Real Time with Bill Maher

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Does anyone else watch this show?

I have no idea when it actually airs live, but Jessie and I set up a DVR series recording for it so we get it each week and I gotta say, I love it. It’s intelligent, he has great guests, it’s on HBO so he can get away with way more than he would on standard cable or *gasp* network television, and best of all: it’s hillarious. In my completely unsubstantiated opinion, it’s the best political talkshow on television. Partly because its very left-wing and anti-Bush, but also largely because of how open the show is because of the freedom it gets from being on HBO.

Also, did I mention how awesome the “New Rules” segment is? Because its truely awesome. Here two of my favorites:

1. New Rule: Nobody can use the phrase “our greatest problem” anymore unless you’re talking about global warming. President Bush has been saying we’re in a war on terror, and now I get it. He’s not saying “terror,” he’s saying “terra” as in “terra firma,” as in the Earth. George Bush is an alien sent here to destroy the Earth! I know it sounds crazy, but it made perfect sense when Tom Cruise explained it to me last week.
2. New Rule: You can’t be as tired as we are of you. The latest excuse for Bush Administration foul-ups is that top members of the White House staff are physically and emotionally exhausted. ["aw" from the audience] Hmm. If there was just some sort of stress-relieving activity that could be performed right there in the Oval Office…

   RICHARD BELZER: Great job.

   MAHER: Yeah, well, I’d suggest a nice vacation out in the country, but the last time that happened, somebody got shot.

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