Did anyone watch Jon Stewart on Chris Wallace?

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He is very libertarian on social issues. While he has an undeniable friendliness to left leaning agendas on economics, he does blast Democrats often. Mainly for being spineless.
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That doesn't make him a Libertarian. That puts him squarely on the far left.
 
#53
#53
I watch real time regularly. :ermm:
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I have a Tivo season pass for Real Time. I do think he is funny. New Rules is hilarious. I do wish that he would lay off the anti-all religion stuff. He is much funnier than Dennis Miller. Miller is not funny at all to me.
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#54
#54
I watch real time regularly. :ermm:
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If you're referring to my post, I'm wasn't calling you an idiot. I was referring to his actual live audience that seems to think Maher is the God he doesn't believe in.
 
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That doesn't make him a Libertarian. That puts him squarely on the far left.

Is a libertarian one who wants as little as possible to no government involvement in citizen's eyes?

He is a SOCIAL libertarian.
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Actually I think they went off on Scientology before that.

This was the basic series of events

1. Matt and Trey satirize religions on the reg
2. Matt and Trey satirize Scientology, of which Isaac Hayes is a paying member
3. Isaac Hayes says he likes Matt and Trey because they are basically equal-opportunity satirizers
4. Isaac Hayes says it's not cool that they satirize religions because Matt and Trey get their facts wrong, then people believe it and become bigots
5. Isaac Hayes leaves South Park
6. Matt and Trey have Chef's farewell
7. Matt and Trey have Chef return when "that fruity group (Super Adventure Club = Scientology) scrambles his brain"
 
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This was the basic series of events

1. Matt and Trey satirize religions on the reg
2. Matt and Trey satirize Scientology, of which Isaac Hayes is a paying member
3. Isaac Hayes says he likes Matt and Trey because they are basically equal-opportunity satirizers
4. Isaac Hayes says it's not cool that they satirize religions because Matt and Trey get their facts wrong, then people believe it and become bigots
5. Isaac Hayes leaves South Park
6. Matt and Trey have Chef's farewell
7. Matt and Trey have Chef return when "that fruity group (Super Adventure Club = Scientology) scrambles his brain"
I think the bold was just a pretend farewell.
 
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If he wants to call himself a libertarian to pretend he's not as biased as he is, it's his decision.

I said he was left on economic issues. I never said he was an across the board libertarian. Duplicity exists.
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I think the bold was just a pretend farewell.

They wrote him off the show. The next time you see Chef, he's a child molester with a messed up voice (because Isaac Hayes is no longer employed by Matt and Trey)

Sorry, I was wrong about that. They start the season by showing Chef leaving and explaining he was gone for awhile, it wasn't a separate episode.
 
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They wrote him off the show. The next time you see Chef, he's a child molester with a messed up voice (because Isaac Hayes is no longer employed by Matt and Trey)

Matt and Trey didn't know the secret salute.
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They wrote him off the show. The next time you see Chef, he's a child molester with a messed up voice (because Isaac Hayes is no longer employed by Matt and Trey)
There was only one episode. The farewell was just a fake 'previously on South Park' type thing.
 
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I said he was left on economic issues. I never said he was an across the board libertarian. Duplicity exists.
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He's not a libertarian on all social issues. Just on the social issues the libertarians share with the liberals.
 
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I said he was left on economic issues. I never said he was an across the board libertarian. Duplicity exists.
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. . . but the duplicity hardly ever makes sense.
 
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. . . but the duplicity hardly ever makes sense.

I wouldn't agree. I'm more of a many shades of gray type. Very little is as black and white as most think, imo.

That happens with conservatives as well as liberals.
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I wouldn't agree. I'm more of a many shades of gray type. Very little is as black and white as most think, imo.

That happens with conservatives as well as liberals.
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Sure it's shades of gray and I can live with that. It's the people that want the labels without the ideology that drive me nuts . . . such as Maher claiming to be Libertarian basically so he can smoke pot while defending Obamacare.
 
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Sure it's shades of gray and I can live with that. It's the people that want the labels without the ideology that drive me nuts . . . such as Maher claiming to be Libertarian basically so he can smoke pot while defending Obamacare.

Point taken, but I would characterize national healthcare about as much of an economic issue as a social issue.

Dude does seem to be quite fond of his herb.
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Sure it's shades of gray and I can live with that. It's the people that want the labels without the ideology that drive me nuts . . . such as Maher claiming to be Libertarian basically so he can smoke pot while defending Obamacare.
Maher seems to be on the left side of the spectrum on just about everything.
 
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. . . but the duplicity hardly ever makes sense.

Yeah, that's what I don't get. I'm all about principle though, and maybe other people aren't. If freedom is the best answer when it comes to social issues, why on earth is not the best answer when it comes to economic issues (and vice versa)? It's inconsistent, IMO.

I mean, the rationale from social liberals is, "I don't want some moralistic aristocrat telling me what I can and can't do. It's my life." That's the same thing business owners are saying.
 
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Maher seems to be on the left side of the spectrum on just about everything.

Maher pisses me off. I've heard him say some of the most historically inaccurate garbage. Like when Obama was running he said..."Republicans start wars. We elect Democrats to end their wars." And the crowd went crazy.
 
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