Dennis Miller Takes on a Whining Phil Donahue

MRC ^ | Thursday, February 13, 2003 11:02:17 AM | BrentBaker

[fight_truth_decay]

The NYPost's story ran like this:

COMIC GETS AN ‘F' FOR DONAHUE CUSS

By PHIL MUSHNICK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

February 13, 2003 -- Foul-mouthed funnyman Dennis Miller may have forgotten his HBO show isn't on the air anymore when he used the F-word on Phil Donahue's MSNBC program last night. While complaining about the ACLU, Miller said over the air that the organization opposes public nativity scenes but will represent a guy who jumps on a nativity scene so he can "f- - - the sheep."

Miller then said, "You're gonna bleep this right?"

Apparently not.

[fight_truth_decay]

MSNBC has hired Michael Savage for Saturdays.
HardBall last night had a higher percentage of conservatives in the Univ. of Florida audience conceded Matthews...guest being author of Bias...Goldberg. However Matthews was quick to point out that being conservative was unusual on a college campus.

[Teacher317]

Miller was great. He's pro-choice, so many on the Right might immediately dismiss him, but he countered Phil's incessant emotionalism with reasoned opinion, and was great at preventing Phil from painting him as uncaring or inconsistent.

My favorite part was the subtlety of Phil's "marginalizing liberals" response.... note that he did NOT say that liberals aren't properly characterized as "not seeing evil", only that doing so "marginalizes" them.

[fight_truth_decay]

I like Phil's smile thru his clenched teeth! Chris Matthews had that same forced smile.

[mc5cents]

Miller was great. He had Donahue in a liberal tizzy the whole hour. It was great television.

[EggsAckley]

My favorite Dona-who? line: I would make a good Republican

LOL!

[HELLRAISER II]

Foul mouthed or not, he's 100% right and Donahue is a Pu$$y.

[UncleSamUSA]

For those who don't read the NY Post, they should know that the author of this little piece, Phil Mushnick, is actually the guy who reviews SPORTS programs on TV and criticizes sportscasts when they inadvertently allow a "naughty word" to get out on the airwaves, spoken by an athlete in the heat of play who shouldn't have been miked anyway. He also criticizes New York sportscasters when they show any hint of actually rooting for the home team (egads, what a horror!!). For a strong paper like the Post, Mushnick is an incredible wimp.

Also, this article was a tiny, tiny article buried deep in the middle of the paper on the extreme bottom left (next to the crease) of the right hand page, in an area as far out of normal viewing as possible.

Just thought y'all would like to know.

[canuck_conservative]

I thought Dennis Miller's best come-back to Donohue was, "I want to preserve an America where you can continue to miss the point in."

He's got balls, all right!

[Helms]

Miller has been marginalised by the Elites. Miller is a great Pittsburgher.
What a mismatch.

[ken5050]

Goldberg blasted Shalala at the end, it was great

[techcor]

Miller then said, "You're gonna bleep this right?"

The absolute shocked look on Donahue's face was priceless!

[bonfire]

I was spewing when he said that! Also loved: "Liberals think D's are B's without the belts!"

[shadowman99]

Correction to text above

"The sort of Damocles is now an ICBM of Damocles"

should read

The Sword of Damocles is now an ICBM of Damocles

[UncleSamUSA]

Having caught a few moments of the interview, I was indeed surprised by Miller's clear-headedness and his great points when countering the white haired geek.

Unfortunately, the minute Donahue started his patented whiny rants, I got so nauseated I had to switch channels before I barfed on the remote.

Thanks to all for filling in the parts I missed.

[Celtjew Libertarian]

Correction to the transcipt. "The sort of Damocles" should probably read, "The sword of Damocles."

As for Phil Mushnick, well, he's the sort of guy who celebrates every time a pro wrestler dies in the hope that that will get it taken off the air.

[SternTrek]

I saw the rebroadcast last evening. It was great!!! I never knew Miller's politics were so closely aligned with my own. Shame on me, If I had only known I would have watched Monday Night Football when he was there. Good bye Phil, MSNBC should award that time slot to Dennis Miller.

[Bob]

Unfortunately, the minute Donahue started his patented whiny rants, I got so nauseated I had to switch channels before I barfed on the remote.

The problem that dona-who had was that Dennis ripped him apart with his responses. I never watch dona-who, but made an exception last night. Miller was great.

I'm glad I saw the heads-up post on FR. It was well worth it.

[Reactionary]

Bwaha! I have new respect for Miller!

Liberals are a bunch of naive morons. Nearly everything they say consists of an assertion couched in an accusation, topped off with a bit of hysterical emotionalism. They were so brainwashed during college that they actually believe that Bush is more of a threat than Hussein.

Keep mocking them. The idiot swine deserve every bit of it.

[Catspaw]

No, that word wasn't bleeped because I heard Dennis Miller say it. MSNBC isn't HBO.