“Hate speech” by Carlos Latuff. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Bill Mahr is one of the most bigoted individuals ever televised. He has a political television show on HBO called “Real Time.” He spends the majority of this show insulting Christians, the religious, and those with whom he disagrees politically, (Republicans). He does this in an alleged comedic manner, but it’s hardly funny if you’re one of the people he’s targeting with his particular brand of hate speech.
This video is interesting because it exhibits the problem with those who are arrogant, narrow minded, angry, belligerent, and apparently spoiling for a fight. I came across it and found it to be intriguing because Bill Mahr is actually confronted on these traits of his, (for once), on national television. For once, he has people on his show that tell it like it is instead of a host of people who kiss up to him and tell him what he wants to hear.
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Whenever Maher is challenged, religiously, historically, politically, etc., he always gets that sad dog face like “How dare you challenge me!” That makes everything worth it.
In fact, the funniest moment is when the late Christopher Hitchens (ironically a New Atheist like Bill) smacked him down when debating Bush and Iraq. Maher’s face is the same when SE Cupp and Cory Booker challenge back. His problem is two-fold. One, he attempts to be a “serious” commentator who wants to be taken seriously, but whenever he gets called out for racism, sexism, or bigotry, he hides behind the mask of comedy. So which one is it going to be?
By: Paul on June 18, 2012
at 8:16 pm
I must have missed Chris Hitchens jumping on him..lol. That would have been a treat.
I so agree with your comment, Paul. Thanks for the comment!
By: the warrioress on June 19, 2012
at 2:25 pm