The definition of irony...:lol:

 

Exactly.:sssh:

Exactly.:sssh:

Yup.:laugh:

Yup.:laugh:

 

Let me know when you study up enough on Maher to form an opinion on his remarks.

Let me know when you study up enough on Maher to form an opinion on his remarks.

How can I? All I can know on the subject would be from television...:sssh::lol:

How can I? All I can know on the subject would be from television...:sssh::lol:

 

That's all it takes for you to make up your mind.

How can anyone say this woman's remark, whether as a rebuttal or unprovoked, is ethical, moral, or in any way Christian?

I have made no such comments about Coulter, ever... nor have I said that I agree with her methods. I am simply pointing out her tactic of illustrating absurdity by being absurd. In this regard she is extremely effective.

 

It is hilarious to me that Maher makes virtually the same comment in March, and no one here claims to have heard it, and Coulter follows with essentially the same remark and everyone is up in arms. As a result, Maher's overlooked comments and the blatant hypocrisy in the media must now be examined.

 

I wouldn't advise anyone playing chess with Coulter. :lol:

Funny how you can defend Coulter so staunchly, and villify Michael Moore just as staunchly.

Nope. Just asking that BOTH comments & speakers be treated equally....

I have made no such comments about Coulter, ever... nor have I said that I agree with her methods. I am simply pointing out her tactic of illustrating absurdity by being absurd. In this regard she is extremely effective.

 

It is hilarious to me that Maher makes virtually the same comment in March, and no one here claims to have heard it, and Coulter follows with essentially the same remark and everyone is up in arms. As a result, Maher's overlooked comments and hypocrisy in the media must now be examined.

 

I wouldn't advise anyone playing chess with Coulter. :lol:

 

 

And yet, you overlook my comment summarily condemning all such individuals. I haven't defended him....he's included here:

 

I don't feel any of the individuals you mention, nor any other person who isn't mentioned should have the right to use their fame to make such evil, vile and completely repugnant remarks.

IMO, Coulter was ambushed by Matthews by bringing Edward's wife on the show to sling accusations. Under the circumstances, I think Coulter's retort, albeit caustic, was entirely apropos.

 

If John Edwards was upset by Coulter's comments, why didn't he have the cojones to appear himself instead of giving the appearance that he's hiding behind his wife's skirt? Not exactly Presidentially inspiring IMO. The reason of course is that Edward's wife can been viewed as a sympathetic victim of the mean old republican witch, when the truth of the matter is, Hardball is only hardball toward conservative thought. Liberals are lobbed softballs.

 

As far as you hearing Coulter's comments and not Maher's it has been proven that we (humans) actually listen more closely to music and lyrics we do not enjoy, than we do the the words and music we like. Could it be that something similar occurs when you hear Coulter and Maher?

 

Much of this is almost word-for word from Rush this afternoon - "ambushed", "hiding behind his wife's skirt", etc. Interesting.

 

Re. the point that we hear what we want to hear and listen more closely to what we like; I agree (although I do often listen closely to Limbaugh, and not because I neccesarily like what he's saying).

And, once again, I HAVEN'T HEARD Maher's comments.

I am actually heartened by the fact that you DISTRUST things you read in the New York Times. I'm with you on that! :thumb:

And yet, you overlook my comment summarily condemning all such individuals. I haven't defended him....he's included here:

 

I don't feel any of the individuals you mention, nor any other person who isn't mentioned should have the right to use their fame to make such evil, vile and completely repugnant remarks.

I wasn't singling you out Mom... I know better... :scared: :eek: :scared:

 

Merely pointing out that Coulter's comments now have Maher's comments being given the scrutiny they should have received in March.

I don't feel any of the individuals you mention, nor any other person who isn't mentioned should have the right to use their fame to make such evil, vile and completely repugnant remarks. .

It's good to know that you must obviously despise Bill Maher.

Much of this is almost word-for word from Rush this afternoon - "ambushed", "hiding behind his wife's skirt", etc. Interesting.

 

Re. the point that we hear what we want to hear and listen more closely to what we like; I agree (although I do often listen closely to Limbaugh, and not because I neccesarily like what he's saying).

I must confess that I often listen to Limbaugh, but today is not one of those days. I'm not a completely mind-numbed robot... :lol:

 

You missed my point entirely. The research revealed that we listen more closely to what we find offensive than to what we like. Your comments seem to validate this conclusion.:thumb:

I have made no such comments about Coulter, ever... nor have I said that I agree with her methods. I am simply pointing out her tactic of illustrating absurdity by being absurd. In this regard she is extremely effective.

 

It is hilarious to me that Maher makes virtually the same comment in March, and no one here claims to have heard it, and Coulter follows with essentially the same remark and everyone is up in arms. As a result, Maher's overlooked comments and the blatant hypocrisy in the media must now be examined.

 

I wouldn't advise anyone playing chess with Coulter. :lol:

Here's what Maher said:

 

"I have zero doubt that if Dick Cheney was not in power, people wouldn't be dying needlessly tomorrow."

 

Later, he said:

 

"If he did die, other people would live. That's a fact."

 

Gotta say that I agree with everything said THERE.

 

In an interview with O'Reilly, Maher also says that he thinks it would be wrong and in no way advocates killing Dick Cheney. O'Reilly agrees with him that people deliberatly misquoted Maher and twisted his intent.

 

Compare that to ''If I'm going to say anything about John Edwards in the future, I'll just wish he had been killed in a terrorist assassination plot."

 

Essentially the same remarks? To paraphrase a great man: "Aint no ballpark neither. Not even the same game."

And we're still not talking about the original slur. Why? Because you've been usefully diverted from the hateful thing that you can't somehow pin on Bill Maher.