Real time with Robin Williams.....Now n/t

[IChing]

[Sydnie]

1. I'm there

Should be good tonight! :woohoo:

[w8liftinglady]

2. me,too...cocktail in hand ;)

[Cush]

3. John Kerry on now

[IChing]

4. John Kerry is on!!!!!!!!!

[IChing]

5. He looks good

and talks the truth with humor..

[EFerrari]

73. Robin looks fabulous, dahling.

It's so good to see that. :)

[IChing]

96. He looks rested

I am not,
but falling in heath
dolt' worry it is only fall

[Sydnie]

6. Oh my gosh!

"I could have gone to 1600 and killed one bird with one stone". :rofl:

[IChing]

7. His last line

OMG .........thank you

[bdamomma]

9. we could all join him and throw stones with him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[IChing]

12. To go to 1600 ave. in DC to do that!!!!!

Put a boot in their ASS!!!!!!!!

[bliss_eternal]

25. Loved when he said that!

President Kerry:

:yourock:

[w8liftinglady]

8. kerry would have been a good president.

[bdamomma]

11. definitely he was screwed just like Gore.

[bliss_eternal]

26. He IS the President...

they cheated, with those damned boxes and in Ohio. :cry: * is the pResident.

[blue cat]

10. Please please

Give details for those who don't have hbo. Kerry is my man.

[IChing]

13. OMg

thank you Kerry

[Subdivisions]

14. "How can they protect us from terrorists if they can't even

protect us from Mark Foley?" - Sen. John Kerry

[IChing]

16. thanks

OMG

[gully]

72. Shoot, makes me wish I had HBO!

eom

[Catchawave]

139. Good one JK !

I don't get HBO :( But there's a great WaPo article floating around DU about Robin's appearance and also he'll be appearing on Hardball this week !

Can't wait to see his movie :toast:

[IChing]

15. damn nominated this thread N/T

[MelissaB]

22. Your wish is my command. :)

Happily sent to the greatest.

[Cameron27]

17. Kerry is really rockin tonight

Excellent

[Sydnie]

18. Renewing my already abundant Kerry Presidential lust!!!

"How can they protect us from terror when they can't even protect us from Mark Foley"?

:loveya: Mr. President! :patriot:

[babylonsister]

29. Kerry was terrific, Maher gave him time, and he's

gorgeous and oh so smart...and personable!

Thanks for the heads-up, my friend!

[Sydnie]

33. Anytime my dear, dear babylonsister

:hug:

[IChing]

19. The republican who is that?

[w8liftinglady]

20. williams..aol message-you've got younger male

[IChing]

21. You have Younger Mail...LOL aol

[IChing]

24. Get Dick in..........LOL

[bliss_eternal]

23. Is this the woman that was on before...

that does all the rw talking points?

:eyes: Hated her the first time...

[bliss_eternal]

28. She's such a loud mouth...

Why is she back?

[Sydnie]

32. She needs to put a sock in it!

She is such a loud mouth!

[bliss_eternal]

39. I know...she's like a female Scarborough...

:puke:

[IChing]

43. No she has an audience there

and she is being proved a fool before the crowd that they brought there.

[minkyboodle]

38. talkin loud and sayin nothing

She is the queen of the batista show boaters
and she gets on real time and throws in a bunch
of non sequitur and dominates the dialog with
talking points that mean nothing. Worst GUEST
EVER!!!!

[question everything]

126. Give her credit for stating that gay does not equal pedophilia (nt)

[bliss_eternal]

140. See my post below...

#85--I was pleased to hear her say this, too! :hi:

[IChing]

27. Bill is wrong telling that

saying the kids are to blame

[bliss_eternal]

30. Did he say that?

I missed it...if he did, that IS wrong.

[IChing]

34. Yes but Robin cut him off

this is the best

[Ksec]

68. so is Williams on our side???

[Sydnie]

87. Yeah, absolutely

No doubt about it.

[bliss_eternal]

89. Always has been...

:)

[Name removed]

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[bliss_eternal]

115. Mocking...how?

From what I've known Williams has always been rather progressive.

It's never been cool for Hollywood liberals to be so. Alec Baldwin has taken many hits for being outspoken about being liberal and his career suffered for it as well. There's a large portion of Hollywood that IS liberal, but Hollywood for the most part tries to look impartial and seem conservative (ie. in casting choices, etc.)

Calling Hollywood liberal is like calling the media liberal in some ways.

If you'd like to share specifics, I'd be happy to consider them. :)

[Name removed]

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[Swede]

123. You mistake Williams for Miller.

Dennis Miller is the rightwing pro war nutbag,Robin never ever was.

[Lugnut]

129. Was it this one?

I received this bullcrap in a few e-mails. One quick search on Snopes cleared it right up. I'm not posting any snippets because it's pure garbage. Anybody who is familiar with Robin Williams' work would recognize that immediately.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/williams.asp

[bliss_eternal]

131. Couldn't that have been satire?

That IS what comedians do, satirize current events to show how ridiculous certain situations are. Bill Maher does that. He frequently does spoofs at the beginning of his show, making the same cases the rw does--but showing how silly it all is.

Doesn't mean that was what he necessarily thought or believed--probably just part of his act, as a social commentator (part of a comedian's job).

:)

[Cha]

144. I don't think Alec Baldwin's career has

been "suffering" too much. I've seen him in some really good movies and now he's in new tv series.

[Cha]

143. maher is freak.

WHat an idiot numskull thing to think much less say out loud. I hope the parents and the kids get wind of this and call him out.

[IChing]

31. This is best show ever

I watched them all

[w8liftinglady]

35. Iraq-mistake,then fiasco,then quagmire,now scandal

[bliss_eternal]

36. I'm over the woman on the panel...

she's bringing up the exact same talking points from last time. :eyes: No one needs to hear that shit. If we did, we could turn to faux news...

[minkyboodle]

40. its a shame she is on the panel

a damn shame

[tsuki]

118. She talked about her step children being marines in Iraq on her

previous appearence. Wonder where her children are?

[Laurab]

141. She said they're home "and so proud"

to have served their country like that. That's possible, but probably more relieved to be home ALIVE.

[Subdivisions]

37. I would be in awe of Robin Williams if I were sitting there. Am I silly?

[bliss_eternal]

42. Why would that be silly?

:)

[Sydnie]

45. No. I would just want to let him talk and talk and talk

He is so smart and so sharp and so quick ... I am sure I would miss a great deal of it, but what I would catch would be amazing.

you're not silly at all.

[LynneSin]

41. Once again a dumb bimbo who's tactic is to SCREAM VERY LOUDLY

When will the repukes realize that just because you SCREAM THE LOUDEST doesn't necessarily mean you're right.

Hell Robin Williams makes more sense and he's a fricking comedian

[bliss_eternal]

It's completely obnoxious...!

All the matters to her is standing up for her Fuhrer, even though I think last show she said she's a Christian. :eyes:

Must she talk over EVERYONE?! What a pain in the ass. :mad:

Comedians of Robin's generations are very intelligent.

[LynneSin]

54. Her only talent is mimicing like a damn parrot

They taught her what to say and she squawks away

[bliss_eternal]

75. What's with that laugh...?

Maybe "her people" told her she came off as shrill last time, so she's trying to laugh more this show. But her laugh is almost as annoying as her voice and squawking point of view.

[IChing]

49. More cowbells

yes he is

[IChing]

50. More cowbells

yes he is

[Sydnie]

58. Seems the comedians are the ones making ALL the sense these

days. Stewart, Colbert, .... and for sincerity, Olbermann. That's what we have on a regular basis now.

[bliss_eternal]

99. Comedians by the nature of what they do...

which is to make social observations, have to be smart--the good ones at least (Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Bill Maher, Lewis Black, Tina Fey-comedy writer, etc.)There are others of course, these are the ones that immediately come to mind.

[w8liftinglady]

44. this neocon bitch has officially pissed me off

[SammyWinstonJack]

46. I was watching until she started with her rw bushit! Had to leave the

room! :grr:

[w8liftinglady]

47. clarke was the perfect guy to have re: this

[Subdivisions]

48. LOL! She's a neocon shill...

[bliss_eternal]

56. I find her smile insipid...

the way she sits there smiling before she jumps in everyone's shit is so condescending...

:eyes:

[tblue37]

128. Who is she? (eom)

[w8liftinglady]

51. as a feminist,I reserve the "c" word for special occaisions

she is a c^nt.

[cynatnite]

I was thinking it n/t

[bliss_eternal]

59. I can't believe he asked her back...

she was horrible the last time she was on.

[cynatnite]

I think she wants to jump Robin...he better watch out n/t

[bliss_eternal]

Eeeeuuuuwww...

I may have to sleep with the lights on tonight after that image. :scared:

[w8liftinglady]

70. lol..do you mean in a "good way"?

I think Jon stewart said republicans procreate with a firm handshake

[cynatnite]

52. Will someone please tell that woman to STFU!!

:grr:

She's got a damn big mouth. I think she likes hearing herself talk.

[bliss_eternal]

62. Don't they all?

All the rw-ers seem to adore the sound of their own voices... :eyes: For me it's like the Peanuts. All I hear is "Wah Waaaah wah wa wah..." :P

[New Earth]

53. what is this show?

on TV? do you mean Robin Williams the actor? what channel!?!?!?! what nights, what times?

[SammyWinstonJack]

57. HBO "realtime with bill maher"

[New Earth]

61. ohhh ok

i know that show. is Robin Williams sitting in for him or just on the show tonight?

[Sydnie]

63. He's on the panel tonight

Good to see you in GD Faye. :hi:

[bliss_eternal]

65. He's a panelist tonight.

:) Bill's still there.

[IChing]

55. I want more nominations

and more cow bells

[w8liftinglady]

64. lol..I can only nom once..but I'll post plenty :)

[IChing]

69. Ok, just cowbells now

[Sydnie]

60. Did Chaffee just admit that he is a RINO?

because the repubs have power ... and that's why he is a repub? Is that just what he intended to say?

[Subdivisions]

67. I think so...

[Subdivisions]

81. Self delete

[Laurab]

142. I think so, too - when Maher asked him why

he doesn't just change parties with LIEberman - I think Chaffee HAD to defend himself, he didn't like being compared to Joe.....he made it very clear that Lieberman voted for the war, and he didn't.

[cynatnite]

66. Wow! A republican that actually makes sense...

:wow:

[Sydnie]

71. Dr. Freud, line one!

:rofl: Bab's should talk to him!

:loveya: ROBIN!!

[cynatnite]

74. Robin is killing tonight!

:rofl: :loveya: Robin Williams

[IChing]

78. Robin knows his facts

[bliss_eternal]

77. Would Babs make any difference w/him...?

I get the sense she doesn't really talk to the boys much.Or at least doesn't have a great deal of influence over them, (not that she's VERY different--she's still a pill and a rw woman). Shouldn't it come from pappy? :shrug:

[Sydnie]

82. W is more afraid of displeasing Mom than Dad

He wants to be better than Dad so Mom will love him best. JMHO.

[bliss_eternal]

106. That's a solid theory, Sydnie...

:hi: could be a factor, for sure.

There's obviously some issues in that family. Can you imagine holidays at that house? :scared:

When I look at Jeb and his family--then W and his family...major issues going on... I fault both parents equally, but they definitely had some issues.

Babs pisses me off with her "beautiful mind" bullshit. :eyes:

[countmyvote4real]

76. RW on WASPs: "Now don't be attacking my people.

With a couple of gin and tonics they can solve it all... They can come down to Miami for the running of the boys."

[babylonsister]

79. Robin Williams is a treasure! He's so smart, and so funny. He

is powerful!

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

130. He brought up some serious points

The number of civilians who have died in Iraq would represent a proportion of something like 500,000 in the American population, a point we almost never hear made anywhere in the media by anyone.

And he also reminded us that troops have been there for several tours of duty.

I love Robin Williams and tonight I appreciated his serious side, too.

[mrdmk]

138. That is because he was there in Iraq and Afghanistan doing USO shows

You bet he knows what is going in the world. Nothing like first hand knowledge.

[texas1928]

80. 1,000,000 Koreans going BOOM!

:rofl:

[Subdivisions]

83. ROBIN! BAHAHAHAHAHAH AHNOLD AND KISSINGER LOL!

[countmyvote4real]

94. That was great! n/t

[Roxy66]

84. I am laughing so hard..

Robin is killing me.

[bliss_eternal]

85. She DID make a statement that needed to be said

about gay vs. pedophile--as Bill just reminded me of. I'll give her points for that, but nothing more.

[IChing]

86. Chris Matthews is on the panel

What a tatter

[Malikshah]

88. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL). May her children come out sideways

She is the vilest piece of filth ever scraped from under the scrotum of Castro.


A simple google search will reveal the depths of her depravity.

I remember her well from the Elian saga... and other such matters.

[bliss_eternal]

93. Did you see the way she kept nuzzling up to Robin...?

:scared: Dh and I just exchanged uncomfortable looks.

[Subdivisions]

95. I would've made her to be beyond child-bearing years, but that's

just me...

[Malikshah]

98. May she have not gone through menopause then...and be found to

be carrying Castro's love-child.

I wish no ill-will for said child. Just that he/she comes out side-ways.

That is all.

A boy can dream. ;)

[Cush]

90. never been a fan of Robin Williams

he needs to quit interrupting

[LostInAnomie]

Exactly.

Halfway through I was saying "Shut the fuck up and let someone else actually talk!" People couldn't say a complete sentence without him interrupting with some incoherent babble.

[bluedeminredstate]

136. I thought it was just me.

He is brilliant, yes, but the way he hogs the entire spotlight - sheesh! Cutting off serious debate with inane impressions of foreign accents, interrupting important points, hogging the discussion panel and throwing the host off his timing...enough already! Bill seemed to be getting pissed.

I was at times embarassed for him and other times sitting there with my fingers in my ears yelling at him to shut up! Dick Clark is someone who has plenty to say and he should be listened to. Instead we got a one man show doing macaca riffs. It was one of the most disappointing shows I've seen. I hope he isn't invited back anytime soon and chooses to plug his projects in another venue, like Leno or Conan.

:crazy:

[madmunchie]

146. Robin Williams was a shot in the arm for that show

it has been fair to middlin this season at best. My very liberal involved activist friends as well as myself appreciated the quick witted truth spoken brillance of Robin Willams.

Instead of an hour with maybe a few good points made, last night many many good points were made and I for one can appreciate what is so sorely lacking in most "political talk".

I get tired of people going on and on and on saying very little to nothing. Robin Williams was a welcome breath of fresh air....Even Clark was really enjoying him.

[Roxy66]

91. This is a great show.."are you conservative or Liberal"?

yeah sure....

[bliss_eternal]

92. GAWD...why HIM?!

I avoid that man like the plague. His voice irritates the shit out of me. :(

[Sydnie]

100. she just derailed the discussion on Allen

by bringing up Robin's movie with Matthews. Shit ... someone needs to shut her up!

[bliss_eternal]

102. Of course she did...

must. stop. talk. of. my. friends.

:eyes:

Allen is inherently evil. There's nothing anyone can say to defend that bastard.

[bliss_eternal]

101. Oh, I see...Chris is just promo for Robin's new movie...

I guess I can forgive the appearance on that basis. :eyes:

[globalvillage]

103. LOL. The McCain Pic!!!

'bush* has found a new pet who will roll over on command!'

[_dynamicdems]

132. That was great, wasn't it?

:rofl:

[IChing]

104. The end about democracy in DC

Amazing

[Tarheel_Dem]

105. Eeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwww!

Ralph Nader......:puke:

[Roxy66]

107. I LOVE THE " 8 BALL"....!!!!

Bush- "Should we invade Syria?" LOL!!!:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[DianeG5385]

108. This was my fave too!

LOL

[EFerrari]

109. OMFG, Robin's new movie is about electronic voting fraud!

And, Richard Clarke is right up to speed, too! :wow:

:woohoo::headbang: :yourock: :headbang: :yourock: :woohoo:

[bliss_eternal]

110. I was also surprised by Clarke's comments..

people beyond our board know how evil those machines are!

:woohoo::party::bounce::woohoo::party::bounce::woohoo::party::bounce:

[EFerrari]

113. Our work is paying off!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[Roxy66]

111. I didnt have a clue....did anyone else?

[EFerrari]

112. No! But our friends in Marin are amazingly on top of things!

Mike Pritchard narrated "9/11 Press for Truth" and now this!

:wow:

Gosh, it straightens the spine!

lol

[bliss_eternal]

116. I'm blown away...

for once dh was home, and we just looked at each in amazement when they said that.

:bounce:

[EFerrari]

120. CA, baby, leading the way!

:toast:

[Democrat 4 Ever]

121. Did anyone else hear the repug shrill humming and singing during

the "New Rules?" Bill was screwing Chucklenuts and repugs up, back and sideways in the monologue and all of a sudden I hear this la-la-la singing/humming in the background. I first thought it was Williams but I don't think so. I was hoping the camera would pan to her and we would see her with her fingers in her ears blocking out all of the awful things being said about repugs. Am I hallucinating? Did anyone hear anything?

She was terrible, horrible, nasty, loud, condescending, unnecessary, and a waste of space and oxygen - contributed nothing but repug talking points. She did try to play the "moderate" card by saying she thought the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy wrong and a couple of other things. The only problem with her - she'll say anything to protect her ass in a crowd like that but the minute she is back in the confines of the repug controlled Congress she will revert back to the usual hate speak. And vote accordingly. You honestly think she would go against the party leaders on "Don't Ask, don't Tell?"

Richard Clarke should have stayed home, the repug slug wouldn't let him get a word in edgewise. She pretends to be an expert on all things Iraq, Iran, Syria while sitting next to the real McCoy. Stupid woman.

[SammyWinstonJack]

134. I heard that and thought she was trying to rattle Bill, but he stay on

track and didn't falter. I thought that was very rude and immature of her. Typical repug.

[EFerrari]

137. I wanted to strangle her because Richard Clarke is interesting

and I never get tired of listening to him. Argh!

[chitty]

114. I can't believe with

Richard Clark on the show, Bill didn't bring up the July 2001 meeting between Rice, Tenet & Black.

A real missed opportunity.

[bliss_eternal]

117. How so...?

:shrug:

[Roxy66]

119. Oh shit,,,bummer. I think Robin had him bouncing all over...lol

[Subdivisions]

124. He missed the same opportunity with Kerry.

[babylonsister]

127. Kerry rocked on Maher tonight! What are you

talking about?

[babylonsister]

125. That annoyed me also. I thought that's why he was there. nt

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

133. I caught the the rebroadcast of Real Time last night at 12:00 am CDT.

Kerry was terrific. Lincoln Chaffee was OK. I absolutely love Robin Williams, but I really wish sometimes he would STFU and let other people talk. Richard Clarke, when he was allowed to speak had some very pertinent points, but between that scumbag Re:puke: Congresswoman from Florida and Robin, Mr. Clarke didn't stand a chance.

Why did Ileana Ros-Lehtinen keep pawing Robin Williams all night? I'm sooo tired of listening to her talk about her stepson in Iraq. She's a complete shill for the Pukes and added absolutely nothing to the panel but KKKarl's talking points. I also loved the fact that she had her own little cheerleading section in the audience. Typical...

Why did Bill even have Tweety on?? He added absolutely nothing to the discussion and I laughed out loud when Bill asked him whether he was a Puke or a Democrat, he answered "I'm a cynic". Maybe in your own mind Tweety, but really....

The "monuments in Washington" were rather lame as well, but I did enjoy the one with the Congressional sisters from CA (sorry their names escape me right now), with the eight ball, that was shown at the very end of program. Truer words were never spoken about how Bunnypants makes his decisions.

Overall, I'd give last nights show about two and half stars. It was better than most but not great.

[Clinton Crusader]

135. Maher's best show....

IMHO this is the best Real Time ever.

BUT

There are tons of missed opportunities with Clarke sitting there, but Robin Williams hilarious ramblings don't allow the show to follow a theme, it's jumping all over, but it's great!

Kerry was FANtastic!
:bounce:
:kick:

[Laurab]

145. I agree with you completely

Robin was great, but I really wanted to hear what Richard Clarke had to say. I do think that it was Bill Maher's job to get Robin to STFU a few times and ask Clarke some questions. I don't mind at all that Robin talked over the repuke - she had nothing to say anyway.

I still think it was his best show ever, I just really wish Clarke could have said more.