Bill Maher Curses Out Audience for Not Laughing at Racist Joke

Newsbusters ^

[chessplayer]

Bill Maher on Friday cursed out his audience for not laughing at a racist joke about Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman.

When his HBO Real Time attendees fell totally silent after the host said the judge in Florida gave Zimmerman bail under the condition that he only shoot "those kids," Maher raised both middle fingers at the crowd saying, "F--k you...You can get the stick out of your a--. It's just a joke" (video follows with transcript and commentary, serious vulgarity warning):

[bray]

We get it Bill, you are the only non-racist in this country.

Pray for America

[vanilla swirl]

The public is getting sick of Bill

[brivette]

bill, your 15 minutes are up, now get out.

[Hegemony Cricket]

Geez Billy, why so angry? Is it ‘cause you know deep down that you are a totally unfunny loser? Abusing an audience of people who chose to come see you is probably not your best strategy...

[Uncle Ike]

Bill Maher has an audience??

Who knew??

(Excluding, of course, the Newsbusters crew who, apparently, hang on his every word...)

[Dan Nunn]

Huh? I don't think the author of the article gets the joke. How is shooting the kids from One Direction racist? I mean, it's not funny, but it's not racist. I think the fact that the author doesn't capitalize One Direction in his transcript proves he doesn't get it. One Direction:

[arderkrag]

I stopped caring what Bill Maher said and did years ago.

[Rappini]

Who watches this guy.

[molson209]

Don Rickles should sue

[dfwgator]

How is shooting the kids from One Direction racist?

Not racist, but apparently it would be homophobic.

[hitchwolf]

Maher is a very very very bad rip off of George Carlin. A total Carlin wannabe. Thing is Carlin never would have told a joke like that because it’s so stupid and unfunny.

[Paladin2]

"It's just a joke"

Apparently not.

[chris37]

F*ck you too, Bill.

[SunkenCiv]

Hence, I keep some Trayvon keywords in a folder called “Partisan Media Shills”. A Kramer Moment Ping. Thanks chessplayer.

[layman]

Considering the quality of his “humor”, potty mouth might be well advised to install a laugh track.

[blueunicorn6]

Obama ate the pooch after Maher screwed it.

[JPG]

Billy Boy Maher is on a race to the bottom and he'll eventually find out that even paying Obama $1,000,000 in protection money wasn't enough to save his career.

[Oratam]

too soon

[altura]

People who actually like and watch Bill Maher deserve The Finger. Actually many fingers.