Bill Maher on the Politics of Fear

Staff / Truthdig Oct 29, 2007 The "Real Time" host makes the case for prioritizing our fear: "What's really scary this Halloween is that the same group of idea-free losers who won the last presidential election could win the next one by making us afraid of the wrong things, which is why this Halloween, I'm going as something truly horrifying: a melting polar ice cap." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bill Maher vs. ‘9/11 Truthers’

Staff / Truthdig Oct 22, 2007 The "Real Time" host became so frustrated with a couple of "9/11 Truthers" who infiltrated his audience Friday that he left the stage to personally oversee their expulsion. The fracas was so entertaining that HBO aired the entire incident on the West Coast feed, which could have easily been edited. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bill Maher on Phony Patriotism

Staff / Truthdig Oct 15, 2007 The "Real Time" host agrees with Barack Obama that wearing an American flag pin is but a token of patriotism that probably doesn't amount to much: "Show me a man wearing an American flag pin in his lapel, and I'll show you an a--hole." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bill Maher vs. Rep. Rahm Emanuel

Staff / Truthdig Oct 1, 2007 The "Real Time" host asks one of the Democratic Party's shining stars the question that seems to be on everyone's mind: If you hate the war so much, why are you paying for it? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bill Maher: ‘We’re Not the Crazy Ones’

Staff / Truthdig Sep 24, 2007 The "Real Time" host argues that it's about time for the growing "rationalist" minority to challenge the ubiquity of religion in politics. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hagel Calls Bush’s Use of Petraeus Dishonest

Staff / Truthdig Sep 17, 2007 Retiring Sen. Chuck Hagel tells Bill Maher why the president's exploitation of Gen. Petraeus is "not only a dirty trick, but it's dishonest, it's hypocritical, it's dangerous and irresponsible. The fact is, this is not Petraeus' policy, it's Bush's policy." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bill Maher on Bush’s Missionary Zeal

Staff / Truthdig Sep 9, 2007 The "Real Time" host compares the arrogance of missionaries to that of the president, who claims certainty as a virtue: "And the message you hear from Bush apologists these days is, 'Oh, sure, short-term Bush may have f--ked everything up, but he's thinking long-term -- hundred years into the future.' Well, thank you George W. Nostradamus, America's first science-fiction president." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bill Maher vs. the Cult of Di

Staff / Truthdig Sep 3, 2007 If the muted response from his normally rambunctious audience was any indication, Bill Maher might have crossed a line on Friday, but he deserves praise for confronting a senseless taboo, exploring the death of Princess Di without the usual beatification and self-flagellation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bill Maher on Bargain Karma

Staff / Truthdig Aug 27, 2007 The "Real Time" host takes on Mother Teresa's doubts, Obama's "blackness" and the high cost of low morals in our bargain-crazed culture: "Let's have a war and cut taxes, what could go wrong? Let's give mortgages to the homeless. Sounds like a plan! Let's buy toys from a communist police state, you just know they'll put in a little extra love." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bill Maher’s Summer Vacation

Staff / Truthdig Aug 24, 2007 The "Real Time" host returns with a look back on the summer, full of the usual barbs like this gem about the Democrats' FISA capitulation: "Yes the Democrats in Congress took advantage of a deeply unpopular lame duck president by caving into his every whim and agreeing to allow the attorney general to spy on Americans without a warrant." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Moore and Maher on ‘SiCKO’

Staff / Truthdig Jun 30, 2007 Back on May 25th, Michael Moore joined "Real Time" host Bill Maher to chat about his latest, "SiCKO," which Maher called "amazing" and "your best yet." In case you missed it or you just can't get enough of the all-American documentarian on this "SiCKO" Friday, check it out. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Why Bush Is the Worst President Ever

Staff / Truthdig May 27, 2007 Bill Maher explains why he thinks Jimmy Carter was right (before he changed his tune) when he said that George W. Bush is the worst president ever. Although, as the "Real Time" host points out, you don't get to be the worst without just a little help from the opposition. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )