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PatSeg

(53,815 posts)
18. Well done!
Sat May 30, 2026, 10:58 AM
May 30

Reminds me of that iconic scene on The West Wing when President Bartlet took down an uptight bible thumper. It is probably the most watched segment on YouTube.



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Dear Dr. Laura Schlesinger.... [View all] orangecrush May 30 OP
Kick dalton99a May 30 #1
Thanks orangecrush May 30 #2
She's still polluting the airwaves... 3catwoman3 May 30 #3
Apparently orangecrush May 30 #4
On SiriusXM and YouTube. SouthBayDem May 30 #29
Are you telling me ... oldsoldierfadingfast May 31 #62
All excellent points markie May 30 #5
Hallelujah! orangecrush May 30 #7
She's still on? Dulcinea May 30 #6
It has been so long, so I do not remember the scene completely, but usedtobedemgurl May 30 #8
The scene in West Wing came later and was taken from the post by Kauffman, which is very old. West Wing took it Amaryllis May 30 #22
Yeah, I've seen that letter from the OP a long time ago, probably in the late '90s. Wednesdays May 30 #26
Schlessinger lies and cheats: dalton99a May 30 #9
"...but in my house, when the President stands, nobody sits". CincyDem May 30 #10
That was a great episode BonnieJW May 31 #69
I call the Dr. Laura Schlesinger type of Christian... some_of_us_are_sane May 30 #11
Thanks! orangecrush May 30 #12
A quibble: Schlesinger converted to and practices Judaism (since 1998) per Wikipedia harumph May 30 #14
Even BETTER, harumph! some_of_us_are_sane May 30 #20
..... wolfie001 May 31 #73
Brilliant! Vinca May 30 #13
Wasn't she the hypocrite that had naked photos from the 70's resurfaced a couple decades ago? Crowman2009 May 30 #15
And the photos were taken Wednesdays May 30 #27
Still not as crazy as when her son thought it would be funny to put a gun in his mouth and take a picture... Crowman2009 May 31 #70
She'd tell parents to call the cops if they found weed in kids bedroom BlueWaveNeverEnd May 31 #75
Yes MustLoveBeagles May 31 #63
This letter goes back 20+ yrs. Didn't she quit radio or has she passed away? n/t Jacson6 May 30 #16
According to Wiki orangecrush May 30 #23
She's still alive MustLoveBeagles May 31 #65
From the West Wing SocialDemocrat61 May 30 #17
Love that scene!! AZ8theist May 31 #66
Well done! PatSeg May 30 #18
This masterful takedown of smug righteousness... 3catwoman3 May 31 #67
Yes,, brilliant writing PatSeg May 31 #72
She has always been a hypocrite. kellytore May 30 #19
She was a hypocrite i so many ways! Telling older women "your too old" to have a baby BlueWaveNeverEnd May 31 #74
Damn it, where's my Canadian? SergeStorms May 30 #21
She is on Sirius/XM 3Hotdogs May 30 #24
I was listening to her show many years ago, and a listener called who was estranged from her parents because of a Fil1957 May 30 #25
Schlesinger hated her mom, didnt speak to her BlueWaveNeverEnd May 31 #76
When Leviticus (Wayyiqra) is mentioned, I'm reminded of that Twilight Zone episode, "To Serve Man"! RedWhiteBlueIsRacist May 30 #28
You want to own a Canadian, eh? I'm kind of wondering if one of them would like to own me. NNadir May 30 #30
Same orangecrush May 30 #36
caution: you'd be hiking a lot... ret5hd May 30 #54
West Wing evilhime May 30 #31
Bartcop had fun mocking her not a texan May 30 #32
The ones I saw he used a photo of W MustLoveBeagles May 31 #64
Leviticus bans --- azureblue May 30 #33
+1 dalton99a May 30 #43
I do like #66: SCantiGOP May 30 #44
#41 keroro gunsou May 30 #53
"29. Having sex with your half-sister (18:11)" Collimator May 30 #60
Sounds complicated. czarjak May 31 #61
Clever, but not written by Prof. Kauffman sl8 May 30 #34
Thanks orangecrush May 30 #37
Leviticus 18:22? Sounds more like Huckabee 86:47? Submariner May 30 #35
That was great! ananda May 30 #38
That's a classic! MuirHero May 30 #39
Share this! SuzyandPuffpuff May 30 #40
Most welcome orangecrush May 30 #41
Doesn't Leviticus also say adulterers should be put to death? EverHopeful May 30 #42
Exactly orangecrush May 30 #48
Dr. Schlessinger is everything she is against. phxjurist May 30 #45
As she passed thru phases of her life, she told women they wete off limit for them BlueWaveNeverEnd May 31 #77
this was a stitch! so funny. my favorite orleans May 30 #46
You're welcome orangecrush May 30 #47
The Doctor is out cherry picking Blue Owl May 30 #49
Made my day......thanks! BeneteauBum May 30 #50
Most welcome orangecrush May 30 #52
I thought she had passed away a few years ago. choie May 30 #51
Still around looking like a gollum BlueWaveNeverEnd May 31 #78
Does Ezekiel 23:20 mean we must ban the Bible from public schools? rubbersole May 30 #55
Kathleen Madigan's take mdbl May 30 #56
Did she respond? Chi67 May 30 #57
The only thing I get out of Lev. 18 is the Levites would fuck anything that moved jmowreader May 30 #58
An oldie goldie MrsCheaplaugh May 30 #59
This is an oldie-but-a-goodie. STILL one of the best, IMO. calimary May 31 #68
Similar scene from The West Wing Captain Stern May 31 #71
Dear Dr. Laura Schlesinger.... Mr.Bee May 31 #79
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