The Epilogue: Sigh....Bill Maher Is Right Again: Our Country Is Stupid
Just in case you missed it yesterday, here's what Bill Maher said to hack Wolf Blitzer .
Now Maher's arrogance has steadily grown over the years. And for some, he can be utterly intolerable.
But he is a good guy at day's end, a real good one. And he makes points about this country that few with his platform would dare to even think of, let alone say.
And we all know, if we are true with ourselves, that what he said is right.
We are a stupid country.
I mean, look at that dummy introducing a bill wanting Obama to apologize for his comment on the police officers "stupid" arrest of Gates. And how he defended it today on Hardball like the dummy he is.
Facilitating in making our country as stupid as it can be does he.
We're such a stupid country that we deny Hawaii sometimes as being the 50th state like some are currently doing now (and more, but that's been well covered). We are such a stupid country that we still give mics to the likes of Bachmann.
We are such a stupid country, that some think Black in America's waterdown drive for ratings and only ratings crap last year and last week was actually good (subjective view on whether you liked it or not of course).
We are such a stupid country that we can't give a show like The Wire an Emmy while we can gloss over waiting and dropping our currency on braindead summer blockbusters such as Transformers 2 or Wolverine.
We are such a stupid country that we snicker at those who watch C-Span but understand and have intense discussions on VH1's latest reality show catered to educational purposes.
We are such a stupid country, that in a debate more "clear" than that word NASCAR spotters use when their driver has completely passed another car, this health care reform not only eliminates the best solution to all of our problems (single-payer, boy, that was a difficult thought, wasn't it?), but possibly the only other good solutions.
Only a stupid country would cater to a party at its lowest approval ratings ever.
The Party of 13%. The Party of Birthers. The Party of Torture. The Party of De-regulation. The Party of Jeff "Beauregard" Sessions.
The Party of the Super Status-Quo. The Party who David Broder and David Ignitaus kiss ass to when they feel it is a good idead to do so.
The Party of David Brooks "inside access." The Party of C-Street, and Appalachian Trails.
The Party that Baucus, Conrad, Reid,Lieberman, Landrieu, and a few others don't mind being apart of.
The same Party that no one rational wants to be a part of. Hell, it is better on the Nationals or the atrocity that was the Wizards last season than be apart of that Party in D.C. right now.
In result of those facts, that party is still able to drive some idiots to make posts on Twitter such as this on health care reform: (#hc09)
And I didn't even bother to mention 2000 or 2004, a recent President, or anyone on the most comedic channel in television, where people can claim a man can be racist with no basis freely. And no, that is not Comedy Central.
So Maher has a bunch of evidence besides mentioning the former governor of Alaska to suggest how stupid a country we are.
But at the same time, the stupid has inspired this site, and this site, and this site, and that site. Along with this one, and that one, and certainly that one. And of course, I can't forget this one (Shameless plug indeed).
And it certainly produced this guy, this girl, and this guy among many. And boy, didn't that last guy do a damn good job tonight or what.
Plus, how the hell could I forget about this guy.
Our country is so stupid sometimes that it actually (and pleasantly) shocked me that Health Care Reform was and still is a trending topic on Twitter at this point or throughout this evening (titled #hc09).
And it gets me to think this: Bill Maher, as usual, is very right on this, and very wrong as well.
At days end, we are not only a stupid country, but a smart one.
Now, if only we could not let the stupid override the smart like we do so many times in this country. Like right now.
Now Maher's arrogance has steadily grown over the years. And for some, he can be utterly intolerable.
But he is a good guy at day's end, a real good one. And he makes points about this country that few with his platform would dare to even think of, let alone say.
And we all know, if we are true with ourselves, that what he said is right.
We are a stupid country.
I mean, look at that dummy introducing a bill wanting Obama to apologize for his comment on the police officers "stupid" arrest of Gates. And how he defended it today on Hardball like the dummy he is.
Facilitating in making our country as stupid as it can be does he.
We're such a stupid country that we deny Hawaii sometimes as being the 50th state like some are currently doing now (and more, but that's been well covered). We are such a stupid country that we still give mics to the likes of Bachmann.
We are such a stupid country, that some think Black in America's waterdown drive for ratings and only ratings crap last year and last week was actually good (subjective view on whether you liked it or not of course).
We are such a stupid country that we can't give a show like The Wire an Emmy while we can gloss over waiting and dropping our currency on braindead summer blockbusters such as Transformers 2 or Wolverine.
We are such a stupid country that we snicker at those who watch C-Span but understand and have intense discussions on VH1's latest reality show catered to educational purposes.
We are such a stupid country, that in a debate more "clear" than that word NASCAR spotters use when their driver has completely passed another car, this health care reform not only eliminates the best solution to all of our problems (single-payer, boy, that was a difficult thought, wasn't it?), but possibly the only other good solutions.
Only a stupid country would cater to a party at its lowest approval ratings ever.
The Party of 13%. The Party of Birthers. The Party of Torture. The Party of De-regulation. The Party of Jeff "Beauregard" Sessions.
The Party of the Super Status-Quo. The Party who David Broder and David Ignitaus kiss ass to when they feel it is a good idead to do so.
The Party of David Brooks "inside access." The Party of C-Street, and Appalachian Trails.
The Party that Baucus, Conrad, Reid,Lieberman, Landrieu, and a few others don't mind being apart of.
The same Party that no one rational wants to be a part of. Hell, it is better on the Nationals or the atrocity that was the Wizards last season than be apart of that Party in D.C. right now.
In result of those facts, that party is still able to drive some idiots to make posts on Twitter such as this on health care reform: (#hc09)
To Congress: REJECT Obama's Socialized Health CareYeah. That's the type of country we live in. A stupid one.
And I didn't even bother to mention 2000 or 2004, a recent President, or anyone on the most comedic channel in television, where people can claim a man can be racist with no basis freely. And no, that is not Comedy Central.
So Maher has a bunch of evidence besides mentioning the former governor of Alaska to suggest how stupid a country we are.
But at the same time, the stupid has inspired this site, and this site, and this site, and that site. Along with this one, and that one, and certainly that one. And of course, I can't forget this one (Shameless plug indeed).
And it certainly produced this guy, this girl, and this guy among many. And boy, didn't that last guy do a damn good job tonight or what.
Plus, how the hell could I forget about this guy.
Our country is so stupid sometimes that it actually (and pleasantly) shocked me that Health Care Reform was and still is a trending topic on Twitter at this point or throughout this evening (titled #hc09).
And it gets me to think this: Bill Maher, as usual, is very right on this, and very wrong as well.
At days end, we are not only a stupid country, but a smart one.
Now, if only we could not let the stupid override the smart like we do so many times in this country. Like right now.
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