Bill Maher on The Surge, Election '08 and "Naughty Boy" Larry Craig [VIDEO]

Alternet.org
September 05, 2007

Maher: “…We’ve all had layovers in airports and there’s just really very little to do. You know the news stand is closed, the Cinnabon is closed, you have three hours to kill, the flights get delayed - you gotta have some sex in the bathroom, Chris.”

In the video to your right Bill Maher does a first-rate job of pointing out how pointless "the surge" is and how Fred Thompson is just another Bush clone trying to convince us that fighting terrorists is simplistic and doesn't require in-depth thinking. Why is this man's laziness and lack of intellectual curiosity being celebrated, Maher wonders.

Check out this clip from Hardball for more.

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