Bill Maher & Elisabeth Hasselbeck Go Head To Head

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[apis_cerana]

Lol just shut the fuck up
Being liberal doesn't give you a free pass to be a misogynistic douchebag.

[mdemvizi]

I hate him so much. My dad loves him though and laughs so hard when he watches Real Time. BLAGH.

I also hate Elisabeth Hasslebeck too. Just a yuck combination.

[arisma]

What's not included in this article is that at the time of Maher's comments, nothing was known about the assaults or rapes, just that she'd been pulled out.

[arisma]

Yep, never said he wasn't.

[myrana]

Am I right in thinking Maher made the joke before anybody knew that Lara Logan had been raped? I think that's what people were saying in the post on the mothership.

[velvetunicorn]

Yes, you're right. The joke is still questionable but it's made extra offensive now that we know the full extent of the situation.

[myrana]

Thank you, I just wanted to check! I actually managed to find the post over at ONTD as well, for anyone who wants a timeline: Logan was detained by the army for the night of Feb 3rd and released the next day; Maher made the joke on the 4th; Logan was later raped whilst reporting on the 11th; and news broke about the assault on the 15th.

Urg, I find Maher so frustrating. It's like... if I'd made a joke about something, and then some context came to light which made the joke really awful, I would feel absoutely mortified, beyond apologetic about it. But he's just being really whiny and defensive, imo. :/

[velvetunicorn]

well it's not like Elisabeth really gave him a chance.

[sankaku_atama]

Never thought I'd say I would actually side with Hasselbeck on something, but I guess anything's possible.

Go the fuck away, Maher. Just go away.