2 minutes ago, DEagle7 said:

That's fair.  IMO Stewart was the GOAT though so that's a tough comparison for anyone. I also think the HBO's budget and format also gives Oliver an unfair advantage for a direct comparison (MUCH harder to do a show every day than weekly).

I like stewart.  Oliver and maher? Never heard of them.  Someone please post a link to anything they ever did that was actually funny or worthy of having their own show.  Thanks

29 minutes ago, SNOORDA said:

I like stewart.  Oliver and maher? Never heard of them.  Someone please post a link to anything they ever did that was actually funny or worthy of having their own show.  Thanks

You never heard of Bill Maher? Seriously?

As for Stewart, never really was much of a fan. Not sure what it is, but I just didn't find him as funny as most people did.

25 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said:

You never heard of Bill Maher? Seriously?

As for Stewart, never really was much of a fan. Not sure what it is, but I just didn't find him as funny as most people did.

Yes i have.  He is a that little f that you just wanna see get beat up more than anything else.  Oliver you wanna see someone backhand him back to wherever his accent came from.  Stewart you wanna have a beer with

2 minutes ago, SNOORDA said:

Yes i have.  He is a that little f that you just wanna see get beat up more than anything else.  Oliver you wanna see someone backhand him back to wherever his accent came from.  Stewart you wanna have a beer with

So you have heard of them, you just don't like them?  Got it.  

7 minutes ago, DEagle7 said:

So you have heard of them, you just don't like them?  Got it.  

Yeah you got it.

Im flexible though when it comes to entertainment.  
 

Got anything funny from oliver or maher to post?

Just now, SNOORDA said:

Yeah you got it

Wasn't trying to "get you".  Your original reply you said you hadn't heard of them at all, which would have been weird. Just not liking them makes more sense I guess.

1 minute ago, DEagle7 said:

Wasn't trying to "get you".  Your original reply you said you hadn't heard of them at all, which would have been weird. Just not liking them makes more sense I guess.

I know. I was being facetious.(i think that’s the proper use of the word)  

i mean, ive only watched a few segments of either over the years and always not laughed. Maher comes off as a flat deek that you just wonder how he made a career in entertainment  and oliver is that guy who you want to show the door out of the country to.  

21 minutes ago, SNOORDA said:

Stewart you wanna have a beer with

Which I was lucky enough to do many times

1 minute ago, DrPhilly said:

Which I was lucky enough to do many times

Nice.  I figured he would be a cool guy off camera 

1 minute ago, SNOORDA said:

Nice.  I figured he would be a cool guy off camera 

Well to be fair it was all back in college.  He was my year and his crew and my crew often met out at parties, etc. and hung for the evening.  I had a few classes with him as well.  He was fun to hang around with for sure.  A bit off the wall at times back then but yeah, good dude to have a few beers with for sure.

2 minutes ago, DrPhilly said:

Well to be fair it was all back in college.  He was my year and his crew and my crew often met out at parties, etc. and hung for the evening.  I had a few classes with him as well.  He was fun to hang around with for sure.  A bit off the wall at times back then but yeah, good dude to have a few beers with for sure.

Most people on television who entertain me are people i could picture drinking a beer with. Amy there arent too many celebrities that do that for me 

17 minutes ago, SNOORDA said:

I know. I was being facetious.(i think that’s the proper use of the word)  

i mean, ive only watched a few segments of either over the years and always not laughed. Maher comes off as a flat deek that you just wonder how he made a career in entertainment  and oliver is that guy who you want to show the door out of the country to.  

Here's one that isn't too "controversial" but I think it's a good representation of his show's style and humor.

 

1 minute ago, DEagle7 said:

Here's one that isn't too "controversial" but I think it's a good representation of his show's style and humor.

 

That’s a rare segment that he picks on something not american. And still finds a way to take digs at america.  
 

Yeah.  Im not with it. 

1 minute ago, SNOORDA said:

That’s a rare segment that he picks on something not american. And still finds a way to take digs at america.  
 

Yeah.  Im not with it. 

What "digs" did he take at America? You responded 3 minutes after I posted a 15 minute clip and the only thing he said about America is that we don't like soccer, which is true.  Methinks you're not as "flexible when it comes to entertainment" as you're pretending dude.  

Oliver is hilarious.

2 minutes ago, DEagle7 said:

What "digs" did he take at America? You responded 3 minutes after I posted a 15 minute clip and the only thing he said about America is that we don't like soccer, which is true.  Methinks you're not as "flexible when it comes to entertainment" as you're pretending dude.  

I could only watch soo much bro

The piece was on fifa and its corruption(and america and the fbi)

ok ill watch the whole thing. Im pretty certain ill regret it though. 

Just now, SNOORDA said:

I could only watch soo much bro

That's fine then, you don't like him.  But don't make stuff up though about "digs at America" or ask for clips then don't watch them to pretend that you're giving it a fair shake. It's fine to just plain not like something. I don't like "The Office", but I'm not gonna act like it's for some greater reason other than it's not my cuppa tea.

15 minutes ago, SNOORDA said:

I could only watch soo much bro

The piece was on fifa and its corruption(and america and the fbi)

ok ill watch the whole thing. Im pretty certain ill regret it though. 

Spoiler: the villain at the end is FIFA

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/pro-trump-capitol-riot-violence-underscores-bipartisan-danger-dehumanizing-language-ncna1254530

 

Describing the "hyper partisan" polarization and what might be done about it.

5 hours ago, DrPhilly said:

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/pro-trump-capitol-riot-violence-underscores-bipartisan-danger-dehumanizing-language-ncna1254530

 

Describing the "hyper partisan" polarization and what might be done about it.

People in academic circles have been saying this since 2015. 

 

 

Most people don't want nuance, balance or to hear about both sides. They want to defend/excuse their side and attack the other side and "whatabout" all day. 

8 minutes ago, Toty said:

the first 45 seconds of this video describes me to a tee

it's very frustrating to have people be skeptical of you because they can't sort you into a bin

Too many people want to file others into sides or groups rather than realize people can hold different views about specific subject and it's not always going to line up with what you expect.  It happens in sports, pop culture and other things.   You have identity politics where people have to believe or vote based on some characteristic and not go against the grain.  You express you dislike something and people assume you dislike everything on that side, and support everything on the other side.  Nuance is lost, complexity is too much work.  People want to cheer for a side and attack something else so they can feel good and righteous about the side they've chosen.

 

15 hours ago, NOTW said:

Too many people want to file others into sides or groups rather than realize people can hold different views about specific subject and it's not always going to line up with what you expect.  It happens in sports, pop culture and other things.   You have identity politics where people have to believe or vote based on some characteristic and not go against the grain.  You express you dislike something and people assume you dislike everything on that side, and support everything on the other side.  Nuance is lost, complexity is too much work.  People want to cheer for a side and attack something else so they can feel good and righteous about the side they've chosen.

 

I want to see which position Kz! takes on an issue first.  Then I know to adopt the exact opposite position.