'Real Time with Bill Maher' on Larry, Fred and naive America

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By Stone Martindale Sep 1, 2007, 18:20 GMT

“Real Time with Bill Maher” welcomed singer John Mellencamp, former. Sen. Mike Gravel (D-AK), and former U.S. Ambassador Barbara Bodine. Last night’s show was better with regards to simple production issues, like miking the host properly, exception being Mellencamp’s mic was next to his pendant necklace, so when the dialogue heated up, the tapping noise was audible during one point in the show.Maher was off to the races over the disgraced Senator Craig situation and commentary on the seemingly “naive” state of the American public.Bill posed the question that, why, if you are a gay man, do you become a Republican and join a club that doesn’t want you?Gravel cited the hypocrisy and for them to just simply come out of the closet. Mellenamp wryly noted it demonstrated “bad thinking, and a bad idea,” for politicians to chase anonymous sex in a bathroom. “Haven’t you ever followed a woman into a bathroom?” quipped Mellenamp to Maher.Maher stated it was better to be a musician than a comedian with regards to those fleeting opportunities.Larry Craig was resurrected in a 1999 Chris Matthews "Meet the Press" TV clip for his famous “naughty boy, nasty, bad, naughty boy” rant about ex President Bill Clinton, with a shocked Chris Matthews rendered speechless afterwards. NASTY-BAD-LARRY“He just needs his Charles Nelson Reilly ascot over there, you naughty bad boy,” smacked Maher, mocking Craig’s over-the-top admonishing of Clinton.Fred Thompson got his too. “By God, that’s the guy from Gucci gulch, a K-street lobbyist,” snapped Gravel“Politics as usual,” finished Gravel, noting the whole pickup truck ruse that Thompson's using to promote his phony, “I’m a regular guy too image,” that rubs just about everyone the wrong way.

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“It’s a swindle,” said Mellencamp, disgusted at all the hypocrisy and lying liars of politics, some who get away with murder.Maher pressed about Mellencamp's notable love of the USA in his lyrics, and asked him what the fascination was.“You don’t know about it because you aren’t out there,” said Mellencamp to a mystified Maher, explaining his reoccurring theme of his love of America in his songs.Maher became combative with Mellencamp for a moment over “naïve American voters" and Gravel tried to insert himself defending Mellencamp's position, to which Maher stated, “you’re in the race!” Gravel

Gravel

“Empowering the people the sovereigns that what is important …empower people to make laws, and when we can do that you will see all of this dissipated,” said Gravel.Mellencamp said he didn’t want to live in a world where you assumed everyone in public office was speaking only lies. He was disgusted with the swindling of Americans by their politicians. “We don’t understand these Bush-Cheney signs in front of people's houses,” said Mellencamp when driving through Indiana with his wife.“They've been swindled,” reiterated Mellencamp. Shearer

Shearer

Bill also interviewed actor and voice over artist Harry Shearer from his new home of New Orleans via satellite, and PETA animal activist Ingrid Newkirk, who shared it was the cows farting and burping that was causing the real “Inconvenient Truth.” Giving up eating meat to end the factory farms and resulting pollution and emissions was cited as more important than any other Planet saving move.BILL_MAHER_VIDEOMAHER_MORE

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ETeeuwe, New Iberia, LASep 1st, 2007 - 19:46:32

If 'John Cougar',dohhhhh, excuse me. Once he realized that name didn't sound 'cool', he changed it back to John Mellencamp,' don’t understand these Bush-Cheney signs in front of people's houses,”he certainly isn't going to fathom the plethora of Fred Thompson signs about to be raised throughout the cities AND countryside of America. Some people just 'connect' with the American people. Fred Thompson is one of them.

As with all Pro Klinton Leftist Socialists, Mellencamp pines for the day when there will be a United Nations One World Nanny.gov taking care of everyones needs and mandating individuals rights in relation to who is considered the true beleiver in Totalitarianism and who is not. And if it ever happens, that will be the day that Mellencamp, Maher and their ilk will find that as with Lenin, Stalin and the Bolsheviks, some people are more equal than others.

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wowSep 1st, 2007 - 19:59:42

'The Waterboy' has a computer an all, y'all...

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Open Your EyesSep 1st, 2007 - 20:41:05

It's the Republicans who are putting us into a one world nanny state my friend. I know you have a vision in your mind of what the proud Republican party *used to be*, but the fact is they are the nanny state, spying on us, telling us who we can or cannot marry, etc... And the Republicans are backing one world government, except in their version it's the international bankers and the oil companies and the super-rich that will control the world, instead of an elected government.

Thompson connects with the people because he's an *actor*. He gets out of his limo a couple blocks from events, and drives in a pickup truck because well meaning but naive Americans eat that kind of thing up. Just like Bush is really going down to his farm that he bought right before the election so he can 'clear brush'.

I respect your patriotism, but do not respect your gullibility. Giuliani, Thompson, Clinton, and Obama are all cut from the same thread. If you want a *real* President who speaks from the heart and not from a script, check out Mike Gravel at gravel2008.us right now!

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