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Warren DeMontague

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25. I actually don't think his shit would have flown at CPAC. I don't think they knew what they were
Mon Feb 20, 2017, 04:16 PM
Feb 2017

getting at all, by inviting him- they just thought "aha! Fresh new voice to appeal to Millennials!"

I suspect those geezers would have been horrified by him.

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about Milo and Maher [View all] DonCoquixote Feb 2017 OP
Wow...nt pkdu Feb 2017 #1
Milo's religion is Milo. dchill Feb 2017 #2
He's a pathetic and stupid little troll in his grandmama's jewelry. MADem Feb 2017 #3
Agreed. WILMORE demolished the a-hole with one line: UTUSN Feb 2017 #14
Annnnnnd he's been DISINVITED from the CPAC conference! MADem Feb 2017 #15
"fire in a crowded theater" is the most tortured/over/misused anti-free speech metaphor in history Warren DeMontague Feb 2017 #4
ok, i wont link to breitbart DonCoquixote Feb 2017 #10
openly mocking people or saying "you deserve to be harassed on twitter" isn't encouraging violence. Warren DeMontague Feb 2017 #12
Saying "It's OK to molest under-aged children" IS encouraging sexual violence against kids. nt MADem Feb 2017 #19
Advocating for pedophilia is violence against children. MADem Feb 2017 #16
and how would anyone know this about him Warren DeMontague Feb 2017 #21
and why should anyone (with the exception of LEO's) know about him? Maru Kitteh Feb 2017 #30
he's already out there. Warren DeMontague Feb 2017 #32
That his appearance on Maher, as opposed to his booking by CPAC Maru Kitteh Feb 2017 #33
What is provable is, it shot a giant fucking hole through his "liberals wont let me speak" argument Warren DeMontague Feb 2017 #34
meh. we disagree. Maru Kitteh Feb 2017 #35
The end result is what matters. Warren DeMontague Feb 2017 #36
Who's "not allowing" him to speak? MADem Feb 2017 #47
My point is that 48 hours of sunlight did more to shut that guy down than months of riots. Warren DeMontague Feb 2017 #49
I do think Maher had a role in dragging that vampire out into the sunlight. MADem Feb 2017 #50
If Maher had Leslie Jones on to balance this Swagman Feb 2017 #5
"Freedom of speech" doesn't mean "you have a right to appear on television" Spider Jerusalem Feb 2017 #6
certainly. Warren DeMontague Feb 2017 #7
Who stated Milo is objectively worse than Coulter? LanternWaste Feb 2017 #22
The point is mostly that Coulter's been on that show countless times. Warren DeMontague Feb 2017 #23
The Joe Rogan clip is great, by the way. Warren DeMontague Feb 2017 #8
thanks DonCoquixote Feb 2017 #11
I'm going to go against the tide, here, and say Maher did us all a great service. MADem Feb 2017 #17
I agree ... Auggie Feb 2017 #20
Exactly. Warren DeMontague Feb 2017 #24
I don't know about comedy and UFC... yallerdawg Feb 2017 #55
Maher did his best to normalize a hate monger Trumpocalypse Feb 2017 #9
Normalized and Exposed erpowers Feb 2017 #13
I rather think he "played both ends against the middle." MADem Feb 2017 #18
I actually don't think his shit would have flown at CPAC. I don't think they knew what they were Warren DeMontague Feb 2017 #25
They wanted to rub our LIBERAL noses in him, frankly. MADem Feb 2017 #37
What confuses me, is why the people who were supposedly committed enough to shutting him down that Warren DeMontague Feb 2017 #38
Yep.... доверяй, но проверяй as the Russians and Raygun used to say.... MADem Feb 2017 #39
Except that Coulter does come on the show, that's not a deflection, it's a fact BannonsLiver Feb 2017 #26
I don't think she's an advocate for child sexual abuse. MADem Feb 2017 #40
not that we know of BannonsLiver Feb 2017 #42
Well, I consider child protection a party platform issue. MADem Feb 2017 #43
Sorry to disagree but there's just not much daylight BannonsLiver Feb 2017 #46
it means DonCoquixote Feb 2017 #52
How's that working out? BannonsLiver Feb 2017 #58
I lost my enthusiasm for Maher...about 3 "This Is Why Liberals Are Assholes" lectures ago. Paladin Feb 2017 #27
Same here, even though I keep trying to give him a shoot. rogue emissary Feb 2017 #28
Hey, if Maher wants to use Dennis Miller as a business model, let him. Paladin Feb 2017 #29
Dennis Miller? melman Feb 2017 #44
Maher is a rightward-trending Islamophobe, increasingly unworthy of liberal support. Paladin Feb 2017 #45
He's about a million dollars away from Millerville..... MADem Feb 2017 #48
Just want to give you a +100 for trying to talk down all the Maher-haters. I don't always agree with skylucy Feb 2017 #56
I don't agree with him LOTSA times....but I know that he's on the good folks' side of issues more MADem Feb 2017 #59
Proovocative speakers on campus. skip fox Feb 2017 #31
Bowling Green????? You mean..... the site of the MASSACRE???????? MADem Feb 2017 #41
Different approaches Lotusflower70 Feb 2017 #51
the point was DonCoquixote Feb 2017 #53
Understood Lotusflower70 Feb 2017 #54
He always allows Democrats to be talked over Warpy Feb 2017 #57
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