:: Bill Maher, Neo-Con

Bill Maher, Neo-Con

Craven Bill Maher, seemingly desperate to curry favor with the Bushians, once more tonight "admitted" that George Bush was right about Iraq, and that democracy is indeed spreading throughout the region. Maher also introduced crypto-neocon, pro-Iraq war guest Thomas Friedman as being someone who is "always on the money." Finally, Maher suggested that if someone really wanted to support a lost cause, they should donate to moveon.org. Of course, moveon.org is a prime target of the Bushian mouthpieces Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity. Am I surprised at Maher's drift towards neo-condom (they are all scumbags). No I'm not surprised, because I recall Maher's saying that Vietnam War was a noble cause, that we had to show the Russians somewhere that we were willing to fight, and that Vietnam happened to be the place. Maher also, I am disgusted to have to remind you, has similarly asserted that that the many violence-based U.S. interventions in Central America during the late 1980's were necessary to "stop Communism" there.

Jack Clark 10:20 PM [+]
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I love Bill Maher's show "Real Time" but I am quite disturbed after reading about his views on Central America. I was SOOOO opposed to our involvement there in the '80's. Shame and sadness. How many thousands and thousands and thousands died at the hands of the death squads and paramilitary that our dollars supported? Of course the right wingers would say that the communists commited as many or more atrocities. What a joke. My family worked with Guatemalan refugees on the Southern Mexican border in the early '80s. I spoke with these people and their stories were real and tragically sad.

I'll keep watching Real Time but I don't think I'll be cheering as much.

posted by caml 10:05 PM [+]

I certainly don't support what the United States did in Central America, but the atrocities committed by the Sandinistas were worse and more numerous. Also, the Sandinista government was the main middleman in the shipment of Soviet arms to leftist guerrillas in El Salvador. There is always more than one side to every story.

posted by Anonymous 2:03 PM [+]

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