It is incredible to hear the stuff that comes out of Bill Maher’s mouth. I’m past the point of getting upset when I hear his arrogant nonsense and at this point I just find him terribly amusing.
Here is the context of that statement.
“I read the other day, I think only four in 10 Americans believe in evolution. It’s still not a very bright country, Larry.”
Maher is not a pundit, he is a comedian. I do find it shocking that so few Americans believe in evolution. I’m not going to say these people are morons, but I have strong concerns about how their reasoning skills could put my life in danger.
Whether Americans believe in Evolution or not really isn’t the issue. The issue is Maher’s judgment and a (lack of) deeper insight into people’s humanity. Maher is barely a comedian who believes he’s a pundit, living a perpetual quasi preach-with-a-smirk existence. He’s neither funny, nor a great politico. On the rare occasion he finally shuts his yap, all that’s left in the room is the stench of arrogance floating on a residual vapor of poor discourse. One can only hope that during his next tête-à-tête with God, Maher is assigned a loftier, more…green gig, like 40 years of silence in a place boasting a natural canopy and no cell phone service. Evolution vs. Creationism? Really Bill? To me, the real proof of the lack of intelligence in this country is that your show is still on the air.
It’s a shame Maher’s informed confidence is (mis)interpreted as arrogance by the oh-so-humbly righteous such as yourself.
I’m not claiming he’s a great comedian, but the fact his show is still on the air is indeed a rare sign of intelligent life in an otherwise dreadful universe of what passes for entertainment and political commentary in our beloved United States of America.
I love Bill Maher :-)
