PR Stunt by Maher???

[brettdale]

Is sweep's week coming up? Was the guy an actor? Just asking.

[OKNancy]

1. No, he was pissed

they disrupted his show. It seems logical that the nuts would target him as he has been vocal about it and made fun of them.

[aquart]

2. Maher's New Rules are circulated around the world within minutes of airing.

So, no, honeylamb, he doesn't need a cheap "publicity stunt." It was just self-important morons screaming how much smarter they are than the rest of us. Which always works so well.

[MzNov]

3. Not a stunt.

He has made the 9/11 groups seriously upset by denouncing the conspiracy theories. So a few of them were protesting in the audience. I didn't hear one thing they said, did anyone else?

[graywarrior]

5. Go here.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x64204

[MzNov]

11. Thanks a lot for the link graywarrior.

:hi:



All I heard was "bldg 7".

[graywarrior]

12. Yeah, but it was fun to watch Bill fly across the audience in a rage, wasn't it?

[MzNov]

13. He didn't do it immediately, I thought that was pretty interesting.

Funny, but interesting. He just kind of listened for a minute...

:bounce:

[graywarrior]

14. He couldn't believe his ears.

I wonder what was going through his head.

[mondo joe]

17. I'll bet what was going through his head was "WTF am I paying security for?"

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

16. Ah, pragmatism. Perhaps he was checking to see if they were protesting him or one of his

guests, :-) MKJ

[pingzing58]

4. totally agree no stunt here. I don't believe in anarchy but coordinated and legal protests.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

6. Sweeps week? WTF are you talking about?

:wtf: MKJ

[Rick Myers]

7. No way... n/t

[SeattleGirl]

8. Nope, not at all.

He was genuinely pissed off, and I don't blame him.

[NYCGirl]

9. Since HBO is not affected by advertising dollars, sweeps week has no effect.

"Sweeps week" ratings set advertising rates. And, BTW, the fall sweeps are in November.

No, it was not a PR stunt.

[Yukari Yakumo]

10. *sigh*

&

This is for you...

...or should that be "This is you"?

[Gold Metal Flake]

15. MIHOP!!!!!!!! !!!!11111!!11 1!1!1!eleven!1

series

hugh

etc

[Cleita]

18. What's missing in all these BM threads is that the Edwards

were there. Elizabeth was shown sitting in the audience while Bill interviewed him in person on the state. If they weren't there when the hecklers started, there still was a serious and dangerous security situation there. HBO needs to address this. I think this has a lot to do as to why Bill was pissed and made that remark about firing people.

[blondeatlast]

19. Sweeps? On pay TV?

:shrug: