Misconceptions

This weekend, Bill Maher talked on his show Real Time with Harold Ford, Jr., Sean Penn and Gary Shandling about only a few of the misconceptions the American public has about this war; such as the number of opponents in Iraq, the misuse of the word terror and who we're actually torturing/attacking.

Penn really puts things into perspective here towards the end of the clip. He explains why he feels after George Tenet admitted in his book that he and the administration had knowingly deceived the American public into the murder of young men and women of this country and others, he should be in "fucking jail" along with Bush and Cheney. This, of course, is not happening, but we will put Paris Hilton in jail for drunk driving. There's something seriously wrong with this picture.

I fear a lot of people might initially look at this and say why in the hell are these two actors talking about the war? People say the same thing about my gal Babs all the time. Hell, people say the same thing about me.

But Shandling says it best here and says it for all of us: "With all due respect, I am a comedian but in my spare time... things bother me."