Real Time w/Bill Maher guests (10pmCT, HBO):

[babylonsister]

This Friday, Bill welcomes Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D-MT), John O'Sullivan, Amy Holmes and via satellite, Bill Moyers. Tune-in Friday night at 11pm ET/PT and stay around after the show for Overtime our exclusive live web program.

[VOX]

1. Thanks for the heads up! Still waiting on the West Coast! n/t

[babylonsister]

5. It's not on now on the west coast? It's HBO. nt

[IChing]

13. satellite you get it early

same with TDS and Colbert

[SharonRB]

2. Hi, Sister

Is this the show thread?

:hi:

[babylonsister]

4. Yo, Sharon! Only if anyone wants it to be! Moyers on now! nt

[IChing]

6. He should run for President

On the alter of his ego, how many should die?

[countmyvote4real]

3. Bill Moyers!

I want to see his new PBS show.

[babylonsister]

7. Moyers: How many Americans is Bush willing to sacrifice on the alter of his ego?

Wow, that's about it.

[countmyvote4real]

10. I was applauding him on my TV in my small LR.

Moyers is very insightful, thoughtful and always a revelation.

[babylonsister]

12. He's terrific! Can't wait to see his 'journal' on PBS! nt

[IChing]

8. recommended thread he just complimented Cindy

People need to hear him.

[babylonsister]

9. The fact is, there are more CINDY SHEEHANS talking about Iraq!

Thank you, Mr. Moyers, for saying that and giving her credibility!

[SharonRB]

11. He's great!

[babylonsister]

14. 'Perpetuating a war that is hopeless': Moyers. Wise words. nt

[IChing]

15. No Dana Carvey..........LOL. I wanted to hear this Governor

I like him so far.

[babylonsister]

16. NRA= Nat'l Republican Agency? And Dems HAVE been silent; this

is a contentious issue.

[SharonRB]

17. Good one, Schweitzer!

He really zinged her.

[derby378]

19. Wham!

He did a good 'un, there.

[devilgrrl]

18. Who's this O'Sullivan asshole?

Pfft!

[SharonRB]

20. I do have to agree with Amy Holmes

What DOES it take to get kicked out of college these days? I've been saying the same thing all week.

[IChing]

21. John O'Sullivan -bio- I don't know this guy

John O'Sullivan (born April 25, 1942) is a British conservative political commentator and journalist.

Editor-at-Large of the magazine the National Review, and a Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute. Prior to this, he was the Editor-in-Chief of United Press International, and was a Special Adviser to British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. He was made a Commander of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in the 1991 New Year's Honours List.

He is the founder and co-chairman of the New Atlantic Initiative, an international organization dedicated to reinvigorating and expanding the Atlantic community of democracies. The organization was created at the Congress of Prague in May 1996 by President Václav Havel and Lady Margaret Thatcher.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_O'Sullivan_(columnist)

[devilgrrl]

24. Yep, he's an asshole.

Thanks for the info.

[IChing]

26. And his asshole is growing larger......

OMG vietnam and india.

[IChing]

28. BiO on my first one

[babylonsister]

22. Schweitzer drawing the line between media whores and the rumor rags;

one should be above the other.

[SharonRB]

23. He's right

[babylonsister]

25. John O'Sullivan, another Blankley who is oooh so proper, and

thinks he's oooh so right! Yeah, who does he work for?
Talking about India and VN, when you withdraw. Does he know what happens if you stay? How long will it take to 'free' the Iraqis, and Americans??

[devilgrrl]

27. He's so full of shit...

that Amy Holmes is too. :puke:

[babylonsister]

31. Amy Holmes proves her ignorance by supporting the

losing side; she's young? but dumb. Iraqis' democratic gov't? :wtf:
O'Sullivan talking about 'some element' of democracy in Iraq?:wtf:

[IChing]

36. Amy Holmes bio

Amy Holmes is a "Republican strategist and former speechwriter for outgoing Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist."

http://mediamatters.org/items/200611140011

[Cha]

47. That pretty much says it all..why

does maher bother with such insane fascists when our country is in such dire straights?

[tularetom]

62. He's probably doing her

[live love laugh]

67. She testified in '01 against social security as well. n/t

http://www.csss.gov/meetings/Holmes_Testimony.pdf

[Cha]

69. That does it..she's my

mortal enemy.

[IChing]

29. The Gov. is OK, who is AMY HOLMES? 2 against 2 tonight.

The Gov needs to talk

[ellie]

32. I had to leave the

room. I am getting tired of these "super patriots" and their bullshit.

[babylonsister]

35. Nah, WE'RE super patriots!

:evilgrin:

[SharonRB]

34. It's rare for Bill to have two conservatives on together

She used to be Frist's speechwriter, I think is how Bill introduced her.

[babylonsister]

43. What's the difference between conservative and rethug? nt

[live love laugh]

30. John O'Sullivan and the Hudson Institute. A little information about them...

From Wikipedia:


The Hudson Institute is a nonpartisan U.S. think tank, founded in 1961 in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, by the futurist Herman Kahn and other colleagues from the RAND Corporation. :eyes:

The Institute promotes public policy change in accordance with its stated values of a "commitment to free markets and individual responsibility, confidence in the power of technology to assist progress, respect for the importance of culture and religion in human affairs, and determination to preserve America's national security." It is the organization about which the phrase "think tank" was originally coined.

The institute moved to Indianapolis, Indiana in 1984, and in 2004 to Washington, DC. The current president is Herbert London.

The Institute is registered in the United States as a non-profit organization.<1>




The Hudson Institute is supported by donations from companies and individuals. Corporate contributors include Eli Lilly and Company, Monsanto, DuPont, Dow-Elanco, Sandoz, Ciba-Geigy, ConAgra, Cargill, and Procter & Gamble.<1>

[IChing]

38. Thanks, they do a lot against global warming also

[babylonsister]

33. Get your Democratic friends to impeach him? from Holmes...

[derby378]

37. I nominate Amy Holmes for "Best Conservative of April 2007"

When Gov. Schweitzer said Bush lied us into Iraq, Holmes responded that he "should tell his Democratic friends in Congress to impeach" Bush if he really feels that way.

Gotta hand it to you, Amy - that sounds like some pretty damn good advice.

Welcome to the real world!

:toast:

[SharonRB]

39. Phony inside-the-beltway scandal?

Give me a fucking break!

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

73. It's times like this that i get angry with Bill. He couldn't come back with why there

was possible wrongdoing here. He doesn't have a grasp of the whole situation. Usually, at least once, in every show, this happens. There is a situation that the wrongwingers lie about and he can't call them on those lies because he has about 1/10th of the knowledge that most DUers have. It's very frustrating sitting here when that happens.

[babylonsister]

40. Holmes now trying to defend Gonzo!

:rofl:

[Cush]

41. "Since this isn't Fakes News"

[SharonRB]

42. I can't stand this Amy Holmes gal.

Fake scandal? How can she compare Janet Reno to Abu in any way?

[IChing]

44. I can't either..the Gov needs to step uP..........damnit

she can't shut up....

[stanwyck]

49. She is a liar

just a liar. She is now reduced to "Clinton. Clinton. Clinton."
Thank God Bill is not letting her get away with her memorized talking-point lies.
More people need to follow his example.

[SharonRB]

45. I'm so sick of this talking point about Clinton firing all 93 USAs

They all do that, you idiot. They don't selectively fire them mid-term.

[stanwyck]

52. Amy forgot to mention Reagan also cleared

the decks when he came in.
It's not the same. And what conservatives constantly do is make comparisons they portray as equal -- and they're not. The facts don't bear them out. But they don't care. They just don't care about truth.

[smokey nj]

59. Their only goal is to muddy the waters enough to keep people confused,

the truth is irrelevant.

[live love laugh]

46. The rapeuplicons slay me. They are always lockstep...pro war, anti-Gonezelass it seems.

Amy is looking to John in agreement over Gonezelass. They do read their talking points don't they?

[babylonsister]

48. 'Political hack arm of the Karl Rove white house': Maher talking about Gonzo.nt

[SharonRB]

50. Bingo!

It's the coverup, stupid.

[babylonsister]

51. Maher: * appoints the most mediocre people... staffed by IDIOTS!

:7

[IChing]

53. I can't listen to these conservatives tonight

[devilgrrl]

54. Oh I know...

bleah. :puke:

[IChing]

55. They get too much time without an equal time for the progressives.

[babylonsister]

56. Listen to the gov, he's making sense. nt

[devilgrrl]

57. He's the only decent one on the panel

the other ones SUCK!

[babylonsister]

60. True, but it's amusing to listen to how wayward they are. Maher's about

to do "New Rules" and I don't think he'll hold back because of the audience.

[IChing]

63. I hear these talking points all the time- Panel sucked -

[babylonsister]

58. O'Sullivan; his mom should have been informed,

because he lost part of his brain. He's a bloomin' idjit!

[devilgrrl]

61. He's haughty bastard isn't he?

Oy!

[Zomby Woof]

64. The Fred Thompson Law & Order sound effect

Was the BEST joke of the night, bar none. :rofl:

[SharonRB]

66. Definitely!

That cracked hubby and me up!

[SharonRB]

65. I love this new rule about grocery baggers

Drives me nuts. I just bought some great reusable bags and am going to start using them this weekend. Check out htttp://www.1bagatatime.com if you want some. They're $1.99 apiece and are machine washable.

[Longhorn]

70. Thanks! I just ordered 20 bags so we'll have some in both of our cars.

Pretty good deal! :hi:

[babylonsister]

72. I was skeptical because I bought bags years ago that were just too small, BUT!

these sound great! :thumbsup:

[Booster]

76. Thanks for that link. I just order 10 bags and will give some to my

best friend. The bags are reasonably priced and I like the message they give on each bag. I hope someone at the grocery store asks me what the logo means so I can refer them to the website.

[SharonRB]

78. I'm glad all you guys ordered them

I got 15 of them and we may order some at work with our logo to use as a giveaway as part of our global warming/environmental educational program we're starting.

[IChing]

68. Can you hear me now?

I went to the first Earth day in DC way back.

[babylonsister]

71. I don't own a cell phone, and I'm in the minority.

But this is unreal! Give up your cell phones so bees will/might return. I'm okay with that. :)

[IChing]

74. A major examination of our culture and our consumption needs

within the boundaries of our perceived needs will never look at the problem.


Let alone "our" corporations, they are not within the power of this govt , they don't care (bottom dollar) and people don't get that.

Bill did a good thing on talking about that and raise people's consciousness.

The ice is melting in Greenland which is the largest concentration of ice in the world.
My X wife lived there for 3 years not to long ago.

The bees and Einstein don't play dice.

[IChing]

75. Cell towers can effect human life also.

http://environment.about.com/od/environment/a/cell_phones.htm

[babylonsister]

77. I believe it. My mom lived near lots of towers and died; my

dad is still alive, but I thik she was 'ripe'. Dad will never believe that those towers didn't kill her.
I know it wasn't cell phone towers, but there were/are lots of stuff going on in the airwaves in this small town/city/country/world.
Or not.