HBO's Bill Maher was spewing some extraordinary hatred for his fellow countrymen again Friday night, this time claiming that he doesn't "trust Americans to do the right thing or make the right choices" because "[t]hey're just too f***ing dumb."
Why does he feel this way?
Because not everyone is going to vote for Barack Obama.
Yes, folks, if you don't vote for the Messiah, it has nothing to do with the issues, or whether the junior senator from Illinois isn't qualified, or even because you think John McCain is a better candidate.
According to Maher, if you don't vote for Obama, you're "just too f***ing dumb." At least that's what he told The Atlantic's Andrew Sullivan who fervently made the case on Friday's "Real Time" for folks to vote for the Democrat ticket in November (video available here courtesy our friend MsUnderestimated):
BILL MAHER, HOST: I don't trust Americans quite frankly...
ANDREW SULLIVAN, THE ATLANTIC: I do trust Americans.
MAHER: Well, 'cause you're not American. If you lived here as long as I have...
SULLIVAN: I lived here 25 years.
MAHER: I know, I'm kidding. But I, I honestly do not trust Americans to do the right thing or make the right choices. They're just too fucking dumb. I'm sorry. I know I'm a bad guy for saying that.
SULLIVAN: Churchill got it right. Churchill said, "Americans always do the right thing after they've exhaused every other alternative." And, and, and they will.
MAHER: And that's when, back when Americans were smarter than they are now. I, I mean, I do not trust, I don't know how, I certainly can understand why some people in this country now are saying, "Well, McCain could win," and they are making preparations, and when I say preparations, I mean for leaving the country.
That's fine, Bill. Your ilk has been threatening this since 2000. Why don't you just do it and make the country a much better place?
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And this is what we mean
September 20, 2008 - 00:31 ET by soulpileAnd this is what we mean when we call these guys elitist. Helloooo... telling us how to think and calling people stupid for not following your demands? Elitist.
(Also, yes, please leave the country. Maybe with these guys gone we could have some semblance of sanity in the media.)
Forget Elitist..
September 20, 2008 - 01:14 ET by mastersofdeceitI don't think I've heard that word more than anytime in my life since the last six months.
I myself always conjur up a different phrase in my head.(great album btw)
Effete
Impudent
soulpile....Thanks......
September 20, 2008 - 05:06 ET by old croI've been waiting to use this quip a couple of days......
(Also, yes, please leave the country. Maybe with these guys gone we could have some semblance of sanity in the media.)
All we need is a "sanity clause" in their contract that makes them leave when they promise to.
If I hung around liberals
September 20, 2008 - 08:17 ET by kgIf I hung around liberals as much as he does I would think that too.
"Forget change, I want improvement!"
BINGO!!!
September 20, 2008 - 10:15 ET by Indiana JoeScore a "SHACK" for kg!
"... smells like... victory." - Robert Duvall
Gee, another Hitler
September 20, 2008 - 12:59 ET by wdhorningHitler solved the "the too f*cking dumb" situation. He murdered the dumb people. Hitler would have liked this man.
Mr. Funny throws out little bombs.
September 20, 2008 - 00:40 ET by JWFAlright, let's go with your premise, Americans are too dumb.
What is the fix then Mr. Funny? Would you agree that the education system needs fixing? How is it that we spend something on the order of $10,000 per pupil and yet Americans still end up dumb. For a class of 30, that is $300,000 per year. What is the fix, Mr. Funny? Spend even more?
Or maybe their heads are filled up with liberal propaganda from the day they are born. From the MSM, from anyone that can find a microphone or camera in Hollywood. From the overpaid liberal teachers in grade school and universities. Maybe if so much time wasn't spend filling Americans with socialistic propaganda, maybe there would be time and room for important topics like civic duty, history, government. How about that, Mr. Funny bombs?
Mr. Funny Bombs sure can point out problems but never fixes.
Pot calling the kettle
September 20, 2008 - 00:52 ET by wiwfPot calling the kettle black
The Rocky Mountain Collegian: Illustrating Idiocy
Was that me or Mr. Funny Bombs?
September 20, 2008 - 01:06 ET by JWFWho were you referring to sir?
If it was Mr. Funny Bombs, I would agree. He should not be pointing out idiocy with all the insane rhetoric that has come out of his mouth over the years.
10,00 per pupil
September 20, 2008 - 06:46 ET by sjanus11In that Great Liberal Bastion Of NY it's closer to 25,000 per and they all be failing, Send them to a Private, no not NYC or Catholic school for 10,000 and they get twice the edjucation. What do you think the diff is. And I know not every one can afford it, just the point that somehow they can provide a far superior edjucation for far less...........Think teachers union and an over bloated Beaurocracie (sic) may have some thing to do with it? Steve
"If your 20 and not a Liberal, You have no Heart. If you are 40 and not a Conservative, You have no Brain" Sir Winston Churchhill
Educare Chicago
September 20, 2008 - 09:28 ET by NortoSearch this out if you want to see where education is headed in the "private" sector. Gates and Buffet along with 50% fed monies and you get conception to K cattle farming of youth and really dumbed down herds.
This may be coming to our town of Waterville, Me. and the Superintendent of our schools even noted that after he apprised me of the economic bennies of the the program, I would be won to his side, because, "you are a reasonable man." He had me for a few minutes, but then I slapped myself. Educare is scary stuff.
JWF - the classroom $ math
September 20, 2008 - 12:00 ET by Gary HallJWF - the classroom $ math. That's exactly the way get attention to the size of the problem. I've been throwing out that same example for years. Often I'll say - OK, let's give the teacher $100,000 (salary, pension, benefits). Now we're left with $200,000. Seeing a few jaws drop is always fun. (;~> gary
I dont think spending is the
September 20, 2008 - 12:15 ET by SnappyI dont think spending is the answer, I think teaching might be the answer. For years now we have been told that the grade testing used for graduation or grade advancement is either illegal, discriminatory or just too hard. When a student fails the testing and is not allowed to graduate they take it to court, or they make the test easier so everyone can pass and no one gets excluded. When you continue to make passing easier by dumbing down the tests rather than teaching the material needed to pass the origional test ....... but now Im working in a circle and I think my point should be obvious. Maybe...just Maybe... and for completely different reasons and in a completely different context I just might be the closest I have ever been to possibly agreeing with somthing Bill Maher said.
He's got a point
September 20, 2008 - 01:13 ET by KC BeachEvidenced by him still being on the air.
But I think he explains his
September 20, 2008 - 10:18 ET by Indiana JoeBut I think he explains his viewer numbers by the same logic. We're too stupid to appreciate him.
If loathing Maher is dumb, I don't want to be smart.
"... smells like... victory." - Robert Duvall
For Christ's sake...
September 20, 2008 - 01:13 ET by wnaegele...shut up and GO already!
Does anyone
September 20, 2008 - 01:27 ET by HillbillyKingthink that Bill's elitist mentality is due in part to the fact that he graduated from Cornell? I know the "Hollywood" crowd is for the most part lunatic left wing, but Bill grew up in NYC and actually has a degree in History and English, which is much more than most celebutards. I wonder what impact the Ivy league had on ol' Bills thinkin.
If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; But if you really make them think, they'll hate you.
Don Marquis 1878-1937
Yet more proof that
September 20, 2008 - 10:20 ET by Indiana JoeYet more proof that "education" and "intelligence" really are two different things.
"... smells like... victory." - Robert Duvall
...and that the trademark
September 20, 2008 - 10:26 ET by KJ_sez...and that the trademark characteristic of the "modern" liberal it that they've been educated way past their level of intelligence.
I demand real change - force a Democrat to speak the truth!
KJ, For Maher, that
September 20, 2008 - 10:56 ET by JerryKJ,
For Maher, that milestone was passed during Kindergarden.
When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).
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September 20, 2008 - 17:52 ET by KJ_sezJerry, I'm absolutely postive that he's not alone in that regard. Seems like a lot of them became reporters; a few of them are almost considered journalists. The vast majority of the remainder work for the DNC (pronounced, "DuNCe"), hold gubbermint jobs, or are in agitprop (also known as "education").
I demand real change - force a Democrat to speak the truth!
Well Bill
September 20, 2008 - 01:27 ET by well99How long have these Celebs said they would leave if someone they didnt like got elected?Like someone cares if they leave.
We care if they leave!
September 21, 2008 - 20:39 ET by soulpileWe care if they leave! We're begging them to do so. :)
Two things scare me...
September 20, 2008 - 01:52 ET by killbill2I think Bill Maher might like Americans more and be a whole lot happier if he weren't such a tool and was able to parlay his "fame" into a little more tail. He's just bitter. But, I agree with him to a degree...
A good 60% of voters this election are going to make their choice based on headlines, blurbs, and soundbites... scary but true. This is precisely why liberal MSM is constantly baraging their viewers with pro Obama rhetoric and lies about the GOP. It takes too long to get into issues and educate people enough to make a qualified decision so they just wallpaper.
The other thing that scares me is I take Obama at his word. The three years he spent as a community organizer probably was the best education he ever received, and I don't mean asbestos removal in low income housing. No one ever mentions the Chicago political machine, Acorn, voter fraud/registrations... that's where Obama cut his teeth as a "community organizer" and he's taking what he learned Nationwide. Just look at the huge numbers of new voter registrations in Nevada and Indiana for example. Turn a couple of those red States blue and it's over.
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The real problem is, that
September 20, 2008 - 10:25 ET by Indiana JoeThe real problem is, that "60%" you mention, the "uninformed" voters, that is the leftist hope. That's who the MSM was counting on to put Obama over the top. That's who all this "wallpaper" was aimed at. If the issues were discussed fairly, compared point-by-point, Obama wouldn't stand a chance.
IMO, the "stupid Americans" Maher is unwittingly talking about are the "undecideds" who are seeing through the Obama media blitz, and are leaving the revival meeting in droves.
And that has them scared as Hell.
"... smells like... victory." - Robert Duvall
Bill Maher is Garbage Part 2
September 20, 2008 - 01:54 ET by AgentAmericanPerhaps Mr. Maher is too f**king stupid to make any sense anymore.
I wished he would grow fairy wings, wave his magic wand and fly away with Keithamphetimine to la la land...
Uh, on second thought, they're already there...
Drill ANWAR
I agree partially with Bill
September 20, 2008 - 04:50 ET by Rush FanI agree partially with Bill Maher when he states: "I honestly do not trust Americans to do the right thing or make the right choices." I would modify that statement to "do not trust some Americans."
Let me first stipulate that many Americans are “dumb”, that is ill-informed and uneducated about issues, values, human nature, choices, expectations, personal responsibility, and the role of government. Many lack the ability to judge character. Of course, this is just a partial list.
Add to the above those who have chosen radical liberalism and you have a dysfunctional and potentially dangerous group of people who I would submit are unfit to vote and should abstain from voting come November.
Forensic psychiatrist Lyle H. Rossiter, Jr., M.D in his book The Liberal Mind: The Psychological Causes of Political Madness explains the failures and destructive effects of liberals and liberalism:
"Modern liberalism's irrationality can only be understood as the product of psychopathology. So extravagant are the patterns of thinking, emoting, behaving and relating that characterize the liberal mind that its relentless protests and demands become understandable only as disorders of the psyche. “The Liberal Mind" reveals the madness of the modern liberal for what it is: a massive transference neurosis acted out in the world's political arenas, with devastating effects on the institutions of liberty.”
Don’t forget Charles Krauthammer, who defined the mental disorder Bush Derangement Syndrome prevalent in today’s liberal, as "the acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal people in reaction to the policies, the presidency — nay — the very existence of George W. Bush"
So Bill Maher has got it partially right, with the exception that he is on the wrong side of the argument.
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“The liberal mind does not work like the mind of a regular person. Their obsession with power and control is what drives them at all times.” ~ Rush Limbaugh
Stated exactly (well almost) as I thought....
September 20, 2008 - 05:17 ET by old croYou've stated exactly what I was thinking except with reasoning, thoughtfulness, quotes and even links :-) What I was really thinking was "How does an idiot such as this get his own show to spew his hatred and venom to the world." As a wise comedian once said "only in America."
Rush fan.. you might appeciate this.
September 20, 2008 - 12:11 ET by Gary HallI threw this together last night.. and it, I believe, complements your thoughts. (;~> gary
Actually research says, liar liar, pants on fire.
RushFan....
September 20, 2008 - 12:23 ET by MrShyLet me first stipulate that many Americans are “dumb”, that is ill-informed and uneducated about issues, values, human nature, choices, expectations, personal responsibility, and the role of government. Many lack the ability to judge character. Of course, this is just a partial list.
Amen!
Add to the above those who have chosen radical liberalism and you have a dysfunctional and potentially dangerous group of people who I would submit are unfit to vote and should abstain from voting come November.
Well, we can always dream. Funny, Rangel called Palin "disabled". This is a group of people that are, indeed, disabled.
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Maher can't live anywhere
September 20, 2008 - 05:05 ET by mostlymoderateMaher can't live anywhere but the United States. Where would he go? Nowhere but the U.S. is a person allowed to act like a complete douche bag, incite hatred toward the leadership, belittle select groups or make the money he makes off morons without being locked up or worse.
Looney Left Coal Mine Canaries...
September 20, 2008 - 05:23 ET by Dan LaHoodare much better indicator of the atate of than race than the Gallup Daily Tracking Poll,cough, cough it's slipping away, cough, cough and they know it. Swoon...30
Anyone who has ever heard Santayana's famous quote about History repeating itself is condemned to repeat it.
HBO Subscription
September 20, 2008 - 05:58 ET by Gat New YorkNoel,
We really have to talk about your subscription to HBO.
I dropped mine a long time ago, so if it not for NB I would not even know this man was working for a living.
Frankly he gets a much bigger audience through NB than people actually watching him on HBO.
10+
September 20, 2008 - 06:57 ET by Red JeepDropped my subscription to HBO 10+ years ago. Don't miss HBO or any of the other channels that were on that subcription tier. Don't allow this trash in your home.
Same here.
September 20, 2008 - 07:11 ET by JWFI keep turning on the TV or tuning here to NB and finding actors insulting me.
I used to be one of those guys that called up the cable/satellite people and say "give me all you got".
Then I gradually started dialing it back. Now I got no movie channels, cancelled my subscription to "Entertainment Weekly", quit watching Letterman after 18 years, watch no dramas on broadcast, but I still have a few sitcoms left. Still gotta laugh. But not that trufer's show 2 1/2 men.
I have to agree
September 20, 2008 - 06:10 ET by txcoI have to agree with Maher on a certain level about this comment. Maher having a voice in our society does indicate a lack of intelligence by a small group of people.......his audience.
Dumb
September 20, 2008 - 06:57 ET by rick007I will go along with him to an extent. The dumb ones watch his show.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! The
September 20, 2008 - 07:02 ET by Guy Arthur ThomasHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
The answer to terrorism IS war. Next Please!
Bill Maher: Queen Of The Bath Houses
September 20, 2008 - 07:05 ET by Guy Arthur ThomasBill Maher: Queen Of The Bath Houses finally tells the truth about his typical LEFTY LIB world view: "I'm smarter than you, that is why you don't get it dumbass typical American". That sums up BLACK JESUS and the rest of his Disciples pretty well.
The answer to terrorism IS war. Next Please!
dumb american
September 20, 2008 - 07:17 ET by ronif not voting for obamamessiah makes me a dumb american, then i'm a proud dumb american.
same thing
September 20, 2008 - 08:02 ET by totalkaosdaveTotalKaosDave
Why that's the EXACT SAME THING I was thinking of Bill Maher!
Speak for yourself Maher.
September 20, 2008 - 09:43 ET by lotrSpeak for yourself Maher.
Maher is as not-funny
September 20, 2008 - 08:15 ET by SickofLibsMaher is as not-funny as Sandra Bernhard.
Dangit!
September 20, 2008 - 08:31 ET by Copperhead RidgeIn every election I hear people like Maher threatening to leave the country. I then rush to the poll and vote for Republicans thinking, "maybe this time they really will leave the country."
They never do. I would help them pack.
Didn't Johnny Depp leave? I halfway admire him for that.
Make America Better! Vote Republican! Make the Hollywood Elites Leave!
Democrat
September 20, 2008 - 08:50 ET by JerryDemocrat voters:
Gee, with supporters like these, who could argue with his point?
When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).
Jerry:You forgot the
September 20, 2008 - 10:19 ET by BDJerry:
You forgot the following:
Jerry, that's a list of prospective Mensa members...
September 20, 2008 - 10:45 ET by ThalpyJerry, that's a list of prospective Mensa members if I have ever seen one. I suppose that since Americans are just about too dumb to remain alive, Mahr would have us dispense with those nasty elections altogether. It is true that many of our citizens are not terrible bright--Bill Mahr is a shining example of that fact.
i agree with maher, with a twist
September 20, 2008 - 08:55 ET by right of wayi think maher is right in one sense, that the majority of this country is dumb when it comes to politics, and economics. let me change the word dumb to politically challenged. why else would someone in their right mind vote for obama? i ask people why, specifally they are voting for obama, and all i get is the stupid change answer. and i try to tell them they are right in one sense, if obama is elected they're will be a change in the country, a change for the worse.
HE COULD MOVE
September 20, 2008 - 09:09 ET by lareeCome on Bill, migrate to one of the Smarter places on the Globe just do it. Oh they don't have the playboy bunnys, that's right. If you surround yourself with playboy bunnys, you might think Americans are stupid. Maybe Bill just doesn't get out enough.
Maher
September 20, 2008 - 09:31 ET by VinncyGThe only dumb Americans work for HBO and pay you for the dribble that oozes out of your mouth.
Maher
September 20, 2008 - 09:43 ET by UnsaneMaher revealed an animating thought of Leftists: they would trust Americans with their own money and own autonomy to make their own decisions, BUT since they are too stupid, they need the perpetual guidance and nannying of a Government That Knows Best, run by the smart people.
Except for one thing: who's dumb? The American people that watch this show, or Maher for insulting the public at large, even beyond his audience?
But then, I never thought Maher to be remotely funny or entertaining to begin with.
Whoever casts a vote for Obama-Biden is nothing more than a common thief. Whoever fails to vote against them is nothing more than a moral coward.
Hay, Bill..
September 20, 2008 - 10:19 ET by CobraMan"They're just too fu**ing dumb."
Hay, Bill, if Americans are so dumb, then how is it that we have created the greatest inventions the world has ever known? From the transistor to the computer, from the ambulance to open heart surgery, from the telegraph to the television, from the fortune cookie to the frozen dinner, Americans have lead the world in innovation and invention for well over the last 100 years. For a bunch of dumb fu**cers, we do seem to be the best thinkers the world has to offer. So, please, Bill, leave America if you think we're so dumb, and await the next great invention somewhere else because it's a sure bet that the next great invention will be created by an American.
Obama: My job is above my pay grade
Bill Maher ... I've flushed
September 20, 2008 - 10:24 ET by DavartBill Maher ... I've flushed things down the toilet I had more concern for.
LMAO!!!
September 20, 2008 - 10:30 ET by Indiana Joe... and, that had more talent and personality.
ROTF!!!
"... smells like... victory." - Robert Duvall
Bill Maher
September 20, 2008 - 11:04 ET by Free Stinker"I Don't Trust Americans...They're Just Too F***ing Dumb!"
Of course he thinks that way. People still watch his show. How much dumber can you get than his audience?
Governor Palin - She is the Real Deal !
Running Scared...
September 20, 2008 - 11:25 ET by Mr. TerryI get sooo very sick of hearing the lame comment of being "scared" of conservatives. Did you hear that comment at the last part of the clip? "Its not McCain i'm scared of, its Palin..."
They are running scared alright. They've got a regular, middle-class, genuine type article there and they don't know what to do with it.
For once I'd like to hear some concrete issues and debate coming from these oh-so-smarter-than-thou liberals.
“don't mention the "L" word....” Reagan
Stick & Stones
September 20, 2008 - 11:25 ET by Secret ConservativeYou know, I don't care if someone like Bill Maher calls me stupid for supporting McCain and Palin. It sure beats being called a "f___ing racist" which is what I hear from my lib acquaintances when we attempt to talk politics. Sometimes I really think they may come to blows over this, except I refuse to engage with people who aren't rational. They just don't understand that I don't have a problem voting for a black man, just not THAT black man. And now that Palin has re-energized the right, and it looks like this won't be a cakewalk for Obama, the left is absolutely RABID in their anger. Or is it fear...
OBAMA'S GREED CREATED CRISIS
September 20, 2008 - 12:57 ET by john5750OBAMA'S GREED AND CORRUPTION HELPED CREATE THIS CRISIS
Despite this, he has recently started trying to blame McCain and the Republicans for the current problems in the economy and the failings of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
He has also started saying that John McCain is too close with lobbyists. With more facts about Obama's acceptance of lobbyist money coming out each day, this line of attack seems more and more ridiculous.
Former CEO's Franklin Raines (ousted due to 6.3 billion dollar accounting scandal in 2004) is a former CEO of Fannie Mae and current economic advisor for Senator Obama.
Raines was there when all of these sub prime rate loans were being handed out. The very root of the company's collapse.
Fannie Mae lobbyists have given Barack Obama $123,000 since 2004 -only 4 years. In Contrast John McCain has received only $19,000 in the past 20 years.
Furthermore, The Lehmann Brother's Global Investment Bank (recently went under) lobbyists gave Obama $365,922 since 1989 and gave McCain $115,800 in the same time period.
It is amazing that Obama can blame McCain for the Fannie and Freddie crisis and then simultaneously take over $100,000 more money in 1/5 the time from those very same lobbyists.
If Obama and McCain started in the senate at the same time this would equate to Barack Obama taking 32 times more lobbyist money than McCain. If anyone should be criticized on lobbyist ties, it is Obama himself.
What has John McCain said about Freddie and Fannie dating all the way back from 2005 'Quoted from the Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act - 'I Join as a co-sponsor of this reform act of 2005 to underscore my support for a quick passage of regulatory reform legislation. If congress doesn't act, American tax payers will continue to be exposed to the enormous risk of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and what they pose to the housing market, the overall financial system and the economy as a whole.'
Not only did McCain recognize a problem with Freddie and Fannie 3 years ago, he put his name on the line and Co-Sponsored a bill attempting to reform regulation of these two companies.
Who blocked the passage of the bill? Obama and the Democrats in The Senate.
The reason that Freddie and Fannie and many other companies have now fallen so far so fast is that there has been almost zero governmental oversight or conversation with the American people about these company's poor business practices. Why is that?
It is likely that these company's strong lobbyists and their ties to certain politicians (Obama) caused certain people to look the other way or block reform.
Judging by the money Obama has accepted from these lobbyists and his close ties with their former CEO's it looks this is one of the few places that the senator has been effective.
McCAIN-PALIN 2008 and HILLARY-ANYBODY 2012
Noel
September 20, 2008 - 13:22 ET by ricklailAgain I have to say I admire you folks at NB and MRC for watching programs like Maher's and having to read all the left winged papers. I know it is your job. How do you stand it day after day? If I had to do I'd probably be on Prozac and Phenegran to keep from throwing up.
If pro is the opposite of con what is the opposite of progress? Congress!
Stuck up people think they are smart but they aren't
September 21, 2008 - 00:45 ET by Carl KolchakStuck up people like Maher just sit around and surround themselves with people who will tell them they are as smart as they think they are, and then they pout when people don't write them letters and tell them that they are as great as they think they are. Stuck up people like Maher like to blame their farts on their little dogs, because they think their farts don't stink. Why would anyone want to vote like stuck up people who just sit around and talk about how smart and great they think they are. Stuck up people can't appreciate cool people like Waylon Jennings, because they like to go to Barbara Streisand concerts.
"I've always been crazy, but it's kept me from going insane" Waylon Jennings
Bill's downhill slide
September 21, 2008 - 22:54 ET by WesenBill's been worse since Eric Estrada knocked him out. I'd recommend an MRI.