Originally Posted By ecdc DAR, you picked one thing, missed the point entirely, and then drew your conclusions. Of course Maher isn't saying our soldiers bash babies heads in. He's actually saying that of course our soldiers take infants in danger to the hospital - what else do we expect of them? He's gone on record several times giving his support to the troops, usually after people question his patriotism for not thinking like they do. Maher is outspoken and plenty arrogant at times. But just because you don't like him doesn't mean he's unintelligent or humorless. His final "new rule" of each show often rival some of the best op-eds of the day. His comments on treating being the greatest country as a birthright and his comments on the prescription drug lobby were funny, thoughtful, and creatively delivered.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <Personally, I find it admirable that she would try to work it out and stay married rather than go storming off and get a divorce. I agree that Hillary believed Slick, and didn't find out the truth until everyone did as SPP said. < but c'mon - she had to know -- it isn't like this was Slick's first indiscretion - or even 2nd or 3rd.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "I'm thinking you chose to distort my arguments for one of two reasons: either you're not bright enough to understand them, or you purposely do it just to be argumentative or insulting." No, that would be you. Some of the positions you take that fly in the face of reason, logic and evidence are mind boggling.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder Then again, I supposed I'd be bitter and churlish if I was a dyed in the wool, stubborn Republican too.
Originally Posted By DouglasDubh <Some of the positions you take that fly in the face of reason, logic and evidence are mind boggling.> If that was true, you could use reason, logic, and evidence to dispute them. Instead you distort and attack. Almost everytime you respond to me, you make it personal, instead of talking about the issue. <Then again, I supposed I'd be bitter and churlish if I was a dyed in the wool, stubborn Republican too.> You are bitter and churlish than me, so what's your excuse?
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder Siggghhh, so this is what it comes to, "I know you are but what am I?". Goodbye, Dub.
Originally Posted By DouglasDubh <Siggghhh, so this is what it comes to, "I know you are but what am I?".> You know, it wouldn't if you didn't continually make personal attacks. Why don't you just stick to the issues?
Originally Posted By inlandemporer My topic kind of got off track. But I guess the answer is no one here really is excited about anyone, except maybe HyperTyper for Romney. If this is even close to a microcosm of the larger electorate, that's really something.
Originally Posted By jonvn "Dennis Miller less about 40 IQ points." Dennis Miller used to be so funny. Now gone.
Originally Posted By ecdc I was a huge Dennis Miller fan - his show on HBO was excellent and he was a great moderate. Now he's more like a right-wing pundit. That's ok - we actually need more intelligent right-wingers who don't take all their talking points from the Bible. But his "defend Bush at all costs" shtick makes it tough to take him seriously.
Originally Posted By jonvn That is what I think lost him his fan base. You have to be fair and be willing to speak the truth. If you're a comedian, you have to talk about things that are true, or you really aren't that funny. I haven't seen Dennis Miller for a few years now. Is he still working?
Originally Posted By jonvn Actually, I just looked it up. He has a radio show. His webpage <a href="http://www.dennismillerradio.com/" target="_blank">http://www.dennismillerradio.c om/</a> looks like it came straight from Karl Rove. Eh...
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <That is what I think lost him his fan base. You have to be fair and be willing to speak the truth. If you're a comedian, you have to talk about things that are true, or you really aren't that funny. I haven't seen Dennis Miller for a few years now. Is he still working?< the conspirarists would tell you that' is because of the liberal media...I won't say that but there likely are places some outlets not interested in him because of hispolitics --
Originally Posted By jonvn Fox News had him on for a while, didn't they? I think he just sort of stopped being funny more than anything.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Now he's on this game show called "Grand Slam" that brings back big winners from other shows like the uber-Jeopardy champs, and pits them against each other. It's a pretty good show, but in between rounds they go to Miller and this woman, who talk about it like it's a basketball game. Their "banter" is annoying, and the worst thing about the show. I think the whole Monday Night Football thing ruined Miller. He tried to be blue collar and "one of the guys," which he's not (hey - just be who you are!), it kind of spectacularly failed, and he's been floundering ever since.
Originally Posted By jonvn Oh, I forgot about the football thing. I think you're right about that. There are just some things that on their face are bad ideas. Putting Eddie Murphy in a movie you are making, or Dennis Miller on a football telecast count as two pretty easy things that ought to be understood... Did you see his picture on his web page? He's really looking a bit worse for wear.
Originally Posted By planodisney I realy have no dog in this fight, but there is a dog I would never vote for. Hillary!! She has changed her position and adjusted her message every step of the way on the Iraq war, based solely on the popularity of the war with the public, and how the effort is going. This ladies position on viretualy every issue is whatever will be best for her presidential campaign. I dont understand how anyone couldnt see how phony she is. My sister, a Democrat, the Vice President of the Susan G. Komen foundation, has met with all of the candidates on several occasions, and she quite frankly thinks Hillary is as genuine as a $3 bill. Other than her, I dont realy dislike any of the other candidates, but am not crazy about any of them at this point either. Huckaby seems the most down to earth and honest, which of course meens he has no shot.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip Great to see you back again planodisney! You of course are wrong about Hillary, but that doesn't detract from my happiness at seeing you back on LP again.
