LAT op-ed, by BILL MAHER: "In previous wars we sacrificed our underwear. Now it's our civil rights."

[DeepModem Mom]

Us to George -- sure, whatever
In previous wars, we sacrificed our underwear. Now it's just our civil rights.
By Bill Maher, BILL MAHER is host of HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher."
March 16, 2007

STOP SAYING President Bush hasn't asked us to sacrifice anything for the war. He's asked us to sacrifice something enormous: our civil rights. To which the American people have responded: "Sure, whatever."

He's asked us to sacrifice the pride and joy that comes from knowing people all over the world look up to you. Yeah, what can you do? And he's asked us to sacrifice our future, because that's where all the real bombs he's planted — economic, environmental and security-related — are going to go off. Have a great weekend, everybody!

In previous wars, Americans on the home front were willing to give up a lot. During World War II, people even pretended Bob Hope was funny.

Women donated their silk undergarments to be made into parachutes — can you imagine nowadays Britney Spears or Lindsay Lohan doing without underwear?

OK, bad example.

But the point is, we have sacrificed — we just sacrifice different things.

Bush took from us the things he knew we didn't care about: our privacy and our morality. He let us keep the money....

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-maher16mar16,0,5522617.story?track=mostviewed-homepage

[kimmerspixelated]

1. I thought this was a high point

of last nite's show, however, he said something at the very last that I think might've been a cut on
Democrats. But I can't recall what it was. Anyone remember?

[DeepModem Mom]

2. A little kick for an answer...

[gatorboy]

3. Something about being mediocre?

[DeepModem Mom]

4. This is the close of the op-ed --

"It's been said that evil happens when good men do nothing. And as the Democrats prove, it also happens when mediocre people do nothing."

[gatorboy]

6. Yep. That was it. n/t

[WiseButAngrySara]

5. Good. KNR. ....n/t

[Kurovski]

7. K&R. (nt)

[gristy]

8. "I mail myself a copy of the U.S. Constitution every morning just in the hope they'll open it

and see what it says." :)

[DeepModem Mom]

9. That is a GREAT line! nt