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Bill Maher defends Rush Limbaugh for 'slut' apology

Really?

Playing to sell out crowds, selling books and albums, and having a very popular radio program?

How you doin'?

The problem with Miller is his best comedy days are well behind him. He was terrific on SNL. Now, he's just not funny All he does now is kiss Oliely's ass. I did see him on Hawaii 5/0 though. He played a radio shock jock who got all blowed up.. Imagine that?
 
trust me, I do just fine, thx and do it without having to spread divisive rhetoric and lies...

Your statement that ""Miller's a lousy clown in the sideshow"..and "All that proves is that there are lots of sheep in the flock" clearly demonstrates that you are not telling the truth.

This is obviously "divisive rhetoric and lies".
 
And this is how you judge importance? Well, it shouldn't be a surprise.

The fact is that he is important to a great many people. We can certainly judge his work, if we are specific as to the complaint, but to just rubbish the man without clear cause is the act of a fool.
 
The problem with Miller is his best comedy days are well behind him. He was terrific on SNL. Now, he's just not funny All he does now is kiss Oliely's ass. I did see him on Hawaii 5/0 though. He played a radio shock jock who got all blowed up.. Imagine that?

And yet he is probably more popular than ever.

Perhaps you're confusing facts with your particular form of reality.
 
Your statement that ""Miller's a lousy clown in the sideshow"..and "All that proves is that there are lots of sheep in the flock" clearly demonstrates that you are not telling the truth.

This is obviously "divisive rhetoric and lies".

True, I should have said there are "only a few sheep in that flock"... I would hardly call 4 tour dates a year in small arenas significant...
 
You're wrong. And what you've just done is admit that this is purely polical by arguing over whether is he's liberal or not. This isn't about an insult at all, but about making political hay.....just as I thought.

Bill Maher is NOT a liberal, he is an independent who simply favors liberal leadership at the moment over republican disasters. Actually, he has claimed to have some conservative beliefs, he considered himself a reagan democrat during his presidency. He is a comedian. The day a comedian speaks on behalf of a mainstream political party is the day America dies. Rush is a clown, aka entertainer, he as well does not speak for the Republican party but does indeed have his foot in the door. I can't recall the last time a major Republican figure went anywhere without rush's fat mouth giving him praise. The Republican party currently does not have any real leader with any real influence, John Bahner cant control the teabaggers just like Rush can't control his crazy thoughts. YOU my friend, are dead wrong.
 
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And yet he is probably more popular than ever.

How does his HBO show do relative to Maher's? Oh yeah ... Miller's show was cancelled nine years ago. :lol:
 
Bill Maher is NOT a liberal, he is an independent who simply favors liberal leadership at the moment over republican disasters. He is an independent and actually has claimed to have some conservative beliefs, he considered himself a reagan democrat during his presidency. He is a comedian. The day a comedian speaks on behalf of a mainstream political party is the day America dies. Rush is a clown, aka entertainer, he as well does not speak for the Republican party but does indeed have his foot in the door. I can't recall the last time a major Republican figure went anywhere without rush's fat mouth giving him praise. The Republican party currently does not have any real leader with any real influence, John Bahner cant control the teabaggers just like Rush can't control his crazy thoughts. YOU my friend, are dead wrong.

Partisan bull**** post is partisan. You just cant help posting asininely with endless snark and endless distortions. Bolded to make sure others get the point.

Maher's entire gig is having people in his show for political discussion. To say he is just a comedian misses the mark. Maher espouses a good number of liberal positions. Even if he is a libertarian, hes a left libertarian which tends to fall into the fairly liberal category.
 
And yet he is probably more popular than ever.

Perhaps you're confusing facts with your particular form of reality.

Oh please. Who is he popular with? Let's see if we can guess together shall we? All together now... Foxbots! Who is fooling whom here?
 
The problem with Miller is his best comedy days are well behind him. He was terrific on SNL. Now, he's just not funny All he does now is kiss Oliely's ass. I did see him on Hawaii 5/0 though. He played a radio shock jock who got all blowed up.. Imagine that?

Like I said before, the Left throws away comics it doesn't like, much like the Right would with particularly strong-willed liberal comics. Liberal or conservative, I found Miller funny, and still do.
 
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Like I said before, the Left throws away comics it doesn't like, much like the Right would with particularly strong-willed liberal comics. Liberal or conservative, I found Miller funny, and still do.

I thought Miller stopped being funny even before his stint on O'Reilly. MNF was a massive Fail. It has nothing to do with his political lean.
 
Partisan bull**** post is partisan. You just cant help posting asininely with endless snark and endless distortions. Bolded to make sure others get the point.

Maher's entire gig is having people in his show for political discussion. To say he is just a comedian misses the mark. Maher espouses a good number of liberal positions. Even if he is a libertarian, hes a left libertarian which tends to fall into the fairly liberal category.


some conservatives actually "get it" Others not so much.

George Will, one of the last lions of the right wing whose conservatism is a philosophy rather than a pathology, has heaped scorn on Republican leaders for their cowardly obeisance to Rush Limbaugh.

Sunday morning on ABC’s "This Week," Will said straight out that "Republican leaders are afraid of Rush Limbaugh." Last week, Limbaugh infamously characterized Sandra Fluke, a 30-year-old Georgetown University law student, as a "slut" and a "prostitute" who should provide the world with videos of herself having sex because she supports birth control coverage in employee insurance plans. Will said the tepid disapproval of Limbaugh’s words expressed by GOP presidential candidates and congressional leaders demonstrates just how much they are scared of the king of hot-talk radio.

Republican leaders let Rush Limbaugh dominate their party - latimes.com

For a conservative to try to slough off Limbaugh's influence over the republican party by comparing him to Maher is a desperate, even if merely feeble, attempt to diminish the significance of Rush's hold and influence over them and to mitigate the seriousness and damage of his rhetoric.

You're stuck with rush for good or bad. You laid down with this mongrel and now you have fleas. Let's not forget that it was the republicans themselves that bestowed Rush with "Honorary Congressman" in 1994.



Rush Limbaugh - Honorary Member of the 1994 GOP Congressional Class - YouTube
 
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Like I said before, the Left throws away comics it doesn't like, much like the Right would with particularly strong-willed liberal comics. Liberal or conservative, I found Miller funny, and still do.

Of course it's the leftys that throw away comics. Really? So comics that fail are simply failing because of the left? It has nothing to do with whether or not they are actually funny? You actually believe this pap you're shoveling? Wow.
 
Of course it's the leftys that throw away comics. Really? So comics that fail are simply failing because of the left? It has nothing to do with whether or not they are actually funny? You actually believe this pap you're shoveling? Wow.

Yes, I do. Comics with political viewpoints that use them frequently attract a certain crowd of people who think, although the man or woman is exaggerating to make their humorous point, they speak the truth. Change the perception of the truth and a large chunk of admirers split.

Consider if the Blue Collar Comedy Tour fellas had a serious cultural and political change in their lives. We can argue that Larry the Cable Guy is among the dumbest comedian characters (as its a gag) to come about in decades, but nevertheless, if each of those guys changed their perspective, I bet you would likewise see a large rejection from former fans or passive followers. Suddenly, "they aren't funny anymore."
 
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Yes, I do. Comics with political viewpoints that use them frequently attract a certain crowd of people who think, although the man or woman is exaggerating to make their humorous point, they speak the truth. Change the perception of the truth and a large chunk of admirers split.

I like Nick DiPaolo, he's conservative.
 
Actually leftys appreciate humor. Those on the right are too uptight. I mean Dennis Miller is the funniest they have? Really?


don't forget that hilarious Jeff Foxworthy!
 
I liked Bill Hicks, and he was a stoner conspiracy theorist.

Bill Hicks was funny. So is Foxworthy. Miller's references became too obscure. I don't mind that he's a walking thesaurus, but it got to the point that he was more interested in showing off his IQ than actually being funny.
 
Yes, I do. Comics with political viewpoints that use them frequently attract a certain crowd of people who think, although the man or woman is exaggerating to make their humorous point, they speak the truth. Change the perception of the truth and a large chunk of admirers split.

Consider if the Blue Collar Comedy Tour fellas had a serious cultural and political change in their lives. We can argue that Larry the Cable Guy is among the dumbest comedian characters (as its a gag) to come about in decades, but nevertheless, if each of those guys changed their perspective, I bet you would likewise see a large rejection from former fans or passive followers. Suddenly, "they aren't funny anymore."

The only one of those 4 I enjoyed is Ron White. He is freaking hilarious IMO. White is oddly enough, more liberal than the other 3. Although with him it is hard to tell. He seems all over the map politically. He seems to support gay rights, legalization of pot but is pro death penalty. Foxworthy's redneck shtick has grown thin on me. Engvall was just never funny IMO, and Larry is fairly one dimensional.
 
The only one of those 4 I enjoyed is Ron White. He is freaking hilarious IMO. White is oddly enough, more liberal than the other 3. Although with him it is hard to tell. He seems all over the map politically. He seems to support gay rights, legalization of pot but is pro death penalty. Foxworthy's redneck shtick has grown thin on me. Engvall was just never funny IMO, and Larry is fairly one dimensional.

My two favorites were Engvall and White, with respect for Foxworthy, but might need to warm up to him.
 
Bill Hicks was funny. So is Foxworthy. Miller's references became too obscure. I don't mind that he's a walking thesaurus, but it got to the point that he was more interested in showing off his IQ than actually being funny.

But I don't know if it continued to get more obscure as time went on. That was the reaction that many had to him throughout his career as well.
 
The only one of those 4 I enjoyed is Ron White. He is freaking hilarious IMO. White is oddly enough, more liberal than the other 3. Although with him it is hard to tell. He seems all over the map politically. He seems to support gay rights, legalization of pot but is pro death penalty. Foxworthy's redneck shtick has grown thin on me. Engvall was just never funny IMO, and Larry is fairly one dimensional.

That's probably because, unlike must stand-ups, White has a bunch of writers who feed him material.
 
That's probably because, unlike must stand-ups, White has a bunch of writers who feed him material.

Most stand-ups have writers. I think Carlin may have been the exception. Paul Mooney wrote for Richard Pryor.
 
Oh please. Who is he popular with? Let's see if we can guess together shall we? All together now... Foxbots! Who is fooling whom here?

It really doesn't matter who he is popular with. He is still popular.

Because you don't approve of his audience you feel this makes him less popular?

Astounding!
 
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