[FRIAM] Everything she knows...

[Frank Wimberly]

La Mott's Number 1 (All truth is a paradox) reminds me of a joke I heard
from a friend in Pittsburgh many years ago:

The most senior rabbi (priest, imam, roshi, whatever) was in the last
moments of his life.  All the other rabbis were assembled around his
deathbed.  One of the other senior rabbis reverently asked, "Rebbe, what is
the meaning of life?" The dying man took a breath and said, "Life is a
river.". The others stirred and several asked what he must have meant.  The
questioner gently asked, "Rebbe, what does it mean life is a river?". With
an impatient expression the old man answered, "So, it isn't a river".

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Frank Wimberly

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On Tue, Apr 16, 2019, 4:40 PM uǝlƃ ☣ <gepropella at gmail.com> wrote:

> I agree.  However, Oliver's show is too scripted for my tastes.  I like
> the risk Maher takes with his format (initial guest, panel, special member
> of the panel added later).  And although I thought he treated Preet Bharara
> terribly a couple of episodes back, it's that "aliveness" that keeps me
> watching.  Oliver's show can feel a bit dead ... like fight choreography as
> opposed to an actual sparring match.
>
> On 4/16/19 3:04 PM, Marcus Daniels wrote:
> > I sometimes find Maher entertaining but John Oliver has a better show in
> that it is a synthesis, weaponized to make a point.    Oliver's researchers
> could probably get a job for Frontline just as well.   Maher is more like a
> show for venting and schadenfreude -- it is different from a sermon.
> You're not looking for inspiration or guidance on Maher.   A person prone
> to religion would have that weakness.
>
>
> --
> ☣ uǝlƃ
>
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