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Snow Clocks Maher

I make it a point to avoid Bill Maher's show, as I don't find irrational and ill-informed hatred and fascist apologism particularly entertaining.

However, Patterico is right, Tony Snow cleaned Maher and his entire audience and panel's clock recently, and did it with a smile and a good-natured twinkle in his eye. It was amazing to watch.

If you can get past the vicious snarling monologue the show starts with, and the interview with that name-calling moonbat Helen Thomas, the panel discussion is worth watching as Snow time after time points out things Maher & Co. don't even seem to know--but ought to. Watching him school their ignorance all while forcing them to like him was classic.

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Bill Dooley:
I saw Maher one night on Leno when he seemed decent enough, but I gave up on him when I could no longer tolerate his snotty, smug, superior stance, I have to mind my blood pressure.

My Moxi-based DVR is set to pick up the show tomorrow. Thanks for the tip.

Tony Snow recently survived cancer of some kind. He has always struck me as thoroughly trustworthy.
10.30.2005 5:53pm
Tyrone Steels II (mail) (www):
Whatever! Tony Snow beat the D.C. Cab half actor Bill Maher. Yet this is the same Tony Snow that has on his website a photo essay called:

The Millions More Movement Minus the Millions

Big man for picking on that. Oh I forgot. Smart, witty, intelligent, and sharp reporting. I could care less about the "Dunce Of D.C. Cab" Bill Maher or the "Alan Thicke hair style winner" Tony Snow. I'll just stick to Spongebob Squarepants.
10.30.2005 7:25pm
Kevin D (mail) (www):

The Millions More Movement Minus the Millions

Big man for picking on that.

What? It's a valid point. You still have people who think that a million people showed up for the first "Million Man March," and tout it as some great examply of black unity. Truth starts with facts - even ones you feel are petty.

Anyway, still wish I had HBO. I'd love to see Snow work. What really bugs me is when Bill O'Reilly gets idiots like Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Bill Maher and Jon Stewart on his show and treats them with kid gloves. He frickin' banters with these guys!
10.30.2005 7:37pm
Ken Hall (www):
I'm still chuckling over the time Craig Ferguson gave Maher the boot....
10.31.2005 8:53am
Mike (mail):
Helen Thomas, baiting presidents since Grover Cleveland. Without humor, just nastiness.
10.31.2005 1:19pm