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meadowlander

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47. You don't have to go all the way back to 2001.

Sun Apr 8, 2018, 02:17 AM

Apr 2018

He lost sponsors and was forced to grudgingly apologize 6 months ago for gratuitously using the N word on air. Which I'm sure is at the top of his mind as he defends Ingraham and Ann Coulter and all the other conservative bottom feeders he keeps insisting on shoving a microphone in front of.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/03/arts/television/bill-maher-n-word.html

I get that he thinks censorship is bad, but what he doesn't understand is that without at least some level of self-censorship in response to societal standards of decency and civility what we get is Trump and the media apparatus that enables him.

If Laura Ingraham wants to attack a teenager who lived through a school massacre she needs to be prepared to accept the consequences. There actually isn't anything big or clever or amusing about being a scumbag for ratings and corporate sponsorship. And calling a scumbag a scumbag is not and never will be bullying.

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Bill Maher Says David Hogg is 'Bullying' Laura Ingraham with Boycott [View all] oberliner Apr 2018 OP

Well its bad for their bottom line, and thats what matters to him. bettyellen Apr 2018 #1

i can only take him in small amounts samnsara Apr 2018 #2

I don't like him at all oberliner Apr 2018 #3

Ditto.. GetRidOfThem Apr 2018 #8

My thoughts exactly oberliner Apr 2018 #9

cant stand him. trueblue2007 Apr 2018 #44

He comes up with some weird, infuriating shit sometmes, like this. And his irrational hatred of... brush Apr 2018 #14

Isn't he also buddies with Ann Coulter? EffieBlack Apr 2018 #18

That's right. You have to take with several grains of salt too often, though he did donate 1M to... brush Apr 2018 #21

And Kellyanne Conway. Go figure. Sneederbunk Apr 2018 #29

Hogg or Maurer? California_Republic Apr 2018 #51

I kind of like it... Wounded Bear Apr 2018 #4

Many use all caps, that doesn't mean you have to use them here. Kingofalldems Apr 2018 #5

How do you fix it? oberliner Apr 2018 #6

DOESN'T BOTHER ME... NurseJackie Apr 2018 #11

Doesn't bother me, either.. Cha Apr 2018 #55

Simple solution Exotica Apr 2018 #25

Thank you! oberliner Apr 2018 #41

cool! Exotica Apr 2018 #50

What's the big deal, anyway? So they're caps.. Cha Apr 2018 #54

I can't believe that an all-caps headline is even an issue... TheDebbieDee Apr 2018 #26

Tough Sherman A1 Apr 2018 #7

Maher seems to be losing the plot more and more often. I won't shed a single tear... NurseJackie Apr 2018 #10

What Can You Say About A Decades Long Friend Of Me. Apr 2018 #15

Not much. NurseJackie Apr 2018 #17

He is a Libertarian lunatica Apr 2018 #36

And he is a raging hypocrite if that is the case. KitSileya Apr 2018 #48

He may be an Independent. lunatica Apr 2018 #49

Vomitosa Extremus thegoose Apr 2018 #19

Okay, I'm done with him. NastyRiffraff Apr 2018 #12

I think the point went way over Maher's head Mr. Ected Apr 2018 #13

Exactly! thegoose Apr 2018 #20

From what I'm seeing nowadays grumpyduck Apr 2018 #28

Who did this for shock value? Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #69

I generally like him but he's dead wrong on this point. Boycotts ARE free speech and a ready means Anon-C Apr 2018 #16

Why anyone listens to anything from him is beyond me. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2018 #22

Hey Bill, there are times that I really like you Downtown Hound Apr 2018 #23

He is wrong on several counts dsc Apr 2018 #24

Honest question--Will progressives treat 'one of our own' same way we treated 'one of our enemies' bobbieinok Apr 2018 #27

He comes at things from different angles. Sometimes he is wrong. Sometimes applegrove Apr 2018 #30

Not surprised HopeAgain Apr 2018 #31

We think the kid is being bullied. Kingofalldems Apr 2018 #32

That's the problem with assholes.. CentralMass Apr 2018 #33

Imposing consequences on people for exercising their free speech is not the same as restricting meadowlander Apr 2018 #34

Bingo misanthrope Apr 2018 #45

You don't have to go all the way back to 2001. meadowlander Apr 2018 #47

No one has any quibble with "censorship is bad" however misanthrope Apr 2018 #68

+1 it is the right winger impression treestar Apr 2018 #63

Didn't Maher say ... left-of-center2012 Apr 2018 #35

I'm going to say this as politely as I can. blogslut Apr 2018 #37

Agreed oberliner Apr 2018 #39

+1 dalton99a Apr 2018 #64

Yes, boycotting is American. That is free speech. But Maher takes it personally... Honeycombe8 Apr 2018 #38

I stopped watching this show a very long time ago Gothmog Apr 2018 #40

What the hell is he talking about?The Fox News Nazi started on the kid. rockfordfile Apr 2018 #42

I was really offended when those African-Americans bullied the Montgomery AL transit system bullwinkle428 Apr 2018 #43

That really pissed me off. Initech Apr 2018 #46

Bill Maher still has a show? HopeAgain Apr 2018 #52

He got put in his place Heartstrings Apr 2018 #53

Poor Propagandist, LI Cha Apr 2018 #56

I like Bill Maher, but... liberalmuse Apr 2018 #57

No one who defends Laura Ingram, particularly for what she's done to the Parkland shooters kcr Apr 2018 #67

Never liked that smarmy little prick Vinnie From Indy Apr 2018 #58

No chance I will ever watch him again Clarity2 Apr 2018 #59

I think he's wrong on this, but it's his opinon. mountain grammy Apr 2018 #60

Bill's walking a fine line - he could be next on the boycott bandwagon Runningdawg Apr 2018 #61

Then any boycott would have to be considered "bullying" treestar Apr 2018 #62

Eliot Spitzer was a guest this week, and he refuted Maher. milestogo Apr 2018 #65

All 3 guests refute him well muriel_volestrangler Apr 2018 #66