i'm bill maher. nice to meet you.y, one of america's most famous atheists. >> piers: you're not an atheist, you're an apatheist. i'm okay with us not splitting the difference on those. if you're just not a super religious person, for me, you are on my team. it's hard to say. even richard dawkins says if we put it on a scale of 1 to 7, 1 being absolutely certain there is a god and 7 being absolutely certain there is no god, even i'm a 6.9 because we don't know. >> piers: where are you? >> 6.9. >> piers: a tiny fragment thinks there could be a god. >> it could be a good or it could be a spaghetti monitor. >> piers: how did your parents react to your apagt yichl. >> i was scared to death of the whole process. all i could do to keep it together in church. when i was a young teenager, thankfully my father stopped going to church and that was the end of it. i was no longer any sort of catholic. then i went for many years not thinking about religion that much. i kind of believed in god, it was like when i was in trouble, i w

joining me now, host of hbo's "real time with bill maher," bill maher.ll, thank you very much for joining me tonight. >> oh, well thank you for that introduction, lawrence. >> it doesn't get any better than that, will rogers. >> no, no. >> did you see the speech last night and the boehner followuppen what do you think about it? >> disappointed. terribly disappointed. i don't know what's going on in this man's mind. i like obama so much, i'm always trying to understand what he's dealing with, and i understand he's got a lot to deal with, washington's very tough, and the republicans are certainly [ bleep ] oh, sorry, wrong network for that, but i just don't get this giving away the store. i never thought he'd be caving on the revenue side of it. i thought that was his line in the sand. and he has this reputation as a guy who's always caving into the republicans. i thought he can't do it this time. if he does it again, they will just own him. they will know that all you ever have to do with this guy is wait and you get everything you want, and he does it. i

it's not evil. >> what on earth will bill maher say tonight? >> i want them to think i broke into the studio and made them mad. if i'm not doing that, i'm not doing my job. >> that's his show. this is my show everything from the president to the government going bust. morgan freeman and extraordinary 40 year career and work honoring nelson mandela, a man that hollywood calls the voice of god. i had to ask him to do this. >> this is piers morgan tonight. >> welcome. i feel like you're such an institutional guest for larry before that i -- the first time i had the pleasure of you here. >> great to be back in the time slot. >> i thought about the way we could start this. i think there's probably nothing more pertinent, i would say, than the state of america's debt. i want to play you -- >> a sexy topic. >> a sexy topic. probably, everyone talks about everything else at the moment. >> and the drama. >> the key issue, if north america goes bust, that's it. >> it's astounding to me we're actually having an argument over whether america should pay its

today tastes so good. >>> back with bill maher. when you took part in larry king's final show, it was quite moving. i've been a huge fan of his as well. i can tell for you it meant quite a lot actually. >> it meant so much he wanted me to be there and meant a lot that he wanted me to be the one he announced he was stepping down to. and we have a secret, larry is going to say something. i was on that show so many times, it was almost like my therapy. every couple of months i would show up here and unload and vent for an hour and i felt a lot unburdened when i left. >> is part of the trick of show business knowing when to leave the party? >> yeah. absolutely. >> being able to choose and have your own destiny. >> but i didn't think larry was diminished in any way. i think this is a youth culture, especially in television, especially with high-definition television, they're going to to -- they're going to throw everybody out to pasteur pasteur -- pasteur pasteur -- past your at some point. johnny carson wasn't a diminished performer wh

>> plus, bill maher takes it way too far with his controversial comments about congresswoman michelle bachmann. we have it on tape. we are on the road to 2012. hannity starts right here, right now. another day has passed still no deal reached between the white house and congressional republicans on how to reduce america's monstrous debt. a private meeting sunday between chief of staff and two top republicans in the house failed to bring both sides closer to a deal. today administration aides were sounding the alarm about the so-called catastrophic consequences of failing to reach agreement by august 2nd. >> the august 2nd deadline is serious. the consequences of default would be catastrophic. it would be an instant tax on every american in the country. anyone who pays a credit card bill, anyone who pays a mortgage, who deals with interest rates would immediately feel the affects. >> sean: the president declared thursday that he wanted to see a path to a deal within the next 24 to 36 hours. today is monday, no progress has been made. joining me with analysis author of "revolt" dick mor

this is bill maher as vicious as it gets.l getting i think greer by the day. >> i don't want to be crass. i hope marcus bachmann takes all of that rage that comes from repression and denial and brings it in the bedroom with her. i hope he (bleep) her angrily. that's how i would. i have thought about it. >> don't get charged with sexism? i sometimes think about (bleep) rick santorum. >> he said a lot worse. we played it the last couple nights. we called on the national organization for women to see if they would step up. bill maher's show is known for crass humor including sexist slurs but this time it was the guests that over stepped boundaries veering into hateful violence commentaries. he was the one the week before. >> senator tapped a female staffer on the behind. the democratic women marched up the steps of the senate to haul bob out of office when clinton had his difficulties you couldn't find a member with a search warrant. this kinds of stuff is going on with female anatomy parts. >> bill maher does make some -- he is

maher, thank you very much. and thank you to miss dawson and clark as well. it's moving to hear your testimony. those of us in c-span, i will say that chairman smith and the other commissioners have left to vote, because this hearing is so important. and we have c-span here live. we're going to continue the proceedings, the chairman, by the way, my name is mark milosch, i'm the chief of staff with the health commission, and someone from mr. smith's staff on personal issues. we'll proceed. the first question that i have, have any muslim leaders in egypt condemned the kidnapping, forced marriage, forced conversion of coptic christian girls?

definitely wouldn't pay maher have any of those spending. demands whether they're spending on defense. or education. so do you trust your government to spend it correctly i don't trust any of the parties in our country a little bit how much is a little but. a few percentage points more and that's about it that's about it since fifty percent of the american public does not pay a nickel i would have a problem i believe everybody even if it's a dollar fifty everybody should be in this shared sacrifice it all depends on how much work you put your life if you know if i'm working hard and i make you my good my good share you know why they want to get taken away from me when people who you know don't. you know you just spend a lot more money in taxes so that more people have my service says you have to pay

>> that's an adequate description of bill maher. >> eric: schultz picked a fight with decorated army colonel and didn't expect him to fight back? twice in the campaign she took a shot on him. on the house floor after he walked out, she takes a shot. not even there. she could have said stick around, i have something to say. he walks out and she took a shot. he had every right to say what he did. he would have said it if it wasbe debbie wasserman schultz or barry wasserman schultz. >> do you think it's the d.n.c. strategy to go after decorated military veteran? what is the mission between the democrat full throttle attack? >> greg: the story here isn't the e-mail. this is the new kind of politician that isn't a politician in 2010, you have a tea party and people represent. these are not the normal run of the mill politicians. they don't play the dirty

>> because bill maher is a stand-up comedian. to give you the news. he has an audience that laughs at what he has to say. he's never said that he's somebody reporting the news. i don't understand why calling someone is a nincompoop is so offensive. >> it is not just nincompoop, it is vulgar language against women. he's never called on the carpet for it. he's never apologized. at some point he needs to be held accountable. >> sean: tamara, wait a minute. i get this. every liberal, oh it is just in humor. if i crack a joke on this program and it crosses that line, and we have, good time on our panel. if i say the same things, i'm fired, right or wrong? >> right. and there's a difference. you are on fox news channel, he's a comedian. he has a comedic show that is satire. that's what this is. you are fair and balanced fox news. >> sean: i don't think he's funny. he's an angry, bitter liberal. advancing his liberal commentary. using comedy sometimes. a conservative would never get away with the same routine. >> like what sean? that's

maher and i have indicated, mr.hairman, the issue of abductions and forced marriages occurs, um, regardless of age. there's documented evidence of young girls as young as 11 and 12 or 16 and 17. obviously, child-bearing age is one of the primary considerations in this situation is since, as you said, the objective, one of the objectives is a war of attrition. and, um, so women who can bear muslim children are, um, are particularly targeted. to my knowledge, no, this is not being specifically addressed in egypt by the various anti-trafficking bodies that exist. there is no particular focus on this in large part because the issue of this is a trafficking, as a trafficking, as a trafficking instance remains disputed. i've indicated that we need to remove the word "allegation." it doesn't help any of us, and evidence is now consistent with anecdotal reports that i believe we can and we should remove the word. the challenge as we've faced throughout the history of the anti-trafficking movement is to what extent are the y

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including bill maher, jane fonda and a side of hollywood new controversial couple. quadruplets who are now proud u.s. service members. much more when "the five" continues. ♪ ♪ ?c >> greg: welcome back to "the five." last friday on hbo "real time," comedian bill-3/4aher broke new ground calling sarah palin's family a bunch of inbred weirdos. >> when i point out that sarah palin is van glorious whineaerd, know it all, bully, selling patriotism like a pimp. and the leader of a strange family of inbred weirdos -- [ applause ] straight out of the hills have eyes. that is not sexist. i'm saying it because it's true. guest so why the phrase "inbred"? i'm a-- >> greg: why the phrase "inbred"? i'm assuming that is a spread that is for family with inbred child but he denied saying that the hijackers were less cowardly than the american soldiers but that is what he really said. the new palin insult came after a guest spoke about a sexual fantasies regarding michele bachmann. >> i don't want to be crass, but i just hope that marcus bachmann takes all that rage that comes from r

. >> bill maher's outrageous comments finally draw some criticism. tonight ann coulter. a frequent guest on his show is here with reaction. >> america's mayor giuliani is here to layout his timetable for a possible run for the republican nomination. >> i have to think about the rest of the country. what kind of chance do i have? >> sean: the latest examples of the obamamania media's bias. >> you didn't just suggest that our budget problems because of president obama, did you? >> sean: we are on the road two 2012, hannity starts right here, right now with less than 12 days until america reaches its 14.3 trillion - debt ceiling there are reports that a deal to avoid default could soon be announced. democratic leaders were summoned to the white house for another round of meetings. rumors began swirling this afternoon when the new york times reported that the president and speaker of the house boehner were nearing an agreement. however, both sides are denying that report. speaker boehner told rush limbaugh, there is absolutely no deal. the administration went into damage con

well i wouldn't put it quite the way bill maher did but i see his point basically i think it's a larger process than anything the republicans invented or that they could control and you have the united states that is suddenly discovering and i'm talking here about a mass of working people that the american dream that they had expected to be there that they had expected to be able to pass to their children is more and more out of reach they can't get the wages that would pay for it they can no longer borrow to get it that way it's slipping away they're shocked there are said no one prepared them for this there's no end in sight of this constriction of their opportunities and they're upset and they're looking around for some one to blame for something to explain this the republicans have an answer it's the evil government i don't think it makes any sense i don't think it holds water but it is something at a time when nobody else in the society seems to have a clue and the republican see it and they feel it and they're running with that borehole the government is the problem and obama in p

. >> just pull out and planning department maher. in the meantime, it doesn't sound as though they should be operating in that space. vice chair joseph: i am not sure a blocking lot number of flies. i had a nightclub that they probably have a separate lot numbers. it was built as one building. all of my permits were for one building. a think that is an answer that possibly the planning department can answer. >> i would like to suggest that we allow the staff to look into this. and not jump into anything about shutting somebody down until we know it is something that is required or not. check with the city attorney if you need it and let us know what is going on. >> i do have a comment that i will make out on friday. this year, the medical team assisted on the perimeter including transporting people, the homeless that were injured. they had the medical team that did a lot of transports that normally might have been used by the city. this is to the police in that way.

the "new york times" media column tweeted if i were booking tv like bill maher the last person ever i new jersey is more sophisticated because i'm from there. >> if it's missouri, no big deal. that's the sloping foreheads, the middle places. did i just say that aloud? >> yes. >> slow low sloping foreheads. carr got a lot of flak as a snob and he said the middle place that i come from i apologize for saying something so dumb on bill maher last night. it was a bad joke delivered badly. david carr is from minnesota. i doubt he's attempting to insult everyone who lives in the mid 'ole the country. >>> princess diana is digitally inserted to the royal wedding and photo shopped how she may look today after 14 years after her death. t it simulates a bizarre alternate reality and is hurtful. here's what an author of the diana biography had to say. >> some people say it is spooky and should we have done it and others think it is effective? i think it is intriguing package to show what she would be like today. because i wanted to make her a time traveller. >> i work at "newsweek," but here's my

maher. >> if i can expand on something miss clark mentioned? the counseling sessions took place in state security offices. that's also an indication, they were aware of what happens happening. and i've spoken to people that have also i believe he's entitled to a family member there. she's entitled to she aerofamily member and at least. i've spoken to family members who have been in the meetings with the kidnapped girl and described a drugged girl who couldn't respond or thinking when she was sitting there in state security. one client once mentioned to me that as his sister sat there, it was maybe for like three minutes, the one thing she said to him was, i had to to do it for the children. she left behind two children, two coptic children. so obviously this is an indication that they are aware and participating in the process. >> the context has changed, before the revolution and after the revolution, before the revolution since the revere was playing a double game, you could always find somebody in the government and try to put a bit of press

bill maher has it, too. about dawkins and the more prominent atheists, their dismissiveness. religion has been a force for evil and inequity. think of the crusade to end 9/11. hitler. things done in the name of religion or ideology. a hint of the civil rights movement, and gondi, martin luther king, malcolm x when he went to mecca and have enlightened and. it is a myth deal to me. you can call at wish you washy, i feel like the one to move towards faith in the found myself to skeptical to be able to do that. tavis: i have admitted publicly that i am a huge fan of your work over the years in part because you're curious in your eye. because you are well read have learned. all those things that make you the person, the certainty. what i can understand is how a guy that can be so certain in every other aspect of his life can be so uncertain about this? how does one navigate a life? >> you're very kind and i am grateful for that. what i am particularly concerned about is beyond what is my understanding. i dunno what about in the universe for many universe is. i dunno what is in th

i'll be one of bill maher's guests friday night. "the rachel maddow show" is up next. >> have an excellent time to bill maher. looking forward to seeing you there. and thank you to you at home for joining us. we have a congressman here to talk about the democrats and their negotiating position in the big debt ceiling fight in washington. whether or not the white house really just put social security and medicare on the table for cuts. that is all ahead. but we start tonight with a dramatic development in a life or death issue. it is literally about life and death. about the power of the government to kill people it is holding prisoner. but it's also about presidential politics, and who will be the republican party's nominee for president this year. there are two unquestionable truisms in coverage of republican presidential politics right now. one is that the prohibitive favorite to get the republican party's nomination, the front-runner so far out in front it is almost impossible to imagine anyone catching him is mitt romney. mitt r

some kind of cutting remarks not surprising from bill maher.ust there and reads the prayers on her blackberry like sarah palin. at least she can read. she has a job. she was a lawyer. she's in congress. sarah palin has not yet announced if she's running for president. michele bachmann, of course, is in the race. i don't know if sarah palin is too worried about what bill maher said about her. >> something tells me she won't be. i want to ask you about tim geithner. a lot weighing in on the fast-approaching deadline on august 2nd. what does he say about this today? >> reporter: he says there needs to be a deal on raising the debt ceiling by the end of this week. what does that mean? he's talking about kind of a broad outline, a broad framework of agreement between the white house and congress. he said, though, that he is confident they'll be able to strike a deal by the end of -- by the deadline, the august 2 deadline to increase the debt ceiling. he was speaking to a group of business. another day of these discussions at the white house. 3:45 p.

york times" maureen dowd, brian williams got out of bed for us, if you can imagine that, and bill maherif you can imagine that. not a bad way to start the show. let's huddle around the water cooler as we talk with a viewer who's been with us from the very beginning, e-mailed her thoughts in these wee hours of the morning and a viewer who's a good friend, ms. gayle king is on the phone in her pajamas. gayle, good morning. >> happy anniversary to you, willie geist. actually i just got out of the tub. i'm ready to go. >> you've got your robe on? i don't want to get too personal here. >> willie, it's a big bath sheet, but this is the thing about your show. there's no other show on tv that would start with luke russert quoting biggy and puffy in the morning, nobody else can do that. >> nobody else can pull that off. luke russert with his confirmation photo talking about biggy small. >> i know. i loved it. >> gayle, you've been so great. i wanted to brick you on because you've been there from the beginning, e-mailing me about the show. what has you up at this hour every single day. >> it's so

sets of people all of them from africa and nobody else that's just a factual correction ok but on maher i mean you're saying this isn't a civil war then what is it because i guess the obama administration isn't call it a war either he likes to use the term kinetic military action is that what you would call it as well when he's kinetic military action. you know i haven't heard the term neighborhood analysts to be honest with you but it's really imagine what it was it was it was a define it as it is. yeah go ahead well i think i think we're looking we're looking at a very different perspective i mean you can call it a civil war if you'd like to but i think. you're almost equating it to two moral equivalence to morally equal swords which is a group of the fact that there is a revolution occurring in libya and it was being suppressed with the most violent means on or you know until the missiles and bullets were fired at civilians and so if you want to call it a civil war feel free to but that ignores the fact on the ground which is that this person or being a civilian population i don't th

he said maher but they won the dutch league in two thousand and nine spot hoping they can rekindle that burning partnership between maternally seven from the russian premier league after winning seven and losing six of their opening sixty gang. meanwhile in the women's world cup hosts germany and england have topped their groups and will play japan and france respectively in the quarter finals germany kept one hundred percent record with a four two win over france going ahead their push to get a fit and into getting got another for the germans just before the break. the french did pull one back through murray lloyd bailie but they then had their keeper suckerfish sent off and the result penalty was world wide during france did make things interesting when they got back to see the big goals roared yours yes. but bobby said to germany a big go at the death penalty then to germany how it ended and they will play japan in the pool to. project a loss to england so you tell them why it got the first time the spectacular goal it was to. this second half strike the substitute right yankee seale

investigative journalist paul ussher maher says the scandal has compromised britain's prime minister well it poses quite a big threat to david cameron because it's the first time we've seen his judgment quite clearly brought seriously into question the decision to use andy corson who had been the editor of the news of the world when some of these events were taking place as his press advisor it was clearly a very very bad judgment and strong to him and he now is trying his best to make clear blue water between him and news international what you've got to see about this is that this is a very bad week for bad journalism but it's a good week for good journalism because its reporters at the guardian like nick davis of david lee have been consistently campaigning on this issue against the normal political pressure from the complaints you know the media complaints places here against news international they've kept going and they've exposed this so that's good work by good job ethical journalists but i think that actually may turn the tide because it's going to be a very brave editor tha

the british prime minister david cameron has also demanded the probe into the nine eleven paul ash maher who is an investigative reporter and head of journalism at bruno university told me earlier that the story's gone beyond the u.k. and well beyond just hacking into voice mail. and the events that we've seen over the last couple of weeks of extraordinary what was a u.k. story is now that can tell you should know spread through the u.k. right out now into united states and australia well it poses quite a big threat to david cameron because it's the first time we've seen in his judgment quite clearly brought seriously into question the decision to use and be called who had been the editor of the news of the world when some of these events were taking place as his press advisor was clearly a very very bad judgment and strong in it and he now is trying his best to make clear blue water between him and news international but we've got the fact that the appears to be some hacking into gordon brown's private life you have to say you have to start to wonder what else is in there and of course

europe's open borders hit a dead end as dan maher drops the barriers again angering its colleagues who say it violates the cornerstone of you or unity also. in some cases. but fishelson levy a say the arms embargo has been breached again as both from qatar carrying weapons for the rebels are reportedly intercepted. and as japan fires up its nuclear reactors for the first time since the fukushima disaster we'll look at allen neighboring china searching for safer atomic supply. a.t.m. in the russian capital you're watching r.t.m. marina josh welcome to the program first in the pan as they march for the difference this time it's the british trying to drive the americans out of a major military facility it's due to become part of a missile defense shield similar to the eighty's star wars project but activists say it's a militarization of space and the washington is wrong to keep the british in the dark about what goes on there lauren it reports. it's no ordinary fourth of july celebration at this top secret u.s. military base here it's a little piece of america in the halls of the u.k. so