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Bill Maher Uses Colo. Shooting to Hit ‘American Exceptionalism’: ‘Many of the Things That Make Us Exceptional These Days Are Bad’
- Posted on July 21, 2012 at 4:40pm by
Madeleine Morgenstern
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Bill Maher used the Aurora, Colo. shooting to hit at “American exceptionalism” and “[right] wingers” on Friday, tweeting that alleged gunman James Holmes’ actions are “a reminder that so many of the things that make us exceptional these days are bad.”
NewsBusters’ Noel Sheppard ripped Maher for his tweet, wondering “how stoned” he was when he wrote it.
[A] clearly disturbed young man massacred innocents for no reason, and Maher sees this as an opportunity to bash conservatives and the concept of American exceptionalism.
What should make people sadder than the comment itself is that there are so many folks around this great nation who agree with him, and that maybe such anti-American sentiments are part of the problem.
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Comments (244)
yubba
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 5:29pmBill, who ????? The same Bill that said, the 911 hijackers were heroes, Maher ?????? The shooter looks like an occupy wallstreeter, wasn’t this what they calling for.?????
Report Post »Treaty
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 6:34pmMarch 13, 1996 – BRITAIN – Gunman Thomas Hamilton burst into a primary school in the Scottish town of Dunblane and shot dead 16 children and their teacher before killing himself.
April 28, 1996 – AUSTRALIA – Martin Bryant unleashed modern Australia’s worst mass murder when he shot dead 35 people at the Port Arthur tourist site in the southern state of Tasmania.
April 1999 – UNITED STATES – Two heavily-armed teenagers went on a rampage at Columbine High School in Littleton, Denver, shooting 13 students and staff before taking their own lives.
July 1999 – UNITED STATES – A gunman killed nine people at two brokerages in Atlanta, after apparently killing his wife and two children. He committed suicide five hours later.
June 2001 – NEPAL – Eight members of the Nepalese Royal family were killed in a palace massacre by Crown Prince Dipendra who later turned a gun on himself and died few days later. His youngest brother also died later raising the death toll to 10.
April 26, 2002 – GERMANY – In Erfurt, eastern Germany, 19-year-old Robert Steinhauser opened fire after saying he was not going to take a math test. He killed 12 teachers, a secretary, two pupils and a policeman at the Gutenberg Gymnasium, before killing himself.
Oct. 2002 – UNITED STATES – John Muhammad and Lee Malvo killed 10 people in sniper-style shooting deaths that terrorized the Washington, D.C., area.
April 16, 2007 – USA – Virginia Tech, a university in Blacksburg, Virginia, became the site o
Report Post »smokeysmoke
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 6:44pmonly bill maher would say that A MASS SHOOTING IS AN EXCEPTIONAL ACT…. it is a horrifing act of malicious evil intent… AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM IS WHAT WAS SHOWN BY MANY IN THE THEATER TO PROTECT AND SAVE THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS… remember when RUSH called SANDRA FLUKE A SLUT…. AND THE LEFT WENT CRAZY….
Report Post »rickc34
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 7:35pmBill Maher aka the dung beetle , what if they come back and say this kid voted for Obama ? Just like the kid in Tuscon voted for Gifford then shot her. The left like to jump to conclusions before all the facts are out then look like idiots afterwards . I would not trust Maher to watch my dog, he would either eat it or molest it or both.
Report Post »rngwrm
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 9:11pmhe didn’t say they were heroes, he said they weren’t cowards.
Report Post »Cosmos102
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 11:39pm“Many of the things that make America exceptional are bad.” Yes, starting with Bill Maher on HBO. That show should not have a single viewer, but look how many lap that sort of smut up.
Report Post »wntsmallgov
Posted on July 22, 2012 at 1:24amTreaty, sorry I will keep my guns and the UN has no Constitutional Authority on my land.
Report Post »hjablo
Posted on July 22, 2012 at 3:17amI guess when you spend your whole life bashing religion and chasing prostitutes, the outcome is that you become jaded,and end up being a strange/weird guy, making strange/weird comments (Mahr).
Report Post »Bowlz
Posted on July 22, 2012 at 3:50amBM is snide, pastey, empty little man that craps on the very freedoms won for him by the people he insults every time he opens his mouth. He has Daddy issues, or maybe even Mommy issues. Either way, he‘s a jerk with ’issues’.
Report Post »poorrichard09
Posted on July 22, 2012 at 8:00amTypical of this low-life slug to try to capitalize on an event like this.
Report Post »Don’t like America? Do us all a favor and LEAVE!
ComradeAdam
Posted on July 22, 2012 at 8:08amNothing like a stupid comment about a national tragedy to remind us the long forgotten Bill Maher is still on the air.
Report Post »netmail
Posted on July 22, 2012 at 10:10amOne evil nut. Hundreds upon hundreds of exceptional individuals in the theaters (and their families) and those who are directly responding to this horrific tragedy. If I could put BM in an isolation cell with James Holmes, I would. Unfortunately though, they’d probably become bosom buddies…or even more than that.
Report Post »SolitudeBliss
Posted on July 22, 2012 at 10:52am@Treaty Apr 2011 Dutch man kills 7, wounds 15 at mall.
July 2011 Gunman kills 84 at youth camp in Norway
And that’s not counting all the deaths that happen in places like Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Afghanistan.
Oh but wait, it’s the big bad USA…………………………………Go *Bleep* Yourself Billy Boy
Report Post »mcgraw
Posted on July 22, 2012 at 10:59amPiss on BILL MAYER!
Report Post »VanceUppercut
Posted on July 22, 2012 at 11:06am@yubba
He didn’t call them, heroes. Rather, he took umbrage at people who called them cowards. He made a comparison, basically saying that it takes more balls to fly a plane right into a building, knowing that you are going to die, than it does to push a button to launch a missile that will kill a bunch of people thousands of miles away. Whether one agrees with this comparison or not, he did not call them heroes. I have to say though, that it’s easier to crash a plane into a building when you believe you will be “rewarded” in paradise for you martyrdom. So, maybe not such a fair comparison.
Report Post »Hammerdown
Posted on July 22, 2012 at 11:18amExceptionally bad would certainly include Bill Maher.
Report Post »mattmo79
Posted on July 22, 2012 at 11:42am@Treaty Don’t forget Norway July 2011, left 69 dead!
Report Post »The_Jerk
Posted on July 22, 2012 at 12:00pmMaher is the epitome of an international Jew working in the Jewish industry. To those perpetual wanderers, no nation is exceptional. Nations are all to be used for personal gain.
Just ask them: http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-stein19-2008dec19,0,4676183.column
Report Post »ambrosia
Posted on July 22, 2012 at 12:03pm“Touting American exceptionalism”
can only be a positive, in every sense of the word.
Recognizing, striving, garnering & appreciating it
is what any intelligent human being would do.
Maher is a fool, logic defies him & his rhetoric.
What a stupid, foolish statement to make !
The correct, logical statement would have been:
“Left wingers love to tout anti-American SOCIALISM”
which leads to a dark, dank, desperate state
of uncivil unrest & chaos in any free nation.
SOCIALISM, not exceptionalism is a pox & plague on any free country.
Maher is nothing but an antagonistic pot stirrer-
uncouth & UNexceptional by any standard.
Stop giving him space, stop repeating his ridiculous spiel.
Leave him to his stupid, shallow, radical audience
and let him dry up & dissipate like all bull crap eventually does.
To pay attention to or wallow in steamy piles of Maher’s manure
is a waste of time-
the world already knows mindless morons exist
and Maher’s ugly mug is at the top of the list.
He’s too stupid to ascertain any sensible logic to defend his liberal lunancy-
Report Post »all he’s good for is attacking & criticizing
intelligent, decent Americans whose love of history, country & freedoms
guide their lives & social behavior…..EXCEPTIONAL & unapologetic!
hypnos
Posted on July 22, 2012 at 12:47pmAgain, he and Mikey Moore half empty. Let’s give up have the govenment be the answer and then there will be no hope. If we look at the good in America and protect whats let of our liberty and freedom then we have a chance. All these progressives should go where they are glorified not the USA
Report Post »Thomas_Jefferson
Posted on July 22, 2012 at 3:05pmDoes Bill Maher know that the shooter “James E. Holmes“ is a active participant of ”occupy wall street” to be more precise, he is a member of Black Bloc, They are anarchists that use vandalism, violence & terrorism to achieve their goals. They are usually wearing black & have masks on when there is a rally or march.This shooting could be something that was planed or discussed & he acted on it. I am sure we will know more as time progresses.
Report Post »routnom23
Posted on July 22, 2012 at 10:08pmTreaty, you forgot one.
Report Post »Sept 11, 2011 19 muslims used 4 airliners to kill nearly 3000 people. Not a single gun was used. Imagine if just one person on those flights was armed maybe only the terrorists would be dead.
Ramrod64
Posted on July 22, 2012 at 11:03pmwhy doesnt this **** stick his head up his butt and someone flush him down the toilet!!!
Report Post »anomnomnommm
Posted on July 23, 2012 at 9:22pmSince when is “anti-American-Exceptionalism“ simply ”anti-American”?
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 5:28pmBill Maher is the epitome of what the result is…. when one is born without a Soul.
He can’t be helped. Unfortunately, it happens from time to time.
Report Post »momrules
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 5:56pmHe was probably gleeful about the shooting. It vindicates a being like Mahar who hates America and he thinks it proves him right..
Report Post »I despise that thing that thinks he is a man.
The-Monk
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 6:13pmHi Momrules,
Even if it turns out that James Holmes is from OWS and/or Black Bloc and all the money to buy everything came from Soros, Van Jones or even the POTUS himself….. Bill Maher will blame America for even having weapons for sale.
Consider that Bill Maher has a car or some kind of vehicle and buys and uses gasoline…
Even if James Holmes was able to rig the sprinkler system gasoline, locked all the doors, got it to go off and lit a match…..
Bill Maher would blame America. He is a Soulless body of flesh and beyond all hope. We can pity him but, Prayers will never help him.
Report Post »Look4DBigPicture
Posted on July 22, 2012 at 11:27amBill Maher not only lacks soul and conscience, he’s the essence of the type of individual who becomes a mass murderer. He has a warped sense of right and wrong and there’s not an ounce of civility in his bones. He’s a small hateful man with anti-American views, and poisons the minds of our vulnerable 20 somethings who have little life experience to know better. He’s a blood sucking leech on the heart of America.
Report Post »Lucy Larue
Posted on July 22, 2012 at 5:13pm@THE-MONK,
Report Post »You are correct. Maher is souless.
Lao Tsu said in the “Tao Te Ching”…,“All can know good as good only because there is evil”.
These are the two driving forces in our world. Non?
Of course there are degrees. Maher does not exhibit the same level of evil as the Aurora shooter but , he has achieved his notoriety because.., he chose the side of evil for filthy lucre.
olddog
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 5:26pmObviously Freedom of Speech Is One of the Things that make us BBBAAADDD,
Report Post »Without it we would never hear from Bill Moore…Whatever, you know what I mean, Anne Coulter’s boyfriend…
MeteoricLimbo
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 5:23pmTime to go back under the bridge Mr. Maher, nothing to see on your show but vulgarity. God bless Bill Maher and his Pinocchio nose.
Report Post »olddog
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 5:18pmMaher and girlfriend Anne Coulter are only in it for the money, the more outrageous they are the more money they make. Maher to the Left Coulter to the right, then they hit the sack at night..
Report Post »loveoursoldiers
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 5:15pmWhat an ugly POS!
Report Post »I was thinking that it seems this country has become very violent in the past… ummmmm.. three and a half years. Weird.. huh?
Coincidence? I think not
NHwinter
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 8:13pmloveoursoldiers – you are right. Everything has gotten worse under Obama: violence, racism, economy, gasoline, homes, food prices, oil, health costs, foreign relations, wars, jobs. What positive has he done?
Report Post »TrueSoundsOfLiberty
Posted on July 22, 2012 at 12:59amActually crime rates are down about 17% over the last 10 years, The news is always looking for bloody stories to exploit and sensationalize so you see more reports on crime these days. Especially in the 24 hour news cycle that’s always looking for something to cover.
Report Post »The_Cabrito_Goat
Posted on July 22, 2012 at 10:28amI’ve heard that stat too, but I’m not sure why it is so.
Report Post »Inlightofthings
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 5:14pmThe fact that idiots like Bill Maher can make a buck, let alone millions is proof enough of how exceptional our country continues to be. Our tolerance of such idiocy is further proof…
Report Post »Lamarr01
Posted on July 22, 2012 at 4:59amBill Maher makes a good point. America is collapsing into a third-world cesspool.
Maher’s audience IS stupid. They sit in a dope-filled fog and laugh whenever Maher insults traditional values. Maher makes a dim-witted speech that he thinks is profound, the “applause” light comes on and the audience claps like trained baboons.
Degenerate American culture infects the entire world in the form of Hollywood movies, rap music, celebrities like Lindsay Lohan and ultra-violent computer games. Many Americans are becoming stupid and coarse. I cringed when I saw a small boy in Singapore listening to rap music, break dancing with his pants hanging down.
South Los Angeles looks like a degenerate combination of Nigeria and Tijuana. Google usage reports show the supposedly pious Islamic countries to be an avid consumers of American produced online pornography.
Maybe its time for the pendulum to swing and America has a Mormon President that knows the difference between good and evil.
Report Post »Inlightofthings
Posted on July 22, 2012 at 8:55amHard to argue your points. The difference is that Maher can’t acknowledge that he is one of many sources of the decline. If he did so, he would need to retire or change his position. Instead he vilifies the right, the Palins, Wests, Rubios and of course the GOP candidate Romney for the threat they represent. Bottom line is there are a lot more bottom dwellers like Maher making money off what he does than folks on the right doing what they do…
Report Post »RightUnite
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 5:13pmAnd you can count yourself as one of those things punk…. One of those bad things… Piece of dog ****.
Report Post »paprtowl
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 5:13pmwhy do you give b maher any space ? it only keeps him employed .
RetiredAmericanNavyTaxpayer
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 5:39pmHave to keep an eye on the opposition to know what bone-headed things they’re doing / promoting.
Forewarned is forearmed.
Report Post »Maximus_Delta
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 5:13pmwho is this bill maher??
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 5:23pmIt’s not a who, it’s a what… and it lacks a Soul.
Report Post »Plumber1911
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 5:38pmTM “It’s not a who, it’s a what… and it lacks a Soul.” BM never get’s to see what evil really looks like since he can look in a mirror and see himself…What an huge piece of feces he is.
Report Post »vic138
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 5:12pmActions like this are brought about by the media and movies that glorify violence as well as the lefts push for instant gratification w/out hard work. I.e. Obama saying that if you built a business, you didn’t really build that. All promoting a society with a lack of morals and hard work. The left is at fault here.
And American exceptionalism has nothing to do this extremely rare event. He’s just using it to bash America, and I don’t see why. Is he trying to elevate himself to Michael Moore status?
Report Post »leftcoastslut
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 5:54pmthey do look similar
Report Post »Mike Benton
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 5:06pmSo 1 out of 300 million goes nuts and Maher has to show off his stupidity.
Report Post »Inlightofthings
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 5:11pmMaher never waits for 1 in 300 million to go nuts to show his stupidity…Maher does a fine job of that each time he opens his trap…
Report Post »Individualism
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 5:05pmAmerican exceptionalism is dead now were becoming like Europe with more goverment, higher taxes and a welfare state.
Report Post »MeteoricLimbo
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 5:34pmI would beg to differ with you. Look at the way Aurora has come together or the heroic acts that are being revealed.
Report Post »buster2
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 5:05pmWhat a putz. Why does anyone even give him coverage. Maher is a sicko of the highest order
Report Post »strawberry411a
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 5:04pmRight Bill…so perceptive. Things are so much better in Somalia, Norway, Britain, Iraq, Iran, Haiti,…and the list goes on and on. No such thing as violence anywhere else but the USA.
Report Post »Dirty Harry
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 5:04pmBill, I’ll pony up one first class ticket anywhere you want to go outside the US, providing that you agree to stay. Deal?
Report Post »HKS
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 5:01pmPeople with no talent rely on shock talk, I.e. just piss someone off and get your name heard. That‘all he’s got.
Report Post »MrKnowItAll
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 4:57pmWe all know Glenn NEEDS Body Guards. I really want to find out how many Maher NEEDS. Maher reminds me of the guy at work who acts like a woman and talks about people all the time. Then Cries when Confronted.
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 5:09pmProbably none. Any sane person would be afraid of getting AIDS from the splatter….
Report Post »tothepoint
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 4:55pmMaher continues to show his ignorance. Please, someone, help Maher get an education.
Report Post »Dde13
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 4:54pmWhat a complete A$$! To make this tragedy into a political statement is as sick as the murderer himself. PEOPLE DIED and this LOW LIFE SAYS THIS!!!!!!
If anybody comes to the defense of this jerk is in the same category……
Report Post »ShyLow
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 4:53pmHBO needs to be dropped like a bad habbit
Report Post »JACKTHETOAD
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 6:27pmTo hell with HBO, too. It keeps filth like him from going to the movies.(I wish him nothing but the best!)
Report Post »johnpaulkuchtajr
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 4:53pmOh, you’re absolutely spot-on, Bill!
I’d much rather live in a _hit hole like Syria, Iran or Iraq, wouldn’t you.
Wait, I have a much better idea. Why not carry your sorry a$$ to Tehran and run your pathetic, unentertaining show from there? I am very sure that the mullahs would have some very constructive changes to suggest to your show’s format.
Please?
Report Post »momrules
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 6:01pmHe will never leave America. He would be dead on arrival in any of the countries you mentioned. He stays here in the safe, exceptional America to spew his hate.
Report Post »mastice
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 4:49pmWhat does anyone expect out of these people, like Maher? Anyone, be them left or right or whatever, that politicizes this tragedy is a puke in my opinion.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 4:49pmBill Maher is an execptional example of what is wrong with Americans who seek to exploit these tragedies for their own political ends.
Report Post »KVFD35
Posted on July 21, 2012 at 4:46pmBill Maher is a perfect example that you can be a complete IDIOT and be succesful in America. I really hope that they dont try and make this tragedy in Colorado a political podium. Sickening that he would make any comment!!!
Report Post »VanceUppercut
Posted on July 22, 2012 at 11:13am@KVFD35
And Sarah Plain proves that you can be a nearly retarded-level idiot and still come that close to being the Vice President of the United States. And that you can have books ghost written for you and make millions of dollars from “authoring” them. And that you can have a teenage daughter get knocked up out of wedlock, and still keep a straight face when you promote abstinence-only education. And that poor grammar is not a hindrance to a career of speaking speaking. And that you can quit your job as Governor, and still have people say that you would make a great leader. And that you can scam your supporters into giving you millions of dollars by pretending you’re going to run for President, but never actually declaring your candidacy, so that you don’t have to use the money in ways proscribed by campaign finance laws. Well, you get the gist of it.
Report Post »michael48
Posted on July 22, 2012 at 12:07pmvance conducting“ war on women”…have you quit beating your wife yet, Comrade???
Report Post »Larry E
Posted on July 22, 2012 at 2:54pmUh, Vance baby have you listened to the genius current VP, Joe Biden, who spends more time yanking his feet out of his mouth than anyone I’ve ever heard. Then there’s your Glorious Leader who has two ghost written books, maybe by a domestic terrorist (Bill Ayers), who‘s never done anything on his own and consequently doesn’t think anyone else has either. Of course that’s usual for progresso-commies like him, you, and your other hero Maher. The bunch of you need to move to Cuba or Venezuela where more people agree with you.
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