Ok, I gave Bill Maher another chance tonight. Turned it off already.

[madfloridian]

I decided I had maybe been too critical, so I turned it on. I can not tolerate his implications that all is well in Iraq, that we were right to go there. Every time we have tried to watch this year, he has done basically the same thing. In effect, he is going along with the lies about Iraq.

He and Friedman were having an "Iraq is good" fest, and things are going to be fine. That is an insult to our military and to the Iraqis. Continuing a lie is wrong.

[tallahasseedem]

1. I'm not sure why he is doing this....

its really starting to piss me off. Hopefully Clark will put his ass in place.

[xultar]

2. Clark said he was meaning to talk to him about that whole Iraq deal

I hope Clark gets the chance.

[Adelante]

10. There was a party after the show

Apparently, Wes and Maher argued for an hour and a half. Wes smacked him down good people say, who were there. Maybe there will be a followup show.

[Clark2008]

3. I'm hoping so, too.

If anyone can convince Maher of this, it's Clark.

However, I am HBO-deficient, so I'm relying on friends of DU and WesPAC to post the running commentary.

[tallahasseedem]

4. I love Clark.

I have often thought how things might have been different if Kerry chose him as his running mate.

[Auntie Bush]

5. A day doesn't go by that I think the same thing.

[tabasco]

6. Why doesn't that dumb fucker just go to Iraq ...

walk around the streets of Baghdad, then tell everybody how great everything is going? Maher is a spineless ass, as he demonstrated after 9-11.

[MindPilot]

7. but you're missing

david frum making a complete ass of himself with bill egging him on

And Wes Clark is smart and funny (duh!)

[driver8]

8. I can't stand David Frum...

That guy bugs the shit out of me.

Bill Maher is starting to bug the shit out of me, too, with his stupid "Maybe Bush was right" bullshit.

I thought Maher had more sense than that...

[Andromeda]

9. Maher's part of the problem

and not the solution. He and other Bushbots are spreading misinformation and our troops, the Iraqi people and our country are suffering because of it.

I used to think Maher was funny and well-informed. No more.

[Jacobin]

11. He's completely bought into the Friedman bullshit

about conquering the Middle East for Israel and pretending to 'spread democracy'