I'm a little confused... even if he was attending why the hell would dems care what a bunch of backwards assed Republican slores think... and why do the slores even care, they're Republicans... and more importantly how the hell would they have enough sway to actually make it so he couldn't speak?

The political discourse in America has gone beyond frightening. Sure he's a dick but he's not a f*cking Klansman.

the things is, Rush Limbaugh denigrates women as a whole and believes them unequal to men.

Bill Maher only denigrated Sarah Palin, and that only because she is a vapid coont. His denigration had nothing to do with her gender, only his word choice did. If she were a man, he'd have called her an asshole, a prick, a dick or something like that.

here to help: I'm a little confused... even if he was attending why the hell would dems care what a bunch of backwards assed Republican slores think... and why do the slores even care, they're Republicans... and more importantly how the hell would they have enough sway to actually make it so he couldn't speak?

The political discourse in America has gone beyond frightening. Sure he's a dick but he's not a f*cking Klansman.

More importantly, what do the shubs and zuuls think?

JerkStore: Is this because he called Palin a twat, or is he known for misogyny on a broader scale?

Or is it an attempt to create a "but...but... Liberals!" situation with the Rush Limbaugh issue?

He is a huge misogynist but not in the whole trample on women's rights way. More in a Sam Malone kind of way. He hangs out with Gene Simmons if that gives you an idea of what I mean.

serpent_sky: I'm not sure why they chose him, or think he is some polar opposite of Rush Limbaugh, or think the "left" is somehow going to come running to his "rescue" when in reality, all of us over here are sort of scratching our heads trying to figure out what the ultimate goal of demonizing a guy who , well, nobody cares that much about.

It's just their attempt to play tit for tat. Because mean things were said about Limbaugh and he's in danger of losing his influence, they need to find someone on the left who has the same stature.

The problem is that there really isn't anyone. The closest they'd be likely to find is Jon Stewart but he's not a good target because he doesn't have a habit of saying stupid things. They'd go after Michael Moore except that they've already beat that horse so hard that it's turned into a lich-horse. So, that leave them Bill.

He has the habit of saying stupid and controversial things and, on the whole, he's got more in common with the left than the right, so that's their target. The problem, of course, is that his real role is to be a gadfly and he's just as apt to say things that make liberals cringe as well. But most conservatives don't know that. To the extent that they're familiar with him at all he's just some "Hollywood" guy who hates God, so that makes him a damned lib, ergo grrrr!

It is a pathetic gambit but it's, literally, the best they've got.

Remember when John McCain called his wife a trollop and a coont?

Republicans were so outraged that they made McCain their nominee.

dahmers love zombie: More importantly, what do the shubs and zuuls think?

Hey, the Shubs keep the economy afloat unlike those filthy Zuuls with their iPads and useless Art/Lit degrees. GET A JOB HIPPIES!

The irony is, I don't think Maher considers himself a Democrat. Granted, he has far more left-leaning views than anything else, but I'm fairly certain I've heard him state on his show he considers himself Libertarian.

And I SO love him for this quote in a recent interview: "Libel laws were written
to protect law students speaking out on political issues from getting
called whores by Oxycontin addicts."

Bill should show up at the Republican press conference to ask them questions.

Fart_Machine: wambu: Bill Maher? Occasionally amusing; often a douchebag. He's the Dems' Rush Limbaugh.

Wait, when was the last time a Democratic politician apologized to Bill Maher?

When was the last time a Democratic politician apologized to anybody?

MacWizard: Uh, this appears to be some sort of fabrication designed to make it look like this bullshiat story is real. Making all the links go to aldemocrats.org is a good touch, though.

I'm not sure they understand that this is the Internet and people can figure this stuff out pretty easily.

Making up a lie about someone liberals don't really pay much attention to in the first place is somehow going to make us all vote for Mittens? Is this the best the conservatives can do?

Judging from their candidates for President of the United States, I'd say yes.

Republicans spreading lies? Unpossible.