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Bill Maher: The Left and the Right Need to ‘Stop Making Each Other Apologize For Everything’

Bill Maher: The Left and the Right Need to Stop Making Each Other Apologize For Everything

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Echoing his op-ed in the New York Times earlier this week, comedian Bill Maher called for the left and the right “to agree to stop making each other apologize for everything” during his HBO show Friday night.

Referencing actor Robert DeNiro’s joke Monday night about whether “the country is ready for a white first lady” — which both Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum took umbrage at — Maher said he was “urging America to seriously consider a national day of no outrage.”

“Just one day out of the year when Hank Williams Jr. can say some ignorant sh-t on Fox News without the ‘good people’ demanding he be thrown off of Monday Night Football,” Maher said. “Yes, he compared Obama to Hitler. But he — and this is the crucial part — is Hank Williams Jr.”

“In the last few years, we have been shocked and outraged by the unbelievable insensitivity by Nike shoes, the Fighting Sioux, the White House Christmas tree, the White House Christmas card, burning the Koran, apologizing for burning the Koran, Don Imus, Tracy Morgan, Gilbert Gottfried, Ashton Kutcher and the ESPN guy who used the wrong Chinese cliche for Jeremy Lin after everyone else used all the others,” he said.

He continued,”If it weren’t for throwing conniption fits, we wouldn’t get any exercise at all. So here’s a crazy idea: From now on, if you see or hear something you don’t like in the media, just go on with your life.”

In recent weeks, conservatives have held Maher’s past sexist comments up as a kind of counter-example amid the controversy of Rush Limbaugh calling a Georgetown Law student a “slut.”

Addressing Limbaugh, Maher said he finds him “obnoxious” but that he’s been able to co-exist with him because “I don’t listen to his program — the only time I hear him is when I’m at a stoplight next to a pickup truck.”

“I think we’re like this because outside of the military, few of us really do anything for our country. So we need something to make us feel like we’re making a contribution. And that that thing is, when given the chance, we help stop ‘bad people’ — bad people like Hank Williams and Robert DeNiro and oh, occasionally Bill Maher,” he said.

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  • Grace1798
    Posted on March 24, 2012 at 2:07pm

    I’m still scratching my head wondering WHY hard working tax payers have to pay for loose women to have contraceptives???????? DUH. How stupid has the people (who are supporting this) become? I’m wondering if they are all either out of their minds completely or on drugs or have some kind of brain damage?

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    • Lynn579
      Posted on March 24, 2012 at 2:19pm

      They’re not out of their minds or on drugs. This is just one more step towards socialism. As soon as they get that done we‘ll find ourselves in the same position as Germany’s Hitler and Russia’s Lennon. God help us.

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    • woebegone
      Posted on March 24, 2012 at 2:38pm

      Sorry but did you say “loose women”? What about loose men? How old are you? It would be very nice if women could depend on men but the truth is men these days are completely shameless and infantile. I would no sooner depend on man than sprout wings and fly. Men like you are the problem–you didn’t teach them and you blame women endlessly. You make me sick.

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    • thegrassroots
      Posted on March 24, 2012 at 2:43pm

      @grace
      Scratching your head won’t get you to those answers.

      A little research and you will find the link between The Left’s “war on women” aka “women’s health“ aka ”birthcontrol“ aka ”abortion” and BHO’s Assault On Our First Amendment Rights!

      Don’t get sidetracked by the dum-dem distraction cards, played right out of their dum-dem playbook!

      NEWT 2012
      http://www.newt.org

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    • 000degrees
      Posted on March 24, 2012 at 3:52pm

      Smartest thing this guy ever said……

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    • woebegone
      Posted on March 24, 2012 at 4:20pm

      Grace1798 don’t you see that your sexism is the problem? I am no liberal by any means but the abject disconnected stupidity of conservative men which you exhibited so well in your posting is what drives women away from the party. Who do you think you are? What right do you have to be so very regressive. Answer please–I want to know.

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    • lillymckim
      Posted on March 24, 2012 at 9:27pm

      Maher should denounce censorship he is either for it or he’s against censorship.,.. it’s not about “apologizing” and Bill Maher knows it… this is about blatant censorship by way of threats and blackmail.. and make no mistake Maher knows it will make its way to his doorstep sooner or later
      Anyone in the business he’s in should be very worried watching this censorship.

      He should take a stand against censorship he’s either for it or against it.

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    • Ruler4You
      Posted on March 25, 2012 at 2:08pm

      If I’m not mistaken it was the “left” that insisted on ‘tolerance.’ And it was the “left” that insisted on ending the “politics of self destruction.“ And it was the ”left“ that cried to bring ”civility” back. It’s the “left” that wants ‘fairness’ and to end “hurtful” and “racist” commentary. But it’s the left that leads the attack in every one of these areas of discourse.

      And you have the temerity to say we need to end that policy of kindness? Why? so your contract can be renewed? Spare me. You made your bed and it stinks as bad as it did before.

      Truth “IS” the sunshine that cleanses the stench from your prejudice. And we ain’t letting go of it. Snivel all you want, weasel.

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  • vtxphantom
    Posted on March 24, 2012 at 2:05pm

    Lead by example. He won’t be able to do it, because he is a liberal.

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    • MAMMY_NUNN
      Posted on March 24, 2012 at 3:52pm

      Is there a moment on film where someone on the left has ever apologized ?

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    • oldguy99
      Posted on March 24, 2012 at 10:04pm

      Sounds like Mauher is feeling the heat and cant swallow his own lying meds. I dropped HBO because of him. Two CAN play the boycott game. Who else will be active against HBO,CNN,msnbc, CBS, etc. and CALL their sponsors to yell BOYCOTT!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    • Nahash
      Posted on March 25, 2012 at 10:34am

      You have to give it to Maher. He may be utterly godless, but he is funny and sometimes makes a lot of sense. This monolog was one of the strongest defenses of free speech I’ve heard in a long time.

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  • woebegone
    Posted on March 24, 2012 at 2:04pm

    The truth be told that this guy wraps himself in a cloak of being a comedian–never mind the extreme degree of hostility he puts out, never mind the ugly indulgence he affords himself. He believes he is just a funny man that can skate under the radar and indulge his most primitive of inclinations and we will all be with him, because he’s funny? I don’t think he is funny, never have. It offends me that he only gets laid at the Playboy Mansion–I for one suspect this says a lot about his ability to connect with real people, people who aren’t paid to have congress, of whatever sort, with him, don’t bother. He is one hateful motherf’er. That he actually uses the c-word is just unbelievable–but it‘s OK because he’s on HBO, and a comedian? Really? He is one sick motherf’er, but we are supposed to be OK with that….

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  • netmail
    Posted on March 24, 2012 at 2:01pm

    Billie always makes me feel like spewing a profanity right to his smug, ugly face. I’m sorry I said that. (just kidding, no I’m not)

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  • Beauacadian
    Posted on March 24, 2012 at 1:59pm

    Bill Maher is like the impetuous three year old that keeps shouting poo poo in a crowd of adults just to see the shocked look on their faces.He is tolerated but held in low regard.

    A polite society is the only thing that saves him. Should society ever crack or become damaged significantly, Mr. Maher will be eaten by his own kind.

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  • rs9
    Posted on March 24, 2012 at 1:58pm

    I actually agree with the little dicked creep, if they call one of our women a C##t then we call all of their women C##ts. when they yell un civil we tell them to go straight to hell and never apologize, its like the Palistinian ******** theyre always “retaliating” its never their fault when they fire hundreds of missiles, but when one of their cockroaches gets killed by the Isrealies they have to “retaliate”.
    There is only one to stop a bully; punch him in the nose

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  • sillyfreshness
    Posted on March 24, 2012 at 1:58pm

    Bill “Bolshevik” Maher. Just your typical liberal, Democratic Party voting Jew that everyone on theBlaze are rabid supporters of. Jews that are the biggest backers of liberalism and Bolshevism, everyone on here just loves. Makes no sense to me.

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    • Micmac
      Posted on March 24, 2012 at 2:28pm

      There is a huge difference between being Jewish and being a Zionist. American jews feel entitled to the USA and its perks and many have forgotten about their brethren and their strifes. My jewish friends resent their jewish compadres that have forgotten their roots. They talk of it often in conversations re: Israel.

      NoBama 2012

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    • Lloyd Drako
      Posted on March 24, 2012 at 3:06pm

      Maher is neither Jewish nor a Democrat.

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  • LeadNotFollow
    Posted on March 24, 2012 at 1:57pm

    …
    It’s over Bill. Clean out your locker.

    Funny how Bill Maher is back-peddling on issues and comments, ever since the Rush Limbaugh-Sandra Fluke thing blew up in his face, a couple of weeks ago.

    I‘m still boycotting all of Bill Maher’s sponsors, until he’s cancelled.

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  • Grace1798
    Posted on March 24, 2012 at 1:56pm

    I am convinced this man is insane and I’m not apologizing for saying so.

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    • dnewton
      Posted on March 24, 2012 at 2:46pm

      What tipped you off… The million dollar contribution to Obama or the free attack ad against Romney?

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    • lukerw
      Posted on March 24, 2012 at 3:48pm

      He is RIGHT… we need to Return to the DUELING CODE!

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  • vic138
    Posted on March 24, 2012 at 1:49pm

    Who is he to tell me how to think? I thought he was just a ‘comedian’ with no paid advertisers and wasn’t to be taken seriously?

    Get a life Bill, or should I say, “make up your mind.”

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  • Micmac
    Posted on March 24, 2012 at 1:46pm

    The left and far left use this type of rift to concoct untruths to forward their agenda and influence the masses that only get their news from the alphabet channels and the likes of POSNBC. It’s ALL political.
    Look at the Flock situation. What better way to push it into the main stream then use Rush’s comment to escalate the agenda and get the subject off of the state controlling the church (destroying the 1st Amendment) and onto women’s so-called “rights” and socialistic entitlements while smearing the right. A 2 for 1er. The right is just being reactionary and doesn’t have the skills to intelligently react to this type of attack.
    POSMaher has been at the forefront of this agenda-driven drivel from the start and provides a platform for the left to reach the younger voters and influence them (under the guise of being a comedian??).
    He feels the pressure on his back and wants to remove it so he can get back to his same old spewing filth and lies. When he donated 1 million dollars to the NoBama campaign he put himself into a political activist position and no longer “just” a comedian…plain and simple.
    He has compromised his position and he knows it.
    The right needs to keep the pressure on the likes of this guy, but they won’t.

    NoBama 2012

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  • momrules
    Posted on March 24, 2012 at 1:36pm

    Bill Mahr is only coming out with his Let’s all get along pronouncements because he and his adored one are under fire over the $1,000,000 gift to Obama’s campaign fund.
    Mahr is and will remain a dispicable, vile little man. I do not believe he is sincere for even a moment.

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  • Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
    Posted on March 24, 2012 at 1:36pm

    Your right Bill, I’m Sorry I appologized. Will you accept my appology for appologizing?

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  • getourcountryback
    Posted on March 24, 2012 at 1:35pm

    Well, I hate to say it but I agree with him on one point. Stop making everyone cleanse everything they say and think and enough with the apologies and go do something productive. By the way, Maher gets a pass every stinking day for saying things that are so foul that everybody should turn the channel. Sharpton and Wright and Fahrakan same thing. On the other hand, Hank was crucified for saying something that was blown out of proportion and made to be something it was not. Oh the left is SO outraged until they have to own up to their filth.

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  • possom
    Posted on March 24, 2012 at 1:35pm

    Welcome to Obama’s world maher, it’s nice of you to join us!

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  • nostromo
    Posted on March 24, 2012 at 1:33pm

    I guess Bill got a taste of cultural Marxism and doesnt much like it. It was fine, however, when others were eating it.

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  • COFemale
    Posted on March 24, 2012 at 1:28pm

    Even though I hate the man Bill Maher has become and I don’t watch his show. I do agree with him. If you say something, own it, don’t apologize for it. The apology is insincere. There is a difference between making a comment that is taken wrong versus purposely making a comment to convey a feeling. I would say on both an apology is not warranted, however on the first you might say “that was not my intent” and if you took offense then that is on you “as I can’t not control your feelings”. Definitely on the latter, it is moot to apologize.

    If Sandra Fluke want‘s to get her and other women free contraception that aren’t married, that tells me you plan to have sex, more sex, and nothing but sex; in my book that makes you a “slut”. Don’t like the title, don’t do the deed. Even the Bible calls you “harlots”, is that a better term?

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    • Snidely
      Posted on March 24, 2012 at 1:41pm

      This is really weird that I agree with Bill Maher on something. Maybe the Mayans were right about 2012…

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    • Lynn579
      Posted on March 24, 2012 at 2:24pm

      I disagree with Snidely. Wrong, wrong, wrong. Just shows how people can be duped by people like Bill. He’s only saying what he is to be able to say what he will, however, it won’t apply to anyone on the right. It’s the same old, same old.

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    • Chet Hempstead
      Posted on March 24, 2012 at 2:38pm

      Lynn579
      That’s not true, as anybody who actually watches his show could have told you. He has consistently been for free speech and against trumped up outrage. This wasn’t the first time he defended the rights of Rush Limbaugh and Hank Williams Jr., he was on their side when the rest of the left was still amping up the overreaction.

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  • youdidthis
    Posted on March 24, 2012 at 1:22pm

    personally , think the lleft and right media should be arrested for treason ans sedition and be turned into windchimes…

    not one of these sobs did there jobs, not one vetted obama/soetoro / brounel.
    they have pushed this bs facade of dem vs rep , when it is nothing but a 2 headed snake.

    where are the reports of voter fraud, the rampant bs and cover-ups.

    the news today is nothing but overpaid teleprompter readers, that spurt out propaganda and bs.
    enough of thepompous experts and insane guests.

    report the truth or face the wrath…

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    • hidden_lion
      Posted on March 24, 2012 at 1:50pm

      Actually, most of Obama’s inclinations were put in front of the American people. Rev Wright, Bill Ayers, etc…Nobody wanted to listen or take him at his word. They just wanted something different and the republicans offered up McCain. If it was Obama, it would have been Hillary (I shudder at the thought). It is the GOP’s fault for putting up a John Kerry candidate for last election and they are going to do the same this time. Romney better pick a super VP running mate to even make it half way interesting.

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    • youdidthis
      Posted on March 24, 2012 at 1:55pm

      if msm get who they want elected…the usa is toast.

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  • Itsjusttim
    Posted on March 24, 2012 at 1:22pm

    Awe, poor little Bill Maher, too bad he isn’t going to be around to see Jesus Christ coming from the east in an intergalactic cruiser. Because originally way way back started out spiritual, and “East” was spiritual, but it slowly comes down from the spirit to reality. The when he comes in glory, it will be from space. And I think that is just really going to chap Bill Maher’s ass.

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    • Itsjusttim
      Posted on March 24, 2012 at 1:25pm

      Awe, poor little Atheist Bill Maher. Because I wouldn‘t be coming out of hiding if it wasn’t true.

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    • Itsjusttim
      Posted on March 24, 2012 at 1:31pm

      But the Lord is the Lord of the Living, and so God won’t be dwelling with the walking dead.

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    • Itsjusttim
      Posted on March 24, 2012 at 1:41pm

      Because the reality is that way back thousands and thousands of years ago the spirit of God was put in the earth, and it surfaced in Jesus Christ. Then Jesus gave up that ghost, and Jesus was removed far away to a planet far far away. And there was that invisible water that came out of Jesus that went to the people which was “Seeing” the events. But see, Jesus didn’t break up his spirit (bread) with people, because he did that thousands of years before his crucifixion. So now Jesus will be riding in a Star-ship coming to bring the heat down on you..

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    • Itsjusttim
      Posted on March 24, 2012 at 1:43pm

      Because you don’t break up your soul to give to the dead.

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    • Itsjusttim
      Posted on March 24, 2012 at 2:06pm

      Only a fool says I have no father, because if they have no father then, they can’t possibly have a Lord and creator.

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    • barber2
      Posted on March 24, 2012 at 8:16pm

      ELISIUM : go away….again….

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  • TRONRADIO
    Posted on March 24, 2012 at 1:19pm

    Oh yes, Bill; do grace us with your wisdom. Kinda like Obama saing, we must watch our tone and try to be more civil. I don’t trust libs, I don’t like them, I don’t listen to them. May I say this in a tone that is acceptable to all libs and as civil as I can be….”Do have a warm cup of shut the hell up.”

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  • justangry
    Posted on March 24, 2012 at 1:18pm

    Stop making me like this lefty fool, Blaze. The Mitt Romney bit was hysterical! Paint watches Mitt Romney dry… LMAO!!

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  • canknucklehead
    Posted on March 24, 2012 at 1:11pm

    Maher gives evidence that even a broken clock is right twice a day. He’s right on this issue. If you don’t like the crap he spews then change the channel, but we all have the right to say stupid things.

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    • justangry
      Posted on March 24, 2012 at 1:14pm

      I only see him on the Blaze.

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    • Lucy Larue
      Posted on March 24, 2012 at 1:34pm

      CANKNUCKLEHEAD,
      He may be right.
      He is still a coward.
      IMO Maher‘s angst is because he realizes that the left’s campaign against Limbaugh could backfire.
      If the right started a similiar campaign, Maher’s name would be at the top of a long,long list of lefty misogynists and lie spewers.
      He’s too narcissistic not to see the danger.

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  • kindling
    Posted on March 24, 2012 at 1:10pm

    If the left would just move back to the right where the right is now and they used to be and the right moved back to where it used to be…..much more conservative…..we would all get along again and there would be no need to apologize. There is so much hate everywhere now.

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  • CatB
    Posted on March 24, 2012 at 1:10pm

    When the left stops being vile and disgusting .. then we will talk Bill. Afraid ??? We are coming after you and your type .. because those who always demand an apology ARE the left! And those who are vile .. even to children are also the LEFT!

    OMG 2012!

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  • marine249
    Posted on March 24, 2012 at 1:09pm

    Little billie mahar all in one “DUMB AND DUMBER”

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