Re: [TV orNotTV] Maher apologizes for fleeting n-word

2017-06-06 Thread Joe Coughlin
Was it fleeting because he didn't enunciate? On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 11:59 PM, Tom Wolper wrote: > On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 7:21 PM, stannc wrote: > >> Obama was born in 1961 so that technically makes him a boomer, which >> lasted until 1964 (or 1965 if you

Re: [TV orNotTV] Maher apologizes for fleeting n-word

2017-06-05 Thread Tom Wolper
On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 7:21 PM, stannc wrote: > Obama was born in 1961 so that technically makes him a boomer, which > lasted until 1964 (or 1965 if you believe the people from that commercial > who want everyone to get a Hep-C test). That's true but Obama was seen as

Re: [TV orNotTV] Maher apologizes for fleeting n-word

2017-06-05 Thread Kevin M.
Al Franken just canceled his upcoming appearance on Real Time. On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 4:21 PM stannc wrote: > Obama was born in 1961 so that technically makes him a boomer, which > lasted until 1964 (or 1965 if you believe the people from that commercial > who want everyone

Re: [TV orNotTV] Maher apologizes for fleeting n-word

2017-06-05 Thread stannc
Obama was born in 1961 so that technically makes him a boomer, which lasted until 1964 (or 1965 if you believe the people from that commercial who want everyone to get a Hep-C test). -Stan -- -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed

Re: [TV orNotTV] Maher apologizes for fleeting n-word

2017-06-04 Thread Tom Wolper
On Sat, Jun 3, 2017 at 9:29 PM, Kevin M. wrote: > > On Sat, Jun 3, 2017 at 6:11 PM Bob Jersey wrote: > >> >> Brad Beam, to moi: >>> >>> *>*James Burgos has the context on the 'toob >>> (link), NY Times

Re: [TV orNotTV] Maher apologizes for fleeting n-word

2017-06-03 Thread Kevin M.
On Sat, Jun 3, 2017 at 6:11 PM Bob Jersey wrote: > > Brad Beam, to moi: >> >> *>*James Burgos has the context on the 'toob >> (link), NY Times >> >>

Re: [TV orNotTV] Maher apologizes for fleeting n-word

2017-06-03 Thread Bob Jersey
Brad Beam, to moi: > > *>*James Burgos has the context on the 'toob > (link), NY Times > > > (link) among others adds HBO and Bill offered separate mea culpas, *>*and

Re: [TV orNotTV] Maher apologizes for fleeting n-word

2017-06-03 Thread Jon Delfin
The clip might be edited. Seems to me the immediate audience reaction was stunned silence and a gasp or two, followed by him addressing it. But my memory is not guaranteed, and I've already deleted the show from the DVR. On Sat, Jun 3, 2017 at 5:33 PM, Brad Beam wrote: >

RE: [TV orNotTV] Maher apologizes for fleeting n-word

2017-06-03 Thread Brad Beam
From: tvornottv@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvornottv@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kevin M. >And as the clip shows, his studio audience applauded when he used the n-word It might be Stockholm Syndrome. He tends to browbeat the audience if they don’t get his jokes. From:

Re: [TV orNotTV] Maher apologizes for fleeting n-word

2017-06-03 Thread Kevin M.
If it was the only bigoted word out of his mouth, I think most people wouldn't care. But his open disdain for Muslims coupled with the casual dropping of the n-word is too much for a lot of people. I stopped watching him years ago when the focus of his act became centered around getting applause