Bill Maher asks the Prez to tell us what to do

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In a New York Daily News opinion piece, Bill Maher eviscerates the American hoi polloi for being, well, just plain stupid!

The President, he notes, felt it important to tell the American people to wash their hands to lower their risk of catching the swine flu.

This, says Maher, "augers well for next month's 'National Wipe Your Butt' day. Next week, in a fireside chat, he'll tell us not to put a fork in the toaster."


The American people, suggests Maher, are not only stupid, but have forgotten what sacrifice means. "There's a name for people who do the right thing for their country, even if it involves sacrifice," writes Maher. "And no, it's not 'socialists.' It's 'patriots.' We all know the modern definition of a patriot: It's the person who pays the least taxes and listens to the most A.M. radio. But that wasn't what it always meant.

"Patriots want their fellow citizens to be able to go to the hospital. They want to make sure no one sells them bread made out of Chinese skulls. They want a country where the deer and the antelope can still play - and not just so Sarah Palin can shoot them from a helicopter. Patriots want to burn less coal and buy less oil. ...

"Rush Limbaugh celebrated Earth Day by praising coal-fired plants and the plastic bag, while Glenn Beck cheered a man on while he cut down trees."


This is Maher's best line, though:

"When the President suggests things that will help the greater good, that's not a slight against your fragile manhood. I know, you're a rugged individualist. But you're not - you're just a schmuck."

Describes most of the Republicans I know.