The allegations of sexism against Rush Limbaugh have had the somewhat unexpected result of bring allegations of sexism against Bill Maher to the fore. Many have pointed out that, if Limbaugh has to answer for calling someone a "slut," surely Maher has to answer for the time he used a c-word of Latin etymology to describe Sarah Palin. Maher heard about it and, last night, was frustrated to hear that Limbaugh himself had brought it up and "tried to drag me into this bullshit he caused.
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Bill Maher stood up for beseiged talk show host Rush Limbaugh via Twitter late Tuesday, tweeting "Hate to defend #RushLimbaugh but he apologized, liberals looking bad not accepting. Also hate intimidation by sponsor pullout." Read Post
In a brief interview with ABC's Jake Tapper, Bill Maher explains why calling Sarah Palin a "cunt" or a "twat," as he has, is in no way equivalent to calling Sandra Fluke a "slut" or a "prostitute," as Rush Limbaugh did: I'm a comedi... Read Post