NEWS: Bill Maher Refuses to Apologize for Irwin Gag

Yep. I wouldn't even have thought this would be an issue.

He was more than just the hunter we all saw on TV. He was more important in the conservation of nature than a lot of people, which is why I personally respect him. He loved animals and from the convservation work I've read up on him doing, deserves a little more respect than that. At least he made people aware. Fair enough if it's your opinion, I just don't agree with it. And say what you like, but the comment about feeling sorry for his kids for having a dad like him is pretty poor.

Again, I don't wish to start a cat-fight here, I just wanted to point out I disagreed. Tis all.

Oh, the costume? It's poor taste, but I suppose the stinger sticking out was good. Thing is, living in a country where one of our royal family dressed up as a Nazi at a costume party, a Steve Irwin costume doesn't seem that outrageous.

How? How did he disrespect mother nature again? I just don't see "whatever" as a valid answer.

if a tree falls in the woods and nobody is around to hear it . . .

Maher's costume would be funny if everybody didn't think of it first.

I expect more from a professional comedian.

But then again, all he really cares about is impressing Playboy playmates, so maybe it doesn't matter.

If you want creative bad taste, yell at the guy who dressed up as Eric Clapton's dead son.

Now that's funny.

I thought he was a little bit of a dickface for the costume, but this quote:

That makes it official. It's one thing for him to defend the kind of dumb costume, but to take the moral high ground as well is fucking weak.

Is there anyone who actually did this costume well?

Close, but no ray-barb.

he pulled it out before he died. it sounds like he would have made it if he hadn't immediately removed the barb.

You'd think he would have realized that. Weird.

extensive knowledge of the animal kingdom is second to the primal human instinct to panic, i guess. i didn't know about the whole "pulling out the barb is bad" thing until a couple of days ago, and to think: he'd still be around if only he had remembered to leave it in.