Back in the day, I watched enough Phil to know he mentioned his disdain for masculinity several times. Few did more to toxify our culture than Phil Donahue.
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His question to Friedman was one that he truly believed in. And Milton slaps him down hard.
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Originally posted by BMR: ^^^Haha, that is great - poor Phil butthurt because a movie star didn’t know who he was.
He acted like a total ass.
_________________________________________________________________________ “A man’s treatment of a dog is no indication of the man’s nature, but his treatment of a cat is. It is the crucial test. None but the humane treat a cat well.” -- Mark Twain, 1902
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Watched his shows back when, depending on the guest. He was too...and got worse later in his career. TBH, one of my best memories of him was the parody that Leslie Nielsen did in "The Naked Gun 33 1/3".
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^^^ I think that an accurate assessment. But I'll take his "bleeding heart" kind of liberal over today's socialists & communists masquerading as liberals.
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