Bill Maher

Is a pseudo-intellectual partisan hack...nothing more...not worth the
time or effort even for a letter...just sayin...

You are using your most powerful voice - your pocketbook. If you do
not like the show, then don't subscribe. Easy as that.

If enough people agree with you and act in the same manner, then the
show will be cancelled.

Don't hold your breath, though. Most of us think Maher is incredibly
funny and entertaining. WE understand satire.

If you don't like the show, don't watch. If you expect to like and/or
agree with every program included in your cable package, you are in
for a long set of disapointments.

If I were a religeous person, I would be offended by someone claiming
that God, Jesus or ANY deity gives a damn about ANY sport,

There's always Faux News for you to watch instead.

If you don't like him, don't watch. If that's not enough, then cancel
your subscription. There are plenty of other evangelical right wing
nutjob shows on tv for you to watch...I see The Waltons is on INSP
channel now. Go watch that pathetic right wing crap instead and leave
an intelligent show alone. Bet you're in that same "undecided" camp
on the GOP candidate but will go with any one of them (even if they're
a criminal) over Obama too just because you can't stand anyone not in
your own crazy camp.

"It is obvious you concur and agree with the vulgar tirade of Maher
about Tim Tebow elsewise a public comment would have been made."

I totally disagree. As was pointed out already, most shows have
disclaimers that the views expressed are not always those of the
management.

You talk about slanted stations, can you imagine how much worse it
would be if media outlets only let those on who totally agreed with
them? For that matter, who would that "Them" even be? The owner?
The GM? A majority of shareholders?

Freedom of speech isn't always fun, but it's SO important.

That's right! If someone on TV isn't touting the right-wing,
evangelical propaganda of the wing nuts, it must be bad and removed
from TV! Evil! I'm scared! Oh noes, free speech scares me.

Blech. Your morals ARE NOT THE MORALS OF EVERYBODY ELSE. Learn to
live with people with different beliefs.

Personally, I think Bill Maher is a pud who says things just to get a
rise out of people.

Which in your case seems to have worked to perfection.

Easy solution: don't watch his show. If the ratings become bad enough
it will be cancelled and you can still watch the HBO programs you
enjoy.

one that says "may not necessarily agree" etc?


I see that before many movies and tv programs... which may be why the
network isn't apologizing for what their employee said.

Go Pack!!

Tebow is a brain-washed, idiotic, uneducated simpleton who believes in
a flying spaghetti monster.

Maher rules. HBO better keep him on the air or liberals like myself
will give them a whole crapload of trouble.

I love weighing in on Bill Maher letters!

Bill Maher is a pitiful excuse for a comedian, he is a rude,
beligerrent, and intolerant man. I would not pay to see him nor would
I see him if someone PAID me to!

However...

As an American citizen, he has the right to make his offensive
statements, just as you have the right to write this letter. Nobody is
forced to sign up for HBO, or cable for that matter. I, infact,
applaud you for voting with your wallet and cancelling your
subscription.

The executives at HBO keep his show on for one reason, ratings. It's
sad that people are willing to pay good money to watch his show, but
it's their money and their choice. Perhaps if enough people cancel,
HBO might get the message and pull his show.

One thing to add though, Most large companies are not "liberal
slanted", most are owned by conservatives, Ted Turner and Turner
networks being a notable exception. Conservatives in general see that
there is money to be made and they really dont care where it comes
from.

Again, I too cannot stand Bill Maher, but I support his right as an
American to speak his mind.

I spend the extra money on HBO just so I can see Real Time with Bill
Maher! I can't wait until he's back to brighten up February and make
light of the circus that is the GOP primary.

Besides, I really doubt Tim Tebow cares what anybody thinks or says
about him. I find that most people who are truly comfortable and
content in their beliefs don't care about the approval or disapproval
of others.

You are very clearly passionate about your religion and moral
fortitude. That's very commendable.

However, not everyone feels the same way as you and just as you don't
want to be told NOT to believe or think or speak about what matters to
you, neither does anyone else. Can you see why telling all your
friends, family and associates to stop watching HBO based on this
incident might be a little short-sighted here?

Tim Tebow, while an amazing athlete (my fiance is a HUGE Florida
Gators fan and goes ON AND ON about how great he is! UGH!) but the
truth be told, no one would give a fig about Tebow's "character" had
he not painted a giant red bullseye on his own back by going on and on
about how grateful he was that his mother opted not to have an
abortion.

You know what, that kind of information is fine in private discussion.
I don't need, nor do I want to know that much information about that
man or his family situation. I like my football players to shut their
mouths and play the game. That's what they are, in fact, paid to do -
not philosophize or explain the meaning of life.

This man that you are writing off an entire network over is an
ENTERTAINER. He has no skill other than mouthing off and is about as
credible talking about others as Tim Tebow was as an anti-abortion
advocate.

So while Bill Maher, IMHO, is an idiot and is barely credible in the
entertainment sense he's presented, I know that I'm sure not going to
cut off MY HBO just because one person was offended ON BEHALF OF
someone else. (and I'd be willing to bet that Tim Tebow could care
less what a washed-up hack like Bill Maher has to say about him! An
NFL starting quarterback salary beats what Bill Maher gets from HBO
any day!)

I dont understand, you can call Maher pathetic and garbage, but he
cant use the same freedom of speech to criticize someone else?