Dr. Phil, the Ultimate Public Intellectual'France has public intellectuals--we have Dr. Phil...Can't we admit we have something to learn from them?'
--Comedian Bill Maher, riffing recently on his HBO program
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Wednesday, May 09, 2007
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16 Comments:
I say we learn a lot from Dr. Phil. You can be substance dependent, a rather loutish partner, glom onto a celebrity and become one yourself. I love this country!
Lou, I couldn't have said it any better. He gives me the creeps.
placing a blurb about that boob, not to mention his photo, just above the bill moyers post? Good lord, have some respect for the man. what an insult to the James Brown (hardest working man) of journalism.
That's funny that you should mention that, because I had the same thought for a moment as I posted it. But then, opposites provide perspective sometimes. And Madchen, you win the prize, by the way, for the most interesting name ever to comment here. Thanks for reading and for joining the conversation.
Long live the Bills: Moyers and Maher.
You said it, Art.
Then there is Madchen Amick, one of the stars of David Lynch's "Twin Peaks". (It means "maiden" in German.)
How learned of you, Buster.
And then there is Michael Learned of "The Waltons"...
Don't forget the famous Judge Learned Hand.
And then there is our notable local Judge Hands-off: http://www.legalreader.com/archives/003325.html
Clickable this tiem:
http://www.legalreader.com/archives/003325.html
After that egregious lapse in taste, here is something more on-topic from AlterNet: .
Dr. Phil Was Once My Guilty Pleasure, But He's Lost Me and His Moral Ground
http://www.alternet.org/sex/51888/
This article says it well. It explains why I winced, just a little, when a family member gave me a Dr. Phil book for Christmas. I try to learn from everyone, but Dr. Phil seems a little over the top most of the time.
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