Posted on 02/19/2003 12:48:42 PM PST by WaveThatFlag
Comedian, actor and author Dennis Miller appeared on the Feb. 12 ‘Donahue’, ready to debate the MSNBC talk show host on the conflict with Iraq, and to voice his support for President George W. Bush. Click below for more. STARTING ON A congenial note, Miller applauded Donahue: “I’ve always wanted to do a television show with you because you’re (Phil) Donahue. So this means something to me.” But then Miller went on to say that “we could probably not be more diametrically opposed.” Miller offered comments on the war and and he took liberals to task for not seeing evil in the world “because they think they sound like Sissy Spaceck’s mother in ‘Carrie’ or something.” Though he is not a warmonger, Miller supported the president. “I don’t want to go to war. I hate war. Like any other right-mined person, I assume that I like war about as much as most people in the pro-choice movement like abortion — which is not at all. But I just think that if we do have to go in, I’m going to leave it to (the president). I concede that I don’t know as much about it as him. And I don’t think it’s wrong, as you say, to agree with him.”. Donahue then disputed Miller’s definition of liberals: “You’re making us to be some sort of wimpy kind of people who think everything is a nice fairy tale.” Donahue also asked Miller: “Do you really believe that killing innocent people is going to make us safer?” Miller shot back: “Do you think that’s our intention? To go seek out the innocent people?” Donahue and Miller also debated the necessity of going to war with Iraq - and Miller claimed not to understand Donahue’s “obstinate pacifism.” Donahue then reminded Miller that he is not a pacifist and was in fact caught punching someone in public. However, the match of wits has just begun. Donahue moves on to discuss Minority Leader Tom Daschle’s indictment that the Bush administration’s terror response is inadequate. Miller is not impressed. “ I’m looking at Daschle and I’m thinking, that’s all he ever wanted was specifics. They give the specifics and then they make fun of the specifics. Yes, you got to put plastic up and some duct tape up if you want to keep the biological stuff out. It’s the same reason I had to get under my desk when the Ruskies had missiles 90 miles off the coast. Yes, these are the day-to-day things that if you want to attempt something — and indeed, some people don’t want to attempt it because they think they’re going to get vaporized it and — but the people who do, if they can go out to Home Depot and buy this stuff, and it makes them feel better, why piss on it?” Miller asks. So what does Miller think about the high-profile actors who are challenging the Bush administration’s wishes for a war vs. Iraq? On Sean Penn: “I think that once it’s about to hit the fan, if you wanted to decry your leadership, you’re more than welcomed to do so in the local town square. I would stay out of the country that you’re about to business with.” On Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins: “Earnest, well informed, and their research and their heart has led them to the position that they take, as mine has, too.” On Martin Sheen: “Martin. That’s how he leads his life. I disagree with him. But, the one time I met him, he was a bloke.” Despite his wide-ranging opinions, Miller does not view himself as an activist, but rather, as an American citizen and, as such, he says he is “behind Bush” all the way.“That’s why I go on these shows once in awhile. I admire Bush to this extent: I did not know what to make of him at first. But I like a man who is aware of his own limitations,” Miller said.
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Seriously, do you think befor you type, or have any idea of what you are talking about? You challenged my use of the word Nazi. I didn't need any imagination to explain that use because it was self-evident to all but you. Next?
...and using the word Nazi in a pejorative sense is therefore pro-socialist how?
Maybe you like living with a bunch of "Jewish mothers," but where I come from, constant public correction is equally unattractive. If individuals have a problem with the way people post, the best course of action is a private message. Why the stereotypical "Jewish mother" is acting out of misguided love, people post public sarcastic reprimands in this forum to belittle the poster. That is especially unattracive.
In rereading the posts, I do not believe it was Mr. Mulliner who started the name calling.
Add me to the "sourpuss" list; we are not grateful when someone takes so little effort. Don't throw us some unformatted text like you'd throw a mutt a bone. Format or don't bother. Do it right or don't do it at all.
In rereading the posts, I do not believe it was Mr. Mulliner who started the name calling.
I disagree with the idea that Mr. Mulliner's original post was not sarcastic in tone. Go back and read it for yourself. It was certainly condescending.
As for the "name-calling" that you refer to. WTF was responding to not just Mr. Mulliner, but repeated posters who became more who became increasingly more hostile. And this is where I have a problem. I am not interested in reading people's repeated reprimands for minor infractions. Others have voiced the same opinion.
The problem was corrected by Alex Paulsen in post #3. So if this was an issue for any of the individuals, they had only to scroll down (for all you non nerds: left click on sidebar, carefully drag mouse towards you & ...presto: story in unbelievably readable format). And, as I have pointed out, a simple private mailing would have sufficed. All of which makes me question the motives of so many who got involved after the first reprimand. And the need to cc lists of people who were not initially involved to a post that, in theory, was too annoying to read in the first place. Which again beg the directive to all of them: Get a life.
And why do you care so much?
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