Insight needed: why is Bill Maher such an ass?

eric dorkin eric_dorkin at yahoo.com
Tue Jun 11 09:39:48 PDT 2002


as a libertarian, I think he would be predisposed to the notion of self-rule, but hey what do I know? Plus, even if there are "no Palestineans," don't they have the "right' to overthrow the shackles of a repressive rights-denying regime, ala the "American Revolution?" Just a thought.

"Max B. Sawicky" <sawicky at bellatlantic.net> wrote: Boundless ignorance? Since he's a libertarian of sorts, she could ask what he makes of Israeli law forbidding sale of land to Palestinians. Or how he justifies the addition of 190,000 settlers to occupied territory. Or what he makes of a proven war criminal as head of state (a status Sharon had well-established well before the refugee camp massacres).

mbs

This appears to be Maher's worst topic. I saw him on Larry King claiming that "there are no such things as Palestinians" and generally placing himself to the right of Ariel Sharon on Palestinian rights. I don't like Maher in general, but can anyone offer insight as to why he's especially such an ass on this issue?

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