Bill Maher on Glenn Beck: “He’s A Bimbo And He’s A Crazy One”

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by Steve Krakauer | 10:54 am, October 1st, 2009

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Two Joy Behar shows on HLN so far, two conversations about Fox News host Glenn Beck.

Last night Behar had HBO host Bill Maher as a guest for her “below the beltway” segment, and as expected, Maher didn’t hold back on any topic. But it is what he had to say about Beck that will get the most attention.

Behar seems to think, “Glenn Beck Is watching my show right now,” and said “It’s possible he’s trying to think of new ways to yell at Obama.”

Maher said Republicans have recently embraced the “non-intellectual type of person,” citing Sarah Palin, former Pres. George W. Bush and Dan Quayle as examples.

Then he turned his attention to Beck. “He’s a bimbo and he’s a crazy one,” said Maher. “I’m telling you it is not that long before we’re going to find Glenn Beck dressed as a woman or playing with his feces.”

“That’s a reality show I don’t want to miss,” said Behar, laughing.

This of course, is only feeding into the mythology that is Glenn Beck. The more people like Maher and Behar, famous liberals with major platforms, continue to attack Beck, the more power he gains. Will he talk about it on his show tonight? Maybe. Then again, more than four times as many people watch Beck’s program each night than watched Behar’s premiere.

But Maher’s statement gets sites like us and others to write about Behar’s show, and link to the video (below). Just like his Time magazine cover boosted his national platform, being the focus of a purposely hyperbolic knock like Maher’s will only further cement Beck’s place in the pecking order of Republican talking heads.

(One side note – Maher, who doesn’t understand why Hollywood-types would stand behind Roman Polanski, had this joke: “A polish pedophile – he hits on adults.”)

Here’s the interview – Beck conversation starts at 5:00 (h/t Newsbusters):

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ImNotBlue

Is there anyone who enjoys the opinions of Bill Maher more than… Bill Maher?

Seriously, if there’s a more undeservingly arrogant man in media today, I’m not sure I know his/her name.
ChrisNH

The rage coming from the Liberal media elites (and I count Letterman and Maher among them) is quite amusing to witness. It was supposed to be ‘raining candy’ under the Obama administration. But there’s not a whole lot of candy falling on us now, and the Leftist media cheerleaders are pretty much apoplectic about…well…everything! Obama isn’t delivering a fully Leftist agenda like Maher, Moore, and all the others want. And he certainly isn’t delivering the sort of ‘centrist’ agenda he pitched voters on. In short, he’s far left of center for people like me, and not far enough left for people like Maher. Not much ‘raining candy’ here, folks! In the end, the rage over Fox News is wonderful. Nothing Maher says can negatively influence the overwhelming strength of Fox News. Furthermore, Maher knows it. Couric knows it. Olbermann knows it. ‘Glasses’ Gibson knows it, which is probably why he’s giving up in disgust.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Chris-Jones/1384303476 Chris Jones

Who gives a damn what Bill Maher thinks? Oddly enough, even though his guy won the election he seems angrier than ever.
schmoe

I think Bill Maher is very funny and intelligent. He is very good at what he does. I guess comedy and political satire are in the eye of the beholder.

I think the US citizenry as a whole should take a more cynical, discerning, and critical look at government and government leaders. That is exactly what Bill Maher does.
Puter Boi

It’s rather telling that the political discourse of the day has regressed into the ….”Your mother wears combat boots!”…variety.
Sometimes, reading the “web” is like being trapped in kindergarten and the teacher has left the room.
CaptainAmerica

I don’t remember the right embracing Quayle that much. I don’t remember him winning the Republican nomination. on his own. But of course, he didn’t travel everywhere with a teleprompter like Obama does. Can you imagine the attacks Palin, Bush and Quayle would have gotten from the left, if like the clueless Obama, they couldn’t say anything without reading it off a teleprompter.

Obama has gotten himself in trouble many times when he goes off his notes. The terrible Special Olympics joke, the condemning of a white officer (without having any of the facts). You name it, Obama has put his foot in his mouth and shown himself to be an idiot almost as much as Biden.

Everytime Obama screws up and he begins to be called on his b.s. all the left can do is scream RACIST at his critics.
schmoovemoves

So if I understand correctly the comedian with a political talkshow host is criticizing a comedian with a political talkshow for being a bimbo. . . gotcha.

pot meet kettle, kettle meet pot.
schmoovemoves

Wait, I got ahead of myself. Joy Behar has her own television show?
Nachi

Ahh, I see the Little People are “out” here today. NASCAR/NRA/KKK fannboys. You don’t comprehend Maher because he is well over the intellectual resources of you typical Murcuhn hayshakers. You were being dumbed down before that phrases was ever annointed! Intellectual insects are you!
ingenieux

“Can you imagine the attacks Palin, Bush and Quayle would have gotten from the left, if like the clueless Obama, they couldn’t say anything without reading it off a teleprompter.”

Actually I can’t imagine that because none of them know *how* to read. So Obama was a human being twice (according to your examples) – the first where he was asked his opinion? Get over it.
liberalismisasin

the character assassination fallacy is a great way to spice up an article and remove all credibility.

good job
NJCat

Glenn Beck “dressed as a woman or playing with his feces” would still make more sense than Bobblehead Bill and Joyless Behar.