Tag Archives: Bill Maher

‘Good Guys With Guns’ Will Not Stop Gun Massacres

Posted on February 4, 2013 at 7:20 am by Bob Cesca

My Monday column begins like so: On HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher this weekend there was an extended and heated debate about gun control. The participants included Newark, NJ mayor Cory Booker and author Sam Harris, who, in case … Continue reading →

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Tennessee Bill Would Force Schools to ‘Out’ Gay Teens

Posted on January 31, 2013 at 7:24 am by Bob Cesca

My Thursday column begins like so: One of the more successful things about Mitt Romney’s doomed 2012 campaign was his ability to portray himself as an aw-shucks clean-cut good guy; a Mormon who never drinks or smokes or uses profanity, … Continue reading →

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‘If Obama Wins, America Wins. If Romney Wins, Comedy Wins.’

Posted on November 3, 2012 at 3:20 pm by Bob Cesca

Bill Maher’s election wrap-up was brilliant last night. “With four days left in this campaign it means there’s only time for five more reincarnations of Mitt Romney. By Tuesday he’ll be insisting he’s always been a staunchly pro-gay unitarian who … Continue reading →

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Bill Maher Destroys Hack Dinesh D’Souza

Posted on September 1, 2012 at 1:20 pm by Bob Cesca

Dinesh D’Souza, the producer of a new anti-Obama right-wing agitprop film, is one of those conservatives whose arguments are so full of holes, you can hardly wait for him to finish before jumping all over him. And he was in … Continue reading →

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How To Be a Conservative in 3 Minutes

Posted on June 23, 2012 at 4:47 pm by Bob Cesca

Bill Maher explains the difference between grown-up conservatives and 14-year-old boys. The styrofoam vote is real, by the way. In early 2011, they voted to bring back styrofoam cups to cafeteria. And guess who supplies them? A former Koch executive.

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Sullivan vs Greenwald on Al-Awlaki

Posted on March 26, 2012 at 3:07 pm by Bob Cesca

On Friday night’s Real Time, Sullivan and Greenwald debated the assassination of Anwar Al-Awlaki and, naturally, Greenwald opposed the killing while Sullivan and Maher defended the killing. You can watch the debate here. As soon as someone takes up arms … Continue reading →

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Maher Wants Controversy Without Controversy

Posted on March 22, 2012 at 3:24 pm by Bob Cesca

Bill Maher wrote an editorial for the New York Times requesting one day a year when people can evidently say controversial things without accountability. The answer to whenever another human being annoys you is not “make them go away forever.” … Continue reading →

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Bill O'Reilly Wants to Jail Welfare Video Guy

Posted on March 20, 2012 at 11:25 am by Bob Cesca

Good job, Alexandra Pelosi. By inadvertently feeding a right-wing racist stereotype that has little bearing in reality (black welfare recipients are lazy and only want handouts), you provided fuel for Bill O’Reilly and his wingnut panel to demand jail time … Continue reading →

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Alexandra Pelosi Fumbles with New York Video

Posted on March 18, 2012 at 9:23 am by Bob Cesca

Pelosi shot a new video for Real Time — this time at a welfare office in New York City. Totally false equivalence. Right there. When Maher mentioned “apples and oranges” he was absolutely correct, but that doesn’t forgive the misleading … Continue reading →

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'Shutting Down' Rush Limbaugh

Posted on March 11, 2012 at 2:28 pm by Bob Cesca

One last thing about Bill Maher because it’s important to make some distinctions here. And I do hasten to note that I like Maher and his show, and I don’t mean for this to come off as a generalized attack … Continue reading →

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