real time with bill maher

ladies and gentlemen, i just about died laughing again tonight.

on the HBO tv show "Real Time" at least two wonderful things i feel obligated to share were spoken by the host, Bill Maher.

first, he brought up the subject of George Bush's argument that we didn't expect terrorists to hijack and fly airplanes into the World Trade Center, that our military wasn't ready for such a possibility -- the way they put it was 'thought the oceans would keep us safe.' on this topic, Bill essentially said "bullshit. even the stupidest Americans DEFINITELY knew that the terrorists had figured out BOATS and FLYING MACHINES." (that's paraphrasing)

...i wish more people with access to mass media would stand up and say this, as it blatantly & obviously illustrates the government & military's secretive involvement in what happened to this country back in 2001.

later, he talked about Anna Nicole Smith and her recently becoming a widow and having to fight her 89-year-old husband's son for inheritance at the U.S. Supreme Court. about this, three great things were said:
- The Republicans are repealing the Estate Tax (a.k.a. the Death Tax). I don't understand the Republicans on this. They claim to be for low taxes, but they tax people so much during times in life when they really badly need the money! If they're all about low taxes, shouldn't they be fighting to tax people at times when they DON'T need the money? And then, isn't the Estate Tax is the best time to tax people? You know, because of the fact they don't need the money... due to the fact that they're dead?
- The Republicans, who are all about hard-working, should support Anna here 100%. That guy's son is fighting her for his money in the Supreme Court, but he just sat around and waited for him to die, while she worked HARD for it. She took initiative. It's like Fear Factor, if you look like Anna, and you can have sex with an 89 year old man without vomiting, you deserve the prize money. Every night she slaved away on that man's tiny shriveled penis until little spurts of air came out...
- If you're a rich elderly oil tycoon, there's only two ways you wanna go out in life, getting blown by Anna Nicole Smith, or getting shot in the face by Dick Cheney.

also mentionable is the fact that D.L. Hughley (comedian) was a guest of the show, and at one point said "If i hear one more motherfucking time about how George W. Bush is a man of faith, i'm going to have to kill myself." Cheers, D.L.

all this stuff i've written is paraphrased, as my memory to these things isn't quite word-for-word.