9/11 Quote from Bill Maher's HBO show "I'm Swiss"

[bluecrush]

"Flying planes into the side of buildings was a faith based initiative." Lots of good lines in a tour de force performance.

[babylonsister]

1. That show was unreal! I encourage EVERYONE to watch it! nt

[bluecrush]

2. "They hate us for our freedom"

parrot line had me rolling. :rofl:

[Seabiscuit]

3. Still don't know for sure what Maher believes beyond legalizing pot.

He was playing to a very liberal audience in Portland Oregon for that show. So he was very anti-Bush. But over the years on his own show he has taken a lot of very stupid and entirely untenable positions politically, mixed in with some liberal joking, so his messages have always been mixed when not self-contractory.

Still, his "I'm Swiss" was his best overall performance to date. Some excellent one-liners.

[babylonsister]

4. I was ROTFLMAO last night. You're

spot on, Seabiscuit, he's taken some stances that stink (like trying to appeal to conservatives, even though I don't think his heart was in it) so, to me, it was refreshing to hear him wail.:)

[mcscajun]

6. He's an unapologetic Libertarian, not a liberal.

He makes no bones about it. So, we don't always agree with everything he says, and we don't always laugh. He's still the best political satirist we've got doing the stand-up thing.

No knock on Jon Stewart intended. :)

PS: I love that he's so bloody open about his pot use.

[NYCGirl]

7. I think that basically Bill Maher doesn't "suffer fools gladly", as they

say. And it doesn't matter what side of the political fence the fools are on.

[mcscajun]

5. Best line: "I am mostly pissed off that not enough people are pissed off."

Funniest Line: "Ask your doctor if Jack Daniels is right for you."

[Seabiscuit]

9. Agreed. Two of his best lines, for sure.

And I guess that's what pisses me off most too - that there are so many sheeple out there that aren't pissed off.

[Reverend_Smitty]

8. I missed the earlier performance

so I had to catch it on HBO west and stay up until 2:30...I'm not sorry I did, I don't think I've laughed that hard in quite a while.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

10. will this be repeated?

I guess so, they repeat everything

[mcscajun]

11. It's HBO -- There'll be repeats.

:) Not To Worry. :)

Sun 7/31 11:30 PM HBO2 - EAST
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Make appropriate time adjustment for the HBO WEST Channels. :)