Bill Maher Takes Aim At Shimkus

by Josh Kalven on April 04, 2009 - 3:28pm

It had to happen.  After making the rounds on the national blogs and MSNBC this week, Rep. John Shimkus' (R-IL) recent climate change remarks came up during HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher last night.  Maher -- whose highly skeptical view of religion is well-documented -- called the downstate Republican "ignorant" and my friend Reihan Salam (an Atlantic associate editor and a conservative) described him as a "nut." Watch it (includes some explicit language):

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Philosophe Forum on Sat, 04/04/2009 - 21:42

Smeenkus . . . Which is really f@#%king ignorant!!

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!!!

This is the best one yet!!!

ALISON, MPA
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