10/7/11
Episode was pretty boring to be honest. The union guy didn't seem all that prepared or knowledgable, Alan Grayson was an unusual bore, the woman republican author was a non-entity, the other male author was kinda meh, and PJ O'Rourke was as insufferable as he usually is. Also, the same old neo-liberal trope was a bit much as well.
The thing that really surprised me was the last New Rule about racism, especially because Maher hasn't shown any inclination to go that way in previous shows. I'm guessing that one of his writers decided to bring it in that direction, which I applaud, but I hope this isn't the last of if because Maher seems a little ignorant about race sometimes. Although, when O'Rourke said that the Chinese need some unions, he pretty much illustrates the dissonance with that stance when he couldn't say the same for US workers, which he kinda brushed off as jokingly being an idealogue.
Last weeks show was much better and not just because they were all "liberals." I hope next week will be more animated.
What say you, fellow CAGs?
Episode was pretty boring to be honest. The union guy didn't seem all that prepared or knowledgable, Alan Grayson was an unusual bore, the woman republican author was a non-entity, the other male author was kinda meh, and PJ O'Rourke was as insufferable as he usually is. Also, the same old neo-liberal trope was a bit much as well.
The thing that really surprised me was the last New Rule about racism, especially because Maher hasn't shown any inclination to go that way in previous shows. I'm guessing that one of his writers decided to bring it in that direction, which I applaud, but I hope this isn't the last of if because Maher seems a little ignorant about race sometimes. Although, when O'Rourke said that the Chinese need some unions, he pretty much illustrates the dissonance with that stance when he couldn't say the same for US workers, which he kinda brushed off as jokingly being an idealogue.
Last weeks show was much better and not just because they were all "liberals." I hope next week will be more animated.
What say you, fellow CAGs?