Posted on 06/03/2017 8:04:01 AM PDT by Helicondelta
Friday, liberal TV show host Bill Maher used the “N-word” on this week’s episode of his HBO show “Real Time” during an interview with Senator Ben Sasse.
Republican #NeverTrump Senator Ben Sasse laughed at the joke.
The controversial remarks blew up over night.
Ben Sasse tweeted out a response early this morning.
Am walking off a redeye from LAX. 3 reflections on @billmaher:
1. I’m a 1st Amendment absolutist. Comedians get latitude to cross hard lines.
2. But free speech comes with a responsibility to speak up when folks use that word. Me just cringing last night wasn’t good enough.
3. Here’s what I wish I’d been quick enough to say in the moment: “Hold up, why would you think it’s OK to use that word?…
Cernovich’s reaction—
(Excerpt) Read more at thegatewaypundit.com ...
It’s high time that Sasse follow the Dennis Hastert model and resign before...
Proper response: “You mean your tight with a buck?” Most blacks wouldn’t get it. I would have egged him on.
How the hell did we get hoodwinked by that guy?
Don’t use ther word myself, but when black people stop using it maybe I’ll care if someone else does.
2. But free speech comes with a responsibility to speak up when folks use that word. Me just cringing last night wasn’t good enough.
(2of4?) https://t.co/e4Bw8s8tV2— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) June 3, 2017
Squirm Sasse... Karmas a bitch
I frankly don’t care what Maher says, but Sasse is an asse. He had his Kathy Moment with his mealy mouthed tweet.
Amazing how they get “religion” after the fact or deed has been done, gives them a bit of time to come up with an excuse to dodge the obvious.
And Sasse is this lying POS that claimed he was cringing at the comment when he was laughing and smiling at Maher when he said this. Is this idiot stupid enough to think people are blind and cannot trust their own eyes?
It always comes in threes...who will be the next Leftist “comedian” to pour gasoline on themselves and light a match?
Sasse is a dumb-ass twit just for going on the show. Nebraska should toss his sorry, worthless ass.
Sorry, even though I dislike them both, I can’t muster any outrage about this. It was clearly a joke. If Chris Rock had said it, people would say it was brilliant.
The Senate needs a really serious housecleaning.
Alexander, Corker, Flake, Graham, Hatch, Heller, Hoeven, Murkowsky, McCain, Rubio, Burr, Tillis, Portman, McConnell, Thune, Cornyn, Cochran, Isackson, Blunt, Johnson, Gardner, Toomey, Capito, Fischer, Collins, Wicker, Sasse are all Cheap Labor Express Republicans.
Remove them from office before they give away the country.
Bingo
Ben Sasse, who said, ‘ Trump comes out of a reality TV world, and I have lots of anxiety about whether or not that kind of world is really what we want for our kids.’
From: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/30/ben-sasse-trump-off-message-238924
Yet this hypocrite goes one of the most vile TV shows to hustle his ‘thoughtful’ book!
Another reason to detest white liberals.
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Senator Ben Sasse just laughed at the joke. He should have stood up and walked out.....shows everyone where he stands on racist remarks......I doubt that comment was very funny to most black folks....poor excuse for a senator.
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Racist remarks? Oh, because it came from a WHITE person. That’s *completely* different than the same word, and worse, are blasted from every stereo turned to 11...
‘Cultural appropriation’ hypocrisy, no?
Sasse just shows what a capitulating, spineless weasel he is...finger to the wind. He should have stood up and said the same as I: If it’s SO ‘bad’ let’s see the thug/ghetto culture stamp it out.
Thank you
That Sassy ass will have to do better than just release a statement.
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