Bill Maher Distinguishes His Anti-Palin Comments From Limbaugh’s Fluke Quips: ‘I Don’t Have Sponsors, I’m on HBO’
- Posted on March 4, 2012 at 7:00am by
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Comedian Bill Maher wasted no time in poking fun at radio host Rush Limbaugh and his comments about Sandra Fluke (the woman who recently testified about contraceptive coverage in front of members of Congress).
On the most recent episode of his show “Real Time,” Maher slammed Republicans and their stance on the Obama administration’s contraceptive mandate, while taking particular aim at Limbaugh.
“I love this generation of Republicans. Their approach to a woman’s body is the same to their approach to the economy,” Maher said. “They have no idea how it works, but they’re eager to screw with it anyway.”
In addition to bringing up Limbaugh’s past Oxycotin use, Maher targeted the radio host’s four wives and the fact that he has no children. He joked that Limbaugh is, himself, a form of birth control.
Mediaite has more:
He then turned to the fact that Limbaugh was demanding the Obama SuperPAC he donated to return the money because “I sometimes called Sarah Palin a bad name.” Chuckling to himself, he noted, “I don’t have sponsors, I’m on HBO.” He then noted that Limbaugh’s first sponsor to leave him was a mattress company: “sluts use a lot of mattresses!”
Watch Maher makes these comments, below:
This defense, of course, isn‘t going to appease those who believe that Maher’s past disparaging commentary (he called Palin the c-word) is excusable. Additionally, the HBO host’s defense does little to stem the notion that there is a media double standard when it comes to coverage surrounding Limbaugh’s statements about Fluke.
(H/T: Mediaite)
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Comments (64)
4sgump
Posted on March 9, 2012 at 12:39pmWhen did ”naked mole rats” learn to speak english?
Report Post »weneedrubio
Posted on March 9, 2012 at 9:30amThere is no greater harm being done to this country than by Bill Maher and he believes deeply that he is the smartest guy in the room. Pitiful!
Report Post »txjb
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 1:57pmbill maher is no comedian . this man has cussed God and Jesus . he is a demon working for satan .
Report Post »Tea-Party-Amercan
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 6:29pmAmen!
Report Post »Subetei
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 11:57amI hate to break this to you hypocrits but Bill Maher is not of the left. he’s a libertarian… basically a more socially liberal Ron Paul type. This is why you people put your foot in your ass so much you never look things up before you open your mouth.
Report Post »dugbru
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 6:14pmReally??? which Democrat woman has Maher called a Cu*t??? He only atytackes republicans..
Which Libertarian did he give a Million bucks too .. Oh wait that‘s right it’s Obama .. Surprisinly a Dem .. Hmmm
Report Post »weneedrubio
Posted on March 9, 2012 at 9:28amRight, he gave all those millions to Ron Obama I guess. He’s dumber then I thought, can’t even get the mailing address right on a million dollar check. Maher is not only a liberal he may well be the best example of one, he makes a living off of the misery of others both financially and in his own private life. Get a grip, he wants anarchy because it makes him money, just like, Obama, Gore, every global warming proponent, every feminist, racist, socialist, facsist, Marxist, communist, union member, college professor, gov’t worker, oh man, I could go all day on this list. Liberalism’s aim is anarchy they are not smart enough to have an end game and that is the greatest harm of all.
Report Post »jonnyd_94
Posted on March 10, 2012 at 7:44amI know, its amazing those who call Bill a libertarian and then he gives a million dollars to an Obama Super Pac…he’s said many times “our guys” when talking about democrats. So I hate to break it to you, but he’s not close to the right or even the middle. The reason people wanted leaders to denounce him was because “he has a lot of influence”. So does Maher, that was Rush’s point
And I guess its ok to degrade or insult people as much as you want as long as you have no sponsors? This whole thing was about a small chance the left had to get Limbaugh off the air and they failed, he has thousands of sponsors and losing 8 or 9 didn’t kill him. So using the same old drug jokes to hit Limbaugh low is all they have left.
Report Post »SURFINGAL
Posted on March 7, 2012 at 2:58pmBill Maher’s excuse: I don‘t have sponsor’s I am on HBO. So is Maher condoning his behavior? And it was alright to call Gov. Sara Palin the “C” word ?? Sandra Fluke gets a call from the President & Bill Mahr gives President Obama’s re-election campaign 1 million dollar’s: Bill Maher, you don‘t have sponsor’s but apparently you get a PASS from a powerful connection. Why did President Obama call Sandra? he told the Washington DC corp’s: So his own daughter‘s could speak out it is their right even if he didn’t agree with them. Yep, so President Obama when did you call Gov. Sara Palin when David Letterman called Gov. Sara Palin’s daughter (in so many words) a prostitute?? Letterman since apologized and Gov. Sara Palin actually accepted the apology.. that shows class.. as far as Maher and Letterman go: they are Moron’s. The issue‘s here are completely one sided and you don’t hear from the women‘s right’s police on these wordy explicit hard knock‘s dished out by Liberal’s. Is it no wonder Ann Coulter has been tough for and UN-apologetic for women conservative’s.
Report Post »porkandbeanz
Posted on March 7, 2012 at 10:44ami have a question for bill, what desk did you crawl out from under and how many years did you spend there to get a show on HBO? i would rather pluck everyone of my nose hairs out of my stupid head then sit and watch your show, i get more entertaiment popping the ingrown hair on my butt then listening to your comedy. do me a favor, get a can of fake tanning spray, spray it all over, spike your hair and color it hot pink. i don’t hate billy because im about to show some love, i see bill as hope, really? yes i do, if this moron can make it in this country anybody can.
Report Post »gbfreak
Posted on March 7, 2012 at 7:37amuh….I was a spnoser of HBO and I just pulled the plug!
Report Post »conservativesteve1960
Posted on March 7, 2012 at 6:44amComedian??? Dumbass!!!
Report Post »dawg71
Posted on March 7, 2012 at 1:46amBesides the C word, he sat and laughed at a Guest that advocated that Sarah Palins Husband should Rape his wife to basically shut her up. Yes, please tell We Republicans how treat and respect women. The man is a walking defintion of Hypocracy. He‘s a sanctimonious misogynistic brick who’s own words or ten times worse then Rush’s…..Unless folks out there think a viable way to silence a women is to brutally rape her. That is how Bill Maher and His Coherts role. Its okay Sarah has it coming because she’s a dumb *itch that has betrayed her own sex, by Oh My God, thinking for herself. Which is the justification for being the ass he is….
Report Post »dawg71
Posted on March 7, 2012 at 1:29amYes Bill because you are a shining Example of how to treat and respect women….
Report Post »dawg71
Posted on March 7, 2012 at 1:27amSo he calls a Sarah Palin the most offensive name possible and his defense is, I’m on HBO? Not that its disrespectful. Then has the audacity to judge Rush on his lack of understanding about women, Seriously Dude? Last time I checked women don’t really like the C-word. How much understanding do you have of women NUMBNUTS? Heres a thought if people started dropping HBO in droves, how quickly you would claim censorship….HBO is the only folks that would have you. Your show on ABC was a complety POS and a ratings loser And by the way there was nothing Politically Incorrect about it. HBO claims Real Time is a hit but based on what. Your show routinely gets its ass kicked by shows like The Sweet Life Of Zac And Cody and Say Yes To The Dress, reruns of those shows by the way. If you were in the real world where ratings mattered you would be flipping burger at MacDs not hosting your own show…
Report Post »Mike N
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 5:20pmI’ve never had HBO, and am doing just fine without.
When Obama loses in November, Maher can go sit in a corner and suck his thumb while lamenting the short-lived “progress” made between 2008 and 2012.
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 1:59pmSponsor, schmonsors, just drop HBO. They’ll soon get the message. I’m sure people could live without HBO and save money at that.
Report Post »Panos Cross
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 11:47amHe is just preciously arrogant, as the left usually is. I don’t watch his show and he is the reason why. He is hypocricy personified. The left has done a great job with the spin. I really don’t care how much sex Ms. Fluke is having. I just don‘t want to pay for everyone else’s screwing anymore than I already do. Is freedon of orgasm number 11 in the new Bill of Rights?
Report Post »broken1
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 11:39amThis is one of the reasons I don’t have HBO(Starz is better). This lib-twerp has said far worse things not just about Sara Palin but about her familiy calling her kids inbred. What if LImbaugh had said this about obungler’s urchins. Man the double standard would be shown like you wouldn’t believe. Maher is nothing but a liberal girlyman in the mold of stewart, colbert,letterman and leno. All of them suck. Also if the writer of the article thinks that little billy goes after both sides in an argument then he’s on something.
Report Post »Baja
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 11:30amNext to the word pusillanimous in the dictionary is a picture of Bill Maher.
Report Post »Ghandi was a Republican
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 11:28amMe thinks he means HoBO channel.
Report Post »Quite amused
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 10:56amI don’t freakin twitter……..Lets call out HBO.
Report Post »their programing sucks anyway!
DislikesHussein
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 9:27amAnd you, Maher, are the reason I will never buy HBO or any of their related premium channels. I would never support anyone that supports you.
Report Post »sallyredneck
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 8:48amMaher is Satan, being condemmed by this guy can only mean that you are not a low life of society.
Report Post »Rageinthemachine
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 7:57amCompare Maher‘s audience numbers to Limbaughs and one can only discern he is inconsequential in today’s discussions of the issues. Maher is a hack anti-semite that obviously got the crap kicked out of him in grade school and anybody that likes him will never have their opinion changed, so don’t even try. You could have given one million to feed the poor or take care of some of your other 99% brethren, but instead you gave it to a politician? What a hypocritical ass!
Report Post »Ann_W
Posted on March 5, 2012 at 10:09pmNot only did he call Sarah Palin a c*** several times he called her kids “an inbred family”. Very classy for a family with a Down’s Syndrome kid. Could you imagine if a conservative called a family w/ a mentally handicapped kid “inbred”? They wouldn’t last 2 seconds. He doesn’t have sponsors, but he donated $1,000,000 to Obama’s PAC. If Obama is so worried about how women are treated, shouldn’t he return the money?
Here‘s what Bill Maher’s ex-girlfriend said about him, “Bill wants someone he can put down in an argument, tell you how ghetto you are, how big your butt is, and that you’re an idiot. That’s why you never see him with a white girl or an intellectual. I might as well have been a Muslim woman with my head wrapped, walking 10 paces behind my man.”– Karrine Steffans. Good thing we have the liberals to look out for women.
Report Post »Stefano
Posted on March 5, 2012 at 6:34pmAnd Maher is not a left wing opinion leader?? He camoulflages his being a comedian by involving himself in the most disgusting anti-Christian and anti-conservative rhetoric. Give me a break!
Report Post »anorexorcist
Posted on March 5, 2012 at 4:54pmHilarious article.
The difference between Limbaugh and Maher is that Limbaugh is considered a right wing opinion leader. Although Maher certainly leans left, he goes after both sides when they deserve it.
Report Post »Stefano
Posted on March 5, 2012 at 6:30pmYou have to be kidding here!!! Maher goes after both sides??? LOL!!
Report Post »CatB
Posted on March 5, 2012 at 11:23amThis is why I don’t have HBO!
Report Post »annelouisegelinas
Posted on March 5, 2012 at 3:31pmMe too. Not worth watching anybody on there.
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