Bill Maher on Palin, Pot and Patriotism

Rolling Stone:

An extended interview with America's angriest satirist

Bill Maher wants you to know that he's no flag-burner. "I love America!" he gushes, sitting down for a two-hour interview with Rolling Stone. "It gives me so much material." The host of Real Time With Bill Maher has dedic­ated the ninth season of his Friday-night show on HBO to reclaiming patriotism for progressives. For Maher, 55, that means never conceding that a batshit politician like Michele Bachmann has a reasonable point of view. And it means not backing down – even for the president he believes America can't afford not to re-elect. "The American people don't really care what side of an issue you're on," Maher says. "They just don't want you to act like a pussy."

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