Maher Responds to Limbaugh: I Can Call Palin C-word Because 'I Don't Have Sponsors - I'm on HBO'
On his radio program Friday, conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh called for President Obama to return the $1 million that Bill Maher gave to his Super PAC due to the vulgar things the comedian has called Sarah Palin.
Maher haplessly countered this on HBO's Real Time later in the evening saying, "Rush, I don't have sponsors - I'm on HBO" (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary, vulgarity warning):
Not surprisingly, Maher began his monologue Friday with the media-created birth control controversy and Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke.
That of course led to him bringing up the current liberal hysteria over Limbaugh joking about her being a slut and wanting her to make videos for taxpayers funding her birth control.
"Today, Rush Limbaugh tried to drag me into this bulls--t he caused."
Maher then explained that he had recently given $1 million to pro-Obama Super PAC Priorities USA Action, and "Rush Limbaugh says I have to give that money back, or he has to give that money back - it's not really him, it's a Super PAC - anybody, somebody's got to give it back because, you know, I sometimes call Sarah Palin a bad name."
A bad name? As NewsBusters reported, he called her a "dumb twat" and a "cunt."
He continued, "This analogy breaks down in so many places I can't even begin except let's just start with this - Rush, I don't have sponsors - I'm on HBO."
Predictably, the idiots in Maher's audience applauded this.
So, the line in the sand on decency is only crossed if you have sponsors? Without them you're free to attack anyone in the nation with total impunity?
Pretty preposterous especially as HBO has sponsors - the millions of people who pay for the subscription.
Also of note, Maher's C-word reference to Palin wasn't said on HBO. It was at the Winspear Opera House in Dallas thereby making his absurd sponsors defense completely moot.
But Maher not surprisingly missed Limbaugh's point:
RUSH LIMBAUGH: For those of you tuning into this program to find out what's going on, there is a central element of the whole Sandra Fluke story that you are not being told in the mainstream media. We've discussed it repeatedly here, but it's not part of the reporting in the mainstream version of it. But Jay Carney, the White House press secretary, just said that Obama finds the attacks on Fluke to be "reprehensible, disappointing, personal and crude." So I ask Jay Carney: Will President Obama now give back the $1 million donation that Bill Maher just gave his super PAC? You want to get some tapes of some things that Bill Maher has called Sarah Palin?
The C-word over and over again.
Bill Maher and some of his comments make me look like Romper Room, a choir boy. So will Obama be giving back Bill Maher's money? Not just Bill Maher. Look at how they have characterized Sarah Palin all of these years. The media included! I know Jay Carney will not be asked. That's why I'm asking: "Will Obama give back Bill Maher's money?"
Consider, too, that Obama called Fluke to express his support for her given Limbaugh's remarks.
If the President is so offended by what Limbaugh said about Fluke - so much so that he actually called her - how can his Super PAC possibly accept money from a man that has said far worse things about a former governor and major American political figure?
Sadly, such thinking is far too complex for Maher.
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What do "sponsors" have to do with vile language?
Submitted by merly1 on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 11:41am.
You have the world's most public misogynist publicly donating 1 million to Owebama's super Pac.
Maher's hate speech is legendary, so one does wonder how the media tolerates this with a straight
face? Of course, compare the evening newcasts' audience in the era of 310 million citizens
with, say, a couple generations ago with 150 million citizens......I guess that says it all.
Plus, he is a regular, beloved guest on Tonight show, or CNN, that do have "sponsors" and
he still spews hate on those shows-->read the transcripts.........
Oh I disagree.
Submitted by Ashrak on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 11:40am.
Maher thinks about it plenty. That is why he came up with the " the rules are different for me because I am on HBO" excuse. He thinks deeply and long about this trying to find a way around responsibility for himself.
The best way to tag Maher here is to use is "fairness" and "equality" statements. His "rules for thee but not for me" attitude is the exact opposite of equality - indeed it is inequality defined. Also by definition, inequality is "unfair".
The progressive left is guilty of projection on this point regarding everything from taxation to speech. Pure projection. It is the progressive left that pushes different sets of rules for some than for others. Progressives have inequality as the centerpiece of their politics -
and it is time to call them on it - every time they do it.
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
EQUAL PROTECTION OF THE LAWS, Mr. Maher.
It's not also just about Bill
Submitted by Conservative in... on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 11:43am.
It's not also just about Bill and the Super Pac. The folks over at Powerline have told of how the Obama campaign has attacked personally the Koch brothers in a e-mail and then use that personal attack against private citizens to raise money for his re-election.
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2012/03/why-cant-the-obama-adminis...
I think it's a bit far to be using Bill and the Super Pac and instead should go directly after Obama and his personal attacks on the Koch brothers
Maher is the poster boy for
Submitted by celator on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 11:53am.
Maher is the poster boy for Obama. That's what his $1 million bought him.
Exactly! And GOP candidates should make that clear.......
Submitted by merly1 on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 12:09pm.
Tie Maher to Owebama publicly--loudly and clearly.............
I want to see GOP candidates throw any "Rush" questions back at moderators.
ie-->"It is enlightening to see the Rush comments make the news, when Bill Maher
has said far worse things about actual, elected GOP women officeholders. He has now donated
1 million to the Obama campaign. Will they return it? Will your network ask them to return
it? Will Leno and Piers Morgan swear off Maher as a guest in the future. This rush debate
opens a much broader debate in the Sarah Palin era, and I WELCOME it as a GOP candidate."
Left Wing humor is for the perennial adolescent
Submitted by MidAmerica on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 11:57am.
From Wiki:
Sophomoric humor refers to juvenile, puerile, and base comedy that would normally be expected from an adolescent. It is used to refer to a type of comedy that often includes bathroom humor and gags that are based on and appeal to a silly sense of immaturity.
Maher, one of the more obvious reasons I have never subscribed to HBO and never will. I left sophomoric comedy when I was no longer a sophomore.
Maher is the face of the angry left
Submitted by Guapo Diablo on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 11:59am.
Maher has gone too far down the road of open, unmitigated hatred for conservatives to ever turn back or apologize. Just look at how the left treats centrists as an example (Lieberman and Bob Kerry). This, in a nutshell, is the difference between the American right and left. We on the right simply voice our disagreement. Emotional, drama queen leftists insist on being ugly - particularly toward conservative women. Ask Carrie Prejean.
I wish I could write what I think of him here...
Submitted by NJRightWinger12 on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 12:12pm.
But it would blow a gasket on Bozells system! Maybe if HBO sponsored this, then we could cuss!
HBO may not have sponsors per se, but it does have subscribers.
Submitted by SickofLibs on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 12:12pm.
AKA, anybody that gets it via cable or dish... millions and millions of us.
So you're not off the hook, a-hole.
Unfortunately, most providers offer no easy way to just get rid of HBO without also losing a bunch of other channels in a given package.
SOL
Submitted by Radical1979 on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 2:58pm.
Well it's time HBO heard about it none the less. And while I'm at it, on Monday I'm going to call some of Rush's sponsors who caved and let them know what I think of them. I'm also going to buy something from someone who sponsors his show nationaly and locally and thank them for sticking by Rush.
In rememberance of Andrew Breitbart, I'm speaking out.
Caved?
Submitted by Kingfish17 on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 4:18pm.
Which sponsors of Rush caved?
"You can’t go take a trip to Las Vegas...on the taxpayer’s dime." Barack Obama
The current list, according to The Daily Mail
Submitted by mom_rox on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 4:43pm.
link
no more ads:
Sleep Number
Sleep Train
Quicken Loans
considering pulling their ads:
ProFlowers
eHarmony
We'll see
Submitted by Kingfish17 on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 5:10pm.
Don't believe everything you read on the intrawebs. The only comment a saw, after an exhaustive search, regarding sponsors who were leaving Limbaugh's show was some Sleep Train retail chain, based in Sacramento, but I'm not even sure that's true.
Sleep Number Beds? I'm thinking some lady named Sara is going to be out of job come Monday. Her comment posted on her twitter account is the only thing I've read coming from an "official" of Sleep Number beds. Of course, the irresponsible press will just run with anything.
And for every sponsor that Rush has, ten are waiting to take their place. Rush's show makes companies financially successful, if they are lucky enough to advertise on his show, his followers are that loyal.
"You can’t go take a trip to Las Vegas...on the taxpayer’s dime." Barack Obama
Kingfish
Submitted by Radical1979 on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 6:25pm.
Thanks for the link. I'll use it in support of Rush. I don't think we should take anything for granted, anyone who. An should buy from his advertiser and let them know Rush must be allowed to speak
I have Dish...
Submitted by GeneralAl on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 3:14pm.
I have Dish Network and have never had HBO because of the garbage [Such as Maher] that they show!
"Old Soldiers never die, they just fade away"!
Warning!
Submitted by HardRightTurn on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 12:15pm.
Bill Maher is your brain on drugs.
We got Flucked.
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
I'd be willing to bet that
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 12:38pm.
I'd be willing to bet that NONE of Rush's sponsers pull out because of this....................and how many people actually watch Donkeyface's show anyway???
I'd love to see a debate - on the issues - between Rush and Donkeyface - but it would be a meeting of the minds, with only one showing up.
Killa
Submitted by Radical1979 on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 3:00pm.
Not only is Maher lacking the brains, he's lacking the cojones for such a debate.
You speak troof, Miss Lovely
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 3:20pm.
You speak troof, Miss Lovely Rad............and I know the Donkey wouldn't go near El Rushbo, or either one of the Palins, or anyone else who would shred him up like a cheese grater - or worse. Imagine Mark Levin and AssFace!!! When I had HBO, I'd stop by his dumb show once in a while..............and 'dumb' is putting it mildly. And he usually had a bunch of syncophants on there, although I've seen a couple of 'our' types - and they held their own, but it was casting pearls before swine with that line-up and the idiotic audience. I don't know why ANY conservative/Repub would go on ANYshow like that....................although I'll bet that Ted Nugent could raise some hell on Maher's show - plus, Nuge is a stud - as well as being passionate and articulate and animated - I think he'd scare the donkey manure out of Maher.
Maher doesn't have sponsors
Submitted by Kingfish17 on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 1:11pm.
Maher doesn't have sponsors because Maher wouldn't be able to get any sponsors. He has to have his show on HBO, because it's just a gift. If he had to set out on his own, he would have no podium.
"You can’t go take a trip to Las Vegas...on the taxpayer’s dime." Barack Obama
Noel. . Maher. Indeed he is on CNN, writes op-eds, interviewed
Submitted by Gary Hall on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 1:14pm.
While he used the "C-word" smear on Gov. and VP candidate Palin in a comedy act, he threw out the "dumb twat" smear on HBO - to the cheers of the crowd. And, Noel, did I catch that correct, in the link you provided to that post on Maher's vitriol, you did actually ask the question, "Can the dreaded C-word be far behind?" I offer a standing ovation.
The no-sponsor's defense is a dandy gig, is it not? Usually the defense I hear, is that his HBO show is a comedy show; however in reality, it offers more serious political debate (albeit heavily weighted from the far left) than does any show in MSNBC's nightly round-up, or the network's morning news/social panels. And then, Maher throws a bit of supposed political humor into the show.
And yes, he is on CNN - where? With the likes of Wolf Blitzer, on "The Situation Room." Doing what? Political commentary. He's a political pundit for our national MSM.
Where else does Bill Maher peddle his wares? In the op-ed pages of national newspapers. He's a frequent published op-ed writer in the Los Angeles Times. Unfortunately, as our friend Dave Pierre noted, here, even in this technological age of wonder, while his shrill views appear in the print-edition of the LATimes, often they are not available on line. Searching the LATimes archives for articles written by Bill Maher - well, it was frustrating, as none show up when the search is limited to the opinion section, or op-eds; however, searching the entire data base for articles written by him - only bring up 11 hits - and none since this Sep't 10, 2006 piece titled, "The day it was safe to tell `Bush is stupid' jokes again."
The LAT's has published many more since then. They recently interviewed him. They shrilled over his $1 million check to Obama's super pac, and nowhere is there ever a hint of the intolerance and the hate and name calling he so has mastered.
But yes - everywhere we turn, our national MSM - while celebrating the wonder of the Maher's and the Ed Schultz's (oh - is he sponsored?) - are the harsh articles and views on Andrew Breitbart and Rush Limbaugh.
Rush Limbaugh, in my view, should never call a person such names. Period. But, Rush is a wimp in this game of name calling, compared to the Bill Maher's, the Ed Schultz's, the Keith Olbermann's, the Mike Malloy's, the Randi Rhodes of their left.
Whenever this conversation of the obvious double standard comes up, I find that Democrats/liberals, simply cannot accept that more (I'd offer much more) of this vitriol comes from the left. They insist it's almost entirely from the right - and the left is only responding. I don't recall Sarah Palin calling Bill Maher a little shriveled-up dick head.
We really need a bulleted list of the name calling, the calls for extreme suffering (Sean Penn), the calls for violence and bloody hands, and the calls for civil disobedience from the left (politicians first - then journalists - then pundits and political figures - then Hollywood folks. In that order). Should fill a book by now.
(;~/ gary
OH - Bill Maher is/was also a "staff writer" for the LA Times
Submitted by Gary Hall on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 1:26pm.
Would you look at this:
Speaking truth to the 'birthers'
July 31, 2009|Bill Maher | Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
And naturally, even there, Maher didn't understand that the birther movement was born from Democrats - connected to the Hillary Clinton camp during the very nasty 2008 Democratic Primary race.
Hmm - the Los Angeles Times have sponsors?
Now - I wish someone would explain to me how the anti-capitalist left - the anti corporate sponsor left - feel that having corporate sponsors somehow puts a lid on what you can say? Isn't this more about what is simply said, "publicly/"
(;`/ gary
Bill Maher, Midget With Small Brain in Huge Head
Submitted by Motormouth KOS on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 2:06pm.
What is wrong with this clown?
He is the single-most vile pig on the Left. A screeching imbecile whose vulgarity has no limits.
"I have no sponsors?"
What a tool. I know this makes me a knuckle-dragger but I would like to beat his face in. This repulsive dwarf and his misshapen head is the reason why I canceled HBO 3 years ago. The only thing better than that would be to cancel Maher
The Obamination... A crisis leading to a catastrophe..(please donate to MRC)
Why is the media helping
Submitted by Immortal Fish on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 2:26pm.
Why is the media helping Sandra Fluke promote unsafe sex?
It take one to know one!
Submitted by Qtaug on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 2:29pm.
Maher is just a carnival sideshow freak! Opinions are like A holes, everyone has one. Unfortunately, some A holes are more provocative than others. BUT, in the end please remember to ask yourself, just what are you seeing? An A hole, or an offensive A hole?
Breitbart gets taken...
Submitted by Bill Brasky on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 2:34pm.
... yet this little piece of garbage lives. I am not ashamed to say I hope Maher dies a painful death.
"I Can Call Palin C-word Because ... I'm on HBO"
Submitted by needle on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 3:12pm.
I Can Call Palin C-word Because 'I Don't Have Sponsors - I'm on HBO'
Where to being…
Implied by this is, if one is ”on HBO,” one can be as foul-mouth, sophomoric, snarky, and irresponsible as possible without restraint.
I must agree that if HBO wants a truly foul-mouth, sophomoric, snarky, and irresponsible jerk to represent them, they sure have their man in Bill Maher (with whom BTW Ann Coulter is pals).
But what about HBO? It does not have any sponsors? Whence does it get its money, so it can support jerks like Bill Maher? Subscribers. In particular subscribers who evidently subscribe to foul-mouth, sophomoric, snarky, irresponsible jerks. In other words, self-righteous liberals, who are always so superior to the peasants in fly-over country.
Ahh, well, that sure puts things in perspective.
- Looking forward to the self-annihilation of the Manipulated Stories Machine.
Hey Bill, zip up your pants,
Submitted by mattm on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 3:17pm.
Hey Bill, zip up your pants, your hypocrisy is showing.
One wonders
Submitted by gs-425 on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 4:23pm.
One wonders if this moron would think differntly if his 'sponsers' (i.e. cable subscribers) called their local cable company and dropped HBO from their list of premium channels until they dropped him.
its tacky regardless if you have sponsors or not
Submitted by shawn. on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 4:48pm.
However coming from a business standpoint you can't have a financial show without advertisers.
Pegged.
Submitted by The Vet on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 9:43am.
Shawnwahs to English translation: You can't be a troll and have brains.
Wow. Who knew Rush Limbaugh had a financial show? What stocks and/or mutual funds is he recommending today?
Thank you sticking to the topic
Submitted by shawn. on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 12:24pm.
I was afraid you might bring up monkey people again. I'm not sure how you are going to twist my words and try to create a confrontation you are craving today, but I will try to answer you anyways
Even though I know you are playing wordy games, I will still try this. No advertisers means no profit and if the show does not make money Rush will have to use his own money to stay on the air. Thank you vet.
My fault again.
Submitted by The Vet on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 2:43pm.
Coulda swore you said Rush Limbaugh had a financial show. My fault. My bad. I read financial show and it appears to look like financial show. Now it means something different and that is my fault for forcing you to type out financial show when it is obvious you did not mean financial show. I should not have said anything about your typing financial show when you did not mean financial show and clearly it was wrong for me to point out you said financial show. I am bad. I know. It is all my fault again.
delete
Submitted by Rush Fan on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 2:56pm.
delete
Using Maher's "logic"
Submitted by metaphorsbwithu on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 5:50pm.
Does that mean we can say anything we want about the people on HBO?
Fluke You,
Submitted by nolefan2 on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 6:40pm.
Bill Maher. By the way, that is a real cute picture of you sitting there wearing your dunce cap.
Maher, the idiot.
Submitted by Jack Herman on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 7:12pm.
"Rush, I don't have sponsors - I'm on HBO."
Maher, you're the reason I dropped HBO.
obviously Rush does not want to lose advertisers
Submitted by shawn. on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 7:12pm.
How often does he admit poor word choices?
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0312/73574.html
How often?
Submitted by Kingfish17 on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 8:44pm.
Whenever he actually makes them. He has apologized in the past for saying dumb things, and he will in the future. He could have used a better choice of words then he used, and it would have made his point all the better. You're not going to be cutting edge for three hours a day without saying something inappropriate, even if it's only every once in a great while.
"You can’t go take a trip to Las Vegas...on the taxpayer’s dime." Barack Obama
Where is NOW? [vulgarity warning]
Submitted by CO2Maker on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 8:33am.
Where was NOW and other Feminist Watchers? Bill Mohair calls a powerful woman a cunt and ... [crickets]
The Gyno-guardians sit on their hands and keep quiet because Mohair supports abortion. And the cunt in question did not have an abortion when it was clearly called for (Retardo-Trig) and would have been the perfect cover for Palin to have an abortion, if she weren't such a dumb, conservative twat and bimbo beauty cunt.
Etc.
If you support abortion, you can impugn conservative women with impunity. Think, Bachmann on the Jimmy Fallon show with Questlove playing "Lyin' Ass Bitch." Think Polanski and Goldberg's "not rape-rape" comment. Oh yeah, enlightened liberal men respecting the women who support abortions, not dumb twats. And they throw the bitch word around a lot to (what the hey, they're getting away with the c-word, what's a bitch or two among friends?).
Because they support abortion ..., excuse me, "women's reproductive rights and health."
Such thinking is also far too complex for Obama!
Submitted by Rush Fan on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 2:03am.
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Bill Maher's audience are immature potty-humor addicts.
Submitted by drsamherman on Sun, 03/04/2012 - 6:12pm.
The average mental capacity of his audience does not rise above the fifth grade. His crowd thinks in strictly Freudian terms--and they arrested at the anal stage.