Bill Maher REALLY screwed up last Friday.

[Archae]

Letting this religious bigot spew.

Maher Season Premiere Includes Islamophobe Who Said Muslim-Americans Shouldn't Hold Public Office

On Friday's season premiere of Real Time with Bill Maher, the show's audience was introduced to Brigitte Gabriel, a woman who very few of Maher's viewers had probably ever heard of before. I, on the other hand, knew exactly who she was, having written much about her in my job with the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF), including a summary about her and others on the anti-Muslim speaking circuit for MRFF's current federal lawsuit against the Department of Defense.

http://www.talk2action.org/story/2009/2/22/194248/137/Front_Page/Maher_Season_Premiere_Includes_Islamophobe_Who_Said_Muslim_Americans_Shouldn_t_Hold_Public_Office

[DS1]

1. She was awful

I wanted to punch her in her giant gums

[MadBadger]

2. Bill Maher has people from all viewpoints on his show. How did he screwup?

[Archae]

3. He just let her spew, no challenge.

[rollingrock]

6. Are you sure you saw the interview?

Bill challenged her on virtually everything that came out of her mouth.

[Warren DeMontague]

7. Sometimes, it's best to let them dig their own holes.

But like I said- I couldn't get past Ron Paul. Maybe when I watch the rest I will agree with you.

[Warren DeMontague]

4. Yes, "we need to be careful what we say." Truly. Only proper, permissible views should be allowed.

Um, actually, Bill Maher lets all kinds of people spew all kinds of gibberish on his show. That's the POINT.

I couldn't get past Ron Paul, he was making my head hurt and I shut it off.

[babylonsister]

5. I don't think he screwed up. He introduced her, and now we know

what a whack job she is.

[Cerridwen]

8. Maybe he's just trying to create another ann coulter.

You know, like he used to give ol' annie a platform and a megaphone for years to catapult her spew about the Clintons and take pot-shots at the scary libruls and evil feminists. Hell, she was even executive producer on one of the episodes.

[stillcool]

9. Jeeze...there is no line...

whatsoever between news and entertainment, is there? Controversial guests on talk shows...who would have thunk it?