Hear Why Arianna Huffington Thinks Paul Ryan Is Like George Clooney
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Arianna Huffington compared Republican Paul Ryan to George Clooney on 'Real Time' with Bill Maher. (AP File Photo)
Arianna Huffington appeared on “Real Time” with Bill Maher recently, where the two discussed Mitt Romney‘s choice of Paul Ryan as his running mate and Huffington’s new media initiatives.
It wasn’t long before Bill Maher, one of Barack Obama’s top donors, compared Paul Ryan to Dennis Kucinich, saying: “The pick of Ryan was like, [in a way], if Obama had picked Dennis Kucinich. I mean, that’s how far to the extreme he really is in the party. How could the Republicans get away with picking their Kucinich, but when…if the Democrats tried it, all hell would break loose.”
Apparently, the comedian considers Barack Obama and Joe Biden to be “moderates.”
Watch the interview, via YouTube, below (skip to 40 seconds to miss the introductions):
Arianna Huffington seemingly had a different opinion. According to the media mogul, Paul Ryan is more like Hollywood star George Clooney.
“He’s like, a bit of a heartthrob,” she explained, adding: “He also looks good without a shirt.”
She continued, adding a bit of criticism for the “heartthrob”: “When he’s next to Romney, Romney has a kind of twinkle in his eye. But here’s the problem– it’s a little bit…you know how you fall in love with a woman because she’s feisty, independent, has her own views…and then you get married, and immediately you want to turn her into a doormat. And that’s happened to Paul Ryan. Paul Ryan has become a doormat.”
Arianna Huffington explained that Paul Ryan has adopted Romney’s platform, and has become “this little person that is following Romney around.”
Maher simply asked: “First of all, who told you that guys are looking for feisty chicks?”
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ripple effect
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 10:09pmRyan is a good man. Clooney can only try to act like one. Ryan is also quite intelligent. Clooney can only sound intelligent once he has memorized the script.
Report Post »readytostand
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 12:46amWho cares what that old socialist hag thinks ! Paul Ryan has many great qualities about him ! Typical leftist trick , if you have nothing bad you can pin on him , than just demean him down to being good looking with his shirt off !
Report Post »pschlentz
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 3:15amThat old crow is nuts. You gotta be a crazy liberal to think she’s anything but a turd…
Report Post »Want our country back
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 7:20am“you know how you fall in love with a woman because she’s feisty, independent, has her own views…and then you get married, and immediately you want to turn her into a doormat.”
You know how WE (not me) fell in love with OBAMA because he said all the right things, loved America, abide by her constitution, obey her laws, heal the nation of racism, fix this broken nation. The American people elected you and IMMEDIATELY you FUNDAMENTALLY hated everything America stood for and with your LIES and DECEIT you wanted us to be your doormat.
WE ARE CLEANING HOUSE IN NOVEMBER and you‘re outa’ here,.
Report Post »barber2
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 9:22amWANT: Agree. I liked Obama better when he at least acted like he loved America ! That was before he channeled the anti-capitlaism “ Dreams of His Angry Father ” stuff. His audition went well. The performance, however, sucked. Show soon to be canceled ! Restore and Renew : Romney / Ryan 2012
Report Post »The_Jerk
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 11:00am“In 1973, Arianna (as Stassinopoulos) wrote a book titled The Female Woman, attacking the Women’s Liberation movement in general… She became known as a reliable supporter of conservative causes such as Newt Gingrich’s “Republican Revolution” and Bob Dole’s 1996 candidacy for president.”
She’s an evolved, quite crazy, woman.
Report Post »henryKnox
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 11:08amNo news here. Everyone knows from their behaviour that liberals are shallow and superficial.
Report Post »Angel_light
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 11:24amhe he he….that’s funny yet true. and you know I believe that applies to Obummy too…. but then even the teleprompter can’t make someone sound smart…hmm
Report Post »Teaparty-grammy
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 1:59am@ readytostand, who Posted: “Who cares what that old socialist hag thinks ! Paul Ryan has many great qualities about him ! Typical leftist trick , if you have nothing bad you can pin on him , than just demean him down to being good looking with his shirt off !”
Well, see, that is why we call her “The Puff Ho” — because she is a “ho” for the left point of view. We should actually call Maher that, too–he is a TOTAL ho for the leftists!
Report Post »grayling646
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 9:56pmHoly Cow!!! After that intelligent and insightful analysis she’s now my go to source for all things political. Oh, and maher’s comedy at the end…no wonder he’s so successful. He’s HILARIOUS.
Report Post »Oneirishman
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 9:53pmFunny, now that he’s brought it up, Maher is the Kucinich of the talk show hosts. Liberals always let you know who they fear. Palin=sexy but not to be taken seriously,now, Ryan=sexy but not to be taken seriously. Deferent name, same game!
Report Post »soisay
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 4:11pmBy that logic, can’t the same be said for our side? Obama is a muslim. Obama is a Kenyan, Obama is a socialist, a communist, a fascist, wants to brainwash our children, wants to imprison our children, wants to take our guns, take our ammo, take our fishing licenses, is a thug, a crook, uses nazi symbols, islamic symbols, uses a terrorist fist bump right on stage, is total ego-centric, hates america, hates business, hates free enterprise, hates the troops, the flag, the national anthem, knows nothing about foreign policy, knows nothing about domestic policy, will not compromise, doesn’t put forward any ideas, accomplished nothing but takes credit for everything and cannot speak without a teleprompter.
In less than 10 weeks we have an election that should be about fundamental ideas. We need the candidates to talk about policy differences; not dogs, not religion, not how one looks without a shirt, and not who is “scared” of the other. Fundamental policy stances, defined by the candidates (not “straw man” projected on them by opposing PAC’s and blogs). State their policies and prove their history with foreign, domestic, military, economic, social, education, marketplace issues. Then let the American people decide. It should be an easy choice in the voters booth.
Report Post »4kidsandacat
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 6:46pmYes SoISay but in our case all of those things are true and proveable.
Report Post »Teaparty-grammy
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 2:04am@ SOISAY:
And yet, I fear, now that the traitorous RINO-National-Committee has rolled over and allowed the debate panel to be loaded up with MSM shills for Obama, I doubt if Romney/Ryan will get a fair shake in the debates, and the MSM “moderaters” (though there is NOTHING moderate about them!) will do everything they can to make Romney/Ryan look like idiots and make the Great Eared One look like the “smartest man in the room.” Of course they are not going to be able to do much with that fool, Joe Biden–it would take more than a lot of liberal media hos to make HIM look smart–it would take MIRACLE!
Report Post »Ted Zeppelin
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 9:36pm.
“Hear Why Arianna Huffington Thinks Paul Ryan Is Like George Clooney”
Such a good hearted and generous reporter to refer to Airheaded Huffington as someone who can think. chuckle, chuckle
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 9:51amLiberal woman also think “fitty cent” the ex con is hot. See, Conservative woman think Ryan is HOT because he is an intelligent devoted husband with morals and that’s the difference.
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 9:31pmWho cares what that old broad thinks. Sarah Palin was a true middle aged knock out, but people like Huffington went out of their way to try and destroy her. Yet she has a few nice words for Ryan. Yet Ryan & Palin have about the same views. Another example of how the true evil in the world is women. They have to destroy each other.
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 9:41pmThe most intelligent thought that comes out of her head is when she sits on the toilet in the morning, and then she flushes it away.
Report Post »Exrepublisheep
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 9:52pmSorry Ted, I disagree. Palin was a target because she was an attack dog. Live by the sword… Paul Ryan is talking facts and plans so the Left is treating him with more respect. It has little to do with women on women hate.
Report Post »SPOT_OF_TEA
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 9:28pmI’d suggest a celebrity boxing match between Maher and Ryan with all proceeds going to charity…I’d donate $1000 to see that.
Report Post »Delores at CH WV
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 9:24pmReally, is this the only reason Democratic women vote? I doubt Ryan cares about all this attention to his body parts; Ryan has a brain to die for while Joe has lost his brain a long time ago.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 10:39pmFrankly, yes, this is in fact the only reason Dem women vote. Emotions. The Dem party is the party of 100% emotions. The GOP is about 50% emotions. Libertarians are like Mr. Spock with a hard on for Capitalism unemotional. Socialism is emotions on an emotion stick with sobbing in the background, for contrast.
It would be nice if the electorate behaved as the founders (generally libertarian in thought), incorrectly, thought they should behave; as rational educated agents looking to serve their and the community they lived in, best interest.
Report Post »Twobyfour
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 4:05amYes. Airhead Huffigton represents and reflects a substantial segment of women in the age group between voting age and 100+. They retain their high school mindset until they cease to breathe. Vapid, shallow, solipsistic. And yes, their majority comprise the female element of leftist camp. Drama queens in their milder form, emotional vampires when their sociopathic tendencies did no encounter any moderation through experience (= wisdom; but that comes rarely due to 3 initial patterns mentioned above.).
Report Post »kryptonite
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 6:25amThey swoon when Barack sings – men and women alike. Liberals evolved from apes, so their behavioral patterns are subhuman.
Report Post »Teaparty-grammy
Posted on August 27, 2012 at 2:06amCorrection–Biden could not “lose” what he never had. That man was BORN STUPID, and I confidently predict he will remain that way for the rest of his worthless life!
Report Post »Tri-ox
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 9:17pmHey, at least Paul Ryan isn’t gay and has never had sex with obama.
Report Post »oneshiner
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 9:54pmOuch! But quite likely true. obama is the first Gay President according to that ? magazine. And, I’ve heard those same likely stories about Clooney. He must pay the women to be escorts & a shill.
There’s nothing about Paul Ryan, a decent, respectable, intelligent man who has a lovely family & mom, a good Catholic, a dedicated Conservative and exactly what Romney needed in a V.P. that even closely resembles that disreputable Clooney. God forbid such a thought.
Pleeze, I wouldn’t walk across the street to see Clooney.. He sucks up to bama too much. All these types are Liberals because it keeps them in good stead with their own kind of sickness.
Report Post »TIME_THE_AVENGER
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 6:04amAw, c’mon. Half of them have to star in a remake of Cocoon before anything happens anyway. Evveybody in the pool, dahling.
Report Post »GeorgieJo
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 7:22amBut didn’t AriHanna marry a gay guy hence the name HuffandPuff?
Report Post »OMG NOV 2012
BIGWUN
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 9:17pmSure, Arianna, with one minor difference. Clooney is a liberal, commie-loving America-hating loon and Ryan is an honest patriot with real solutions which will make America great again by reinstalling freedom and truth as her moral course.
Report Post »justangry
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 7:05amThat’s a lie or an ignorant statement. Ryan voted yes on the most freedom killing piece of legislation I’ve ever seen. He also later voted no on repealing the indefinite detention clause of the 2012 defense bill for all those who say that they had to vote yes to keep our military going.
Report Post »nobull14
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 9:13pmHow desperate can democrap left overs get . It makes you want to take a laxative and a sit on the throne to pass them to feel better !!!!
Report Post »JUSTANOTHEROPINION
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 9:12pmBill Maher is a disgusting little man. He used to be funny now he’s just pethetic.
Report Post »oneshiner
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 10:01pmHe was NEVER funny. He’s just pathetic, hate ridden, angry little creeper. Everything bad should be called a Maher. Then he’ll have something to be remembered by.
Report Post »Caballosinnombre
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 9:11pmIts all about the flesh to these people.
Report Post »pissantno.10
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 9:33pmyep pimps sluts and whoring about they only thing they are really good at
Report Post »Wango
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 2:45am4,000 prostitutes have arrived in Florida to service Republicans. So there’s that. (Oh and by the way, David Vitter just got caught texting (again) to a young girl in New Orleans. All were quickly deleted. DEVELOPING!
Report Post »OLDPAINT
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 6:10amArianna doesn’t look too bad to me. Ride with me, for my pleasure. Maher can walk, however.
Report Post »eyestoseeearstohear
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 9:11pmJust HOW LONG can Ava Gabor…oops, I mean, Arianna, is going to keep up that
Report Post »PHONEY ACCENT? :)
ECtech
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 9:05pmPersonally, I couldn’t care less what this NITWIT thinks…
Report Post »fande3rls
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 8:56pmArianna , you are an embrassment to you husbands name ,
Report Post »GOD BLESS PAUL RYAN
kryptonite
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 6:02amHe’s bi. That’s even more perverted than gay.
Report Post »justangry
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 8:52pmWhy are they trying to paint Paul Ryan as extreme? He seems pretty mainstream to me. He’s a good little globalist statist Keynesian who thinks our rights come from men like the rest of them. I know he SAYS he believes in natural law, but voted against it everytime he could.
Report Post »grayling646
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 10:13pmYou should take a refresher course at troll school. You’ve become just too obvious.
Report Post »justangry
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 11:03pmYes, it‘s abundantly clear you believe I’m a troll. Really, I’m a libertarian leaning constitutionalist, but what ever floats your boat, I guess.
Report Post »barber2
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 9:23amGray: Just one of those angry “ Divide the Dumb Conservative ” Trolls. Expect a huffing blow-back !
Report Post »Kupo
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 8:49pmI gotta agree with Maher on the “feisty chicks” comment if nothing else.
Report Post »JimCDew
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 8:47pmShe is the picture under the dictionary definition of “cougar” only without the teeth and claws.
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 8:56pmMaybe okay, but only if she is the cougar that you go see behind the bars at the zoo.
Report Post »grayling646
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 10:15pmI couldn’t get that drunk.
Report Post »NHwinter
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 8:43pmI’m sure they both keep company with little people, for they are certainly “little” in every way. I’m tired of people looking at exteriors and likeability. As someone (think it was Huckabee) on TV said, if you are served a crap sandwich with a smile, it is still a crap sandwich. Romney and Ryan are men of substance, they say what they mean and mean what they say. That is the most refreshing change we have had in almost 4 years. I’d take a geek over the smiling baffoon we have now.
Report Post »stumpy68
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 10:05pmThere is no substance in liberalism only miserable little people
Report Post »who want everyone to be as miserable as they are.
NHwinter
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 10:18pmIt was Allen West who made the statement about the sandwich. Gotta love Allen West.
Report Post »independentvoteril
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 8:39pmClooney USE to look good without his shirt NOW it just lets all his LIBERALISM hang out..
Report Post »LeadNotFollow
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 8:37pm…
Report Post »Does anyone even watch Bill Maher’s program?
RJJinGadsden
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 8:55pmThe one and only time that I ever watched Maher‘s show was back in the ’90s when the Black Avenger aka Ken Hamblin was on. He literally ate them alive, and it was a pleasure to watch.
Report Post »TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 9:09pmI remember listening to Ken on KOA in the summers in Colorado Springs; when we were kids. He was great.
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 9:33pmTRON, Used to listen to him every afternoon while I was still in the Army and then for a short time after I retired back in the ’90s. Two of our local AM stations were sold and one went to an oldy format, while the other’s talk format was heavily changed. Haven’t been able to listen to Ken since.
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 9:34pmI do remember watching Politically Incorrect when it was on, and back then, he was actually pretty good. There was always a good and funny debate, and there was a good mix from both sides. But after he was cancelled, he has become bitter and unfunny. I guess as soon as he had success, he let his true self out.
Report Post »grayling646
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 10:10pmHe has about 1 mil audience. When his ratings begin to drop he’ll make a very disrespectful statement about Gov. Palin or her daughter or some other conservative woman and Fox News will carry it. Then 20 mil people will hear about Maher and a few will start watching his show so his ratings go up again. He should send Fox a Christmas card every year.
Report Post »DarkJello
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 8:36pmWell this was a waste of time.
I must be really, really bored. [slowly moves away from BM story]
Report Post »LeadNotFollow
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 8:34pm…
Report Post »I really like Paul Ryan.
I can’t stand George Clooney.
GhostOfJefferson
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 10:43pmI like Clooney as an actor, he’s brilliant and talented. His politics are distinct from his career, and his politics are disgusting. In today’s world, I have to admire talent regardless of politics, otherwise I become a Soviet type person who views everything through the prism of politics. I don’t know about you, but I couldn’t live in a world without the talent of Stevie Ray Vaughn, regardless of his abhorrent politics.
Report Post »Look4DBigPicture
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 11:08amHollywood was targeted by communists decades ago.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3qkf3bajd4
(Skip the first 30 minutes if you don’t have time to watch the entire video.)
Report Post »bikerdogred1
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 8:31pmWho could care what Huffington would have to say.She is a looser.
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 8:31pmDahhhling, let me tell you, Paul Ryan looks so fabulous, and those abs. Oooooo, I just think he is dreeeammy. Too bad he is so brain dead, just like George Clooney, he is really stupid. So that is why I think Paul is soo much like George, they are both soo good looking and I would like to jump their bones, but I always like men that make me look like Einstein.
Arianna Huffington.
PS, please visit my website, I am going broke, and my Gold Toilet needs fixed.
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on August 25, 2012 at 9:36pmJust get off your ass and take a plunger to it.
Report Post »Bwahahahahahaha, You come up with the best ones!
JACKTHETOAD
Posted on August 26, 2012 at 5:41amI dunno. Her site ain’t so bad. Lotsa good features and stories and countless fish in a barrel. Nice place to visit. but I wouldn’t wnna live there. This is home. :)
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