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Post by heavyg on Jul 2, 2009 10:25:37 GMT -7
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Self-described libertarian pundit Bill Maher ripped Barak Obama during a lengthy monologue on his HBO program Friday night, accusing the president of being obsessed with appearing on TV and failing to come through on pre-election promises. "This is not what I voted for," Maher said. “I don’t want my president to be a TV star.” Maher criticized Obama's constant television coverage ("I get it: you love being on TV") and said the president should focus on fixing the nation's problems instead. "You don't have to be on television every minute of every day -- you're the president, not a rerun of 'Law & Order,'" Maher said. “TV stars are too worried bout being popular and too concerned about being renewed." Maher continued: "You're skinny and in a hurry and in love with a nice lady -- but so is Lindsay Lohan. And just like Lindsay, we see your name in the paper a lot but we're kind of wondering when you’re actually going to do something.” Maher added that Obama's presidential rival John McCain was right to say Obama acted like a celebrity and, amazingly for Maher, the comedian suggested Obama needs to act more like his predecessor. “I never thought I’d say this, what [Obama] needs in his personality is a little George Bush.” Video of monologue at the link: www.thrfeed.com/bill-maher-ob...ing-on-tv.html
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Post by ArkCowboy on Jul 2, 2009 10:40:21 GMT -7
i love bill and very rarely do i disagree with him, but we disagree on this (and 9/11, but that is a different story). there are very popular talking heads out there who willingly and loudly present one diatribe after the next, misinformation disguised as fact and their fears presented as forgone conclusions on prime time every day! not to mention radio! it is very important to get his message out there in any way possible, he certainly can do as past presidents have done and count on his surrogates to properly convey that message! i think it is a savvy tactic and is a reason he will be successful
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Post by heavyg on Jul 2, 2009 10:42:02 GMT -7
i love bill and very rarely do i disagree with him, but we disagree on this (and 9/11, but that is a different story). there are very popular talking heads out there who willingly and loudly present one diatribe after the next, misinformation disguised as fact and their fears presented as forgone conclusions on prime time every day! not to mention radio! it is very important to get his message out there in any way possible, he certainly can do as past presidents have done and count on his surrogates to properly convey that message! i think it is a savvy tactic and is a reason he will be successful What is his stance on 9/11?
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Post by ArkCowboy on Jul 2, 2009 12:01:04 GMT -7
he holds the standard view, it is me that hold's the minority view. the controversy with him on 9/11 is laid out on wikipedia (there are footnotes for referenced info that i deleted. you can look up Politically Incorrect on Wiki to see the full entry): In the aftermath of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center (because of which frequent guest Barbara Olsen was killed on American Airlines Flight 77), U.S. President George W. Bush said that the terrorists responsible were cowards. On Politically Incorrect's September 17 show, Maher's guest Dinesh D'Souza disputed Bush's label, saying the terrorists were warriors. Maher agreed, and according to a transcript replied "We have been the cowards, lobbing cruise missiles from 2,000 miles away. That's cowardly. Staying in the airplane when it hits the building, say what you want about it, it's not cowardly".
While similar comments had been made in other media, Maher's comments became a major controversy. Some advertisers withdrew their support, and some ABC affiliates stopped airing the show temporarily. White House press secretary Ari Fleischer denounced Maher, warning that "people have to watch what they say and watch what they do." **posters addition: sounds kinda fascist**
Maher almost immediately apologized, and explained that he had been criticizing U.S. military policy, not American soldiers. He pointed out that whether the attacks were cowardly was irrelevant to whether they were morally right or wrong.
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