trying to sound funny<\/a> by making Fred Phelps seem sane and compassionate by comparison (really, is there any objective difference between Phelps\u2019 hatred and Maher\u2019s hatred, except I hear Phelps can by funny every now and then?).\u00a0 Naturally, it\u2019s probable that since Maher supports aborting babies for better orgasms and drugs (let\u2019s not forget the drugs), HBO gives him a blank check.\u00a0 Like most media outlets, HBO seems quite happy with the lowest common denominator of hatred and bigotry as long as it\u2019s promoting narcissism, hedonism, debauchery, and mindless slavery to the altar of brain rot known as television.\u00a0 Some think Maher may have gone too far this time.\u00a0 I doubt it.\u00a0 If it helps with the ratings, I believe HBO will keep him no matter what.\u00a0 Not that I want HBO to\u00a0cave to pressure.\u00a0 But it\u2019s possibly another reason why they might not that bothers me.\u00a0 Tebow is, of course, the Muhammad Ali of the post-modern secular era.\u00a0 So I can\u2019t help but think HBO would likely support what they can to bring him down, even if it\u2019s using a mental pygmy like Maher to score the hits.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"So they had to settle for Bill Maher instead.\u00a0 Unlike Himmler, who had the power to turn his hatred and contempt for others into a reign of unparalleled terror, Maher must limp along trying to sound funny by making Fred Phelps seem sane and compassionate by comparison (really, is there any objective difference between Phelps\u2019 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2805,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
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