Real Time w/ Bill Maher thread

[Cush]

"Neoconnections.com, the online dating service for Neo Cons"

"This Friday at 11 pm, Bill welcomes Benjamin Netanyahu, Rob Thomas, PJ O'Rourke, Joan Walsh and David Gregory."

[LostInAnomie]

1. Good opener.

I liked the Rumsfled's army is like his penis: smaller and lighter.

[Cush]

2. If Bush is going to be on ABC program, it should be LOST

[OzarkDem]

3. Thanks, but I'll pass

Bill Maher is an ugly ignoramus. WTF is he doing with his hair? He looks like Ebeneezer Scrooge.

[tallahasseedem]

4. Best opener he has had in a long time!

[OwnedByFerrets]

5. IRAN, IRAN, IRAN......RUN, RUN, RUN,....FEAR, FEAR,FEAR

:puke: Makes me so fucking mad.
Now lets compare them to Hitler.
Restraint, my ass!!!
What a fucking hypocrite. Evil people bomb children.....what the fuck did Israel just do, you fucker?

[AX10]

7. Bill is an ass!

[kysrsoze]

95. I was really pissed at his ogling over Netanyahu last night.

He just swallowed everything Netanyahu said and didn't question any of it. Then later in the program, he comments on how the Iran thing sounds just like the run up to the Iraq war. Well, you had your chance, Bill. But you didn't say a damned thing to him.

[Rockstone]

9. I am uncomfortable with someone pretending to be progressive

selling us into war. Excuse me - Yet Another War.

Wow. An amazing amount of Us vs Them talk. Do these guys realize we're all human beings?

[Selatius]

71. I'm sure Netanyahu would say 1,000 dead Lebanese is better than

200,000 dead citizens of Dresden, Germany. Then again, to the dead, what does it matter?

[GCP]

88. Netanyahu's argument equating Hezbollah and the Nazis is specious

England took out Dresden not because of V1 and V2 flying bombs, but because WE WERE IN A FUCKING WORLD WAR AGAINST A MASS MURDERER.

[IChing]

6. Bill can go to hell

[JackBeck]

8. I can't believe he agreed with BN about Iran.

[minkyboodle]

14. bill is full of shit when it comes to israel

It has been demonstrated time and time again.
Bibi is a disgusting piece of shit. His talking
points played as well vs Maher as they do when
he goes on Hannity and plays the same game.
Fuck that!

[devilgrrl]

10. Benjamin Netanyahu....

we're good - they're bad. :crazy::crazy::wtf:

[October]

11. Not impressed at all this season...

And Netanyahu...thinks he's perfect.
Bill's kissing his ass.

Weak applause.

[IChing]

13. Why Peace Kills?????

Why War is LOve?

[October]

59. OK, his last bit was funny...n/t

[countmyvote4real]

12. Netanyahu is pure BS. n/t

[LostInAnomie]

15. Ugh! PJ O'Rourke

Everytime he's on he bitches about how we don't treat * fairly, and how Clinton is responsible for everything.

[bliss_eternal]

17. ...and how evil liberals are.

:puke: I'm turning the channel. Yuck!

[AX10]

18. and Bill justs sits there and takes it.

It's quite sad that he has a show still.

[City Lights]

91. I can't stand him!

I didn't recognize his name, but when I saw his mug, :puke:. What a creep. Bet he wears trench coats to playgrounds...

[Sugarcoated]

16. Pj O'Rourke

makes me want to opt out of this one.

Who's the woman?

[OwnedByFerrets]

21. Who is that in PJ's body tonite......

ok, there he goes......the real PJ showing up.

[Moochy]

19. Glad I skipped it this week

Real "crappy" Time! Thanks Mr Maher!

[IChing]

22. Bill is really not up to task anymore on current events

He needs to read DU

[Moochy]

32. Read the news or smoke a bowl and get a hooker

decisions decisions... :rofl:

[bliss_eternal]

20. Ooh--glad I didn't miss salon.com's comments about ABC

docu-drama.

She says it's worse than you think. Great!

[bliss_eternal]

23. Did Rob Thomas just take a Clinton pot shot...?

:wow:

[tallahasseedem]

25. Ummmm. No.

[bliss_eternal]

39. Thank you...I couldn't hear.

bunch of kids ran by my door, wasn't sure what he said. :)

[tallahasseedem]

49. Thats okay!

;) Trust me I would have been so upset!

[bliss_eternal]

56. LOL! I hear ya'!

He does look good in a pair of leather pants, doesn't he? ;)

Did you hear him say he was on High Times! That's still cracking me up! Rob likes his bud... tee hee...

[LostInAnomie]

24. If what that lady says about PT:9/11 is true...

... we should be a lot more pissed than we are. :grr:

[tallahasseedem]

26. You are so right.

I am truly fuming right now.

[IChing]

31. It pisses me off when I know it is not Incompetence

it is not Incompetence

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/IChing/110

[Cush]

27. 'do you think his aides where there saying 'no you fuck!'"

[tallahasseedem]

35. Rob Thomas was hilarious when he said that.

[tallahasseedem]

28. David Gregory!!!!!

[OwnedByFerrets]

36. Seems like a Monkeyboy apologist tonite.

[tallahasseedem]

37. I know, what the hell is up with that?

[IChing]

38. He is telling you it is not incompetence

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/IChing/110

[City Lights]

92. Yeah, what's up with that?

He's one of the best members of the WH press corpse (no one can top Helen :-)) and usually so good on a show like this. He was disappointing to say the least. :-(

[OwnedByFerrets]

29. Brought up the monkeyboy gaff on

Katie.

[Synnical]

30. Can no longer afford HBO

Besides, Mahr doesn't make news like Stewart and Colbert.

[JackBeck]

33. When I was a bartender, PJ O'Rourke

was the type of guy that if you sat down next to him and he started talking to you, in about thirty seconds, you'd get up and walk away. He thinks he's really witty and smart, but at the end of the day, is just an asshole.

[bliss_eternal]

40. LOL!

:spray: Clueless people are so sad.

[JackBeck]

45. I keep watching him wishing I had the chance to kick him out of my bar.

I'm getting flashbacks. He's reminding me of a handful of people I knew all wrapped into a scotch-soaked stupor.

[bliss_eternal]

53. Oh no...Bar room flashbacks

that can't be good. Forgive me, but you are cracking me up. I don't mean to take pleasure in your pain. I'm not, I just understand, been there.

:rofl:

[JackBeck]

64. Thanks. I always try to make people laugh.

And if using my own experiences helps, I'm more than willing to oblige.

:toast:

[blm]

98. Michael O'Donoghue said PJ was derivative and definitely NOT FUNNY.

M O'D treated PJ as a waste of skin.

[Rockstone]

34. Why is this guy pandering to progressives while fellating Neocons?

Oh My GOD! now Mahr is criticizing the run up to IRAN that he JUST PARTICIPATED IN!

The guy needs a lobotomy!

[minkyboodle]

43. THANK YOU

really the disconnect is incredible between the
interview where he bought it hook line and sinker
and now he is so critical..

[IChing]

50. He lost me tonight, the only breath of fresh air was Robb on his show

my god who are the next weeks guests?
Robb was on the cover of high times

[Rockstone]

51. What the heck?

does he think nobody notices that?

At least flip flop between two shows, not 2 minutes

[kysrsoze]

97. You notice any "special" guest doesn't get any HARD questions?

If he doesn't agree with something, he should say so, rather than talk out of both sides of his mouth. I remember he used to give "special" guests a grilling sometimes. Not sure what's happened. I don't know if he thinks he'll draw right-wingers in, then trash what they say later, but it makes him seem either wishy-washy or a suckup.

[NVMojo]

63. what? he slammed bush about invading Iran last week. You guys like

like to hate???

[IChing]

67. I didn't care for him last week that much as compared to

the past season, either I've grown or he has just stayed the same, but I think
in reality Bill seems lazy as compared to last season.

[IChing]

41. The CIA was not incharge at abu graab it was para-military corporations

Salon doesn't know shit.

[Rockstone]

42. in charge of interrogation

[IChing]

44. Yes and the CIA was pissed

[devilgrrl]

46. People aren't obsessed with celebrities - the media is!

I'm so sick of this shit... nobody cares about "TomKat"! :eyes::eyes:

[Rockstone]

47. i got 2 out of the 6 suri jokes

what was the black kid joke about?

[tallahasseedem]

48. Tom's one adopted child.

[babylonsister]

73. Damn, ain't that the truth! nt

[OwnedByFerrets]

52. Well, all I can say is.......

tonites show was better than the one with Hitchens.

[minkyboodle]

54. Bibi interview disgraceful.... panel pretty good

I was about to shoot out the TV elvis style
during the Bibi interview but the panel actually
had good chemistry and was a good one IMO.

[NVMojo]

65. I enjoyed the panel, too. Bill was fine.

[bliss_eternal]

55. Rob Thomas--cover of High Times...!

Got him cancelled from the Hillary Clinton fundraiser. You go Rob!

:yourock:

[minkyboodle]

57. Rob was pleasantly surprising tonight

I've never been a huge fan of his music but I
thought he acquitted himself quite well tonight.
Better than most musical sacrificial lambs to
the slaughter on Real Time. Good on yah Rob!

[bliss_eternal]

68. I've always thought he was cute.

I guess High Times got wind of his comments about some hash brownies tasting like ass. :rofl:

[minkyboodle]

74. lol

damn

[Fuzz]

58. Overall, a pretty decent show this week

And Rob Thomas was surprisingly funny.

[tallahasseedem]

60. Great show tonight.

[bliss_eternal]

61. Embarassing like legwarmers or white people

that say,"...oh no he di'nt." :rofl::spray::rofl:

:rofl::spray::rofl:
:rofl::spray::rofl:
:rofl::spray::rofl:

[JackBeck]

62. "Hi. My name is Bill Maher."

Please forget how crappy the last 50 minutes of my show were. Just listen to my closing monologue that I hope gets passed around the internet tomorrow, because all of a sudden, I'm telling you that Bush is stupid. Please, oh please, crooksandliars and youtube, come to my rescue and save me from all the ass kissing I did during most of my show.

Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen.

[minkyboodle]

66. LOL

In fairness I thought tonights show was pretty
good once it got to the panel, but I definitely
understand where you are coming from with that
post.

[GreenTea]

69. Thanks, I gave up on HBO-No more new Curb Your Enthusiasm, Deadwood-Maher

was pissing me off and the same old repeated movies month after month...I can do without the rehash of the NFL--However, I know there are still some good series, that I'll check out on DVD-

Is HBO progressive, is any corporate network?

[IChing]

70. exactly....You nailed what I was thinking. New Rule

That should be his New Rule

[Moochy]

93. My New Rule

Skip Real Time.

[babylonsister]

72. Wow. I thought this was a great show, with the exception of

Maher and Netanyahu.

[Selatius]

76. Netanyahu was disgraceful

I found it funny everybody walked around the fact that Israel already has the nuclear bomb.

[Liberal Veteran]

79. Netanyahu came across as arrogant to me.

I never did like him and now I am reminded why.

[JackBeck]

82. He's a neo-con enabler, if not a neo-con himself.

PNAC's "Clean Slate", I believe, can clear up any doubt of that.

[Zhade]

100. "A Clean Break: A Strategy For Securing The Realm"

Very expansionist, very rightwing - Perle and other PNACers wrote it for him in '96.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Break

[IChing]

77. That made me laugh

so I agree also
great Bill Maher show with exception of bill and bibbi.


:) :rofl: :rofl:

[Liberal Veteran]

75. I just thank God I don't have to hate Rob Thomas.

I absolutely love Matchbox 20 and Rob's solo album isn't bad, but I am so glad his politics seem to lean in our direction.

[babylonsister]

85. Not only seem to, I think he's a rabid Dem! nt

[Laurab]

89. Me too - well I couldn't hate him, but it was a pleasant surprise

I know that Rob is a really decent guy, because my brother, who is a musician, briefly toured opening for MB20, and wasn't a big fan prior to that. He was SO impressed by how hard Rob tried to stay grounded and just how NICE he was. I knew there was a lot more to him than met the eye.

I was a fan, although a tiny bit embarassed, until then. I'm not embarassed anymore, I just love the band, and the solo cd, but I wasn't sure which way his politics went, or if he was political at all. I was REALLY happy to see that he's a lefty, and apparently involved, too!

[jayfish]

78. Well, I've Watched Since The PI Days On Comedy Central...

and that might be my last show. Bill does a show based on current events, you'd think he would have some idea of WTF is going on. Stale, inaccurate and just plain shitty.

Jay

[minkyboodle]

80. jayfish

I've seen you on Maher threads here for awhile
and I know you have been hanging on for a long
time. I don't know if I'm done but damnit I sure
see where you are coming from. Maher for the last
2 years on HBO has been a farce at its highest form.

[Sugarcoated]

81. I loved the days of Politically Incorrect

It was better than usual tonight but the PI style magic is long gone.

[countmyvote4real]

83. Pretty lame show. I'm calling it the "Media Whore" episode.

However, it did end with these salvageable nuggets:

"Bad Presidents happen to good people."

"Ridiculing this President is the most patriotic thing you can do."

"We don't know WTF he's saying either."

Still, I think Fridays with "Real Time" are not as compelling as they used to be.

Don't cancel your HBO subscription because “Real Time” has become lame. You will not believe how intense "The Wire" has become in the upcoming season. It will blow you away. And I am not a fan of the previous seasons of "The Wire." It was always too many characters, too much detail and not enough plot movement. Not so this season.

Lots of new characters this season and lots of details, but the show is SO much more focused on the story line. It’s very gritty and the new child characters are very compellingly portrayed.

If you were already a fan of the series, you will be even more so. If you never quite got it before, you’ll get into it this time if you will (as always) give it some time. It’s light years ahead of what “Real Time” has fallen back to and equally as poignant as “Six Feet Under” achieved in its heyday.

Either way, I promise you; it WILL rock and unsettle your world.

[JackBeck]

84. I could never cancel HBO.

They haven't given me a reason yet. Hit and miss episodes of Bill Maher are par for the course.

For me, HBO has some of the most creative and thought provoking original programming and is a breath of fresh air in an otherwise stale marketplace.

[countmyvote4real]

86. Do you work for HBO? n/t

[sandnsea]

87. I agree

HBO and a couple of network programs, like Boston Legal. It irks the crap out of me that I pay so friggin' much for just a few hours of quality programming each week. HBO is definitely at the top though.

[minkyboodle]

90. Love the Wire

I think its been the best show on TV for awhile
now. I'm always surprised you never hear about
it Emmy time.

[mountainvue]

94. Last night was a good show

and damn funny too. After a shaky start, the show seems ot have found it's stride again. Even PJ O'Rourke made me laugh.

[Beelzebud]

96. Amazing. He took two stances on Iran in one show! What a fuckup...

While jizzing all ove rBenjamin Netanyahu's shoes, he never once disagreed with the assertion that Hizbollah didn't attack Israel, Iran did. He sat there nodding, and agreeing with everything that neo-con warmonger was saying. He was agreeing that Iran was a great threat that had to be dealt with.

Then towards the end of the show he made a comment about how "I'm seeing the same BS arguments for invading Iran, that I saw for invading Iraq"

Well hey jackass... Why didn't you call Netanyahu out on that then?

This is why Maher is a fraud in my book. He has no fucking clue...

[Ino]

99. I couldn't believe the audience was applauding Netanyahu's spew

What an arrogant prick!

I get real annoyed when Maher follows every zinger with "I kid (insert name)." Geez, have some gumption!

The Salon woman & the boy were good, but I hated that show anyway.