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Powerclown,
Bill Maher's previous show, "Politically Incorrect'" was not a political satire. It was almost exactly like his current show, only not as well-funded. He would have a panel of people with differing views on various political issues and discuss them. Jokes would be made but the discussions were serious. And he wasn't canned for his political views; everyone knows what his views are. He was canned for using his freedom of speech on a channel that wasn't HBO. HBO, of course, gives him a lot more freedom.
And as far as Letterman doing the same thing Stewart did...I don't see a problem with that. I would, in fact, find it very refreshing. I know a lot of people don't like to see famous "personalities" to ever break out of character, or to ever differ from how they protray themselves on their own show, but, as a guest on a political show such as Crossfire, I believe being open and honest and even critical is very brave...especially in this polarized political climate, where having opinion is fast becoming a person's downfall. Kudos to Stewart for trying to address this.
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