That “surprise announcement” tweet was before the performance, not after, hence why it asks what we thought the surprise WAS, not what we thought ABOUT it. (The second tweet was also sent before the show.)

I’m sending some of my unemployment money to the Obama campaign. 

At least he’s upfront about it, unlike Oreilly, Drugbaugh, and seanhannity.com

It takes money to fight the truly insane evil of today’s extremist right-wing Republican Party. I admire Mr. Maher for his generosity. Moreover, I feel certain that Mr. Maher’s donation will inspire thousands of middle-class Americans to contribute small sums to President Obama’s Super Pac. If for no other reason than that they can say that they did their part to stop the genuinely evil insanity of today’s demented Republican Party candidates.

Nothing more edgy than a comedian that openly supports authority and people in power.

Is Bill Maher for real?

Cue the wingnut haterz braying about the Hollywood LBRUL elite…

Better invested there than with ANY Republican.

Was his support ever in doubt? 

Right wing media all those the same. 

Dayummm…that’s what’s up!

Cue the brown nosers kissing his a**.

He is as big a poseur as anyone in Hollywood!

I’m not a Bill Maher fan … but … GOD BLESS BILL MAHER.

I don’t think Bill was trying to be “edgy” there.

Wow. That’s incredible. Maher has been rather open about his unhappiness with Obama. This says much more about the state of the Republican party than it does Barack Obama. If there were a viable alternative, Maher wouldn’t be playing this game with so much of his own money.

He made his career as a Libertarian Comedian who bashed Democrats and Republicans. This was to set himself apart from the other Comedians. Now that he is sucessfull he abandons all prentense. I do not care about what there beliefs are; but at least be consistent. Not like the Posuer Maher. 

Comedians are people.

 You should.  Because if it were up to the Republicans there would be no extension of unemployment benefits and the GOP are also responsible for crashing the economy.  So a big thank you to President Obama is very appropriate.

he is an on fire LIB…. you say anything else is foolishness.

Props for disclosure…and to make a point.

Bill is so stoned all the time and he gets his facts confused so much and he thinks what is funny is not and what he thinks is not funny IS !

Nothing worse than a  SEVERE snarky ELITE “comedian” (little c).

He is the little Napolean of HBO, and acts like his $hit don’t stink. UH, he stinks real massively.

I used too like his show a few years back but he has gotten so demonic it has almost lost all entertainment value.

Watching Real Time is a lot like watching MSLSD and the punks on there like Mad COW and SGT Shultz, and not so SHARPton.

I just try to learn what nutty people on the FAR OUT THERE (commie) left like him are thinking, which is impossible because he is too nutty and goes off the scale for decency.

Nothing like giving ONE MILLION dollars to our next DICKtator. THANKs BILLY the $hit.

I think Rick S would consider him a good example of SATAN leading our young to slaughter.

NOBODY better at it than this DIRT BAG DOPE !!!!!!

Cue your own nose up Gingrich’s ass.

That’s a Million Dollar Pose.
It’s called putting you money where your mouth is.
No pose at all.

 he got you

Alas comedy tends to have a liberal bias otherwise we would have a lot of funny conservative shows on fox but It seems they gave up that long time ago when they saw it short- comings.   

I am not kissing anyone’s ass. I think the President is going to win relection. I just do not like anyone sucking up to him as if he is the bomb.

Since 2004 Not when he was on ABC or starting out.

Street pimps earn a more respectable living than Pig Maher and Rosie O’Donnell is far better looking and far more well behaved and she’s a stomach turning troll’s troll. (yuk)

rent free :)

Do you know from experience? (reply to Love of Country)

Do you know from experience?

Satire?

Obama is the same as any mainstream Republican. More war, less Constitution, more spending, more drug war, more torture and no trial

Didn’t know Maher was a statist. Thought he celebrated reason, yet supports torture, indefinite detention without trial, more unnecessary war, more drug war, torture, more deficit spending, more corporate welfare, and less Constitution. Lost all respect for him right there.

You enjoy having your right to trial taken away I see.

nah, he’s got Goldman Sachs funding him, and idiots who will still support him despite the bailouts because their party tells them to, how quickly people forget…enjoy the war in Iran.  Was Libya not enough for you? Oh wait, you probably can’t even be bothered to see the images of the poor children missing jaws and limbs on youtube as you revel in your self righteousness and ‘humanitarianism’, hypocrites, only Ron Paul promotes peace and an end to crony capitalism

they’re just racists, as long as they don’t look like terrorists, it’s ok with them if their brown neighbors get arrested

why don’t you get off your arse and do some work—

at least he does not hide like the coke bros..
at least he does not speak out of both sides of his mouth and say one thing to a bunch of nuts and then cower when talking to normal people like the cons..

Yes. Somebody – quick – baptize him.

“Beet these morons”  … is that like throwing pies but with beets, instead?

Bill Maher is the angry face of the common, flag burning liberal.

this was a bribe so obama wouldn’t shut down bills favorite medical marijuana club down the street.
it’s hard to believe obama would be bustling more pot shops and starting more wars than bush. we live in strange times.

What a waste of space you are.

who’s a poser? Bill Maher? either way. what do you care if someone is sucking up to them? doesn’t that make you the poser if you are so worried about what other are doing? just sayn

Richard, you should have stayed in school long enough to learn how to form actual sentences.

My God, you people are babbling idiots. Not a coherent thought yet.

That was a joke, dumbass.

Common?
What could be more common than tea-party trash?

And where are all these flag-burnings that you’re obsessed with, and babble about, anyway?

Using rhetoric like this is part of the reason our country is falling apart.  I’m proud to be a liberal and proud to say I love this country.  Equating being liberal to flag burning and slavery is exactly the hyperbolic language that pushes the right and the left further and further from ever reaching common ground.  You should be ashamed of yourself and the hate you spew.  

Starting more wars than Bush? Like where?

True enough, but while you had your backed turned the Republicans took the latitude Obama’s rightist policies have given them to tack all the way into batshit-crazy waters. We aren’t getting a legitimate third party candidate this time around, so… lesser of two evils again.

Um, if you want more, or any, Constitution, you are by definition a statist as well.

The whole point of the Constitution was to limit the power of the Federal Government.  Please tell me you are 10 years or younger.

Please.

Please.

You mean like FOX News has-been Dennis Miller, who is on record saying he won’t do jokes about Republicans because they’re his friends, and spent the better part of the 2000s with his head up Bush’s behind?

Please consult a dictionary.

but you have no problem with Dennis Miller going rightwing overnight to save his tanking career

blah blah blah …RANDOM CAPITALIZATION …blah blah blah …RANDOM CAPS …blah blah …. tired rightwing nicknames…blah blah blah….no points of substance

says the party of lunatic teabaggers and secessionists like Perry and the Palins.

Conservatives don’t have a sense of humor. To them “funny”, is ending unemployment benefits for the poor. 

Dat’s what I’m talkin bout…

Hear, hear!

Well yah, don’t shut down our MJ clubs, it’s the only way we’ll survive the next 4 years if, by some act of god, one of the Repubs wins the election.

Where is this flag burning occurring? Sure, there are whack-jobs on both sides. Try not to be one of them.

We lost that right under the Patriot Act, October 26, 2001. 

“This is preeminently the time to speak the truth, the whole truth, frankly and boldly. Nor need we shrink from honestly facing conditions in our country today. This great Nation will endure as it has endured, will revive and will prosper. So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself — nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. In every dark hour of our national life a leadership of frankness and vigor has met with that understanding and support of the people themselves which is essential to victory.” FDR

Exactly! This is what I tell my right wing freinds. Pay attention to what someone does, not what you think he thinks.

 C’mon, you truly can’t be that ignorant.  Romney’s donors are virtually all corporate donors, as opposed to Obama, whose donors are almost all individual grassroots donors.  War in Iran? You mean the one 3 of the 4 remaining R candidates are frothing at the mouth to start?  I understand you’re a paulista, but geez, at least try to know your competition, kk?  Get your facts in line, because you just made a fool of yourself here.

I think he would agree with you, as would I, but I do believe he’s just very sure anyone running running against Obama would be unimaginably worse.

 He’s just jealous because his beloved republican party keeps promising him he’ll be rich someday too, but dang!, it just hasn’t happened yet!

 Actually, Obama *IS* the bomb =)  Obama/Biden 2012~

1  there are NO mainstream republicans anymore.  they all became independent voters.
2 obama took 3 yrs but he ended the Iraq war. He had a skirmish with Libya getting rid of an evil dictator in a few months and our part in Libya was minor with no casualties.   (compare with Bush II’s 10 yr war with Iraq). 
So there is less war, not more.  Bush II started 2 wars.  Most of the GOP candidates want to go to war with Iran and Syria, so be careful who you vote for.

3 There was less torture if any, and more trials for terrorists after obama took office.  Republicans didn’t want trials, remember?

4  Bush came in with 4 trillion national debt and left with about 11 trillion debt
    Obama started with 11 and is at 15 trillion, so he still has 3 trillion to go just to spend as much as Bush and the GOP did. Note that Bush came in with a surplus of money and a barely there recession that started after he took office and lasted a few months while Obama came in with the worst recession/depression since the 1930′s with banks collapsing and businesses going under, PLUS massive job losses that Bush II left him. (Reagan put in about 3 trillion dollars national debt, by the way.)

5 Constitutional problems are no greater under Obama unless you count the Bush supreme court appointments allowing super pacs to collect unlimited anonymous money as “free speech”.  Obama was firmly against that, but he has no say over the supreme court.

Read it. Especially the first 10 (bill of rights) Everyone one of them states what the federal government cannot do to its people. The bill of rights did not provide the federal government with many powers whatsoever, mostly limits. 

 liberal doesn’t equal flag burning.  Most women don’t burn their bras either.

As to angry faces, have you ever seen Rush limbaugh?

Here’s recap since President Obama took office in Jan 2009. Comparing economic indicators starting in Jan 2009 to present day:
1. Federal debt has increased by 43% from $10.6 trillion to $16 trillion.
2. Americans living in poverty have increased by 16% from 39.8 million to 46.2 million.
3. Total unemployment (U6) has increased by 68% from 13.7 million to 23 million.
4. Price of gasoline has increased by 85% from $1.86/gal to $3.55/gal.
5. Americans on food stamps have increased 42% from 31.8 million to 45.2 million.
6. Home foreclosures per year have increased by 34% from 850,000 to 1,140,000.
7. Total bankruptcy filings per year have increased by 42% from 1,117,641 to 1,593,081.
8. Median Household incomes have declined by 4%.
9. Average selling price of homes has declined by 36%.
10. US dollar compared to foreign currencies has declined by 8.7%. [US dollar index of 85.9 in Jan 2009 to 78.5 in Feb 2012.]
11. US dollar compared to gold has declined 105%. [ $855/ounce to $1780/ounce

Now you need to ask yourself this. The Democrats took over the House and Senate in 2007. The debt was 8.7 trillion. They are going to raise the debt ceiling to over 16 TRILLION. Thats 8 trillion more debt in a little over 5 years under the leadership of Democrats. Are you 8 trillion dollars better off now?

“One should not rely on figures posted on the internet.” – Dwight Eisenhower

The Dems are “licking their chops” about the check.

 What do you think Time traveling Obama who snuck his mother into a US hospital just prior to his birth then went and saw IKE with a lap top using a through time relay device to have special wiTIMEfi so he could let IKE make that quote after revealing the future to him?

Makes as much sense as the other Bagger and rethug false stories and lies floating around, hell they will be citing this post as proof of time traveling Obama by noon and have ISSA investigating by 4 this afternoon and Beck will be claiming he has proof of time traveling Obama by 5 P.M.

71% of the national debt was run up by Republican presidents…
http://nyti.ms/r81D2B

But do keep it up. Americans are morons with short term memory issues. As if these retards are going to remember Bush running up 6 trillion in debt or taking down the US economy a couple of months before the start of your figures there. Yeah, who knows what caused the entire planet to go into economic shock that it still hasn’t recovered from. It was probably just that black guy getting into office.

Now Maher will be showing up at the front door of the White House with his posse.

“David Cross says he snorted cocaine at White House Correspondents’ Dinners”

“Here’s something President Obama won’t want to sing about: In a new interview with Playboy, comedic actor David Cross admits to snorting cocaine at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in 2009 while only 65 feet away from President Obama.”

http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/02/22/david-cross-uses-cocaine-at-white-house-dinner/

Who do you think made sure you are still getting it??

 ”Was Libya not enough for you?”

Enough what? Yeah won’t someone think of those zero grieving widows.

“Nothing worse than a  SEVERE snarky ELITE “comedian” (little c).”

Was that you asking for a gold star in your spelling lesson?

 A bunch of comedians were discussing him recently as the last casualty of 9/11.

That was and an excellent show too.

All that money will end up buying new Escalades for sit-on-the-porch UAW hacks, and Brick OBAMO STILL will lose in November.

I’ll happily watch Maher then, when that sick reality slaps his greasy head.

You do know that 2009 was still Bush’s budget year right? The fact that you start counting from January 2009 shows your ignorance.

I love how you first blame Obama and then you blame the democratic congress when Bush was the president. Make up your mind already! Do you blame the president or the congress?

Sorry Maher but you still won’t see weed legalized if Obama gets re-elected. Moron.

 Great recap.
For all evolved thinkers (meta-progressives) out there, a good idea is to copy/paste these stats for use in other circumstances and formats.
Keep a separate Word or Outlook file just for references like these.

 Except your exacerbated points are crushed by the semblance of reason.
Obama’s actions belie his tainted words.

FACTS, like those above, will transcend the orchestrated propaganda campaign to misrepresent who this man is, and what his true intent is in leading his Marxist-Democrat Party.

The money doesn’t go to Obama directly, it goes to the Super PAC, which is an independent fund. Obama campaign can’t touch that money or have any coordination with Super PACs by law.
These Super PACs have two functions1) Do their best to advance their own agendas in the public sphere2) Put pressure on Obama to honour the values of people who support him.In fact, they may well be doing the exact opposite thing you imply they might be doing.

 It’s the place where you can meet millionaires, who are searching for their special someone. (@^_^@)
 
Now you need to ask yourself this. The Democrats took over the House and
Senate in 2007. The debt was 8.7 trillion. They are going to raise the
debt ceiling to over 16 TRILLION. Thats 8 trillion more debt in a little
over 5 years under the leadership of Democrats. Are you 8 trillion
dollars better off now?

Yeah, Maher used to claim he was a libertarian. Edgy, indeed.

It’s just free speech.

Do you really believe what you just wrote, or was that satire?

Seriously, there is not a factual statement in there.

Please provide citations to support what you have said.

He sure is.  Or, more truthfully, he loves using bombs.  He loved using them on civilians in Libya, Afghanistan, Somalia and Pakistan.

And he loved using them on an American citizen he personally condemned to death (sans charge or trial).

Love it!  My check is on the way.

Think of all the GM Volts he could have bought – GM’s sales would have skyrocketed (in comparison to actual sales).

Libya. Without any sort of Congressional approval.

Then increasing Trrips in Afghanistan.

Staying in Iraq longer thn even Bush had planned to do.

Increasing drone strikes in Pakistan.

Okay liberal, let’s find some common ground.

What government programs should we cut?

Obama’s donors are all grassroots individuals..,

Ha ha ha ha ha.

Look who bought the myth.

Marxist!

*Drink

How exactly is that “starting more wars” again, teabagger?

And Steve Douchey is the befuddled face of the common closeted, cuckolded “conservative” scum bag. 

And who attached more strings to it now than a cheap puppet? Your republicants.

Didn’t you mean “sperm”? No? Oh never mind, then…

Clinton came in at 3.6T debt, left with 5.8T debt but a budget surplus.
Bush 2 came in at 5.8T debt, left with 10.4T debt.Obama came in at 10.4T debt, currently at 15.4T debt.  
However, there are so many outside factors that have influenced it, like stimulous, bank bailouts, wars, etc.
We could probably singlehandedly balance the budget by cutting all of the military spending we use to try to ineffectively police the rest of the world.

He’s only heard of reality but he’s had no contact with it.

run in traffic…during rush hour..

Forget him, he lives in that republi-bubble.

Is one war not enough for you Nazi?

How about two?

I know, examples aren’t enough for you to doubt your messiah, are they?

How does your bitterness taste…..I’ll bet it’s bitter.

Little to nothing could staunch the spending of the administration who’s Vice President famously said,”President Reagan proved that deficits don’t matter.” Dick Cheney

They are going to raise the debt ceiling to over 16 TRILLION.

Now it’s time for Oprah and the other Democratic celebrities to “Koch-up” and add 100 million to the Obama Super Pac.

Don’t forget this is still the a-hole who bragged about how “brave” the 9-11 terrorists were a few days after the attack. Forever and always no matter how much outrageous bile he spews nothing will top that.

Super SorosMan will defeat them all!!

Really you people are just being aggressively ignorant. Yes, I am aware that a good deal of the verbiage of the Constitution, particularly the bill of rights, sets limits to the powers of the federal government. This has nothing whatsoever to do with the definition of “statist”. FYI, the opposite of statist is not, as a Paultard under the influence of Orwellian newspeak might have you believe, “small government libertarian”. It’s anarchist. Start using words correctly if you want people to take you seriously.

Sheesh. “Conservative” scum bags and their reasoning. 
YOU said “started more wars”. The US is not in Libya OR Iraq anymore.The US is not at war with Pakistan.YOUR messiah GWB started the 2 previously mentioned wars.Where are there “more” wars, teabagger?

It’s like watching a mentally challenged kid eat hot wings, I swear.

Hear, hear. We could stop subsidizing ridiculously profitable industries, as well.

He said “almost all” not “all”.

He made a numbered list of his points. Just choose one and take it apart, why don’t you?

Actually, the bra burning thing was a myth to begin with.

http://www.snopes.com/history/american/burnbra.asp 

Kind of like welfare queens.

Actually, he said that they weren’t cowards. I agree. They were certainly evil, deluded, monstrous, vile, sick, murderous, and a host of other negative adjectives, but cowardly? Whatever else you can say about them, pulling that sh*t off took some major stones. Far more than I’d wager you have. If I’m wrong, I have a suicide mission for you. The USA will count you as a hero, posthumously, though I can’t promise any virgins in heaven.

Um… GS gave more money to Obama last election than it did to all GOP candidates combined. He’s as guilty as they are of accepting corporate handouts

 still a myth…

Why is this such a big deal?  One in many that will be giving Obama the big “check”.  Both sides are going to be raking in the money.

I care more about what they do with it.

Of course you realize, Cainma was kidding… but then there are also people out there who probably don’t support Obama AND don’t see the connection… much in the same vein as “Keep yer damn govenment hands off my Medicare!”…

Don’t worry, Romney’s got it covered, just have to wait ’til Bill dies.

beanyn is definitely funnier than Maher.

Fox News ! Fox News ! Fox News !

Corporations And Hollywood Are Individual Grass Roots !!

You Have The Right To Remain Silent !!

Prog/Libs burn flags as a protest, Conservatives burn flags only during a proper disposal of a worn flag.

Now Stop That !!

I agree with you 100%.

Bill Maher: Lowering the bar for Useful Idiots since 1956.

Agree with you on everything.  The damage the supreme court did in the name of “free speech” shows how crazy and extreme republicans have gotten. Also dirty. Look what it has done to us.  Millions of dollars pouring in from who knows where to elect our officials.  The Koch brothers with their billions are trying to own this country.  And look who they are sending their money to – like the governor of Wisconsin to get rid of unions who gave more to democrats.  Lot of dirty politics going on. 

Bill apparently believes Obama re election far from in the bag and needs help. I suspect he is right.

Your bar seems to have hit the ground.

Get real.
How does ”Staying in Iraq longer thn even Bush had planned to do”,  if true, constitute starting a war?
Or increasing troops in Afghanistan?
How do drone strikes in Pakistan constitute starting a war? 
And are you opposed to attacking terrorists where we find them?
And did we start the war in Libya, or just help Libyans in overthrowing Khadaffi, along with other NATO forces?Really, dude. You’re overreaching. Who would have done a better job, Gingshit?
 

And you have the right to make a cogent argument. Sadly having the right to do a thing does not guarantee having the ability to do said thing.

The most outrageous part of this is the fact that this UN-FUNNY comedian has that kind of $ to donate….

I’d like one of you left leaning liberal types to tell me one major difference between Obama and Bush. And be prepared to defend your claim because I’ll tear it apart.

Just go to opensecrets.org and you can find where all the money is coming from – from all the PACS, and all campaign contributions. If you bother to look, Obama & Romney’s donors are very very similar. Obama is straight up a Wall Street guy. Have you seen his financial services committee? Every one of those guys is from a big wall street bank. Romney is very similar to Obama in that regard.

He’s bought dude – sorry. I know people want to believe that Obama is looking out for the interest of the People but it’s just the opposite. He’s concerned about his banker friends (i.e. John Corzine) and his Wall Street connections. KittKatt is on the money about that. Romney wouldn’t be any different.

You want grassroots? It’s shifted to The Ron Paul campaign. All of his donations are from the People. The average donation is under $75. Which means when he receives $5 million in individual donations – thats a whole lotta momma’s and daddy’s opening their wallets.

I don’t see any real difference between Bush & Obama.

He could hire 22 people for a year with that kind of flow.

That’s an awful thing to say.

If Jeremy Lin can sell his jock strap, after the game, for a million dollars, perhaps Bill can get more than a few bucks for his. 

Go Bill!  Go Bill!  Putting your money where your mouth is….GOOD INVESTMENT, MY BROTHER!

Bill Maher is a 1%er.  However, now Maher has real skin in the game.  He is going to double down on getting Obama re-elected.  I recommend  anyone who wants to not see Obama re-elected, to stop watching Bill Maher.  Don’t engage his Tweets.  Do not watch on Yahoo.

How so? Because it makes you uncomfortable to consider that our enemies may not be simply cartoonish villains who are incapable of possessing any admirable qualities whatsoever? Underestimating these people and being willfully ignorant of their motivations is what got us into this mess in the first place.

Do you have a job for him ?

It’s crazy and stupid to support Obama, NDAA signer, warmonger. 

Well, he’s improving…..

He is the BOMB !

Now, there you go, lying again…..

ME TOO !

Bill what a douche bag.  Go F O C K yourself you are clearly a Communist Fascist Pig.

I”ll say one thing about Goldman Sachs, they ain’t stupid.  They know which President is good for business and the people.

And smart business people

Obama killed Bin Laden, Bush Didn’t.

Which is it, teabagger? Communist or fascist? 

Oh that’s right, you don’t have a freakin’ clue!

Baggers are funny!

Ouch. Well, I guess that was over quickly. Poor teabagger didn’t even see it coming! Way to go, Kyle!

That money, the one million dollars, will help build re-education camps (Gulags) for those of us lucky enough not to just disappear, or be “liquidated.”

Will I have the courage when the time comes to defy the Police State, the “New Speak” PC Police? Will YOU have the courage?  

We are a democracy, a Republic and can only hope the coming election will respect the will of the people, but, I no longer trust Governance.  Both sides got us into this mess…  Moreover, I do know that Socialism/Progressivism is anathema to the human condition, hence, is NOT the proper solution.

Anyway, I guess by this statement, I may be writing my own arrest warrant?

Purveyor

Dwight Eisenhower? on the internet? LOL

Come on, Oprah!  Give up the money!

Those damn history books have no place in your discourse, I see … LMFAO at you fragile lil flag burners in denial!

You SHOULD BE ashamed of your fear to examine history because it reveals how small you clearly are.  It appears you have about 20 fragile tard friends who agree with you …. “Don’t bring up how racist the DNC has been for 225 years” … I get it.

I guess you flag burning tards in OWS is ancient history, too!

:-D

Law School? What are you … some naive 22 year old who believes in the DNC and all the felons in the country???

Hardy Har Har!

The gulf war (1) pissed off a bunch of Muslims. A) We continuously bombed Iraq after declaring a cease to major military operations through no fly zone efforts

B) We occupied Saudi Arabia (just think if the Chinese occupied the Vatican or all the sports stadiums or had massive aircraft carriers in the Gulf and off the coast of San Diego) and

 C) Our sanctions against the Palestinians (who are 50/50 Christians/Muslims) have caused irreparable damage to their economy and their family life. 

A,B, & C are the 3 major reasons why they hit our world trade center. The 9/11 Commission Report talks about the motivations for the attack and these were the reasons listed.

We started all the BS. They just got tired of us and hit us back on September 2001. The concept “blowback” does not just mean retaliation for things our government has done in foreign countries. It refers to retaliation by whatever means for the numerous illegal operations the government has carried out abroad that were deliberately kept secret from the American public. This means that when the retaliation comes — as it did so spectacularly on September 11, 2001 — the American public is unable to put the events into context. So they tend to support acts intended to lash out against the perpetrators, thereby most commonly preparing the ground for yet another cycle of blowback.

Our government then decided to invade 2 countries, one of which had nothing at all to do with 9/11 what so ever. The government still occupies them both. Plus our federal government lead major combat operations against Libya and minor combat operations in over 15 countries between black ops, drone strikes, and back door militia armament.

Blowback is coming whether the government is dropping bombs or not.

And if it’s bad now economically just wait til we starting bombing Iran.

lol.

there are NO mainstream republicans anymore.  they all became independent voters.

I said tell me one major difference between Obama and Bush, you replied with an historical difference.

Name a major policy difference. Damn.

You make excellent points,but you see the people who will vote for Obama don’t care.Jst as long as their welfare cheaks and food stamps keep coming, he’ll get their votes.

While I certainly can’t contribute $1,000,000, I actively contribute to President Obama’s re-election campaign and will continue to do so.  Though he won’t need much help with the clown show of GOPBaggers flopping around for the GOPBagger nomination.

Well, all of that makes a heck of a lot of sense, and I have thought along those lines for quite a while. There’s a bit more to it like oil, heroin, apocalyptic prophecy and Zionism. I still don’t see how it makes what I said above “awful”, but I’m heartened to see another person in these threads with a head on their shoulders.

You have just proven my point by spurting more nonsensical insults, so thank you.  I am not naive, nor am I 22, and I am very aware of our nation’s history.  I refuse to sink to your level and insult the Tea Party or conservatives in return because it does no good and would perpetuate this incredibly stupid argument.  I do have different views than those in the Tea Party, but that doesn’t make either side more or less patriotic or good.

I am really done with this conversation because I AM in law school and am therefore extremely busy educating myself on how to solve our nation’s problems, despite people like you holding our progress back.

Same here. I honestly cannot wait til President Obama actively starts campaigning after the GOP finally shut their eyes and pick a candidate.

That would only happen if Santorum the Christian Crusader won the election. Remember what happened the last time there was a Theocracy and inquisition.

You forgot Socialist. And Fascist belongs to the GOP.

His answer was valid, because you didnt specify the terms. All you said was ‘difference’, and unfortunately for you, that is a big difference.

I said major difference. Thats not a major difference since the implemented policy was in place already when Obama got there. He got him and that’s great. I’m glad he did.

But the answer was invalid since I specifically requested to have someone – anyone from the left tell me one major difference between Obama and Bush. With from here on out you know to answer the question with an understanding on policy differences.

And since killing Osama was not a “policy” but the result of a policy already on the books – someone still needs to answer the question.

How are Bush & Obama any different?

Roger that – I re-read it all over again.

I’m nit-pickin’

 Dude or dudette … this is some funny shit thanks!

Baggers are morons…..

Hardly. If it weren’t for Obama, he wouldn’t have an unemployment check. But he’d still be unemployed.
See, neither the Democrats, nor Obama, caused this ecomomic crash.
Did you you think that you could convince anyone with a brain that they did?

Because he can’t.
To be fair, it was all he could do to complete the post that he did. Even overlooking his plethora of errors. Not the least of which was making a work assignment. As if his satisfaction is worth any work.

Your remark wasn’t directed at anyone in particular, so who, exactly, is doing this sucking up?
Most of us despise repulsivans more than we love Obama, anyway.
 

Depends on your definition of “improving”…

Only democrats burn flags … just own it, you fool!

And only a tard would compare the hateful debauchery of Bill Maher to the common sense rhetoric of small govt, free markets and patriotism … LMFAO!

99 out of 100 felons are democrats or support DNC politicians and you call patriotism/conservatism “scumbag”?

The DNC ARE the dregs of society … don’t get it twisted, scooter!

Secession is a good thing.

I wish all tards were responsible for all tards and all Republicans were responsible for all Republicans.  That way … all of your foolish policies would be exposed and undeniable.  Where would tards be w/o GOP tax dollars you’re so desperate for????

Paying for tards stupidity and laziness and gross incompetence is un-American in my book. If you tards are so damn smart then pay for your own sh t and quit clogging up our welfare lines and prisons all day long and quit begging for more and more of my tax dollars every year …. sheesh!

At least this puts an end to the laughable idea that Obama is a “centrist”
If you’re still politically attractive to an extremist like Maher, than you’re no centrist.

Most big contributors to his PAC are waiting until a GOP candidate has finally been declared.  If I had millions, you bet my check would be there…

Really steven, if you missed OWS, you shouldn’t even be posting on political websites. 

Oh that’s right, your stations censored most all of that liberal, flag burning debauchery crimes going on 24/7 at OWS … LMFAO you poor, indoctrinated, uninformed, state run media stooges!

You naive, flag burning trolls missed 2010, I see …. the biggest political landslide victory in nearly a century … and it was all strictly in reaction to Owebamao’s policies.

Good luck dealing with his defeat …. he’s no more than an America hating, street level activist who followed in the footsteps of Saul Alinsky and Cloward and Piven.  There won’t be a single patriot who votes for that compulsively lying, partisan hack pos …. mark my words!

They don’t call ‘em Fleebaggers for nothing, lol!

The SEALS did, you blasphemous fool!  Republican SEALS! 

Dingle Barry was standing around with his hands in his pockets, dreaming about turning America into Cuba.

Now go burn the flag, scooter …. like a good lil liberal.  General Betrayus?

No, I saw that.
But not 24/7, nor anything like it.
And you’ve been carrying on with that rant before OWS, anyway.
Fyi, I don’t burn flags.
And I don’t wrap myself in them, either.
And it doesn’t make you more of an American if you do.
Despite what all you wrong-wingers tell yourselves.

Start with all agricultural subsidies.

Purveyor, I’ve hung on to this paper for quite some time. I’ve always thought because I refuse to give in to tyranny in any form, I would rise to the occasion, if the need arose…
As I’ve watched our citizens disengage from what assaults them on a seeming daily basis, I’ve wondered too if they would find the courage to confront the ones who would subjugate them.

Or would they turn from what they know in their hearts is true Freedom, and succumb to rapacity, the lure this administration dangles before them in order to bring about Socialism?

                                             Why you will give up your guns
                                                                                                                                                                1.You are more afraid of Federal agents than you are of violent criminals.

2.You are more afraid of the A.T.F. kicking in your door than you are of thieves, robbers, or rapists doing so.
3.You are afraid A.T.F. agents will serve the same type of warrant on your home as they served on the people in Waco.

4.You would rather take your chances with  common criminals than with common Federal agents.
5.You are more afraid of Federal agents driving tanks than gang members driving cars.

6.Your fear of Federal prosecution and prison is stronger than your instinct to protect your family.
7.Your fear of disobeying your Federal masters has caused you to forfeit your rights as a free man under the Constitution and Bill of Rights.

8.You are afraid because you know what happened to those in Communist countries who refused to give up their arms to the government.

The last step in protecting your rights against: U.N. SMALL ARMS TREATY  that Hilary and Barrack have signed onto to….will you stand against the ones who are driven to subjugate you?
 

#8, and look what happened to those who did give up their arms to the government, because that is what Hillary, Barack and the rest of the progressives have in store for us. Once they have the guns, it’s over.

Okay scooter … just keep voting with the dregs of society while thinking your politics are intelligent.  I’ll keep voting with the awesome people in this country with awesome work ethic and strong values.  Dads who abandon their children always vote for democrats …. so do 9 out of 10 other felons who get their privileges reinstated … maybe I should become a Democrat, too, and feed off of the political genius of felons, slackers and flag burners.  Gosh, now I see how smart you are.

REALITY,

Nice to hear from you.  Is curious that your post coincides nicely with one I wrote on another site…

In the other comment I suggested that Santorum, were he to win, could make an effective President, only if he delays the excess relgio/moral baggage that will only hinder his Presidency.  The next 5 years in American history MUST be about repairing the economic and security damage done, over the past 50-60 years.

If Santorum, allows himself to get sidetracked, so to speak, on socio-moral issues, he will squander his Presidency and, possibly our Nation.  The subsequent 5 years must not dwell on relatively minor, parochial issues.  Furthermore, this admonition applies to the Left, ACLU, Atheists, etc., as well.  They must not burden our Nation with petty nonsense!

The enemy is at the gates, and within!  A Conservative President must NOT allow himself the luxury of distraction.

Purveyor

OP,

Have you ever considered what that day will look like, meaning, the day the Authorities come to seize American citizen’s weapons?

IF, the “Authorities” are comprised of local Police Departments, I am not so sure the local Police will be in complete compliance with the Federal order? What about the military being told to seize the weapons from their friends and family? Would those young soldiers do as told?

We, you and I, could talk more about this, but we both know that day if it ever comes, will be an ugly day! Moreover, while we are busy dismantling our own Constitution, our enemies will be doing what?

Purveyor

Great move, Bill. So proud of you! Love you even more for such bold move.

Cheering us on.

And we burn Jesters just for THOI!!!!!!

Purveyor, I have no illusions how this day will start out …
A catalyst will set our public in a tale spin. You will have some citizens who through lack of foresight, have not laid the ground work:
1. Not knowing their Constitution.
2. Having seen Authorities as figures to kowtow to.
3. Not taking the time to know their local councilman, sheriff, etc., forming alliances.

Then you have the vast number of the citizenry who have/ are prepared. Our Constitution wrapping us in patriotic fervor we will resist efforts such as what happened in New Orleans (Katrina).

Think, there are 300 million citizens across the fruited plains, a large percentage choosing to exercise their 2nd. amendment right.
How would you enforce it?
I personally know as part of Homeland Security, pamphlets are distributed to the local authorities…I also know the vast majority think it is unconstitutional…or usurping the local levels authority. I asked.

Where this Potus makes his mistake is thinking the oath Military and others take is to him…it’s not, it’s to uphold the Constitution, and to United States of America.

My Sheriff states he knows the difference. I made it a point to ask 6 county Sheriffs, to a man they sided with me. Several are retired Military…they know their oath does not stop when they leave the Military.

I firmly believe the Military will not stand with this President, not today anyway.
Give him a few more years of instituting sub par troops, and regulations that serve to undermine our unit cohesion, and you may have a different outcome.

Or his efforts to have a civilian army of his compatriots.
Overseas, while all of our inner turmoil is brewing, you have Iran, China, Russia, other Islamic factions collaborating to take advantage of our inattention, and this Presidents willful disregard of his only true vocation…securing our borders, and protecting us.

Russia and China for the first time are running joint maneuvers, China has upgraded their subs, etc.
What do you think the real aim of Russia’s invasion of our Democratic ally Georgia was about?
Her port…the only access, and strategic place for them to launch….which they still retain control of.

It is not to dismantle our Constitution / Bill of Rights, or Free Enterprise system.
Then the next question is: “Why is he disregarding the will of the people?” In collusion with others of his mindset I might add, and largely by fiat.

Because you have a consortium of traitors who wish to consolidate their power into the hands of a few. It takes destroying the United States to do this.

The next President has to project strength to our enemies. Root out the ones who seek to destroy us, for it is through this strength that we will finally set our house in order.

Then we can restore Constitutional order to our people, and we can get on with what we do best…innovation, industriousness, prosperity, continuity.

I’m in total agreement, this is why I fight so hard to bring these issues to the ignorant. What will you fight them with? Words? He’s squashing all our rights, including speech.

That is what their objective is. They know you can’t fight them with words. But words will bring the enlightenment to others, and in numbers, we can overcome them.

I agree. I’m amazed at the numbers of people who tell me they don’t post but they read our words, and educate themselves this way.
To my way of thinking it’s a little lazy, but if it works, who cares.

Ya, it’s funny. I click on the “likes” and often see people who you never see posting. This is why we should be ignoring idiots like Vic, strtlk and others who just want to keep our time and attention on their crap instead of our posting pieces that would pull more people to our side. We should just en masse call the site admins at Becks and get these aholes banned, and if not just ignore them and post to enlist to our efforts. Don’t let them distract us at any website.

That’s what they said. They’re all telling their friends, who in turn are spreading the word, it’s really picking up momentum.
I’ve got women who only knew politics on a surface level, who had never read Mediaite or Glenn, that do so now.

I’m extremely pleased, I spread the word through other mediums, I don’t care it it didn’t pertain to the topic, this disengagement by the people has to stop. This is not a time for frivolous pursuits.

How do I find out the likes?

go to the page , find the comment, then at the bottom of comment move your cursor till you find “2 Likes” or “12 Likes” or whatever, then click on it

I didn’t know that, cool…thanks, now if I don’t have likes, I’ll feel lonely, huh? LOL

Na – sometimes ppl don’t RSVP because they don’t want a long post taking up a lot of room in dash, or are in too much of a hurry to get through posts.

I was using humor, Sista, there will never be a time where I will be lonely…LOL
Thursday had 2 marriage proposals in 4 hours….hehehe

Well done!

I just now got a chance to read this. Our own citizens are being forced to question their own history and governance–our Constitution? Then make choices between an unpalatable, nascent ideology (Socialism) and our forefathers…

Purveyor

 sloopyinca, I was off a bit on GWB’s debt as I forgot to add in clinton’s debt.  Otherwise I was reasonably accurate.  You want facts?

Reagan’s “two terms started with less than 930 million dollars debt, and ended with a national debt of 2.6 trillion dollars in 1988″ 
Bush the 1st “left the 1992 national debt at 4 trillion dollars.” 

“For three consecutive years, President Clinton was able to pay down the
principle of the national debt. However, interest accrued faster than
the nation can pay, and when he left office in 2000 the national debt sat at 5.67 trillion dollars.

So Bush II started with 5.67 trillion in national debt.   “President George W. Bush left office in Jan 2009, and a national debt of $10.7 trillion dollars”

Bush put in 5.1 trillion in debt.  He nearly DOUBLED the debt!  For Obama to double the debt it would therefore have to be over 21 trillion.

We are just over 15 trillion so Obama is still under 5 trillion in a near depression economy which he has improved.  Stock market at 13,000, a renewed automobile industry and lower taxes (yes he lowered your employment taxes) are a few examples of his improvements.

take a look here for the full facts and figures.

http://lmmartin.hubpages.com/hub/The-United-States-National-Debt-233-years-in-the-making

Bill Maher is usually satirically funny and often makes many valid points with his opinions and humor.

All you offer with your weak comment is denial and insults to both him and me.

Free markets and Small government can be debated.  Small isn’t always a good thing.  But that’s your issue, not mine. 

As to Patriotism, You can claim it all you want but saying you are a patriot doesn’t make you one.  I would bet 10 thousand dollars (of Mitt Romney’s money :) that I am at least as patriotic as you if not more so.  (unless you served in the armed services.  If you did, you would probably win.  Our soldiers are all patriots for literally defending the country!) 

 actually most are former republican politicians.  Just ask Rod Blagoyovich.

 You do know that the Iraq withdrawal ending the war in Iraq this past December was an agreement that Pres. Bush made and passed before Obama took office, right?

I forgot, you only believe in facts that Fox ‘News’  tells you.

 what, you expected Obama to fly 65 feet, swoop down on david cross and web him to the ceiling like spiderman or batman?

By your logic, Lincoln and Reagan were both responsible for their own assassination/attempts as the killer in each case was even closer that 65 feet away.

And compassion to a liberal is creating programs that claim to help, but in reality keep people poor and dependent on government. It’s creating job training programs that cost as much as sending someone to Harvard, with no measurable results whatsoever (Job Corps). It’s creating a program like Medicare, that will bankrupt this country, that doesn’t actually reduce health-care costs for seniors, but rather increases the costs of health care for everyone.

It’s things like the minimum wage, which keeps unskilled workers from being hired, but sounds great in a sound bite.

You liberals really pretend to care so much, but if you really cared, you’d take a second to see that you’re programs aren’t working. That the poverty level, which was falling at a percent per year from 1950-68 has stopped falling since the Great Society was created.

You’d look at the reality of history, and see that FDR, who you worship as the man who “ended the depression” – actually extended it for over a decade.

You’d see that all of your government programs don’t work, that they hurt people, and usually hurt the very people you claim to want to help.

I think on some level you think that you’re helping, but you are doing so much damage, and causing the very problems you on some level want to solve.

How about we stop subsidizing EVERY industry?

I think Anthony Gregory sums up Obama fairly concisely. Thing is that many on the left claim to be against all of these things individually, but seem to collectively support them.

“He shoveled money toward corporate America, banks and car manufacturers. He championed the bailouts of the same Wall Street firms his very partisans blamed for the financial collapse. He picked the CEO of General Electric to oversee the unemployment problem. He appointed corporate state regulars for every major role in financial central planning. After guaranteeing a new era of transparency, he conducted all his regulatory business behind a shroud of unprecedented secrecy. He planned his health care scheme, the crown jewel of his domestic agenda, in league with the pharmaceutical and insurance industries.He continued the war in Iraq, even extending Bush’s schedule with a goal of staying longer than the last administration planned. He tripled the U.S. presence in Afghanistan then took over two years to announce the eventual drawdown to bring it back to only double the Bush presence. He widened the war in Pakistan, launching drone attacks at a dizzying pace. He started a war on false pretenses with Libya, shifting the goal posts and doing it all without Congressional approval. He bombed Yemen and lied about it.

He enthusiastically signed on to warrantless wiretapping, renditioning, the Patriot Act, prison abuse, detention without trial, violations of habeas corpus, and disgustingly invasive airport security measures. He deported immigrants more than Bush did. He increased funding for the drug war in Mexico. He invoked the Espionage Act more than all previous presidents combined, tortured a whistleblower, and claimed the right to unilaterally kill any U.S. citizen on Earth without even a nod from Congress or a shrug from the courts.

The left-liberals who stand by this war criminal and Wall Street shill have made their choice: better to have the militarism and police state, so long as it means a little more influence over domestic politics, even if that too is compromised by corporate interference, than it is to embrace a radical antiwar agenda that might complicate their domestic aspirations.”

That’s good. Shameful program that goes back to FDR.

Let’s get rid of the entire Department of Agriculture while we’re at it.

But agriculture Subsidies are only like $30 billion total, and the deficit is $1.8 trillion.

We need to cut much, much more than that, and real cuts, not the Washington insider, cut vs. the baseline cuts, as in, cutting=just raising it less than expected.

We should cut a great deal of military spending – we don’t need to be defending rich countries from their poorer neighbors. But eliminating the military budget altogether does not balance the budget.

But we need to get the entitlements under control. Medicare and social security need to be dealt with. We have an aging population, and when the baby boomers retire en masse, we are going to be in trouble.

How about means testing Medicare and Social Security? People on the left complain about how little the rich pay in taxes (and I will let this one go for now), but then fight like crazy if anyone talks about not paying this richest part of the population a monthly social security check, and paying for health care that they themselves could afford to pay for – all while taking money from the poorest workers in society to pretend to cover it.

The people will stand, with finger raised in salute to the ones who wish to strip us of our identity, our God given freedoms, and liberties.  We will refuse cradle to grave slavery, and spit in the eye of any who side with this totalitarian regime. 

Fortunately, our numbers are growing, or I should state we are 
forming alliances….using all tools of our disposal to aid our quest in usurping this Commander-in-thief. 

This is great.  All he needs to do now is be ten more people and he can be Sheldon Adelson. 

This system is broken and corrupt and something needs to be done.

Ron Paul is basically third party because he doesn’t conform for the establishment policies. He might run third party too.

Depends, I’m using “statist” to mean someone who wants the government to control the economy or social policy, not someone who thinks some government is necessary. I actually prefer having no government, but the Constitution is a good first step.

I doubt he is not aware of Ron Paul’s existence.

“1 there are NO mainstream republicans anymore. they all became independent voters.”
What? Are you saying most republicans don’t agree on most issues? That’s what I mean by “establishment republican.”

“2 obama took 3 yrs but he ended the Iraq war. He had a skirmish with Libya getting rid of an evil dictator in a few months and our part in Libya was minor with no casualties. (compare with Bush II’s 10 yr war with Iraq). ”
You can call it whatever you want, he sent military force to another country without congressional approval for whatever reason, which is unconstitutional and an act of war. He also sent troops to Uganda and has already started a war with Iran (sanctions and embargoes are acts of war)

“3 There was less torture if any, and more trials for terrorists after obama took office. Republicans didn’t want trials, remember?”
Less or more, Obama said he would close Gitmo. He didn’t.

“4 Bush came in with 4 trillion national debt and left with about 11 trillion debt”
And his policies have directed us in the wrong direction further.

You’re defending the man who signed the NDAA! He took away your right to a trial. Wake up!

Do you believe that Maher believes that Obama will be convinced by a SuperPac to do a 180 on most of his policies?

1 i mean there are less republican voters and more independent voters who are former republicans.  Also there are no moderate republicans in congress anymore.
2 Presidents can take military action for 2 months without congressional approval.
Carter Reagan Clinton GW Bush also had sanctions and embargoes against Iran.
3 He tried to close Gitmo.  He failed due to republican opposition to non military trials.  No President wins them all.
4  the wrong direction further?  You mean the millions of jobs we gained, the stock market higher than ever before?  Ending a war?  Saving the auto industries?  Ending don’t ask don’t tell?  If those are wrong directions, give me more of them!
5  The National Defense Authorization Act is a United States federal law specifying the budget and expenditures of the United States Department of Defense   The republican house passed that bill as well or Obama could not sign it.   Are you for getting rid of the republicans who passed the same bill obama signed?

Thanks for clarifying, surprised you bothered a few days later. Still, you shouldn’t go around redefining words, though. Depending on the context, either authoritarian or collectivist are more appropriate terms. I see libertarians use “statist” to mean “the set of ideals opposed to their own” all the time, when they are, themselves, almost entirely adherents to some form of statism.