Bill Maher: Americans Hate the Word ‘Liberal’

‘They don’t know that they are more progressive than they think they are’

Bill Maher to Charlie Rose: Americans Hate the Word ‘Liberal’ (Mediaite)

Bill Maher has been making the promotional rounds this week ahead of his big double-header Real Time/stand-up special event this Friday,popping up on the Late Show with David Lettermanand telling The Hill what he likes about Rand Paul. Last night, Maher added Charlie Rose’s PBS show to the list.

Rose asked Maher to explain where his politics are today, to which the comedian responded, “I think they are where they always were: I think I’m right about everything, of course.”

While he said he usually “caucuses” with the liberals, so to speak, he knows he can upset that base because of how often his left-leaning live audience at Real Time openly boos what he has to say. He agreed that there is a “touch of libertarian” in him, but said that was true for everybody.

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