Just more tingle up Tingles legs. The guy is absolutlely obsessed
with Palin and O’Donnell.
I wouldn’t knowingly shake hands with Chris Matthews unless I was
wearing Surgeons Gloves and a full body Bio Hazard Suit.
What is that word starting with “M’ or “J” everyone is throwing around
these days???????

Maher thinks this is serious because “people could really be helped by stem cell research” and there is a dearth of politicians on the right supporting serious scientific research

No, the opposition is to embryonic stem cell research and not stem cell research.

There have been numerous reports of tremendous advancements in the use of adult stem cells which prevent the risk of rejection and other problems caused by stem cells taken from embryos.

No one is against adult stem cell research.

SteveMG said:
Maher thinks this is serious because “people could really be helped by stem cell research” and there is a dearth of politicians on the right supporting serious scientific research

No, the opposition is to embryonic stem cell research and not stem cell research.

There have been numerous reports of tremendous advancements in the use of adult stem cells which prevent the risk of rejection and other problems caused by stem cells taken from embryos.

No one is against adult stem cell research.

Don’t confuse the Left with facts. They get angry when presented with them.

Well, you know, Bill and Chris should know that it’s very hard on reactionary minds to have a nuanced discussion that accounts for a person’s sincerity while simultaneously disagreeing with that person’s ideas. It’s just way too much conflicting information at once for the average “oh-my-god-the-islamo-communo-secular-socio-fascists-are-coming” crowd. I apologize on behalf of both men.

[Disclaimer - that was aimed at only a FEW people around here.] ;-)

It is interesting that even a rabid partisan like Maher realizes that the witchcraft story is meaningless.

O’Donnell will fall or rise on her own story as an adult; not some stupid incident in high school. President Obama acknowledges using cocaine in high school and college. Most people know that’s a meaningless incident in his life and they dismiss it. Or, at least, take his entire life in perspective and not one incident.

I think Maher is trying to get people to stop viewing that clip because it shows him with such a God -awful mullet.

felixw said:
Don’t confuse the Left with facts. They get angry when presented with them.

You mean like here?: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/29/transcript-of-president-o_n_442423.html
….wait.

Did anyone else get the impression that Maher thinks Matthews is an idiot? For most of the interview, Maher had this look on his face like, “WTF is wrong with this guy? Is this a political show or gossip column?”.

Chris Matthews is a joke. I think Bill Maher was even like…uhhh, why is everything I’m saying so hilarious to you, man? For the record, the senate gives every state 2 senators so all states can be represented, big and small, so the giant states don’t govern the small states. The house or representatives is already set up for the bigger states to have a larger voice… kinda why we have 2 houses… The state legislature appointing the senators allowed for the minority and majority of the state to have its voice heard. So if the goal here is “power to the people” having California run the show wouldn’t be the answer, Bill.

The_Reasonable_Lib said:
You mean like here?: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/29/transcript-of-president-o_n_442423.html
….wait.

How funny, the mention of facts, and then a link to the HuffPo. You are just too amusing!

felixw said:
How funny, the mention of facts, and then a link to the HuffPo. You are just too amusing!

Yes, ignore the article just go after where it’s from. it’s actually a transcript, hard to distort that little idiot. It’s the entire dialogue of Obama kicking GOP @$$ with facts!!!!! Or were there too many words for you to read there?

The Media has gone crazy!! trying to bring up crap about her and what she did when she was in high school.
People like to throw rocks in glass houses!

The_Reasonable_Lib said:
You mean like here?: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/29/transcript-of-president-o_n_442423.html
….wait.

You really need to get some better lying sources.

Yet another reality check… Coons has a 15pt lead in a Fox News poll… a Fox News poll!!! Why are we even talking about this lady? Blanche Lincoln is getting equally trounced in Arkansas and we don’t get daily updates on her………

RunSarahRun said:
Yet another reality check… Coons has a 15pt lead in a Fox News poll… a Fox News poll!!! Why are we even talking about this lady? Blanche Lincoln is getting equally trounced in Arkansas and we don’t get daily updates on her………

Surely you realize that an ordinary blue dog Democrat is far less interesting than witchcraft and anti-masturbation campaigns, no matter what the polls say. Christine is a giant magnet to all the little media tacks, until the next magnet comes along.

Vote for O’Donnell, she doesn’t pay taxes either!

Like I said before, this whole thing was Maher throwing out a goofy clip as a way of asking Christine to come on the show. Even he can’t believe the media was dumb enough to turn this into a story. It’s pretty sad when even a cynic’s optimism is destroyed.

I love this. Even Maher thinks Chris Matthews is a stupid smug little fuck. (Finally – an idea Americans can unite around!) Is there anyone working in television with a greater disconnect between his opinion of himself and the reality? I saw a few minutes of Hardball last week when he had Willie Geist on the panel. Poor Willie looked really uncomfortable.

fallenchicken said:
Vote for O’Donnell, she doesn’t pay taxes either!

yes
let’s breibart the TRANSCRIPT first, take it out of context and create an extremely scary headline first

notsofast said:
You really need to get some better lying sources.

yes
let’s breibart the TRANSCRIPT first, take it out of context and create an extremely scary headline first

oops

Maher actually said something that makes sense.

“all this coverage of the witch stuff” he was laughing because “that’s not really important to the election. It’s just a slideshow and it was funny. I don’t think it should hurt her. It was something she was doing in high school.”

@ felix……might wanna mention that facts thing to yur wetdream candidate and explain that pinky and the brain are actually cartoons., lol

Paul Westlake says: “Well, you know, Bill and Chris should know that it’s very hard on reactionary minds to have a nuanced discussion that accounts for a person’s sincerity while simultaneously disagreeing with that person’s ideas. It’s just way too much conflicting information at once for the average “oh-my-god-the-islamo-communo-secular-socio-fascists-are-coming” crowd. I apologize on behalf of both men.

[Disclaimer - that was aimed at only a FEW people around here.] ;-)”

Come afternoon, when they turn their radios off, it’s not “a FEW people around here,” the reactionaries become the majority of people posting comments. They disappear for the most part at 5:00 when Beck comes back on.

You’re right on the mark, Paul, with your observation about reactionaries unable to have a nuanced discussion. Beck and Limbaugh KISS for a reason.

I thought that bit about mice with human brains had to be a joke of some sort, so I googled for the context. She really said it, and she wasn’t joking:

“American scientific companies are cross-breeding humans and animals and coming up with mice with fully functioning human brains. So they’re already into this experiment.”

I would like one of those mice, please — preferably one that’s handy around the house and enjoys honey-do lists!

GlennBeckReview said:
You’re right on the mark, Paul, with your observation about reactionaries unable to have a nuanced discussion. Beck and Limbaugh KISS for a reason.

Beck and Limbaugh consistently remind me of Bill Cosby’s famous comedy routine about life with his wife and kids. After playing dumb about some household chore and pretending not to know how to operate basic household machinery, Bill is banished back to his office by the wife, the kids all trailing off after something else and he finally gets the quiet relaxation he was angling for all along. He raises an eyebrow to the audience and says:
“So you see we are dumb… but we are not so dumb.”

Pretty much right wing radio in a nutshell.

Keep up the good posts.

It’s funny, you hear her supporters say “Who cares what she said in the past” but if this had been Coons, or anyone else that disagrees with thier archaic beliefs, they would be burning in effigy. This being said, I agree that this matters little in the big scheme of things. O’donnell is what she is, as are most of the so called Tea party candidates (teapublicans?). They are not to blame as much as the people that put them there, people that assume that the average american is really stupid enough to vote someone to the senate that you would not trust to water your plants while you are on vacation. They appeal to the “there is a gay, muslim, socialist, boogeyman under my bed” crowd.
It may be heaven or hell, but wherever Barry Goldwater is, he has a big, sh-t eatin’ grin on his face