Bill Maher roared back from hiatus and I couldn't be happier. He started the show by talking to Elizabeth Warren, the chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel for TARP. Warren said the financial system is so broken that it's literally banking lobbyists against American Families.
His panel Elliot Spitzer, former Governor of New York; Norah O'Donnell, MSNBC correspondent; and Seth McFarlane, creator of Family Guy; were hilarious. Finally Wanda Sykes came out and talked about being black and being gay. It was a great show and you can watch and join the discussions here Real Time.
If you don't have time to watch here are the main points:
1. Bank Lobbyists are destroying any chance of real financial reform
2. Everything that caused the Financial Melt-Down is still happening
3. Eight of the ten new rules to protect consumers from predatory creditors have been subverted
4. Sarah Palin knows how to fain righteous anger and Bill O'Reilly is a douche. Seth McFarlane hired an actress with Down's Syndrome and O'Reilly labeled him as a hater...
The episode features the character Chris falling for a girl with Down syndrome. On a date, he asks what her parents do. She replies: "My dad's an accountant, and my mom is the former governor of Alaska."
Last night, Palin appeared on The O'Reilly Factor and said, "This world is full of cruel, cold-hearted people" and asked, "When are we going to say this stuff isn't really funny?"
O'Reilly then asked her why she called for the resignation of Obama's Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel but didn't come down on Rush Limbaugh even though both men used the "r word?"
Of Course we know that it is OK for Limbaugh to use the r word because HE is a satirist...
5. Obama and the Democrats are PUSSIES. They are on the right side of every issue and still let the Republicans frame the debate.
6. Teabaggers are idiots Only 12 percent of the public say that the Obama administration has lowered their taxes since coming to office, despite the fact that the White House's stimulus package cut taxes for 95 percent of Americans, a new opinion survey found.
7. DADT needs to be repealed.
There's more but you'll have to watch clips to get the real deal.
Ed,
ReplyDelete1-3 Not a big surprise that the banking industry is supported by Democrats and Republicans. Not hard to believe that an industry about money gets their way in our political process.
4 I don't have a high regard for Sarah Palin, but it is mean to make fun of her through her disabled child. Just because it might seem funny on Family Guy, doesn't mean it isn't in bad taste. If Mr. Limbaugh told me it was Monday, I would check the calendar to be sure about it. He has no credibility with me because he twists everything to fit his agenda. He supported the notion that Sen. Max Cleland is not a patriot...even though he is basically the definition of one.
5 Republicans always seem to be able to frame issues better. Think Death Tax and Right to Life.
6 Ignorant people rally around people that say the things they want to hear. Think about the number of people who think/thought there was a conspiracy about President Obama not being an American citizen.
7 As a veteran, I would say that DADT makes about as much sense as giving needles to someone so they can do drugs that are illegal, as long as they don't tell you they use them to take those drugs. The military's position has been embarrassing for years, and both political parties are to blame. I support almost anyone's right to serve their country. The government either needs to say homosexuals can serve without problems, or that they cannot serve at all. The middle ground causes more problems than it solves. In fact, it has led to some deaths.
I love that you are blogging. This is fun.
Cousin Drew
Man, I've been waiting with great anticipation for Real Time to return. I listen to the audio podcast version of the show at work, so I'll have to wait til Monday.
ReplyDeleteI have a few comments as well:
Democrats are pussies, but they are certainly NOT "on the right side of every issue." They may be closer to the right position than the Republicans are, but they are still much too conservative for my taste.
Also, regarding #6: it doesn't sound like just teabaggers are idiots, it sounds like the majority of the population are idiots.
And, um...did someone just compare homosexuals to drug addicts and criminals? Really?
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