Bill Maher vs. the Pope
The "Real Time" host uses the recent raid on a polygamist compound to point a finger at the Vatican, which he calls "the Bear Sterns of organized pedophilia -- too big to fail." This wasn't one of Maher's more applauded closing numbers, but it's not one you should miss.The “Real Time” host uses the recent raid on a polygamist compound to point a finger at the Vatican, which he calls “the Bear Sterns of organized pedophilia — too big to fail.” This wasn’t one of Maher’s more applauded closing numbers, but it’s not one you should miss.
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