This past Friday night Bill Maher continued his slide from politically incorrect to merely incorrect. The habitual defender of Israel had this to say about Mahmoud Ahmadinejad:

"[T]he main reason we hate Ahmadinejad is because of what he said about Israel. At least that’s what sticks in my craw. And I think most people – certainly the New York papers – because he said “Israel should be wiped off the map” – some people say it’s a mistranslation. Whatever. Horrible thing to say. And he denies the Holocaust. But, those are things he says to get elected. Okay? There are Jews in the Iranian Parliament. He can’t be that anti-Semitic. I think those are the equivalent of when the Republicans in this country say, “Gay marriage will lead to death."

As I've pointed out elsewhere I've seen Mr. Maher boast to interviewers about his penchant for sleeping until noon. I think he may want to consider dropping this as a bragging point.

He speaks of Ahmadinejad as if he was a man whose coarse but harmless side comes out after a few drinks. Oh, You know how Mahmoud gets.

And I particularly like the idea that a country eager to hear its leaders salivate over nuclear holocaust represents a problem no more sinister than that of political pandering.

But wait. Later in the same show Maher says, "I think if you had a free and fair election in Iran, they would not elect the theocrats. They’re a much more sophisticated people."

So, Mr. Maher, to whom is the Iranian President pandering?

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I see.