Open letter To Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick: America is a democracy, not a theocracy. We have separation of church and state, which means freedom of religion, freedom from religion, no state-endorsed religion and no religious test. However, bigoted, “Christian” Republicans like you do not understand this and instead either seek to legislate your religion […]
Bill Maher
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Comedian W. Kamau Bell is as much a truth-speaker as a joke-teller
Bell has made a name for himself as a sociopolitical comedian that blazes new trails through well-trodden territory.
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That’s the ticket
If you were a member of the Oklahoma City Council, you could have gone to see them for free. Over the course of three years, current and former City Council members received thousands of free event tickets, mostly for Oklahoma City Thunder games, but also included tickets to rock concerts, stand-up comedians, ballet performances and […]
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Accept food stamps
As a history and English major from Cornell University in 1978, Bill Maher is obviously educated, but is an intellectual joke. In Phil Bacharach’s cover story “‘Real Time,’ red state” (March 16), Maher accuses taxpayers of just not getting it. According to CNNMoney.com, “the top fifth of households made 56 percent of pre-tax income in […]
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Maher causes cancer
Maher segued from Comedy Central to ABC, self-destructed ultimately and landed at HBO, where his rants against America get ever-rottener with every season. Now Maher’s bringing rot to Oklahoma — only state with every county voting “red” in the last presidential contest. Oklahoma represents everything Maher hates and deconstructs, so comes the question: Who are the […]