Posted on 04/14/2012 7:35:52 PM PDT by Kaslin
The conservative outrage machine is going to churn on all cylinders over this one, I think -- and rightly so. Not necessarily because Maher said something unusually contemptible here, but for reasons we'll discuss in a moment. The infamous misogynist's shot at Ann Romney comes right around the 4:30 mark, as he ridicules Rosengate as a "meaningless controversy:"
Bill Maher on Hilary Rosen: Just Meaningless Controversies
“But what [Hilary Rosen] meant to say, I think, was that Ann Romney has never gotten her ass out of the house to work.”
Maher did go on to qualify his remark, acknowledging that being a full-time mother can be arduous, but quickly added that holding a "real" job is "a different kind of tough thing:"
“No one’s denying that being a mother is a tough job — I remember that I was a handful. OK, but there is a big difference in being a mother in that tough job, andgetting your ass out of the door at 7 a.m. when it’s cold, having to deal with the boss, being in a workplace, and even if you’re unhappy you can’t show it for eight hours, that is a different kind of tough thing, isn’t it?”
"My general rule is you don’t talk about the spouses of elected officials because they have a really tough job. They’re out there supporting their husband or wife who has chosen to serve in the public eye. I think they’re off limits.”
Team Obama immediately congratulated itself for this bold statement, crowing that Obama had proven that he could honorably "stand up to his friends" or whatever by scolding an ally. Ok, champ. If your own standard is that spouses are "off limits," how do you keep a million bucks from a major donor who spouts off and says your opponent's wife never bothered to "get her ass out of the house to work?" While Obama can't legally direct his affiliated outside group to return the money, he can make his preference very clear. So Obamaland has three choices, as I see it:(1) Pretend there's nothing to see here, as they did when Maher faced scrutiny during the Fluke flap. (2) Issue a half-baked statement disapproving of the comment, but keep the cash because the SuperPAC the president flip-flopped to endorse needs every cent it can get. (3) Return the cool mil, demonstrating that Obama's "rules" of political civility actually mean something. My best guess is that the White House tries the first option initially, then transitions into step two. But that pile of money isn't going anywhere. (If I'm wrong about that, I'll be the first to issue credit where it's due). Meanwhile, the Romney camp is taking full advantage of this flare-up. They're fundraising off of it, producing "moms drive the economy" bumper stickers, and promoting Ann Romney to surrogate-in-chief status. Byron York worries that Republicans are playing the Democrats' game by extending the "war on women" nonsense, but I think this is a slam dunk. Obama's built a substantial gender advantage with women thanks to a unrelenting campaign of demagoguery and false statements from his supporters. The GOP has finally thrown Democrats back on their heels regarding women issues. I see no reason to relent, especially considering their string of unforced errors. Obama's SuperPAC accepted seven figures from Bill Maher, knowing full well that he peddles in crudity and nastiness. Now that he's violated one of Obama's high-minded "principles," Republicans would be committing political malpractice if they didn't beat the drums on this to inflict maximum Democratic discomfort. A manufactured Democrat narrative is blowing up in their faces; Republicans are right to force their opponents to wear it.
UPDATE - Mediaite's Tommy Christopher says because the Romney's could afford nannies, Ann's decision to raise her children amounted to pursuing "a hobby." Keep digging, guys.
Explains why Ann Coulter dated him.
This whole episode shows the narcissism that permeates the Left. In my family, my wife does the heavy lifting in raising our three children. All I do is make the money. When put on the scales of importance, the kids win. I never understood the notion that working for strangers was more important than working for your own flesh and blood. If both parents have to work out of the home out of necessity, than it must be done. But to do it just for careerism is truly selfish, unless your childless or your kids are no longer kids.
Oh my. The lefties are reaching so awfully far to cover for Obama on this one, they may fall off their couches.
Why does anyone care what this homosexual attention whore says? He is meaningless.
It’s even worse when the President himself must drive the bus just to make sure the narrative so carefully crafted is not derailed. Good grief people.
I thought they were just Friends from when Maher had his Politically Incorrect Show on ABC. Maher might be the one responsible for her later success. ewwwwwwwww...
Bill Maher is a filthy trashmouth liberal Democrat. He does not even deserve a reply. I would hate to admit I ever heard him! but
We still can make fun of the Rats that accept money from him, and pal around with him.
Mahr wanted in the worst way to be a porn star.... This is what a friend said who went to college with him.
Let the pigs roll in the mud and make their situation worse. Please keep talking Bill Maher, you’re helping the GOP win.
Tell Bill Mahrer the Prick Store called and they are all out of him.
Have to wonder why CNN has him on for political commentary if he’s only an ass-clown who works for Time-Warner’s sister network HBO.
There are plenty of boycotts you can be faced with Mr. Mahrer.
Damned if you do. Damned if you don’t.
You forget, to the Left, he’s a serious person whose comments are insightful and praiseworthy.......
Bill Maher has never gotten off his knees since the little fag went to Hollywood. It went something like this: “Bill, you got a pretty mouth. How’d you like to be in my next hit film CANABIL WOMEN IN THE AMAZON JUNGLE OF DEATH. You can be my star. You’ll be starring with three old wash up hags so the audience should hardly notice just ugly you are. Now, get down on your knees and say ahhhh.”
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094834/
Oh Bill,
Why is it that you haven’t succumbed to some painful terminal condition?
bingo... i wonder if HIS mother ever worked outside the house???
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Hell yes she did.......to get away from her demonic son : )
As long as you are a liberal, it’s perfectly alright to be a misogynist.
what would Maher know about kids?
all his kids ended up in a garbage pail at the abortion clinic or on some cakeboy’s backside
The real question for a first class Hypocrite like Maher is did his Mother have to work or was she a stay at home Mom?
Also were his parents married or divorced while he was growing up?
When you turn the tables on these people they usually are speechless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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