Dylan Ratigan: 'Republican Rhetoric Based in Abandonment of Arithmetic

May 21st, 2011 11:42 AM
If you had any questions as to why Dylan Ratigan belongs on MSNBC rather than CNBC they were all answered Friday night. Appearing on HBO's "Real Time," Ratigan presented himself as a far-left commentator telling the audience of devout liberals, "This entire rhetoric machine from the Republican Party is predicated on an abandonment of arithmetic and fact" (video follows with transcript and…

NBC's Gifford Praises 'Nonpartisan' Ed Asner Film That Blames Financia

May 16th, 2011 4:32 PM
In the 10AM ET hour on NBC's Today on Monday, co-host Kathie Lee Gifford applauded the new HBO movie on the 2008 financial crisis, 'Too Big to Fail,' as "not a partisan film at all." However, after asserting that "It didn't take one side or the other," she touted the liberal moral of the story: "that greed is what got us there and lack of regulation." Left-wing actor Ed Asner, who plays the…

Bill Maher: 'Republicans Say They Love Herman Cain So They're Not Raci

May 14th, 2011 4:45 PM
Last Friday, Bill Maher called Republicans paranoid, greedy racists. On the most recent installment of HBO's "Real Time," the host said, "Republicans say they love [Herman Cain] so they're not racist - right" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Bill Maher: Republicans Are Paranoid, Greedy Racists

May 7th, 2011 9:57 AM
It certainly was no surprise after what happened in Pakistan last Sunday that HBO's Bill Maher was going to spend much of his "Real Time" program fawning over Barack Obama. Having done precisely that for approaching an hour, Maher ended Friday's show by calling members of the GOP paranoid, greedy racists (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Lib Guest on 'Real Time' Calls Breitbart a Con Man, Brings Up Shirley

April 30th, 2011 7:55 AM
If you're not familiar with GRITtv or Laura Flanders, you will be because her far-left, antagonistic, attack dog style is starting to become all the rage to liberal hosts especially on MSNBC. On Friday, as part of the panel discussion on HBO's "Real Time," Flanders in her own aggressive style impolitely went after fellow guest conservative publisher Andrew Breitbart feeling the need to bring…

Maher: Democrats Didn't Use Any Violent Rhetoric Towards Republicans D

April 16th, 2011 5:16 PM
Like most liberal media members, Bill Maher thinks violent political rhetoric only comes from Republicans. Proving this once again, HBO's "Real Time" host on Friday disputed former Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele's claim that Democrats used such hostile talk against Republicans during the recent budget battle (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Maher Says Ending Bush Tax Cuts Would Solve 75% of Budget Deficit Then

April 16th, 2011 10:38 AM
In this week's "Is Bill Maher Really That Stupid" segment, the "Real Time" host on Friday actually said that ending the Bush tax cuts would solve 75 percent of the nation's budget deficit. This deliciously came before Maher called Sen. John Kyl (R-Ariz.) "an evil liar who insults the intelligence of all living things including mushrooms and mold" (video follows with commentary):

Bill Maher Jokes About a Wall Collapsing on Eric Cantor and Michele Ba

April 16th, 2011 1:38 AM
Remember all that talk a few months ago about toning down the violent rhetoric on the airwaves in the wake of the tragic shootings in Tucson? On HBO's "Real Time" Friday night, Bill Maher actually joked about a wall collapsing on Congressman Eric Cantor (R-Va.) and Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Another Liberal Lob from NY Times TV Critic Mike Hale, This Time on Gu

April 14th, 2011 12:29 PM
New York Times critic Mike Hale’s review of an HBO documentary on the evils of guns, “Gun Fight,” is colored with his liberal perspective. Hale is never hesitant to work in his liberal political opinions into his reviews. He clearly favors left-wing public affairs series like Frontline, and has embraced European-style nationalized health care as clearly superior to the U.S. version (until Obama…

Bill Maher Tells Rachel Maddow He Hates Republicans as Much as She Doe

April 13th, 2011 12:59 AM
Bill Maher Tuesday made a statement on MSNBC that would be truly embarrassing for the so-called news network if any of its executives cared at all about being an impartial disseminator of information. At the end of an almost thirteen minute interview with Rachel Maddow, the comedian said of Republicans, "I hate them as much as you do" (video follows with commentary):

Andrew Sullivan Schools Maher and Spitzer on Budget, ObamaCare and Pau

April 9th, 2011 2:11 AM
Bill Maher and Eliot Spitzer on Friday's "Real Time" not surprisingly attacked Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) for his 2012 budget proposal. Showing glimpses of the conservative that used to occupy his body many years ago, the Atlantic’s Andrew Sullivan not only defended the Republican as deserving a lot of credit for his bold plan, but also exposed Maher and Spitzer as ignorant hypocrites when it…

Bill Maher: 'Obama is a Terrible Negotiator - Does He Not Even Know a

April 9th, 2011 12:09 AM
HBO's Bill Maher is very unhappy with how President Obama is dealing with Republicans on the current budget impasse. On Friday's "Real Time," the host said, "He is a terrible negotiator - does he not even know a Jew?" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Maher on GOP Birth Certificates: Palin Born Pregnant, Bachmann 'Stupid

April 2nd, 2011 11:32 AM
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…

Huffington Post Refuses to Address Maher's Contributor Status After Vu

March 31st, 2011 11:03 AM
Following its controversial decision to ban Andrew Breitbart from publishing articles at its front page, the Huffington Post has found itself in quite a pickle now that one of its regular contributors, comedian Bill Maher, made disgustingly vulgar references to former Alaska governor Sarah Palin. As NewsBusters previously reported, Breitbart made some comments about President Obama's former…