics, ugh. See his flip flopping on Ron Paul, Ralph Nader, etc.

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  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,343
    NickyNooch wrote:

    More importantly it is the context, for instance Michael Richards and Bill Maher clearly had hatred for the people they were discussing.


    That's absolutely not true. Bill Maher has time and time again said he doesn't like organized religion. He has stated over and over again that while he doesn't like it and thinks it's crazy, people should be able to do, believe, worship and say as they wish.


    Wow!
    Not sure how you got "hatred" out of that.
  • mdigenakis
    mdigenakis Posts: 1,337
    In the words of John Paul II adressing the OAS

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  • pjl44
    pjl44 Posts: 10,662
    It seems as if everyone is getting hung up on the "Nazi" comment. You can toss that as far as I'm concerned. His commentary on the child abuse scandal is where I think he really nails it.
  • Kilgore_Trout
    Kilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    pjl44 wrote:
    It seems as if everyone is getting hung up on the "Nazi" comment. You can toss that as far as I'm concerned. His commentary on the child abuse scandal is where I think he really nails it.
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  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,343
    sgossard3 wrote:
    http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.asp?Page=/Culture/archive/200804/CUL20080417b.html

    Yeah, he said on Friday's show that he was just joking.

    Some people need to lighten up. Geeesh!
  • rebornFixer
    rebornFixer Posts: 4,901
    sweetpotato wrote:
    you musn't watch him very often. he's pretty much an equal-opportunity insulter. i've seen him beg nader not to run. that was a good show. :D

    I used to watch him quite a bit ... Not so much these days.
  • Abookamongstthemany
    Abookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    NickyNooch wrote:
    Of course he would... he voted Bob Dole.

    Don't even get me started on his flip flopping on politics, ugh. See his flip flopping on Ron Paul, Ralph Nader, etc.

    It's true. When it's not election year he blasts the Dems through and through and then once it's time to vote again you can't pull him out of their asses long enough to get an unbiased opinion.


    but then, that's most liberals I know.
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  • The Waiting Trophy Man
    The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    I don't get HBO. :o
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