I was actually disappointed with the show. I never miss Bill Maher, but this wasn't a good debate. I don't agree with Breitbart on most issues, but he really wasn't allowed to state his points without Dyson trying to talk right over him. I may be a liberal, but I am not a PC Queen, and I get tired of the "all things black and belittled" rhetoric. Breitbart had a very good point when he said he couldn't make any comment without it being turned into a code word.
On Mar 17, 8:38 am, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> wrote: > Geez, I wished I would have seen this show!! > > Breitbart is the epitome of class, and his web site is one of my major > sources of info. > > This message needs to be posted over on Euwetopia, maybe some of those, > "More Tolerant, Kinder, Gentler, More Enlightened" Euwetopia members might > see themselves here..... > > > > On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 9:29 AM, Philobealo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Andrew Breitbart > > Monday, March 16, 2009 > > > Pretty much everyone I respect in media and politics recommended I not > > go on HBO's "Real Time With Bill Maher." But on Friday night, I defied > > that wisdom and had the time of my life. > > > I sparred with Mr. Maher, Georgetown professor Michael Eric Dyson and > > a MoveOn.org audience from hell that booed my sentences before they > > were completed. Unfortunately, my wife and in-laws, who watched from > > the green room, were not as enamored with the experience as I was. > > > People who have never turned on Fox News or tuned into Rush Limbaugh > > have strong and defiant negative opinions about those outlets. When > > one tries to reason with them or call them out when acknowledging they > > watch and listen to neither, they become emboldened by their admitted > > ignorance. "Why would I listen to that racist, sexist, homophobic, > > fill-in-the-blank claim of cultural prejudice?" > > > This army of the emboldened and gleefully ill-informed is growing. > > Groupthink happens, and we must take it on head-on. > > > One must get a copy of John Ziegler's "Media Malpractice: How Obama > > Got Elected and Palin Was Targeted" to understand the extent to which > > the traditional media have become an organized enemy aimed at > > conservatism, its leaders and its institutions. It was the tag team of > > entertainment (Tina Fey) and news (Katie Couric) that worked to take > > Sarah Palin down. > > > We can't win the political war until we take on the Hollywood and > > mainstream media battles. > > > Upon walking off the stage after Friday's show, I felt like I had gone > > 12 rounds with Mike Tyson and Roberto Duran. But when I got back to my > > dressing room, my BlackBerry was filling with messages from people > > I've never met, many of whom disagree with my politics but were > > compelled to praise my willingness to enter the lion's den. > > > One that struck me in particular best illustrates why we must enter > > even the most unfriendly environments to explain our point of view: > > > "My political views would probably be best described as a liberal > > Democrat and I am writing to let you know that I was dismayed at your > > recent treatment on 'Real Time with Bill Maher.' I felt that you were > > given very little meaningful ability to speak; when you requested > > evidence to back up the claims that were being made, you received none > > and when you were requested not to interrupt by Prof. Dyson (and > > politely heeded his request) you were then constantly interrupted. As > > a side note, I have watched the show for several years and have never > > witnessed the audience applause to be so intrusive and so obstructive > > to meaningful debate. I suspect that you don't care much about what > > occurred and likely anticipated it. I definitely care, not least > > because it has been my opinion that the 'shouting down' tactics and > > lack of respect for evidence have been characteristics of the right > > more than the left in US politics in recent years. Overall, I still > > believe that, but what occurred on the show has given me much pause > > for thought. Please continue to engage in sincere debate with > > ideological opponents and please continue to exercise a higher > > standard of manners." > > > The next morning, the Starbucks barista recognized me and said he was > > a liberal. Go figure! Yet he also said my critique of Professor > > Dyson's knee-jerk use of the race card struck a chord. He also > > complimented my on-air demeanor. > > > Even though Mr. Dyson filibustered in a poetic jargon only a > > linguistics student could decipher, and Mr. Maher glared at me in his > > trademark smirk, and the audience booed my every utterance, I left > > knowing I won the rigged bout simply by showing up.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
