Bill Maher

ccatfish · Sep 27, 2001

On foxnews this morning, the babe broadcaster mentioned that Bill Maher said "something unbelievable" on his show last night, but they would tell the specifics until it had been confirmed. Did anyone watch politically incorrect last night?

DocHeb · Sep 27, 2001

Short paraphrased summary:

US Cruise missile launchers: Cowards - too far away from action.
Plane Hijacking, homicide bombers: Not Cowards - real close to action.

See: FedEx, Sears pull 'Politically Incorrect' TV ads
Edited by DocHeb on 09/27/01 11:50 AM (server time).

TerryinMD · Sep 27, 2001

Didn't hear it! Wouldn't want to! Maher is just a pathetic talking head. Too smug for his own good. Ignore bafoons like him as they surely selfdestruct.....

Terry

ccatfish · Sep 27, 2001

Doc - your post is from the idiotic remarks he made last week. He supposedly did it again last night.

Anonymous Poster · Sep 27, 2001

Occasionally something worthwhile is intelligently discussed on the show, I couldn't look at it anymore after his references to being the Guard or Reserves being tantamount to draft dodging.

A lot of idiotic things have come out of his mouth, he should at least check the WWII death lists.

There is EVADING the draft and AVOIDING the draft, definitely not the same thing. If anything, the thousands whose mommies and daddies paid for them to remain in college up to 1971 were a lot closer to EVADING (in spirit) then AVOIDING the draft.

By his standards you were a probably also a coward unless you VOLUNTEERED for ground duty in Vietnam. I followed my Dad's trail into the Navy.

I'm surprised after a couple of his comments about the Guard or Reserves that more of his sponsors didn't jump ship.

del

TerryinMD · Sep 27, 2001

Bingo!! You hit the nail on the head. Guys like him just don't get it.

I avoided the draft in '68 by joining the Naval Reserves. Had to do 2 yrs active duty during that time. I lost a few friends and my brother went over in late '65 with the Big Red One. He sent back live tapes of what was going on and it didn't sound like fun. Most of the guys I know that went over told their friends to find an alternative if they could.... I chose the Navy Reserves and do not regret it at all.

Terry

Alan L. · Sep 27, 2001

Every time I try watching this guy's show he ends up making me mad, so I just don't watch anymore.

Alan L., TX

dmccarty · Sep 27, 2001

It sure seem to me that the show is misnamed and that it really should be "Politically Correct." I watched the show when it first came on and the show's name seemed to be a lie. And then they get these idiot actors who don't know squat but who get run their mouths just because they are in TV/Radio/Movies.

It seems like alot of the guests are from Jerry Springer.....

Maybe I saw the wrong shows....

I thought the show was a good idea but it really disappointed me and I quite wasting my time watching.

Later...
Dan McCarty

RAllen · Sep 27, 2001

I too detest Maher and will not watch his show. BUT!! I think there is merit in his comment. Not from our view but from the view of our oponents.

The American value of human life is well known around the world. We have no stomach for war casualities. This hurts us around the world and invites terrorism attacks. The Musilim world values edged weapons to this day. It's no accident knives were used on 11 Sept. To use a knife- sword or what ever- is the mark of a man. Our use of stand off weapons is seen as our fatal weakness. This is the very reason we MUST use special opps. assets. The ability and will to close and destroy the enemy will bring far more respect than lobbing a few Tomahawks and calling it a day. It will produce American casualities and we must be ready for that.

Rick

scruffy · Sep 27, 2001

...lobbing a few Tomahawks and calling it a day... Well, I don't know about that Rick...what if they were Native American Tomahawks? /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif