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Bill Maher defends Rush Limbaugh for 'slut' apology

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Bill Maher defends Rush Limbaugh for 'slut' apology - UPI.com

LOS ANGELES, March 7 (UPI) -- U.S. comedian Bill Maher used Twitter Wednesday to defend Rush Limbaugh who apologized for calling a contraception advocate a "slut."

"Hate to defend #RushLimbaugh but he apologized, liberals looking bad not accepting," Maher tweeted. "Also hate intimidation by sponsor pullout."
We'll be hearing stories of liberals jumping off buildings now, and millions of liberal heads just exploded.

:lol:

Good luck with your Rush-hatefest guys.

:lamo
 
Bill Maher defends Rush Limbaugh for 'slut' apology - UPI.com


We'll be hearing stories of liberals jumping off buildings now, and millions of liberal heads just exploded.

:lol:

Good luck with your Rush-hatefest guys.

:lamo

If Bill Mayer can speak for all liberals, can Rush speak for all conservatives? Because if you are making the argument that a pundit can speak for such huge groups of people there's about to a million more Rush topics, hell I suppose they'll be a million Mayer topics too.
 
If Bill Mayer can speak for all liberals, can Rush speak for all conservatives? Because if you are making the argument that a pundit can speak for such huge groups of people there's about to a million more Rush topics, hell I suppose they'll be a million Mayer topics too.

You are one of the most ridiculous liberals on this website. Don't you get it, it's over. Bill Maher, in this case, speaks for all liberals, and has spoken. Liberals can STFU now. You have nothing left now. And btw, learn how to spell his name.
 
You are one of the most ridiculous liberals on this website. Don't you get it, it's over. Bill Maher, in this case, speaks for all liberals, and has spoken. Liberals can STFU now. You have nothing left now. And btw, learn how to spell his name.

What are you talking about? Wiseone is right on target. Maher doesn't speak for all liberals anymore than Rush speaks for all conservatives. Just because either one of them makes a claim, doesn't mean that others of that lean have to agree.
 
You are one of the most ridiculous liberals on this website. Don't you get it, it's over. Bill Maher, in this case, speaks for all liberals, and has spoken. Liberals can STFU now. You have nothing left now. And btw, learn how to spell his name.

Ummmm...Bill Maher isn't a liberal. Hate to rain on your parade, but your comments would be like saying that Ed Schultz speaks for all conservatives.
 
Ummmm...Bill Maher isn't a liberal. Hate to rain on your parade, but your comments would be like saying that Ed Schultz speaks for all conservatives.

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.
 
What are you talking about? Wiseone is right on target. Maher doesn't speak for all liberals anymore than Rush speaks for all conservatives. Just because either one of them makes a claim, doesn't mean that others of that lean have to agree.

Liberals are in love with Bill Maher because he beats up on conservatives on a daily basis. He's calling out liberals for being political hacks on this. Liberals are going to lose this Rush beatdown war. Argue all you want, it's over.
 
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.

Don't you get it, it's over. Bill Maher, in this case, speaks for all liberals, and has spoken. Liberals can STFU now. You have nothing left now.

Based on this previous post, your post is ironic.
 
Liberals are in love with Bill Maher because he beats up on conservatives on a daily basis. He's calling out liberals for being political hacks on this. Liberals are going to lose this Rush beatdown war. Argue all you want, it's over.

I can't stand Bill Maher. He's a loudmouth... just like Rush. Rush has already lost this "beatdown".
 
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.

Actually I am right, and I am simply correcting a flaw in your reasoning. Maher describes himself as a libertarian or as a progressive. His views on issues would most closely be descried as libertarian. He is not a liberal.

Bill Maher Still Secure In ABC Slot, At Least Now - NYTimes.com

Mr. Maher, who grew up in River Vale, N.J., and graduated from Cornell with a degree in English, is by all accounts, a news buff. He considers himself a libertarian. And that puts him at odds at times with conservatives, at times with liberals, and at times with executives of Disney, who are said, for example, to be no fans of his criticism of the war against drugs.

Just sticking your fingers in your ears while shouting "he is a liberal" is not convincing.
 
Actually I am right, and I am simply correcting a flaw in your reasoning. Maher describes himself as a libertarian or as a progressive. His views on issues would most closely be descried as libertarian. He is not a liberal.

Bill Maher Still Secure In ABC Slot, At Least Now - NYTimes.com


Just sticking your fingers in your ears while shouting "he is a liberal" is not convincing.

A liberaltarian maybe, he also considers himself progressive.

Bill Maher - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 
You are one of the most ridiculous liberals on this website. Don't you get it, it's over. Bill Maher, in this case, speaks for all liberals, and has spoken. Liberals can STFU now. You have nothing left now. And btw, learn how to spell his name.

Firstly, I'm not a liberal and I've never claimed to be. I'm actually political neutral in that labels mean nothing to me and I consider myself more of a pragmatic problem solver than an ideologue. I guess if you were certain you could call me a closet liberal but labels like that don't mean anything here anyway.

Secondly, lets assume I am a liberal blue blooded and all. I've never watched a minute of Bill Maher, nor do I read or otherwise consume any of his material. I really have no idea what his personal opinions or politics are, really all I know about this man is a name a face, and I know he has a TV show. But I do know this about him, because its true for literally anyone, and that is they don't speak for everyone. If I was a liberal and if I had a problem with Rush's comments, I could still choose to have the opinion that I still don't think Rush's apology is insufficient.

I mean are you seriously telling me that some guy, whom as you pointed out I can't even spell his name, somehow dictates my opinion? Let's not be stupid.

By the way, I personally think Rush's apology is insincere and probably motivated by his sponsor's actions. But I also think Rush is a blowhard and I really don't care what he says or why he says it, so the 'issue' really isn't an issue for me at all but if I was compelled to give an opinion you have. And thats my opinion, regardless of what Meher or whoever elses says.
 
Hey, so now we have 2 sources that don't think he is a liberal. So does Ed Schultz speak for all conservatives?

You know how many of our own libertarian members are liberal? The source I gave clearly includes progressive as a description. But more importantly the left has portrayed this as a meanspirited insult to this poor little law student. But the fact that you are giving Maher a pass, shows this is purely political as everyone on the right contends. That is proven whether Maher is either lean, but there is no doubt that he is huge liberal hero. Even our own liberal member have posted his stuff on this site, and you know it. ;)
 
You know how many of our own libertarian members are liberal? The source I gave clearly includes progressive as a description. But more importantly the left has portrayed this as a meanspirited insult to this poor little law student. But the fact that you are giving Maher a pass, shows this is purely political as everyone on the right contends. That is proven whether Maher is either lean, but there is no doubt that he is huge liberal hero. Even our own liberal member have posted his stuff on this site, and you know it. ;)

Bill Maher is not a member here, so what people here call themselves is irrelevant.

Liberalism and progressivism are two signifiantly different ideologies.

The left is not all one person with one idea. Some of us on the left condemn any one who acts the asshole in political discourse.

Bo one person speaks for every member of an idiology.

Your premise is wrong on basically every level.
 
Ummmm...Bill Maher isn't a liberal. Hate to rain on your parade, but your comments would be like saying that Ed Schultz speaks for all conservatives.



www.yallpolitics.com/index.php/yp/post/

latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2012/02/bill-maher-donates-million-dollars-to-obama-pac.html



He calls himself a libertarian, however he is a liberal.
 
Actually I am right, and I am simply correcting a flaw in your reasoning. Maher describes himself as a libertarian or as a progressive. His views on issues would most closely be descried as libertarian. He is not a liberal.

Bill Maher Still Secure In ABC Slot, At Least Now - NYTimes.com



Just sticking your fingers in your ears while shouting "he is a liberal" is not convincing.




What is.the difference between "progressive" and "liberal"?


What are bill Maher's "libertarian" positions?
 
What is.the difference between "progressive" and "liberal"?

Progressives favor social and economic and reform and change. A liberal tends to favor governmental solutions to national issues.

What are bill Maher's "libertarian" positions?

You mean like favoring partial privatization of social security?
 
Actually I am right, and I am simply correcting a flaw in your reasoning. Maher describes himself as a libertarian or as a progressive. His views on issues would most closely be descried as libertarian. He is not a liberal.

Bill Maher Still Secure In ABC Slot, At Least Now - NYTimes.com



Just sticking your fingers in your ears while shouting "he is a liberal" is not convincing.



In addition to the two examples I linked above, his declaration of support for.obamacare, beleif in European socialism , rabidly anti-2nd amendment.


One may call oneself whatever they wish, however it is clear as day, he is no.libertarian but a A big gov liberal.
 
In addition to the two examples I linked above, his declaration of support for.obamacare, beleif in European socialism , rabidly anti-2nd amendment.


One may call oneself whatever they wish, however it is clear as day, he is no.libertarian but a A big gov liberal.

Too bad the real world does not care what some random person on the internet claims he is. Republicans like you(see what I did there?) love to use purity tests to decide if some one is or isn't really one of them, but the real world does not work that way. Many of his views are clearly not liberal(ending funding for nonprofits), but since it works for you, you claim he must be.
 
Too bad the real world does not care what some random person on the internet claims he is. Republicans like you(see what I did there?) love to use purity tests to decide if some one is or isn't really one of them, but the real world does not work that way. Many of his views are clearly not liberal(ending funding for nonprofits), but since it works for you, you claim he must be.



One could argue the merits of someones claim. A debate forums seems to me a proper place for it. I am sorry you felt the need to post your first sentence. Seems odd since we are on a debate forum.


And no, what you did was make a claim that I was a republican, what you failed to do is give links and examples backing up your claim.



I other hand provided evidence to back up my claim.
 
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