Tonights line up on Real Time with Bill Maher--looks like a good one.

[AlCzervik]

Bill Maher welcomes director/actor/writer John Ridley, Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) and fmr. Rep Joe Scarborough. Plus, via satellite, Mia Farrow and Seymour Hersh.
www.hbo.com

[SoFlaJet]

1. Last weeks guests

SUCKED

[AlCzervik]

2. yes they did, i think tonight will hopefully make up for it.

[NYCGirl]

15. Except for Craig Ferguson. NT

[HCE SuiGeneris]

25. Agreed. I turned the channel after 15 minutes.

[Sydnie]

3. I sent Barney an email days ago

to tell him I would be watching him tonight. I LOVE it when he's on this show. Don't miss the after show internet only portion either. The after show is always great when Barney is on.

[Marnieworld]

4. John Ridley's imdb bio

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0725983/

He is credited with "Story" for 3 Kings so he's probably cool in my book. Looks like a good one. Last week was such a dud.

[AlCzervik]

5. 3 kings was excellent.

[Gabi Hayes]

19. he's a pompous ASSHOLE. one of those faux reasonable wingnuts

I've heard him on NPR many times

[Gabi Hayes]

22. 3 Kings was awfully good. I wonder how much of the script he was responsible for....

[Ian David]

6. Bill better count his interns before Joe Scarborough shows up. n/t

[KharmaTrain]

7. This Could Be "Good Ugly"

Scarborough has been all over the boooosh regime for several months and won't play the regime's appologist like past guest (Michael Steele) have. I am not familiar with Ridley. And what can one say about Barney, but to admire the man's cajones and sit back and enjoy him in an environment where he can really turn it loose.

:popcorn:

The last couple years, Mahrer has tried to find "moderate" Repugnicans to appear or tried to make the show "balanced". Hopefull he's given up on that losing idea...since no wingnut watches this (HBO isn't available in most trailer parks...unless they steal it...LOL).

[robinlynne]

8. oh, it's my fave giant guinea pig!

[AlCzervik]

hey it's his favorite Robinlynne!

he's sending you some love.
:hi:

[robinlynne]

10. hi Ben!

[AlCzervik]

11. Bob or Ben, just not Shirley.

:D

[robinlynne]

12. ok. love to Bob. I'll remember that. need more coffee.

[IWantAChange]

9. Can only hope Mr Hersh drops yet another anti-admin bomb.....

The Repug spin-machine tries so hard but they simply cannot discredit him - makes me think that his sources in the Pentagon and the Administration are proof positive that there are still some good people left.

[SoFlaJet]

16. When asked by Matthews

the other day who or what is the #1 world threat Sy said BUSH!!! so true

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

13. I certainly hope it will be better than last week. The young African woman was very intelligent

but also very naive, and held the discussion back with her interjections.

Really excited to see that Barney is on the panel and Sy!!!!! Wow, can't wait to hear him!

[Smooth Operator]

14. he hit on the head with this comment

"So, does this mean that Joe Biden or Howard Dean should automatically be president? Of course not. But next time some real nasty shit happens to this country, remember, it might have something to do with our election process having turned into an episode of "Survivor."

"And by the way, if we're going to choose our presidents by which one never misspeaks, how did we end up with the chimp we have now?!"

[Laurab]

17. He did, indeed!

Last week's show did kind of suck, except for the opening, and "New Rules" - he was spot-on with that one.

This week should be better for sure!

[Gabi Hayes]

26. that woman is just about to start a job at the AEI. most of what she

said was meaningless blather, lofty-sounding but politcobabble.

to be fair, she's been the target of 'Isloamofascists,' who murdered the Dutch filmmaker, so there's that, but AEI???

on which side do you think her sympathies lie?

[Gabi Hayes]

18. scarborough, if on the panel, will dominate the conversation, as he's done

at least twice in the past on Maher's show

he NEVER shuts up.

that said, this could be a decent show, in contrast to the first two, (EDIT: except for Craig Ferguson, of whose presence somebody above reminded me) which were among the VERY worst he's ever had, and that's saying something

eyebleedingly boring, predictable, nonsense spewing from everybody on both those shows; not even a wingnut firebreather to hate on

[AlCzervik]

20. i hope Barney Frank is there in person, he'll recalibrate Joe.

[Gabi Hayes]

23. good point....it'd be sort of like impeachment central, ca. 1998-9 revisitied.

I can't wait to hear what Barney has to say to Internboy, with his fake-populism-in-search-of-Olbermann's-ratings

I hope they mix it up, and Frank exposes him for the FAR right wing shill he is and always will be

[AlCzervik]

24. how great would that be? It's way to time to for someone to ask Joe that.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

21. Thank you -- should be great commentary.

[LaPera]

27. Keep us informed...I no longer have HBO...

In the process of witching over from disgusting cable to Dish.