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Bill Maher Lauds Ron Paul’s ‘Guts To Stand Up And Debate’ GOP

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Bill Maher took a break from his regular hosting duties on HBO today to stop by Anderson Cooper 360º and review the State of the Union address. He didn’t have too much negative to say about President Obama, and surprisingly little mean to say about at least one Republican candidate– Rep. Ron Paul, who he called “crazy” but praised for his courage.

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Cooper asked Maher to review the State of the Union, which he didn’t seem particularly happy with, but he noted that liberals often are not. “We carp and complain and we lose a little respect for it sometimes,” he said, adding that he did think that President Obama “seems to come out at the bottom of the ninth and hit it out of the park.” He then went on with the carping and complaining: “These endless debates– too many, Anderson!”

Cooper replied that he thought they were “really interesting,” to which Maher agreed. Useful, too– “we would’ve never found out that Rick Perry was an idiot!” Maher compared Perry to “the cute guy in the bar: the girl is all excited about meeting him and they she talks to him.” He did add that “Monday was a bad episode of the series,” the “series” being the reality show that is Republican Debate Night. Cooper replied excitedly that tomorrow’s CNN debate will have “applause and cheering!” (read: hissing and booing).

Maher replied that he was happy about this news since “it’s better for the fan, for the viewer of this series,” and added that it was great for Gingrich: “Newt Gingrich needs the mob.” And with that, Bill Maher just echoed, verbatim, his good friend Ann Coulter (add that to the 2012 Mayan prophecy betting pool).

Then Maher went on to praise Rep. Ron Paul, who he acknowledged that “some crazy ideas,” but “he’s honest” and has “the guts to stand up there debate after debate while they boo him or look at him as if he had three heads.”

The segment via CNN below:

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  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_NRXU7LAJ2DLVHPGX25WOQR3RI4 chris l

    Why does the media love putting Maher on?  He’s a bomb thrower and shallow-end thinker. 

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002052093199 Jason Johannes

    If you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth.

    Gandhi

    VOTE RON PAUL 2012!

  • http://twitter.com/Agonzo1 anthonybgonzalez

    Those looney neighbors! Wait..I haven’t talked to them..i just look at the corner and walk by them!

  • Anonymous

    Line of the year:

    “Obama is gonna beat him like a runaway sister-wife.”

  • Anonymous

    Sounds like you’re describing Bill O’rielly.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Politics-culture-Reasoned-America/100001284363960 Politics-culture Reasoned Amer

    Bill WHO?

    At least Stewart has some likeable qualities… watching this guy is like making love to Joy Behar! (so I’ve heard!)

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Politics-culture-Reasoned-America/100001284363960 Politics-culture Reasoned Amer

    Shouldn’t we preface Maher’s name reference as “Christian-hating bigot Bill Maher”?
    - or are Christians allowed to be targeted for vilification by the DEMOCRATIC left?

    11-06-12 —– Purge ALL Democrats from power!

    http://www.proactivepolitics.blogspot.com 

  • http://profiles.yahoo.com/u/Q7LNZCYMGVIHMZTMNHCYGYXUOM Alex

    Purge all democrats!?!?!   But that is only half of the problem. 

  • WiddleBabyDanielson

    Why does the media love putting Maher on?
    People tune in.

    He’s a bomb thrower and shallow-end thinker.
    Newt Gingrich is not part of this discussion.

  • Anonymous

    Bill Maher is for SOPA/PIPA without having read either bill. And I used to like him…

  • Anonymous

    Nice Jew joke you racist.

  • Anonymous

    As long as we can preface every teabagger as “talking-snake believing, racist, homophobic, flat-earther”.

  • Anonymous

    Bill Maher with Anderson Cooper tonight saying Obama will beat Romney like a sister wife, then Cooper responds incredulously, “LDS humor?” — Sounds like religious bigotry – but Maher can’t be a bigot… he’s a liberal!  Liberal Hypocrite that is…

  • Anonymous

    Bomb thrower and shallow-end thinker? If that were really true, Roger Ailes would have signed him up long ago for primetime on Fox.

  • Charles Ulysses Feney

    Your First Amendment freedom of religion does not supercede Mahers First Amendment right to mock, ridicule, and satire your religion!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bart-Morgay/100001554351938 Bart Morgay

    Bill doesn’t single out christians alone, he just doesn’t believe in any superstitions.

  • http://www.facebook.com/bruce.kennedy3 Bruce Kennedy

    I wonder how much different that is than a Conserative hypocrite? It’s kind of like a Conservative calling a Liberal a bigot, the heighth of hypocrisy.

  • Anonymous

    I will not vote for Obama not any other status quo politician. I’ll have to sit this one out if Dr. Paul isnt anywhere on the ticket

  • Anonymous

    No, it doesn’t take away his right to be a bigot.

  • Anonymous

    Interesting to see Maher not calling him a teabagger who doesn’t hate them evil mooslums. So disagreeing with Maher and not hating Muslims is only okay if you criticize the ‘enemy’. Partisans…lol

  • shonangreg

    He’s Norbit. I think you’re being unwise, SSDeez, to call him a racist without clear evidence (aka Martin Bashir and Joe Walsh, John King and Newt Gingrich, and Keith Olbermann with Janeane Garofalo), but this is apparently Norbit. All bets are off with that nut.

  • http://www.facebook.com/MaxStreet1 Jaed Deaj

    Don’t do that. Do what we will be doing in Nov. and writing Ron Paul’s name in!

  • http://www.facebook.com/MaxStreet1 Jaed Deaj

    The way I see it is there are two and only two choices to be made. It will be Ron Paul vs. Obama come Nov. or Obama will win because most, if not all, Ron Paul supporters will do what I and many others will do and that is write his name in come Nov. rather than waste our votes for Obama or any of the Obama-lite Rep candidates! Supporters, if you haven’t already, please go to Vote Ron Paul .us (with the usual web prefix and no spaces of course) and make your pledge to vote for him. While you’re there, be sure to share the page, the link with other supporters and scroll down to the bottom to like their facebook page. We will make people’s eyes pop out of their heads when they see how many Ron Paul supporters there really are!

  • Anonymous

    Brian Williams was trying to save tea party audience from exposing themselves and who they really are

    What was the one consistent outcome from the debates where audience reaction was allowed? Tea partiers applaud smut and boo decency

  • Michael T.

    My partially serious ideal GOP nominee:

    Part Romney for his business acumen
    Part Gingrich for his somewhat reasonable (humane) immigration policies
    Part Ron Paul for his authenticity and non-interventionist foreign policy ideas
    Part Rick Santorum for his spiffy sweater vests

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bill-Adkins/1585417987 Bill Adkins

    About 9/11 Maher said,  “We have been the cowards, lobbing cruise missiles from 2,000 miles away. That’s cowardly. Staying in the airplane when it hits the building, say what you want about it, it’s not cowardly.”  …. Then Maher went on to praise Rep. Ron Paul, who he acknowledged that “some crazy ideas,” but “he’s honest” and has “the guts to stand up there debate after debate while they boo him or look at him as if he had three heads.”

  • Anonymous

    And America lauds Maher for appearing on a split screen with his son.

  • Phil S

    This is a two man race between Romney and Paul. Santorum and Gingrich are not on the ballot for 500 delegates worth of states. They are not, and will not be on the ballot in other states besides just Virginia. They have no grassroots support and virtually “zero” ground game. They cannot win the nomination.

    Period.

    All this MSM Propaganda pushing either Santorum or Gingrich is a joke. Anyway you work the numbers, they are out.
    You have to ask yourself why the media isn’t telling the American Public the truth.  Do the math and see for yourself.

  • Centrist79

    Curious, what other states did they fail to make the ballot?

  • Centrist79

    I am not going to be voting for Dr. Paul, but Maher is correct he does not change his stance and I admire his consistency.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Clyde-Macc/100000209910590 Clyde Macc

    Clinton Bombing Sudan .. Ron Paul said in 1998 this is probly going to start a war, . if we mess with Columbia ..american Backpackers are going to be killed, kidnapped, if we mess with Iraq,Afganistan, etc etc etc..  its called Blow Back.  we attacked Iran in 1953 and subjected them to 25 years of Proxy Occupation .. so everytime i hear about them starting it in 1979 .. i know im talking to a Neo-Conservative who was “Shocked and Outraged” on 9/11 .. i was Pissed off but shocked? come on.. we all knew that Radical Muslims don’t give a damn how strong our military is, if Russia kills a Afghanistan Civilian then Russians will be killed by Muslims. stop killing Muslims we have no problems. since OBL is dead.. its a perfect time to say War won.. come home.. done deal.. we win.. no reason to kill more 

  • Adam Rodriguez

    And we won’t get it again because that isn’t really what some Americans like yourself want apparently.

  • Adam Rodriguez

    I’d have to actually google state information, but I think this is where the OP got the information:
    http://www.examiner.com/conservative-in-washington-dc/while-newt-wins-south-carolina-paul-campaign-celebrates

  • Adam Rodriguez

    - Dr. Ron Paul owned and ran a local coin business and his own medical practice. (Business acumen)

    -Dr. Ron Paul wants to remove incentives for illegal immigration which hispanics like myself are indifferent to and at times actually angers us that they get such a free ride unlike acutal Ameican citizens like ourselves, he knows the wall doesn’t do anything to stop smuggling as cartels have airplanes, submerssibles, and tunnels, and end the drug war which is making my area (South Texas) more violent. (Humane Immigration Policy)

    - You won’t get another Ron Paul in that area except in non-interventionist policy.

    - ….You got me.

  • http://twitter.com/pakattak natey p excello

    He hates religion. Period. 

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_KTSTXIVQ7PW3LNS5KGGW5CY7LY belle

    I am! No one else but RP!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_KTSTXIVQ7PW3LNS5KGGW5CY7LY belle

    Obama ain’t gonna beat Ron Paul because RP is honest and principled and does not need a teleprompter. RP could talk rings around BO.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Chad-Underdonk/100000113601839 Chad Underdonk

    They don’t even count or report write in votes in major elections. If you want to send them a message and Paul isn’t an option vote either Gary Johnson (probable Libertarian party candidate) or whomever becomes Constitution party candidate. These votes will be counted, and will be a clearer message to those in power that you are unsatisfied with their lies and hypocrisy.

  • Anonymous

    Just noted a mistake in the article. Maher is quoted as saying ““We carp and complain and we lose a little respect for it sometimes,”, but he didn’t say the word respect, he said perspective.

  • Anonymous

    I haven’t researched your comment yet, but it sure sounds good if it’s accurate. Hopefully we will have a president soon that is honest and sensible.

  • Centrist79

    I like that he is consistent, I just have problems with him on some of the issues.

  • Centrist79

    I saw Gingrich missed Virginia and Missouri, but Missouri gives their delegates at a caucus on a different date. .

  • Anonymous

    Obama signs the NDAA into law which grants the government the power to take American citizens off the street and hold them indefinitely without trial and Ron Paul is the only candidate that tries to stop it. He wants to stop our insane attempts at.creating an empire that is only succeeding in bankrupting us and lining the pockets of corporations. He speaks out against the corruption strangling the middle class and people are calling Hon crazy. Meanwhile he suffers under a media blackout.

    He has my vote.

  • http://www.facebook.com/MaxStreet1 Jaed Deaj

    Yes, they do and when there are millions of them, they’ll have to.

  • http://www.facebook.com/MaxStreet1 Jaed Deaj

    I’m NOT voting for any of the other Rep candidates. So, if no one likes it, they better vote for Ron Paul and help get him elected or get ready to say Pres. Obama as far as I’m concerned. If fools are voting, then fools are what they will elect. They deserve each other! I won’t be one of them!

  • Anonymous

    What’s wrong you don’t want to hear the truth.

  • Anonymous

    All religions are based on myth not fact,therefore can not be true.I bet you still believe in the easter bunny and santa claus.

  • Anonymous

    He hates the people who hide behind pseudo religions.

  • Anonymous

    What’s wrong with being intolerant of mythical non factual religions.If you’re selling crazy bullshit of the invisible man in the sky,why would any sane person be buying it?

  • Anonymous

    I’m with Maher on Ron Paul.We don’t need 750 military bases or spend a trillion dollars a year on the military industrial complex.If you want to twist one up or shoot heroine that’s your business not the government.After that being said I would never vote for him.

  • Anonymous

    You’re not electing a king.Do you think congress or the technocrats would allow him to dismantle the corpocracy? Congress wont even pass a bill to end their own insider trading scam,when and if it comes around they kill it.

  • Anonymous

    Who/what party inserted NDAA into a Defense Appropriation bill?

  • Anonymous

    Barack Obama’s administraion.

  • Anonymous

    He’ll end the wars that is within his Executive powers . That will pretty much destroy th MI Complex and the Wall Street futures markets whih are betting for a War with Iran.
    He’ll veto the bailouts and any debt ceiling increases . That is good enough to kill the Corporate Welfare system we have in place.

    That is good enough for most of us.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bill-Adkins/1585417987 Bill Adkins

    First,if you think I’m a neo-con or a Republican you’re way off the mark. Second, that would explain how you missed my point, too. Maher is consistent in his assessment.

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