CENSORSHIP Bill Maher

[Henry Mu]

The (organized) effort to get him off the air is censorship. Maher isn't
middle-of-the-road, he's all over it. I've never heard of lefty peacenik
types trying to get him fired. It's only in this conservative pre-battle
period that criticism is turning to calls for his head on a pike. I'm
afraid that demands for censorship is one of the first signs of nascent
fascism. God help America.

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₪ Henry Mu

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From: owner-pynchon-l at waste.org [mailto:owner-pynchon-l at waste.org] On
Behalf Of David Simpson
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 8:21 AM
To: Pynchon List Digest
Subject: Re: CENSORSHIP Bill Maher

Censorship? I personally wasn't the least bit offended by Maher's
remarks or those of his guests. In fact I thought they were points worth
making. But obviously Maher knew -- and his guests knew -- that many
people would find their comments provocative and perhaps even offensive.
(After all being edgy and going against the grain is Maher's whole
schtick.)

Nobody *censored* Mr. Maher or prevented him from speaking his mind. He
spoke out, and then he got bashed for it. What's wrong with that? If I
say something outrageous or unpopular, do I have any right to complain
if somebody responds with outrage or disagreement? Negative criticism is
hardly censorship.

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