Bill Maher appeared on “Hardball” Wednesday to talk about the 2008 presidential race and delivered a gem about John McCain and his “mental problem” regarding Iraq. He also gave a stellar response to the Wright controversy and whether or not Obama was able to win over the blue-collar crowd.
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“We are one terrorist attack away from John McCain…rising in the polls by ten points, because people think, ‘oh, yeah, he is tougher.’ He is not tougher about the war — he’s dumber about the war. He’s dumb about the war because he thinks by keeping troops in the heart of the Muslim world that’s going to help the war on terror. That’s exactly what started the war on terror. That’s why bin Laden was so angry at the us because we had troops in Saudi Arabia. We pulled them out after 9/11, by the way. Of course, we go right back in and plant them in the heart of the Muslim world and build Pizza Huts. That is why young Muslim men want to come here and blow themselves up and kill us. It is not about what happens in Iraq; we need to get out of Iraq — not build bases there.”
That sounds like a great bumper sticker: 
I also added the part with Matthews hysterically laughing at Bill O’Reilly’s racist remarks after his trip to Sylvia’s in Harlem.. Hope you enjoy that as much as I did.
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Who Says We Can’t ‘Af-Ford’ John McCain as President
Way to go Bill!
McCain is a surrender monkey.
He surrendered to the Viet Cong.
He’d surrender America to the Islamic Fascists.
Don’t vote for McCain.
Once a quitter, always a quitter.
This was good stuff. But only 1 segment :(
McCain is one more verbal screw-up away from looking senile.
I don’t always agree with Bill but in this case he is right on.
I like the bumper sticker but i think it needs a slight change:
McCain ‘oshit
Not tougher, Dumber.
Doesn’t it seem strange to everyone that the media always uses comedians to point out Democratic talking points? What, there are no Democrats out there to bring on these shows? Sometimes Maher actually says something intelligent, but really that isn’t his job. Through this entire Dem candidate race, you have Republicans, and comedians battling it out. Tina Fey, Bill Maher, etc. Where are the real Dems that should be on these shows saying EXACTLY what Bill Maher just said?
Jay Severin Has a Small Pen1s @ 4:
I’m no McCain fan by any means…but your comment about his surrendering to the VC IMHO is out of line…he was tortured for fucks sake…
pissed off patricia @ 6:
AMericans love incompetencey in their Presidents.
ConcernedHusseinCanuck @ 8:
Due to recent illegal wiretaping by our government they have been asked to avoid media exposure.
I never would have thought Bill maher as a military strategist of sorts but when he speaks like this his words sound like they come right out of Sun Tzu’s book, “The Art of War”. McCain has no such abilities. He is reckless as he is foolish just like the rest of his Republican collegues. Anyone can yell “Charge!”. That part is easy. Its much more difficult to hold fast and not charge in especially if you know a trap is waiting to be sprung on you. George Bush fell into that trap and McCain will take us into another.
ConcernedHusseinCanuck @ 8:
The right-wing media is not gonna bring on democrats who talk like Maher. You get a choice of republican talking points or Paris Hilton.
Joe O. @ 12:
I like Bill Maher, but it does not take a military genius to figure this one out.
Why is it republicans never say anything intelligent or insitefull? Why don’t republicans understand that if you keep hitting someone after a while they will fight back.
We need to get out of the middle east and stop this war of lies the bush ass has started.
xoites Hussein defends Constitution @ 14:
That certainly is true. It doesn’t take a military genius. Just some common sense. That is always seems to be lacking in the Republican Party.
Apparently, some Dems are saying that if HRC gets the nomination they will vote for McCain (or not vote at all). I find this insane and hope it’s not a sizable group.
From todays news: “Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has moved into a significant lead over Barack Obama for the first time in weeks in the race for the party nomination, according to a Gallup poll.”
Que sound of heads exploding.
I don’t think McCain has a chance to win, but boy all the male pundits have stopped pounding Hillary and are jumping on McCain aren’t they….they better be sure obama don’t get the nod…he beats obama in a match up all the time.
Marge @ 18:
He beats Hillary by the same margin right now, so it doesn’t matter if he’s a male. What is this obsession you have with males? Did some man punish you that much in your life?
Marge @ 18:
It that from news the latest Clinton pollster? or just a report from another report?
Anyone who thinks McCain has enough braincells left to pursue to be POTUS are lacking in gray matter of their own. If you think the Chimp is dumb. wait till you see McCains handlers leading him around on a leash with a pacifier in his mouth. Lieberman is a complete suckass but he’s faster on his feet than that clone of Dan of “potatoe” fame Lindsey Graham. Talk about the Three Stooges. They could take this show on the road. Oooops. They already have.
The shocking part of Senator McCain’s unyielding support for this war is that it does not seem to matter to him that we can accomplish nothing in furtherance of American national security assuming that things go well in the war. Assume a “best case scenario” for a minute (I know there is no factual basis supporting such an assumption but bear with me for a moment), will unconditional victory guarantee the demise of Al Queda? Will it assure us a steady stream of oil? Will it all end up with a democratic Iraq? Will it result in the capture of Bin Laden? Will it repair or improve America’s image in that region? The answer is clearly no on alll points.
My question to Sen. McCain is how can you be so cavalier with the lives of American Service men and women? What are they dying for and what can you promise these people when they return in terms of long range assistance and support.
The war was wrong on day one, it did not improve our chance of capturing Bin Laden and it did not serve to stabilize the area. Lord knows that the Bush/Cheney conjoined presidency purposefully misrepresented the evidence and the real shock is not that they are lying draft dodging cowards but that so so so many Democrats lacked the backbone to stand up to them. Hillary needs to go far away and we need a real choice this year, a vote for McCain is a wasted vote as he is George-Dick Bushcheney…just another life long politician who will do nothing to end this war.
theWalrus @ 17:
…and the Hillabots say the same exact thing about Obama.
IMHO, there are probably about 5-10% of Dems who are so slavishly devoted to either Hillary or Obama that they would vote for McCain or nobody if their candidate doesn’t get the nod from the DNC. The rest of the Dems are more likely to vote for anybody who isn’t Bush v3.0. However, the MSM looooooooves to push the meme that all Dems are committed to only one candidate and would abandon the party if their candidate drops out of the race.
xoites Hussein defends Constitution @ 14:
liberalHUSSEINmoderation @ 9:
You sure about the torture thing ? Word is that Hanoi John got treated fairly well ,in comparison, because they NVA knew his Daddy was a US big shot. Of course, Mc Cain probably told them that before his rank and serial number. He wouldnt even stand up to
Bush/Roves disgusting smears in 200 regarding his own family. Then he went out and hugged President Petulant Prick onstage. Some hero.
Well, if you really wanna see how gullible voters are CNN has a nice poll out (if you believe that kind of thing)
Stick a fork in the election it’s over.
I heard on TV that a new important poll has been released.
Beer drinkers prefer McCain
And wine drinkers are split between Barack and Hillary.
Blue Taliban Osama Buddha @ 23:
They think we’re stupid.
theWalrus @ 17:
Ah, the poll monkeys have arrived. So one poll says HRC is “significantly” ahead (even though if you subtract the MOE from HRC and add the MOE to BO, they are in a dead heat… sometimes attention to detail is useful). The most recent CNN and CBS polls both show Obama with the same “significant” lead. Political polling is an all or nothing game. Either you believe all of them, or you believe none of them. I personally prefer the latter, and I think most people who have ever had a lesson on small sample statistics will agree. Unless you start getting into Bush or Iraq approval-like territory, polls don’t mean squat.
theWalrus @ 17:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqOKvonLrH8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY-03vYYAjA
BigTallMatt @ 29:
Bush approval rating at 31%……..McCain over Obama and Clinton by about exact same margins….I find it VERY hard to believe that 31% of Americans approve of the dunce.
Marge @ 18:
REALLY? Would you mind backing that one up with a [citation needed]? Until the other day when McCain surpassed BOTH Dem candidates in the polls (arrrrgggg, I hate polls), Obama was leading McCain every time.
Very seldom do I disagree with Bill. He is very smart and he is right on. How far would the Republicans go to get McCain elected? That scares me. I am not saying this to be nasty, but he really looks like he is in the first stages of Alzheimer’s. It’s scary because he has a very bad temper and he is stubborn. He might be less inclined to listen to advisers than “The Decider” is.
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Ron Says : They think we’re stupid.
Bit of an understatement there Ron. They don’t think you are stupid. They are COUNTING on it. I still have problems with Americans inability to focus and get out the vote. 33% turnouts is hardly something to crow about. Canada doubled that ( 66%) in the last Federal election in the dead of winter. Ive read where polls suggest that well over 70% of Americans have liberal views and ideals ? Where the fuck are these folks on election day ?
Those polls suggest the fucktard freepers should be easily dismissed and shouldn’t be a real concern or issue. The dark side has Diebold and crew in pocket. It takes more than a couple of points to cover that. I would think that after nearly 8 years of these treasonous lying bastards ? Howdy Doody himself should be able to win a landslide.
Col Kilgore @ 25:
From what I understand, he did not receive any special treatment, broken legs, arms, teeth knocked out…don’t sound like preferential treatment…’course, I wasn’t there, so who really knows, but McBain, and his captors.
And as for your last statement…that’s when I lost respect for McBain as a politician…up to that point, I liked him.
liberalHUSSEINmoderation @ 9:
Tortured? Not according to the new standards.
It’s amazing to me that McCain is the republicans’ candidate. I mean think about it. He’s their best representative? Their problem was they had no really good candidates to choose from and we have two good candidates to choose from. I would prefer two good ones to one bad one.
As mush as I want Obama to win the nomination, there is no way in hell I would refuse to vote if Hillary got the nomination and I sure as hell wouldn’t vote for McCain. I want to at least have a say in what happens in November. I want to be part of that change. Of course I am in Florida, so who knows where my one little vote will end up? Hopefully it will be counted.
I’d like to know who the f**k they are polling. If you look at the primary outcomes, the “loser” in the dem race, whether Obama or Clinton, got more votes than McCain. How can it possibly be that close?
Col Kilgore @ 25:
Speaking of disgusting smears.
ysbaddaden @ 27:
What about the ‘Kool Aid’ drinkers? Feels like that potion is starting to wear off a bit around these parts.
Col Kilgore @ 25:
McCain’s military service record and time as a prisoner of war need to be examined especially now. This should not be off limits especially when the office of President of the United States is at stake. This is not to take away from McCain’s service or to enhance it. Just examine it is all I am saying. After all, the past experiences of a candidate, both positive and negative, are what makes up the candidate we see today. McCain’s time as a prisoner of war could have been a precursor to the constant flip flopping on issues that we have all noted. One suc