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To: Brumar89 who wrote (55414)	3/4/2007 3:26:09 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

Amidst the outrage over Coulter using the word faggot, we have liberals openly "joking" and wishing the Taliban had killed our VO. Where's the outrage for this? Bill Maher Sorry the Assassination Attempt on Dick Cheney Failed Posted by Noel Sheppard on March 3, 2007 - 10:22. In 2002, ABC decided not to renew Bill Maher's contract apparently due to some disgraceful comments he made on his program "Politically Incorrect" following the 9/11 attacks. After what transpired on "Real Time" Friday, the heads of HBO should be equally outraged, if not more. As the discussion moved to the attempted assassination of Vice President Cheney last week, Maher asked his panel why it was necessary for the Huffington Post to remove comments by readers concerning their disappointment that the attempt failed. As the conversation ensued, Maher said one of the most disgraceful and irresponsible things uttered on a major television program since Bush was elected. In a nutshell, the host said the world would be a safer place if the assassination attempt succeeded. And, he even had the nerve to reiterate it. Here’s the deplorable sequence of events for those that have the stomach for it (video available here courtesy of our friend Ms Underestimated): Maher: What about the people who got onto the Huffington Post – and these weren’t even the bloggers, these were just the comments section – who said they, they expressed regret that the attack on Dick Cheney failed. Joe Scarborough: Right. Maher: Now… John Ridley: More than regret. Maher: Well, what did they say? Ridley: They said “We wish he would die.” I mean, it was (?) hate language. Barney Frank: They said the bomb was wasted. (laughter and applause) Maher: That’s a funny joke. But, seriously, if this isn’t China, shouldn’t you be able to say that? Why did Arianna Huffington, my girlfriend, I love her, but why did she take that off right away? After some discussion about why Huffington should or shouldn’t have taken these comments down, the following occurred: Ridley: It’s one thing to say you hate Dick Cheney, which applies to his politics. It’s another thing to say, “I’m sorry he didn’t die in an explosion." And I think, you know… Maher: But you should be able to say it. And by the way... Frank: Excuse me, Bill, but can I ask you a question? Do you decide what the topics are for this show? Maher: Yeah, I decide the topics, they don’t go there. Frank: But you exercise control over the show the way that she does over her blog. Maher: But I have zero doubt that if Dick Cheney was not in power, people wouldn’t be dying needlessly tomorrow. (applause) Scarborough: If someone on this panel said that they wished that Dick Cheney had been blown up, and you didn’t say… Frank: I think he did. Scarborough: Okay. Did you say… Maher: No, no. I quoted that. Frank: You don’t believe that? Maher: I’m just saying if he did die, other people, more people would live. That’s a fact. Wake up, HBO: one of your hosts said the world would be a safer place if the Vice President of the United States of America had been assassinated. newbutsers.org Personally I think Barney Frank’s repeating the joke about the wasted bomb just as bad. But death wishes are nothing - Ann Coulter using the word faggot - that's an outrage.

To: Brumar89 who wrote (55414)	3/5/2007 11:54:30 AM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

While Ann Coulter's faggot comment has libs & the MSM all a twitter, Bill Maher's outrageous comment is being mostly ignored by those same folks. Go figure. ** Bill Maher Argues for VP Cheney's Assassination By Kim Priestap on Asshats Wizbang He did more than just express remorse that Dick Cheney wasn't killed in the suicide bombing while he was in Afghanistan, he outright explained why it would be best if Dick Cheney were assassinated. NewsBusters has the transcript: <<< Ridley: It's one thing to say you hate Dick Cheney, which applies to his politics. It's another thing to say, "I'm sorry he didn't die in an explosion." And I think, you know... Maher: But you should be able to say it. And by the way... Frank: Excuse me, Bill, but can I ask you a question? Do you decide what the topics are for this show? Maher: Yeah, I decide the topics, they don't go there. Frank: But you exercise control over the show the way that she does over her blog. Maher: But I have zero doubt that if Dick Cheney was not in power, people wouldn't be dying needlessly tomorrow. (applause) Scarborough: If someone on this panel said that they wished that Dick Cheney had been blown up, and you didn't say... Frank: I think he did. Scarborough: Okay. Did you say... Maher: No, no. I quoted that. Frank: You don't believe that? Maher: I'm just saying if he did die, other people, more people would live. That's a fact.** >>> Forget Dick Cheney being replaced as Vice President, Bill Maher is convinced that it's better if Dick Cheney isn't even alive on this planet because more people will live as a result. And he insists that's a fact. Where's he getting his information? Al Qaeda? feeds.wizbangblog.com newsbusters.org