Bill Maher Ups Ante on Vulgar Palin Attacks

March 29th, 2011 9:48 AM
After comedian Bill Maher referred to Sarah Palin as a derogatory term for a vagina a little over week a ago, NewsBusters asked, "Can the dreaded C-word be far behind?" According to the Dallas Voice, this happened on Sunday while Maher was "performing" at the Winspear Opera House (photo courtesy Reuters):

After NOW's Weak Response to 'Dumb [Vagina]' Maher Calls Palin and Bac

March 26th, 2011 4:20 PM
As NewsBusters reported Wednesday, the National Organization for Women's weak response to Bill Maher referring to Sarah Palin as a highly derogatory term for a woman's vagina in no way discouraged the "Real Time" host or the television network he represents from making these sexist attacks. Proving this point, Maher called Palin and Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) bimbos on Friday's…

Maher: 'Boehner Feels Like a Female to Me - Maybe Liberals Should Dema

March 26th, 2011 3:37 PM
Bill Maher once again spent a great deal of his HBO program Friday mocking Republicans. In an opening monologue spoof of a new poll finding 51 percent of the GOP don't believe Barack Obama was born in America, the "Real Time" host said, "John Boehner wears bronzer and goes on crying jags. He just feels like a female to me. Maybe liberals should demand to see his penis" (video follows with…

David Brooks Zings Maher: 'It's Not a Sign of High Self-Esteem to Want

March 26th, 2011 1:29 PM
Bill Maher on Friday night got nicely zinged by New York Times columnist David Brooks. After the host bragged about all the over-confident kids that have told him they're going to one day be on HBO's "Real Time," Brooks marvelously said, "That's not necessarily a sign of high self-esteem though to want to be on this show" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Sarah Palin: 'I Need NOW's Defense Like a Fish Needs a Bicycle

March 24th, 2011 4:41 PM
As NewsBusters reported Wednesday, the National Organization for Women finally responded to Bill Maher calling Sarah Palin a highly derogatory term for a woman's vagina, but did so without mentioning Maher's name, the program he said it on, or the television network he represents. Later that day, while discussing with Fox News's Greta Van Susteren the double standard surrounding the…

NOW Defends Palin for Being Called a 'Dumb [Vagina]' Without Mentionin

March 23rd, 2011 9:49 AM
The National Organization for Women on Tuesday finally responded to Bill Maher calling Sarah Palin a highly derogatory term for a woman's vagina, but did so without mentioning Maher's name, the program he said it on, or the television network he represents. NOW Communications Director Lisa Bennett also took the opportunity to bash conservatives (photo courtesy Reuters):

Bill Maher Calls Sarah Palin A 'Dumb [Vagina

March 19th, 2011 4:57 PM
The sexist media attacks on Sarah Palin clearly know no bounds. On Friday, in the middle of his opening monologue on HBO's "Real Time," Bill Maher actually used a highly derogatory term for a woman's vagina while referring to the former Alaska governor (video courtesy Jeff Poor follows with transcript and commentary, serious vulgarity warning):

Maher: 'Every Black Person Scares Republicans Unless They Look Like Ur

March 19th, 2011 11:56 AM
Bill Maher went on a hate-filled rant about Republicans Friday night because the GOP in his view are too interested in "useless distractions" like public unions, ACORN, NPR and Planned Parenthood. After telling his "Real Time" audience, "Governing this country with Republicans is like rooming with a meth addict," he dubbed the entire Party as racist saying, "Every black person scares you…

Juan Williams to O'Reilly: If You Called Koran 'Hate-Filled' Like Mahe

March 15th, 2011 9:53 AM
After Bill Maher called the Koran "a hate-filled book" on HBO's "Real Time" Friday, NewsBusters asked if he would be attacked by the media for doing so. With no outrage having ensued, the folks at Fox News on Monday questioned why Maher's comments went ignored by the Muslim defenders in the press, with Juan Williams telling Bill O'Reilly that if he had said anything like that, "They would…

Will Media Attack Maher for Calling Koran 'A Hate-filled Book' and Say

March 12th, 2011 1:07 PM
As NewsBusters has been reporting for over a week, America's media have been widely attacking House Homeland Security chairman Peter King (R-N.Y.) for conducting hearings about the threat of homegrown Muslim terrorists. On Friday's "Real Time," host Bill Maher, in an interview with Muslim Congressman Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), called the Koran a "hate-filled book" while claiming "the threat…

Tea Partier Dana Loesch Smacks Down Paul Begala on HBO's 'Real Time

March 12th, 2011 1:22 AM
Former Clinton advisor and current CNN contributor Paul Begala thought he was being clever Friday evening when he took a cheap shot at George W. Bush on HBO's "Real Time." Without skipping a beat, St. Louis Tea Party founder and Big Government editor Dana Loesch smacked down her CNN colleague with a delicious jab at his former boss (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Bill Maher: Sarah Palin Is An 'Unemployed Ego Lunatic' Like Charlie Sh

March 12th, 2011 12:36 AM
For the second week in a row, "comedian" Bill Maher derogatorily compared Sarah Palin to Charlie Sheen. On Friday's "Real Time," the host said the former Alaska governor is an "unemployed ego lunatic" just like the Sheen (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Bill Maher: 'Bush Had the Thinnest Résumé for President Anyone Had E

March 5th, 2011 12:18 PM
Bill Maher said Friday that George W. Bush when he first ran for president had the "thinnest résumé anyone had ever seen." Such happened on HBO's "Real Time" during an interview with author T.C. Boyle (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Bill Maher Childishly Attacks Mike Huckabee's Family for Being Overwei

March 5th, 2011 11:18 AM
As NewsBusters previously reported, Bill Maher on Friday, during a joke about Sarah Palin, bashed Charlie Sheen's "childish" behavior. Moments later in his "Real Time" monologue, the host, while defending actress Natalie Portman, immaturely attacked former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee's family for being overweight (video follows with transcript and commentary):