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Marrah_G

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49. Maybe a bit of both

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Bill Maher: Liberty University Is Not A Real School [View all] babylonsister May 2012 OP

It's about time someone said this in a public Greybnk48 May 2012 #1

Someone needs to say it about Regent, too Blue_Tires May 2012 #46

Thanks Bill amuse bouche May 2012 #2

Bill Maher is no liberal..... Wounded Bear May 2012 #3

What is he then? n-t Logical May 2012 #7

I think he identifies as a libertarian, but I'm not positive. That's how he comes across, anyway. nt Nay May 2012 #18

Yes, he claims to be a Libertarian..... Wounded Bear May 2012 #22

In my personal opinion, Quantess May 2012 #25

I don't know ... Ratty May 2012 #32

He's not all that conservative on economic issues. Fantastic Anarchist May 2012 #41

Well, whatever OKNancy May 2012 #26

That doesn't mean he is a liberal JonLP24 May 2012 #29

Yeah Really BobbyBoring May 2012 #40

I don't see that as a liberal or conservative idea Major Nikon May 2012 #51

Yeah JonLP24 May 2012 #61

he is a liberal n/t tooeyeten May 2012 #44

he use to be libertarian leaning, but he seems to have become a bit more aware on economic issues JI7 May 2012 #45

He says it so well, as usual. nt Honeycombe8 May 2012 #4

Very good definition of Liberty. I wonder how the business world accepts them? jwirr May 2012 #5

They do okay if they stay inside the Falwell Empire. sofa king May 2012 #11

That sounds familiar. One of my rw friends home schooled her children. When I asked her if they jwirr May 2012 #15

They can't be outside the network because reality contradicts their world view. alarimer May 2012 #20

Which is why to them most of our science based liberal answers are unacceptable. They are willing jwirr May 2012 #34

We once had a financial advisor through our bank abelenkpe May 2012 #13

You are awesome, Bill. sofa king May 2012 #6

Too bad the Bush admin filled up the gov't with these graduates. crazylikafox May 2012 #8

Bob Jones University and Oral Roberts University are two more phoney schools. Lint Head May 2012 #9

Don't forget Regent University. Initech May 2012 #37

He'd stack the government with Brigham Young University grads jmowreader May 2012 #52

You are correct. There are exceptions to th rule. Lint Head May 2012 #74

Yep. BYU is, academically speaking, thoroughly respectable. hifiguy May 2012 #83

Thank you! Nt abelenkpe May 2012 #10

And, worse, the grads have been in that track so long, I wonder if they are even capable patrice May 2012 #12

My opinion of Bill Maher has changed with this madokie May 2012 #14

Have you seen his movie Religulous? Maher has been very articulate in de-constructing religious riderinthestorm May 2012 #16

I haven't yet but I'll make it a point to in the near future madokie May 2012 #27

I can recommend that movie. trusty elf May 2012 #31

Something about him I find annoying Ratty May 2012 #33

DURec Amster Dan May 2012 #17

They supply republican presidents Turbineguy May 2012 #19

+1 crazylikafox May 2012 #30

Does the US military accept a degree from them. b757pilot May 2012 #21

Liberty is accredited jmowreader May 2012 #53

K & R Scurrilous May 2012 #23

"This is a school you flunk out of when you get the answers right," Quixote1818 May 2012 #24

true....it's an indoctrination center more than a school. yourout May 2012 #28

These students are funneled into the civil service system with the intent CK_John May 2012 #35

K & R n/t glinda May 2012 #36

K&R. Thanks for starting the day with a good laugh! n/t Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #38

For the record, the Tupac Hologram was the shiznit. ellisonz May 2012 #39

IF LIBERTY UNIVERSITY IS A REAL SCHOOL THEN SO IS BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY NoMittens May 2012 #42

Baylor University is a nasty fundamentalist joke, too. provis99 May 2012 #43

Liberty has the same accreditation as Vanderbilt. n/t ingac70 May 2012 #58

Can't argue with that Gman May 2012 #47

so the accrediting body is nuts? ProdigalJunkMail May 2012 #48

Maybe a bit of both Marrah_G May 2012 #49

then I guess all those other schools ProdigalJunkMail May 2012 #62

If they teach myth as fact, then yes. Marrah_G May 2012 #64

yeah...fuck the ABA ProdigalJunkMail May 2012 #66

or maybe VA Tech's accreditation doesn't mean anything either ProdigalJunkMail May 2012 #67

or Duke's ProdigalJunkMail May 2012 #68

Maybe UNC's shouldn't count? ProdigalJunkMail May 2012 #69

ooooh...Vandy...those people don't study shit ProdigalJunkMail May 2012 #70

No problem getting rid of UNC CRK7376 May 2012 #75

:-) ProdigalJunkMail May 2012 #76

kinda what i thought... ProdigalJunkMail May 2012 #73

Sorry it took so long to see your posts Marrah_G May 2012 #78

So, why are you cheerleading for Liberty "University"? GoneOffShore May 2012 #86

not really cheering ProdigalJunkMail May 2012 #87

Doesn't matter if it's an accredited school or not. GoneOffShore May 2012 #88

this should be applied to the discussion of the birth control debate PatrynXX May 2012 #50

What is a real talking head? Zanzoobar May 2012 #54

Liberty U is a place of indoctrination, not education and research ck4829 May 2012 #55

Same with Hillsdale "College" and Biola "University" Permanut May 2012 #56

Maher is spot on about Liberty University. PufPuf23 May 2012 #57

Send em all to Naropa University in Boulder!! Manifestor_of_Light May 2012 #59

"you flunk out when you get the answers right" Warren DeMontague May 2012 #60

I'm an unemployed academic Alcibiades May 2012 #63

i guess those accreditation bodies ProdigalJunkMail May 2012 #65

Accreditation is a low bar Alcibiades May 2012 #79

ahhh...so accreditation doesn't matter? ProdigalJunkMail May 2012 #81

Though ranking isn't everything Alcibiades May 2012 #84

I had a Liberty University grad turn up on my doorstep Alcibiades May 2012 #71

any idiot who chooses a school based on their girl/boy ratio ProdigalJunkMail May 2012 #72

At what point did I do that? Alcibiades May 2012 #80

at the point where you said ProdigalJunkMail May 2012 #82

i'd actually extend that Alcibiades May 2012 #85

We watched it CRK7376 May 2012 #77