Tonights line up on Real Time with Bill Maher

[AlCzervik]

This Friday, Bill welcomes Former Rep. Harold Ford Jr. (D-TN), Sean Penn, Garry Shandling, and via satellite, presidential candidate Tommy Thompson and Dr. Sanjay Gupta. Tune-in Friday night at 11pm ET/PT.

www.hbo.com

will Thompson still show up after his gaffe?

[Little Wing]

1. sweet

can't wait to watch tomorrow

[colorado thinker]

2. What gaffe?

Sorry, been out of touch the last few days. I hate Tommy Thompson, what did he do now?

[Pawel K]

4. In last night's debate he said employers should be allowed to fire people if they are gay

he retracted that today. He's a douche.

[colorado thinker]

6. That's giving douches a bad name . . .

[BattyDem]

12. He actually said that?

What a slimeball! :grr:

Was there a follow-up? Was he asked if it was also alright to fire unmarried employees who are sexually active or married employees who cheat on their spouses? Or ... is homosexuality the only "moral" reason to fire someone? :eyes:

[Pawel K]

14. There was sort of a follow up

The question was along the lines of "Do you believe employers should be able to fire homosexuals purely on the reason of being gay alone". He tried to give a long answer about how it should be up to the employer to decide. After that he was asked again "So the answer is yes?" and he replied "yes".

Today he is trying to say he didn't understand the question. :crazy:

[ChairmanAgnostic]

3. what gaffe?

Sanjay I can do without.
Ford irritates me.
Penn is great.
Shandling has been funny. This might be interesting.

[AlCzervik]

5. he thinks it's ok if employers fire someone or don't hire them for being gay.

he retracted it this morning--too late, bell's rung already.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

7. that's no gaffe. That's my wife.

(sorry) :)

"seriesly" he meant what he said and said what he meant. It endeared him to 22% of the population. unfortunately, that is the same 22% that 8 out of the other 9 aimed for, too. Ron Paul was the only one who spoke without forked tongue.

[loudsue]

8. Harold Ford Jr.?? I can't wait to see what the DLCer has to spin about

how we're moving the party to the "middle" (which means the RIGHT).

:kick:

[BonnieJW]

11. I don't trust him.

He has the Ten Commandments on the back of his business cards. He's a repub with a D.

[loudsue]

13. A repub with a D is called an infiltrator (infil TRAITOR) and we have too many of them.

:kick:

[devilgrrl]

9. Bill Maher rules - a phooey to his detractors!

:+

[in_cog_ni_to]

10. Sean Penn is the only decent guest there.

[tgnyc]

15. I hope Ford and Billdon't get into a lovefest discussion about the fate of

their mutual buddy Imus.