Maher Mocks Bergdahl Outrage: How Can Five ‘Bearded Assholes’ Be That Dangerous?

Bill Maher took on the Bowe Bergdahl controversy and mocked the conservative outrage over the deal that got him free, wondering how five Taliban commanders returning to be among “thousands and thousands of other bearded assholes” will make such a huge difference. Because, as Maher put it, Republicans would normally love the return of an American soldier, but now that Obama did it, they’re “blacktracking.”

Jim Geraghty argued there are plenty of legitimate questions about Bergdahl’s motivations and the deal itself. Anthony Weiner said it’s okay to have a “celebration” in honor of a soldier returning home while waiting for an investigation into whether he’s a “nutjob” and those two thoughts are not exclusive.

Maher mocked all the hysteria over the five released Taliban commanders, remarking how they must be “talented in the ways of terrorism like no other” for Republicans to be so worked up about it. He also went off on the fact that Guantanamo Bay is still open to begin with, and called it “such bullshit” that it’s Obama’s fault.

Watch the video below, via HBO:

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