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Homer Wells

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Fri Oct-27-06 03:54 PM
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8. Back in the 60's

The television show, "The Smothers Brothers Hour" was canceled after Pete Seeger sang the song "Waist Deep in the Big Muddy",referring to LBJ and the Viet Nam debacle.

That is the only other time I can recall something like that happening. Pissed a lot of us off at the time.

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Remember how Bill Maher got FIRED for his words?	boolean	Oct-27-06 03:39 PM	#0
Wasn't PI on ABC when he got fired?	stopbush	Oct-27-06 03:42 PM	#1
That's the "liberal media"	mtowngman	Oct-27-06 03:46 PM	#2
He didn't get fired. His show ran for 8 more months after the comments.	MrSlayer	Oct-27-06 03:47 PM	#3
And the difference is?	boolean	Oct-27-06 03:50 PM	#6
Yes they cancelled but it's not as if he was fired immediately.	MrSlayer	Oct-27-06 03:54 PM	#9
Maybe not so disengenuous. The network had a contract with	NCevilDUer	Oct-27-06 04:28 PM	#13
I heard Maher once explain it:	CrispyQGirl	Oct-27-06 04:44 PM	#16
Well Limpballs did get fired from ESPN	Strawman	Oct-27-06 03:49 PM	#4
self delete.	MrSlayer	Oct-27-06 03:50 PM	#5
yeah	Strawman	Oct-27-06 03:51 PM	#7
Yep, you're right.	MrSlayer	Oct-27-06 03:55 PM	#
I believe he quit before he got fired	BOSSHOG	Oct-27-06 03:56 PM	#11
Back in the 60's	StephenB48	Oct-27-06 03:54 PM	#8
Don't forget the Jackie Mason incident on the Ed Sullivan show	A HERETIC I AM	Oct-27-06 03:58 PM	#12
That was probably less the network and more Ed.	NCevilDUer	Oct-27-06 04:31 PM	#14
Self Delete	Jawja	Oct-27-06 03:55 PM	#10
The rightwingnuts immediately attacked the sponsors of Bill Maher	Robbien	Oct-27-06 04:40 PM	#15
You said it.	bling bling	Oct-27-06 05:06 PM	#17

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