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SpartanDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 10:11 PM Original message |
Bill Maher is an Ignorant Asshole |
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CATagious (277 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
1. He's also a comedian... |
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KaryninMiami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 10:17 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I like him too but he can get mean and sexist at times as well. |
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debbierlus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 11:19 PM Response to Reply #3 |
74. Maher is very insightful politically. He is also an arrogant pompus ass |
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Clio the Leo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 10:27 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. But not a very funny one. Probably the worst I've seen. |
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Zavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 03:02 PM Response to Reply #9 |
52. In terms of sheer comedic skill, he's no funnier than Dane Cook. And Cook sucks. |
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wicket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 01:32 PM Response to Reply #52 |
101. I still miss Bill Hicks |
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Hieronymus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 11:50 PM Response to Reply #1 |
23. Me too. |
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jonnyblitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 12:58 AM Original message |
I loved Religulous, his documentary. nt |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 06:29 AM Response to Reply #1 |
35. AND, a talk show host... |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 04:20 PM Response to Reply #1 |
59. He's a comedian who's really, really shitty on women. |
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Siara (10 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-20-09 01:04 AM Response to Reply #59 |
78. "Really shitty" or "really stupid"? |
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comtec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 02:16 AM Response to Reply #78 |
91. He's smart enuogh to NOT have gotten married |
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soleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 10:17 PM Response to Original message |
2. well, he's definitely ignorant about somethings |
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pundaint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 01:30 AM Response to Reply #2 |
32. gotta disagree |
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ChiciB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 11:27 AM Response to Reply #32 |
46. With YOU I Agree!!! Of Course Not Everyone Can Be Skinny... Some |
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soleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 07:36 PM Response to Reply #46 |
66. what if they ate healthy and exercised |
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mucifer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
4. he's very Hollywood and shallow at times. |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 10:22 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Well, that |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
5. He says some stupid |
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SpartanDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 10:30 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Yeah it's a MSM talking point |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 10:33 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Yeah, so, it only shows that maher is |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
7. When one of your best friends is Ann Coulter......... |
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Zavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 03:03 PM Response to Reply #7 |
53. Seriously? |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 04:17 PM Response to Reply #53 |
58. You didn't know? |
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Siara (10 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-20-09 01:21 AM Response to Reply #7 |
80. Ugh... Ann Coulter |
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renate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 09:04 AM Response to Reply #80 |
94. welcome to DU! |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
8. I always enjoy Bill Maher nights ... |
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lordsummerisle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 10:33 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. I agree |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 10:45 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Yup ... |
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Czar One (93 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 11:04 PM Response to Reply #8 |
17. And disgusting! |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 01:24 AM Response to Reply #8 |
31. I love your screen name. It takes me back... |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 01:39 AM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Awesome story ... |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 09:16 AM Response to Reply #8 |
87. if he pissed someone off, he did his job. he can be both profound, and a total douchebag. |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 09:41 AM Response to Reply #87 |
97. pissing someone off through stupidity and ignorance is not an achievement. |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 11:11 AM Response to Reply #97 |
99. narcissistic he is. i often find him offensive but he makes some good points from time to time. |
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JaneQPublic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 10:30 PM Response to Original message |
11. Many folks have a fear of heights; Bill Maher has a fear of widths. (nt) |
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Rowdyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
14. I try to like him but his humor is frequently sexist and homophobic.... |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 11:03 PM Response to Original message |
16. Yes he is an asshole but sometimes it takes one to get the job done. |
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pennylane100 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 11:10 PM Response to Original message |
18. Unfortunately its Friday |
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DebbieCDC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 11:14 PM Response to Original message |
19. I agree he's an ass |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 11:31 PM Response to Original message |
20. I saw the "lady" going into his dressing room |
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otohara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 11:37 PM Response to Original message |
21. You Forgot Burger King Advisor |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 11:38 PM Response to Original message |
22. Did he mention tiny guys with tiny Ding Dongs and a Napoleon complex? |
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Rincewind (682 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 12:28 AM Response to Original message |
24. Why would anyone care |
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MadBadger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 12:42 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Are we really supposed to hold it against him that he smokes pot? |
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AusDem (219 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 12:49 AM Response to Reply #24 |
26. thanks for moralising |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 07:19 AM Response to Reply #24 |
37. Oh noes!!! He smoked the devil weed!!111!!! |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 11:09 PM Response to Reply #24 |
73. How totally stupid |
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Siara (10 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-20-09 01:19 AM Response to Reply #24 |
79. I don't care if people smoke pot |
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rd_kent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 12:20 PM Response to Reply #24 |
100. I think your idea of an "illegal drug user" needs some updating. |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 12:55 AM Response to Original message |
27. On the other hand, he's a Hero on Friday nights if he says something DU agrees with. |
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Ex Lurker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 02:01 AM Response to Reply #27 |
34. not me. I still don't like him. There are assholes on our side too and he's one of them n/t |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 07:24 AM Response to Reply #27 |
41. DU is a beehive of binary thinking. |
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Vattel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 05:08 PM Response to Reply #41 |
61. THAT IS COMPLETELY FALSE AND YOU ARE PURE EVIL |
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Phx_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 11:02 AM Response to Reply #27 |
43. He's never a hero to me and I watch his show every week. |
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SpartanDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 05:13 PM Response to Reply #43 |
62. Yeah even when I agree with him |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 03:08 PM Response to Reply #27 |
54. He's not perfect ..he can come up with some good |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 12:58 AM Response to Original message |
28. I guess this week he said something you didn't like. |
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MadBadger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 01:05 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Or he's ignorant...there isnt disagreement on whether he's an ass hole or not |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 01:17 AM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Well, I would say there's a disagreement... |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 07:17 AM Response to Original message |
36. He is buddies with Ann Coulter. That is enough for me to think he is a total |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 07:21 AM Response to Reply #36 |
38. And Bill Clinton is now the Bush's lost son. |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 07:22 AM Response to Original message |
39. He is both ignorant and an asshole, yet rarely at the same time. |
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Lord Helmet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 03:01 PM Response to Reply #39 |
51. I don't think he's ignorant but he can be somewhat of an asshole. |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 03:09 PM Response to Reply #51 |
55. I think he's very savvy, like Jon Stewart, in how he draws out interesting replies from guests. |
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Lord Helmet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 04:10 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. thanks for the recommendation on the movie -- I'll check it out |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 07:23 AM Response to Original message |
40. Thing is, even an ignorant asshole is smarter and more benficent... |
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Downtown Hound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
42. Bill is one of those people that I can agree with 99% of the time |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
44. NOT ignorant. SOMETIMES asshole. ALWAYS comedian. |
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Zavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 03:00 PM Response to Reply #44 |
50. USUALLY not ignorant. USUALLY an asshole. NOT always comedian. |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 04:37 PM Response to Reply #50 |
60. I swear that as soon as I attain perfection I will slam Mr. Maher for his next insensitive remark. |
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Engineer4Obama (610 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
45. My opinion of Bill... |
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ChiciB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 11:31 AM Response to Reply #45 |
47. So? Jon Stewart's NOT Bill Maher... I Like Them Both!!! |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
48. He's being his usual sexist prick self, taking a cheap shot at a woman's looks |
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Zavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
49. I couldn't agree more about Maher overall; I've never been able to stand that |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
56. Bill Maher has always been an ignorant asshole when it comes to women. |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
63. She's not "overweight." She is medically "morbidly obese." That is a medical condition... |
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soleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 07:40 PM Response to Reply #63 |
67. Morbidly Obese - are you fucking kidding me? |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 09:37 PM Response to Reply #67 |
71. You are the one who is ignorant. She is size 18. Aged 52. Headed for diabetes. |
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soleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-20-09 09:21 AM Response to Reply #71 |
81. When you know her lab results let's talk |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-20-09 04:54 PM Response to Reply #71 |
85. You don't see obese old people because their appetite decreases dramatically |
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taught_me_patience (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 01:37 AM Response to Reply #67 |
90. She looks obese |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 10:25 PM Response to Reply #63 |
72. Thank you Dr. Frist. |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 06:12 PM Response to Original message |
64. He's a show business clown |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
65. I heart Bill Maher....sorry..nt |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
68. the man is misogynist |
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elshiva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
69. I like Maher and loved Religilous, but he can make nasty comments sometimes. |
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Joey Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 09:14 PM Response to Original message |
70. Bill Maher is great! nt |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 11:22 PM Response to Original message |
75. Yup. And LAST week he said Obama got rid of Van Jones because he cursed at Republicans... |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 11:22 PM Response to Original message |
76. Bill Maher is a comedian. |
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Kitty Herder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-20-09 12:22 AM Response to Original message |
77. Error: you can only recommend threads which were started in the past 24 hours |
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gmoney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-20-09 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
82. this is a consistent theme with him |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-20-09 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
83. You forgot gutless. |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-20-09 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
84. Arrogant asshole? Sure, but he knows his shit |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
86. when did you discover this big surprise? |
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AncientAtBirth666 (26 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
88. New rule: |
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mucifer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-21-09 09:57 PM Response to Reply #88 |
89. it's subjective. My idea of comedy isn't the same as yours. I can call someone an |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 02:31 AM Response to Original message |
92. A 2 minute final comment invalidates the other brilliant 56. |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 02:34 AM Response to Original message |
93. Bill Maher might not be ignorant, but he IS an asshole. n/t |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 09:28 AM Response to Original message |
95. Maybe, and even so, his show is one of the best on television |
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mucifer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 09:31 AM Response to Reply #95 |
96. that's why he did it to C Everett Koop. Oh Wait he didn't! |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 09:52 AM Response to Reply #96 |
98. Koop was never surgeon general while Maher's show was on |
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MH1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-22-09 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
102. And water is wet... |
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