Posted on 05/21/2012 2:50:36 PM PDT by Kaslin
Maher's brand of bile is more overt than the preferred approach of his fellow media lefties, but subtlety was never Bill's modus operandi. Via Twitter:
RT @billmaher: Why even listen to
#MittRomney on foreign policy? His entire FP experience is 2 yrs trying to brow-beat Frenchmen into joining his cult
Quick reactions:
(1) Some liberals are already saying that because Maher is a militant, aggressive atheist, he views all religions as cults. Has he called Barack Obama's Trinity United Church of Christ a "cult"? I can't seem to recall that particular smear for some reason.
(2) David Axelrod said just yesterday that Mitt Romney's Mormonism is "off the table" for the fall campaign. Will he encourage Obama's SuperPAC to return Maher's $1 million donation?
(3) But wait, you protest, the Obama campaign can't legally control the behavior and decisions of its Super PAC. True. Over to you, Bill Burton -- director of Obama's SuperPAC:
Priorities USA, a super-PAC that supports President Obama, won't touch on Mitt Romney's Mormonism in its attacks, the group's head told The Hill Monday morning. "We are ruling that out," Priorities USA senior strategist Bill Burton said. "I don't even see the point in engaging in this conversation too much. ... The campaign said they wouldn't engage on it. I haven't heard of any Democrat who has said that should be touched."
Now that he has clearly established that bigotry and religious fear-mongering have no place in the 2012 campaign, will Burton stamp "return to sender" on Maher's massive check? If not, I don't want to hear one single peep from Obamaworld about Mitt Romney's lack of "moral leadership" in the realm of today's escalating politics of repudiation.
(4) Bill Maher is an insufferable hater who's been slamming Mormonism (and other faiths) for years. He explicitly called Mitt Romney's church "a cult" last month:
Yeah, don't expect Billy B. to mail back that seven-figure check any time soon. This is who Bill Maher is, and Team Obama knew it when they accepted his cash. And by the way, Maher is dead wrong that Romney "only" donated to his church. He's also given hefty sums to cancer and MS research organizations, charities for our troops, and children's groups. And Romney's contributions to the Mormon church weren't just to help indigent Mormons, they were to help facilitate the church's philanthropic and humanitarian work around the world -- or as Maher would characterize it, "brow-beating poor people into benefiting from his cult."
UPDATE - No comment from Team Obama: "The Obama campaign did not respond to an e-mail from BuzzFeed asking whether they would repudiate Maher's remarks."
UPDATE II - Apparently the Obama campaign has offered a tepid rebuke without mentioning Maher by name. They did not comment on the status of his large donation.
As a Bible-believing Christian, I would honestly have to say Mormonism is a cult. But, so is Islam. Following either is not the way to heaven. But there is a difference between the two, at least in a “worldly” way: Mormons don’t want to strap bombs on themselves and blow up innocent men, women and children.
Pray for Mormons to find the Truth. Pray for Muslims to find the Truth-—but be vigilant while doing so.
Throughout much of Graeco-Roman pre-Christian history, atheism was punishable by death. Even pagans realized that atheists are bereft of virtue and values.
Why, why does anyone care what this moron has to say? He’s an effing idiot. Please, please stop quoting him. I beg of you!
I doubt very seriously whether Maher has called Islam anything because he’s probably too a-skeered to.
Obama will use Maher and other “comedians” to do his dirty work for him where Romney’s religion is concerned. When SNL does their “Mormon” skit, I’ll not be surprised nor will I be surprised if Obama fails to repudiate either them or Maher.
So is Athiesm; a deranged cult.
Often I hear “athiests” who listen to Santanic music, but they don’t believe in “God”? Figure that one out??
Thats why leftists bow down to Islam, they are scared.
You can try to summarize all of the disgusting lies about Joseph Smith in a single post, but that doesn’t make a single one of them even vaguely true. But then again, that doesn’t fit your hate narrative.
depends on who is being asked I guess
You know the saying about a broken clock (no matter how nauseatingly ugly and repellent it might be).....
Mormonism is a cult. Maher is going to make the right look like fools if they trying to defend it.
I wonder if Bill Maher has had this conversation with Democratic Majority Leader Dingy Harry Reid?
Try to keep things in historical context please. 13 was the age of majority for marriage in many states well in to the late 20th century.
Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn occasionally.
Anyone who studies the life of peepstone seer Joseph Smith knows Mormonism is a cult (though that isn’t the same as to say all Mormons are bad).
The model for Obamacare is Romneycare.
Mitt is weak on abortion.
These and many other facts are why Romney should never have been annointed by the GOPe, and we will all now pay the price of expediency.
My Satellite provider once gave me a "free trial" of HBO. I called then and demanded it be removed from my programming, free or not. I told them that HBO caters in garbage that appeals to the lowest common denominator and Bill Maher is a big part of that garbage that I simply do not want in my home.
... Maher is just jealous that his gay butthole is not a greater cult. Maybe he should get plastic surgery and do some porn.
You might not like what was posted, but going on an all out Maher type attack on a FReeper for stating it is no excuse.
Is there anything in laweeks comment that is false? If so, then I’m sure you have sources and citations to show laweeks the error of his ways?
If you can’t, I guess we can figure out who the real “repobrate” and “bigot” is based on your ad hominem attack.
Can’t wait the read the comments from posters, who, in the past, have called Mormonism a cult. It will be funny to find themselves agreeing with Maher.
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