Michael Steele Agrees With Bill Maher: “The Knives Are Out For Sarah Palin”

Mediaite ^ | January 28, 2011 | Glenn Davis

[2ndDivisionVet]

It was clear that recently-deposed former RNC Chairman Michael Steele’s appearance on Bill Maher’s Real Time would yield a colorful conversation, and looking back, it probably should have been obvious who would be a main focus of that discussion: Sarah Palin. Maher brought her up quickly, reminding Steele of an appearance on Maher’s show over two years ago when Steele predicted Palin-bashers would one day eat their words. Maher did not eat his words on this night.

“She does get a little harder to defend, does she not?” Maher asked Steele, following up with, “Between her and Michele Bachmann, I don’t know who knows history less.” Then, in a notable display of violent imagery (a week after staunchly advocating for gun control, if not for civility in political discourse), Maher said that “the knives are out for her,” as Republicans who once defended her can’t anymore,” because “she’s too stupid even for them.”

Steele tried to respond to that (and concurred with the “knives are out” sentiment), saying he could identify with being in a situation where saying one wrong thing (or being taken out of context) gets blown out of proportion, but Maher shot back that Palin “wasn’t asked a trick question, like ‘What do you read?‘” (They both had a good laugh at that one, for the record.) And both did seem to enjoy themselves – good news for Steele, since he’ll likely be making a lot of appearances like this one in the near future. Video of their exchange, via HBO, below.

(VIDEO AT LINK)

[E. Pluribus Unum]

They know she’s inevitable.

They knew it the first time they saw her.

It's why they go insane every time they think of her.

[cubreporter]

Amen to that....

[Jvette]

By listening to what these progressives say we can know what they fear and why.

When Bill accuses these fine women of being ignorant of history, you can take to the bank the exact opposite as being true.

[Candor7]

Americas first weighty woman rustic politician, and you know what? We are going to put her in that chair behind the desk in the oval office. The left is going nutso over it.

[Candor7]

Don’t forget the white horse.

[Allthegoodusernamesaregone]

I don’t see him do that, truthfully. I just think he is a RINO and not happy that the elite GOP is losing their foothold in the RNC.

[Candor7]

Sarah haters who believe the attacks o nher, and have not examined the facts always turn into raving maiacs, Its a phenomenon common to Democrats, leftists and elitist
Republicans.

When confronted with the true facts on Governor Palin, they just go all wizzy tizzy. “giseminoles” is noo exception, he is just like a leftist who can’t face fact, true history, and has to explode. Thats how fascism gets to win. He needs to decide whether he wants to live in freedom or tyranny, he doesn’t even know thats the choice.....yet.

[goseminoles]

“170 million others”

But that’s a half of Americans..

[Sarah Barracuda]

Good riddance Michael Steele..you sack of crap

[so_real]

Sarah Palin *is* the most divisive figure in politics today. But that is SO COOL because the line of division she has drawn is right down the line between God Loving Self Reliant Patriotic Conservative Citizens and Humanistic Handout Loving Socialist Liberal Subjects. And the line lies on the 80/20 rule, and we have the 80. She may not be the *most* conservative option (Michelle Bachmann, et al.), but she is the most well known and the most polarizing. If we, We the People -- The Patriots -- The TEA Party, press Sarah Palin into service successfully as POTUS in 2012, we will have successfully denounced the agenda put forth by the other side in its entirety. The Commies will be devastated. And if she has a conservative house and senate to work with, imagine what she could do. She may not be the most conservative candidate, but she may be the one trustworthy person in the best position to further conservative ideals. Unless a more capital-C Conservative candidate comes to the fore with the clout and notoriety to win, she is it and I am on board. If she puts her clout and notoriety behind a more Conservative candidate, I'm still on board.

[FrankR]

[Candor7]

Read it and weep. That is the measure of Palin’s support.

[goseminoles]

LOL!! That’s funny. Start sending Demint $ if you want to win ‘12. I am.

[onyx]

Pound sand. You don’t even know me.

LOL. See there? You *are* rude. You don't know Candor7, yet you told him he's smoking crack. So different from your home page.

[goseminoles]

Candor,

I don’t dislike Palin. I think you are getting me wrong. I just thing we shouldn’t be so ridged this early in the game. Let’s see who runs and emerges as front runners.

[prisoner6]

Well said!

[goseminoles]

That’s a metaphor. Back off. I don’t disagree with you but am tired of childish bantor.

[onyx]

Sarah Palin's Charisma

The Left Sees History's First Coming. Again.

Sex and Sarah Palin

The Aim of Blood Libels

[InternetTuffGuy]

I just thing we shouldn’t be so ridged this early in the game. Let’s see who runs and emerges as front runners.

As long as it isn't a certain RINO douchebag author of a what was a healthcare model which looks a lot like what is now Obamacare.

[goseminoles]

Romney? Hell no!!!
We need a fresh conservative face.
Paul was awesome in his post-Obama non-sense speech. I see a rising star.