May 8, 2013 By Bill Maher
Last month, a federal judge in Brooklyn ordered the FDA to make the morning-after pill available without a prescription. He basically said that the science was in, and it was safer than Motrin, and the only reason it hadn't been approved in the first place was Jesus politics. Okay, he didn't say those things but that's what it came down to.
May 8, 2013 By Bill Maher
There's a new push by the right to paint the Obamas as President Nero and his wife Marie Antoinette. It cropped up most recently after the White House Correspondent's Dinner: How could they, especially now, when we're overtaxed and the government is supposed to be cutting back, be having dinner! Don't they know we're in the middle of a series of (politically manufactured) economic crises?!
This particular "outrage" doesn't even make sense, really, because there's nothing especially opulent about renting a ballroom in the Hilton and having your trade association's annual banquet. But the criticism has to be leveled, because the formula is now always "How could Obama be doing x while the country is in such dire straits?" Where x equals every single thing Obama does -- eating, traveling, seeing shows or sporting events, entertaining dignitaries -- really anything that doesn't involve sitting behind his desk in the oval office and signing documents by candlelight.
May 7, 2013 By Bill Maher
At the White House Correspondents' Dinner, just about every media outlet was taking shit from the presenters about how often they got it wrong in these last few weeks. CNN, for its ridiculous and inaccurate coverage of the Boston bombings; Buzzfeed, for getting it all wrong too; MSNBC for being in the pocket of the White House; Fox News for being in the pocket of evil.
May 6, 2013 By Bill Maher
What do we do when there's no evidence that someone is actually planning to do something dangerous, but there are clearly warning signs? For example, the FBI confirmed it investigated Tamerlan Tsarnaev a couple of years ago due to a request from Russia, but didn't find "derogatory" information that would require proceeding.
May 3, 2013 By Bill Maher
An observation that comes up fresh every time a liberal makes it: "If you think Second Amendment rights are limitless, why not buy a flamethrower?"
May 1, 2013 By Bill Maher
Why do the taxpayers have to foot the bill for polishing George W. Bush's image?
April 29, 2013 By Bill Maher
Another lesson we should take away from the recent carnage in the news is that culture matters. And not just when it comes to Muslims. I'm talking about the West, Texas fertilizer explosion. Fourteen people died. Over 160 injured. The accident arguably outstripped the marathon massacre, even though it would definitely make a much less interesting movie.
April 25, 2013 By Bill Maher
What's not to like about the al Nusra Front? They're among the Syrian rebels' most well-trained, well-armed, and well-organized opposition groups. They're so strong and well-positioned that other opposition factions feel they can't afford to alienate them. And this month they literally came out and pledged allegiance to al Qaeda and Ayman al-Zawahiri.
