Schumer: No Need to Return Maher’s $1M, ‘He’s a Comedian’

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[Impala64ssa]

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Sunday dismissed calls for a pro-President Barack Obama super PAC to return comedian Bill Maher’s $1 million donation following accusations of sexism over comments he’s made about 2008 vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and other women.

The issue has received particular attention in the wake of a video from a pro-conservative women group calling out the “double standard” in the way Maher and Rush Limbaugh’s “slut” comment have been treated.

Asked on ABC’s “This Week” whether Maher’s money should be returned, Schumer said no.

“The bottom line is that Rush Limbaugh’s comments were just nasty and directed at a particular young woman who had a particular point of view and was expressing herself,” Schumer said. “Bill Maher’s a comedian, it’s much different. Rush Limbaugh has tremendous weight in the Republican Party, no one will rebut him.”

“Bill Maher‘s a comedian who’s on at 11 o‘clock at night but has very little influence on what’s happening here,” he added.

A Schumer spokesman later told Politico he “thinks those comments [made by Maher] are inappropriate and wrong.”

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'I hope Rush’s kidneys fail'
--"comedian" Wanda Sykes
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Wanda Sykes: “I hope his kidneys fail, how about that? ... He needs a good waterboarding, that’s what he needs.”

Obama joined the crowd in laughing at the crack about Limbaugh’s “kidneys”....”:

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/05/11/comedian-wanda-sykes-draws-cracks-rush-limbaughs-health-patriotism/

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Sandra Bernhard issues 'gang rape' warning to Sarah Palin

BY TRACY MILLER
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
September 19th 2008

Sandra Bernhard issued a blistering warning to Sarah Palin during a performance of her new one-woman show.

The Republican V.P. nom would be "gang-raped by my big black brothers" if she enters Manhattan, Bernhard said. Palin is said to be making a campaign stop in New York next week.

"[The gang rape comment] is part of a much larger, nuanced, and yes, provocative (that's what I do) piece from my show about racism, freedom, women's rights and the extreme views of Governor Sarah Palin, a woman who doesn't believe that other women should have the right to choose," Bernhard told the Daily News today.

http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/09/19/2008-09-19_sandra_bernhard_issues_gang_rape_warning-2.html

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From NewsBusters.org, June 9, 2009...

Seven months after Election Day, and the attacks on Sarah Palin keep coming.

On Monday, CBS's David Letterman on the "Late Show" shamelessly went after the Alaska governor and her family during his opening monologue, as well as in his "Top Ten" list.

Top Ten Highlights Of Sarah Palin's Trip To New York

10. Visited New York landmarks she normally only sees from Alaska

9. Laughed at all the crazy-looking foreigners entering the U.N.

8. Made moose jerky on Rachael Ray

7. Keyed Tina Fey's car

6. After a wink and a nod, ended up with a kilo of crack

5. Made coat out of New York City rat pelts

4. Sat in for Kelly Ripa. Regis couldn't tell the difference.

3. Finally met one of those Jewish people Mel Gibson's always talking about

2. Bought makeup from Bloomingdale's to update her "slutty flight attendant" look

1. Especially enjoyed not appearing on Letterman

"One awkward moment for Sarah Palin at the Yankee game, during the seventh inning, her daughter was knocked-up by Alex Rodriguez."

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2009/06/09/letterman-attacks-sarah-palins-slutty-flight-attendant-look

[calex59]

“The bottom line is that Rush Limbaugh’s comments were just nasty and directed at a particular young woman who had a particular point of view and was expressing herself,” Schumer said.

So, I guess that Mahar's remarks to Palin, calling her a c*** and a dumb t***, were not just nasty and directed at a particular woman who had a particular point of view and was expressing herself? How do these hypocritical a**hats keep from laughing out loud when they say BS like this?

I guess Calling Palin a dumb t*** was just good clean fun./Sarcasm

[PghBaldy]

Here's a Schumer lie:

Rush Limbaugh has tremendous weight in the Republican Party, no one will rebut him.”

The Speaker of the House, among other Republicans, rebutted Limbaugh.

[citizencon]

Schumer is a comedian.

[PghBaldy]

Next they’ll say Rachel Maddow is an exotic dancer.

[Sarah Barracuda]

The left has been calling Rush a comedian for years, now all of a sudden they are saying differently?
The left always finds excuses for the crap that they spew..you can say any disgusting thing about a Conservative and get away with it because #1 you have the media in your back pocket and #2 if your a Dem no one makes a fuss about it. The left has no standards, that is why they are filthy pigs

[sheik yerbouty]

So is the junior senator from NY..To this day, he has never denied Al D’amato’s claim that Chuckie was a p-tzhead...

[dupree]

Does anybody really know if Maher has actually given the money yet or is this a stunt to give publicity to the super pac?

I can’t imagine a tightwad like Maher parting with a million dollars cash-—he’s not a big Hollywood star making millions from movies and doesn’t make a fraction of what Rush does either. This all sounds phony.

[AndyTheBear]

Bill Maher‘s a comedian who’s on at 11 o‘clock at night but has very little influence on what’s happening here

The reason to return the money would be because Maher degrades women...not because of Schumer's rather dubious perception of Maher's influence. But I guess intentionally missing a logical point is Chuck's point?

[ScottinVA]

Bill Maher is to the comedic arts as Josef Mengele was to the medical profession.

[ScottinVA]

That, and that sh*t-eating grin also says “Want some candy, little girl?”

[mkjessup]

New York State must be one great big comedy club then, as they keep sending that pathetic pile of sh*t Schumer back to Washington.

Sadistic humor, no doubt. Schumer is New York State flipping the finger at the rest of America.

[School of Rational Thought]

Isn’t it these same fascists who keep dismissing Rush as an “entertainer”.

[DemforBush]

Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t Chucky the one who called a female flight attendant a rather nasty word after she told him to shut off his cell phone?

[jazzlite]

How can a human being become as morally degraded in one lifetime as is David Letterman. And, those who continue to watch him are as degraded as he is. He has tried to pseudo murder Sarah Palin for a short time personal gain with a large NYC/Washington D.C./Hollywood, CA, audience mentality which is nothing short of Sodom and Gomorrah. Letterman is getting on up in years and cannot be too far from his eternity. Where do you think he will spend it?

[scooby321]

The difference between Rush and Bill is a rather large salary.

Both entertainers

[Altura Ct.]

He’s a comedian? So are you, What’s your point?

[jersey117]

Hey chucky, either you’re against disrespecting women or you’re not. There’s no picking and choosing.