Maher on GOP Birth Certificates: Palin Born Pregnant, Bachmann 'Stupid Even for a Baby'
Undeterred by criticism that his recent attacks on Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann have gone over the line of comedic decency even for him, HBO's Bill Maher continued his sexist assault on two of the leading conservative female politicians Friday.
As part of a joke mocking Donald Trump's recent lapse into birtherism, the "Real Time" host displayed mock birth certificates of Palin showing that she was born "Healthy, alert and pregnant" while Bachmann's read “Stupid, even for a baby” (video follows with commentary and transcript):
BILL MAHER: As you know this week Donald Trump gave forth his birth certificate to prove that he was an American. Wow, an overweight blowhard. I think we knew he was an American. And we have his birth certificate. First, he released two. First, he thought it was as easy -- it's so funny because he said, look, anyone could do it. Here's the first one he released. “Birth Certificate. This is the world-class birth certificate of top-rated author television personality and business genius Donald Trump. Signed, My Doctor.” Okay, then he had to release his real one. There it is. “Birth Certificate/Application for Bankruptcy.” And you notice: “Birth type - rectal. Complications - Head up his ass.”
So of course, the other Republican hopefuls had to release their birth certificates. We got a hold of them. Here are some of the other ones we have. This is Sarah Palin’s, the “Certificate of Birth and Hunting License.” And as you see her condition, “ Healthy, alert and pregnant.”
Oh, Mitt Romney’s. Would you like to see Mitt Romney’s birth certificate?
[Applause]
[Music, Laughter]
MAHER: He's a Mormon, you see? Alright, here's Mitt Romney’s “Certificate of Early Earth Existence.” And I love this. “Model: Human infiltration, Hunter/Killer.” He's also a robot. And I love the comments: “Where the hell does a newborn get all this hair and how does it have just a touch of gray at the temples?”
Okay. Here’s, is this Michele Bachmann’s? Oh yes. “Birth Certificate/Commitment Papers. Condition: Alert, Responsive, Lights On, Nobody Home.” And I like the comments: “Stupid, even for a baby.”
And finally here's Mike Huckabee’s. “Arkansas Certicate of Baby Makin’. When it born - Wednesday. Where it born at – The shed out yonder. Birth weight – More than a possum.”
To begin with, Maher shouldn't point fingers at anyone for being "stupid" as the mock birth certificate for the Congresswoman from Minnesota said "Michele Bachmann."
That of course is her married name. She was born Michele Marie Amble.
Nice job, Bill.
But far more important, this is what happens when the National Organization for Women basically rubber stamps sexism by not mentioning Maher's name, his show, or the network he represents in their weak defense of Palin being called a "dumb twat" by this idiot two weeks ago.
That was followed by him calling Palin and Bachmann "bimbos" the following week, and Palin a "cunt" two days later.
Now, in his supposedly comedic view, Palin was born pregnant while Bachmann came out insane and stupid even for a baby.
Clearly, until feminist groups stand up and say something - or the Huffington Post boots him off its front page - Maher is going to continue with these ad hominem attacks.
Of course, one of the so-called "gentlemen" sitting at the table with Maher might have said something. Consider that directly to Maher's right was Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), America's only avowed socialist member of Congress.
Would it have been asking too much for Sanders - rather than laughing at Maher's pathetic attacks - to say, "Bill, I think you're going a little too far with your treatment of these two ladies?"
Would Sanders have sat there and allowed Maher to go after Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton, or Nancy Pelosi without coming to their defense?
It really is a sad state of affairs when a comedian can make sexist remarks about Republican women on national television, and a Senator on the opposite side of the aisle sits there laughing.
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Comments
Keep digging. You'll soon
Submitted by ricklail on Sat, 04/02/2011 - 11:42am.
Keep digging. You'll soon reach hell.
Once again Mahar raises the bar....
Submitted by syvyn11 on Sat, 04/02/2011 - 12:12pm.
For being a complete asshat!
Way to go, Bill!
I don't get in a snit over it anymore.
Submitted by NeoKong on Sat, 04/02/2011 - 12:16pm.
That's the sort of crap he peddles to his audience. He has it. They want it. He is the Keith Olbermann of lame ass comedy. He knows this will generate controversy and give him publicity. That's why he does it. He knows he is pushing buttons and enjoys it. Don't fall for it. The best way to deal with that jerk is to ignore him.
Maher
Submitted by sarge329 on Sat, 04/02/2011 - 12:36pm.
Bill Maher aspires to be the next Howard Stern. They both are in the " shock jock " arena. The big difference, as I see it, is that Howard Stern is intelligent. He may be arrogant and antagonistic, but he is well read and aims to irritate everyone. Maher, on the other hand, clearly falls to the liberal/socialist ( or is it sociopathic ) side and aims at anyone and anything even remotely conservative. Congressman Sanders said nothing, because he wants to be on TV again. It's similar to the LameStream Media refusing to ask Chairman Barry anything even remotely difficult. If they do, there goes their White House access. Maher wishes that he knew one-third of what Mrs. Palin knows and had one-tenth of her life experience. He has become a bitter, has-been former comedian. I'm not even sure if he would get invited to one of those so-called " roasts " on Comedy Central. As pitiful as those are, even they have standards. And, obviously, Maher fails to meet those. The only reason I still watch HBO is that it's in our cable contract. If I could pay for cable a la carte, I'd jettison HBO and half of the other channels in a hot second. The cable providers could give you the channels that you want, despite their protestations of cost. But then, they wouldn't make as much money as they do now. And no matter what they call " quality programming " , 90 % of what they peddle is junk. It's almost like NPR with a camera.
I think you nailed it pretty well
Submitted by Galvanic on Sat, 04/02/2011 - 1:22pm.
Maher is a bitter individual seeking acceptance, whereas Stern seems to enjoy himself and seems comfortable with his audience.
Rather than aspiring to be the next Howard Stern, I think Maher wants to be compared to Lenny Bruce with a leagacy to match. That won't happen.
Note to TimeWarner: This
Submitted by Free Stinker on Sat, 04/02/2011 - 12:17pm.
Note to TimeWarner: This jxckxss is why I canceled HBO.
/// Sarah Palin Fan since July 11, 2007 /// خال
Well, the economy got my HBO
Submitted by StarAZ on Sun, 04/03/2011 - 1:05pm.
Years ago--I was not going to pay $14 a mo or whatever for Ari Gold. With NewsBusters, I don't need it to get all the Maher anyone could possibly handle. (Why so much, by the way?)
Maher is a freak............
Submitted by Patriot II on Sat, 04/02/2011 - 12:27pm.
A rude, uncouth, loud mouth, know nothing despicable clown...he should be removed immediately from the airways....anyone...ANYONE that listens to this vermin and buys what he says is as despicable as he is!!!
BM just keeps upping the slime
Submitted by katiejane on Sat, 04/02/2011 - 12:52pm.
Since you figure his normal audience likes tasteless humor it shouldn't suprise anyone that he'll just keep trashing Palin * Bachman in the hopes one of them wil respond to the smears and give him more fodder.
I'd like to see Todd Palin
Submitted by ricklail on Sat, 04/02/2011 - 2:20pm.
I'd like to see Todd Palin whip his whimpy arse on TV one night. That would worth the price of HBO for a month.
Do I have to say it again?
Submitted by StarAZ on Sat, 04/02/2011 - 12:57pm.
Playboy Mansion grotto water poisoning...should have drunk Tiger Blood.
He'll never change,,
Submitted by brutony1 on Sat, 04/02/2011 - 1:13pm.
He doesnt mean to be mean, he was born that way! He doesnt try to say those nasty things, its just natural. You know what he is, Alice, he aint gonna change, cause hes a BLABBERMOUTH,,A BLABBERMOUTH! YOU, BLABBERMOUTH,,GET OUT, GETTTT OUTTTTT!!!
When will liberals WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE! -Me
Has this clown ever said
Submitted by the struggler on Sat, 04/02/2011 - 1:15pm.
Has this clown ever said Pelosi was stupid?Feinstein?Boxer?Wasserman-Schultz?...Hello?...is this thing on?...
I swear to God,
Submitted by SickofLibs on Sat, 04/02/2011 - 1:24pm.
if I didn't have anything to live for...
The closer Maher gets to the edge
Submitted by jakev on Sat, 04/02/2011 - 2:15pm.
the more likely he is to fall off. Let him.
Whiny Pinko
Submitted by rammingspeed on Sat, 04/02/2011 - 3:03pm.
Maher's desperate. He's becoming more and more of a nobody, Jon Stewart is the King of Liberal Comedy, and he's pulling out all the stops, as they say. This has been a steady decline and no way can his ego handle it. Ergo a sh*t storm; a whiny, driveling diatribe you'd expect from a kindergartener.
Birtherism?
Submitted by Ashrak on Sat, 04/02/2011 - 4:37pm.
How about Constitutional Protectionism?
I would argue that using the term "birtherism" is a bit of media bias itself and wonder out loud why it is present here. It is clearly a pejorative used by those who simply refuse to address the issue head-on honestly and openly.
Certainly, an accurate term of invention, absent bias, would be something more along the lines of Constitutional qualifacationism or anti-obfuscationism.
"Birtherism" implies (and is meant to imply) that the whole thing is limited to only place of birth and the fact of the matter is that this issue goes a great deal deeper than that and is far more complicated than that. It is far more meaningful as well. Indeed, it cuts right to the heart of whether or not we have a Constitutional government in place.
I reject the bias of the label itself and call instead for the honest discussion to be had, in full and sticking to the facts and lack of them to facilitate that, and hope that his website's contributors would recognize the merit in such a call.
What is the one actual long form official birth certificate Maher couldn't hold up in order trying mock people pointing out that he can't hold one up?
Obama's. Even Chris Mathews has admitted that he can't do it. More should admit it and think through what that means. Will they do so? Well, that is their choice to make, isn't it. I guess it boils down to how serious the individual is about the Constitution for these united States.
Certificate of Live Birth, Maybe. Billy Maher.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Sat, 04/02/2011 - 4:41pm.
BORN: Possibly. Hatched more likely.
MOTHER: Unable to determine. FATHER: No one will admit it.
MOTHER'S OCCUPATION: Works very intimately with aardvarks at zoo. (Doctor's guess)
BABIES LEGAL STATUS: Bastard. Definitely a bastard. Always will be.
OUTSTANDING FEATURE: It was a tossup between the nose and the asshole. Both were the biggest ever seen in this hospital. In fact, these seem to be the ONLY features this baby person(?) had. The only things even remotely resembling sex organs, or a brain are the two items already mentioned above.
DOCTOR'S COMMENTS: I believe that when this thing grows up and looks in a mirror, it will definitely be unable to believe in God, and will most likely have an intense hatred of all women because his mother could have "Pro-Chosen" to abort this thing before it hatched. On second thought, it may have been an abortion that just got lucky the trash didn't get thrown out that day.
It IS hard to determine which
Submitted by jfhdsiu on Sat, 04/02/2011 - 6:59pm.
It IS hard to determine which end is which due to the verbal diarrhea he spouts. Either way, he shows he's the north end of a south bound.......................
So does that mean that he was
Submitted by shirtsbyeric on Sat, 04/02/2011 - 4:55pm.
So does that mean that he was born an Old Pervert who hangs out at the Playboy Mansion trying to pick up wanna be famous gold digging whores?
Keep it up, Maher. You're
Submitted by Van Halen on Sat, 04/02/2011 - 6:38pm.
Keep it up, Maher. You're sooo tempting Fate.
And when it comes, it's going to fall on you like a piano from the 40th floor.
Uncouth is uncouth
Submitted by jfhdsiu on Sat, 04/02/2011 - 6:54pm.
Bill Maher, having been born in the shallowest end of the gene pool, (a wash over puddle of the gene pool actually, where the flotsam and jetsam collects), really doesn't have the credentials to make fun of anybody else's birth. He's just a bitter, sick minded little boy who just wants to get back at everybody else whom he knows is a better person than he is. He's the kind of person who would enjoy pulling the wings off of flies to watch their distress. In order for him to feel good about himself it is necessary for him to try to make others feel bad about themselves. I don't watch HBO specifically because they have Bill Maher as a flunky.
The truly sad part is,
Submitted by HockeyKid on Sat, 04/02/2011 - 8:56pm.
just as Charlie Sheen thinks he's "winning", Maher thinks he's funny.
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
Micro Penis Maher
Submitted by Bill Brasky on Sat, 04/02/2011 - 9:05pm.
Of course the little mans birth certificate reads "Sex: indertermined" due to a rare and severe case of micro-penis. The missing penis tissue usually found in the groin area was later discovered to be on his head. So yes, Bill Maher is a micro-penised dick head.
Here's a great idea for a reality series: Elevator to Hell
Submitted by Dave. on Sat, 04/02/2011 - 9:13pm.
It starts out with Todd Palin and Numbnutz McPutz stuck in an elevator for four hours.
I figure they can get at least four shows out of that alone, and with enough slow-motion replays, perhaps even six.
Then the balance of the season would be docs from all over the world flying in and attempting to do something never before accomplished - rebuild a human being from the ground up.
LOL - Who knows? Numbnutz McPutz might just wind up being the world's first for-real bionic man.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
This guy needs to be ignored. No one watches him...
Submitted by jawebster1 on Sun, 04/03/2011 - 4:00am.
on HBO and the only time the public is aware of him is when he makes some wierd statement and gets all over 'Fox News' and NewsBusters. At least that is where I see him. The guy makes me throw up!
And yet.....
Submitted by John WI on Sun, 04/03/2011 - 5:58am.
.....I have yet to see him on any of the political talk shows on the weekend.
He thinks he is so correct in his thinking.....but knows he would get his little ass handed to him by any serious talk show host and panel.
We could come up with a whole list of words to state what this guy is.....(and I would love to hear what real women think of him).......but I think the best words to describe him are:
....spineless little prick.....
I give a ton of credit to Todd Palin.....and Michelle Bachman's husband.....for their "grace", in not pulling back and drilling this little prick.
Bachmann
Submitted by Truestar on Sun, 04/03/2011 - 8:28am.
I've heard it said that comedy is only funny when it has some grain of truth. I truly do not understand why this would be considered funny, especially applied to Bachmann.
First, Maher or perhaps his writer flacks, apparently didn't know her maiden name. Secondly, Bachmann has TWO different law degrees, and several other academic and professional accolades that are in direct opposition to the "comedic notion" that she's "stupid".
Now, I can concede that she's made some mistakes publicly, as any other public figure has done---lots and lots of DEMS included. But it seems to me that it takes a remarkable amount of ignorance to laugh at, or write off Bachmann as stupid.
This is a boring and typical tactic people like Maher always practice with regard to politicians with whom he disagrees. Maher and his ilk did the very same thing with Bush for 8+ years. It's old, it's boring, it isn't funny, and there's no grain of truth to be had to make it so-called funny.
In fact, Maher is a proud bigot towards Republican women. Something, as a liberal Dem, he should be ashamed of, but I presume he's too stupid to recognize that fact.
Who cares what he thinks!
Submitted by johnnyatlanta on Sun, 04/03/2011 - 10:05am.
Bill Maher is in the same league with Charlie Sheen and Rosie O’Donald. I know only one person who watches his show and he’s an ultra lib who believes everything Michael Moore says it true and he buys lottery tickets religiously every week. He also likes South Park and Family Guy. He's one of those blame America first libs who believe they are smarter than everyone else. No one will ever change his mind because he would have to acknowledge he's an idiot.
an idea
Submitted by The Irishman on Sun, 04/03/2011 - 11:44am.
Sites like this need a dedicated Bill Maher weekly column. The frequency of Maher stories must keep the writers either happily busy or constantly pissed off. A weekly column of Maher's greatest hits sounds lovely.
I hope Maher realizes
Submitted by Model850 on Sun, 04/03/2011 - 4:59pm.
And finally here's Mike Huckabee’s. “Arkansas Certicate of Baby Makin’. When it born - Wednesday. Where it born at – The shed out yonder. Birth weight – More than a possum.”
Does Maher understand that with his mockery of the "stupid hick" Huckabee he's also slamming one of the left's demigods, born in Hope, Arkansas?