Real Time w/Bill Maher on tonight, 10pmCT, HBO:

[babylonsister]

Cindy was supposed to appear but because of her ailing mom it looks like Phyllis Schlafly is pitch-hitting. :wtf:


Real Time with Bill Maher returns from hiatus - Friday, August 19 at 11 pm - with roundtable guests Chris Rock, Asa Hutchinson and Kellyanne Conway. Plus, via satellite, Phyllis Schlafly.

This week's Hot Topic: Since 9/11, many in this country - including Bill - have been accused of treason. What constitutes a treasonous act these days?

[NYCGirl]

1. Schlafly is probably the only one they could get last minute. NT

[bryant69]

2. Switching Cindy Sheehan for Phyllis Schlafly?

Is that real? That's totally insane.

Are you sure she wasn't originally scheduled to appear remote?

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[babylonsister]

4. No, I'm not sure of anything. I read on DU Cindy was

supposed to appear tonight via satellite, but since Maher's website says Schlafly is appearing via satellite, I figured Cindy had been replaced due to her pressing personal issues. I dunno; perhaps she'll still be on.

[sabra]

7. She was slated to be interviewed

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=4378641

http://www.hbo.com/billmaher /

Real Time with Bill Maher returns from hiatus - Friday, August 19 at 11 pm - with roundtable guests Chris Rock, Asa Hutchinson and Michel Martin. Plus, via satellite, Cindy Sheehan in Crawford, Tx.

[bryant69]

12. Who's Michel Martin? And Kellyanne Conway

Michel Martin appears to be an ABC News correspondent.

Kellyanne Conway is a pollster and a right winger (named one of "Washington's Most Influential Conservatives Aged 40 or Younger," apparently)

Yeah ok - this looks pretty bad. They switched our a reporter and Cindy Sheehan for two right wingers.

I just wasn't sure a direct switch had been mad.

[BlueStateBlue]

70. She's under 40??? She looks a bit rough for under 40 n/t

[Pirate Smile]

3. Phyllis Schafly in for Cindy, and Bill and Chris Rock are the only

non-RWer's? :(

[NYCGirl]

5. Considering tonight's subject, that lineup would make for a

much livelier show.

[Pirate Smile]

15. Atrios says that Paul Hackett will be on instead of Cindy tonight but

I went to the Real Time website and it says Phyllis Schlafly so :shrug:

I hope it is Hackett but Atrios doesn't say where he heard that.

http://atrios.blogspot.com/2005_08_14_atrios_archive.html#112446394097891718

[babylonsister]

6. Do you know who Kellyann Conway is?

I have no clue. But I have faith Maher and Rock will be able to hold their own.

[babylonsister]

9. Ms. Conway is CEO of a polling company;

Kellyanne Elizabeth Conway is CEO and president of the polling company™, inc. a privately-held, woman-owned corporation founded in 1995. The firm is headquartered in Washington, DC and maintains an office in New York City. Mrs. Conway is one of the most quoted and noted pollsters on the national scene. Recently, she was recognized as the most accurate predictor of the 2004 elections and received the Washington Post’s “Crystal Ball” award.

[Catholic Sensation]

16. yeah 2 non right wingers vs 2 right wingers

how unfair!

[Pirate Smile]

18. LOL. Sorry. I was just a little bummed that Phyllis Schafly is who

they picked up to replace Cindy.

The panel should be interesting.

[Catholic Sensation]

19. next week they'll either have cindy or another progressive

and Bill Maher will undoubtedly not let Schafly bullshit.

[OneBlueSky]

8. "What constitutes a treasonous act these days?" . . .

oh, I don't know . . .

how about invading a sovereign nation and starting a war based on lies, disinformation, and fear-mongering? . . .

or stealing an election? . . .

or facilitating a terrorist attack on the nation? . . .

I'm just sayin' . . .

[babylonsister]

10. ...or outing a CIA agent? nt

[demnan]

11. I'm glad Bill is back

I don't always agree with him, but it's something good to watch on Friday night.

[fooj]

13. Woo hoo!

Get the popcorn ready...

[Maccagirl]

14. I just hope Maher and Rock

have their claws sharpened and asbestos suits on.

[stanwyck]

17. I predict

Maher and Rock will be blistering. Totally brutal, take no prisoners. Tune in and we'll find out if I'm right.
I think the gloves are off. Maher has always had little tolerance and what little he has seems to have dissipated. He has to fake the natural Jon Stewart charm. And it's been getting more and more difficult for him to feign impartiality in the face of wingnuts. I expect him to have thrown the faux diplomacy aside and just be plain venomous. (hope so, anyway). And Rock has got to be totally charged up at this point. He's never been one to hold back.
So. Those conservatives who dare to go on Maher's show will be in for a fire fight.
How is Phyllis Schafley even relevant? Please. The right must be foundering if this anachronism is fronting their cause.
Wonder if Bill will ask Ms. Schafley how the "re-education" of her gay son is coming along.
Considering that Ms. Schafley used to blame "bad mothering" as the cause of homosexuality, this would be a legitimate question to ask.
And if she believe what she says, that parenting is the cause of homosexuality, (which no rational person believes) then does that mean that, gasp!, Hillary Clinton is a "better" mother than that paradigm....Phyllis Schafley?
Headline: Phyllis Schafley lauds Hillary Clinton as "better mother."
The mind boggles.

[jayfish]

20. Kick!

This should be good.

Jay

[Bozita]

21. Didn't Asa Hutchison dump his wife for a much younger version?

or was that his brother?

[mitchtv]

24. wasn't he screwing Laura Ingram?

[truebrit71]

45. You are correct. He voted for Clinton's impeachment at the same time..

..that he was doing a "Clinton".

He, like 95% of rethuglicans, is a screaming fucking hypocrite.

[Doctor_J]

22. Asa, Kellyanne, and Phyllis Schafly?

couldn't they get any sane people? It's like watching FauxNews

[DanCa]

23. Treason is just another word for nothing left to loose (nt)

[me b zola]

25. That is *perfect*

Treason is just another word for nothing left to lose,

Nothing, and that's all that chimpy left me..

Cause feeling good was easy Lord, when he drank the booze





Add the next line....

[ellie]

26. Hackett just called

Rush a drug addict! That was hilarious!

[XOKCowboy]

27. It's on now in Mt Time Zone - Paul Hackett being interviewed

Paul Hackett is the real deal!! He's funny, pulls no punches and tells it like it is. The dude rocks!

Watch it if you get the chance.

[Cleita]

28. Kelley Ann Conway, only slightly less viperous than Ann Coulter.

It doesn't look like a good night.

[Cleita]

31. Lying about everything already.

Women in burqas. Untrue. I don't even thing they call the veil a burqa in Iraq. Damn Kelley, you are throwing stuff out there like you always do and expect that they aren't going to call you on it like they don't on FOX.

[mcscajun]

33. Who IS this twit and where did she come from?

And WHY The Fuck should we care???

Not only viperous...but vapid and simpering.

[Cleita]

35. She's a pollster and I haven't seen her since the Clinton

bashing days, but I don't watch MSM anymore. Remember Barbara Olsen, who unfortunately died in one of the 9-11 attacks. They used to run a circuit together bashing liberals.

[Cush]

29. "What ass are you pulling this out of?" Bill to Kelly Anne

[devilgrrl]

34. That was a good one. But they are pulling shit out of their asses.

Women are freer now in Iraq... :eyes:

[mcscajun]

36. What a pair of RW apologist assholes.

Ugh.

[mcscajun]

30. Damn! Paul Hackett was amazing!

He pulls no punches, takes no prisoners, calls out * as the chickenshit chickenhawk he is, and damn if he isn't funny to boot!

Sure wish I could vote for him sometime in the future...even if I don't live where he does.

[minkyboodle]

32. holy shit

These two crazy fuckers that they got.... I mean good god. Iraqis are better off than Americans were at this point.... goood laawd

[minkyboodle]

37. incredible

I mean isn't anyone else watching this. Asa and Kellyanne are looking unbelievable.... its incredible.

[Olney Blue]

38. Chris Rock is hilarious-

He keeps bringing up the price of gas, and its pissing off Kellyanne Neoconway

[DougieZero]

39. clean skin? nt/

[ellie]

40. My God,

Phyllis Schafley. What an evil, twisted hag.

[lildreamer316]

42. Yep; here we go.

Now I REALLY need that drink.

[mountainvue]

69. No kidding. Just as bad

as she was 30 years ago.

[XOKCowboy]

41. GAG - That Ol' Windbag Schafley is on now...

She makes me cringe.

[Cush]

43. "Justice Sunday 2: Electric Boogaloo"

[tallahasseedem]

44. This Phyllis lady is scary.....

Yuck!!!

[truebrit71]

46. Yeah, I want this fossil running my life...

...:eyes:

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

47. stephen colbert interviewed kellyanne on TDS

it was during the campaign and he was talking about soccer moms

but he called them SMILFs (soccer moms i'd like to f*ck).

[Cleita]

48. OMG. Phyllis Schafly should fire her hair stylist, wigmaker or

whoever dresses and grooms her. I hate to be petty about appearances, however, I will allow it this time considering the person.

[lildreamer316]

49. So she's for the commandments but for killing a guy?

I'm lost. She just completely contradicted herself.

Like I should be suprised.

[tallahasseedem]

50. Wow!!! Her son is gay? Could you imagine

her as your mother?

[XOKCowboy]

Ooooooo Phyllis didn't like it...

when Bill reminded her that her own son is gay.. LOL

[ellie]

51. Why do so many conservatives

have gay children?

[truebrit71]

53. She had no comeback about that...

..fool..

[truebrit71]

52. This crusty fool has no concept of the separation of powers..

..

[tallahasseedem]

54. Those books were hilarious!!!

[lildreamer316]

55. I think we were right about him having to pander to the conservatives.

Bill I mean. I get the distinct feeling he is only having these ppl on because he is getting pressure to. He dosen't seem to be enjoying that at all.

[ellie]

Chris Rock:

The more the less bad he can do.

Kellyanne:
People don't know how to vacation anymore!

WTF?

[RSchewe]

56. The real books Bush is reading.... LMAO n/t

[tallahasseedem]

57. Chris Rock Smackdown!!!!!!!

[lildreamer316]

58. GO CHRIS!!

Smack the girl down!!

[mcscajun]

59. "You just think you know everything, huh?"

Go, Chris!

"People in this country don't know how to vacation." is NOT an answer to any question involving *'s "working vacation" record.

People in this country can't fucking AFFORD Vacations anymore is more like it.

:grr:

[truebrit71]

60. No shit!!

..what a supercilious twat..

[lildreamer316]

61. Go chris go chris go MF

He is smacking the HELL out of her!!

[tallahasseedem]

62. What the fuck...

is the hang up on Clinton? Jeezus!!!

[truebrit71]

64. Where do you want me to start?

He is more intelligent, didn't start a war based on total fucking lies...etc etc etc

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

63. I think Bill has been hanging around with Coulter too much, he is

losing his edge. This has been one of the worst Real Times I've ever watched.

[ellie]

65. I know that he plays

devil's advocate a lot. It can drive me crazy at times.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

68. Not devils advocate when it came with believing that Buish shouldn't

meet with Cindy. Not devil's advocate when he kept backing off of his points and allowing the 2 pigs go eventually unchallenged. He also allowed the myth that Cindy just wanted to meet with Bush to perpetuate, and not standing up for her point of challenging Bush on his lies. He also didn't take Chris Rock seriously. Although it seemed trivial, think of this. People who make minimum wage which is a little over $5.00 an hour are now paying 3/5 of their hourly wage before taxes on gasoline. How do poor people drive their cars to work???

He was just oh so soft until his new rules.

[Whoa_Nelly]

71. I agree with you, OmmmSweetOmmm

He missed AGAIN the opportunity to hit the nail on the head, most especially when talking about treason. Without naming the shrub, without pointing the finger at anyone, it should have been asked, "Is it not treason to got o war based on many lies?" So many people are complicit in the lies, it would have been a good point to make.

Maher's dropped the ball before, and this time he did it again. Also, Kelly the Coulter wannabe, was given way too much latitude in being allowed to usurp the conversation and to FRAME THE DEBATE!

Do better, Bill...I know you can.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

72. Thank you Whoa Nelly for expressing my impressions

far better than I can. I agree on all the points you've made.

And I don't know if it was me, but I really felt that he was being tentative throughtout the show. I also noticed that there was a larger contigent of "conservatives" in the audience. That was disturbing.

[XOKCowboy]

66. Great Show...

I missed Bill. Glad he's back. Think I'll write an email to HBO telling them that. Why don't we all? You can do so here...

http://www.hbo.com/apps/submitinfo/contactus/submit.do?title=Real%20Time%20with%20Bill%20Maher&questiontype=realtimewithbillmaher

[tallahasseedem]

67. Bill on fire with the closing!!!!!!