Bill Maher Tees Up Sen. John Kerry's Virulent Anti-Republican Campaign Speech Posted by Noel Sheppard on October 8, 2006 - 14:59. It goes without saying that HBO’s Bill Maher is no journalist. However, it doesn’t seem to be asking too much of the comedian turned political pundit in his own mind to exhibit some degree of impartiality when interviewing current members of Congress and former presidential candidates, especially four weeks before a major election. Sadly, that appears not to be important to Maher, who like his compatriot on MSNBC, has become an unashamed, predictable hatchet-man for the left. As a...