Mary Matilin was drunk as hell on Real Time

[itsrobert]

n/t

[Kurovski]

1. We just got HBO for free

Oh boy!

[Lil Missy]

2. I thought so too.

[mfcorey1]

48. I think it more of a medical condition. She has had this demeanor on all

appearances lately. I don't think they would continue to allow her to participate inebriated on every show.

[JaneyVee]

3. She seems looney and James Carville dresses like a toddler.

[Armstead]

4. She always slurs her words..I thiunk it's a combiunation of snarkiness and some regional dialect

[MADem]

42. She was born in Illinois. I don't think it's a "regional accent" otherwise there'd be a lotta

people in the Obama administration slurring their words, too....

Matalin grew up in the Chicago suburb of Calumet City, Illinois, the daughter of Eileen (née Emerson), who ran beauty salons, and Steven Matalin, a steel mill worker.[1][2] Her paternal grandparents were Croatian immigrants and her mother was of Irish descent.[3][4] Matalin originally intended to follow her mother into the beauty salon profession, and briefly considered becoming a model.[5] Instead, Matalin attended Thornton Fractional North High School and attended Western Illinois University for college and Hofstra University School of Law, where she was enrolled for one year before dropping out.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Matalin

[Mira]

5. I think she was high as a kite - and not on alcohol.

She was disgusting on every single level imaginable. Bill Maher handled her beautifully by not reacting and ignoring - and each time after she pawed his sleeve and arm - after her hand was removed again he looked at the spot she had touched with disdain.
It was a show to remember. It hurt her reputation.
(good thing I never liked her in any way, so I can just be smiling about that without feeling guilty)

[A-Schwarzenegger]

6. I thought you all were talking about Marlee Matlin.

I was like wtf.

[Mira]

7. Marlee Matlin would have heard the people talk a lot better n/t

[A-Schwarzenegger]

8. !

[Kurovski]

10. HA!

Marlee is totally cool.

Matlin is a super-creep.

[Walk away]

28. That actually made me snort with laughter. nt

[Beringia]

35. me too

what a relief, I like Marlee Matlin

[Agschmid]

9. Crap OP.

Unrec.

And no I don't support Mary I just think this shouldn't be how we comment on people we disagree with. And also this doesn't really seem to fit the SOP... This isn't an issue, it really isn't a current "event", and it certainly isn't big news...

Weird huh?

[Kurovski]

11. I'd love to see the jury result on that one.

Drunks on comedy shows are a staple. A staple one may generally discuss.

[Agschmid]

12. I won't be alerting.

[Kurovski]

15. But I still have this love in my heart!

[Agschmid]

17. I'm sure you can find something to love...

[Kurovski]

20. I mean a concept.

Not my body pillow with a photo of the "Ragin' Cajun" taped to it.

Y'know...a spiritual kind of love.

[Agschmid]

22. I'm familiar with that...

[lostincalifornia]

55. For what reason would you alert. She seemed like she was on drugs or something. She wasn't all

there. It is a legitimate observation

[Agschmid]

56. That's why I would not be alerting.

Glad we agree.

[lostincalifornia]

57. ok, thanks. just wondering

[itsrobert]

13. Sorry I didn't have

any cat pictures for you.

[Agschmid]

14. Next time make sure you do.

[Kurovski]

18. Now that's funny!

You are totally cool, Agschmid. And I get your point.

But I'm a bad person when it comes to this.

[Agschmid]

19. No worries.

I posted my point I'm satiated.

[BuelahWitch]

34. Subjecting innocent cats to Mary Matalin = animal cruelty!

Please don't!

[Mira]

16. It was a current event in my house :) Not since

Rick Perry have I seen such a hyped up / doped up / incomprehensible (and in her case also barely recognizable) person on my TV. She was a disturbing element in an event that was otherwise worthwhile.

It's little news, true, but it is definitely political considering the company she was in and the subjects Bill tried to broach with her such as poverty and global warming.

[MADem]

43. Discuss politics, issues, and current events.

The topic is a very popular POLITICAL show that discusses CURRENT EVENTS.

And when a former AIDE to DARTH CHENEY appears shitfaced on said show, I'd say it meets the criteria for this particular forum.

You can do the HIDE THREAD if you're pained by any comments with regard to MM's comportment on the program.

I do understand that the green room at that program is well stocked....so it's not surprising that she might have been a bit hammered.

[lame54]

50. The whole time I was watching her I was thinking...

"She's on something."

glad to see others saw it too
this is a relevant post

[hrmjustin]

21. Maher said she had a fall and a medical problem.

[Atman]

23. Yeah...she fell into a Botox needle and a bottle of Stoli.

[hrmjustin]

24. I have to say her recent appearances she has been slow like this.

She might have a condition.

[Atman]

26. Her bad plastic surgery is not "a condition."

She couldn't move her face! I've always abhorred her politics, but why did she feel the need to do this to herself?

[hrmjustin]

30. Got me.

Hopes she gets better.

[brush]

37. You nailed it

She definitely went to the wrong plastic surgeon.

The only thing she could move on her face was her bottom lip, apparently all the other muscle movement in her face is lost.

I pity Carville having to wake up to . . .



I stopped myself — couldn't say anything nice so . . .

[MADem]

44. He's no beauty, either. If they're both nearsighted they'll be fine! nt

[brush]

47. Hee Hee!

Good point.

[applegrove]

62. Maher asked her why she dated a democrat when she was a republican. Then carville was

asked why he dated republicans. He said "when you look like I do you have to go into a greater dating pool than just democrats" LOL!

[Lex]

32. Possibly a stroke, or mini-stroke?

Or botox. Hard to tell the difference sometimes.

[hrmjustin]

33. I think she was on something.

[Walk away]

31. Snort again! nt

[Champion Jack]

54. LOL!!!

[itsrobert]

25. Yeah, Maher is a professional

He knows how to cover for his guest. Carville probably pulled him aside and called in a favor. "Hey Bill, can you take it easy on Mary. She had a fall, medical problem, wink, wink."

[treestar]

51. In which case, why is she at "work?"

I know what these pundits do is not really work, but like others, they should take sick days rather than waste people's time. Others could take her place easily.

[Drahthaardogs]

27. Yes. Blotto

Smashed.

[madaboutharry]

29. I don't know if it's fair to say she was drunk,

maybe she does have a medical problem. Whatever it is, something is definitely wrong.

[ohheckyeah]

36. My first thought was she was drunk.....

regardless, she was on something. At least I hope so and that isn't her natural state of being.

[oldandhappy]

38. I do not know her so have no comparison.

She seemed muddy. Did really like her reaction when Bill said he had never dated a republican!!

[Kurovski]

39. Well...

I guess that would depend on what Bill considers "dating".

[SoCalDem]

40. It could be meds she took for her injury

Regardless of the cause, she was her usual "ass-y" self..

[Th1onein]

41. Anyone have a link to the video?

[Aerows]

60. That's what I want too n/t

[Th1onein]

63. Maybe someone will link to it this morning.......Anybody?

[6000eliot]

46. They made a very interesting point that is worthy of thought.

Maher said that a person's politics are an extension of his or her morality, and Matalin asked if he thought her political beliefs are immoral. I think it's too bad that that discussion went nowhere.

[B Calm]

49. Why don't her lips move when she speaks?

She has that uppity snobbish appeal that makes me want to vomit!

[politicman]

52. i agree

I too think that she was either high or drunk, I say this cause at one point while she was slurring her words and rambling, the camera included a brief shot of Carville and it looked like he was grimacing as she spoke.

[sammytko]

61. I watched part of it this morning just to see her appearance.

He had a shifty look of concern on his face even when she was just walking in. Like he wanted to hide under the table and his eyes were blinking rapidly.

I only watched the first 30 seconds or so of her segment - my dogs had to poop. The dress was weird enough.

[lostincalifornia]

53. she was either drunk or on some kind of drugs

[Berlum]

58. If you were paid to defend RepubliBaggers and their degenerate ideas and politicks, wouldn't...

...you take a couple of shots to numb your conscience?

I'm just sayin...

The money may be good, but sooner or later your Inner Jiminy Cricket is going to have a nasty spazz attack in your brainpan if you are not sufficiently NUMBED UP.

[Paladin]

59. She was high on something, obviously disengaged. (nt)