Politically Corrected

If you don't want to come and meet the author of "What's So Great About America" then come and meet the man who got Bill Maher off the air (though they are one in the same.) It was Dinesh D'Souza, after all, who prompted Maher's unfortunate remark ("We have been the cowards, lobbing cruise missiles from 2,000 miles away") on the September 17th episode of "Politically Incorrect." Maher was bashed too heavily for his remark--which was taken somewhat out of context--and Ari Fleischer was out of line with his remark about Maher's remark. If you want to dwell on it and worry about squelching of healthy discourse, read this Daily Howler. But it wasn't persecution that bumped Maher off the air: the bottom line is people weren't buying what he was selling--and his sales pitch needed work.