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catmother Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 04:10 PM
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anyone see bill maher last night. i couldn't believe my ears
when rep. rohrbacker (sp?) said "we're fighting them there so we don't have to fight them here". i screamed at the tv. didn't think anyone would use that old line anymore.:puke:
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WhiteTara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 04:11 PM
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1. it was all so gross that I left until
the new rules came up. Bill is such a disappointment. I remember him when he was mildly funny.
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catmother Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 04:15 PM
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5. i still like him -- always have.
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Atman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 04:31 PM
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21. Did you forget to add "April Fools?"
No offense, catmom, but dear lord, that man is a freakin' imbecile!
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catmother Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 04:34 PM
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23. actully he's quite intelligent and knowlegeable but you're
entitled to your opinion. there's a lot of people who don't like him -- my husband is one of them. :cry:
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WhiteTara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 04:46 PM
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27. He panders
JMHO. He lost his spine and he just panders to whoever is around.
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catmother Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 05:29 PM
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42. he does get on the dems for not doing more. i have to agree
with him on that. i like when he said the dems should have taken that video of bush sitting for 7 minutes after he was told that the country was under attack and played it over and over during the election.
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WhiteTara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 05:40 PM
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47. on what...their home TIVO?
Please, the dems have had no voice for six years. They can't hold a hearing, call an investigation, get a press conference with Faux or any of the others. I'm tired of playing the fair and nice person. We need a comedian who will consistantly "kid" the president every day and his administration in every way. I mean really, he has the microphone and HBO. Get on with it Bill and stop pandering to the repukes. At least he doesn't have his best friend Ann the liberal killer Coulter on anymore.
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catmother Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 05:45 PM
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49. i don't see him pandering to the repukes just because he has
them on his show.:shrug:
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WhiteTara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 05:52 PM
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53. sorry CM...I just think that having their
point of view shoved in our faces is pandering. I sure would love to have have Wes Clark in his place so that we could have some real humor at their expense, not having to scrape it out of some inuendo that Bill put forth. I want some belly laughs, not nervous twitters...okay, okay, I'm upping my meds. :)
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catmother Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 05:55 PM
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56. then i think you might have to watch Comedy Central.
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NYCGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 05:59 PM
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59. The biggest and most prolonged laugh of the night was at Rohrbacher's
Edited on Sat Apr-01-06 06:01 PM by NYCGirl
expense.

Edited because I misunderstood the post.
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WhiteTara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 06:01 PM
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60. he's at least as funny as Dana
Rohrbacher and has at least our point of view.
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catmother Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 06:03 PM
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62. he really looked like the asshole he is.
:woohoo:
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NYCGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 05:50 PM
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52. No, on a commercial. A political commercial. He was talking about
during the last election.
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catmother Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 05:53 PM
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54. exactly. we dems don't play dirty enough. we're too nice.
:shrug:
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NYCGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 05:58 PM
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58. That film would've made a commercial that would've blown the lid off
the election.
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catmother Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 06:01 PM
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61. it sure would have. love the way michael moore did it in
Fahrenheit 911.:applause:
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WhiteTara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 05:55 PM
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55. love that pic
very good!
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NYCGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 05:57 PM
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57. You realize that pic is not photoshopped. That's Gore in costume for a
Halloween party. And the punchline of the story was that he was taking a call from Pres. Clinton at the time!
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WhiteTara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 06:03 PM
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63. I love it even more
couse I thought it was.
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Atman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 05:17 PM
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36. Are we talking about Roherbacher?
I was, as he was the subject of the original message.

Bill Maher, otoh, IS bright, and I do like him, but I do feel he is full of crap about half the time. Which is part of why I like watching his show. It's always easy to like people you agree with 100%. But love him, hate him or merely tolerate him, Bill makes you think.
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catmother Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 05:30 PM
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43. yes. he does make you think.
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musical_soul Donating Member (398 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 05:25 PM
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38. I agree.
First, humor is humor. I refuse to take it seriously.

Second, I sort of like hearing from somebody who is center left.
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shanti Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 04:25 PM
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17. it's just that the bill maher show is so inconsistent
one week it's spot on, next week is full of wingnuts and :puke:
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demosincebirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 04:56 PM
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33. He said, last year, that he was going to try and have a more
balance on his show. Its ok with me, but to have idiots like that takes away any sensible discussion you may want to have.
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Roon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 04:12 PM
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2. After the next terrorist attack
I am gonna scream the old line loud and often.
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catmother Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 04:13 PM
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3. you and me both.
:pals:
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Roon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 04:20 PM
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9. :-)
:hugs:
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October Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 04:13 PM
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4. Rorabacher was full of those lines last night
He was disgustingly ignorant.

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catmother Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 04:17 PM
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7. he's such a big mouth idiot.
:eyes:
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patdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 04:16 PM
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6. Wait a minute, aint the new line..we fight them over there so we dont have
to close our boarders here? WOW..talk about so 2005!
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musical_soul Donating Member (398 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 05:27 PM
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40. lol.
I have to say that having wars in other places will probably encourage people to try to come to America to be safe.
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catmother Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 05:38 PM
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46. sometimes i think about leaving -- like retiring in costa rica --
someplace where we're not hated. :dilemma:
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JeffR Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 04:19 PM
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8. Everything old is new for these idiots.
Republicans are the Oldies Radio of politics.

Brace yourself to hear "My Country, Right or Wrong", "America: Love It or Leave It", "Keep America Beautiful: Get a Haircut" and all those other swingin' Sixties faves, and day now.

:hi:

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catmother Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 04:21 PM
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11. hi brother-in-law.
:hi:
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JeffR Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 04:23 PM
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15. Hey there!
I wish we got Bill Maher here (we used to get politically Correct, but not the current show). Not that Nance or I ever need much of an excuse to scream at the TV - we still turn on CNN now & then.

How did the dental work go?
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catmother Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 04:28 PM
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19. it's coming along. it's going to take awhile. i had some implants
so they have to heal before the work will be complete. :)
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JeffR Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 04:51 PM
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31. Keep smiling
Carefully
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OmmmSweetOmmm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 04:20 PM
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10. The Shrub and Snottie Scottie say it all the time, and yes, everytime
Edited on Sat Apr-01-06 04:22 PM by OmmmSweetOmmm
I hear that I yell and want to :puke:

lol! Edited to add something I just remembered! When the Shrub was recently in Pakistan he almost said it and caught himself because he was THERE! :rofl:
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muchacho Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 04:21 PM
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12. Stepford Reps
they keep lying...and lying...and lying....
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BrainRants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 04:22 PM
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13. I thought Bills question about Clinton putin him in his place.
Bill asked him if he would be an apologist for Clinton if he had sat reading My Pet Goat for 7 minutes after being told the country was under attack.

His answer?

*Silence*

The audience busted out laughing!

Another Republican idiot. (sorry for the redundancy)
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catmother Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 04:26 PM
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18. oh i loved that. you reminded me of something bill said after
the katrina fiasco. he said bill clinton would have been there immediately -- would have gone without sleep for 3 days and got himself a piece of tail at the same time. lol
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mrcheerful Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 04:22 PM
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14. Why are you surprised? Repukes are one track minded.
Watch you'll be hearing that a lot before election day, 9/11, Saddam, Iraq freedom, Winning the hearts and minds, We are fighting them over there so we don't have to fight them here, Terror, scare the sheeple, terror alerts going from yellow to red. Next will come the Iran has WMDS and is planing to blow america off the face of the earth, we must stop the evil leader of Iran, besides he gassed his own people and he will gas us next. We are going to free the people of Iran and teach them democracy. They are hoping that will work yet again, dems are weak and spineless to protect america from attacks like 9/11. Its already started again.
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catmother Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 04:32 PM
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22. i think that's how he got elected. he had the country convinced
that he had kept us safe. meanwhile we all know that terrorists are very patient people. they take their time planning attacks.:shrug:
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Cleita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 04:25 PM
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16. Everything he said was the GOP propaganda points that were
thrown out there for the gullibe four years ago. There was nothing new here and most of his points have been disproven.
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AtomicKitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 04:28 PM
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20. Bill Maher is a Libertarian who is just expressing his views.
Edited on Sat Apr-01-06 04:37 PM by AtomicKitten
It's his show. I think Dems agree with him on most issues and laugh hysterically then.

It's okay to disagree.

On edit: I was disappointed, however, that Bill didn't mention the letter this dipshit wrote in support of Abramoff.
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Cooley Hurd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 04:37 PM
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24. I guess terrorists don't have a map...
They can find Iraq, but have no clue where America is, right, Dana?:eyes:
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catmother Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 04:41 PM
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25. he also said something to the effect that we're depleting their
finances by having them in iraq. that was one i hadn't heard before.:shrug:
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Hamlette Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 04:44 PM
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26. true, but don't you think he sounded like a complete idiot by the end?
When Bill said: "If Clinton had sat there for 7 minutes after being told the country was under attack, look me in the eye and tell you would make excuses like you are making for Bush" (or words to that effect) and the GOP dolt couldn't do it, he couldn't/wouldn't answer. He AND the audience got it. He had no credibility. Even before that, but espeically after that, he sounded like a idiot trying to pass off talking points for real info.

The worst part was Erica and the other guy were idiots too. Every time Erica opened her mouth I wanted to scream, she's liberal but not well informed, she knew some stuff but got many things wrong. Idiots all. Bill had to carry the water for the liberals and he did a pretty good job of it.
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catmother Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 04:46 PM
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28. yeah. they didn't contribute much.
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demosincebirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 04:47 PM
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29. Thats what you sound like...
when you're on a diet of "cool aid." He also said it with straight face.
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demosincebirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 04:50 PM
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30. You reacted the same way I did. When I yelled at the TV,
my wife jumped off her seat..scared the hell out of her.
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catmother Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 05:27 PM
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39. i yell at the tv alot. sometimes my husband is in another room
and he just hears my voice -- and says "what? i didn't hear you." i say "not talking to you talking to the tv". sometimes my cats are sleeping and they jump up when they hear me. lol
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demosincebirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 05:41 PM
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48. LOL!
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mountainvue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 04:55 PM
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32. The show was a horrible mess
Edited on Sat Apr-01-06 04:58 PM by mountainvue
last night. I left it on the background but tuned it out after a while. Rohrabacher managed to espouse all of the con talking points in last night's show. The comedian was basically worthless and I was pissed at Bill for going off on Erica Jong for saying she believes in LIHOP/MIHOP.
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driver8 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 04:57 PM
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34. I cannot stand that dipshit. Every time he is on with Bill Maher
I want to put my fist through my tv.

He is definitely a right wing goose stepper.
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Sarah Ibarruri Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 05:13 PM
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35. Bill Maher is a Libertarian, which means he's right wing, period.
So it doesn't surprise me that he has right wingers spewing right wing ideology on his show.
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musical_soul Donating Member (398 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 05:29 PM
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41. As long as he is supporting the Democratic candidates....
as he appears to, he's fine by me.
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catmother Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 05:33 PM
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44. he usually has 2 left wingers and 1 right winger. it makes the
show interesting. just like seeing rohracker (that big bag of wind) making a fool out of himself. :puke:
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Puregonzo1188 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 05:46 PM
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50. Bill Maher is anything but right wing (n/t)
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catmother Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 05:48 PM
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51. i think he's extremely liberal.
:applause:
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musical_soul Donating Member (398 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 05:23 PM
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37. Unfortunately, it's a very real fear.
If we want to stop wars in the future, we have to convince Americans that fighting over there isn't necessary for their own safety.
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catmother Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 05:36 PM
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45. if we don't this war will go on forever. and if McCain becomes
president, god help us.
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