Real Time w/ Bill Maher Thread (Season Finale)

[Cush]

Don't miss our Real Time with Bill Maher season finale, Friday at 11 pm – with actor Richard Dreyfuss, activist/musician Tom Morello and correspondent Dana Priest. Plus, via satellite, newsman Dan Rather, and television legend and People for the American Way founder Norman Lear.

Partitioning Iraq, Phased Troop Withdrawls, New Bosses in Congress, Civics, and Cops Corrupt –

[Cush]

1. starting now

Head In, apply directly to the ass, Head In, apply directly to the ass, Head In, apply directly to the ass.....

[bliss_eternal]

2. Hey All...!

:hi: What'd you think of last week's show? I was disappointed that he voted for Schwarzennegger. :(

[SeattleGirl]

3. "Head In. Apply directly to the ass."

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[bliss_eternal]

4. LOL!

:spray:

[question everything]

68. The best revenge on this annoying ad (nt)

[babylonsister]

5. I'm here! Can't wait!

:hi: :thumbsup:

[bliss_eternal]

7. Hi babylonsister...!

:hi: What did you think of last week's show?

[bliss_eternal]

6. Playstation 3 joke.

Didn't see that coming. :eyes:

[SeattleGirl]

8. Those guys (Republicans) were always on the same page!

:spray:

[AX10]

11. Which ones?

[SeattleGirl]

14. All of them!

[AX10]

16. Lear, Dryfuss, and Morello are not Repubs.

[SeattleGirl]

19. No, no, Bill was referring the the Republicans in the House and

Senate. Sorry if my original comment was confusing. :hi:

[bliss_eternal]

9. More half time speeches from Coach dumb-ass.

:spray:

[SeattleGirl]

10. ROFL! That was a good one!

:spray:

[bliss_eternal]

12. Yaaaay--Tom Morello's there!

:loveya:

[bliss_eternal]

18. Shameless plug for Morello's website...

www.axisofjustice.com

:loveya:

[MuseRider]

47. Oooh thanks.

I hate to admit that I did not know about him, too old I guess. He is adorable as well as bright. Bookmarked.

[Cush]

13. Dan Rather on the Feed

[bliss_eternal]

15. Good to see him!

:hi:

[SeattleGirl]

17. Yes it is. I wish I could get his new show.

[bliss_eternal]

20. Question--was it wrong to spend all night of news on Bradley's

death?

Rather disagrees.

[bliss_eternal]

21. Go Tom, Go Tom, Go Tom!

:headbang:

[bliss_eternal]

22. Sounds like a drunken surgeon asking for more scalpels.

Tee hee.

[bliss_eternal]

23. Dana Priest....BOOooooooo!

Hisssssss! :(

[devilgrrl]

24. What's her deal?

I wasn't impressed with her opening comments.

[bliss_eternal]

27. Dunno'...think she's got some Haliburton stock...?

:shrug:

[devilgrrl]

29. Now she's making excuses for the MSM...

and their shitty reporting.

[bliss_eternal]

36. Of course...she's one of THEM.

Can't expect her to "tell the truth" or be objective or anything, can we? :eyes::sarcasm:

[SeattleGirl]

25. I don't know a lot about her.

I take it she's a righty?

[Strelnikov_]

30. Oh That Liberal Media n/t

[bliss_eternal]

26. Iraq Question is : Should we even be in the fucking game...?

Don't think so. Thanks, Tom. :yourock:

[SeattleGirl]

28. Go Richard! Pointing out how the Bushies have equated

supporting the troops with supporting the policies.

[bliss_eternal]

31. Thank You...

needed to be said. Only simplistic morons need to believe it is.

[SeattleGirl]

33. The only clear winner in Iraq is Halliburton.

Absolutely!

[bliss_eternal]

35. It had to be said.

:)

[bliss_eternal]

32. She's full of shit!

She's so busy defending her field (journalism) she is missing the big picture. :eyes:

[bliss_eternal]

34. Tom--the only clear winner of the war is Haliburton!!!

'nuff said.

:D

[Floogeldy]

37. Richard Dreyfuss just nailed reality like nobody I have ever heard.

That was amazing. "Civics" ;)

[SeattleGirl]

39. I know. I really appreciated what he had to say.

:)

[Strelnikov_]

40. Yep. That Totally Rocked. n/t

[smokey nj]

50. Bill should have him on the panel more often.

[bliss_eternal]

38. Bill's arguments about Dems aren't going far w/me this week...

considering he openly admitted voting for Arnie--the gropenator, an obvious racist and misogynist. :eyes: Points taken on Murtha, but he's got some nerve considering who and what he voted for. :mad: Piss on you, Bill.

[AX10]

42. Again, this is why I don't watch his show.

What did he say this time?

[bliss_eternal]

45. He was complaining about the nomination of Murtha...

considering his prior 'intolerant' stances on some issues.

[bliss_eternal]

41. Yay--People for the American Way and Norman Lear!

:yourock:

[bliss_eternal]

43. Hollywood is NOT run by liberals...

it's run by corporations. :(

[bliss_eternal]

44. Bill--newsflash the demonization of the word liberal...

happened under Raygun. :mad:

[SeattleGirl]

46. "Mark Foley's Mandate"

:rofl:

[Guaranteed]

48. Richard Dreyfuss is a damned smart guy. Making highly insightful &

self-critical (with regards to the media) comments...

I had no idea.

Man...he's talking more. The man is really, really good.

[SeattleGirl]

49. He obviously puts a lot of thought into things, and is very good

at communicating those thoughts.

[SusanaMontana41]

58. Agreed! Dreyfuss was the best panelist tonight

and one of the best this season. Reminding us that not only is it OK to ask the tough questions but also that we MUST ask the questions or this grand experiment called republican democracy will be a fable by our granchildren's lifetimes. Reason, dissent, logic. I could have listened to him all night.

[question everything]

69. Hi SusanaMontana, Welcome to DU

:toast: :bounce:

[countmyvote4real]

51. Dreyfuss is making me cry. n/t

[bliss_eternal]

56. He had more interesting things to say than Bill...

:eyes:

[countmyvote4real]

67. No. He just said it more plainly and directly.

Bill's tool is sarcasm. That relies on "us" to connect the dots. Dreyfuss was connecting the dots for the rest of "us" that aren't totally aware of the issues and why the media and civics matter. I think Maher is just as aware and interesting. After all, it's his show and he had Richard Dreyfuss as his guest. Tom Morello was also a great voice from which I would like to like to hear more.

OK, you've got me going. All this talk about net neutrality has me befuddled by this current example of "pay to play." Some of us can afford or choose to suscribe to HBO, but it's not like some crumbs don't currently appear on youtube or C&L. That may no longer be the case if there is no net neutrality.

A curse upon Time Warner. May your stock NEVER recover from the bloated AOL merger.

[AlCzervik]

52. Hooper is a hero once again, for his insights and saving us from hearing

about OJ!

[smokey nj]

53. Am I the only one thinking Richard Dreyfuss '08?

[Guaranteed]

54. The man really gets it...he gets the "root" of it all... nt

[Bobbie Jo]

57. Wow...That's it folks, he absolutely nailed it.

[bliss_eternal]

59. Probably not...

but it's probably not going to happen. :( Sorry. He's not interested in politics, or so he's said previously (to my knowledge). :shrug:

[Strelnikov_]

60. Seems His Pet Cause Is Teaching Of Civics. This Is An Issue Thom Hartmann

touches on quite often.

The fact that the teaching of Civics was dropped during the . . .




wait for it . . .




Raygun Administration.

And Hartmann postulates that it was for the reasons Dreyfuss was addressing. Because we all know the Reich-Wing hates true democracy.

[SeattleGirl]

61. And he'd be damned good at it too.

I'd take a class on civics from him in a second, if I had the chance, after hearing him tonight.

[bliss_eternal]

63. He was wonderful...

glad to see him doing something he feels passion for. :) So many actors just grow jaded and continue to chase work in the system, as opposed to developing another aspect of their lives, character, other talents, etc. :)

[SeattleGirl]

64. I agree.

And as I said, if he ever started teaching civics, I would love to take a class from him. :-)

[bliss_eternal]

62. Yes...and I admire that he's speaking up for it...

and the fact that he knows (or feels), that is where he wants to be in life, as opposed to running for office.

[Guaranteed]

65. Is there a different between civics and the plain old government class

students typically get senior year of high school?

[Strelnikov_]

70. No Idea. I Just Know That Hartmann Says That We Are No Longer

requiring the teaching of it. He is someone I have found fairly reliable. Dreyfuss is also expressing these same concerns.

I am sure that there are some schools in the country that teach it, but since the Raygun Admin, sounds like they are probably few and far between.

[bliss_eternal]

55. WTF?! This is the second week Bill got a wild hair about Clinton

running in '08...last week he added Arnie S. (the groper) should be able to run, too. :eyes: I'm sorry, I'm calling bullshit on that. Get out of the friggin' way back machine, Bill Maher. Nothing against Pres. Clinton. I was pleased with his accomplishments in office, but surely we have other candidates capable of running this country.

:eyes:

[Sydnie]

66. Just finally able to watch

I had tivo'd it because I got tied up.

But, I wanted to support Richard with this pic, all the same.