Published:  August 18th, 2012 10:49 EST
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HBO Star Bill Maher Won't Apologize For Any Controversial Jokes! Amen!
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"U.S. comedian Bill Maher told Politico he has no intention of apologizing for controversial remarks he makes on HBO`s `Real Time` -- or elsewhere. `I think it`s very dangerous when people can`t even in small comedy clubs be wrong, be bad, be over the line,` said Maher.` That`s what stand-up comedy is all about, pushing the edge.`" UPI Expecting a comic to apologize for pushing the envelope is like condemning a prostitute for going all the way. You expect a comedian to be outrageous, and you hope that a h{o}oker will show you a really good time. Maher recently got into hot water for joking that Obama plays golf like a white man, but fights like a black man. Please, that joke is so tame that Maher should be criticized for choosing his words too carefully. I hope Maher is true to his word, and he never apologizes for anything he says on his HBO program. Stand-up comedy is about breaking the rules, and no word, not even the N-word should be banned from a comic`s vocabulary. Sometimes a comic has to use incendiary words to make his point, and the politically-correct police should be kicked out of a comedy club by the bouncers. I write hundreds of essays every year, and I sometimes have to apologize for unintentionally hurting individuals, but I will never apologize for hurting the sensibilities of "polite society." Read more: http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2012/08/17/Bill-Maher-wont-apologize-for-comedy/UPI-98911345244420/#ixzz23uLV0Pot Photo Credit: Wikipedia.Org Follow Robert Paul Reyes on Twitter: http://twitter.com/robertpaulreyes
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