'Real Time' w/Bill Maher welcomes...

[babylonsister]

Tonight, Bill welcomes Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL), journalist Pete Hamill and scholar Michael Eric Dyson. Plus, via satellite filmmaker Ken Burns.

[Nite Owl]

1. Hope he give some

hell to Emmanuel and doesn't let him off.
Ken Burns should be good.

[babylonsister]

7. Ken Burns was great-sobering, too. Emanuel up. nt

[Guaranteed]

2. Rahm. Again.

Whoooo.

[babylonsister]

4. I'm thrilled, too. nt

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

6. Rahm bailed two weeks ago. Let's see how tonight pans out.

MKJ

edited, too many h's in Rahm.

[Duppers]

3. kick. nt

nt

[babylonsister]

5. 18.7 million people watched Ken Burns' "The War". That's a lot of

smart, or aware, people. As Maher said, CBS would have liked those numbers.

[The Count]

8. RUDY TAKING A CALL FROM HIS WIFE OSAMA - was a great opener

Only truer could have been Bush

[Nite Owl]

9. Audience not buying

the Rahm line.

[babylonsister]

10. Rahm is a big asshole. BIG! nt

[devilgrrl]

12. He's a plant...

his bullshit answer to not voting down Iraq spending bills convinced me so. :puke:

[defendandprotect]

25. Unfortunately, if you support Democrats, you support Emmanuel????

Or you oppose him -- actively???

[mod mom]

37. GIANT asshole-I no longer donate to the DCCC because of him-only directly

to candidates who work FOR the people! not the lobbyists/corporations

[countmyvote4real]

11. Thank God for Michael Eric Dyson.

He really counters the Emanuel BS.

[Nite Owl]

13. Did you see Emmanual

reach over and put his hand on Dyson's back? It was so condescending.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

14. Rahm is trying to sell the 'best" war and it ain't working. Mr. Dyson is

a brilliant speaker. MKJ

[babylonsister]

17. And I never knew how lame Rahm was until I heard him up against Mr. Dyson.

Duly noted!

[devilgrrl]

15. Who's this Maria Bartiromo?

She's talking through her ass whoever she is.

[babylonsister]

22. She's a stock person who has a high profile and maybe a clothing line.

That's my story.

[Nite Owl]

23. She's on CNBC

men, especially old guys drool over her.

[countmyvote4real]

16. Why is there a "spokes-broker" on this show? n/t

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

20. Well, at least she bombed.

MKJ

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

33. She didn't bomb with Maher. She was doing corporatist double talk and Bill not having a clue

couldn't question her properly. She was saying that the global economy was strong, helping American companies but fuck the American people. All Bill had to do was ask her about the dollar.

[countmyvote4real]

18. "His recipe for MF ice tea"

OK, that was funny. Made me laugh.

[Zomby Woof]

19. Dyson's rap about Hamilton

:rofl:

[countmyvote4real]

21. Oh dear. The wheels are falling off tonight's racial divide.

O'Reilly has been reduced to "is rap music a cheer or false bravado?" (That's not a quote from the show. That's my reaction.)

But then, once again MED saves the day.

[defendandprotect]

24. When is he having four women on ????

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

26. Maher can't pull the "wink, wink, nudge, nudge" routine on women .

That's a big part of his schtick.

He seems to be most comfortable surrounded by men.


MKJ

[defendandprotect]

40. Homosocial --- ?????

[chitty]

27. Is Emmanuel

drunk?

This guy acts like he's toasted.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

28. Being one who likes control , as does Rep. Emmanuel, I doubt he was drinking.

I watched the show and he seemed to be thrown off his game when he couldn't control the dialog.

MKJ

[Carrieyazel]

29. Kind of like Hillary right?

In all fairness, Emmanuel was quite effective during the 2006 elections. Just read a book called "The Thumpin'" the story of how he beat the Repukes at their own game last year. Pretty entertaining book.

[Pastiche423]

36. Effective, how?

Getting Blue Dogs in congress? How in the hell was that effective?

[Carrieyazel]

38. He still helped take away Congress from the Repunklicans. Blue dogs or not.

That was the goal. Throw em out. That's what he's good at. He hasn't done anything since, but at least he accomplished something.

[Pastiche423]

39. Are you referring to the Blue Dogs

that are now voting WITH the republics?

That "accomplishment" sucked! That "accomplishment" is why we can't get enough votes to impeach or to do jack squat for our country.

What are the Blue dogs good for? NOTHING!

[defendandprotect]

41. It was Howard Dean who beat the Repugs last year . . . not Emmanuel ---

[mithnanthy]

32. Drunk?

My husband and I thought the same thing. He slurred so many words, was overly huggie, and the mouth expressions were obvious to us. And he ended up holding his face alot (we've worked in clubs/bars for over 30 years). You can also suspect pharms mixed with booze, in many cases. He reminded me of many who "think" they're able to handle 'just one more drink' or drug without it showing. We thought he was toasted too.

[chitty]

35. I certainly have

been around enough drunk people.

That guy acted like he was half in the bag.

He was barely coherent IMO.

[Kool Kitty]

44. No, this is how he normally acts.

He's an asshole.

[mark414]

30. Dyson was great....though Hamill didn't seem to be able to get more than a few words in

Emanuel just plain sucks and puts politics before principle

[Donna Zen]

31. Puts his own purse above everything

Pushing the deals he does has proven very good for Emmanuel's bank account. After shilling for the China Free Trade deal, Rahm left the Clinton administration to go to make 22 million in 2 years. Surprised? BTW, he will do anything to dump progressives out of the Democratic party.

[dysfunctional press]

34. i am SO GLAD that rahm emmanuel(r-il) is no longer my congressfucker...

what a piece of shit- dlc'ers should all just DIE.

[defendandprotect]

42. Yeah -- but Emmanuel/DLC are largely interferrring with a progressive agenda --

re Congress, war, impeachment -- and overall re candidates --

[dysfunctional press]

43. i don't vote for dlc candidates-

not for ANY office.

[defendandprotect]

45. Well, who does that leave in the prez race? Kucinich and who???? Edwards???

[dysfunctional press]

46. i'll probably have to abstain from voting in the presidential race...

unless there's a third party candidate that appeals to me.

just like if i still lived in chicago, i'd have to abstain from voting for rahm emmanuel.