Tonight’s Bill Maher was the most unbelievably bad episode of an intolerably formulaic program. BuzzMachine has a transcript of the segment with pseudo Indian Ward Churchill that was the most glaring example of leading the witness I’ve ever seen. Maher is still playing the victim over his firing from ABC when his show ceased to be amusing, and he tried to rope Churchill into his cause. But all it did was illustrate that people involved in controversy over idiotic ass-kissing generally deserve what they get.
In Churchill’s case it’s not at all important what he said about the people in the WTC getting what was coming to them – he’s too inarticulate and plain stupid to hold any job at a university above shelving books, and even that’s a stretch.
We’re becoming a nation of morons.
I can understand Jarvis watching those toads since he loves all those media loons. But you? Did you run out of wood to work?
I had a weird dream about Bill Maher last night for some reason. Or maybe it was 2 hours ago.
Jet lag sucks.
Anyway, I dreamt that Maher’s show had been relegated to a single slot on a single channel of HBO per week (as everyone knows, a real snub), but – I found out that it’s quite possible to Tivo HBO with any ordinary satellite receiver although they didn’t tell you that.
I need to get more sleep.
However, let it be said, that Maher’s earned the right to play victim: ABC sucks.
What can I say, Scott – it’s like watching a train wreck. There was a time when Maher was interesting, and I suppose I’m hoping he can get back to the state of mind he had in those days (back on Comedy Central, come to think.)
John, by the time Maher’s show was pulled from ABC it had stopped being relevant, or even funny – it was all about him screaming over his guests and playing dictator, not funny at all. It’s a free market and anybody who can develop and keep an audience gets a show on the appropriate channel.