David Axelrod Cancels Bill Maher Appearance
Feeling pressure in the wake of the Rush Limbaugh-Sandra Fluke controversy, Bill Maher recently said he could say disgusting things about Sarah Palin and other women because he's on HBO and doesn't have sponsors.
Apparently the White House doesn't completely agree, for according to Politico, David Axelrod, one of Obama's right-hand men, has cancelled an upcoming appearance on Maher's Real Time:
David Axelrod will not be appearing as a guest on “Real Time with Bill Maher,” despite reports last week that he was scheduled to do the show in the next few weeks.
“He's not scheduled to go on at this time,” said Ben LaBolt, the press secretary for President Obama’s reelection campaign.
Makes you wonder if pressure from Fox News's Greta Van Susteren last week helped the Administration's decision.
Whatever it was, the next step is for Obama to instruct his Super PAC to return Maher's $1 million donation, and for all Democrats currently holding office to refuse Real Time invitations.
Maybe then Maher will get the message that not having sponsors doesn't entitle him to say these disgusting things about women on television.
Stay tuned.
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Wow - Axelrod -- a win for ethics
Submitted by Gary Hall on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 12:19am.
It's a small step - but it's a win for humanity.
Thank you NB, and all who worked behind the scenes to put pressure on these clowns.
(;~/ gary
Yeah, it's a good start.
Submitted by motherbelt on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 8:41am.
Now when Obama tells the SuperPAC to give back Maher's money, we'll know they're serious.
Ethics????!!!!
Submitted by almostacowboy on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 12:26pm.
My flat white butt! It's nothing more than political expediency.
Thanks
Submitted by grammajane on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 12:31am.
News Busters. Let's all keep up the pressure on these radical libs and get them off the media. Enough of the filth and hate!! America is great and does not have time for repulsive "people" on the air-ways spewing their agendas which, add up to zero, sponsors or not.
Axelrod goes all "teachable"
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 12:38am.
Now that's shocking, that David Axelrod shows more character than The President.
I always saw Axelrod as a substance from which President Obama might create alternate fuel.
Axelrod's cancelling wasn't about character..
Submitted by greggy on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 2:09am.
it was about the political calculus of being caught embarrassingly flat-footed in his brazen, sanctominious hypocrisy.
"Axelrod has used the Limbaugh affair to attack Mitt Romney, slamming him for having “essentially refused to comment on what was a really egregious set of comments by Limbaugh” and saying “he’s afraid to challenge a guy who’s the de-facto head of his party.”
Thus inadvertently obligating his own boss to "comment on what was a really egregious set of comments by MAHER”, and pointing out that “Obama’s afraid to challenge a guy who carries his water every week, and just gave him a million dollars he doesn't want to return.”
I concur, greggy
Submitted by Galvanic on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 11:20am.
Axelrod and the Obama 2012 campaign are starting to distance themselves from Maher like they did Rev. Wright after Wright's racial politics were exposed, but it's not because they suddenly discovered that Maher is a misogynist. They loved him and his hefty contribution until his past behavior drew more and more attention. Now they want to airbrush him out of the photos, so to speak.
There's a good chance that once the Republicans select their nominee and focus on Obama, they'l unleash a barage of negative stuff that will keep Axelrod and friends very busy.
That is if the GOP is smart enough to do it right.
Cool A.
Submitted by miss911ninja on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 2:47am.
But if you combined Axelrod with Holder, you'd have an even better "substance."
Gotta match?
⇒ OOOO no, Dave!
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 12:44am.
The correct question was "Who is Ron Brown"
Cool,
Submitted by Dave. on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 12:56am.
Yeah, those WWII surplus chutes can be a real question mark.
May they all be equipped with one. :-)
As for Ron Brown, well, a chute wasn't going to do much for him, anyway.
Perhaps Axelgrease and Barry Barack Soetoro Hussein Obama, or whatever the Hell his name really is, will fair a little better.
Just maybe they can share roots, bark, and captured rainwater on a Nork beach in a post-landing feast of a celebration.
Or something.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
⇒ True
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 1:00am.
They could have been more elaborate with Vince Foster, though.
These liberal idiots asked for this so now they go their just
Submitted by gmaniac1 on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 12:45am.
deserts!!! Now he can't go on their and be a misogynist like his buddy Maher... awww poor fella, he's so deprived.
Shoot
Submitted by tcm14 on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 12:46am.
I am actually disappointed that Axelrod cancelled. Their blatant hypocrisy was making it so easy... Now they can act like they don't agree with Maher when we all know he speaks for them.
⇒ Fear not, TCM
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 12:53am.
The conscience of the White House is not the President, nor is it the First Lady. It's a smarmy weasel lackey with a strange 1939-ish hairdo.
Pass the popcorn. I like this part.
You know the far left base
Submitted by okie-pastor on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 12:54am.
You know the far left base isn't going to be happy with this.
⇒ America's chickennnnnzzzz!
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 1:07am.
Are running from the roost.
It's like when the camera focuses in on a single wildebeest at the water hole. You know his name in another life was "Guy", and he was the new character on Star Trek #23.
In fact, Moochelle is going
Submitted by ex buff e-dub on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 1:09am.
In fact, Moochelle is going on the Letterman show on March 19...
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5irEcj-W5-NyHraznU5-stI...
I wonder how that will make Malia and Sasha feel. Particularly after he comments about A-Rod knocking one of them up, and Moochelle updating her slutty flight attendant look...
⇒ That's because
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 1:16am.
Letterman + Rape jokes + Presidential campaign candidate's underage daughter = No big deal to Mrs. Obama
The Dirty Davids...
Submitted by bigdaddy on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 1:13am.
....Pfluff and Axelgrease saw the latest approval numbers for Baracko and realized that their mindless base wanted a different flavor of koolaid...
⇒ I wonder
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 1:34am.
Does Al Sharpton call him "David Askelrod".
"Aksarod"
Submitted by OxyCon on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 2:50am.
FTFY
It must be getting pretty
Submitted by metaphorsbwithu on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 1:56am.
It must be getting pretty crowded under that bus.
Maybe Maher and Arlen Specter can swap war stories to pass the time.
On that note, maybe Maher should just invite everyone Obama has abandoned after using them up for a big sob fest.
Yeah, well.....
Submitted by almostacowboy on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 12:31pm.
He's got another one. Remember the TWO 45' black Prevost buses WE paid for at $1.1M each?
http://whitehouse.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/16/the-presidents-beastly-bus/
Maher and Jon Stewart are the de-facto leaders of the Dem Party
Submitted by OxyCon on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 2:46am.
That's why Democrat leaders are always cozying up to them and appearing on their shows.
Now whenever a Democrat goes on those shows, they condone and own every misogynist, hate filled rant uttered by Maher and Stewart.
David Axlefraud is a chickensh*t who doesn't have the guts to openly embrace Maher's hate speech, but he condones it and spreads it when no one is looking. The Republicans should run ads of the greasy looking slimeball Axlefraud with his ugly picture on them and the caption "Would you buy a used car from this man? Well in 2008 you bought a President from him. How's that working out for you?"
Maher, Stewart & Co.
Submitted by Herbster on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 7:45am.
Would you buy a used car from this man? Sure. How about a deal on a used Volt? 40 miles on a charge (If you're lucky) and 100 miles per push. This man brings new meaning to the word "Sleazy." He'd be perfect cast as a used car salesman in the upcoming (Hopefully) documentary showing the obambis packing up to leave their public housing present home..........better count the silverware and run the whole family through a metal detector. I understand they plan to use a truck from "Rent-A-Volt." The company motto is, "We move you - 40 miles at a time!"
Without the Second Amendment there will be no First Amendment.
"We move you - 40 miles at a
Submitted by celator on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 9:25am.
"We move you - 40 miles at a time!"--as long as it's mostly downhill for Obama's VoltsWagon. Or VoltsKaboom. Take your pick.
Maher has just discovered how little a million bucks...
Submitted by KyWriter on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 9:04am.
...will buy him these days. Axelrod is shuffling billions trying to get Obama re-elected and a mil is pocket change.
Use their tactics on them
Submitted by Woody Woodpecker on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 10:25am.
Use the tactics of the left against them. Call your cable provider and cancel HBO. Save some money for the summer and go to HBO's site and tell them you are sick of the leftist garbage they serve as entertainment so you cancelled your subscription. Tell them that if they reign in scum like Mahar and the people who fabricated the McCain -Palin movie you will come back. Fight them like they fight us.
not just HBO...
Submitted by OuttaMyWay on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 2:53pm.
they still make money.
they are owned by the same parent company. I don't have cable. that would really freak them out if rush's loyal audience dropped cable. (say 5 of the 20 million listeners.)
My recommendation: drop cable, take the money and subscribe to model railroader. much more enjoyable, and better for blood pressure. :)
Huh?
Submitted by pcnav on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 10:28am.
Now how will Axelrod learn what Maher, the defacto leader of the democRAT Party has to say?
Liberals Started This War
Submitted by Free Stinker on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 10:36am.
But they don't like it that we're counter-attacking. We need to keep up the pressure.
/// Sarah Palin Fan since July 11, 2007 /// خال
David Axelgrease Crawls Out of The Slime, But Still Reeks
Submitted by Motormouth KOS on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 2:36pm.
"He wasn't scheduled to go on..."
Lie, liar, serial liar.
Please don't credit this bag of cat turds with any ethical compass.
He is so stupid that he only now figured out he wouldn't be able to castigate Romney about his not taking Rush on if he isn't going to do the same.
All calculated.
All planned.
The Regime is under perfect control.
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Get Bill Maher Fired from HBO...
Submitted by Motormouth KOS on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 5:23pm.
Best approach I can offer. HBO is owned by Time-Warner. Here is TW's CEO and General Counsel contact data.
Time Warner CEO/President
Glenn A. Britt:
Phone: (203) 328-0670
Fax: (203) 328-3295
glenn.britt@twcable.com
Time Warner General Counsel
Marc Lawrence Apfelbaum
Phone: (203) 328-0631
Fax: (203) 328-4094
marc.lawrence-apfelbaum@twcable.com
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