<VV> Reality Check?

[Ken Wildman]

At 12:50 PM 3/21/2006, Tony Underwood wrote:

>Bill Maher is the same nutbag who defended the 9-11 hijackers as being 
>"brave men" who were "fighting for a cause".
>


"We have been the cowards lobbing 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//wiki/Cruise_missile>cruise missiles from 
2,000 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//wiki/Mile>miles away. That's cowardly. 
Staying in the <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//wiki/Aircraft>airplane when 
it hits the <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//wiki/Building>building, say what 
you want about it, it's not cowardly."

­ Bill Maher, Politically Incorrect (2001)

 From Wikipedia:
During the era of the 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//wiki/Vietnam_War>Vietnam War, the alleged 
cowardice of American "carpet bombing" from high above a target was a 
common theme among anti-war protestors. However, in the context of the 
sensitive <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//wiki/Aftermath>aftermath of the 
attacks, such a remark was deemed too controversial for some financial 
supporters.

***Although some 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//wiki/Pundit_%28politics%29>pundits, 
including conservative radio host 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//wiki/Rush_Limbaugh>Rush Limbaugh, 
<http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=25267>supported Maher, 
pointing out the distinction between physical and moral cowardice***,

companies including <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//wiki/FedEx>FedEx and 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//wiki/Sears_Roebuck>Sears Roebuck pulled 
their <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//wiki/Advertisement>advertisements from 
the show, costing the show more than it returned. The show was subsequently 
cancelled on <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//wiki/June_16>June 16, 2002. On 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//wiki/June_22>June 22, 2002, six days after 
the cancellation of Politically Incorrect, Maher received the President's 
Award (for "championing 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//wiki/Freedom_of_speech>free speech") from 
the <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//wiki/Los_Angeles>Los Angeles Press Club.


Ken