White House Reprimands Maher

AP | 9/26/01

[kattracks]

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House press secretary scolded the host of ``Politically Incorrect'' Wednesday for calling some past U.S. military actions cowardly.

The host, Bill Maher, said on his show last week: ``We have been the cowards lobbing cruise missiles from 2,000 miles away. That's cowardly,'' Bill Maher said on the show last week.

Then, referring to terrorists who hijacked four jetliners and crashed them Sept. 11, Maher said: ``Staying in the airplane when it hits the building, say what you want about it, it's not cowardly.''

Maher later apologized ``to anyone who took it wrong,'' and said his comments were aimed at political leaders.

White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said he remained troubled by the remark.

``It's a terrible thing to say, and it's unfortunate,'' Fleischer said. ``There are reminders to all Americans that they need to watch what they say, watch what they do, and this is not a time for remarks like that; there never is.''

Copyright 2001 The Associated Press.

[AppyPappy]

Uhhh...no. I doesn't.

[AppyPappy]

Uhhh...no. It doesn't.

[eureka!]

Time to keep FReeping ABC and its sponsors...

[Tai_Chung]

White House to Bill Maher:

You are either with us or you are with the terrorists.
If you are with the terrorists, you will be destroyed.

[sirshackleton]

why should they even care? hey, people have the right to say dumb things, and they just have to live with the consequences.

[arkfreepdom]

No, it sounds like he felt like giving Maher a kick when he is down. Remember he has said some very stupid and rude things about GW.

[Roebucks]

Uhhh...no. I doesn't.

[Slim Pickens]

Maybe you should explain what you mean, Newbie.

[AppyPappy]

That's not what was said. Ari said "People should watch what they say". He did not say "If you say anything, you will be punished". The difference is action. When people criticized Clinton, they got audited. THAT bothered me. Action speaks louder than words.

[quimby]

They are encouraging us. Keep up the great work

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[Paradox]

I agree, I am starting to think that Ari is a buffoon. I can understand what he means, but he sure didn't say it well.

[Interesting Times]

What is this, half-price disruptor day on FR?

Tired of picking nits off each other back at the antifreeper den?

[mxbluto]

Can someone please explain to me how this statement is innacurate? Seems quite correct.

[HELLRAISER II]

I don't think that Mr. Fleischer meant it in the way you are taking it, if he did then I would be as disturbed as you are. I think what he meant was that we don't need Newscasters & late night talk show @ssholes calling our Presidents & our military men and women Cowards. He is entitled to his opinion, even if it is a Bleeding Heart Liberal Terrorist lover opinion. Bottomline Bill Maher is a Prick, Ari just couldn't come out and say it.