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Real Time with Bill Maher is back!

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I don't think so. I've been watching him long enough to see how he skewered Clinton when the Democrats were in charge. It's just that the GOP is the big easy target these days.
djlong said:
I don't think so. I've been watching him long enough to see how he skewered Clinton when the Democrats were in charge. It's just that the GOP is the big easy target these days.
But post Gore vs Bush 2000, he is completely biased. Not even a pretense of non-partisanship. And he blatantly lies about O'Reilly.
Supramom2000 said:
But post Gore vs Bush 2000, he is completely biased. Not even a pretense of non-partisanship. And he blatantly lies about O'Reilly.
I think Maher is a nut who belongs to the Bill Maher Party. Its pro-vegan, anti-marriage, anti-religion, pro-alternative "medicine", and sometimes borderline libertarian (or is it libertine). Yet he is sympathetic to restricting privacy rights because he's worried about living near the Port of Los Angeles. In other words, it's all about him.

The significant difference between him and O'Reilly is that in the end Maher acknowledges he is a comedian, "a professional entertainer who amuses by relating anecdotes, acting out comical situations, engaging in humorous repartee, etc." (from Dictionary.com). And like most comedians sometimes he's really funny.

I think O'Reilly is a nut who never claims to be a comedian, wants to be taken seriously. and sometimes is unintentionally funny, which makes him an easy target for a comedian.

But that's just my opinion. I think here's a place our opinions diverge?:)
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phrelin said:
But that's just my opinion. I think here's a place our opinions diverge?:)
I think you are correct on our divergence!! But O'Reilly does not lie - that I have found, and he states he is not a newscaster but a commentator. He certainly has his arrogance like most of them. But I don't think it is "all about him" - as evidenced by his passionate work on Jessica's Law.
Supramom2000 said:
I think you are correct on our divergence!! But O'Reilly does not lie - that I have found, and he states he is not a newscaster but a commentator. He certainly has his arrogance like most of them. But I don't think it is "all about him" - as evidenced by his passionate work on Jessica's Law.
I'll accept the Jessica's law thing is evidence. And there are many times I find Maher very irritating, even offensive, and not funny. But I find that with many comedians any more.
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