How does one prepare for an upcoming appearance by Seth MacFarlane of Family Guy fame? If you're Bill Maher, you follow up the Family Guy/Sarah Palin/Down Syndrome attack by doing an 'exclusive rant' for the Huffington Post which includes - you guessed it - a joke about Sarah Palin's son, Trig.
Maher appeals to his lower-intellect audience by stating:
"...while we were off, Sarah Palin agreed to do commentary at Fox News. Which is actually very similar to her day job - talking to a baby with Down Syndrome."
Video can be found here:
To most with a conscience, this would clearly jump out as an appalling joke about an infant child. But the politically incorrect Maher doesn't view baby Trig as an actual human being. This is evidenced by past comments in which he refers to Palin's son as ‘it' three separate times in yet another tasteless joke:
"And the trump card, why Americans will fall in love with her, she's got five kids. How can you not vote for someone who has five children, including an infant. Some touching details about the infant: it has Down Syndrome, she had it when she was 43 years old, and it looks a lot like John Edwards."
Silver lining? Maher appears to finally accept the fact that Trig is actually Palin's son, something he wasn't quite sure about prior to the election in 2008.
When did a Down Syndrome baby become fodder for half-wit comedians? Better yet, as NewsBuster Noel Sheppard recently asked, ‘Exactly WHAT'S considered too far when Palin and her family are concerned?'
While we are reminded of the downright hatred that the Palin family has endured since being thrust into the political spotlight, it is equally important to remind ourselves of another thought. That Trig, and those who value life as a precious gift, all life, are extremely grateful for the Palin's decision, no matter the challenges. Trig is a blessing and an inspiration to the conservative pro-life movement, as are Sarah and Todd Palin for making the right choice, the only choice.
Photo Credit: PBS
Coming soon: A brand-new NewsBusters design. But we need your help!























Editor at Large
Comments Policy
Maher
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 01:05 ET by merlin61Do these people realize they are hurting all the parents of Downs syndrome babies? This is so totally disgusting there aren't enough words for this idiot. I'm glad I don't get HBO
Bill Maher Is
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 01:05 ET by BondPlainBondReally... a most peculiar man.
BPB... He's equivalent to
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 01:26 ET by bigtimerBPB...
He's equivalent to a bothersome speck of lint to be brushed aside.
Nothing more...nothing less.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
He is an old has been who is
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 01:31 ET by d1carterHe is an old has been who is trying to get into the mix again. He is a wee little man.
Bill Maher...
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 07:32 ET by adamsmithBilly Maher is a has been alright, a has been who never was...The guy is a typical Progressive Liberal Socialist. An intellectual lightweight who thinks he's better and smarter than all who don't hold his views, and makes ad hominem attacks rather than pull the person down by making a reasoned argument against their philosophies.That crap sandwich way of thinking is quickly going down the bog. Normal Americans have finally begun to wise up with these personal smear tactics on the left. Bush saying nothing for eight years to defend himself emboldened them. Unfortunately for them, not everyone on the right is a "turn the cheek" fundamentalist evangelical like Bush is. This is war, and seeing how the right has the Constitution on its side, they've already lost.
It's strange, for 8 years
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 08:27 ET by Rusty ShacklefordIt's strange, for 8 years it drove me absolutely nuts that Bush wouldn't say a word to defend himself. It did nothing but make him look like a doormat, and I believe it allowed him to be steamrolled by a strong character assassination campaign that ended not only his presidency but also damaged the entire Republican brand.
Then you have Obama who does address critics, but he comes across like a complete child. He looks just as weak crying about his critics as Bush did for ignoring them. Like Bush, Obama is becoming politically radioactive and damaging the entire Demcrat brand.
So now we have both ends of the spectrum and the results are identical! So what is the answer to handling criticism when ignoring it and addressing it can be just as bad?
Although I sometimes wished
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 08:41 ET by motherbeltAlthough I sometimes wished Bush would attack his opponents, I believe he took the high road. I think he knew that anything he said would be negatively cast as the "cockiness" the media loved to brand him with.
Obama, on the other hand, is the ultimate "playa" to the media, and his cockiness is cast as "swagga." (very cool)
But immature lashing out, like his "I won" and his (paraphrasing) "The people who created this mess need to shut up and get out of my way" just makes him look like a petulant child stamping his foot.
Oh yeah - the proverbial "take the high roag"
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 10:13 ET by katiejanecan anyone explain why conservatives are always told to "take the high road" when dealing with gutter scum? Look how effective that was with GWB. Libs wouldn;t recognize the high road if their GPS led them to it.
I think it's
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 23:08 ET by Quasi-socialistthat American conservatism has a lot to do with Christianity.
I think Cheney does a great
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 10:19 ET by Radical1979I think Cheney does a great job defending the Bush administration. I'm glad he's out there. I don't think GWB could do it as effectively, but it needs to be done.
I agree
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 10:30 ET by CCsteelcityCheney does do well and he's put some people in their perspective places, I just don't think ENOUGH is being done, or said.
Libs only think they have a pair, we see what they are all about. Unless you consider placing false blame is having a pair - IMHO.
"A few years ago, this guy would have been getting us coffee." - Bill Clinton in 2008 from "Game Change"
"The people who created
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 12:54 ET by Hunter12"The people who created this mess ...". President Obama, that would be you and all the other idiots who thought that loaning money to people who couldn't pay it back was a great idea. Keep trying to re-write those history books. The press will let you get away with it, but the rest of us are paying attention.
"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last." - Sir Winston Churchill
Rusty, The Constitution
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 12:03 ET by Hunter12Rusty, The Constitution ended the Bush presidency with that 10-year limit thingy. I think you are right about him letting too much criticism go unanswered, but the MSM wasn't going to give him a fair hearing anyway. I think back to bumps in unempolyment and the attacks for seasonal losses of 20,000 jobs and such. Now the MSM is carrying the water for Obama and the loss of millions of jobs and every month the projected losses are "unexpected" and the revisions for prior months and real count of jobs lost is always higher with no mention. It's sad when you make up phony claims of jobs created or saved and the job market continues to tank and no one at ABC, CBS, or NBC has the balls to report it and lay the proper blame. We all remember the press establishing in 2001 that the period for which blame could be credited to prior administrations' actions was 6 months. We are past that now. Obama, man up.
We are seeing the difference between class and clueless in the way the two White Houses handle situations.
"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last." - Sir Winston Churchill
I Agree
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 18:11 ET by Secret ConservativeRusty, I agree that it drove me nuts that GW didn't answer his critics for 8 years, but I think he truly believes that history will prove him right, and getting into a gutter fight with a bunch of gutter rats would not have served him well. I also agree with the other posters here that the media wouldn't have covered his responses fairly, and since he was always so nervous when speaking in front of reporters, it would not have been an effective venue. I only hope that at some point in the future at least one historian chooses to cover the Bush 43 presidency honestly and fairly. Alas, considering that most historians have a strong liberal bent, this is not likely to happen.
bigtimer
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 02:28 ET by BondPlainBondThe most recent and undeniable explosion of deliberate and vitriolic hate from the left wing (media, celebrity, and politician), directed at any and all opposition, illustrates a frightening way of being the left chooses to live and believes is normal, natural, reasonable, and rational.
The voluminous and deliberate lies told by the left regarding their radical and irrational agenda (media, celebrity, and politician) demonstrates that furthering that agenda, not humanity, as that which is most important to them.
The left wing, sadly and always, first chooses verbal violence and personal attack when encountering any opposition offering reasonable, rational, measured, fact-filled, and historically proven arguments against their agenda. If that doesn't work for them, biting off fingers, beating people, breaking windows, destroying property, or setting cars on fire is their next choice in attempting to prove their way is the best way (all while wearing the purple shirts of SEIU or black ski masks to hide their identities).
The left wing is made up of, as exemplified by those held up as examples and arbiters of their radical points-of-view (media, celebrity, and politician), nothing more than misguided weaklings, bullies, liars, and cowards.
/rant
BPB... I thank you more
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 02:47 ET by bigtimerBPB...
I thank you more than you'll ever know for that sage rant of yours...it is priceless...couldn't have come at a better time in my life at this very moment...if you could just know what I'm listening to and just how much it applies...SEIU/ACORN/O/Soros all come to mind in one giant yarn ball.
Thanks...great minds think alike...or some-such.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
bigtimer
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 03:11 ET by BondPlainBond*wink*
BPB... Lol...that was the
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 03:26 ET by bigtimerBPB...
Lol...that was the Cat's Meeeoooow!
Catch Scratch Fever.... coming in Nov.!
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
BT, & Atheists
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 09:38 ET by Nortoto boot.
No, not peculiar at all.
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 08:49 ET by motherbeltHe is a pathetic little man. The operative word is "little."
WTF is wrong with these
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 09:14 ET by ThoreauWTF is wrong with these commi's?
I know he grew up in a Christian hating household, but why- jump on the bash the handicapped bandwagon too?
I really despise and loathe these sad excuses for human life.
Can anyone.....
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 11:42 ET by pantryman...explain the difference between murdering people with an aircraft full of jet fuel as on 9/11, and murdering them emotionally every day with your speech?
Even defenseless children??
Remember in November...this year !!
What a nasty person. I
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 01:10 ET by RiprapWhat a nasty person. I can't even begin to express how awful that comment is. These people have no shame whatsoever. They will say anything in the name of hate.
My cat can eat an entire watermelon.
He is the #1 reason I cancelled my HBO a year ago
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 09:25 ET by jondelwicheHow is this goofball not fired? If this is true, it really takes the proverbial creep.....what a LOSER.
OK, it's true, I watched the vid..............The audience wasnt there for him on this joke, but then there was late applause............does anyone know, does this setting have an applause sign to dig the host out of dodo??? It is a surreal moment where the audience seems to know he has crossed an evil line, but then applause comes late and all at once............Very, very weird!
So does this mean it's open
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 01:14 ET by rbosqueSo does this mean it's open season on Obama's girls? Libs would go nuclear if Chelsea was in the news, how is this diferent other than Maher and McFarlane are low-life swine.
Obama's girls
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 10:22 ET by Radical1979It's o.k. to use his daughters for publicity though. Fox News reported O went to a teachers conference for Sasha and bragged he hasn't missed one since he's been in office. Big accomplishment, being in Washington for what, all two of her conferences so far?
Maher's job is the
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 01:14 ET by mattmMaher's job is the equivalent of a pile of crap talking to maggots.
I swear, I'd give a year's
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 01:14 ET by RowaneI swear, I'd give a year's income for 10 minutes locked in a room with this fool.
"That boy'll lie when the truth will do" - Mrs. Johnson, 8th grade teacher..."The Democommies lie when the truth will do" Rowane-2005
Don't forget the baseball
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 02:34 ET by rbosqueDon't forget the baseball bats!
Rowane -
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 02:52 ET by TeamcheeserWhat will you do for the last nine minutes?
Oh...There are ways to make
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 04:24 ET by RowaneOh...There are ways to make the pain last for months in needed. I think I could show him the error of his ways rather fast.
"That boy'll lie when the truth will do" - Mrs. Johnson, 8th grade teacher..."The Democommies lie when the truth will do" Rowane-2005
Another One Self-Destructs
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 01:24 ET by countmein5050Maher is another one who is determined to self-destruct...just light the fuse and let her rip and I intend to give him all the privacy and space he needs to do just that. I generally don't consider another person a waste of energy, but there are always exceptions.
I hope for the day
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 01:23 ET by richb313I hope for the day that I do not see another hatefull thing that Bill Maher has said. I hope for the day that no one cares what he says anymore.
I don't!
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 11:07 ET by okiehawk44Count me as one to say I DON'T CARE what he says!
One sick individual
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 01:32 ET by DieselMaher is just the type to "get off" on reading our responses to his perverse rhetoric.
Don't give him any publicity, just leave him & HBO to wallow in his psychosis ALONE!
Diesel... Ditto. 'Doubli
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 01:37 ET by bigtimerDiesel...
Ditto.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
Take His Power Away
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 10:12 ET by miss911ninjaI agree that he's getting off on it. He seems to be trying to outdo himself with increasingly vile remarks so he can get another "fix" of reactions to it. It gives him a rush because it gives him a feeling of POWER. NewsBusters should take this power away by ignoring him. And he should be shunned by his peers, if any of them have a decent bone left in their bodies.
I wonder if this angry, PDS afflicted $#!@$!$
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 01:29 ET by RedNeckinaBlueStatewould have the cojones to say that in the presence of Mr. Palin?
Then again, he wouldn't have the cojones to say that in the presence of Mrs. Palin!
Know who did the voice of the Down's girl on Family Guy
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 01:36 ET by OxyConZsa Zsa Huffington. Sure as heck sounds like her.
There...now I'm as funny as Bill Mahar.
OC... You scared me
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 01:39 ET by bigtimerOC...
You scared me there...thought it may have been Garafalo.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
To where in the world...
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 01:44 ET by Irene Flick...could we even run this guy out on a rail? What next town would want him?
Doesn't this showing on the Huffington Post
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 01:40 ET by libfailContradict what Ariana said on TV about FOX News. Reading the comments it shows the sickness that is liberalism. They like making fun of mentally challenged children.
http://libfail.com
I've been reading this article again and again.
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 01:35 ET by The_Barrel_GuyNo matter how I read it, I come back to the same place. Why are any of us giving this Maher person even a moment of air, a drop of ink, a single electron of posting?
Over the years I have agreed and disagreed with conservatives... I've agreed and disagreed with Republicans... I've agreed and disagreed with Democrats... I've agreed and disagreed with liberals. With some, I have doubted the integrity of their views... With some I have felt their goal was simply to jerk my chain...
With NONE have I feld an essential dirtiness simply for occupying a shared moment in space and time...
This Maher person passes into that condition in which he relishes filth... he participates in evil... And apparently he enjoys it...
How about we simply ignore him in this space for a month or two? Goodness knows, we probably provide him with half his audience on a good night and all of it on a bad one... What is his audience anyway... twelve assorted...
Thanks for letting me get that off my chest... Some people are simply not worth the powder to blow them to hell... Maher is one of those.
He Does It Because:
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 02:18 ET by NoMoreChangeHe does this so his name gets mentioned and people remember he is even on television. I agree with you- ignore the jerk.
Encore - Barrel Guy!
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 07:03 ET by mtfujiI completely agree with your comments and I'm also trying to figure out why anyone with half a brain would even pay attention to this imbecile.
Maher makes his money espousing the vile left wing fringe out there with his vitriol, and you know, I could really care less. But why would someone pick on innocent children (like Palin's) and innocent people (like those who believe in God)?
Sounds like something a coward would do. And for the life of me, I still can't see why he deserves even a second of my (our) time.
Barrel Guy, "not worth the powder"?
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 10:04 ET by no tingly legsI have some 9mm hollow points and will gladly donate several as a public service. I can write them off on my taxes as a charitable contribution. Categorize it as removing filth from public thoroughfares.
NO MORE HOAX & CHAINS
two thumbs up
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 10:33 ET by CCsteelcityI will contribute some 45-70 govt.'s to the cause.
"A few years ago, this guy would have been getting us coffee." - Bill Clinton in 2008 from "Game Change"
Boycott these idiots
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 01:38 ET by rfpzzzzzThese people (maher etc) are so repulsive , it really is time to find their sponsors and boycott them. There is no excuse other than he has more mouth than creative talent for this attack on weak , innocent children. These are the abortion proponents and you can see they abuse children once they are born as well. He is despicable.
The Good News is
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 01:54 ET by hbnolikeeeTheir true nature is out in the open and the majority of us are not too pleased. This is the group that claims the love of humanity?
What a!
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 01:54 ET by PJManSick, F-N, Puke, that piece is rotting from the inside out, and years ago, he made some good sense, before he went off the rails, and was, way back when, rather a good humorist, but that was long ago, and now, just an old bitter bitch. I like it so much when he goes after the Islamic fundamentalists, oh, that's right, what he didn't said about them, do you think I'm crazy? Coward isn't the word, going after a helpless child, and that child's family, out and out lying about fact's, on anything, not confronting the real enemy, {himself included} his fans will be less and less, until he sees himself in the mirror, and says, was it something I said? Yes, it was, and now your audience is in the mirror, give yourself a hand, bill, to be paid, in full! SPoS.
Bill Maher is an America-hating communist.
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 02:01 ET by R D HelmAnd it isn't Trig Palin he is making fun of here.
It's patriots like us who still believe in the principles this nation was founded upon - the very same nation that allowed this no-talent goober-cheese to get rich by being a no-talent goober-cheese.
On TV, even.
Do you think this idiot Maher would have made the same money in Havana? Pyongyang? Tehran? Riyadh?
Hell no.
In fact, he probably would have been executed by now.
Twice over.
-Dave
Thanks, Obama.
Maher
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 02:05 ET by pug loveris an idiot who uses an innocent special needs baby to make himself look intelligent. All he is is a hate filled stupid ass. Hell, the cat turds in my cats' litter box are smarter than Maher.
"the cat turds in my cats' litter box are smarter than Maher."
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 02:08 ET by R D HelmLOL - As are the mounds of frozen dog-squeeze in my yard.
-Dave
Thanks, Obama.
Maybe we can get "it" to
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 02:14 ET by ProudAmerican58Maybe we can get "it" to move to one of those countries RD mentioned.
Irrelevant man...
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 01:56 ET by carolina09It's hard to get worked up. He's so obviously desperate for attention. It's not like he can drop any further. Not like Colbert, who had a little class to lose with his disturbing rip on Palin.
They. hate. women.
Sarah palin has brought a
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 02:13 ET by theriotSarah palin has brought a lot of this on herself for critizing Rahm for using the word retard, and not critizing Rush for doing the same thing. Now comedians have made Jokes about it because Sarah Palin said it was alright to use the word if it was satire.
If Sarah Palin would have done the right thing and critized Rush the same way she did Rahm then I think most of these jokes would not have been made. She brought her son into this when she critized Rahm, when he clearly he was not refering to him. I think she used her son's handicap to try and score political points, which to me is just as despicable as any of the recent "satire".
The clown is a cowardly
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 02:20 ET by George S PattonThe clown is a cowardly liberal moron who probably sodomizes young, crippled, retarded boys to make himself feel like man.
The clown is a cowardly
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 10:50 ET by steve05The clown is a cowardly liberal moron who probably sodomizes young, crippled, retarded boys to make himself feel like man.
disgusting, uneducated worthless response. This is really what you think of people that disagree with you? wow rush has really done a good job on you. pathetic.
Look where it...
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 13:28 ET by pantryman...began, dipshit.
Grab your ears and pull really hard...
Remember in November...this year !
Welcome to NewsBusters, troll. Or are you a plant? No matter.
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 02:53 ET by R D HelmSarah Palin brought none of this on herself.
And don't even try to tell me you are a conservative, because if you were, you would know full well that Rush was only repeating what Rahm Emanual said.
Of course, that fact is beyond your intellectual abilities to even grasp, and your pathetic, ignorant attempt at a comment proves that.
I cannot help but notice that you have nothing to say about Rahm
Emanual, Obama's right hand man (or is it left hand?) using the word retard. And what is really funny is that he was referring to Obama supporters like you.
Besides, this is the United States of America, troll, not Cuba or North Korea, so take your faux outrage and freedom-destroying political correctness somewhere else.
The 1st Amendment is still in force here in America, and should you communists (notice I didn't say liberal, socialist or Marxist) attempt to interfere with it too much further, then you might just find out what the 2nd Amendment really means.
And despite what your Post Office reject "teachers" taught you in whatever government school your abusive parents packed you off to, the 2nd Amendment has nothing to do with government-controlled "militias."
See ya round the threads, retard.
-Dave
Thanks, Obama.
Rush said that Rahm 'got in
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 11:26 ET by theriotRush said that Rahm 'got in trouble for calling people that are retards, retards'. So he called the same group of people "retards", and Palin was so afraid of Rush that she didn't call him out.
I am an independent, I never have, or never will vote for the party.
Rahm shouldn't have used that language, especially with reporters in the room. But he wasn't referring to people with disabilities. There was no audio or video of his outburst.
I am not politically correct, I wasn't offended by Rahm using the word retard, I even agree with Rush that we are to politically correct. (didn't Bill Maher have a show name politically incorrect, which would be freedom building according to you, so you agree with Bill Maher.)
Sarah Palin is the one with the faux outrage and freedom-destroying political correctness, not I. Sarah Palin has the right to be critical of Rahm and his use of the word retard, because of her son. But she lost that right when she wasn't critical of Rush for doing the exact same thing Rahm did. Her true colors were shown were she defended Rush's use of the word retard. She used her son and his disabilities to try and score political points, to disparage an Obama official. That is where my outrage lies. Sarah Palin is a hypocrite.
And who in the hell trying to interfere with the 1st Amendment? Take off your tin foil hat because I think you have it on to tight.
Stephen Colbert was 100% right "Sarah Palin is a f--king retard"
Stephen Colbert....?
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 13:03 ET by d1carterStephen Colbert....?
Rational argumentation
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 06:45 ET by ScrunchI was going to remark that your's was the first comment I'd come across that actually said anything. But the counter-arguments presented by your other responders are such clear, well-thought-out, rational rebuttals that I must change my position. I hadn't seen, for example, that this is obviously about the First and Second Amendments. Why, verily, it's about the Constitution itself. How dare you attack the Constitution? And why do you hate children?
Obviously (and I don't make such an accusation lightly) you are a Liberal, and like all Liberals, you engage in Devil worship and eat human flesh.
"... and like all
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 08:00 ET by stratmanYou've been a member for 1 Year, 10 Weeks and this is your first post?
It won't be long before
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 02:33 ET by Captain RepusIt won't be long before this scumbag gets nailed in the back seat of his car with his huge nose stuffed with cocaine and his face buried into a pretty 13 year-old boy.
He is so typical of the liberal left in America. Vile, hateful, pseudo-intellectual wastes of civil society.
For a minute there I thought you were talking about Rush.
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 03:20 ET by 007memoFor a minute there I thought you were talking about Rush.
Rush and Maher Satirize Retards. And that's Ok.
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 03:18 ET by 007memoRush and Maher Satirize Retards. And that's okay, doggone it.
I know someone already made the same point here, and we've heard from many hippocrites splitting hairs in defending Rush, while at the same time attacking Rham (including that coward Sarah herself), the larger point is that we might have hoped by now that adults would be way beyond the hurtful jokes and references to retards. Luckily our kids have already matured way beyond these cretins.
I must stress the point that Palin did not stand up for her son when she failed to stand up to Rush. There is no prize in the land that would have kept me silent over his "satire".
And Maher's and Rush's minions and dittoheads should stand up and criticize their vile "act". Yeah, right, that will happen.
As if, meeeeemo---=
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 03:58 ET by matthewdeanyou would be brave enough to tell Palin to her face that she was a coward regarding anything about her son.
While I have no doubt she could stuff your butt in a trash can, you would be too chick*nsh*t to say anything while near Palin for fear her husband might hear you.
Putz.
MD
He, He He. Fear isn't much of a problem for me, MD.
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 15:21 ET by 007memoHe, he he. Fear isn't much of a problem for me, MD, I'm afraid.
You're just spewin more of that faux brave, cock in the yard struttin, puffery you closet whimps have perfected.
It's pretty obviouse
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 15:32 ET by general companyWho the coward is here 007. Without your keyboard, no-one even knows you exists. Whimper on
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
stoopy boy
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 06:53 ET by kilrodWhuts uh matter stoopy boy, somebody "kiffen" in your steaming bowl of "pelosi" this mornin.!!~~!!
double 00 st00pid, you're too easy.!!~~!!
(grins) kilrod
If an unborn child cannot trust you, why should I,??
Had you listened to...
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 09:04 ET by John WI...Rush's show that day, you would have understood exactly 'how' he was talking about it......the context he put it in.
But obviously.......you are too much of an idiot to figure that out.
You obviously cannot discern the difference between people like Rham and Maher, compared to Rush.
No one listening to Rush......even those who have children, brothers or sisters with DS, were offended by how he was stating it, for they knew the context.
It's the difference between those who think less of those with DS...and those who don't.
Please quit being a meathead.
... and another hate-filled
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 09:26 ET by... and another hate-filled LIBERAL chimes in, blowing illogic and semantics out his a$$.
You know. I would be very
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 09:35 ET by dumbanguishYou know. I would be very interested in what would happen if Limbaugh actually said something like: “Look, this isn’t satire. I mean this: liberals are a bunch of retards”. Do you really think Sarah would risk Limbaugh’s wrath by daring to challenge him?
of course not
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 10:54 ET by steve05of course not
Let me get this straight...
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 03:14 ET by TeamcheeserA politician on the right calls someone "Macaca" and after a KosKid does 15 Google searches and discovers that it would offend .00037% of the population of Rhodesia, he's run out of town.
Maher says something that is disgustingly offensive to 99.3% (my unscientific estmate, admittedly) of the world population and he gets paid millions to be on HBO and frolic at the Playboy Mansion?
And, sadly, there is probably a lib out there reading this right now who is offended and believes me to be insensitive because I have no freaking idea what "Macaca" means (but I'm darn sure it ain't a Rhodesian thing...)
Donkeyface is in the same
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 03:20 ET by killa37Donkeyface is in the same league as Olberman, Tingly Matthews, Rosie, Garafalo. Schultz, Franken.........I could go on and on!!!'' Just look at them , listen to then, recognize where they are coming from...........after that, it's pretty easy to understand why they're all so angry and bitter.......................they're LOSERS!!!!!!
I hope people cancel HBO
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 06:43 ET by ChrisNHOf course, the bad economy (Obama's fault) has caused people to sever ties with 'non-essential' expenses. HBO certainly is one of those. The beauty of this web site, NewsBusters, is that it called attention to this horrific show of insensitivity by Maher to those who probably didn't even see him say it. A huge 'Thank You' for that. HBO will thus lose a ton of subscribers.
Bill Maher May Not Be A Thinker
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 08:20 ET by Father OBotherBill and his 'intellectual' ilk would claim to defend 'choice' while actually serving as champions of eugenics. This is strongly evidenced here when he goes far beyond implication in accusing Sarah Palin of stupidity for simply allowing her youngest child to live (and actually loving him to boot!). The curtain is forever being thrown open, even if just for a few illusory moments, and what is constantly being shown behind its bobbing folds is a labyrinth of thick darkness the likes of which this nation has not yet seen.
what kind of pathetic loser
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 08:54 ET by theduck6cares what washed up comics think about politics? If you notice a lot of the biggest mouths in libland are washed up showbiz , formerly funny trainwrecks with multiple entries in the tabloids for manic, unhinged and bizzare behavour and utterances.
Hmmm. Got one of those in the Senate after the tally of votes in the DNC trunks.
Go figure.
Bill Maher proves he is a reprehensible low-life
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 08:57 ET by c5thenI simply refuse to watch any network that has him on. PERIOD.
Throw 'da bums out!!!
Before it's too late.
It appears Maher is angling
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 09:11 ET by ConservativeRexIt appears Maher is angling to be the next Alan Berg.
Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum
It's a good thing......
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 09:10 ET by John WI.......that Maher has a bodyguard.
If it came down to it, (when you take away all of the hype), and people actually started confronting each other on the streeet......Maher would get his ass kicked for saying all of this crap.
It amazing when self-control gets the best of better people.
I sure as hell wouldn't put up with it for very long, if it was my wife and child, he was talking about.
How bout' you?
O's defenders
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 09:22 ET by TheAssessorWow! These are the kinds of people Ozero has on his side. Bill, Garafalo, and Rosie are the defenders of Obama? I wouldn't want them defending me. But then .. he did say judge me by the people who are around me, or support me something like that. Okay then. Just did. You're clucked Barry. These people are the trash of humanity.
What is it with these
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 09:32 ET byWhat is it with these hate-filled liberal a$$holes?? They're so terrified of Sarah Palin that they make fun of her baby? Sooner or later someone is going to stomp this Maher jerk.
PILE IT ON >> http://www.hbo.com/#/about/contact.html
In addition to being an Elephant Man look-alike, Maher
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 09:38 ET by no tingly legsis one mean, miserable and cruel SOB. He must have been dropped on his head at birth, screwing up his face AND whatever part of his mini-brain should have contained brain cells dealing with human emotion and compassion.
NO MORE HOAX & CHAINS
no baby talk for Maher
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 09:52 ET by RousseIt's obviously apparent that Maher's mother didn't talk to him when he was a baby.
At this point Maher is
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 10:06 ET by Radical1979At this point Maher is only going for controversy to increase what are probably lousy ratings. He wasn't funny, the audience wasn't exactly howling with laughter. There was some forced laughter, Maher was the only one who really thought he was funny.
And IF Palin comments on this
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 10:00 ET by katiejaneeven some on the Right will criticize her for "making a big deal about it." Personally I'd like to see Todd Palin show up at this wimp's studio and beat the snot out of him but that's not likely to happen.
Todd doesn't beat the snot
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 10:09 ET by Radical1979Todd doesn't beat the snot out of these people because he possess's two things these dolts do not. First, Todd is a class act. Second, Todd knows judgement will be given to them by God. He doesn't need to interfere.
But I'd still love to see this guy beaten to a pulp.
Maybe we could contract
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 10:57 ET by katiejanehis snot beating out to the Israeli Mosaud? They seems to be able to "take care" of scum.
comments Maher has made before
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 10:09 ET by Roussefrom Bill Maher's wiki page:
Maher's comment [about terrorists] followed another controversial comment he made on Politically Incorrect
earlier that year where he compared dogs to retarded children: "But
I've often said that if I had — I have two dogs — if I had two retarded
children, I'd be a hero. And yet the dogs, which are pretty much the
same thing. What? They're sweet. They're loving. They're kind, but they
don't mentally advance at all.... Dogs are like retarded children."
When another guest told him that her nephew was retarded and that she
didn't think of him as a dog, he responded with "Maybe you should." He
later apologized, stating "I make no excuses. I was wrong and what I
said was hurtful to people and I feel terrible about it."
See also: http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/18/us/tv-host-s-words-draw-criticism-and-...
I hate to break the news
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 12:59 ET by killa37I hate to break the news here, but I'm sure a lot of you people know it allready................I've had dogs who were a hell of a lot SMARTER than ol' Donkeyface.................as well as being nicer, more compassionate, more loyal, having more common sense....and everyone of them had a rear end that was better looking than Maher!!!!!
Does Bill Maher have any kids?
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 10:11 ET by general companyHopefully this piece of crap cant breed
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
Maher's bitterness makes me
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 10:16 ET by Radical1979Maher's bitterness makes me think he can't, you know, do what would be necessary to breed.
I hope your right
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 10:13 ET by general companyNo child, (not even his) should be left alone with this disgusting fool.
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
I don’t think he was
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 10:13 ET by ninerdogI don’t think he was insulting Trig guys… I think he was taking a stab at all of us that watch fox news and like Sara. He is calling fox new audience a bunch of DS kids. So let me be the first to say that I am a proud Down Syndrome kid of Sara and Fox news. I hope there are milk cookies and a nap involved.
in agreement
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 12:24 ET by RousseNinerdog, I am in agreement with you---up to a point. He WAS taking a shot at those of us who watch FOX News. But he has a record, and his attitude clearly indicates how he feels about those among us with special needs.
Oh don’t get me wrong I do
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 12:37 ET by ninerdogOh don’t get me wrong I do understand that. He is a reprobate. However I was looking forward to the cookies and a nap. At my age the nap is more important….
Like Olberman
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 10:22 ET by TexndocThis jerk is always hanging around HuffPoop and from glancing at the comments there he isn't even liked by the rapid liberals he panders to. There are believe it or not one or two liberals who see Maher and Olbermann as doing more harm to their party nationwide than good. One day, and it's coming, when Maher or Olbermann's name is mentioned in a Democrat crowd they are going to be laughed at and not in a good way. Remember it's started with SNL and Jon Stewarts show a little bit with Olbie. Which is why Olbie went right away to "apologize to Jon Stewart" and do some damage control, with his own people.
Plenty of Libruls despise Maher's "jokes".
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 17:39 ET by 007memoPlenty of Libruls despise Maher's "jokes".
And I also went to HuffPo to confirm that some of them would show their disapproval for his "retard" joke - luckily I wasn't disappointed.
I'm looking for an equivelent response from conservatives about Limbaughs "retard" comments. I'm not trying to make this a class war (Dems have class, Reps don't - just kidding folks, put away the daggers!), I'm just curious to know if any Reps are criticizing Rush as I haven't noticed anyone doing so here at NB yet.
Ya know
Fri, 02/19/2010 - 00:06 ET by Quasi-socialistWhy don't you disprove of Rush in your way, and let others have their opinion. I, for one, don't like what Rush said. And it is stuff like this that makes my statement "Rush crosses the line to be provocative."
That said, he was only commenting on what Emmanuel said. If Emmanuel doesn't say it, Rush doesn't say it. Emmanuel was crass, Rush was thoughtless, and Sarah shouldn't have let Rush get away with it--but the real pathetic thing is that the media didn't make much of it, until they could pit Palin against Rush. Let's you and him fight.
Please pass this invitation on to MSNBC
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 11:21 ET by NewsbubbaI and my drinking buddies, mostly vets, quite a few rednecks, pretty much all loudmouthed (yet harmless to other humans) would like to extend an offer, once again, to Maher, Keith-O, Chrissy M., Eddie, etc, etc, etc, to join us for a good old fashioned Bar Brawl! Since we are all either passed or approaching 70 years old, it should be a pretty fair match.
Sara Palin and her family can't respond to these limp wristed rat bastards, with all due respect, so we would like to do it for them. Anyone who goes after a mom (any mom) and her child deserve to have their asses kicked. We'd like to volunteer for the job. Of course it will all be very legal, so don't bother viewing this as some kind of threat. We figure that you are much younger and healthier than us, so we could hardly be considered a threat to you.
Same rule as the last offer. Maddow isn't allowed to participate. She is the only one of the bunch with the balls to actually kick our ass.
I'm With You Bubba
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 12:41 ET by kilrodI'm with you Newsbubba, this could be set up as a charity challenge reality event. Sell tickets and broadcast rights and video rights. With proceeds going to the charity of choice of the winners.!!~~!! Any takers out there, any producers, any promoters????
I'll put my money on Team Newsbubba.!!~~!!
(grins) kilrod
If an unborn child cannot trust you, why should I,??
Who is
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 12:07 ET by jessieHWho is Bill Maher? He's not a comic. He's not a journalist. He's not a reporter. He's not an elected servant. Who is he?
God save this fool's soul!
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 12:02 ET by ForeverOnTheRightGod save this fool's soul! Every time Maher opens his mouth like this he proves he is a fool. How many people does this arrogant fool alienate people with his foolish blather? He could very well die alone...and then find himself in Hell.
Maher is a creep. The
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 13:36 ET by Chris NormanMaher is a creep.
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
What a Jack ASS!
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 16:15 ET by RonD812I've said it here before and will say again: If you read this and can't stand this PUNK and have HBO, why????? have you not cancelled it. I only heard this guy twice when I had HBO and it took me all of two seconds to decide that he wasn't going to get 1/1000000000 of a cent from me as far as I could help it. And I called and let them know about why. I would also like to volunteer my services to participate in the ass whooping these jerks deserve.
" ! "
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 16:34 ET by DoktorFrankenThe Left always displays this sort of unspeakable behavior. In their warped, corrupt minds they think that they can make people ''go away'' by criticizing, demeaning, insulting, and debasing them.
And with this type of conduct they truly, in their minds, place themselves ''above'' others and envisage that they're intellectually ''superior''. Un-freaking-believable.
Sarah Palin: The Most Dangerous Conservative In America
That's Pretty Much It To A 'T'
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 16:41 ET by countmein5050But the ability to look at the evidence and still deny the reality is purely liberal creativity at its finest. I quote from a recent Burn Notice episode where Fiona is impatient and not trusting of something that seems okay.....'If it looks too good to be true...we should shoot it just to be sure...'. Liberals are terrified they may one day not be able to 'out wit' reality. They reside in offensive mode 24/7.
Bill Maher
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 16:42 ET by drprobusI ..........oh never mind. He's just not worth it.
Despicable...I've been using...
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 17:08 ET by PrairieSkythat word a lot this week concerning the subject of the disgusting attacks directed at Sarah Palin and her son Trig. Maher, as usual, is beneath contempt and is not worth anyone's time or energy to comment on.
It is quite obvious that the people who have been making these cruel and contemptible comments and attacks must not have anyone close to them who has special needs of any kind. Being a family member of someone who has special needs brings a unique understanding and deep compassion that these twisted, cruel cretins will never possess or fathom. Maher and Co. are sad and pathetic, and they make me sick.
"The problem is not that people are taxed too little...the problem is that government spends too much." ~President Ronald Reagan
Worth every cent.
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 17:23 ET by BritpopSpeaking personally, I'd say the best part of Maher ran down the inside of his mother's leg while she was giving his father 50 cents in change for his dollar bill.
I'm horrified that you'd attack Maher's mother, britpop!
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 17:49 ET by 007memoI'm horrified that you'd attack Maher's mother like that, britpop!
Ahh, not really. I can't get too upset about this. But isn't this what everyone here on NB is railing against - going after family? His dear, sweet, 80 year old mother no less?
Just trying to keep things fair and balanced for the folks.
Could be a plant
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 21:38 ET by pbthinkerBritpop could be a plant trying to give Maher something to cry about, you know they all do it, mine was bad but this is worse, etc. However, considering Maher's comments were terrible to begin with, why defend him from gross, immoral, comments which, in civilized society, wouldn't be allowed. If he's allowed to say what he says, he deserves most anything that's said about him. If someone comments on his mother, what's the difference between that and how he attacks Trig's mother, and uses Trig as the punch-line. The man is a low-life.
Election 2008-God's way of showing us that elections count.
I was just pointing out some irony, not defending maher from att
Fri, 02/19/2010 - 05:23 ET by 007memoI was just pointing out some irony, not defending maher from attack pb.
People are railing at him for tasteless, offensive jokes, and then attack with tasteless, offensive jokes.
Actually, I kind of assume Maher would have appreciated that joke. Comedians are really strange, strange animals.
I used to go to comedy clubs all the time. The filthiest, dirtiest, mouth of all was that clean cut TV show dad from Full House, Bob Saget. I went to see him many years ago on a first date with a nice, conservative, Catholic Coed.
It was the most offensive comedy you can imagine. I'm ashamed to admit it, but despite ourselves we were rolling on the floor. Never saw anyone funnier, before or since.
BritPop
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 17:57 ET by Candance MooreThat's digusting and not the least bit funny.
Some 12 year old on DKos is jealous of your genius.
~I'm not so sure he isn't already a regular there
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 18:13 ET by choselife4xI tracked some of his comments when I first saw that post, and all I saw were links. Could be a plant.
"my solution is to destroy children"--mamabear's cure for poverty 12/08/09
Classy.
Fri, 02/19/2010 - 00:20 ET by balboaClassy.
Trig is more of a man than
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 20:29 ET by jeckelmyhydeTrig is more of a man than this pompous slimeball Maher will ever be.
Worthless POS
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 20:50 ET by orlandocajunWho listens to this POS? I don't think that the Air America crowd could stomach this low life. What kind of demented audience can keep him in business?
Rotting From Outside
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 21:02 ET by SkunkyGet stuffed, Maher. You're the angriest creep and I guess I would be too if God me me as ugly as he made you. You love NO ONE! And no one can love you.
His statement should be excoriated. Instead of banning the word "retard" (which is mostly used to convey stupidity) the peeps who use it as a pejorative against those whom have disabilities should be shunned and excoriated!
Maher
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 21:04 ET by LarryGIf anyone knows about people suffering mental defect it would be this ugly-faced, malignant troll who has the added burden of being as aware as his hero, the intelligent one who is completely lost without his optical crutches. Ann Coulter is right: liberalism is a mental disease. Indeed. He isn't funny, either. Suppositories have more value.
This sorry a** needs to OD
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 21:13 ET by VIETVET 68This sorry a** needs to OD on some of his stupid comments! This draft dodger should stick to comedy or STFU!
The polite nuance rejections he gets from his rants....
Fri, 02/19/2010 - 00:42 ET by richard......are long past their expiration date. This waste of human life needs to be wacked severely across his big dorky nose, preferably with a Louisville Slugger. A**holes like Maher smirk at, and feed off gentle criticism. It makes them think they are powerfull and beyond approach. The only way to give him an attitude adjustment is through brutal force. I'd love to see him crying his eyes out and s*itting his pants, just before Bruno crunches his face.
I can't figure this out.
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 21:28 ET by pbthinkerWhat is it with Liberals and Sarah Palin? They willingly attack her, attack her children, make jokes about Trig (I'm honestly getting sick of calling him the "downs syndrome child" and then try to tell the world how compassionate you are.
There was a time, in a civilized world long ago, that political attacks were fine but there were limits. Liberals seem to be, not only attacking individuals, but also attacking those civilized limits. What is it about being civilized that liberals don't understand?
Another thing I've noticed is that no liberal is ever calling these people on anything they say. The feminist refuse to defend the comments on Sarah Palin. The Kennedy's, one of whom, Eunice Shriver did many good things for the mentally disabled, refuse to come to the defense of Trig. The more that goes on, the more annoyed I become with liberals. They would rather allow the attack and not comment than to stand up for what's right. No wonder you can't trust them with having power over the country, they're more concerned with their party and their liberalism than they are with anything else.
Election 2008-God's way of showing us that elections count.
I would like an "Unwelcome Mat" for my front door. It will...
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 21:41 ET by jawebster1say: "If you like Bill Maher, you are Not Welcome here!". Jim Webster
Maher
Thu, 02/18/2010 - 23:56 ET by NotFondOfLibsThis guy doesn't have a product, whether it's a book or his tv show that I would waste my time and money with. The only way to deal with him is ignore him.