Bill Maher is an enigma

[Warpy]

7. I occasionally make dumb jokes that don't land

and we all know I'm perfectly capable of being a blockhead, so I tend to be a little more forgiving of the imperfect than a lot of knee jerkers are.

As for using the "n word," he was quoting "Gone with the Wind." It just didn't land and I think he was a little flummoxed by a Nebraska Republican's suggestion that he visit the state and harvest the crops. It was out of the blue and he just didn't think fast enough to ask the guy if he supported deporting all the Mexicans who usually did it for them.

I boo along with his audience when he says something stupid. They didn't boo last night, they groaned. They knew the right wing was going to jump on this one and throw hissy fits all over the web, followed by social justice word crusaders.

Remember, guys, he called himself that word in the quote. He didn't use it hurtfully against anyone else.