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July 30, 2008

Bill Maher Is Just Going Door-To-Door Making Fun Of People's Religion

Why anyone thought sending Bill Maher to a burqua store to ridicule its owner to his face while making pathetic hacky jokes would somehow enlighten anyone about organized religion's excess of power is beyond me. Why did the makers of his new film Religulous think this particular clip would make people want to see the movie? We get it: Bill Maher is a mean bully with bad jokes and a huge chip on his shoulder:

(Via FilmDrunk.) I'm not even disappointed in Bill Maher. I'm disappointed in director Larry Charles. Were there no curious, thoughtful people out there willing to explore this subject without cheap mockery and (ironic) blatant self-righteousness? Bill Maher is like the Jimmy Jerry Falwell (Ha! Freudian typo) of the non-religious.

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what a fu'ing douche!
and that chick probably does get his coffee

Posted by: nicole profile link at 07/30/08 12:27 PM | Reply
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Jerry Falwell?

Posted by: Eric at 07/30/08 12:28 PM | Reply
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Did you mean Jerry Falwell? Or maybe Jimmy Fallon. I hate that right wing religious conservative nutjob.

Posted by: Kirk Gipson at 07/30/08 12:39 PM | Reply
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Or maybe Jerry O'Connell?

Posted by: Garrett profile link at 07/30/08 1:05 PM | Reply
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I think they meant that he's the Jerry Mathers as The Beaver of the non-religious. Makes sense. And yeah, Bill Maher's prides himself on being a libertarian, womanizing, pot-smoking atheist. Which means he's an overgrown college student. Yay.

Posted by: Chadams at 07/30/08 3:00 PM | Reply
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Hahaha, I changed it. That was weird!

Posted by: Lindsay profile link at 07/30/08 3:53 PM | Reply
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Oh BIll Maher, you're SO Gloria Steinem. (Or the most condescending douche on film.)

Posted by: Chadams at 07/30/08 11:29 PM | Reply
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aww, looks like lindsay is offended bill maher made fun or her precious lord & savior.

Posted by: matt at 07/31/08 3:04 AM | Reply
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his taste in women is very questionable. i am sure that he is fucking this chick too. that would not surprise me at all. very cheap shots he is taking at this store owner. his best work is behind him, i really wonder how larry charles got involved with such a douche bag.

Posted by: elisha at 07/31/08 3:21 AM | Reply
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