Bill Maher – Blashphemer of the Stars

Last Friday on his HBO show Bill Maher had set up a plug for the release of his new movie by displaying a USA Today headline about the crisis in Wall Street, and, at the bottom of the page an article titled “Most say they’re touched by guardian angels”. 

BM:  “so. if you’re asking me why Americans can’t solve problems I would say that this is a good reason.  (Big smile) I’m not just saying this because of a terrific movie named “xxx” that’s coming out on “xxx”"…

Then, Andrew Sullivan, one of the panelists, stomped all over the promo by interrupting with, “Why do you have to throw in insults to religious people every week?”

Bill: (Bushlike) “Because there is a direct…. I’m not insulting….  (Pointing finger) See, this is why I made this movie.”  

Later Mr. Sullivan accused BM of being insulting and capped the conversation with, “I think it is bigoted. Bill, to dismiss all religious people by the standards of some of the most literalist dumb ones, I think is bigotry.“  After the show, Bill Maher was so peeved that he never joined the panel during the on camera credit roll segment, completely ignoring them as they talked, which, I think, is a first. 

Or, perhaps, he soiled himself and could not stand up.