Wow Bill Maher really hit Stewart and Colbert. I love this guy all over again

[LeftyAndProud60]

That is all

[eleny]

1. And Issa took some good hits from Zakaria, too

[LeftyAndProud60]

2. U know things are bad when Issa sounds like the most reasonable republican. NT

[eleny]

9. Issa will be ripping off his mild mask as soon as the new Congress gets sworn in

[handmade34]

36. even with a mild mask

he was an ass

[madmax]

3. Yes, he did and last week I was defending Jon

to the nth degree and now after listening to Maher's rant I'm re-thinking the whole thing. Both have made valid points. Jon may have stepped over the line saying KO was equivalent to Beck, but that maybe because of the way he phrased it, 'one is almost ready to play with his poop.' :rofl:

Need to take a step back and re-evaluate both arguments. It's a good thing - I think, reflection.

[LeftyAndProud60]

5. I've never seen Olbermann report fake news. Never. Maybe he has, but IDK. NT

[madmax]

13. No, not for one second do I think KO ever said anything

he didn't believe to be the truth, I'd bet if he had a doubt he'd research it himself before being used as a pawn.

Maybe Jon was referring to Keith's exuberance and style when he gets something caught in his craw. Keith is very animated when he's pissed off about something. Which is of course, one of the reasons I love him.

I'm hoping that both Jon and KO can shake and be friends. They both inform, educate and make me laugh. That's a good thing.

[Mira]

6. It was a moving and well thought out criticism tempered with affection

It went to a lot of important points that needed to be made about not giving the unwashed more than the due they deserve which is minimal. Our leaning over backwards to extend fairness is silly when we don't have a hint of it coming our way, and certainly not in the interest of any progress.

I was riveted and nodding my head and stifling tears.
Bill hit it out of the park.

[southerncrone]

8. Suddenly this last week Stewart seems to be moving toward the

right & distancing himself from the left. Makes one wonder if there is some sort of "deal" afoot. :shrug:

[TheDebbieDee]

11. I wonder the same thing......I'm ready to put Stewart on "ignore" for a while.

[David Zephyr]

12. Jon Stewart really must want to host the Oscars again.

Pathetic.

[CrawlingChaos]

24. I wonder too

What are we to make of the fact that in his interview with Pres. Obama, Stewart managed to ask some tough questions, but when Condi Rice came on a few days prior, he kissed her ass? It was literally sickening to watch.

[vaberella]

25. Who knows...I see him as part of the MSM more and more. n/t

[Ramulux]

34. Said the same thing last week and got ripped for it

The Stewart devotees on this site are worse than the Obama nuts. I love Stewart and the Daily show but he has increasingly been using this whole false comparison between the right and left lately. I am getting sick of it.

[kentuck]

4. I agree that Bill made some good points...

There is no moral equivalency between Martin Luther King giving a speech on the national mall and those sheriffs and deputies in the South that would swing their chains and batons and "sic" their guard dogs on innocents. John and Stephen were wrong to try and create a moral equivalency where there was none. Good comments by Bill Maher.

[fedupinBushcountry]

7. I was at the rally

and when he put Keith and Ed up along with Beck, etc., a lot of us shook our heads. Bill said exactly what we were thinking, great new rules tonight.

[pacalo]

10. My husband & I watched the rally together on tv & we were both enthusiastic

& laughing at the jokes -- enjoying it immensely.

When Keith (whom my husband watches with me every weekday night) was included in that montage with Fixed News, my husband gave me a WTF comment; I was annoyed.

[madmax]

14. Completely understandable.

Maybe Jon's sense of comedy crossed the line a bit in regards to Keith. Just wondering if he wrote all his own material for the Rally.

[pacalo]

17. I was wondering, too.

I love Jon & would like for him to invite Keith on his show.

[CreekDog]

15. I'm a big fan of Stewart and Colbert...but Bill Maher was completely right

As Paul Newman said, "If you don't have enemies, you don't have character".

And JFK's favorite quote paraphrased Dante:

"The hottest places in Hell are reserved for those who in time of moral crisis preserve their neutrality."



I like the idea of standing up for sanity and I like the idea of not having irrational fears.

But sanity requires a respect and desire for truth and it's completely rational to be scared of things that have no respect for truth or sanity.

Which is where I thought the rally, though fun, and useful to a point --that's where it fell short of its promise.

[Dr Morbius]

30. I agree with you except for a caveat regarding this line:

"But sanity requires a respect and desire for truth and it's completely rational to be scared of things that have no respect for truth or sanity."

And the caveat here is that even though it is rational to be scared of legitimately frightening people, it remains irrational to act out of fear. As long as fear does not dictate our actions, we - for all our many faults - remain different from the Republicans.

[CreekDog]

33. if a fear is rational, it is rational to act on it

:hi:

[Dr Morbius]

39. I've been thinking about this.

If a fear is rational, it is rational to react, but...

let us suppose you are afraid of a dangerous animal which is chasing you. You run inside a house; is this acting out of fear or reason? It's entirely reasonable to escape danger; one is not acting out of fear in this case.

I would suggest you cannot name an example where it is wise to act out of fear. I think people make a mistake when they assume emotions are irrational; instead, they are neither irrational nor rational but different. One must use emotions in a complementary way with reason, and not ignore either.

Do you see what I mean?

[DrToast]

16. Stewart gets a little carried away with trying to be impartial sometimes

There is obviously a difference between KO and Beck.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

18. Bill didn't hit Issa hard enough. Issa said that he's going to start issuing subpoenas.

That bullshit about wanting the president to be successful was fucking phony!!

[joshcryer]

22. That's the thing about Bill, while he's calling for partisenship, no compromises, on his show...

...he's fairly respectful to the other side.

Back in the Politically Incorrect days he'd just tell people they were fucking retarded.

[SunsetDreams]

19. Is there a link anywhere? I missed it

Thanks in advance :)

[joshcryer]

21. Oops, didn't see your question, I found a link:

http://tv.gawker.com/5683124/bill-mahers-harsh-critique-of-the-stewartcolbert-rally

Didn't feel like watching the whole show since it's not particularly coherent most of the time (it's just a notch above the old Crossfire).

[SunsetDreams]

23. Thank you very much josh :)

[joshcryer]

20. Found a video link, wow, this is awesome:

http://tv.gawker.com/5683124/bill-mahers-harsh-critique-of-the-stewartcolbert-rally

Fuck yeah Bill.

[vaberella]

26. Thanks man. I have to agree with this. n/t

[mucifer]

31. Thanks!

[vaberella]

27. I have to agree. Bill Maher's commentary was on point. n/t

[Enthusiast]

28. Wholeheartedly agree with Bill.

The mystery to me is why Stewart would even suggest KO is in the same league as Fox. He can't be that unaware, can he?

[NJmaverick]

29. I am glad Stewart is getting called out

[Little Star]

32. Maher done good!

[ampad]

35. I think Stewart is high off popularity

I am no big fan of Maher but he was spot on with this one.

[AzDar]

37. That montage at the rally featured Alan Grayson and Big Ed Schultz

along with Keith. Pissed me off righteously then... and in light of this week's events, pisses me off even more now.

:grr:

[flamingdem]

38. Hooray for critical thinking!

May it make a comeback. Long live Bill Maher, wish I had HBO.