Maher Brings Aboard Moyers Who’s Glad He Has ‘Confederate Money’ in Case Gingrich Wins
Bill Moyers returned this month to PBS stations to once again peddle his far-left hatred of conservatives. On Friday night he took to HBO to discredit the Republican presidential field with the first refuge of liberals unable to sustain an argument: racial smears.
To Bill Maher’s delight, Moyers charged “the delusional fringe has come in from the margin and runs” the Republican Party before he alleged Newt Gingrich is “playing the race card” and so, he maintained, in some sort of attempt at humor: “I would have been very glad that I saved my Confederate money because if he is elected in November, I’ve got enough to get access to the White House, you know – of Confederate money.” Very funny.
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Later, during the roundtable, Maher echoed Moyers’ take on Gingrich and Republicans, but expanded the racist characterization to cover the Tea Party:
The tea people, who really kind of wagged the dog there in the Republican Party, they finally see somebody they like. I mean, Newt Gingrich, I’m sorry, but he does mirror who they are: Mean, snarling, borderline racist [audience laughter] – I’m sorry, not borderline.
(Moyers & Company runs Sunday nights on many PBS stations. It launched last week and its second episode airs this weekend.)
From the Friday, January 20 Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO:
BILL MAHER: Uniquely I think among people in our discussion on American politics, you can give us historical perspective and I would love to get your historical perspective on this Republican field that we have seen, going back to when there was nine or ten of them on the stage at the debates. You know, I think it’s the craziest I’ve ever seen but, you know, maybe there was somebody -- as an historian you know, maybe in the election of 1840. Were they? Has there ever been a field like this?
BILL MOYERS: Well there was, but it was always on the fringe. I was in the Kennedy-Johnson administration in the ‘60's and Barry Goldwater was the candidate, his Press Secretary, who I know and have had on my show, Vic Gold, said if Barry Goldwater were around today, he couldn’t run for President because his party has become too radical.
MAHER: Or Reagan.Story Continues Below Ad ↓
MOYERS: Reagan too. In the ‘60's, the group that’s now in charge of the Republican Party, were on the fringe, they were the far right wing and they were battling the Eisenhower Republicans, the Romney Republicans, the first Romney Republicans, the Rockefeller Republicans. But now the delusional fringe has come in from the margin and runs the party.
MAHER: Delusional is an interesting word, the right word because as I listen to Newt Gingrich and listen to some of the things he says. We did this on the show in November – we compared his statements to some of Charlie Sheen’s statements. And they’re very similar. Meglomania. You know, Charlie said “you cannot process me with a normal brain.” That's very similar to what Newt said at the debate Thursday night when they asked him, you know, what would you do over? He said, well, you know, “I tried to run as a normal candidate for a couple of weeks.” Plainly not going to happen. “I’m not normal.” And I thought no, you’re not normal.
MOYERS: Given what the Republicans have said about Newt, I can’t add anything to that discussion. But you know if you had told me, Bill, that in the 21st century, someone, a grown man, would have been playing the race card as it has been played in South Carolina by the former Speaker, I would have been very glad that I saved my Confederate money because if he is elected in November, I’ve got enough to get access to the White House, you know – of Confederate money. [audience applause]
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Bill Moyers and Confederate money.
Submitted by KyWriter on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 1:47pm.
Both worthless and deterioriating. Actually, Confederate money has a numismatic value and has a place in museums. By contrast, Moyers is valuable only to sociopaths like Bill Maher when he needs to drag out someone as delusional and incontinent as him for validation.
⇒ Right, Moyers
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 1:57pm.
You tried to paint Barry Goldwater's staffers as homosexual.
Now you're doing your usual "Let's get the folk stirred up" routine.
Yes, Bill we know you want to trot out the old boogeyman mantra, like most of the trolls on this board, but it's getting old. And you don't have any new tricks, you racist.
Why have the money?
Submitted by wingnut55 on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 2:10pm.
Why does he have Confederate money? Does he, also, have a Confederate flag? Was he hoping that the South would rise again? As for the Tea Party supporting Newt, I think they would rather have a more conservative candidate, but many of those people have small children and won't subject those children to the media's attack. So, they don't run.
He must have earned it.
Submitted by CobraMan on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 2:33pm.
"Why does he have Confederate money?"
He must have earned it through the sale of his slaves. He's certainly old enough....
Heh.
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
The left always wants to say
Submitted by MrSnuggles on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 2:24pm.
The left always wants to say that Reagan would be booted from the party today but what if JFK were running? He was a tax cutter that struggled against communism. Today's Democrats are obsessed with raising taxes and would prefer communism.
Great post!
Submitted by Bliggie on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 2:49pm.
I could not agree more, that's the best post I've read today.
It's image-molding
Submitted by Galvanic on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 2:53pm.
By declaring that their former arch-foes -- Goldwater and Reagan -- are less conservative than today's Republicans, they attempt to convince independents and even some Republicans that the GOP is no longer representative of mainstream political life.
⇒ Besides
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 3:04pm.
Moyers has an established history of calling Goldwater supporters homosexuals.
Moyers must hate homosexuals a lot, huh?
JFK
Submitted by Jim54 on Sun, 01/22/2012 - 10:46am.
JFK would be immediately shot again by today's leftists, who would promptly blame Sarah Palin, "right wing extremism", neo-cons, lack of universal health care (pick your favorite bogeyman!) with endless editorializing of same by Totenburg, Moyers, Maddow, Daily Kos, Media Matters, Dupnik, etc., etc., ad nauseum!
Numb and Nuts
Submitted by NVRAT on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 2:26pm.
(Maher and Moyer) need not to worry about what kind of currency they have stored...Obama has killed the value of any type of money the US has had or ever had.
But....
Submitted by Dave the mailman on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 2:31pm.
...if he prints his own Obama-bucks in $3 denominations, the the old saying "queer as a three dollar bill" would be even more accurate.
That money's worth a lot
Submitted by CobraMan on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 2:31pm.
I know why you keep that Confederate money, Bill. It's worth quite a bit on the collector's market, as is just about everything else from the Civil War era, you Capitalist Pig!
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
⇒ I have no Confererate money
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 2:31pm.
But ol' "South's gonna rise again" Bill Moyers is prepared to fight to protect his party's current iteration of slavery.
He's a pathetic old fool trying to continue the traditions of James Byrd.
Moyers and Maher
Submitted by djwolf12 on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 2:34pm.
This is a match made in hell, huh?
Song playing "Douches in the night, exchanging glances.........."
Watching these guys after we
Submitted by Van Halen on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 2:44pm.
Watching these guys after we win in November is going to be a lot of fun.
Independent voters
Submitted by MrLuigi on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 2:43pm.
It's simple folks. The independent voter has the power to repudiate this perpetual left-wing smear of conservative americans. Will they step up to the plate or acquiesce to this despicable tactic that has become the rule for democrats rather than the exception?
The problem is...
Submitted by jdripper on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 2:47pm.
Newt Gingrich will never win the Presidency. He is right now the biggest supporter of Barack Obama in the nation. The moment he take the nomination every document from the ethics will be published. Every last document and they are ugly and there is no independent that will vote for him when they are published.
Second and I have heard this from more then one source the Justice Department will announce that a grand jury has convened to investigate if Newt had been lobbying without being a registered lobbyist.
His numbers amongst women are already abysmal. Every fool Republican I know has been saying just let Newt get BO in a debate. There will only be three and they will be finished by the First of October and they will be for 90 minutes with liberals controlling the question. The audience will be half democrat and half GOP there will be no standing ovations and Newt will stand there unable to look down and see his toes, and he will get destroyed.
So he will get with the angry poor white trash who hate capitalism and people being successful and believes the free enterprise system is just a shell game and this nation will be ruined. So all of you guys thumping your chests know this he won't even get 30% of the vote, and the house will fall to be democrats.
Every Republican like me will say you guys wanted this you got it. We will walk. We don't wish to be part of any party where being poor is a badge of honor. Where success is hated and where standing ovations are given to crooks and liars such as Newt Gingrich.
Jack
The problem is... no one can predict the future
Submitted by CobraMan on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 3:12pm.
"Newt Gingrich will never win the Presidency. "
That's just what was said about Nixon. He was "too short." He was "too mean." He was "too entrenched in politics." He was "too indebted to the lobbyists." He didn't "appeal to the women voters." He didn't "appeal to the middle class." He didn't "appeal to the younger vote." He was "unelectable." Do you know what else he was? He was the 37th President of the United States of America! Not bad for a man who everyone claimed "will never win the Presidency," wouldn't you agree?
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
cobraman read your history,....
Submitted by jdripper on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 3:34pm.
I was in Nixon's 1968 campaign. In his first campaign he took a winnable campaign and blew it in 1960. Then he lost his bid to be the governor of California in 1962. Then in 1968 he took a campaign where he was up by 18 points in some polls when he finally squeaked into the White House. In case you were in a coma in 1968 the demmocrats were polling lower then pedophiles at one point. There was Chicago, there was the war and there was Nixon. Everyone knew he was going to win so I reject your premise out of hand. I was with Reagan and his campaigns. in 1980 when he was told he would lose but all of our internals said different.
Now cobraman tell me what internals, what numbers are you peering at that backs up what you say. Once again it is not anecdotal ad hominem attacks that carry the day. Numbers and dollars do it in 1968 and 1980 we had those. Newt does not. Shoe the proof boys if you can't then start getting very nervous.
Jack
⇒ ripper
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 3:44pm.
IMNSHO, had Joseph P Kennedy not bought the state of Illinois from Mayor Daley, we would have avoided the Vietnam War, both Kennedy assassinations, and Watergate.
Geez, Cool...
Submitted by Jer on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 7:12pm.
Why not throw in the Bay of Pigs, Iran/Contra, Lewinsky and 9/11 for good measure? IMNSHO, you're right about the Kennedy assassinations...and not much else. Nixon was up to his eyeballs in dirty money as well. That had far more to do with his failure to contest the election than "the good of the country."
[By the way, Nixon was one of the leading "hawks" on Vietnam in the mid to late 50's. No one really knows what JFK would have done regarding our continued involvement there had he been re-elected. There is evidence on both sides of that debate. In any event, it was LBJ's war.]
Jer
⇒ Hey, Jer
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 8:49pm.
Bay of Pigs? Yeah, I've included that one before in my dream sequence. Nixon would have, at the very least, communicated a decision of support (or lack thereof) to the invaders ahead of their charge. Bay Of Pigs, you may remember, was the shot of B-12 that convinced Kruschev he could pull of an introduction of missiles in Cuba.
Read my history?
Submitted by CobraMan on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 4:46pm.
Read my history? I don't need to "read it." I lived it.
Nixon, despite losing a prior Presidential bid, despite being vilified in the liberal press of the day as a warmongering, corrupt, Washington insider, despite facing a rather tough opponent (Humphrey wasn't a political light weight, you know), became the 37th President of the United States, DURING a hugely unpopular war, DURING a recession, and, most importantly, DURING a time when the Democrats were gaining more and more power, more and more popularity, across the entire nation, from federal, to state, to local levels, a fact, by the way, which puts your claim of what "some polls" said into true context! That's far worse than what Newt is facing today.
When Nixon ran in 1969, the country was in turmoil. The schism between the "youth" and the "old farts" were the worst then they had ever been, FAR worse than they are today. Nixon was one of the "old farts." was supposedly part of the "problem." He represented the "power," the "status quo," that so many people despised, if you believe the press of the day.
This was a man that everyone thought would be unelectable, especially by his opponents in the Primaries, yet he still became President. That''s an accomplishment that you'll never be able to dismiss, no matter how hard you try.
You want proof of the foolishness of trying to predict who is or is not electable? I suggest that you visit the Portrait Gallery in the White House. There you will find plenty of examples of Presidents who were declared by their opponents as "unelectable," Nixon being only one.
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
you are really sad....
Submitted by jdripper on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 6:16pm.
First of all Nixon ran in 1968 and not 1969. Do you miss many years like that in your mind when you are thinking?
Second the Rockefeller faction collapsed after New Hampshire in 1968. From that point on all opposition to Nixon just faded away. Rockefeller was the only serious challenger to Nixon in 1968.
By June 1 of 1968 Nixon was trailing Robert Kennedy, but then he was assassinated. Humphrey who was LBJ's running mate entered the race full swing and defeated Eugene McCarthy for the nomination in backroom deals at the convention in Chicago.
That night just to repeat a number that you were unable to refute Nixon held a commanding 18 point lead. Do you have that now? Has the mist lifted from the recesses of your memory.
There was no recession at that time. LBJ's surtax stopped that. I have no clue where you were then, but you were no insider then and you aren't one now. You are lost in your foolishness with no facts or anything to back up your whining and tears yet you press ahead.
Once again show me one poll any poll that says Newt Gingrich can beat Barack Obama. Show me one. In case while in your coma in 1968 there were multiple polls that showed Nixon first beating LBJ, the only one who threatened him was Robert Kennedy.
Those are the fact little fellow either pony up facts and data or admit you are basing your prediction that newt will beat BO on hope. By the way I am glad that your day time job is being a tour guide in the White House. Newt will lose. Then a nation will be destroyed. Why? Because of you.
Jack
Geez jack
Submitted by Bliggie on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 3:05pm.
You liberals and commies really are scared of newt arent you? And you're a liberal because only liberals have the audacity to think they're political rivals would actually heed their advice. As though you are trying to help the Republicans. And it's no secret that the communists in the media and the corrupt members of the Obama regime are going to go after newt if he wins the nomination, they will no matter who does, but news flash, all that is going to do is galvanize the americans that are already tired if the lies of liberalism and the control they want to impose. Thanks for the advice but no matter what the republicans are going to win 2012, probably by a large margin
biggie you are...
Submitted by jdripper on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 3:26pm.
a fool. People like you got obama elected. What is your only repsonse to start calling names at people? That is it and then proffer some anecdotal evidence which shows nothing. Little boy I have done more for the Republican Party then you ever will. I am trying to save the Party now. Unfortunately like I said poor white trash like you will kill the only hope that this nation has.
Understand this little boy. The ethics committee will kill newter. That will be released and then fools like you will just say it is a liberal conspiracy as obama waltzes to a second term.
Jack
Its your anger
Submitted by Bliggie on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 4:02pm.
That gives you away, and you're not a republican, sorry not buying. And I'm calling you names? Funny, and so what like I said the corrupt libs are going to attack whoever gets the nod from the republican side whether it's newt or not. Because as you can see from your weak post, liberals can't talk ideas, just sling insults and try to discredit. Got it boy? LOL
And just so yo know
Submitted by Bliggie on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 4:10pm.
I'm not "poor" white trash, Im upper middle class. Get your insults right.
This post is just a tad confusing.
Submitted by UpNorth on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 4:18pm.
First there's this, "What is your only repsonse to start calling names at people?". Then, it's immediately followed up with "poor white trash like you", "understand this, little boy" and "fools like you". So, who really is "calling names at people"?
And, perhaps you ought to go take a look at the laws governing the House Ethics committee.
No, you're not.
Submitted by CobraMan on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 4:35pm.
"I am trying to save the Party now"
No, you're not. You're trying to dictate who should represent that party, as opposed to letting people make those decisions for themselves, a decidedly "liberal" thing to do. You insult, deride, and vilify anyone who disagrees with you, as if you, and only you, are the sole authority on who is, or is not, the best person to represent the Republicans in 2012.
Who, prey tell, appointed you as the Savior of the Republican Party, anyways? I''m not even a Republican, and I'm insulted by your arrogance.
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
Newt couldn't beat Obama in a
Submitted by goldwater89 on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 3:47pm.
Newt couldn't beat Obama in a million years. There hasn't been ONE poll that has him beating the President. He's far too polarizing. Independents flee from him like the Japanese did in the Godzilla movies.
Romney beats Obama in THIRTY polls. Newt beats him in ZERO
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationwide_opinion_polling_for_the_United_S...
Jeez, for a second, just one second,
Submitted by UpNorth on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 3:58pm.
I thought AuH2O was making a point, then he went and linked to Wiki.
Then there's this gem, "There hasn't been ONE poll that has him beating the President. He's far too polarizing". And, Obama isn't? Try, try again.
He doesn't need a million years...
Submitted by CobraMan on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 4:58pm.
Newt, or any other Republician, for that matter, doesn't need a million years in order to beat Obama. He only needs one: 2012. A year, I suspect, will truly be declared as the End of the World, by the losing democrats anyways.
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
Good post
Submitted by Bliggie on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 6:13pm.
Cobra man, couldn't agree more
The Newtster
Submitted by Jim54 on Sun, 01/22/2012 - 12:40pm.
The ethics report you refer to has been available to any interested party since 1995 in the Thomas System online Congressional database. Yawn. Obama is a doddering fool without a teleprompter and every word/action carefully staged by his handlers. Despite Axlerod's best efforts (it was he who was behind the niggerhead "scandal" on Perry and the character assassination of Caine, per his long standing SOP), Newt is still standing and kicking ass. Would you rather have that well oiled weather vane, Thurston P. Howell....er Mitt Romney, billionaire car salesman? We don't need a salesman, we need a warrior to take it to the enemy. GO NEWT!
They think becasue Obama
Submitted by ricklail on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 3:07pm.
They think becasue Obama doesn't repect the constitution and laws of this land then the Republicans won't. They is no way in hell this nation could go back to slavery if they wanted unless they just ignore the constitution. All this BS is just to scare the blacks and keep them on the plantation. It is going to get much much worse over the next 10 months.
As long as the top shows are Jersey Shores and American Idol Obama is going to have another cake walk. Most people are not paying attention. Boortz proves this the other day. As voters were leaving the polling places after last election they asked, who controlled Congress, who was Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid. Nobody knew but they knew who Sarah Palin was because all of the BS the MSM had put out about there. They all beleived that Palin said say she could see Russia from her house when all along it was Tina Faye that said it.
They will know all the bad things about the Republican nominee but they won't know that Obama is RBFSOB.
Confederate money
Submitted by mmilesll on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 4:17pm.
Confederate money may be worth more than US dollars before these two pieces of crap's crowd finishes with screwing the US dollar up. Moyers is another wacko liberal who has lived off the taxpayers all of his life and has done nothing to earn a penny of the money he has scammed from us. Maher is going to meet some of the people he trashes one of these days in an alley and will really get his nose put out of shape. These two both need to be in a rest home in Russia and see how their ideas are accepted.
Maher and Moyers?? Donkeyface
Submitted by killa37 on Sun, 01/22/2012 - 2:32am.
Maher and Moyers?? Donkeyface and Grandmaface?? M & M??? Thin shallow shell, with a dark, melted core??? Now this is a combo made in liberal hell!!! One's a moron, and the other one is a senile idiot. I hope that nobody was watching this...............of course, ol' Donkeyface DID say that his audience was a bunch of mind-numbed liberals, so we allready know the situation there.
Another code word for racism?
Submitted by Netstatter on Sun, 01/22/2012 - 5:36pm.
Are Moyer and Maher trying to play the race card here? You know, Conferedacy = slave ownership = racism.
I wouldn't put it past them. Folks in the South are so - well, you know - redneck and dumb. Moyer and Maher are by nature divisive in the things they say.
I was born-and-bred in the Deep South. The South has come a long way from the Jim Crow - Bull O'Conner days. I would bet my last dollar that if I was ever on Maher's "show", that one of the questions he'd ask is "Why is the South so racist?".
There's a snobbishness that I sense about Maher, and Moyer too.
History
Submitted by jon baker on Sun, 01/22/2012 - 8:24pm.
Bringing The Confederacy back and giving it a fair run isn't such a bad idea. We need a Jefferson Davis. Hell, a Robert E. Lee.Now would be a good time to study that era of American history and the real reason the War Between The States started. People never learn and then it's too late.