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Bill Maher vs. the "talking snake"

The HBO host and comedian talks about "Religulous," his onslaught against the religious idiocy that threatens to deliver America to Sarah Palin and her fellow "space god" worshipers.
Andrew O'Hehir

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  • Thursday, October 2, 2008 07:15 AM

    You can write an eyewitness account 40-70 years after the fact

    Especially when it is regarding events that have deep emotional resonance. Bernal Diaz did regarding Hernan Cortes' march into Mexico. It is an exquisitely detailed account.

    —soylentgreenleftovers Read soylentgreenleftovers's other letters

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