Bill Maher: ‘What’s The Difference Between Rupert Murdoch And Larry Flynt?’
As much of a foregone conclusion as it was that Bill Maher and panel would weigh in in the now-infamous Bachmann Christian counseling clinic tonight, it was equally certain they’d discuss the woes of Rupert Murdoch’s now-defunct News of the World paper, which culminated today in the resignation of the paper’s editor, Rebekah Brooks. The panel shed no tears for Murdoch.
Truth be told, this was a tame affair compared to the Bachmann segment…but then again, so is almost everything. Maher got an interesting crack in when he asked: “What’s the difference between Rupert Murdoch and [Hustler publisher] Larry Flynt?” Thomson Reuters’ Chrystia Freeland did her best to explain the difference, which in her mind has to do with the Murdochs’ “huge political influence.” Maher agreed:
“Tony Blair from the left and Margaret Thatcher from the right – they all kissed [Murdoch's] ass.
[...]
He had the politicians in his pocket…and you do have to ask, did he have that here in America too?”
In fact, the nicest thing Maher said about Murdoch came later, when he argued that the mogul is not, in fact, Emperor Palpatine from Star Wars. And it says something about just how tough Maher is on anything related to Republicans that we’re actually left a bit surprised at his level of kindness with that remark. Video below, via HBO.
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