On 17 Mar 2004 17:14:27 -0800, stevehoran2001@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(steve horan)
wrote:
>I'm cross-posting this to alt.tv.pol-incorrect as
>they seem to like to dish the dirt on Miller over
>there.
Naturally - it's a very similar show in format, and very different in
point of view. I enjoy both shows, and my viewpoint falls somewhere in
between - there's lots of room for it there.
>> IMO, DM is indeed funny in an empty room, but the show is not just
about
>> humor. He also manages to make poignant observations from time to
time.
>
>He's a jingoistic jerk. He was interviewing Dana
>Priest of The Wa****ngton Post (if I'm not mistaken)
>the other night. He kept trying to bait her into
>tra****ng Kerry and she seemed to be getting tired
>of his xenophobic attitude. DM questioned her on
>whether it was possible for Kerry to visit with
>foreign leaders if he hadn't been abroad in so
>many months. DP's sarcasm was dry but noticable
>when she answered that it's possible for foreigners
>to fly over here. Miller sat there looking kinda
>dumb.
I watched the interview, and the sarcasm started with Priest, who
actually said, "There's this thing called international airlines" in
response, which clearly caught Miller off guard. It surprised me too,
as the interview had been pretty civilized to that point.
<snip>
>There are also a lot of cheap jokes aimed at
>people's relative unattractiveness but he's
>always done that. Find a picture of someone
>looking stupid and your halfway to a belly
>laugh. It's not surprising that Dennis K
>is his favorite target.
His humor is certainly politically incorrect, much like Bill Maher. I
find them both very funny.
>His humor is about as cruel as Howard Stern's.
Miller and Maher can both be cruel sometimes, but I think it's clear
that either one is much funnier than Stern.
DaveW
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