On Letterman, Maher Charges Racist ‘Tea-Baggers’ Are ‘Corporate America's Useful Idiots,’ CBS Expunges Vile Term
Regurgitating the same kind of derogatory comments he regularly spews on his Friday night HBO show, Bill Maher showed up Monday night on the Late Show with David Letterman where CBS, unlike HBO, excised his vile terminology for Tea Party activists.
Maher denounced Tea Party followers as “sad, unfortunate people” because they are “corporate America's useful idiots” who don’t allow “facts” to “get in that tin foil helmet.”
Then he employed his usual “tea-baggers” phrase, but CBS silenced the “baggers” so viewers heard dead air when Maher spoke that foul term:
I don't have any respect, no, I don't have any respect for the tea-(baggers) [word silenced] and I do call them the tea-(baggers) [word silenced again] -- even though they hate it. I will stop calling them Tea-(baggers) [word silenced for a third time] when they stop calling it Obamacare, that's my deal.
He proceeded to allege opposition to President Barack Obama is motivated by racism. Maher maintained the debt “was mostly ran up under Bush,” yet “where were the Tea Party then?” He offered some mock speculation: “So there’s just something about him that they don't like. I can't put my finger on what it is. (audience laughter) But there's some way that he’s just not like them. I don't know what. He's skinny that must be it. He's skinny, they're fat and he's skinny.”
Audio: MP3 clip that matches the video
From the Monday, April 25 Late Show with David Letterman on CBS:
DAVID LETTERMAN: What about your Tea Party pals, what do you hear there?
BILL MAHER: Well, the Tea Party, you know, they are sad, unfortunate people because -- well, they are, because they are, you know, corporate America's useful idiots. (Applause) They are they -- I would have more respect for them if they knew a thing, if any fact could get in that tin foil helmet. If they would get out of their chat rooms and have their house tested for lead for just a minute. (Laughter)
LETTERMAN: Is this part of your friendship campaign, Bill? Is this-
MAHER: No, I don't have any respect, no, I don't have any respect for the tea-(baggers) [word silenced] and I do call them the tea-(baggers) [word silenced again] -- even though they hate it. I will stop calling them Tea-(baggers) [word silenced] when they stop calling it Obamacare, that's my deal. (Applause)Story Continues Below Ad ↓But here's the thing. Their whole campaign is based on money. It's all about we have too much debt, the deficit is too high. They are, after all, named after a tax revolt. But you know, there's these things called facts. Where did all this debt come from. Well, the facts will tell us it was mostly ran up under Bush. Two wars that we put on the credit card. (Applause) Prescription drug program that was unpaid for. Tax cuts for the richest one percent, that was unpaid for. Where were the Tea Party then? Crickets. But suddenly, when President Nosferatu took office -- suddenly debt became intolerable.
So there’s just something about him that they don't like. I can't put my finger on what it is. (audience laughter) But there's some way that he’s just not like them. I don't know what. He's skinny that must be it. He's skinny, they're fat and he's skinny.
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Donkeyface and Letterman???
Submitted by killa37 on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 2:56am.
Donkeyface and Letterman??? Now there's a pathetic combo....................
Lady Killers......
Submitted by almostacowboy on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 10:47am.
...both..................NOT!
I keep hearing "tax cuts for
Submitted by VBaxter on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 4:00am.
I keep hearing "tax cuts for the rich that were unpaid for", by the libs. First of all, everyone, not just the rich, got tax cuts, and second of all, who exactly is supposed to pay for it? But wait, don't you have to spend money to pay for something? Oh yeah, tax cuts isn't spending, idiots.
Ron Paul 2012
Not quite right
Submitted by jon_torlin on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 7:39am.
Your assertion that everyone got a tax cut is incorrect. The current tax rates that were cut under Bush were extended, so nothing changed. That means we didn't get a tax increase or a tax cut on our income. That's not to say we weren't taxed by other means, which we were. The amount that the cuts were extended for is a pittance compared to the out-of-this-world spending that we are seeing today.
And I sincerely hope you don't buy into the nonsense from the Chairman when he says he cut taxes for 95% of the people of the US when more than half of the people of the US aren't paying ANY taxes while the other less than half are taking up the load, including the "rich" which apparently has a new definition these days.
-Jon
Yes, and it was Owebama and a massively Dem Congress
Submitted by merly1 on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 9:24am.
that extended the Bush era tax rates. More proof that even idiots CAN get a degree from Cornell.
Plus, it is true, correct,---->hasnt Owebama added more to the PUBLICLY HELD FEDERAL DEBT (about 3.3 trillion) in barely two years than Bush added in 8 years (about 3 trillion). That is correct, right? Bush raided SS surpluses as much as anything. Owebama either uses China or the printing press to fund his splurge, so Maher really, really is stupid.........................
Well, I meant back in 2001
Submitted by VBaxter on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 5:24pm.
Well, I meant back in 2001 and 2003, I know that this year the tax rates were just extended. And I agree with the rest of your statement.
Ron Paul 2012
No we don't Mahar
Submitted by okiehawk44 on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 4:01am.
We have long ago gotten over all the name calling by you leftist Democrats. Call me anything you want Maher -- the source is considered -- just not highly.
Yes. Who cares anymore?
Submitted by Red Jeep on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 7:43am.
...Crazy Bill said something?....eh...he's still hanging around?
Maher
Submitted by Truestar on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 5:57am.
Maher is a bigoted idiot. He's not funny, and anyone who thinks this drivel is funny is also a bigoted idiot--so much for the clapping idiots in Letterman's audience. He always gets a pass from the MSM, and has done so for a long time, because he's a Leftist. The nod to civility that CBS made because of the teabagger term is just that...a nod. Otherwise, this idiot is practically the equivalent of a KKK member on the air. He's obviously convinced that he knows everything, which means he actually knows nothing.
Who puts him on...?
Submitted by MaximusBraveheart on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 12:06pm.
I don't know how these unfunny people even make it on TV. How did Ellen & Rosie keep coming back? Rosie appeared on the cable show about homosexual farmers (Beekman Boys) & she touted how much power she had & now could not get an order of their cheese because it was sold out. What power she has sure went to her brain as they say...
-- Maximusbraveheart -- Is TRUTH knowable? Moral Relativism is the abandonment of Truth. Truth is knowable. Truth conforms to Reality. Reality is observable by evidence & witness in this day & from history. Relativism is Sesame Street play land.
These teabagee's (a Loesch term) are silly willies
Submitted by Funbowhunter on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 6:27am.
Bill Maher was defended by those on the right to speak his hate, so he has not stopped. The core to his hatred is he hates God. Although he would say he could not hate a non-existing entity, the fact that he spews hatred for him gives a different light to what he actually believes.
He does not believe in equal time, for he always stacks the deck on his show. I do not understand the left, to them if there is one conservative voice against ten liberal voices, it is unfairly tilted to the conservative, what gives there?
Just look at what you have to be for in order to be on the left. Socialism, abortion, putting animals over humans, forcing upon others what you want (selfishness), cheating at the poles (while claiming the other side does), distorting the view of those who are not like you, using vile language against the opposition (I know, I know my subject line, but I am not doing a filth filled diatribe which is employed by the left quite often), covetousness.
I hope Maher comes to his senses one day, I really do.
bowhunter
Submitted by Truestar on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 7:36am.
You're welcome to hope for Maher's sensibilty all you want, but he's hopeless. Maher's mind is as closed as the doors to Al Gore's carbon polluting mansion---both of which are monuments to hypocrisy and stupidity.
In order....
Submitted by almostacowboy on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 10:55am.
In order for Maher to "hate God", wouldn't he have to believe in God? :-) There was a time when I spoke as Bill speaks (a long time ago), but I got sober, then saved. I can only pray for Bill's salvation, too. Nothing speaks louder of God's power as when you get one of Satan's more visible workers. The apostle Paul (Saul of Tarsus) is the best example.
Yes. No reason to be angry at all.
Submitted by The Vet on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 7:00am.
Under President Bush's watch, debt as a percentage of GDP went from 29% to 37% in 8 years. A whopping 8 percentage points. Shame. Shame. Shame. Why, that is almost double if you squint and turn your head just so. An outrage that people need to be in the streets over.
Under President Obama, debt as a percentage of GDP went from 37% to 55% and is projected to go to 65% this year. An increase of 18 percentage points in 2 years. 28 points if you include this year.
8 in 8. versus 28 in 3. Stupid bleep bleepers. Racists. Angrists. Big dummiz. Haters.
PS: President Bush had an economic crisis in his last year and spent a lot of money. Were it not for that, debt as a percentage of GDP was a little over 30% at the end of 2007. An increase of almost 2 percentage points in 7 years. WHY WEREN'T YOU BLEEP BLEEPERS IN THE STREETS? DANG YOU ALL!!!@!!``!!!!! 2 percent is a reason to take to the streets in the snow and rain!!@!!~ DANG YOU ALL TO HELL FOR BEING SO DANG RACIST!1~~~!~~~~~`~~~!!!!~
Wow.
Submitted by johnsonl on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 7:12am.
Let's see: lots of caps, bold type, emoticons..."angrists"? That's a new one. I'm still trying to get how the "racist" angle fits here. You curse others and accuse THEM of hate?
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you: a product of our liberal/socialist educational system. If I were you, my friend, I would sue every school I ever attended, especially Berkeley.
You should stick to the topic
Submitted by Boudin on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 7:28am.
Instead of name calling folks your unfamiliar with.
johnson1 - read much?>>>
Submitted by acaiguana on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 7:37am.
Get a grip man, can't you see the /sarcasm switch?
ACA
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Quoted from: 'Acaiguana notes from the Underground' (Soon to be at theaters near you)
sarcasm
Submitted by dmacleo on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 7:40am.
study it and learn it.
if you actually read what was written you may edit your response.
ummm
Submitted by stunned on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 7:42am.
I think he was being sarcastic by mocking the libs so outraged that folks dared get upset by Obama and the Dems wild spending over the past couple of years. LOL I laughed when I read the post.
tired of liberal lies
It was a big truckload of sarcasm sir.
Submitted by The Vet on Wed, 04/27/2011 - 11:00am.
Little clue - people were not upset the first 7 years because the debt as a percentage of GDP had only gone up around 2 percentage points despite being us being in two active theatres of war.
Sorry I was misunderstood. Those familiar with me did recognise it as sarcasm. I will try better for those unfamiliar with me in the future.
This is classic "projection"
Submitted by johnsonl on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 7:05am.
by Maher. He is everything that he accuses conservatives of. "Sad", "unfortunate, useful idiot", "tool" of the left.
Bill Maher is a complete idiot.
Submitted by acaiguana on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 7:25am.
But he is held up as a brilliant sophist when it comes to whatever he wants to rant about.
Whatever...
A self-proclaimed expert on everything and his opinion is soooo important.
Whatever...
ACA
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Quoted from: 'Acaiguana notes from the Underground' (Soon to be at theaters near you)
If by "sophist" they mean pseudo-intellectual BS artist...
Submitted by Phryj1 on Sat, 04/30/2011 - 7:35pm.
...then they're right. A sophist, in modern usage, basically means someone who makes faulty or dishonest arguments appear valid and well constructed. No wonder the left likes him so much.
Progressives seem to be completely averse to facts and logic. Apparently, reality has a conservative bias.
Obamacare?
Submitted by Boudin on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 7:36am.
Really Bill? What would you have us call a bill that was not wanted but forces upon us anyway?
Chump
hmmm...
Submitted by dmacleo on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 7:41am.
obama-RAPE ???
works for me bill.
He called it that!
Submitted by jon_torlin on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 7:42am.
I guess the donkey-faced one didn't know that the Chairman HIMSELF called it ObamaCare. He owns that.
-Jon
Anger...
Submitted by adamsmith on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 7:43am.
There is only one thing I can think of that can make a "man" like Maher as miserable and nasty as he is. Obviously the good Lord shortchanged him in the genitalia department. I guess I'd be angry and vitriolic too. No wonder he has to pay for it at Hugh's place. For an extra $100 I'll bet the girls tell him how "manly" he is.......There really is no other explanation unless he spent inordinate amounts of time with his father in the toolshed.....He's a loser, ageing very very quickly.....HBO probably even pays him in "Bunny Dollars".............
Boring
Submitted by WarEagle01 on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 8:18am.
Maher and his mullet are just so boring. It's the same stuff over and over with this guy. Teabaggers, racist, Bush.blah, blah, blah. I just don't see how any TV exec interested in ratings would put this guy on the air.
Funny (maybe not)
Submitted by DontFeedTheTrolls on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 8:33am.
Obama spends 20 years sitting in a hate based 'church' slobbering over his racist mentor Rev. Wright where they blame all the world's ills on white men, but Maher sees the TEA (Taxed Enough Already) Party as a racist organization??? Guess that's Maher's brain on drugs.
I am proud to be a Teabagger's daughter...
Submitted by CarolinaJimbo on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 8:58am.
I am not offended by this "term of endearment" anymore. The more they say it, the more they show themselves to be what they are: shallow, idiotic bullies.
CJ, Ditch the Acronym, "TEA" Party
Submitted by upcountrywater on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 9:42am.
You will be surprised that lots of folks do not know that the Tea IN TEA Party stands for.... TAXED ENOUGH ALREADY. really try it. :)
Of course for those who do not pay any taxes, the concept just flies over their heads, empty of facts like most of the viewers, of the TV show on this thread.
You Didn't Build That.
the only teabagger in the room is
Submitted by Kuso Jiji on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 9:04am.
the hollywood liberal bill maher himself. the guy has been teabagged so many times, that word is imbedded in the front of his mushy brain.
Thank you, CBS
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 9:14am.
Whether you meant to or not, you brought attention to the vulgar antics of the Liberal Lefties (redundant?).
It's about time a major network recognized that term as vulgar.
If I wanted all the clocks in the room stopped, I would turn on
Submitted by virginia republican on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 9:20am.
the TV when Donkey Face is on, but I don't want to have to buy new clocks (and find DFs rantings not entertaining), so I'll pass. Yet another reason not to watch Letterman. Why can't this DF jerk get a clue and wear a bag over his head? It would be a public service.
Maher and LettermanAre Better Advertisements
Submitted by Comrade Jim on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 9:49am.
For the Tea Party than against it. Most people who bother to give their words and methods a thought are turned off.
It's Because of these Idiots
Submitted by scottyusmc on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 10:05am.
It's becuase of these idiots that TeaParty membership is growing so fast. Soon enough, even the media will have to acknowledge our existance.
How do you know tea party membership is growing?
Submitted by Lipton on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 10:35am.
Don't get me wrong. I am into the movement and active and everything. Unfortunately, I personally am a bit exhausted and I don't notice the level of enthusiasm that has been there before. I think it is diffiult to maintain a strong force over months, but if we can keep enough dedicated patriots willing to work the long haul than the conservative movement can grow and thrive. I'd like to hear about the tea party growing, because from where I sit it seems to be waning. OTOH, I also think and hope that some tea partiers have gone to work inside the Republican party to become Precinct Committeeman and getting insdie the GOP to change the party from within.
Obamacare
Submitted by nkviking75 on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 10:32am.
"I will stop calling them Tea-(baggers) [word silenced for a third time] when they stop calling it Obamacare, that's my deal."
Obamacare!
Obamacare!
Obamacare!
There can only be one reason why libs like Maher object to the "Obamacare" label. They know how much people hate the health care law and don't want their presiden associated with it.
“Always love your country — but never trust your government!" -- Bob Novak (1931-2009)
When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.
that it is a great point
Submitted by Lipton on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 11:01am.
If the people liked it, Maher wouldn't care what they called. On the other hand, I have grown to associate the term teabagger more with conservative political activism than the act that it was originally claimed to be, and so I really don't care if somebody wants to call me that. It is kind of like giving someone the finger, it reflects a lot more on the person making the gesture than the one on the receiving end.
Hmmmmmmm
Submitted by Ashrak on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 10:33am.
Tea Baggers has ben said by even Soetoro himself and all of a sudden it is edited out?
Why would CBS worry about offending such a tiny "fringe" and "astroturfed" element that will just die off as Herry Reid said?
Maher is going to be stunned in 2012 when Soetoro is sent packing and he is also going to find out, like so many others in Big Media are already finding out, that the folks have had enough of their garbage to the point the bottom lines are finally starting to show it.
NYT advertising revenues down by half? You Betcha. The party is over but the drunks and the addicts are too busy feeding their own addictions to notice.
2012 "surprise" uprising coming...
Submitted by MaximusBraveheart on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 12:12pm.
Like Drudge headline saying only 38% think Obama DEFINITELY born in the USA. That means 62% have their doubts about the MSM storyline and are suspicious of why he would refuse to show it & then spend what, a couple million, hiding it! Simply show it! Safe to say there is a pretty BIG secret he is hiding. MSM will look like total fools. This WILL be revealed at some point!
-- Maximusbraveheart -- Is TRUTH knowable? Moral Relativism is the abandonment of Truth. Truth is knowable. Truth conforms to Reality. Reality is observable by evidence & witness in this day & from history. Relativism is Sesame Street play land.
Ash, don't be so sure Obama will be sent "packing" in 2012.
Submitted by no tingly legs on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 2:44pm.
The Republicans can still manage to shot themselves in the foot by nominating another weak candidate. Personally, if someone like Huckaphony gets the nomination, I'll just pass on voting for President. Maybe I'll write in "none of the above" as my choice. Palin, Romney, Bachmann, Rubio, Gingrich, even Trump, no problem. Huckaphony? No way in he!!.
Romney would have gotten the
Submitted by amyshulk on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 3:52pm.
Romney would have gotten the vote by the RINO faction that flipped for Obama. Besides my personal dislike/distrust of Romney, that right there tells me he'd - along with the next in line group - would be a disaster.
Could there be enough "ANYBODY but Obama" to overcome it? I doubt it - the shift is just too profound. Those of us who came late to the party have finally twigged to the real problem: 20% running the country into the ground with the assistance of the R. NO MORE!!!
Ronald Reagan
Two hateful, bitter, petty,
Submitted by Beukeboom on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 10:59am.
Two hateful, bitter, petty, little men.
What men?
Submitted by SickofLibs on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 11:35am.
.
Good point.
Submitted by Beukeboom on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 12:19pm.
I stand corrected.
I guess it is a fair trade off
Submitted by Patriot II on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 11:02am.
maher is the communists and oblahma's gopher boy...............him and his company, "Gibberish R Us"!!
Im glad they didnt televise the after-party!
Submitted by brutony1 on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 12:10pm.
Showing-and HEARING these two washed-up ugly idiots can do more for birth control than any condoms, IUD's, diaphrams, and abstinence COMBINED!
When will liberals WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE! -Me
If we could all just be as
Submitted by liberalsarefunny on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 12:21pm.
If we could all just be as smart as Billy and Davy....
I think people who listen to
Submitted by amyshulk on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 12:50pm.
I think people who listen to these guys are surface voters {if they even vote - I know I didn't when I watched them} then they might be like me in that they start listening to what is really going on, and how they've been had by these guys - I include Jon Stewart in this group - they see how slanted and mean spirited they truly are.
Ronald Reagan
Liberal Hate Speech
Submitted by HardRightTurn on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 3:47pm.
Only liberal homophiles can get away with hate speech depicting a gay activity. Only liberals would know what it is for that matter.
To more fully comprehend the Left, one must read “Leftism As Psychopathy” by John Ray, M.A., Ph.D. Caution, it might scare you a little bit.
http://jonjayray.tripod.com/psycho.html
Maher's source of rage
Submitted by fulldroolcup on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 8:02pm.
Every time he looks in the mirror he knows he's looking more and more like Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones:
http://www.zimbio.com/photos/Charlie+Watts
Pretty scary for a guy who fancies himself a hit among women.
"Pretty scary for a guy who
Submitted by Beukeboom on Wed, 04/27/2011 - 9:41am.
"Pretty scary for a guy who fancies himself a hit among women."
He's a hit only when he pays for it.
Useful Idiots?
Submitted by Phryj1 on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 8:22pm.
Aside from the fact that Democrats are just as beholden to corporate interests as anyone in the GOP, Maher seems to be blissfully oblivious to the fact the he and his fans are nothing more than useful idiots for George Soros and the progressive establishment.
And playing the racist card again? The old "repeat a lie until people think it's true" tactic. He really does think people are that stupid. His fans are, but everyone else, not so much.
Progressives seem to be completely averse to facts and logic. Apparently, reality has a conservative bias.
This should be exposed more.
Submitted by MaximusBraveheart on Tue, 04/26/2011 - 11:04pm.
This should be exposed more. The media does a good job at covering it up. But, I want to know who not to buy from!
-- Maximusbraveheart -- Is TRUTH knowable? Moral Relativism is the abandonment of Truth. Truth is knowable. Truth conforms to Reality. Reality is observable by evidence & witness in this day & from history. Relativism is Sesame Street play land.
I don't think
Submitted by panzerakc on Wed, 04/27/2011 - 3:03am.
Maher would recognize a fact if it grabbed him by the throat and beat him senseless (which I realize wouldn't take long).
I conclude that Bill is a useless idiot.
panzerak - good one. ACA
Submitted by acaiguana on Sat, 04/30/2011 - 9:43am.
:-)
ACA
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Quoted from: 'Acaiguana notes from the Underground' (Soon to be at theaters near you)
Bill Maher
Submitted by thescoots on Wed, 04/27/2011 - 9:45am.
I HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO...AND I DON'T LIKE BILL MAHER...SO, HERE'S AND IDEA (IN CAPS SO FOLKS WILL PAY ATTENTION)....IF YOU ARE A CONSERVATIVE, OR AT LEAST A MODERATE WITH A CONSCIENCE....CONTACT YOUR CABLE OR SATELLITE PROVIDER AND HAVE THEM CANCEL YOUR HBO SUBSCRIPTION. WHEN THEY ASK WHY...TELL THEM TWO WORDS: BILL MAHR. BOYCOTT THIS CLOWN.....AND WATCH HIM CHANGE HIS TUNE....BECAUSE EVEN LEFTISTS LIKE HIM, ESPECIALLY LIKE HIM....THEY ALWAYS FOLLOW THE $$. I NO LONGER HAVE HBO...I DON'T MISS IT...AND I DON'T FINANCIALLY SUPPORT BILL MAHER ANY MORE.