Larry King Live: Bill Maher on Cabinet Picks and the GOP

[joeypolanski]

OOPS! At 7:12, Bill says 'Obama' when I'm pretty sure he meant to say 'Osama'.

[HymanKaplan]

I love Bill Maher, but he is an absolute complete moron regarding enonomics, he is totally wrong, he knows nothing!!!

[aftern9ne]

But the anonymous asshole on the internet who writes in run-on sentences does know something about the economy?

[HymanKaplan]

Yes, but that is not the point. Go watch some real economist like Peter Schiff or Jim Rogers, may be you'll learn a thing..

[daniel1402002]

.."The Republicans look to the future and found......RADIO!!!" HA!

[wcaufield]

YES get rid of the rest of the republicans!

[wcaufield]

He is dead right! Obama is the right guy for the job and republicans are irrelevant and obtuse.

[qbeeman]

Rush and Obama on the same page? Aha, he messed up.

[Antigodboy]

I am sure Bill Maher meant to say Rush and Osama on the same page, but because they talk about so many things, both Larry and Bill himself did not notice the mistake.

[xvizionsx]

is he on xanax? lol great line!

[Kirbychwan]

A wonderful summary of the current political situation by Maher.

[Tamrons]

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..........

[DavosLogos]

in a land of retards he preforms miracles.

[Endgen]

bills the shit...

[raguv2000]

why is Bill Maher calling for no tax cuts?

he is a fake libertarian

of course, spending cutting is the most important issue

[newfrickinshow]

First raise upper class taxes and pay off the debt, then you lower the taxes.

[raguv2000]

No, first cut spending

Pay off the debt with the resulting surplus and then cut taxes for everyone (implement a fair tax)

[newfrickinshow]

I'm sure there are places spending can be cut. But right now the economy needs a New Deal style kick-start. Some people have said that the New Deal didn't work, or kept us in the depression, or even made it worse. Those people are what are referred to by experts and withing scholarly circles as FUCKING IDIOTS AND BALDFACED LIARS. It reduced unemployment even the government specifically refused to count those who worked under New Deal programs as being employed.

[DieDulciFruere]

Yes, goverment does need to spend lots of money. But not on bailout, but rather on stimulus, and on economists and lawyers that can stop the corruption within banks and the wallstreet.

[ytowers]

You've got it. Aleast someone on this blog gets it.

[whoslistening2u]

Ah, I want to know what he says about the octuplet lady

[piffcain]

larry king is a fossil

[LoveAmericaStyle]

To Larry King from Jeff Fisher, Albert Arnold Gore Jr's partner.

Mr. King,I,Jante Degaul,whizkid1983_1986 have written a poem & you can not continue to ignore it.

The truth shall prevail. Larry I liked you until 2006 & you can change your ways for God gives you the chance always.

Google JEFF FISHER JANE BOWELL GOD FOREVER

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Thank you HBO for RECOUNT FOREVER!!!

[BrightWave]

Bill Maher: a breath of fresh air.

[Bonnie79]

Stop being jeolous of Obama, he's the best president next to Lincoln. Get over it!!

[LittleRedMenace]

True. But he's not quite as hilarious as Lincoln. I guess the true test will be the number of times the Simpsons name check him. :)

[roberto8ag]

"Stop being jeolous of Obama, he's the best president next to Lincoln. Get over it!!"

Obama has been president for a few weeks, and you say is the best president next to Lincoln?

Did you know that Abraham Lincoln used his war powers to proclaim a blockade, suspended the writ of habeas corpus, spent money without congressional authorization, and imprisoned 18,000 suspected Confederate sympathizers without trial?

[dancerdog3]

roberto8ag - don't stop there! Lincoln led the USA to a war that killed more troops than any other war. And, he was the only leader of a Western country that did not end slavery via peaceful means.

[rulesofengagement]

he freed OBAMA's ancestors

[dancerdog3]

rulesofengagement - wrong.

Obama's ancestors are African and White.

The white ones were not slaves and, thus could not be freed.

The african ones were in Africa and Lincoln truly had no power to free anybody there.

[newfrickinshow]

Habeus Corpus can be suspended under the constitution during a time of war. Problem is Bush semantic crap. If we're at war Gitmo detainees would then be 'prisoners of war' and entitled to Geneva Convention protections. If we're not at war, then the excuse for not trying them vanishes. As a result, W made a bullsit semantic argument and has convinced some intellectual midgets that he's right. Its a little too premature to say Obama's best since Lincoln. Best since Clinton, I'll give ya that.

[ytowers]

I wouldn't trust Clinton and far as I can throw him. If he cheats on his wife he'll cheat on you. He is a fast talker.

[ytowers]

Absolutely powerfulpup. You are right on. Bill Maher is a moron

[KellyGreen5555]

Moron? You must be joking. Maher has a brain in his head & he uses it.

[ytowers]

He is a funny man, no doubt. But I know lots of funny people who should not be in politics. He needs to get a clue. Learning on the job for the most important job in the country is not what I call smart. Especially in a time crisis. Why do we put movie stars and comdians up such a pedastal. I still say he is a moron.

[KellyGreen5555]

Your personal opinion of Maher is your only argument. Bill is universally well respected on many counts.

Maher is not "in politics" btw. Bill has been commenting on the political circus for almost 20 years now, a la Mort Sahl. True, he is a funny guy, but from the way you talk, you'd think he was Carrot Top!

[Fighting89Back]

You really want to suck Maher's dick.

[KellyGreen5555]

No, you dipshit, that's sockmanjesus. Perch & rotate.

[Fighting89Back]

If you want to do it, go ahead!

[ytowers]

You have no argument. you just believe everything he says. You don't take both sides. I have been watching politcs for over 20 years. that doesn't make me an expert. but because he is a celebrity you think he knows something.

[KellyGreen5555]

You don't know what I believe...it is always wise to assume nothing, especially with strangers online.

It's obvious that you have not been watching Bill Maher for 20 years, otherwise you would not classify him as a "moron." BTW, most celebrities know nothing.

[ytowers]

You told me not to assume anything with strangers and now you assume I have not watched Bill Maher. Make your mind up. We all have our opinions and I believe that he is a left wind kook. Take or leave it.

[powerfulpup]

Kook indeed! Just because Maher speaks like he knows what he's talking about, doesn't he does. So few people question anything anymore, and they just assume that if someone acts like they know what they're talking about, they certainly must.

I don't deny Maher may know a thing or two, but he's not as smart as he tries to make himself appear. He's entitled to his opinion, but he's hardly a credible enough source to be featured on CNN, or for anyone to take anything he says seriously.

[ytowers]

Absolutely. Thank you for putting it in a way that I didn't. But remember he only goes on Larry King.

[KellyGreen5555]

Leave it.

You may not agree with him, but Bill Maher is not a moron. End of story.

[ytowers]

That is your opinion. He's still a moron. End of story.

[vbenv]

Every president learns on the job. Bill Clinton was right when he said 'I would argue that no one is truly prepared for the job'. That includes Obama (and Bush, LOL, goes without saying, right?) and there's no reason to think that Obama isn't intelligent enough for the job. In fact, he is more intelligent than most of our modern era presidents, regardless of how you feel about his politics.

[ytowers]

I never said obama wasn't smart. He obviously conned you into voting for him for president. But you need someone now with experience and we did not get that. He is already showing his experience. His whole has been a disaster. how many crooks does he have take in before he gets it. He stopped lobbist from appoaching his cabinet and then broke his own rule in the first week. Please!

[newfrickinshow]

Many Americans hate Obama for a plain and simple fact, something that was of no fault of his own and merely a consequence of his birth. He's smarter than them. We need someone with brains. Experience is a means by achieving it. Being born with it, and cultivativating knowledge through hard work and study is another. Obama had the latter route, whereas all the experience in the world doesn't make you intelligent or your advice wothwhile. In some cases, it makes it worse. Ex. Pat Robertson.

[ytowers]

I think alot of americans don't hate Obama but they think that his inexperience will hurt this country right now in a time of crisis. You assume that people that didn't vote for him that they don't like him because he is black. Untrue. His policies are all we have against him. Stop playing the race card. it gets very old.

[newfrickinshow]

No, I said what I mean and mean what I said. I think a lot of Americans hate Obama and resent him for the plane simple plan that he's smater than them. They don't want an "elitist" intellectual. They want Dan Quayle, George Bush, Sarah Palin, and Ronald Reagan. The GOP is trying to turn intelectual laziness into a virtue. A party that can't tell you what the capital of South Africa is, but can tell you who won the main event on Smackdown! last week.

[ytowers]

No one hates Obama. Once again it is his policies. You base the GOP on a few. I can name a few Dems in the same category, not only that they can't seem to pay their taxes either. What a group! That's funny thing about the Dems, I always wonder about powerful people who say they are looking out for.

[newfrickinshow]

I think Obama hatred is stronger than you give it credit for. Have you seen any videos from a Sarah Palin rally? He's a secret muslim, terrorist-loving, America-hating evil elitist bastard who isn't even a natural born American citizen! The base of the right wing, especially the religious nutballs, HATE anyone who beats their chosen candidate because their devotion makes them incapable of admitting to being wrong. I mean, dinosaurs wearing saddles at a "museum"? WTF?

[ytowers]

And the left wing kooks, are just a loving group of people. You must admit their are some questionable things about Obama. But I have not seen the truth yet. But alot of his connections he seems are questionable. Bill Ayers, Reverend Wright, Tom D. ,Geitner and so on. It makes me wonder. Don't wonder why these people don't have to pay taxes but they are looking out for you.

[newfrickinshow]

You find me one influetial person in Chicago politics who doesn't have some questionable ties. Most of those connections aren't so bad. Reverend Wright, ever been to a black community or a black church? People around there have reason to be mad, and frankly when you look at the entire statement I'm not sure he was completely wrong. Ayers is a Chicago-area professor who was appointed to the same council. Geithner's tax problems were troubling, but he paid them with interest and apologized.

[ytowers]

I wasn't born with a silver spoon. I have black friends, gay friends all kinds of friends. I have worked hard for everything I have and I don't ask for a handout or have this hugh chip on my shoulder as some of them do. I respect people for who they are but they need to get off their butts and work for it. I can't believe you can justify bad behavior.

[ytowers]

Geithner paid his taxes after the fact. that shows you his character. As for Ayers & Wright, I am baffled that you can justify those mens actions. Look at the hate Wright is producing. Not all white people are bad.

[newfrickinshow]

I never condoned Ayers, but he he served his time and has since tried to make something positive out of himself. Ayers actions caused damage, but never actually killed someone. He also made deliberate efferts to make sure no one was. And Wright is angry and bitter. Not all white people are bad, but a lot of them were, and when he was growing up many government officials, who were acting in the names of their constituents, used black populations as guinea pigs with fatal diseases.

[vbenv]

Where/when did I say that I voted for Obama?

[powerfulpup]

What I don't understand, is regardless of how you lean politically, why Bill Maher, a comedian, has an opinion that should matter to anyone. He's not an economist. Not a politician. Not an expert in any field... why is he being interviewed as if he is?

[PabloPena108]

This is a good point. But you forget his one strong credential. He's highly opinionated and can occasionally tell a 1 liner.

[waltermh111]

Because hes actually smarter then you think. Hes not paid for any of those fields, but that doesnt mean he knows nothing about anything.

Besides, hes interviewed because he speaks for many people. A voice for us.

[powerfulpup]

With all due respect to your opinion and any views you may have... Maher is far from being a voice for "me". I like to think that I personally am included in the ubiquitous "us" you mentioned in your post. Please? Please can I be one of the "us", even if I don't agree with Maher. Please? ;-)

[waltermh111]

Your not amusing and your lack of understanding of the english language is saddening.

Obviously us doesnt have to include the world.

It can include the person using the word and people within the same group as the person using the word.

If you dont have his views then you definitely arent in the same group as me, therefore "we" dont want you in with "us".

[powerfulpup]

Sweet Jesus man, first of all, don't get into a battle with me over proper use of the English Language (proper noun) because you'll lose.

Second, I think you meant "you are" not amusing. It's a contraction.

-The only reason I point either of those out is because you said I "lack understanding of the english language"-

Third point, and the most important, was I was KIDDING. Hence the winking smiley at the end of my post. Settle down, friend. I wasn't trying to anger anyone. Cheers.

[ytowers]

I never said you lack understanding of the enlgish language. You have the wrong person. Are you trying to create some hate? Baffled again! and I am not angry. But it sounds if you are trying to belittle me. "Settle down, friend" I don't think we are friends yet?

[powerfulpup]

You're right, I meant to reply to Walter from a few posts down. I'm not gonna copy and paste the same thing to him, and make everyone on here read it again. Not trying to "create hate", no worries!

You dislike Maher, others like him, others don't care. None of it matters. A Youtube typing battle changes nothing. Let's eat, drink, and be merry.

In fact, I'm inviting everyone on here (Walter, that means you as well) to Bo's (my favorite bar) for a round. Tonight, 9:00 pm, be there. :D

[TheFlex21]

bill maher said in this video

"obama is the smartest president i've known"

"tax cuts are what got us in to this months"

the first statement is PURE PROPAGANDA

the second statement is a bold face lie

bill maher is a fag, he should go fuck himself

fuck obama too

[zola1977]

flex, u are a brainless twit

[ytowers]

These last two comments just shows your ignorance. bill Maher says Obama is learning. We are in a crisis, people loses homes and jobs and we have a rooky in office and its all nice. "He's learning" How stupid can you be.

[24LakerGirl]

FUCK RUSH LIMBAUGH

[TheFlex21]

yes fuck limbaugh

but fuck obama too

[vbenv]

What evidence do you have that Bill Maher hates believers? He doesn't hate believers or what they believe. He just thinks its nonsense, contrived, and detrimental to human progress. Which it is.

[solgoodv1]

so Maher implies:

when Bush fails, it's all "Bush's fault"...But when Obama fails, we're (the people) at fault too for not helping him?

what a far left loon!

[audioX1]

Fuck Bill Maher.

[zola1977]

fuck you audio

[martman123456]

I love the laugh at the end, 7:20. The man won't quit this gig until he gets to interview Tim Russert.

[ssips720]

i like king's tie

[parisrai]

For a guy who doesn't believe in a higher power, he sure has made Obama his god. Don't forget to wash your tongue after that boot licking.

[Samtrain241]

larry's laugh at the very end of this is priceless. Believers - you may have a book that tells you what happened, but i have a dinosaur skull, the dinosaur skull is more real to me

[adavis8605]

Although Bill Maher has times of comedy, he's angry at believers and that bothers me because he's always talking about freedom of speech. Calling someone stupid for believing in a higher power is troubling considering you can't disprove it either since he's all about proof. And actually Mr. Maher, scientists do disagree on evolution. Sorry to burst your bubble but that's why there are theories things that aren't factual just what we think is the truth. The only certain thing is gravity!!!

[DertBagg]

Gravity is also a theory... with less support than the theory of evolution.

[Samtrain241]

agreed, way easier to prove evolution that gravity, im a scientist, if 0.5% vs 99.5% is a disagreement, than yes, there is a disagreement

[adavis8605]

I respect the fact that you're a scientist but there is far more than 0.5% that disagree about evolution. It's still very much a hot topic which is why it remains a theory and not a law.

[DavosLogos]

You dumb fuckn cunt.

Laws are assigend to theoretical concepts of physics.

Not in BIOLOGY.

It's NOT a even a topic among the scientists .

It is a HOT topic amongst religious retards and people who are defending evolution.

Just don't let your fucked up poopoo brain think too much about simple things , it may boil over.

[3JTpimp]

lol your not that smart .... lol look past your god and you be hit with a moment of clarity .. then you'll be mad at religious people who believe in something with ZERO proof and ZERO support.

[adavis8605]

May the Lord have mercy on your soul. Look around you, that's all the proof we need. How can you say a great God didn't create this? but if you choose to believe that than fine but I pray you find what you're looking for and that you find your proof!

[DavosLogos]

you dumb skanky cunt.

Hey god, look at you , that all the proof you need , who created you god?

Youre more complex thn your creation self.

If you can accept that god has always excisted and doesnt need a creator , god being more complex thn the universe itself.... HOW THE FUCK would it be illogical to think that the universe doesnt need a creator?

You fuckn dumb slutty christian nutcase.

[adavis8605]

Listen sir or mam, whoever you are. Don't call me out of my name. If you can't respectfully disagree with me, Please don't respond to me. I was having an adult conversation with someone who had the decency to disagree and still keep it respectful. I see that you can't do that so don't bother to write back. God bless!!

[DavosLogos]

It wasn't an adult conversation it was a kindergarden version of who pissed his pants first.

Sry , but my brain just freezes when i read mouth dropping bullshit that can't and doesn't make any sense.

I have to express great amounts of insults to cope with my emotional distress.

YOU FUCKN DUMB WHORE.

[dwoodall8979]

God could have started the big bang which led to evolution. you ever think of that? Adam and Eve is just a story about temptation. Come on, use your brain the God gave you.

Also, Darwin never said humans evolved from the ape. That's a common misconception.

Nowhere in any of the holy books does God say evolution doesn't exist.

[adavis8605]

Use your brain! I didn't say that I didn't disregard all things evolution because I believe in science. What I'm saying is that I don't believe in the big bang and as far as God creating the big bang, I believe in Genesis chap. 1 what the holy bible did say. You can believe in whatever you want but don't deny me my faith! Have a nice day!

[DavosLogos]

1. Evolution gave her that fuckedup brain.

2. NoWhere in any of the holy books does god say that the earth goes around the sun. GET IT?

Genisis dictates about in HOW many days WHAT was created and what for.

So don't give that shitty liberal watered down version of the bible.

It makes 1 claim that makes an outside claim impossible.

Interpret the bible how the ORIGINAL founders did it , not your wishful thinking bs.

[dwoodall8979]

That's not true. Muhammad talked about a heliocentric solar system. And the Koran talks more about Jesus than the Bible. And Arab civilization was booming and extremely educated shortly after Muhammad brought his message, which has sadly been lost by many Muslims now.

Obviously Genesis is not to be taken literally since the sun didn't get created until the 3rd day which would make it impossible for there to have been a 1st or 2nd day.

[DavosLogos]

1.You rlly know SHIT about the quran.

It's wildly known that the quran has a geocentric view.

And so did muhammed.

2. So what that a NEW civilization had a golden age?

This has happend before you know... with other religions...who were full A SHIT.

3. Obviously this wasnt know at THAT TIME.

MEN created this crap called holy books hence all the bullshit & mistakes in it.

[Antigodboy]

Stop talking about your dreams as if they were real.

[dwoodall8979]

See that's just flat out wrong. Who are you to tell me what is real. You are no different than the "Jesus freaks" Bill Maher speaks of. At least he is able to detach from his ego enough to admit that he doesn't know just like the Jesus freaks don't just like you don't.

[jer4703]

who so ever believeth in Bill shall not parish but he shall have everlasting comedy.Amen

[AstoundedAtheist]

Dean!!!

[carolynnmi]

Thank whatever for independent thinkers -- w/ emphasis on "THINK."

[swaggajee]

YAY!!!! Bill is back on the 20th!!!

Man can not live by The Daily Show/Colbert Report alone.

[zndprophet]

haha I love how Bill Maher cracks up Larry King so much...good to see Bill back, its about time I heard someone telling the fucking truth on tv again....

see, ive felt like the only one with these views lately, cuz Bill's been m.i.a

[freedomanddemocracy]

Gregg withdraws as Commerce Nominee: like Britney Spears !! - No more DEAD WEIGHTS, PLEASE!!!!!

watch?v=VVnSCHjT4mk

[likes2p]

Guess Jesse Jackson really did cut off Obama's balls?