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| Wendy Davis |
It’s a crying shame! Bill Maher and his guests talked about a
lot about things certain people should be, or not be, ashamed of during episode
#362 of Real Time with Bill Maher which aired on August 28, 2015.
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Katrina
Let’s start with Katrina. The showed on the tenth anniversary
of Katrina, and there is a lot for a lot of people to be ashamed of there.
Starting with George W. Bush who was president of the time and who handled the
situation badly before, after, and during. He had the nerve to visit New
Orleans this week. Maher quipped, “See, I told you Bush would get there
eventually.”
Ashley Madison and Hypocrisy
People who subscribed to Ashley Madison, the website for
married people who want to cheat on their spouses, have been publically shamed because
a hacker released their names. Josh
Duggar, one of the 19 Duggar kids, who became a spokesperson for Christian
values had two accounts. He was exposed as a hypocrite. He blamed it on porn
and went into hiding—I mean rehab—which is what all the celebrities seem to do
these days when their misconduct is exposed.
However, here is the biggest reason to be ashamed. If you
are a man who subscribed to Ashley Madison you can be ashamed of being a
sucker. There were 37 million male subscribers, but only 12,000 women. (Many of
the accounts for women were fake accounts.) Maher said, “Horny housewives
looking for anonymous stranger sex are like moderate Republicans—they only
exist in theory.
All those men who are explaining to their wives how nothing
happened are probably telling their wives the truth. There was no one for it to
happen with.
Rick Santorum--Interview
The interview was with Rick Santorum, one of the 17
Republican candidates for Republican nomination for president, former U.S.
Senator (R, PA), author of Blue Collar Conservatives: Recommitting to an America That Works, and a co-author – with his wife and daughter – of Bella’sGift: How One Little Girl Transformed Our Family and Inspired a Nation. He was
also busy trying to explain Things away. For instance, there are shameful remarks
he made during his last campaign for president—the man-on-dog thing (about
homosexuals) and the anti-contraception thing. Now he says he wishes he had never
said those things. Now he says, “There are a lot of things that are immoral--like
Ashley Madison--that should not be illegal.”
Maher brought up climate change and the Pope’s support for
it. Santorum denied that too much CO2 in the atmosphere is the cause and
besides taking action would cost jobs. Maher pointed out that there were twice
as many jobs in solar right now than in coal. [And I will add, the solar
industry is still in its infancy.]
Maher said, “I’m an atheist, but I like the Pope better than
you [do].” Santorum professes to be a Catholic, but he won’t follow the
teachings of the Pope on issues of climate change and social justice since it
conflicts with his deeply held political convictions. Maher shamed Santorum
over this when he said “Religion is just arrogance masquerading as humility.”
Rick is only at about 1% of the polls. He said that during
his last campaign, he was at the back of the pack and ended up in second place.
Maher said “If you rise in the polls…” Santorum cut him off, shouting, “When!
When!" It’s a shame to see a grown man so desperate. Maher took pity and said
his appearance on Real Time would send his numbers soaring.
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| End gun violence |
We had murders on live TV this week. Maher said that nothing
ever changes. One of the panelists, Wendy Davis, former State Senator (D, TX),former
candidate for Governor in 2014,and author of the book Forgetting to Be Afraid: A Memoir, argued
for better background checks.
Panelist Robert Costa, National Political Reporter for The
Washington Post, former Washington Editor for National Review said the
Republicans won’t stand up to the NRA. Maher responded, “Both sides love guns,
Democrats just slightly less.”
Hillary Clinton and Women’s Issues
This week Clinton compared the Republican’s views on women
to those of the terrorists. Maher agreed that they were “kind of terroristy.” For instance, threatening to shut down the
government over Planned Parenthood or opposing abortion even to save the life
of the mother (Huckabee, Walker, and Rubio),
Panelist Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, Congressman (R, CA) currently
serving his 14th term in office quickly shouted that Planned Parenthood was “selling
body parts.” This is the typical Republican strategy—when they can’t defend
their position they attempt to one up the opposition by falsely claiming that
the other side is doing something even worse.
Rohrabacher should be ashamed of the way he tried to
sensationalize the issue. Maher fought back against the lies. “It is not body
parts; it is fetal tissue which has been useful in finding cures and treatment
for many diseases. And it is not selling—they only get a couple of hundred
dollars to cover shipping and handling. When Rohrabacher continued to insist that
body parts were being sold, Maher really got angry. He shouted, “They are not
Frankenstein! “
During the conversation, Ben Carson’s comment was brought
up. This week Ben Carson, the Republican candidate who is second in the polls
behind Trump, said, “There is no war on women. There is a war on what is inside
of women.” This doesn’t even make sense—what
is talking about. What part of my insides is he at war with? And, this is coming from the brain surgeon,
the man who is supposed to be the genius. He may be a retired neurosurgeon, but
I think he ought to have his own head examined.
Mid-show comedy segment
There are a few magazines published for terrorists Inspire
from Al Qaeda and Dabiq from ISIS. What would be the cover blurbs if ISIS did a
magazine for women, Un-Cosmopolitan?
-- I was mistaken for a voting booth—5 signs your burka may be too boxy.
-- 7 sexy outfits guaranteed to get you beaten with a stick
-- 5 moves that will make him forget about those 72 virgins.
ISIS
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| ISIS |
Foreign Policy and CNN, and editor of The Interpreter magazine) is an expert on ISIS. He literally wrote the book on ISIS:
It is such a good book that ISIS stole it and published it
themselves.
Weiss pointed out that terrorist groups compete by
conducting spectacular assaults. They are putting out videos with high
production values.
Donald Trump
Donald Trump, who knows no shame, is always good for a laugh.
Billionaire Donald Trump has yet to spend a dime on
advertising. He doesn’t have to—he is covered 24/7 on every news show on TV. Maher
said that the networks defend this by saying “He’s at the top of the polls. We
have to cover him.” Maher concluded, “Maybe he’s at the top of the polls
because they covered him.
At a recent press conference, covered live, of course, an anchor
from a news show carried by Univision, the Hispanic network was forced out of
the room by Trump’s body guards. Maher joked, “See, he [Trump] does to know how
to get rid of Mexicans.”
Maher also commented about the young woman who was brought
onto the stage at a recent Trump appearance to pull on his hair to prove that
it was his real hair. Maher claimed that
it was real hair all-right—“it was his ass hair, pulled up his back and over his
head.” As I visualized that, I nearly fell out of my chair laughing.
For more about Donald Trump, see Donald Trump: "I Love the Bible" and Other Panders
For more about Donald Trump, see Donald Trump: "I Love the Bible" and Other Panders
New Rules -- "Mood Awakening"
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| Caitlyn Jenner |
He then railed against a culture that says “your sex urges,
as you feel them, need fixing.” This pill is to medicalizing a woman’s lack of
interest in sex. He suggest a new pill, Pillify—“the pill to take to make you
want to take the pill that makes you do what you don’t want to do.”
He then urged everyone to stop feeling shame about their
sexual desires or their lack of sexual desires.
We have moved to acceptance of homosexuals and transgenders, “so can’t
we get the same deal for the other 95% of us. He then showed, am a picture of a stunning Caitlyn Jenner in a low-cut curve-hugging gown, and
after commenting about what else besides breasts was under that gown, said, “Sexual
freedom. I’ll have what she’s having.”
Maher’s on a one-week vaycay
It’s a shame there is no new episode of Real Time for Friday
September 4th, but at least you get a chance to catch up on any episodes that
you might have missed as reruns are airing all week. Enjoy. Bill Maher’s Guests August 28, 2015
The interview is with Rick
Santorum Republican candidate for president and former U.S. Senator (R, PA)
He is the author of the 2014 book Blue Collar Conservatives: Recommitting to an America That Works, and the co-author – with his wife and daughter – of Bella’s Gift: How One Little Girl Transformed our Family and Inspired a Nation, which came
out in February.
The mid-show special guest is Michael Weiss, Senior Editor for The Daily Beast, contributor
to Foreign Policy and CNN, and editor
of The Interpreter magazine. He
reported from war-torn Aleppo, Syria in August 2012, and from Syrian refugee
camps in southern Turkey in May 2012. He is the author (with Hassan
Hassan) of ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror.
The Panel:
Wendy Davis: Former
State Senator (D, TX) and former candidate for Governor in 2014. She is the
author of the book Forgetting to Be Afraid: A Memoir.
Robert Costa: National Political Reporter for The Washington Post, former Washington
Editor for National Review. He
covered Donald Trump’s recent rally in Alabama, which he wrote about in his
article, “Trump’s
audacious Southern spectacle is part of his strategy.”
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher:
Congressman (R, CA) currently serving his 14th term in office; he is a senior
member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, where he chairs the Subcommittee on
Europe, Asia and Emerging Threats.
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