I accept his tyrade because a lot of it makes sense. Sure the joke about republicans being horrible at sex is probably not true, the jury is still out on that one, but he calls out the hypocrisy. I see no error in this rant: Annual interest on the national ...
08-31-2006, 10:54 AM
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| Master Debator Election Moderator  Democrat Omaha, NE 
| I accept his tyrade because a lot of it makes sense. Sure the joke about republicans being horrible at sex is probably not true, the jury is still out on that one, but he calls out the hypocrisy. I see no error in this rant: Annual interest on the national debt now exceeds all government welfare programs combined. We’ll be in Iraq for years to come. Hard choices need to be made, and given the situation we’re in, I think we must bite the bullet and say no more healthcare for card-carrying Republicans. It just doesn’t make sense to invest in longevity for people who don’t believe in the future. Let them try faith-based medicine, let them pray for their arteries to be reamed and their hips to be restored, and leave science to the rest of us. Cutting out healthcare for one-third of the population — the folks with Bush-Cheney bumper stickers, who still believe the man is doing a heckuva job — will save enough money to pay off the national debt, not a bad legacy for Republicans. As Scrooge said, let them die and reduce the surplus population. In return, we can offer them a reduction in the estate tax. All in favor, blow your nose | ||||
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08-31-2006, 10:56 AM
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| Banned  Conservative Government is another way to say Better Than You
| that's not maher | ||||
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08-31-2006, 12:39 PM
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| Common Sense Conservative  Realist
| Maher isn't on Air America, nor is what he's saying an example of why Air America is failing, as evidenced by the fact Maher has a very popular show. If Air America was nothing but Maher, the station would be a huge success. Why would you pick a guy who is very popular as an example of why something totally unrelated is failing? The connection you're trying to draw doesn't exist. Ranting about Republicans isn't why Air America is failing. It's because their hosts have no personality and aren't funny. Maher proves you can be of the same opinion but do it in a way that pleases the public. | ||||
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08-31-2006, 01:10 PM
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| ipsa Scientia Potestas est  Pragmatist North Carolina
| Originally Posted by ballz2wallz fixed 
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08-31-2006, 01:11 PM
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| Banned Conservative Government is another way to say Better Than You
| Originally Posted by SpicyMcVoodoo 1) i said he wasn't on air america already
2) this rant was not funny 3) if this is all he did he would not be popular | ||||
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08-31-2006, 01:12 PM
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| ipsa Scientia Potestas est Pragmatist North Carolina
| So, uh. Is there something specifically you disagree with? I mean, he's a comic, so he has to interject some humor into his political discussions, but other than that, he's on the money on this one. I like him because he's clear in what he's talking about, and doesn't have to resort to using the same 3 or 4 or 5 words or catchphrases because he's unable to form a coherent sentence when discussing an issue. I don't always agree with him, but I don't see him as an example of what you're talking about at all. | ||||
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08-31-2006, 01:13 PM
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| Banned Conservative Government is another way to say Better Than You
| Originally Posted by motivez
 yeah, all republicans are white and pastey and bad in bed...right on the money404 humor not found | ||||
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08-31-2006, 01:18 PM
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| ipsa Scientia Potestas est Pragmatist North Carolina
| Originally Posted by ballz2wallz Just because you don't find it funny doesn't mean it wasn't an attempt at humor.. which is part of who he is.
 I think his stand up is pretty crappy, and is the worst part of his show on HBO. Again though, aside from the humor, is there something you disagreed with him on specifically? Otherwise, I'm not really sure how to respond to the thread other than, 'ok, so he made fun of republicans and it made you angry/feel bad? ok.'  | ||||
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08-31-2006, 01:23 PM
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| Banned Conservative Government is another way to say Better Than You
| Originally Posted by motivez i think it was pretty obvious he was in an interview and he was in a serious rant. he was not doing a joke/skit, he was doing something for show. even when king tried ot interject and say 'well maybe they have more belief than you' he said 'no, no that's not it' and continued. seriously man, it wasn't a joke piece...stop trying to make it one. comedians can be serious too...
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08-31-2006, 01:24 PM
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| ipsa Scientia Potestas est Pragmatist North Carolina
| Uh, I guess you've never watched him. He interjects humor into every interview he does. Whether it's with O'Reilly, or Larry King, or he's on some other show.. it's part of who he is. I'm not suggesting that it wasn't a joke piece, or that he was joking about everything. He refuted Larry's idea and responded seriously to parts, and made jokes in others. I'm not sure what the problem is aside from you found it unfunny? | ||||
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08-31-2006, 01:26 PM
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| Banned Conservative Government is another way to say Better Than You
| Originally Posted by motivez i've watched him quite a bit. and he's funny often. this was not funny, nor was it meant to be. what he said were blatant offensive attacks on religious people and republicans, not meant to be funny. how can i find something not meant to be funny, funny? it's annoying to watch people attack others because they 'just don't like them'. like i said earlier, childish.
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08-31-2006, 01:29 PM
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| ipsa Scientia Potestas est Pragmatist North Carolina
| Of course it was a blatent attack on religious people. He hates religion. If you watched him like you said, you'd know that. Some of his most fevered arguments happen as a result of religious discussion. He's an athiest ( afaik, could be agnostic or some other description ), and thinks that people who believe there's an invisible man in the sky wanting them to do this or that are batshit insane. childish? Well, depends how you look at it. I suspect religious people will always find things that diminish the 'greatness' of what they believe in as somewhat childish. I think there's more to it than 'just dont like' though.. religion has caused more problems for people throughout history than any other force.. | ||||
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08-31-2006, 01:30 PM
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| Banned Conservative Government is another way to say Better Than You
| Originally Posted by motivez and on the other side of things, it's also caused more goodness throughout history than any other force
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08-31-2006, 01:37 PM
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| ipsa Scientia Potestas est Pragmatist North Carolina
| Really? How's that? Unless you're saying it's shown people "the way" to "eternal salvation" or something equally ridiculous, I think you're flat wrong. | ||||
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08-31-2006, 02:26 PM
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| Banned Conservative Government is another way to say Better Than You
| Originally Posted by motivez religion as a whole, on a philosophical level, is something essential to the human race.
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08-31-2006, 02:38 PM
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| Master Debator Election Moderator Democrat Omaha, NE
| Originally Posted by ballz2wallz It has contributed a great deal to where we have evolved to this point. It has also created a good majority of problems we are having until this day. However, I think religion in general is an obsolete idea. Religion has its place and i respect that people have a right to believe what they want to believe. If they want to debate or talk about religion i will tell them how i really feel about it. Rarely, if ever, will I say anything unless they bring it up first.
We once thought the world was flat and that we were the center of the universe. Eventually people found out otherwise and I think the same is slowly happening with religion. | ||||
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08-31-2006, 04:38 PM
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| Originally Posted by ballz2wallz orly?
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08-31-2006, 04:43 PM
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| Common Sense Conservative Realist
| Originally Posted by ballz2wallz Arguing about Maher's humor and his popularity is retarded. The public has spoken. He's rich, famous and popular. His show on HBO now, Politically incorrect, and especially his comedy specials include quite a bit of ranting just like he did on Larry King. Again, the problem with Air America isn't substance, but delivery. Maher proves that.
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08-31-2006, 04:45 PM
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| wait you said what....  Republican Ewa Beach, HI/ Iraq
| or it could be that the latest bandwagon for uninformed people is to hate bush/republicans. (I know that some hate Bush for other reasons {not talking about them}but the big new bandwagon is to hate bush without question, {talking about these people}) | ||||
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08-31-2006, 04:52 PM
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| Never, never, never give up  Independent High Point, NC
| Originally Posted by motivez No, greed, war, famine, drought, and disease have caused more problems for people. If you think religion is worse than those, then you need to see a shrink.
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