Is Maher/Politically Incorrect Going Off the Air?

Politically Incorrect | September 21, 2001 | GreatOne

[AmishDude]

Seriously, what do you really think?

[arete]

Have you been watching Whorealdo the past few days?

Don't get too carried away with Geraldo. Remember that he considers and is proud to call the Albanian terrorists his best buddies. To Geraldo, when terrorists cut the throats of Serbs, they are Muslim "freedom fighters." Right now, Geraldo is just jumping on the bandwagon to save his ratings.

Richard W.

[Mike Darancette]

There was nothing at all brave about what the terrorists did or do.

Bravery is defined by culture. What is defined as bravery by one culture might be considered a routine duty by another. As defined by our culture the acts performed were monstrous.

[sneakypete]

>>It was quite clearly suicide because the underlining reason for killing themselves was pure selfishness,<<

HorseHillary! The underlying (I'm assuming this is what you meant) reason they flew into the buildings is because there was no other way for them to accomplish their missions than to sit behind the controls and pilot the planes into them.

Or do you know of some way for them to have accomplished this and survived?

[sneakypete]

>>Taking helpless stewardesses hostage and slashing their throats is yout idea of courage? <<

Maybe you think they only did this,and the airplanes flew themselves into the buildings?

[Harrison Bergeron]

"...a Satanic circus clown creating a balloon animal out of the puss from your own black soul."

East Bay Patriot... can we now assume you've blown your cover... you're really Stephen King?

The rant gets a 10+!

[Middle Man]

If Bill wants to be really and truly politically incorrect, he can now accept the consequences of taking unpopular stands. Then he'll know just how critics of the liberal establishment have felt for ages.

[sneakypete]

>>"Courage" and "boldness" are not synonymous. Courage is boldness in defense of what's good. It is not morally neutral. Boldness in defense of what's evil is by definition not courageous, it's, well, boldness, audaciousness, fanatacism, or what have you.<<

Uhhh,yeah. Did it ever occur to you that THEY think WE are evil,and that they were fighing evil?

[sneakypete]

>>he still indicated that terrorists that slit the throats of women, that kill civilians, that kill women and children are brave. <<

Do you think men who fire missles from hundreds or thousands of miles away that kill innocnet civilians,including innocent women and children are brave?

[sneakypete]

>> Maher of course, is just plain rude and obnoxious and lacking in talent. He isn't particularly smart or even funny either. <<

All of the above accusations are true.Every single word of them. None the less,he is NOT guilty of calling our military members cowards.

[sneakypete]

>>So if he didn't mean the military, and he didn't mean Slick, who is "we?" <<

"We" is clearly Bubba bin Bombing. Maher just lacks the balls to say so.

[ClancyJ]

I don't know what kind of point you are trying to make. If you want to watch the likes of Maher and agree with his views that we are mere fodder for the brave to use to prove their bravery - great - have at it. There is plenty on tv to please you.

I don't care if they think we are evil or not. Just because they think we are evil does not make their efforts to kill us right. We were attacked - that is a fact. Now you may chose to try and make people think it was all our fault, that we are cowards, that we too kill innocents but I ask why?

Who are you supporting here?

You that come on here and try your best to trash our government, our way of life, and put honor on those that attack us need to be viewed with suspicion. Most people love the country they live in - why do you not love it? What is your true purpose?

[VRWC_minion]

"..that gets a lot of FReeper emails..."

Can your good friend say "Do you want fries with that ?"

[Madame Dufarge]

The most dead-on accurate description of lefties I've ever read.

Bravo, EBP!!!

[arete]

God, Maher was just on "The View". Missed 90% of it but I did happen to catch him saying that his show may go off the air. He is out everywhere defending himself but now I am getting the feeling that this is turning into some sort of twisted opportunity for him to do self-promotion and boost his ratings.

Richard W.

[EmmaPeel]

Bill's on The View via telephone the next morning..I just watched it. Says their show is "in the bunker" this morning. Talk about hyperbole. He also insinuates again that the show might not go on. We can hope so. Bill is a pompous idiot and should be off the air.

[WorldWatcher1]

Bravery is defined by culture. What is defined as bravery by one culture might be considered a routine duty by another. As defined by our culture the acts performed were monstrous.

If it's routine duty, then it's not bravery. Bravery is doing what is right in spite of the risks, and in spite of one's fear of the risks. (Webster's says "moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty")

It could be argued that the terrorists didn't believe that there were any risks: they believed that they would die instantly and find themselves in heaven with all those promised virgins. And therefore, it wasn't bravery, just selfish anticipation.

It might also be argued (by the terrorists) that what they did was right, but not by me or the majority of the world or anyone who opinion I would respect.

So if the act wasn't right and/or there wasn't any fear of the consequences, then I find really hard to argue (for any culture) that what they did was courage.

It may have been fearless, but fearlessness is not courage.

[JulieRNR21]

I hope he does get the 'pink slip'.....he's a disgrace!

[cdw19390]

He was never on my air!

[justshutupandtakeit]

A Brave man does not force the suicide of thousands of innocent bystanders. The terrorists were no more brave than the guy who is tired of it all and puts the barrel of a .38 into his mouth. Not fearing death is not the only requirement to be brave. If it were we could laud all suicides for their "bravery." Not hardly.

Had the terrorist killed themselves and their enemies in military or intelligence they could claim to be brave. Following the orders of the Old Man of the Mountain to commit mass murder like brainwashed zombies/robots doesn't qualify.