The Five Defends Maher from ‘Intolerant’ Berkeley Students: ‘Anti-Free Speech’

Bill Maher‘s invitation to speak at Berkeley invited outcry from students over his supposedly “bigoted” views on the Islamic faith and calls for him to be disinvited. The hosts of Fox’s The Five came to Maher’s defense today against liberal students who just want to create an “echo chamber” of views they agree with.

Bob Beckel said these students ought to “keep their mouths shut” and let Maher speak. Eric Bolling mocked the supposed inclusiveness of the left when they have this very “anti-free speech” attitude when it comes to hearing from people they disagree with.

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Greg Gutfeld said maybe Maher “knows what it’s like to be a conservative” now that he’s the target of the “modern tolerance movement which happily suppresses freedom of speech.” And he found it striking that these students are getting more worked up about Maher’s commentary on Muslim atrocities than actual Muslim atrocities. With the exception of Beckel, all the hosts agreed this outcry is all about liberal apologists, though Dana Perino suspected there are a fair number of liberals “quietly supportive” of what Maher says about Islam.

Watch the video below, via Fox News:

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