Posted on 06/09/2005 3:47:23 PM PDT by CHARLITE
I don't watch the Bill Maher show on HBO. I haven't thought much about him since he had a show on ABC and implied that the 9/11 attackers were courageous for flying hijacked planes into buildings and killing 3,000 people. At the same time, Maher said that the U.S. was cowardly for attacking terrorist bases in Afghanistan by launching cruise missiles from ships at sea. He is supposed to be a comedian but also tries to come across as someone who makes serious and thoughtful points about political issues.
We had to take another look at Maher because after he lost his ABC show he was picked up by Time Warner's HBO, where he recently declared that the U.S. was facing a military recruiting crisis because we had already picked enough "low-lying Lynndie England fruit," a reference to the soldier on trial for abusing Iraqi prisoners, and were in need of "warm bodies" for the front lines.
It should be self-evident that we are a nation at war, and that our ability to win this war depends on having a military that can fight and win. When a media personality, even one as obscure as Maher, demeans our service personnel with unfair charges and dishonest stereotypes, he is giving aid and comfort to the enemy.
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"Unlike somewhat entertaining libs, like Jon Stewart, Maher is a washed up, UNFUNNY, harsh and bitter loser. It's shock that HBO even keeps the show; I can't imagine many people watch."
I wish the daily show had not jumped the shark. I can't watch it these days for the absolutely vitriolic tone it took after Kerry lost. More's the pity because it used to be a very non partisan satire venue.
I'll take TWITS for $500 please.
This person has a talk show on HBO and formerly was on ABC.
"Who is Bill Maher."
Maher will never go and cavort for the terrorists, because he knows that he is just a big an "infidel" as the rest of us, and they would just as happily saw his head off in front of a video camera as they would any non-Muslim.
To his credit, he isn't as smarmy as Franken, but then, that isn't saying much.
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