First of all, Bill Maher just strikes me as the kind of guy who lives off of striking a nerve. He says controversial things, knowing it will piss off most people and generate some buzz. I actually liked the concept for PI, I just hate him. Here's a guy who calls himself a Libertarian, then calls for gun control, criticizes American dairy farmers, and rails against the privatization of Social Security and Bushes tax cuts. On a show taped shortly before the Iraq conflict, he said that due to the no-fly zones, Saddam is little more than the "Mayor of Baghdad". On a subsequent show that was taped after the fall of Baghdad, he criticized Tommy Franks for giving a press conference in one of Saddam's palaces, calling it "The Iraqi White House". On one occasion he plays down the significance of Saddam's political role in Iraq (And with the exception of Stalin, no man in history was a more visible leader, shoved down the throat of those he ruled, than Saddam Hussein,) and yet on another occasion he makes it clear that in his opinion, the rule of the Hussein regime is one that the Iraqi people respect and the coalition should respect.
Dennis Miller is, was, and always will be one of the funniest people on the planet. I'll admit that his special could have been better (maybe that's just because his HBO show is such a tough act to follow), but he is one of the hottest guys in the politcal humor business right now.
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