Kucinich-Supporting Hecklers Interrupt Bill Maher On "The Tonight Show"

Just a week after making the boldest talk show appearance ever (third video down), Bill Maher found himself in another awkward position: this time at "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno."

While asking about Maher's opinion on the current crop of presidential contenders, Leno was interrupted Tuesday night by a Dennis Kucinich supporter, who yelled, "Let Dennis debate! Stop censorship! Help save democracy!" (Dennis was shut out from MSNBC's debate last night in Las Vegas).

Then, after a commercial break, Maher was interrupted by a separate audience member, shouting a more ambiguous message: "GE, NBC, Put Impeachment on TV!". Too bad he didn't handle the nuisance like he did on his own show.

Check out the clip from "The Tonight Show" below:

From NBC 1/15/08.

Comments

[Counterglow]

Hey, it's not like, back before everybody hated Bush, the Republicans didn't pack their share of Tonight Show audiences with a bunch of drones who would boo any joke or remark critical of the half-wit.

[Irons]

Well, at least the protestors didn't throw any UFOs.

[scottarino]

It makes me sick that Maher and Leno ridicule the fellow because he did not make "sense" in the short amount of time he had to shout his opinion before he was grabbed and hustled out of the studio....­. Like the general public can get ANY airtime to voice their opinion like Maher and Leno(AKA "sell-out" Jay) have been annointed. Democracy is DEAD people, if you haven't realized it yet, you're not paying attention.

[Chandidevi]

That was staged!

[Feettotheflame]

Did you want to know who pulled the strings on censoring Dennis Kucinich? This is your man, give him and ring and let him know how you feel. Democracy in action is interupting a Jay Leno show, also it is leaving a message to hold accountable VP's who wish to reenact their authoritarian fantasies upon free peoples.

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[chocco]

Dennis Kucinich should watch his backside, after all, the fascists have a way of getting rid of people who cause too much trouble. Remember what Commandant Ari Fleischer told us after 9/11? "Watch what you say, watch what you do." For chrissakes, why can't people see we are now living in a fascist dictatorship since Bush conquered us and put us into an eternal hell of invasion, occupation, and war without end. I don't believe either Clinton, Obama, or Edwards will make things a whole hell of a lot better. If they had any intregity, all three of them would've told Timmy Boy and Blow Dried Brian last night that they would NOT participate in a debate which excluded Dennis Kucinich for no reason other than he is against imperialism, war, and the assholes who profit from it, like GE.

[TimN]

Dennis seems like a cool guy and he shoots from the hip. For that he has earned my respect, but his politics suck and he'd make a crappy president.

[research]

Unbelievable, the big 5 Media Corporations run the presidential race in the USA!

World, Help us out here! This is an unfair election. We are 11 feet into a one mile race, and only the corporatist DLC.org candidates are left.

The one guy that polls show most matches the values of the average American is shut out.

The ONLY REAL DEMOCRAT is shut out.

Doesn't the UN have some guide lines for us?

Isn't there in internation group monitoring the viability of elections?

HELP!

[Evanrules]

keep in mind i know i made typos....

[Evanrules]

Why does it always happen to Maher...ke­ep in mind people he knows what hes talking about hes just being a funny asshole about it.. He and Ben Affleck are the ones who pointed out that the Dems are scared of the "machine" cause every time the Dems say shit they take it back....an­d the republican­s...well lets just say they would jumping for joy if the world was once color one religion(white and Christian) Makes me glad to be independent and i cant wait to vote on the 27th of this month for the first time of my life.

[jacebel]

If anyone really cared about what Dennis Kucinich had to say he would be polling over 1%. He declared his candidacy before anyone else and clearly people just don't care about what he has to say. The debates at this stage are for viable candidates, and no one can argue that Kucinich falls into that catagory. Also, these debates are primarily for undecided voters, I really can't believe that someone is between voting for Obama, Edwards, Clinton and Kucinich..­. He routinly gets his 1 or 2%, because thats the percentage of the voting population in this country that believes that his ultra partisan, unrealistic policies are right for this nation. Dennis knows he has no chance at getting the nomination, he has had his chance, and one debate appearance in a state that he doesn't even campaign in won't change a thing. These hecklers are what make the Democratic party look bad... you can be for Democracy and still back a viable candidate.­. You can be progressive without being out of touch with reality... Dennis is a joke.

[LeftLeanWing]

Guess what folks....
I just meet Dennis Kucinich and his wife and hour ago in a restaurant in DC. They looked adorable together, ... stayed all cuddled up. And she is even more beautiful in person. But I found out that he is actually taller than I am.

It was sooooooooooo coooooooool !!!!!!!!!!!!

I've had a few wines so if I'm not making sense , Sorry

[YEShavesome]

Why didn't PUSSY Bill Maher go and beat up those
Americans like he threatens too. Fucking Wimp!

Boycott anything remotely related to NBC!

[SoonerThought]

Love Bill, but I am getting sick and tired of his ridicule of spiritual people.

[realitytrumpsbull]

Yeppers, kinder, gentler censorship in the 21st century in the good ol' USA...I guess there's always spray paint...