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j-mac said:
Stewart is funny....And doesn't tend to project the vitriol that Maher does...But even Stewart is awfully biased.
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Who cares? Seriously? You can be biased and correct. Accuracy is the thing, not bias.
 
Boo Radley said:
Who cares? Seriously? You can be biased and correct. Accuracy is the thing, not bias.
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Oh, so you think it is "accurate" to chop, and paste things together, to totally misrepresent and distort for a laugh as long as you agree with the overall message eh? Seriously Joe, that's pathetic.
 
j-mac said:
:lamo Not even a little...Maher is a sad, pathetic, loser liberal who is angry at the world, and especially angry at those who don't fall in line with his F'd up progressive world view. And what makes it worse is that people, mostly vapid people think his rant, and vile are intellectual.
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Just your opinion now isn't it. I think he's great and on target.
 
j-mac said:
Stewart is funny....And doesn't tend to project the vitriol that Maher does...But even Stewart is awfully biased.
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What a surprise you think Jon Stewart is unfair as well. He gives you guys way too much slack as it is but you don't even see it, wow.
 
Verax said:
Just your opinion now isn't it. I think he's great and on target.
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Ofcourse you do....I am shocked...But, it really is weak. All you progressives have is to call names, and throw insults...Nothing really but a time passing exercise....If you think Maher is anything but a nasty little cretin only watched by other like minded petty people then I have news for you....

What a surprise you think Jon Stewart is unfair as well. He gives you guys way too much slack as it is but you don't even see it, wow.
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No, I said biased....totally different than "unfair"....
 
Boo Radley said:
Stewart's just funnier. ;)
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mmmm ... for accuracy let's just say they give Stewart funnier lines to repeat.
But Maher does appeal to a certain niche viewer ... and that ain't a compliment to him or the niche.
 
j-mac said:
Ofcourse you do....I am shocked...But, it really is weak. All you progressives have is to call names, and throw insults...Nothing really but a time passing exercise....If you think Maher is anything but a nasty little cretin only watched by other like minded petty people then I have news for you....

No, I said biased....totally different than "unfair"....
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j-mac said:
:lamo Not even a little...Maher is a sad, pathetic, loser liberal who is angry at the world, and especially angry at those who don't fall in line with his F'd up progressive world view. And what makes it worse is that people, mostly vapid people think his rant, and vile are intellectual.
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When I was younger I didn't like Maher very much because I felt he was too nasty, too extreme, he was a jerk for no good reason. After spending many years listening to the right, to their arguments, to the way they conduct themselves, their behaviour, it dawned on me why Maher is such an asshole. Its because he's tired of the bs, the lies, the garbage that comes out of the right. Its all a big steaming pile of cow dung so all he can do is make fun of it in a nasty way and no longer care. That is where I am at, and it makes perfect sense to me now.
 
Verax said:
When I was younger I didn't like Maher very much because I felt he was too nasty, too extreme, he was a jerk for no good reason. After spending many years listening to the right, to their arguments, to the way they conduct themselves, their behaviour, it dawned on me why Maher is such an asshole. Its because he's tired of the bs, the lies, the garbage that comes out of the right. Its all a big steaming pile of cow dung so all he can do is make fun of it in a nasty way and no longer care. That is where I am at, and it makes perfect sense to me now.
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Shame, sounds like you had it closer when you were younger.
 
j-mac said:
Oh, so you think it is "accurate" to chop, and paste things together, to totally misrepresent and distort for a laugh as long as you agree with the overall message eh? Seriously Joe, that's pathetic.
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NO, that would be inaccurate. But, making fun of something accurately is fine. Works even when I disagree.

Oddly, Stewart is more accurate than the majority of political entertainers on either side. He finds the hypocrisy, the silliness, the illogical, and is perfectly accurate in doing so.

However, the real trouble with inaccuracy isn't comedians, but what some try to pass off as news. Real sources must be accurate. Bias is something that can be handled.
 
bubbabgone said:
mmmm ... for accuracy let's just say they give Stewart funnier lines to repeat.
But Maher does appeal to a certain niche viewer ... and that ain't a compliment to him or the niche.
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Sure, both have writers. But I find Stewart funnier, and that includes his delivery. ;)
 
Peter King said:
No, it actually is true, becoming the first ever black person to live in the White House, to become the first black elected president of the United States of America is a tremendous accomplishment.
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No, it is not if the singular reason you made any advancement through life is just the color of your skin.
 
Verax said:
Just your opinion now isn't it. I think he's great and on target.
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Well of course. It's easier to get your information from a comedian where you can reinforce your opinions and guffaw at the same time.
 
Grant said:
Well of course. It's easier to get your information from a comedian where you can reinforce your opinions and guffaw at the same time.
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I don't get my information from Bill Maher. I listen to him every once in a while to laugh at the things I have already been thinking, that is what makes it so funny.

Reinforce my opinions? Why are you guys always so concerned about people with different opinions being sure about it? Is it projection?
 
Verax said:
I don't get my information from Bill Maher. I listen to him every once in a while to laugh at the things I have already been thinking, that is what makes it so funny. Reinforce my opinions? Why are you guys always so concerned about people with different opinions being sure about it? Is it projection?
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I believe that those who vote should be well informed or they will elect charlatans like Barrack Obama. Politicians (Biden and Pelosi as well) are clearly dumbing down their rhetoric to appeal to the less informed voter, and its working.
 
Boo Radley said:
NO, that would be inaccurate. But, making fun of something accurately is fine. Works even when I disagree.

Oddly, Stewart is more accurate than the majority of political entertainers on either side. He finds the hypocrisy, the silliness, the illogical, and is perfectly accurate in doing so.

However, the real trouble with inaccuracy isn't comedians, but what some try to pass off as news. Real sources must be accurate. Bias is something that can be handled.
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Accuracy, is obviously subjective to you considering your reliance of Stewart as a source.
 
Grant said:
I believe that those who vote should be well informed or they will elect charlatans like Barrack Obama. Politicians (Biden and Pelosi as well) are clearly dumbing down their rhetoric to appeal to the less informed voter, and its working.
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If people that voted were well informed, they wouldn't vote for Dem OR Republican.
 
TheNextEra said:
If people that voted were well informed, they wouldn't vote for Dem OR Republican.
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They would certainly expect more from the candidates and less from government. They would discuss the issues rather than the personalities.
 
Grant said:
I believe that those who vote should be well informed or they will elect charlatans like Barrack Obama. Politicians (Biden and Pelosi as well) are clearly dumbing down their rhetoric to appeal to the less informed voter, and its working.
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Tell me what I'm not informed about, I'm curious.
 
Grant said:
They would certainly expect more from the candidates and less from government. They would discuss the issues rather than the personalities.
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Which isn't anyone that votes for Dem or Republican.
 
Verax said:
Who would they vote for?
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Someone who has no chance of being elected...See for people like TNE it isn't about actually getting someone in office to effect things, it's more about voting for a 3%'er and feeling superior.
 
Boo Radley said:
You would be wrong. I spent many years not always having $40 dollars handy, let alone coughing up what came after the visit. Many working people have periods of not enough money.
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You fail to state how that short coming justifies government intervention. Why should an individual's debt become society's lean?
 
Grant said:
Who did you vote for in the last election and why?
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I didn't vote because I'm not in a swing state, however if I did I would have voted for Obama.

Why? Because he is not a Republican. Republicans have this idea if we fall over ourselves helping those that are already doing extremely well do extremely well + %10 it will fix our problems with a golden shower of prosperity trickling down to the masses. It is blatantly obvious if you look at the last 40 years this hasn't happened. We've already tried this experiment, all it does is help the people at the very top and everyone else remains stuck.

Now, its pretty apparent Dems are sleezy too. There is one party, the business party, it has two wings called the Dems and Repubs. The Dems atleast talk about doing the right thing. Whether or not they actually will do it is another question. The Republicans outright tell you they are going to pummel the middle class to death and worship the rich.

So who am I supposed to support?
 
Verax said:
I didn't vote because I'm not in a swing state, however if I did I would have voted for Obama.

Why? Because he is not a Republican. Republicans have this idea if we fall over ourselves helping those that are already doing extremely well do extremely well + %10 it will fix our problems with a golden shower of prosperity trickling down to the masses. It is blatantly obvious if you look at the last 40 years this hasn't happened. We've already tried this experiment, all it does is help the people at the very top and everyone else remains stuck.

Now, its pretty apparent Dems are sleezy too. There is one party, the business party, it has two wings called the Dems and Repubs. The Dems atleast talk about doing the right thing. Whether or not they actually will do it is another question. The Republicans outright tell you they are going to pummel the middle class to death and worship the rich.

So who am I supposed to support?
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Please never vote.. or better yet move to Europe, they have the utopia you dream of today..LOL...
 
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