West Coast VCR Alert: Dennis Miller kills on Leno tonight

Tonight Show ^ | 1/29/03 | Dennis Miller

[DoughtyOne]

Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it. He was in rare form to be sure.

[hotpotato]

Evidently I said Larry Miller once.

Your post No. 99... the one you had the mod substitute for your corrected version.

Just out of curiosity, how many times did you view the Dennis Miller with Leno video footage?

You're kidding, right?

[DoughtyOne]

Was that too tough a question for you?

[expatguy]

Thanks so much for the link. Is there no one I can download it though?

Unfortunate for me is that I live overseas.

[DoughtyOne]

Do you want to place it on your own computer? The audio? Or are you trying to find a video presentation. I know of no video outlet, but you can download the clip by right clicking on the link, then selecting the download to (or as) feature. Then place it in the dirctory of your choice.

[expatguy]

Ok great. Thanks so much. I downloaded it now.

[DoughtyOne]

Very good. Glad to help. Take care.

[The Wizard]

he said on CM he's a Bush fan, and the contents of his remarks show he's a Bush fan, Big Time

[Bonaparte]

The Art Of The Rant

[Skooz]

"Why do I have to pay extra for gas just so some caribou don't have to look at a pipe?" he demanded of an enviroweenie.

That is an excellent EXCELLENT line. I will have to use it from now on.

[Warhead W-88]

Check this out:

http://www.msnbc.com/news/867098.asp?cp1=1

According to MSNBC's story on Miller's newly announced conservatism, he says "I'm a Bush fan" on the Leno show.

They say so and everything.

And they're supposed to check quotes with the source, if there's some doubt about what the source said.

Not to get off on a rant here, but your position is about as solid as Imperial Stormtrooper armor, and your lip-reading is about as good as Imperial Stormtrooper shooting accuracy.

[Warhead W-88]

Some Millerisms collected from NRO. The guy is, and has been, a lot more conservative that people here seem to think.

On being rich and famous, and why he can't complain about it like most celebrities:

...while show business from the outside may seem like a nonstop whirlwind of gorgeous people, fabulous clothes, sparkling parties, and spectacular homes, the reality is... exactly that. Sorry folks. I wish I had some balm to soothe you, but I don't. It's f***ing awesome.

On Ashcroft:

It baffles me that the same people who blast away at President Bush's selection of a religious conservative for attorney general won't give George W. any kudos for his other cabinet choices, which include blacks, Jews, Asians, Hispanics, and women. Does a fundamentalist Christian not also represent a valued strand in our collective fabric?

On the death penalty:

Some anti-death penalty advocates say that McVeigh's execution didn't bring closure to the survivors of the bombing. Maybe not, but it did bring closure to McVeigh's eyes and, frankly, that's all I wanted.

On protecting ANWR from despoliment:

I say we don't touch the oil reserves and just invent a car that runs on endangered species, okay?

On the Clintons:

…like an infestation of cockroaches, a drunken party guest, or a super-virulent strain of antibiotic-resistant clap, the Clintons are proving almost impossible to get rid of.

On American boomer narcissism:

Americans couldn't be any more self-absorbed if they were made of equal parts water and paper towel.

On pampered celebrity Woody Allen, whom he blames for helping to "popularize the idea that going to a shrink is normal and healthy":

Just look what it's done for him and his family. You know, he and his daughter-slash-wife have never been happier.

On old-fashioned guilt:

…guilt is what keeps our society from completely unraveling. Yet our culture is rife with politically correct apologists telling us to let go of the shame that binds us and to treat our mistakes as learning experiences that we have to "heal" from and "put behind us" as quickly as we can. That's just b*****. If you do something wrong, you should feel guilty about it.

on his love of the English language:

I've always loved the flirtatious tango of consonants and vowels, the sturdy dependability of nouns and capricious whimsy of verbs, the strutting pageantry of the adjective and the flitting evanescence of the adverb, all kept safe and orderly by those reliable little policemen, punctuation marks. Wow! Think I got my ass kicked in high school?

[Warhead W-88]

More:

From...

"Comedian Dennis Miller: razor-sharp wit for saber-rattling times

By Mark Rahner
Seattle Times staff reporter"

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/popmusicnightlife/134554804_miller14.html




On Jim McDermott:

"What do you think? Do you think going to the capital city of your enemy and calling your president a liar is a good move? Is that how liberal it's gotten up there?"

"Listen, as they say, Jane Fonda at the end of the day was 'Barbarella.' And if she wants to go be a moron in North Vietnam, that's her business. This guy represents the United States of America. He's a congressman. That's worse to me," Miller fulminates. "What are you, Tokyo Rose?

"But you know what? In times like this he'll probably get re-elected."

On Iraq:

"I think we should invade tomorrow. I think we should put it on Pay Per View and sell bobble-head dolls. And you know something? I would make our demands on Hussein really incredibly specific. I'd say, 'Listen, pal, I want you to shave the left side of your mustache and I want you to go on Al Jazeera TV next week and dance like Kevin Bacon at the end of 'Footloose,' or we're coming in."

On Gore:

"If he was in there right now, this would be more hysterical than a drag queen returning a pair of shoes without a receipt."

On American Idol (oh come on, it's still topical):

"Well, tell you what: I'd surprise people, because I'd be closer to Paula Abdul than I would be to the English guy. And I know the English guy's pro-wrestling. I dig him. He makes me laugh. But I can hurt morons' feelings. I cannot hurt aspirants' feelings.

"You know, Gary Hart tells you to follow and then he'll go [expletive] a girl. Yeah, I'll go after him because I feel bad for his wife. I don't go after innocents. I only go after jerks."

Like McDermott?

"Yeah, McDermott's a punk."

[DoughtyOne]

Heh heh heh. I guess you think watching someone move their head back and forth is lip reading. Thanks for the input.

[DoughtyOne]

If you're asking me do I think Miller is a Bush supporter, in light of his subsequent comments on the Leno Show, and the subsequent appearances and other comments, I have no problem accepting that. This hasn't been about what I think Miller is actually a Bush fan or not. It's about what he said in this one instance. I didn't see the other shows. I do know what he said in this one instance on Leno. He did not say, "I'm, I'm a bush fan."

Why don't you just come back and say he did one more time and we'll forget about it.

[BillSharp]

Sorry, but he did say it.

[DoughtyOne]

Bill, I want to you try saying I support President Bush with you head moving back and forth. Then try saying it with your head moving up and down. Talk to you later.

[tuna_battle]

"Sorry, but he did say it."

You're correct. I listened to the line 13 times. Miller did, in fact, say "I'm... I'm a Bush fan". He certainly wouldn't be saying he's NOT a Bush fan. Why, you might ask? Dennis Miller has appeared on SIX ORIGINAL EPISODES OF THE "TONIGHT SHOW" since June 2002.

Here are the dates on which Dennis Miller was a guest:

June 18, 2002
July 29, 2002 (not a repeat of the June episode)
September 03, 2002
November 06, 2002
December 04, 2002 (not a repeat of the November episode)
January 29, 2003 (not a repeat of the December episode)

All of the times that he's been on Leno, since June 2002, he's praised Bush and bashed the Democrats. Why then, would he have said something to indicate he's not a Bush fan?

Source for Miller's appearances on Leno:

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno - Episode Guide (Season 11)

[Tennessean4Bush]

"I am not a Bush supporter." That's simply the truth of it.

You may be wrong, but you are never in doubt, are you?

[DoughtyOne]

Okay here it is... A while back we had some discussion over Dennis Miller and his appearance on the Leno show. Specificly I stated that Miller said he was not a Bush fan. Each of you said I was wrong and I held my ground. You all thought he said, "I'm a, I'm a Bush fan." Well, I did some housekeeping on my computer recently. It helped speed up it's operation. When I listened to the sound track again, it became appearant you all were right. I've owed you an appology for a while, so here it is.

I mention this tonight, because they are airing the Miller on Donahue appearance again this evening. I thought you all might like to see it, especially if you hadn't already. And so this was a good time to own up to my mistake. Sorry.

Take care.

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