Is this a transcript of Maher's New Rules from last night? It is spot on and entertaining as well.

[geckosfeet]

New Rule: Rich People Who Complain About Being Vilified Should Be Vilified

Maher hammers the whiners who complain that they are being vilified AND taxed by the liberati.

Last week Mayor Bloomberg of New York complained that all his wealthy friends are very upset with mean ol' President Poopy-Pants: He said they all say the same thing: "I knew I was going to have to pay more taxes. But I didn't expect to be vilified." Poor billionaires -- they just can't catch a break.

First off, far from being vilified, we bailed you out -- you mean we were supposed to give you all that money and kiss your ass, too? That's Hollywood you're thinking of. FDR, he knew how to vilify; this guy, not so much. And second, you should have been vilified -- because you're the vill-ains! I'm sure a lot of you are very nice people. And I'm sure a lot of you are jerks. In other words, you're people. But you are the villains. Who do you think outsourced all the jobs, destroyed the unions, and replaced workers with desperate immigrants and teenagers in China. Joe the Plumber?

Another of my favorites, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann said, "I don't know where they're going to get all this money, because we're running out of rich people in this country." Actually, we have more billionaires here in the U.S. than all the other countries in the top ten combined, and their wealth grew 27% in the last year. Did yours? Truth is, there are only two things that the United States is not running out of: Rich people and bullshit. Here's the truth: When you raise taxes slightly on the wealthy, it obviously doesn't destroy the economy -- we know this, because we just did it -- remember the '90's? It wasn't that long ago. You were probably listening to grunge music, or dabbling in witchcraft. Clinton moved the top marginal rate from 36 to 39% -- and far from tanking, the economy did so well he had time to get his dick washed.

We don't hate rich people, but have a little humility about how you got it and stop complaining. Maybe the worst whiner of all: Stephen Schwarzman, #69 on Forbes' list of richest Americans, compared Obama's tax hike to "when Hitler invaded Poland in 1939." Wow. If Obama were Hitler, Mr. Schwarzman, I think your tax rate would be the least of your worries.

I don't know. Maher just has a knack for hitting that sweet spot where reality and humor cross the road.


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[BrklynLiberal]

1. It was great to watch..his comments on Ben STein were THE BEST!!

Ben whines in his article about how he's worked for every dollar he has -- if by work you mean saying the word "Bueller" in a movie 25 years ago. Which doesn't bother me in the slightest, it's just that at a time when people in America are desperate and you're raking in the bucks promoting some sleazy Free Credit Score dot-com... maybe you shouldn't be asking us for sympathy.Instead, you should be down on your knees thanking God and/or Ronald Reagan that you were lucky enough to be born in a country where a useless schmuck who contributes absolutely nothing to society can somehow manage to find himself in the top marginal tax bracket.

[geckosfeet]

2. No cable - hope someone posts soon. Are Maher's shows on hulu?

[Warpy]

3. The whole thing is here

http://rackjite.com/archives/5580-Video-New-Rules-with-Bill-Maher,-Republican-Greed,-Sept-24,-2010.html

This is the last part. The first part is pretty good, too.

[geckosfeet]

4. Thanks a bunch warpy

[Initech]

5. I dont know how anybody can defend these rich assholes like Ben Stein,

[laughingliberal]

6. I saw that. Best part of last night's show! nt

[MadMaddie]

7. I watched it last night and Breitbart and Amy Holmes

were on. I despise both of them, Breitbart is the worst though. His big argument was that the Dems shoved the HCR down the Repugs throats and there was no bi-partisenship. President Obama and the Democratic members of Congress reached out repeatedly to the other side and they were stonewalled.

The Repugs need to be told by not participating they cast their decision. It's time to stop playing nice with these bastards.

[davidwparker]

8. Yes. Real Time is why I keep HBO while True Blood is off.

[sad sally]

9. How does it feel to be the unloved? Poor people have been villified for years!

[Uncle Joe]

10. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, geckosfeet.:thumbsup: