whysoserious
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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?
Look, I don't know anything about Bill Maher. Here is what I know about him:
1) He is a comedian.
2) He has a show on HBO where he talks politics.
3) He donated money to the DNC or a SuperPac.
4) He said some mean **** about Palin because he disagreed with her politics.
What do you want me to do? Boycott his show? I never watched it to begin with. But I won't get all outraged about a comedian saying something offensive because I'm not retarded. If Anderson Cooper called Palin a dumb twat and a ****, then I'd care. But he won't. Onto Rush:
1) He is not a comedian.
2) He has a syndicated radio show where he acts as a political pundit.
3) He holds arguably more sway with the republican party than any other person in the country.
4) He said some mean **** about some random woman because he disagreed with her politics.
*I don't see a similarity other than they both said something mean.
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And no, I won't admit that. If it was Wolfe Blitzer, Anderson Cooper, someone on NPR or any other political pundit I would agree. Bill Maher is a comedian with a show on HBO. WTF do you expect? Right after him probably comes that Penn & Teller show where they show gratuitous tits in between every scene.
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