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  • Well it's a good thing Cosimo De Medici didn't view art in the same way Bill Maher does, otherwise we would have had no Italian renaissance. lol. *rolls eyes*

  • Is that @LiberalViewer that called in for the first question? Sure sounds like him.

  • The national endowment of the arts only spends a few hundred million dollars a year which is a very very small amount of the budget.

  • I LOOOOOVVVVVE that king said "you can get the movie anywhere, even in South Dakota!!! as a SoDak, i had to try REAL hard to find it, but its true!

  • No politician is "real." If you are consistently open & honest about your true feelings, you cannot win an election.

    Endowment for the arts should not be a priority for government spending. There's no reason it couldn't be closed down immediately. Bravo.

  • Bill Maher is an idiot. Without Government funding for the arts, the market determines what becomes financed -- that means that the same American public that Bill Maher is always ridiculing and calling stupid will be determining what art gets exposed. Yeah, some brilliant people will 'just create,' ie. someone much smarter than Bill Maher will comment on politics, but the smarmy-ass Maherians won't buy it, so we will forever be unenriched by a better point of view.

  • @SubjectE,

    You have just proven that there is at least 1 person (yourself) among the public that values fine arts. I'm 100% sure you are not alone. If those people want to listen to classical music or view masterpieces then they can pay for it.

    You support a system that threatens peaceful innocent people with imprisonment if they don't pay taxes to fund fine arts against their will. That's sick. It reminds me of how the Vatican enslaved Michelangelo. Art is no justification for tyranny.

  • @truthadvocate Bit of a leap there. I didn't say honest people should go to jail, but taxes fund many, many things. It doesn't hurt to fund creative perspectives that the commercial market would squeeze out because its 'challenging'. I don't think its as important as funding the troops, healthcare, roads, or other aspects of education. Also 'government grant' and 'tyranny' are fundamentally different things.

  • @truthadvocate Also, my perspective isn't fixed on the issue. I take back my comment that Maher is an 'idiot' but not my opinion that what is culturally exposed CANNOT be solely determined by the market. Hollywood is determined by the market and aside from being formulaic, dull, and shallow, it does not aptly represent the attitudes and perspective of the American Public at all. The Market will never embrace what it doesn't know. It's just a thought.

  • bill you give us hope,,and larry ,,,thanks for beeing here

  • I love Bill Maher! And I'm not a Lib or a Conserv, or a Dem or a Rep.

  • Did this flaming lib just say Obama just 'speaks and doesn't use a Teleprompter'? Maher, acts like he's not religious yet he worships Obama, and Bush is satan.

    I do like his thoughts on getting gov out of the endowment of the "arts". But his lord Obama wants gov in every aspect of life.

  • i guess youve never watched the show, he likes obama but he calls him out all the time for a whole assortment of things. In the video, he was referring to obama's social life and public image, he wasnt implying that obama never uses a teleprompter

  • I liked how BIll Maher pointed out the ignorance of subsidizing sports teams. I don't understand why cities subsidize sports teams because they think they can increase their cities revenue. The statistics have proved that subsidizing sports teams doesn't help cities.

  • I am the only one who is sick of Larry King, and his phony laugh. Can,t CNN find some one under 90, to interview guest.

  • Good start Bill. But government has no right to run healthcare either.

  • That's a good start. I'd like to hear Maher call for the abolition of the Department of Education.

  • OK, I guess being a critical thinker means you are "outrageous". CNN... huh.

  • Bill Mahr is an artist! That's the funniest thing I've ever heard!

  • they make fun of palin for not knowing africa was a continent but what about obama when he said there was 51 states how come we don't here more about that like palin? Where's the equality?

  • maybe Obamas idiotic statement got buried beneath the mountain of Palins idiotic statements that just keep on coming ...

  • I really do hate Obama. But this is another example of media manipulation. Obama was in actual fact making a funny with regard to how many states there were. A reference to the fact that he's been everywhere and then some on the campaign trail. The media (right wing) were jumping on it for several reasons least of which Obama is a moron. They kept us arguing small bullshit tid bits so none of us actually asked a reral question. ie "what's your policy towards..."

  • @achtung26 No he wasn't. He misspoke. He meant to say 47 states, as in the continental US. It was not a joke, it was a misstatement. It's not the misstatement that was pounced on, it was "What if Palin or Bush said that?" You would be on the other side ridiculing them for being stupid. But he gets a pass. And he should. It was a misstatement.

  • No matter who's in the white house we the american people are puppets. As you can see by these comments. We see color, religion and political propaganda we will destroy ourselves.

  • your eyes are wide open my friend, the people lost control a long time ago

  • The Patriot Hour; another retard who beLIEves the lies!

  • 'Don't need a Tele-prompter' RLMAO.

    So many people are gonna have their pro-nobama comments come back to haunt them.

  • It is not so much that we are pro-Obama, is more that we have to let some time to say if he was wrong or right.

    The solution take for the economic crisis, you know the bailout, it does botther me... But, historicaly, it seem to be one of the best solution... And their is other thing that bother my more in finance.Ex:

    The price of the food: because, that touch everyone in term.

    Low interest rate but we need good economy to raise it up.

    The policy of the fed... Need to get back to basic!

  • The bail out was the worst solution. Most people have very little knowlege about the fundamentals of economic systems. In simple terms printing money to get yourself out of debt has never worked.

  • A bail out is just to give capital to save a company from bankruptcy. Sometime, you do not need to print a lot of money. Sweden did it like that ;) And they wiped out Shareholders and give the profit to tax payer.

    From shadowstats, M3, with is the normal cycle of creation of money, is at 6%... Normal but M1 is at 18%, M2 at 10%...

    But, they would need to work on that too... Because 17% on M3 in early 2008: that a problem.

  • Yes but the idea is the banks have to lend it to the consumer. NOT EACH other! whcih is what is happening now. almost 9 trillion dollars spent and it's showing signs of an epic fail. PS Sweeden is a social(ist) democrat country. That needs to be factored in too.

  • Well, do it all or not do it ;)

    But is not that stereotypicaly: Sweden, (not Sweeden, that in Kentucky ;) ) is a parliamentary democracy & constitutional monarchy.

    The actual prime minister is Reinfeldt a moderate populist liberal-conservator...If you want, he is a bit like Joe Bidden...

    The speaker of the parliament is Westerberg, an other "moderate populist".

    And the social-democrat have stop dominating the place, and since 1976 they win 4 times in 9 elections ;)

  • you fuckers who voted for bush& cheney are directly responsible for our mess.

    You have no say anymore...

  • HOLD ON! It's really hard to vote for Bush/Cheney when Im not American! Anyway if you really believe that there is any real difference between Democrat/republican then you have a fundamental lack of understanding on modern american politcs. Neither party give a rats-ass about you. They just need you not to do anything about what they're doing to you. War, the economy, healthcare, schools. Just stay in bed and shout at your TV.

  • OMG ok Reality Lesson.

    IM NOT AMERICAN.

    and for the record not Democrat does not = Republican or vice versa.

    Reality Lesson: There's NO Difference! They are the same party! Its this illusion that you have choice that keeps you guys quiet. If you knew how much they have both screwed you over you would leave that country tomorrow.

    You dont have a say, you have no control. YOU ARE OWNED!

  • Change? you gotta be kidding me you can't even think for yourselves you do what you are told. You are a fucking slave!

    There! There's your reality check dipshit!

  • @ThePatriotHour your an idiot. We are not in this mess solely because of Bush/Cheney. The economy downturn started when Allen Greenspan and Clinton deregulated banks which caused the housing market bubble and banks giving away loans for houses as if it were candy. Now, Bush added to the problem when we went to Iraq. Remeber you dumbass, most economic downturns are caused way before they can predicted.

  • Nothing he said was a lie? ha ha ha

    badtown88 said, as he asked for someone to please pass the koolaide!

    ha ha ha

    Oh yea, George W. Bush went to an Ivy league school ... that sure means a lot.

    BTW, So did John Kerry, who ended up with a GPA 2 points below Bush's.

    Hmmmmm?

  • well in fact there is no longer captalism, the system broke, right now we are in a ausence of system, its really interesting and scare at same time.

  • Nothing he said was a lie. And he graduated from an ivy league school. So he's neither. You fail.

  • Obama doesn't need a teleprompter? Bill, have we been watching the same guy? He's lost without one!

  • bill maher doesn't BS people

  • bill maher is my idol

  • idiot

  • this is off topic but i dont like bill maher heres my reason. he is a fucking immature homophobic. case in point a fan went to hug him and bill mahr said "i dont hug men" with a snarl, fair enough we like are space. a fan asked if he was working out he looked good, bill got mad and said what a weird thing to say. come out of the closet bill

  • hes not homo phobic, hes germ phobic . and BTW FYI not every man who doesnt ejoy hugging guys isnt secretly gay.

    I hate broccoli doesnt mean i fear it and doesnt mean i am secretly a vegetable.

  • thebeattitudes-Sure, dems are now in charge but you are missing the point entirely. Problems did not start with Obama. Republican ideology caused the mess and Allen Greenspan admitted it. The accepted course of action in such situations as we are in is to buy our way out of the problem which is exactly what Obama is attempting to do. Since Bush has been in power during the last 8yrs and dems did not control congress untill Jan. 2007 it is quite obvious as to who caused this mess.

  • urparanoia-Obama is using this crisis to over tax and control the American people.

    When someone is in debt they stop spending and pay down those credit cards not get more credit cards they can not pay back. You can't keep blaming Bush for the current over spending done by the dems.

  • This mess was created from deregulation, mainly from Republicans, and also somewhat Bill Clinton.

    When the stock market crashed in 1929, Herbert Hoover decided it would be best if government stayed out of it, and that only made everything a hundred times worse.

    This is what unbridled capitalism brings.

    You are right about one thing though, the American consumer is also to blame. They spent more than they realistically had.

  • Please move to Communist state, where you'll fit in with other people who think capitalism isn't the way to go. China only started to dominate the world economy when they allowed in capitalist policies

  • thebeattitudes-Who is over taxed ?Obviously you do not realize how much Bush inreased debt. It appears you do not understand that spending our way out of the mess that Obama inherited is the method that has been agreed upon to solve our problems.Have you forgotten about the first round of bailouts that Bush and Paulson handed out last fall ? I see you finally realize your previous comments regarding when dems took control of congress were incorrect.

  • urparanoia- I do not agree with Bush and his bail out. I don't don't care who is on board or who agreed with Obama's method of bail out. Obama is using this crisis to use more money than needed. I agree to disagree.

  • thebeattitudes-Disagree if you like but it makes no difference. Other then republican obstructionists the general consensus has been that the bail -out is not large enough. Not using this plan for recovery is precisely what happened during the 1920's and 30's. Don't get caught up in the rhetoric of the republican hate mongers. If repubs were in power they would be doing the same thing just as Bush did at the end of 2008.

  • urparanoia -Your going right to your liberal talking points. Republican hate mongers? Obsructionists? Please get a grip!

  • thebeattitudes-Trying to change the subject????? Obviously you have no real answers for my comments. I enjoy a good debate but you have certainly proven that you have nothing of substance to add. You made statements and when I asked you to explain you were obviously unable to do so. I'm sure the republican party is grateful for you supporting their failed ideology even when you lack the intelligence to understand it. You are indeed a very, very good sheep.

  • this mess was caused by the the community reinvestment act, Freddie and Fannie, and repeatedly coverd up by Barney Frank's lies, his lisp also serves to focus attention on how such an ignorant, disgusting loser becomes a member of congress

  • diddyforjr-Repeating repub talking points in an attempt to blame dems for problems caused by the repubs doesn't make it so. The CRA was not the problem. The problem was the result of greedy mortgage lenders. Democrats did not approve applicants for mortgages. I find it odd that a person who calls someone ignorant and a disgusting loser simply because they have a lisp would not see how ignorant they are by making such statements. What is your opinion of fat bald guys in wheelchairs?

  • my favorite tv show!Larry king alive.

  • The American people also contributed to the economic turndown. You can't always point the finger at the commander in chief.

  • Larry King, was arrested 1971 in DADE county Florida ( public safety dept.) grand larceny charge and passing bad checks. Apparently, CNN doesn't do background checks DEC 21 1971

  • Bill Maher still doesn't get it. He thinks Bush and the republicans are responsible for all our problems. It's BOTH SIDES. Maybe one day he will wake up to that fact.

  • Bush was the biggest problem this country had in the last 8 years!! America finally woke up!!! Bills not sleeping. You are!

  • atheism is the dumbest idea ever....

  • Why?

  • believing that they got here my magic..no invention from above

  • watch Zeitgeist Addendum. spread the word

  • Check out what THE BAILOUTS have been up too.. CNN HLN yesterday and radio live tonight

  • blame the economy on the US!!! blame the economy on the US!!!!

  • Muslim or Christian...It doesn't really matter they are both made beliefs with imaginary marters!

  • clearvision12

    youre the 1 that needs to calm down im not the 1 leaving long winded comments.

    ps u started this buttcheese

  • Elites have contempt for the 'little people'. They can be Democrats, Libertarians, Republicans, Old, Young, Whatever. They are pompous asses, and Bill Maher is one of them. I can't believe how many people have the thinnest skin over this guy. Make the broadest assumptions about the very people who hold up what's left of this disinigrating culture.

  • She just wanted to comment. Ignore her.

  • blow me means the same thing u do to your mother

  • So much for Feminism. Women throwing themselves at users like him. What a joke. A sad, pathetic generation. I find it funny that Billy laments what Feminism has done to the culture. However, it has made women more available for men like him, so what's his problem? Ugly dopes like him who wear about 3/4 of a pound of pancake make-up on T.V. Women are stupid, that's for sure. Unfortunately. Me? Married with children. I can only wish for loneliness, Dude. Just a dream.

  • clearvision 12

    blow me .can u follow that

  • obama IS muslim

  • Bullshit. He is Christian, and former member of United Church of Christ. Every good encyclopedia said it, so...

    And even if it was, what the fucking point? It don't mean is linked with terrorist or he can't do a good work, it's mean he believe some crap like we all do. Example: Farouk El-Baz work a bit for NASA, and he is Muslim. Robert D. Crane, a Muslim, was former adviser of Nixon, and I do not see who is more patriotic then Crane...

    So, why give so much importance to a religion?

  • its about ignoring the constitution

  • Do you really thing a Muslim president (so, born in USA) will change the constitution simply because he his Muslim? I mean, common, one could have a religious faith but not act only because of his religious faith... Except for some radical integrist, which Obama is not. Worst, in USA, Christian came fastly with integrism due to the fundamentalism movement... Like the creationism "debate".So, you don't even watch the good dog for that kind of problem.

  • i think he is muslim and acording to the const. a person must be born in the usa to be president, thats all im saying

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  • smart dude

  • Non funny gutter slut?

    Oh my god, you are such a nerd.

    More chestnuts, please.

  • Oh, my God! Who knew? Bill Maher's teeny-weeny-willy army is out in force! How hilarious- so many of you fairy arse-kissers out to defend your man! Oh, I think he would accept the 'pompous ass' nomiker himself!  Tell me, Clear-visioned, Professor-Protege of Dr. Freud, what the fuck is a "Madonna-Whore" complex? Never mind, "Xtian". Is that a character out of one of the stupid video games you play 24-7 while muttering about what bitches women are? I think Mommy is calling!

  • I love Bill Maher! No homo.

  • They paid the drugged athletes to Olympic and universities for so many years. They buys up news media since forever. The purpose is pure to solve their own interests, not sure when it will be our turn to take national security and law enforcement in our hands. As with Madoff', the IMF and the Fed should be investigated and charged for Ponzi schemes.

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  • I like him to , but he did call Barak Obama Osama Ben Laden I think 3 years ago on Real Time. I remember it clearly.He was talking to one of the Democrats way before Primaries and ask *Why do you have that guy ...Osama Ben Laden on your primaries*

  • Knowing Maher, the comment you're citing was most likely sarcasm. He was probably making light of people who were (even by that time) already being like "Wait, Obama...Osama...that sounds so similar, they must be related somehow. He's a terrorist - get him!"

  • Yes , it was made in sarcastic manner , may be out of feeling that Obama was unelectable at that time .

  • bill maher should be our president!!! he is far and beyond anyone that has been in the white house since clinton...keep up the good work bill!

  • I love Michelle too Bill. She's amazing!

  • type "economyincrisis" into any search engine. Check out their website and youtube channel

  • BTW, I do think it should change, but simply getting rid of the NEA is not the way (it would lead to aesthetic starvation in the public eye). There needs to be a fundamental change in the entire economy, social relations, education, etc. in order to make art's governmental independence really possible.

  • Bill. I thought you would understand the need for encouragement of the arts. The way that the art market and art education are set up propagates the understanding that if art isn't understood, it's not good, or that all art should be able to be bought and sold. In order to get rid of this myth there would have to be drastic changes in the art market that was established in the 17th Cent! Without the NEA, artists wouldn't be able to fund IMPORTANT (not just sellable) projects. It's not so simple.

  • like Jesus getting pissed on? Gimme a fuckin break, there's plenty of people making art that not everyone wants, take heavy metal for instance, almost everything I like was made in the last 15 years, none of it was popular, almost none of it got into the billboard200, so why did they bother making it? Because the government gave them money? art needs the government as badly as the middle east needs more sand, get the government the fuck out of art.

  • love maher, hate king.

  • I hate this f*cking weasel.

  • obama is just a front man for enacting the globalist agenda over america. the pentagon thinks state legislatures operate at the whim of the president and can be removed. this is why 22 states just ratified laws reinforcing state rates. the war is coming.

  • seriously republicans suck ass democrats do too but at least we have the anti racists rational people in the democratic bull pin all republicans have is over religified fuck nuts who are anti abortion and anti gay and anti poor

  • Does Bill Maher have a tv show or something? If yes, why is he on Larry King all the time? If not, why doesn't he go and get a show and stop coming on Larry King.

  • He on there because his show's season hasn't started yet.

    It's coming back this Friday! :D

  • What I don't get is what makes Bill Maher so popular ? I mean, I agree with a good portion of his opinions, but he seems at least to me, to state the obvious a good deal of the time. Am I the only one that thinks this ? I also think Larry King should retire..........

  • True, but there are only very few that say it on tv.

  • YOU ARE SO GAY GO DIE.

  • BOO! i heard you got robbed at gunpoint with two options:suck dick or give up your computer i see you still have your computer you fuckin homo.

  • nice comeback that was hilarious

  • newbie,neo nazi? you are reaching or maybe projecting your reality with those claims?give up i win.PWNED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • BILL MAHER RULEZ!!!!

  • this isn't my first rodeo cowboy and that last comment was fucking RETARDED try a little harder next time.

  • i truly feel sorry for you it is more than obvious you lead a lonely and pathetic life.you must have had a rough childhood i bet your parents constantly belittled you and i'm sure you are used to them calling you a RETARD but i'm here to let you know there is proffessional help out there for RETARDS like you.

  • blah blah blah save your poems for your fag boyfriend.

  • what a waste of time watching two shills talk.

  • Bill Maher is the voice of reason when all about us is chaos

  • this post is a self defeating,inept attempt at making a point. you have not proven anything except for your omn myopic intellectual tendancies,you should probably know that throwing out broad unfounded,uncorroborated insults actually ends up with the most ironic consequence:proving that you are exactly the thing you accuse others of being.

  • i put thought into what counts. so go have a spot of tea and crumpets and get a life!

  • actually newbutthunt is a porno i put zero thought into my screen name because i don't give a fcuk furthermore i do what i want if you don't like it tough sh!t.

  • Citibank is almost the same thing as Saudi Arabia.

  • fuck bill maher. I used to laugh with him during the nomination and general election, but now he's just kissing ass.

    listen to the way he talks when asked about Michelle Obama.

    "I love her. It's so inspiring to see her, to see them both, they are so real. So Confident. They don't need a teleprompter...."

    I guess that would impress mr. Maher.

    He uses a lot of time on slaying the evil republicans who gave out all this money and neglects the fact that Obama is doing the exact same thing.

    dumb

  • Mocthezuma: Shut yer yap ok?....No seriously: You're hating on Maher because you people (ahem) can't stand the truth....Don't know the truth....And will always despise truth.

    I know who you are!!!

  • Yeah, whatever...

    I agree with Maher on a whole range of issues, but I don't like people who hail the great emperor. especially on tv, and especially if you're in political satire. It doesn't make sense. It's his job to make fun of these people, not promoting them on TV. I'm glad Obama won, because McCain would have been worse for the world, but Obama is still just the lesser of two evils.

    Ron Paul 2012!!!!

  • RON PAUL?!!....Now I know you're crazy!!!

  • Yes, in these days of financial decline the worst thing imaginable would be increased liberty and a sound economy with a stable currency. More war for oil is the answer!

    Hail the great dictator!

  • Ya know....At first you really pissed me off, but now the more I think about it. You're really making a lot of sense!

  • thumbs up! :)

  • After much consideration as a non-Jewish white about my own feelings on the issues of Zionism in general, I concluded that non Jewish whites hate Jews for the same reasons that blacks hate whites. They resent their success. They resent the fact that they are happy mingling among themselves, and they resent that, aside from doing grunt work, Jews don't want or need non-Jews just as whites don't want or need blacks. It's the same principle, sorry to say.

  • What some might call success, others might call Cock Blocking.

  • Evolution by natural selection is ALL about cock blocking, so that shouldn't surprise anyone. And I should also point out, the way that Jews must survive in societies of non Jews is a template for how American whites will need to survive in the US in the coming decades. A sea of Hispanics and other non-whites will likely feel the same way toward whites as they (and some whites) do toward Jews now. Whites could stand to learn something from Jews in this regard.

  • Other ethnic and religious groups do just fine in America, without taking over Banking, Government, Media, Education, and Hollywood.

    So no I, don't believe you need to control the major institutions of a given Country in order to "Survive", as a matter of fact it may be counter productive to Survival, Hitlers Germany being a Historical case in point. Rwanda being another, Majorities don't like to be Controlled by Minorities.

  • WHAT!! Blacks hate whites! because we resent their success! LOL are you kidding me, read a damn history book, slavery. lynching, Klu Klux Klan, Segregation, Black codes, etcs. I would say that Whites hate blacks more, and if blacks dislike whites its not for thier success, LOL

  • There are dumb segments in every race who would hate on different races indiscriminately. However , these people also hate on their race as well. Envy is color blind , I am sure some poor white folks hate rich white people and wise versa.

  • I'm just saying as an african american I can tell you from experience we are not nor have we every been envious or jealous of whites. I can assure you thats not our problem, I guess whites tend to think thats where the anomisity comes from but thats not accurate

  • He's an agnostic. No problem..

  • Man, I am so Jonesing for Bill Maher to be back on his Real Time slot on HBO. You anti-Semites commenting on this board, just STFU and go home.

  • Many Jews Pretend to be Atheists so they can get a Free Pass tearing down other Religions.

    Karl Marx with his Communist Manifesto being a famous one. It's all by Design.

  • The mean Jewish IQ is 15 points higher than the mean white non-Jewish IQ. Jews ascend because they're smarter on average. That's my assessment of it, anyway (backed by data). Atheists have higher IQs on average then religious people (not surprisingly)...a sample of atheists will reveal a high proportion of Jews, non-Jewish whites, and very few blacks, which is what one would expect based on statistical IQ analysis.

  • Begs the Question of who invented the I.Q. Standard, now doesn't it?

  • yeah, assuming IQ tests and out dated IQ test data accurately measure human intelligence (which they do not). the whole thing depends upon who designed the test.

    by the way, i'm a black atheist.

  • One Zionist Interviewing another Zionist, wow you just don't get enough of that on the old Corporat Media, boob tube.

  • bill maher is a closed minded know it all ugly fcukin jewbag. jews are truly evil israel:where torture is legal.

  • Striking analysis. I suggest you record yourself and play it back so you can hear yourself speak.

  • thank you i'm a straight shooter i don't hold back.

  • Bill was raised in his Irish American father's Catholic religion, and did not find out that his mother was Jewish until his teenage years.

    Hes antagonist now- not jewish

  • Bullshit, he's Jewish, his actions are obvious, that's why he has this rabid Hatred of Christianity.

  • Maher doesn't have a rabid hatred of Christianity. He has a rabid hatred of religion. Jewish, Muslim, and yes Christian. Apparently you are one of those, what'chya call it. Biggoted asshole dumbfucks who don't know the first thing about what they're talking about. I think the technical term is dittohead.

  • I can understand your opinion about bigoted speech, but where is your moral high ground when you nonchalantly dismiss religion. You announce dumb ass bill maher is a matter of fact religion doubter, Like that's perfectly fine to discriminate against religion. You may have a point about bigotry but does that pointy figure know how to turn on itself. I wouldn't think I was so smart if I was you, your just as bad as any bigot. As a matter of fact, your narrow view is bigoted.

  • I don't have a narrow mind, as a matter of fact I'm open to just about anything as being possible until it's proven otherwise. What pisses me off is when religion tries to push itself into the public square in places like courtrooms and public schools. The problem I have most with religion is, regardless what they say, the leaders usually just use belief as an excuse to garner power and sway people to their philosophy.

  • i know the story his mom is a jew therefore he is jewish and whatever his dad is or was.

  • sheesh what a lightweight !

  • Since when did a majority bend to a filibuster? A filibuster would have been political suicide during the political climate at the time. It was "the sky is falling" by all the democrats. Even Senator McCain was on board for approving the money. The only objections were over oversite. Furthermore, the only people asking for oversite now are republicans and NOT Democrats.

  • And it was the Republicans who objected to the oversight. And the Democrats are not only demanding oversight, they're holding hearings with CEOs and trying to find out where the money went. A majority bends to a filibuster when they want to get things done and feel that "the sky is falling" and time cannot be spared to go through the normal congressional bullshit. Now we're actually seeing a seriouis and concerted effort to hold the banks accountable, when even Paulson said he made mistakes.

  • Speaking of appointees, why not just have tax dodgers call the shots instead. Next, where is this oversight you are talking about when considering the massive earmarks being carved out to payoff political debts and feed the Tammany hall beast. Furthermore, since when did the democratic party ever trust President Bush? I have never heard an extreme democrat show faith in the President. The democrats can't pass the hot potato now, they were incharge for two years whether you like it or not.

  • What earmarks and political payoffs? Tammany Hall ceased to exist in the 60s. Don't tell me you believe the ACORN rubbish. When the Democratic Party trust Bush? After 9/11 his approval rating was in the high 80s and low 90s. We were more than willing to let him lead the way, but fuck up after fuck up, led me (I can't speak for all) to the conclusion that W was a fuck up. I have since looked into his days as a business man, and from what I've learned about that I'm right. Just more fuckups

  • Im talking now, and your talking about 7 years ago. Next, there was only one mistake about iraq, they didnt have enough troops and they didnt listen to generals like Patreas until after the commission. The rest was in the best interests of the USA. No terrorist attacks since 9/11, no one doubts that it was major accomplishment. Finally, classic Dem ploy dont want to talk about there mistakes so talk about tired old unproven dem talking points.

  • They made that same mistake about Iraq every day for several years straight. And that isn't even what calmed things down. What ended up working was buying off insurgents with weapons. Which can't have been a mistake, because when we armed and trained the Muhajideen in Afghanistan during the 80 and gave safe haven for Muslim extremism to grow in that area of the world never came to bite us in the ass. And no attacks is a bullshit, lame clame. They've been killing US soldiers every day since!

  • Furthermore, I can only blame myself for taking the bait from this antagonist. It is a suckers game to take an idiot seriously. He is a clown by profession, his opinion is worth nothing. A Comedian deals in the frivolous, he passes himself off as an expert but then hides in his comedy when he is obviously wrong. REMEMBER his job is to tell jokes, so his opinion is a joke!

  • The money was authorized by democrats & republicans. But the dismbersment and management was controlled by Henry Paulson. The Democrats mentioned controls, but immediaetly received threats of filibusters and vetos. Some would have preferred to have the Democrats at least tried to push through a version with oversight and limitations and forced the Republicans to filibuster/veto the bill. W just gave them the money, and trused they'd do the right thing with it. Once again, W was wrong.

  • Its called a majority for a reason, the democrats controlled the bill, they controlled the committees, and they controlled the end product. Over site could have been written in and it was not. The bill could have narrowed the procedure and it didn't. It is the common check that thelegislature has against he executive. If the dems hated bush so much why didnt they pull in the reigns. I'll tell you why because by the time the dems wrote the bill President Bush was doing what ever they wanted.

  • And there was oversight! The TARP bill had a 9 member panel. 5 cabinet/presidential appointees, 2 from the House, and 2 from the Senate with one being from each party. So though the Dems put in oversight, they had no power to enforce it. The Democrats just ultimately made the (honestly at this point unforgivable mistake) of trusting George Bush and his cronies. Of course they also figured Obama would get elected and that they could work together to clean up the mess when they got the chance.

  • This guy is buffoon. He said the republicans were in control when they past the last bail out plan. It was a democrat majority for the last two years. Why doesn't he talk that? Because hes a puppet. Since when is a comedian consulted on major economic policy and the expert on the cause of financial troubles. The moron is given money to say this stuff, who pays him?

  • o Israel has killed Americans (eg. Sailors on USS Liberty, Rachel Carrie, etc...)

    o Israel spies on this country.

    o Israel blackmails our corrupt politicians.

    o Israel steals our taxes.

    o Israel uses our country as their toilet.

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  • ken atah antisemiti

    (ימים ספורים לאחר התרסקותה של מפלגת העבודה בבחירות לכנסת, הופיע היום (שבת) יו"ר המפלגה לשעבר, ח"כ עמיר פרץ, בתוכנית "פגוש )

  • wow. bill maher is like bush. stupid sucker.

    criticizes stuff he doesn't have a clue about!

  • Judging by his failure to accurately predict current events, Bill Maher knows nothing about what is going on