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Bill Maher On Newt Gingrich: “I Don’t Think Actual Newts Are This Slimy”

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Bill Maher gave viewers a list of New Rules tonight on Real Time, as he is wont to do. As Maher is also wont to do, one item on the list in particular targeted a prominent Republican – this time likely 2012 presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich. And, like everyone who has said anything in the past week, Maher found a way to work Charlie Sheen into it, too.

Here was Maher’s “rule”:

If Charlie Sheen’s home life means he can’t have a TV show, then I say Newt Gingrich can’t run for president.

(Maher was pretty pleased with himself for this one, judging by his laughter at the line.) He them lampooned Gingrich’s well-publicized marital woes and affairs, and even opined, “I don’t think actual newts are this slimy.”

He also drew a parallel between Gingrich and John Edwards – while both of them, Maher said, cheated on their wives while they had cancer, only Edwards “couldn’t get elected dog catcher.” He did the same for several other Democrat-Republican examples, most of which included the Democrat losing his job and the Republican staying in office (yes, Maher included the obligatory CNN joke when referencing Eliot Spitzer).

Ultimately, though, behind all the partisan cracks was a premise we can hopefully all get behind: “You can’t have the personal ethics of a guy who fixes dog fights and run on values.” Then, he made another Charlie Sheen joke. Video, via HBO, below.

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  • OxyCon

    Ultimately, though, behind all the partisan cracks was a premise we can hopefully all get behind: “You can’t have the personal ethics of a guy who fixes dog fights and run on values.”

    But if your name is Barack Obama, you can hang out with all the Commies, foreign and domestic terrorists, bigots and America haters you wan’t and the media will sweep it all under the rug for you along with the mysterious disappearance of Vera Baker, the person you are rumored to have screwed behind your wife’s back.

  • Color Me Badd

    Bill Maher kills them with simple facts, it’s so easy to destroy Republicans when it comes to their rank hypocrisy.

  • Olby Sucks
  • Olby Sucks

    “She disappeared, then she reappeared in the Caribbean.”

  • Olby Sucks

    Some people in Chicago claim she was Obama’s Finance Director for his 2004 Senate campaign. FEC Senate campaign records show she was paid a pretty penny as “Finance Director”.

    However, people familiar with Obama’s 2004 Senate campaign say Claire Serdiuk was Obama’s Finance Director. Looking through everything we can see online for that 2004 campaign, Claire Serdiuk is consistently listed as the Finance Director – because that’s what she was.

    There’s no mention of Vera Baker…but Vera Baker was paid as the “Finance Director” too.

    And then, suddenly, Baker was relocated to New York.

    Right around the time Michelle Obama got incredibly angry about something. We know it was hard to tell, because Michelle’s angry about something on a good day…but this was EXTRA angry.

    And then, even more suddenly, Baker was relocated to the island of Martinique, where she remains.

  • Olby Sucks

    “Change!”
    “Transparency!”

  • bugspot1

    OxyCon said:
    But if your name is Barack Obama, you can hang out with all the Commies, foreign and domestic terrorists, bigots and America haters you wan’t and the media will sweep it all under the rug for you along with the mysterious disappearance of Vera Baker, the person you are rumored to have screwed behind your wife’s back.

    You knew all this, and still voted for him?

  • Yoda002

    OxyCon said:
    But if your name is Barack Obama, you can hang out with all the Commies, foreign and domestic terrorists, bigots and America haters you wan’t and the media will sweep it all under the rug for you along with the mysterious disappearance of Vera Baker, the person you are rumored to have screwed behind your wife’s back.

    Even when you make stuff up you get you get your lies wrong.

  • Yoda002

    Yoda002 said:
    Even when you make stuff up you get you get your lies wrong.

    correction: Even when you make stuff up you get your lies wrong.

  • bugspot1

    Olby Sucks said:
    Some people in Chicago claim she was Obama’s Finance Director for his 2004 Senate campaign. FEC Senate campaign records show she was paid a pretty penny as “Finance Director”.

    However, people familiar with Obama’s 2004 Senate campaign say Claire Serdiuk was Obama’s Finance Director. Looking through everything we can see online for that 2004 campaign, Claire Serdiuk is consistently listed as the Finance Director – because that’s what she was.

    There’s no mention of Vera Baker…but Vera Baker was paid as the “Finance Director” too.

    And then, suddenly, Baker was relocated to New York.

    Right around the time Michelle Obama got incredibly angry about something. We know it was hard to tell, because Michelle’s angry about something on a good day…but this was EXTRA angry.

    And then, even more suddenly, Baker was relocated to the island of Martinique, where she remains.

    Olby Sucks said:
    “Change!”
    “Transparency!”

    He hides a mistress, his birth certificate, school transcripts, avoids being tied to terrorists and commies.

    Man he’s good.

    Arent you glad he’s on OUR side?

  • grafxmail7

    OxyCon said:
    But if your name is Barack Obama, you can hang out with all the Commies, foreign and domestic terrorists, bigots and America haters you wan’t and the media will sweep it all under the rug for you along with the mysterious disappearance of Vera Baker, the person you are rumored to have screwed behind your wife’s back.

    It’s ENTERTAINING knowing that you were a Democrat for all those years and now you write stuff like this. Did you have a head injury or was it just because Obama got elected?

    You’re like a laughable bumbling old man walking around screaming at people not making any sense. Maybe your mind is just giving up on you?

  • m_mayhem

    Newt knows he has no chance of winning, he just wants to tease running so he can raise his rates for speaking engagements like Palin. If Newt ever got close to winning Larry Flynt would just whip out his manilla folder full of evidence against him and force Newt back under the rock he crawled out from under.

  • glenn113

    Color Me Badd said:
    Bill Maher kills them with simple facts, it’s so easy to destroy Republicans when it comes to their rank hypocrisy.

    Absolutely right. And Joh Stewart and Steven Colbere

  • glenn113

    bugspot1 said:
    You knew all this, and still voted for him?

    I heard all that from Orley Taitz and Jerome Corsi and I still voted for him.

  • glenn113

    bugspot1 said:
    He hides a mistress, his birth certificate, school transcripts, avoids being tied to terrorists and commies. Man he’s good. Arent you glad he’s on OUR side?

    Thank job there are insane asylums for Glenn Beck and the rest of the teabaggers who buy into that garbage.

  • bugspot1

    glenn113 said:
    I heard all that from Orley Taitz and Jerome Corsi and I still voted for him.

    I couldn’t understand what she said.

  • The Lantern of Truth

    Just in . The recent horrifying bacteria outbreak at the Playboy Mansion has been traced to one William Maher , California .

  • ChrisNH

    I’m actually quite relieved that Libs didn’t really mean it back in January when they whined for ‘civility.’ It was just a convenient thing for them to say. It takes the pressure off of me and everyone else whenever we call Obamo an asshole.

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    Maher has to look up thru the slime to see Newt.

  • Dave Richards

    Bill Maher calling somone “slime”? That’s rich!!!!

  • Firstrate

    takes one to know one

  • BlueBunny

    YOU PEOPLE STICKIN UP FOR GINGRICH IS JUST TO FUNNY! EVERYONE KNOWS HOW HIGH YOU SET YOUR MORAL RATINGS ON CERTAIN GROUPS OF PEOPLE! GINGRICH/PALIN 2012 THE BEST SHOES THEY HAVE (MAYBE) RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT!

  • Alz

    Dave Richards said:
    Bill Maher calling somone “slime”? That’s rich!!!!

    That’s what I was thinking. Maher is about as slimy as they come.

  • writer

    Thanks for the info, Lantern. I always thought Hef invited Maher to use the spa in order to kill the bacteria.

  • c54910

    Psychology analysises of Bill Maher
    http://www.psychology-advice.net/tag/bill-maher

    Psychology analysises of Charlie Sheen
    http://www.psychology-advice.net/tag/charlie-sheen

  • notsofast

    Bill Maher On Newt Gingrich: “I Don’t Think Actual Newts Are This Slimy”

    No, but Bill, you and you lib pals certainly are!

  • Nationman

    gordonbloyershow said:
    Maher has to look up thru the slime to see Newt.

    did maher cheat on his dying wife to and then investigate a president for having an affair while he himself was having an affair? Wow, this is breaking news, maybe you should cover it on the Gordon Bloyhard show.

  • Nationman

    notsofast said:
    Bill Maher On Newt Gingrich: “I Don’t Think Actual Newts Are This Slimy” No, but Bill, you and you lib pals certainly are!

    Good comeback! or should I say good copy and paste skills from every other conservative in this thread.

  • Nationman

    Olby Sucks said:
    http://www.mofopolitics.com/2008/11/06/pictures-obamas-mistress-vera-baker/

    wait, so where is barack obama in those pictures?

  • Nationman

    Olby Sucks said:
    Some people in Chicago claim she was Obama’s Finance Director for his 2004 Senate campaign. FEC Senate campaign records show she was paid a pretty penny as “Finance Director”. However, people familiar with Obama’s 2004 Senate campaign say Claire Serdiuk was Obama’s Finance Director. Looking through everything we can see online for that 2004 campaign, Claire Serdiuk is consistently listed as the Finance Director – because that’s what she was. There’s no mention of Vera Baker…but Vera Baker was paid as the “Finance Director” too. And then, suddenly, Baker was relocated to New York. Right around the time Michelle Obama got incredibly angry about something. We know it was hard to tell, because Michelle’s angry about something on a good day…but this was EXTRA angry. And then, even more suddenly, Baker was relocated to the island of Martinique, where she remains.

    pppprooof?

  • Nationman

    Olby Sucks said:
    Some people in Chicago claim she was Obama’s Finance Director for his 2004 Senate campaign. FEC Senate campaign records show she was paid a pretty penny as “Finance Director”. However, people familiar with Obama’s 2004 Senate campaign say Claire Serdiuk was Obama’s Finance Director. Looking through everything we can see online for that 2004 campaign, Claire Serdiuk is consistently listed as the Finance Director – because that’s what she was. There’s no mention of Vera Baker…but Vera Baker was paid as the “Finance Director” too. And then, suddenly, Baker was relocated to New York. Right around the time Michelle Obama got incredibly angry about something. We know it was hard to tell, because Michelle’s angry about something on a good day…but this was EXTRA angry. And then, even more suddenly, Baker was relocated to the island of Martinique, where she remains.

    is this like you’re barack obama’s mom bought him a birthcertificate theory which is idiotic considering that the newspaper’s in hawaii announced his birth?

  • Harry Flashman

    I don’t like Newt either. That doesn’t change the fact that Maher is a punk, however.

  • Mr.Papshmer

    “If Charlie Sheen’s home life means he can’t have a TV show, then I say Newt Gingrich can’t run for president.”

    Great laugh line for retards, I suppose, but it was CBS, not We the People, that gave Sheen the boot. Maher is a fringey who panders to the learning disabled.

  • Mr.Papshmer

    Nationman said:
    is this like you’re barack obama’s mom bought him a birthcertificate theory which is idiotic considering that the newspaper’s in hawaii announced his birth?

    My hometown paper announced my granddaughters birth, which occurred in California, about 600 miles from here.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Arthur-Clough/1419363514 Arthur Clough

    Maher is loosing his popularity battle with himself. He has become overbearing and too cynical. I quit watching.

  • Tedderman

    Hey Mr. Papsmear, nice picture, you in the Tea-Party?

  • Tedderman

    We all know you’re a “birther!” HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHahaHahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!

  • Yukon Jack

    Nothing and nobody can be or has ever been as disgustingly SLIMY as this vulgar, foul-mouthed poor imitation of a human being is.

    The only real time this piece of crap should be given is about 25 years in Leavenworth.

  • http://www.snowspot.net Snowspot

    notsofast said:
    Bill Maher On Newt Gingrich: “I Don’t Think Actual Newts Are This Slimy”

    No, but Bill, you and you lib pals certainly are!

    good takedown notsofast, lol. Really thinking outside the box.

  • Mr.Papshmer

    Yer a hoot, Tedderman, a classic example of a pissed off proggie trying to laugh off the fact that your side lost. Too bad homes, you can go through life all mad and shit that I do better than you do, but it’s just a fact. Years from now when you’re room temperature, you’ll never have done anything important in your life, and you still will have been lesser of a person than those you hate.

  • Tedderman

    Tell me Papsi, I know chimps can’t do it, but just how do you keep the poop you play with from getting stuck under your nails? Having served my country for a significant part of my life, I am fulfilled and have only fond memories of my life. That is, the half of it I’ve lived so far.

  • CAconservative

    Newt’s are not slimy but, Mahar’s certainly are.

  • Yoda002

    Mr.Papshmer said:
    My hometown paper announced my granddaughters birth, which occurred in California, about 600 miles from here.

    I do hope she isn’t brought up with your racists views. Your Avatar is a disgrace. My grandfather fought that evil person in a great war and lost a lot of friends to that ruthless evil dictator. Shame on you.

  • glenn113
  • Garth

    I disagree slightly with Maher. Yes, Newt is slimy and has about the same chance as the half-term nit wit does to be elected president. That would be zero. But Newt smells badly, so comparing him to a turd is more accurate.

  • Greg

    “Based on a simple average of all polls since Nov. 1, Mr. Gingrich’s numbers with the general population are 32 percent favorable, 47 percent unfavorable. Those numbers are somewhat worse than when we checked in on Mr. Gingrich a year ago, when they were 35 percent favorable, 38 percent unfavorable.

    They’re also not appreciably better than those of the supposedly unelectable Sarah Palin; Mr. Gingrich is perhaps one gaffe away from joining her on the other side of the 50 percent unfavorable mark. Although much can change over the course of a campaign, it’s historically unusual for candidates to begin presidential campaigns with unfavorable ratings as high as those of these two candidates.”

    http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/03/few-winning-scenarios-for-gingrich/#more-6872

  • andthehorseyourodeinon

    Who’s Bill Maher?

  • Alz

    andthehorseyourodeinon said:
    Who’s Bill Maher?

    Bill Behar or Joy Maher?

  • BruinAlum77

    For those of you who commented without actually watching the video, here are a couple of jokes you might enjoy:

    “John Edwards can’t even get elected dog-catcher… which is unfair… because if there’s one thing we know about John Edwards it’s that he can catch dogs…” (cue visual of his mistress)

    (About Eliot Spitzer) “He learned that if you’re a married man caught patronizing a prostitute while in office, you must be exiled and live out your days in a shamed, hidden, twilight existence… a place theologians call CNN.”

    Come on people. Every American should be able to laugh at these jokes. It shouldn’t matter if you hate Bill Maher and his politics.

    And, for the sake of being fair and balanced, please post you favorite Dennis Miller comments :)

    (unless, of course you’re familiar with the Dennis Miller ratio, in which case post your favorite Bill O’Reilly zingers. Note – I used to be a big Dennis Miller fan. It was sad to watch him the other day commenting on Gaddafi. BillO didn’t laugh once. He was the one making jokes that cracked up Miller.)

  • Alz

    BruinAlum77 said:
    For those of you who commented without actually watching the video, here are a couple of jokes you might enjoy:

    “John Edwards can’t even get elected dog-catcher… which is unfair… because if there’s one thing we know about John Edwards it’s that he can catch dogs…” (cue visual of his mistress)

    (About Eliot Spitzer) “He learned that if you’re a married man caught patronizing a prostitute while in office, you must be exiled and live out your days in a shamed, hidden, twilight existence… a place theologians call CNN.”

    Come on people. Every American should be able to laugh at these jokes. It shouldn’t matter if you hate Bill Maher and his politics.

    And, for the sake of being fair and balanced, please post you favorite Dennis Miller comments :)

    (unless, of course you’re familiar with the Dennis Miller ratio, in which case post your favorite Bill O’Reilly zingers. Note – I used to be a big Dennis Miller fan. It was sad to watch him the other day commenting on Gaddafi. BillO didn’t laugh once. He was the one making jokes that cracked up Miller.)

    Of course people laugh at some of his jokes – even Conservatives. Funny is funny. The problem is people like Maher is many of his jokes are rooted in half-truths. This is why many people don’t like him. The other reason many people don’t like him is that he’s a liberal – sort of a Marxist. (He’s given up on the Libertarian claims.)

  • Mr.Papshmer

    Yoda002 said:
    I do hope she isn’t brought up with your racists views. Your Avatar is a disgrace. My grandfather fought that evil person in a great war and lost a lot of friends to that ruthless evil dictator. Shame on you.

    Go ahead and describe my racist views, asshole. If it was your grandfather that fought the nazis, that tells me that you’re still a young pup.

  • Mr.Papshmer

    Also, your grandfather, if it’s possible, thinks you’re an asshole.

  • chicgoods10
  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Richard-McGinnis/100000472625231 Richard McGinnis

    Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich is simply a fraud and a Koch Sucker…. Smile :-)

  • bugspot1
  • Nationman

    Mr.Papshmer said:
    My hometown paper announced my granddaughters birth, which occurred in California, about 600 miles from here.

    so that makes sense because ann dunham must have been living in hawaii at the time of his birth, or maybe she was born in hawaii or maybe barack had a relative in hawaii? (she was born in wichita, kansas, there were no relatives of his in hawaii)

  • Nationman

    also they supplied the address where the obama’s were living at the time: http://whatreallyhappened.com/IMAGES/ObamaBirthStarBulletin.jpg

  • right-is-wrong

    Nationman said:
    also they supplied the address where the obama’s were living at the time: http://whatreallyhappened.com/IMAGES/ObamaBirthStarBulletin.jpg

    Thats just because his Marxist, Leftist, Communist, Socialist, Muslim, Anti-American, Kenyan, anti-colonial, DIFFERENT view sleeper cell was REALLY GOOD.

    Duh
    Real Americans from main street can figure that one out!

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