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Bill Maher defends Rush Limbaugh for 'slut' apology

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."
Translation: I make my living from sponsors, too, and I also am prone to push the envelope and insult people as part of my schtick, so we can't have any of that sponsor-pulling crap.

Translation of the translation: When the rubber hits the road, I'm just like Rush... money talks.
 
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More than that . . .

If it's OK, as "whysoserious" and others, including hazlnut, have argued, to say horrible, misogynist things about Sarah Palin because she's a public figure . . .

Then it must be OK to say horrible, racist things about Barack Obama, because he's a public figure, too.

(Somehow, I'll bet that this, too, is different. Somehow.)

Why is my name in quotes? Are you insinuating this not in fact my username?

And yes, if a comedian wants to make jokes about Barack Obama then I think that's fine. Why not?
 
Why is my name in quotes? Are you insinuating this not in fact my username?

It is.

And yes, if a comedian wants to make jokes about Barack Obama then I think that's fine. Why not?

See, you're weasling. I didn't say "make jokes." I said "say horrible, racist things." How about horrible, racist things? That OK too?
 
See, you're weasling. I didn't say "make jokes." I said "say horrible, racist things." How about horrible, racist things? That OK too?

I don't think anyone should say horrible, racist things unless they are joking.
 
If you can't laugh at racism, racism has won!

I don't think these people know what comedy and laughing is. Somehow they think Kramer's meltdown was comedy so it was ok, but Bill Maher is a not a comedian, and that Rush Limbaugh has a comedy show.

Every thing they say is completely the opposite of reality.
 
I don't think these people know what comedy and laughing is. Somehow they think Kramer's meltdown was comedy so it was ok, but Bill Maher is a not a comedian, and that Rush Limbaugh has a comedy show.

Every thing they say is completely the opposite of reality.

You never watched Maher, so you have no idea what he said.

But your idea that misogyny and racism are fine as long as they're "jokes" is telling in its own right.
 
You never watched Maher, so you have no idea what he said.

But your idea that misogyny and racism are fine as long as they're "jokes" is telling in its own right.

You don't laugh at misogynistic or racist jokes? But you are right, I didn't see Maher's joke it context, so it isn't fair for me to defend it. But I'll be damned if you are going to tell me to quit laughing at jokes. Patrice O'Neal had some of the best racist and misogynistic jokes ever! And if you don't like 'em, that's your ****ing problem!



His joke about fishes dipped in honey killed me for weeks.
 
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No.
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So that entire video by Patrice O'Neal did not make you laugh? That's really sad for you, man. You should lighten up.

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Wait, give me another chance. Let's go with Bill Burr.



"It's a dollar an hour surcharge" - LOL
 
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I don't think these people know what comedy and laughing is. Somehow they think Kramer's meltdown was comedy so it was ok, but Bill Maher is a not a comedian, and that Rush Limbaugh has a comedy show.

Every thing they say is completely the opposite of reality.

I could say the same about your positions. Somehow you think Rush is a evil incarnate and somehow not an entertainer, but Bill Maher is not a pundit, despite having a show that that's all about political commentary. We even know, further, that Maher is politically active (donating a million bucks and all), but he's not a political commentator because he's on HBO and he's done stand up, and anything done during a standup routine is completely fair and cannot be criticized unless you, specifically, don't think it's funny. You're not the only one, WSS, who feels like you've landed in OZ. LOL

Why can you not just admit that you hold Rush to a different standard because you don't like him rather than try to say that anyone who doesn't buy your whisper thin distinctions is just being so unreasonable?
 
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I could say the same about your positions. Somehow you think Rush is a evil incarnate and somehow not an entertainer, but Bill Maher is not a pundit, despite having a show that that's all about political commentary. We even know, further, that Maher is politically active (donating a million bucks and all), but he's not a political commentator because he's on HBO and he's done stand up, and anything done during a standup routine is completely fair and cannot be criticized unless you, specifically, don't think it's funny. You're not the only one, WSS, who feels like you've landed in OZ. LOL

Why can you not just admit that you hold Rush to a different standard because you don't like him rather than try to say that anyone who doesn't buy your whisper thin distinctions is just being so unreasonable?

Part of it is Bill Maher, like many of the liberal/left's political commentary/political entertainers, have significant backgrounds in the stand-up or sketch comedy circuit. Some of them desire to be taken more seriously, and take that direction in various ways. John Stewart has his program, which is mostly comedy, with punditry thrown in from time to time. Bill Maher's programs are mostly punditry with a change of comedy thrown in. Rush Limbaugh, like many of the conservative/right's political commentary/political entertainers, had never been schooled in comedy or became respected from it, are strictly a school of tv/radio bombastic political commentators. Whenever he tries to venture into comedy, he is very hit and miss (my own bias would suggest miss more often than not).

It is thus so much easier to get caught in the comedian/pundit chasm with some of the liberal political commentators/entertainers. It is even further easier to give said entertainers/commentators more leeway in their comments, because hey," they are comedians."
 
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So that entire video by Patrice O'Neal did not make you laugh?

Didn't watch it.

Look, if you like racist and misogynist "humor," that's your thing. But someone who doesn't is not in need of "lightening up." :roll:
 
Part of it is Bill Maher, like many of the liberal/left's political commentary/political entertainers, have significant backgrounds in the stand-up or sketch comedy circuit.


Ok I'll buy that, most of them are clowns.

Some of them desire to be taken more seriously, and take that direction in various ways. John Stewart has his program, which is mostly comedy, with punditry thrown in from time to time. Bill Maher's programs are mostly punditry with a change of comedy thrown in.

Nah, they all desire to be taken seriously until the get busted saying something stupid, then all the sudden they are comedians again....It's a very convenient dodge for having to answer for their outrageousness.

j-mac
 
Ok I'll buy that, most of them are clowns.



Nah, they all desire to be taken seriously until the get busted saying something stupid, then all the sudden they are comedians again....It's a very convenient dodge for having to answer for their outrageousness.

j-mac


That's why I said it's easy to get caught in the chasm. In many respects, Stewart is right to claim to be a comedian. However, at other times, he oversteps his bounds, goes back to the comedian label, and his fans rally to him.
 
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 correct. However so is Maher. Rush apologized so that should be the end of it. But people would rather keep harping on something despite an apology just for hate itself. And I am not just applying this to Rush/Maher, but to every single group/person out there. If someone apologizes and does what they can to rectify the situation then that should be the end of it. Rush did what he could and as such that should be the end of it. No one can travel back in time and take back the things that they say so all that they can do is apologize. Time to accept it and move on. We have bigger problems than some radio talkshow host that says something stupid....something which we are ALL guilty of at one time or other.
 
You are correct. However so is Maher. Rush apologized so that should be the end of it. But people would rather keep harping on something despite an apology just for hate itself. And I am not just applying this to Rush/Maher, but to every single group/person out there. If someone apologizes and does what they can to rectify the situation then that should be the end of it. Rush did what he could and as such that should be the end of it. No one can travel back in time and take back the things that they say so all that they can do is apologize. Time to accept it and move on. We have bigger problems than some radio talkshow host that says something stupid....something which we are ALL guilty of at one time or other.

What exactly has he done to 'rectify' the situation? He mumbled a few words blaming liberals for his 'poor choice of words' and has yet to really apologize for anything. For example, his desire to see sex videos that he was sure Ms. Fluke produced.

The problem with this is that this guy personifies the Right, now. And they apparently love him.
 
I could say the same about your positions. Somehow you think Rush is a evil incarnate and somehow not an entertainer, but Bill Maher is not a pundit, despite having a show that that's all about political commentary. We even know, further, that Maher is politically active (donating a million bucks and all), but he's not a political commentator because he's on HBO and he's done stand up, and anything done during a standup routine is completely fair and cannot be criticized unless you, specifically, don't think it's funny. You're not the only one, WSS, who feels like you've landed in OZ. LOL

Why can you not just admit that you hold Rush to a different standard because you don't like him rather than try to say that anyone who doesn't buy your whisper thin distinctions is just being so unreasonable?

I hold them both to the same standard and I loathe both of them. How about you?
 
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