Slog - Comments on LiveBlogging Savage on Bill Maher http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher God, Christopher Hitchens is a douchebag. God, Christopher Hitchens is a douchebag. God, Christopher Hitchens is a douchebag. God, Christopher Hitchens is a douchebag. God, Christopher Hitchens is a douchebag. God, Christopher Hitchens is a douchebag. Hey, there's Dan! God, Christopher Hitchens is a douchebag. God, Christopher Hitchens is a douchebag.... Copyright 2008 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:51:42 -0800 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:36:53 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Sirkowski He's also drunk and fat. FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!

]]> Sirkowski http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952841 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952841 Conflict of Interest Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:54:48 -0800 Comment by paul in kirkland I could've sworn there was a moment where Hitchens called Dan "sweetie", and they cut to Dan giving him a look like "I'm gonna kick your fucking ass"

Priceless.

]]> paul in kirkland http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952845 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952845 Conflict of Interest Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:04:29 -0800 Comment by Sage Why was he a douchebag? I missed it. I have mixed feelings about him...

]]> Sage http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952855 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952855 Conflict of Interest Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:17:48 -0800 Comment by Hernandez He's a douchebag 'cause it makes him money.

]]> Hernandez http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952856 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952856 Conflict of Interest Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:18:41 -0800 Comment by Anthony Hecht Yeah, the substance of what he says is often alright, it's just that he's, you know, a douchebag.

]]> Anthony Hecht http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952858 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952858 Conflict of Interest Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:20:16 -0800 Comment by ahhhhhhhhhhh You live blog fashion shows, awards and debates, why aren't there any live blogging of the Maher show? :(

]]> ahhhhhhhhhhh http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952861 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952861 Conflict of Interest Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:27:15 -0800 Comment by someone somewhere hitchens is funny and right on the money. if you don't like him you are a retard.

]]> someone somewhere http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952864 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952864 Conflict of Interest Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:40:27 -0800 Comment by Mister Po' Ping Pong! Ding Dong!

]]> Mister Po' http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952865 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952865 Conflict of Interest Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:56:12 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV I'm sure Dan was his usual self.

But what did you think about Christopher Hitchens?

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952873 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952873 Conflict of Interest Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:39:48 -0800 Comment by Loushka I've watched him debate and give speeches for hours on Youtube. He is a bit if a bastard sometimes. But he is one of of the brave few who safehoused Salman Rushdie right after the fatwa, he speaks up forcefully on the moral obligation to protect Ayaan Hirsi Ali and he is one of the most powerful and eloquent voices against the Islamic fundamentalist intimadation and censorship out there. I think he is minutes away from having a fatwa put on his own head. So fine. Yeah. He's a douchebag. And drunk. And fat.

]]> Loushka http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952874 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952874 Conflict of Interest Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:42:32 -0800 Comment by Joy Drunk? I didn't think so, yet I was having a couple myself... If so, he should have given the Simpson guy a couple, he was pretty much a dud.
At first I thought Hitchens was a total asshole, but I thought he redeemed himself at the end. At least he knew about his topic, even if I didn't give a shit.
Dan was good on the show, but really...Other than liking dick, I think I can speaks for homos everywhere when I say, is that all you had to wear?? Did you luggage get lost? You looked nicer in the pic with the snow coming up to your johnson.
And why the continuation of ripping on the Clintons regarding gay rights? DOMA is one thing. Clinton approved "don't ask, don't tell" b/c other than that gays weren't allowed in the military, period. Do I think it is good enough? Hell no. But, at the time the right wing was SCREAMING about this. And now it is used as an insult. At the time, it was a very liberal-almost gay friendly-stance, given the era. Rome wasn't built in a day, and homos won't have equal rights in a day. The Clintons have done much to help it. Baby steps suck, but thats all that America can handle.
Long live the lesbo!!

]]> Joy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952882 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952882 Conflict of Interest Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:31:02 -0800 Comment by camipco I love Hitchens. Yes, he's a drunk fat douchebag. But goddam, he gives a great lecture.

]]> camipco http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952891 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952891 Conflict of Interest Sat, 01 Mar 2008 01:34:50 -0800 Comment by montex I thought it was wrong to judge a person on their appearance. It's always refreshing how easily the more shallow among us display their inability to separate the man from the message.

]]> montex http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952901 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952901 Conflict of Interest Sat, 01 Mar 2008 02:55:41 -0800 Comment by V Here it is, folks:

http://rawstory.com/rawreplay/index.php?p=725

Nicely done, Dan.

]]> V http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952914 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952914 Conflict of Interest Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:00:43 -0800 Comment by flamingbanjo Well, you only get one link per post, so I'll go with this classic:
Chew On This, published in the Stranger in January 2003, prior to the Iraq invasion.

Choice Quotes:

Now we have an imperfect but recovering Afghanistan, with its population increased by almost two million returned refugees. Have you ever seen or heard any of those smart-ass critics and cynics make a self-criticism? Or recant?

Good question, Hitch. Or this:

And I shall add that any "peace movement" that even pretends to care for human rights will be very shaken by what will be uncovered when the Saddam Hussein regime falls. Prisons, mass graves, weapon sites... just you wait.

Ooh, slam dunk. I guess he's right, folks. We have to invade Iraq! A smart-sounding man (he has a British accent, for crying out loud!) will make fun of us if we don't!

]]> flamingbanjo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952918 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952918 Conflict of Interest Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:29:17 -0800 Comment by blue22 Maher was also being a douche. I'm an unabashed Obama guy and Clinton detractor, but his joke about Hillary's different personalities made even me uncomfortable. Maybe there really is something to her media sexism claims.

]]> blue22 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952942 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952942 Conflict of Interest Sat, 01 Mar 2008 08:37:26 -0800 Comment by Ursula @16 Yeah, don't forget that Bill Maher is also a douche, particularly in regards to Hillary Clinton in particular and to women in general; it's just that on this particular episode Hitchens was there to be the asshole.
Although, did anyone notice that Hitch had not one but two mugs at his seat? Any guesses on just what was in the second mug?

]]> Ursula http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952946 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952946 Conflict of Interest Sat, 01 Mar 2008 08:58:05 -0800 Comment by elenchos Was it Maher's 2003 "Victory Begins at Home" HBO special where he said (with no irony) we have a right to torture all those murderous Islammyfascists because they don't respect the rule of law? You can't make up lines like that.

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952949 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952949 Conflict of Interest Sat, 01 Mar 2008 09:11:38 -0800 Comment by Henrietta Maher is a sexist douche. You always know when someone says "I'm not a sexist/racist/homophobe but..." the next thing out of their mouth will be incredibly sexist/racist/homophobe.

Video is also up on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocCUXcN_HoY

]]> Henrietta http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952950 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952950 Conflict of Interest Sat, 01 Mar 2008 09:31:34 -0800 Comment by Andy Niable He might be a douchebag on TV and entrenched about Iraqistan, but "God Is Not Great" is a terrific book.

(The glares between Dan and Hitchens on Maher were priceless, though.)

]]> Andy Niable http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952951 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952951 Conflict of Interest Sat, 01 Mar 2008 09:45:56 -0800 Comment by caroline @16 Media sexism? Ya think?

]]> caroline http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952952 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952952 Conflict of Interest Sat, 01 Mar 2008 09:50:15 -0800 Comment by Jimmy I don't know why but this is my favorite slog post evah!

]]> Jimmy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952956 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952956 Conflict of Interest Sat, 01 Mar 2008 10:01:30 -0800 Comment by Joey the Girl So is Dan a regular on Maher now?

]]> Joey the Girl http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952960 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952960 Conflict of Interest Sat, 01 Mar 2008 10:21:58 -0800 Comment by raindrop Dan would have been absolutly sterling if he had stopped by a tailor and adorned dappier threads. Not an venue to wear a polo shirt.

]]> raindrop http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952985 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c952985 Conflict of Interest Sat, 01 Mar 2008 11:31:29 -0800 Comment by Andy Niable I look forward to Dan's continuing Guest Star rising on Maher (such as the night he ripped the RightWingNut to shreds). I just hope in the future he aims at harder targets than young, inarticulate Obamaniacs (zzzzzz).

]]> Andy Niable http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c953000 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c953000 Conflict of Interest Sat, 01 Mar 2008 12:14:04 -0800 Comment by Ries Niemi I think Dan is great on Maher, and hope he can keep getting hired- but why does he dress like a junior high kid?
Just because you have a kid, doesnt mean you have to look like one.
Or is it some modern day version of the old british school uniform fetish?
Or maybe his taste just solidified in ninth grade, and never changed, kinda like his taste in music?

And the haircut- it would look great on a perky 10 year old. But Dan, you are an adult now- and you can afford to go to a real stylist, instead of use the barber with the Sports Illustrated magazines and hairstyles of the 60's poster on the wall.

Maybe you could ask Bill where he buys his suits....

]]> Ries Niemi http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c953060 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c953060 Conflict of Interest Sat, 01 Mar 2008 16:02:31 -0800 Comment by catalina vel-duray I think Dan's hairdo is just fine. But a nice dress shirt might look dandy.

]]> catalina vel-duray http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c953091 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c953091 Conflict of Interest Sat, 01 Mar 2008 17:48:32 -0800 Comment by Am I Missing Something? I thought this was a lively exchange of views-- both hilarious and refreshing-- glares between Hitchens and Dan? Completely overrated! They had more in common with their comments than anyone on the show, it was symbiotic idealogical lovefest if anything! C'mon! This episode was pitch-perfect for what it's intended to be, a few people around a pub table talkin' shit about world affairs. Pull yer panties out, this is a good night on the town folks.

]]> Am I Missing Something? http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c953093 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c953093 Conflict of Interest Sat, 01 Mar 2008 17:49:46 -0800 Comment by Am I Missing Something? One more thing: Hitchens definitely stopped at the pub before the pub conversation. And as someone who's had the pleasure of drinking with both Dan and Hitchens (separately), I'll bet money they hit the bar together afterward. Now that would be a conversation to hear.

]]> Am I Missing Something? http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c953094 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c953094 Conflict of Interest Sat, 01 Mar 2008 17:53:02 -0800 Comment by Elvis God, Anthony Hecht is a suck-up. God, Anthony Hecht is a suck-up. God, Anthony Hecht is a suck-up. Oh, look, there's my idol. God, Anthony Hecht is a suck-up.

]]> Elvis http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c953182 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c953182 Conflict of Interest Sun, 02 Mar 2008 06:10:02 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV Just watched it on the computer.

I liked Christopher Hitchens.

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c953212 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c953212 Conflict of Interest Sun, 02 Mar 2008 09:37:56 -0800 Comment by Andrew I thought Christopher was fine. I did not see why Anthony was freaking out he is a douche bag. Yeah, I don't agree with everything that Hitchen's says (his support of the war being the big one) but a douche bag?

]]> Andrew http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c953225 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c953225 Conflict of Interest Sun, 02 Mar 2008 11:09:10 -0800 Comment by Ken Yeah, where exactly is this douchbag accusation coming from?

]]> Ken http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c953527 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c953527 Conflict of Interest Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:45:13 -0800 Comment by chris note to dan: fred perry shirts are not your friend. so '95. stop by blackbird or barneys before you go on tv again. i'm sure you can afford it.

]]> chris http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c954829 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/liveblogging_dan_on_bill_maher#c954829 Conflict of Interest Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:36:53 -0800