Transcript of Bill Maher apology for calling Sarah Palin the C-word

[Uncensored2008]

False equivalency.

And Sarah Palin IS a ****.

Well you certainly are a ****, Palin not so much.

 

[Leweman]

Hmmm, so Bill Maher's show is on different footing that Rush Limbaugh's.

Yep but his comments were just as bad ... worse really. What's your point?

Bill has no sponsors (other than HBO) and can say whatever he wants to.

Rush ultimately answers to his sponsors.

But Bill pry wouldn't have a show if there were outrage over what he said like there is with this. It's what was said that should be at issue not the fact that no one watches Bill Maher.

 

[Syphon]

This has nothing to do with sponsorship and money for shows. It has everything to do with the hypocrisy of being able to call someone whatever you want if you are on the left and not being able to if you are on the right. The word Slut is able to be said over the public airwaves. Rush would have been in trouble with the FCC if he would have said the word ****. That is the only difference.

if Rush was on satellite radio, and was not considered a political influence this would not be near as big of an issue. Howard Stern used to stir controversy all the time on the public airwaves. now since he has made his move to satellite, there is not controversy because people pay to listen to him. maybe Rush should do the same.

the major difference is people pay to listen to Maher on HBO and can thus be uncensored. Rush is heard on the public airwaves and has to abide by a different standard since people are not paying to listen to his rants.

He didn't say anything he's not allowed to say on public airwaves.

never said he did. hes not in trouble with the FCC. only in the court of public opinion. but again he is on public radio. thus he must follow a different code of conduct than someone who is on pay tv.

 

[Uncensored2008]

the day after the president was sworn in rushbo started with "ihopehefails"...

the rest of the GOP fell in line.

Is that what Rachel Maddow told you to say?

but really, you think George Willi is lying?

Really, I think you're a drooling idiot.

I'm just sayin....

 

[Syphon]

Yep but his comments were just as bad ... worse really. What's your point?

Bill has no sponsors (other than HBO) and can say whatever he wants to.

Rush ultimately answers to his sponsors.

But Bill pry wouldn't have a show if there were outrage over what he said like there is with this. It's what was said that should be at issue not the fact that no one watches Bill Maher.

Maher gets close to a million viewers per week.

not near the amount Rush gets, but rush is on public radio and is syndicated nationwide so he has access to a much wider audience.

HBO only has 28 million subscribers. so in theory Maher gets 3.5% of the audience of HBO
Rush get about 4.8% of the population who have access to the public radio waves.

 

[Leweman]

if Rush was on satellite radio, and was not considered a political influence this would not be near as big of an issue. Howard Stern used to stir controversy all the time on the public airwaves. now since he has made his move to satellite, there is not controversy because people pay to listen to him. maybe Rush should do the same.

the major difference is people pay to listen to Maher on HBO and can thus be uncensored. Rush is heard on the public airwaves and has to abide by a different standard since people are not paying to listen to his rants.

He didn't say anything he's not allowed to say on public airwaves.

never said he did. hes not in trouble with the FCC. only in the court of public opinion. but again he is on public radio. thus he must follow a different code of conduct than someone who is on pay tv.

Says who? That's the dumbest thing I have ever heard. Whether someone says it to an audience that pays directly or an audience that pays through sponsors, it's still freedom of speech. Rush only has to make sure he doesn't break any FCC rules. He didn't. The court of public opinion is what we are talking about. The media chose to react to Rush Limbaugh chose not to react to Bill Maher. That's all. Public has nothing to do with it.

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

False equivalency.

And Sarah Palin IS a ****.

Thanks for pointing out, again, what a full-of-shit excrement receptacle you are.

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

He didn't say anything he's not allowed to say on public airwaves.

never said he did. hes not in trouble with the FCC. only in the court of public opinion. but again he is on public radio. thus he must follow a different code of conduct than someone who is on pay tv.

Says who? That's the dumbest thing I have ever heard. Whether someone says it to an audience that pays directly or an audience that pays through sponsors, it's still freedom of speech. Rush only has to make sure he doesn't break any FCC rules. He didn't. The court of public opinion is what we are talking about. The media chose to react to Rush Limbaugh chose not to react to Bill Maher. That's all. Public has nothing to do with it.

Odd, before the argument was that Mahar is a comedian, therefore it's comedy. Now it's an FCC thing?

 

[Uncensored2008]

God, you've got a lot of guts to admit that.

Yeah, but it would take a lot more guts to admit to voting for Obama once...

I mean, SERIOUSLY!

But then again, it is an anonymous forum. I suspect confessions like that would not be made if your identity was known.

Surely now you know the campaign baloney about protecting us from another major terrorist strike was just that...baloney. But it worked...Just not on me.

You feeling all hopey-changey are you?

 

[Uncensored2008]

What exactly do you think is true there? Rush isnt a political leader. He's a political commentator.

That's a distinction that leftists are unlikely to grasp. Leftists are generally stupid - it's WHY they're leftists.

 

[ClosedCaption]

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and there ya have it. Didn't he give Obama a little pocket change recently? Nice.

Wait...a comedian mad FUN of someone??!?! WTH kind of comedian is that?

 

[Leweman]

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and there ya have it. Didn't he give Obama a little pocket change recently? Nice.

Wait...a comedian mad FUN of someone??!?! WTH kind of comedian is that?

Comedians are funny.

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

It's all quite laughable given the vile rhetoric that comes from the left for them to get their collective panties in a wad over this.

Only a compete fucktard buys any of it.... even they don't buy it.

 

[Syphon]

He didn't say anything he's not allowed to say on public airwaves.

never said he did. hes not in trouble with the FCC. only in the court of public opinion. but again he is on public radio. thus he must follow a different code of conduct than someone who is on pay tv.

Says who? That's the dumbest thing I have ever heard. Whether someone says it to an audience that pays directly or an audience that pays through sponsors, it's still freedom of speech. Rush only has to make sure he doesn't break any FCC rules. He didn't. The court of public opinion is what we are talking about. The media chose to react to Rush Limbaugh chose not to react to Bill Maher. That's all. Public has nothing to do with it.

so you dont see a difference between a pay for audience and a public audience?

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

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and there ya have it. Didn't he give Obama a little pocket change recently? Nice.

Wait...a comedian mad FUN of someone??!?! WTH kind of comedian is that?

A. Bill Mahar WAS a comedian.
B. Bill Mahar IS a political commentator.

Do try and keep up.

 

[CMike]

You are one sick fucker.

False equivalency.

And Sarah Palin IS a ****.

She doesn't want her sex life underwitten though. That puts her way above lib women.

You think trig won't cost the taxpayers any money in special education?

WHY should I have to pay for HER decision to have her retard kid, the slut?

 

[ClosedCaption]

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and there ya have it. Didn't he give Obama a little pocket change recently? Nice.

Wait...a comedian mad FUN of someone??!?! WTH kind of comedian is that?

Comedians are funny.

BUT they dont make fun of people! Thats over the line!

 

[CMike]

HBO is the sponsor.

Hmmm, so Bill Maher's show is on different footing that Rush Limbaugh's.

Yep but his comments were just as bad ... worse really. What's your point?

Bill has no sponsors (other than HBO) and can say whatever he wants to.

Rush ultimately answers to his sponsors.

 

[Leweman]

never said he did. hes not in trouble with the FCC. only in the court of public opinion. but again he is on public radio. thus he must follow a different code of conduct than someone who is on pay tv.

Says who? That's the dumbest thing I have ever heard. Whether someone says it to an audience that pays directly or an audience that pays through sponsors, it's still freedom of speech. Rush only has to make sure he doesn't break any FCC rules. He didn't. The court of public opinion is what we are talking about. The media chose to react to Rush Limbaugh chose not to react to Bill Maher. That's all. Public has nothing to do with it.

so you dont see a difference between a pay for audience and a public audience?

You really can't understand this?

 

[Foxfyre]

bill maher isn't the voice of a political party.

rushbot is...

maybe if you stop letting him call the shots?

Please show evidence that Rush is the voice of anybody other than Rush. Please show how political commentary from Bill Maher is any different.

And then please show theLeft's public outcry and demand that spoonsors pull their advertising from Bill Maher for calling Sarah Palin the 'c' word.