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.
You are most definitely a geek. You are also a pedantic HTLM-nazi. You need to get over yourself and look into getting a life. You are not witty. You are not amusing. And you are not interesting. You are just annoying.
To <p> or not to <p>, that is the question.
...up to now.
You are such a pathetic loser that you need to try to enlist allies to you cause? Even though this post isn't really on topic, far be it from me to suspect you posted this by accident and were really meaning send that message privately. Errors like that don't bother me.
Congradulations: your flamming methods have now employed the top three lame tatics of the unimaginative.
1) You took issue with spelling, grammar, or HTML errors.
2) You ran to the Admin
3) You tried to enlist friends to make it look like more people agree with you.
There you have it. The Techno-Geek Triple-Crown.
Gee you're witty. Did you think of that all by yourself?
If this thread is about anything, it is about how sick a lot of us are of the compelling urge bombastic jackasses like yourself feel to post corrections to every HTML problem, spelling error, and redundant post. For redundant posts, notify the Moderator. For Spelling errors and HTML problems, go with a private message if the issue is really burning you up. But your initial observation is not really adding anything to my enjoyment of the thread, and I'd just as soon you put a cork in it.
It also helps that I can't for the life of me remember what I said!
What planet have you been living on? Ever since Jerry Seinfeld wrote the "Soupnazi" skit, "nazi" has been an accepted slang modifier conveying the meaning "idiotic stickler for insignificant rules." (hint: look in the mirror)
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