Bill Maher Uses Vulgar ‘MILF’ Term to Label Bachmann, Palin on CNN

Fresh off of his claim that voting for Republicans is akin to voting "not guilty" in the Casey Anthony trial, Bill Maher appeared on CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight" on Monday, where he slammed and denigrated both Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann.

The comedian used derogatory and sexist language, stating that he hopes Palin jumps into the presidential race so that she and Bachmann can "...split the MILF vote."

MILF, a filthy acronym, is used to describe attractive mothers and what one might want to do with them (we will stop ourselves there, but if you're looking for a comprehensive definition, Google the term). The statement came after host Piers Morgan asked Maher, "If you had a choice, gun to your head, which one is it? Palin or Bachmann?" Interestingly, upon hearing the comedian's offensive response, Morgan simply giggled and moved the interview along.

Of course, Maher wasn't done there. He went on to insult Palin's intelligence, choosing Bachmann over the former governor as a more viable presidential option:

But I guess Bachmann, I don't know. Who could say? Because, at least she's somebody who can read. You know, she has a job. She was a lawyer. She’s in Congress. She's not someone who just sits there and reads the prayers on her Blackberry like Sarah Palin. I mean, you know, we're splitting hairs here. [Emphasis added]

He continues, infusing race into the mix:

Somewhere along the line they [the GOP] got on a short bus to Crazy Town, and if someone gets the nomination of one of the two major parties, especially in a bad economy with a black president, yeah, [Palin] could become president.

Watch these comments, below:

Maher's comments come one day after a Washington Post columnist claimed that Palin cannot be taken seriously as a presidential candidate due to the clothing she wears on the current cover of Newsweek. Additionally, last week an aide to Tim Pawlenty said that Bachmann's "sex appeal" would make her tough to beat in Iowa.

(h/t Newsbusters)