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17. Bill Maher gave 'em some money, and that makes him a surrogate for the Obama campaign?

Wed May 23, 2012, 11:05 AM

May 2012

I don't think so.

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Obama campaign condemns Bill Maher’s Romney ‘cult’ remark [View all] NNN0LHI May 2012 OP

I think it's brilliant. It gives the remark much more attention. n/t Ian David May 2012 #4

Agree. nt Raine May 2012 #5

This was payback NNN0LHI May 2012 #6

exactly--besides it's true. n/t librechik May 2012 #23

Good Job Maher, hopefully this blows up a little snooper2 May 2012 #2

I think it's clever of the Obama campaign JustAnotherGen May 2012 #7

Bill Maher is as irrelevant as ayers and reverend wright SecurityManager May 2012 #8

A little reverse psychology. Well played. FarLeftFist May 2012 #10

Maher used the word cult to get attention Life Long Dem May 2012 #11

This will really confuse the Tea Baggers... kentuck May 2012 #12

Liberty University also calls Mormonism a cult. FarLeftFist May 2012 #13

A win-win. The Obama campaign takes the high road hifiguy May 2012 #14

Good cop, bad cop? Zorra May 2012 #20

+1 hifiguy May 2012 #21

Maher is not biased, he goes after all religions. Democrats_win May 2012 #15

Maher considered every religion a cult JHB May 2012 #18

When I took a comparative religion course in college justiceischeap May 2012 #19

Mormonism is considered a Cult in Right Wing Christianity cr8tvlde May 2012 #22

either call them a cult or throw away your dictionaries. CBGLuthier May 2012 #24