Maher's assessment, ironically enough, came in the midst of his panel (CBS Late Late Show host Craig Ferguson, New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine and NPR's Michel Martin) all effusively praising, along with Maher, Obama's Thursday night address concluding the Democratic Convention in Denver. Maher's full rebuke on the August 29 Real Time with Bill Maher:
I think there is a problem, though, with the media gushing over him too much. I don't think he thinks that he's all that, but the media does. I mean, the coverage after, that I was watching, from MSNBC, I mean these guys were ready to have sex with him....It's embarrassing.
Audio: MP3 clip (18 seconds, 100 Kb.) Video: click above or download wmv (1.2 Mb)
Story Continues Below Ad ↓
Earlier, Maher revealed that after watching Obama he finally understood, at least in his oddly conveyed manner, why conservatives are so enamored with Ronald Reagan:
As for the gushing by Matthews and Olbermann, Geoff Dickens' Thursday night NewsBusters post, with video, “Chris Matthews: 'To Hell With My Critics,' Obama 'Inspires Me!'” recounted:I think I had a Reagan moment last night. I sort of understood when I was watching him make that speech what the Republicans feel when they talk about Ronald Reagan because I was always like, “why are they so gay about this guy?” I mean they just love him. They want to put him on a mountain and on the dollar bill and name airports after him....
We've had Democrats for so long absorbing their bullshit and this was a guy who was saying “No, I'm going to throw it right back in your face.” And to me this was very cathartic. I had a cathart!
Chris Matthews shook the proverbial fist at this detractors as he delivered praise for Barack Obama's acceptance speech during MSNBC's live coverage of the Democratic National Convention on Thursday night, earning loud applause from the audience gathered at the channel's outdoor location.
Leading into the Matthews outburst, Keith Olbermann oozed: "For 42 minutes not a sour note and spellbinding throughout in way usually reserved for the creations of fiction. An extraordinary political statement....I'd love to find something to criticize about it. You got anything?"
Matthews: "No. You know I've been criticized for saying he inspires me and to hell with my critics!"
—Brent Baker is Vice President for Research and Publications at the Media Research Center
Editor at Large
Comments Policy
SHAME?
August 30, 2008 - 11:55 ET by TexndocVery telling is the two guests silent and looking down when Maher says "There's too much gushing over him in the media." Where's O'Reilly's body-language expert?
If even the loopiest loony lefties can see it...
August 30, 2008 - 11:57 ET by JWFIt is time for some blowback.
Was there any need?
August 30, 2008 - 12:08 ET by Texndoc"though he didn't name co-anchors Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann..."
It is sweet they are jokes to all. I still think if Matthews hadn't eaten the Olbermann apple, he would've been Russert's replacement. I'm sure it's crossed his mind, too. Probably why he went more overboard than usual making his own long-winded speeches he considered profound, and got p-o'd at Olbermann's "yak yak yak" hand gesture (see photo at top of home page)
"I mean these guys were
August 30, 2008 - 13:18 ET by Blazer"I mean these guys were ready to have sex with him....It's embarrassing."
When Chrissy made his 'thrill running up his leg" comment, he didn't mention which leg the thrill was running up. BWAHAHAHAHA !
At any rate as much as I detest Maher he was aspot-on in this assesment.
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
" The Cake is a lie."
Palin
August 30, 2008 - 13:34 ET by okiehawk44What do you think would happen if Sarah Palin invited Keith or Chris to go on a moose hunt in Alaska? I think I'm starting to smell fear sweat or is that urine?
GO GET 'EM SARAH!
I know!
August 30, 2008 - 13:58 ET by Mica the MagnificentThey would return from the trip with their own feet tied to the roof rack of their SUV.
it's probably a good
August 30, 2008 - 14:08 ET by Blazerit's probably a good thing that Gov. Palin is a commercial fisherman and Caribou hunter and doesn't persue moonbats. She would take two trophy's and hold the world record if she took down Chris or Keith.
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
" The Cake is a lie."
Someone please tell us when to switch!
August 30, 2008 - 15:31 ET by pocomocoMaher is much too late with his sex comment.
The MSM have been secretly masturbating in their ivory towers over Obama since he first announced his candidacy.
Yeah...Obama's speech
August 30, 2008 - 16:21 ET by bigtimerYeah...Obama's speech wasn't a speech Thursday evening...it was a SYMPHONY!
Just ask Matthews...lol.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Remember this moment . . .
August 30, 2008 - 18:18 ET by GalvanicIt's telling that even a flaming lib and Obama-supporter like Bill Maher finds the MSNBC coverage of Obama too biased.
So when ever you get into a discussion about media bias with someone who insists that there is none, ask them how they feel about Bill Maher's politics, and then use this Maher quote. Case closed.
Even a stopped clock is right twice a day...
August 30, 2008 - 19:12 ET by cest moiWOW - when it's obvious to an in-the-tank lib that the slobber-fest over Obama is lookin' kind creepy - when Bill Freakin' Maher can see it - then all I can say is....ABOUT TIME, DUMMY!
You left out Pat Buchanan
August 30, 2008 - 21:20 ET by goldwaterfanPat Buchanan gushed over Obama far more than Olbermann and Matthews that night.
Quite honestly, I find
August 31, 2008 - 07:26 ET by iconoclastQuite honestly, I find Maher to be an arrogant a-hole and really don't care what he says. He's proven himself to be pretty much a liar. That said, I know he has a liberal following, so I'm glad he said it.
Referring to Obama "I hope he'll win. I think he will. If he doesn't, you can kiss the Democratic Party goodbye . . .," Robert Redford
Maher's Just Jealous
August 31, 2008 - 13:50 ET by Travis NoodleThe truth is, he wants Obama all to himself. J/K!
Wow the libs take everthing to a whole new and disgusting level. Godless Libs!