Bill Maher Mocks Newt Gingrich Attack On New York 'Elites' (VIDEO)

The current primary race has heard its fair share of pro-"Real America" and anti-"Liberal Elite" talk thus far, but nothing stood out to comedian Bill Maher quite like Newt Gingrich's recent remarks about New Yorkers.

On Friday night's "Real Time," Maher mocked Gingrich for blasting New York "elites" for living in high rises and riding the subway while speaking in Las Vegas (of all places).

Aside from the fact that New Yorkers of every socioeconomic status ride the train, Maher didn't understand how a "shrieking, creaking, lurching, airless, underground tomb" could be considered "elitist" -- especially considering Gingrich's moon dreams:

"Why dont they travel like real Americans, on a spaceship to the moon!" Maher joked.

Watch the clip above to hear more of Maher's subway humor as well as his issue with jokes about liberal "elite" states like Massachusetts (Or "Taxachusetts") getting raucous applause at CPAC:

"You mean the state that's number one in education, number one in health care and is basically where our country started? Yeah, screw them," Maher joked.

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Comments

[El Gato fermelious]

08:43 AM on 03/14/2012

The better part of Bill Maher definitely ran down his daddy's leg.

[Thewriter123]

03:33 PM on 02/15/2012

I can mock Gingrich too! All I have to do is pinch my cheeks and pull them down!

[lucite]

02:17 PM on 02/15/2012

I ride the Long Island Railroad...I must be the top of the line "Elitist

[Timo Love]

10:46 PM on 02/14/2012

The A train is the most elite line.

[BlackJAC]

09:50 AM on 02/15/2012

The MBTA has a Silver Line, but that doesn't seem elite enough.

[BPCentrisAmerican]

04:39 PM on 02/14/2012

Know what the difference between Bill and Rush is, Bill invites conservative guest on his show, he even dose conservative dominated panels, he treats them with respect, even when they dominate the conversation with their favorite tactic the filibuster.

Rush just spits and slobbers in his microphone for 3 hours.

[GAH-GOH]

01:02 AM on 02/15/2012

The repubs listen to Rush with their mouth open so they can readily swallow the garbage he spews every time he's on the air.Bill has more intelligent and relevant things to say.

[BlackJAC]

10:01 AM on 02/15/2012

That's because gop AM talk radio is about making the audience feel simultaneously victimized and empowered via some convoluted conspiracy theory.  They'll only bring in the opposition if they can somehow reinforce that viewpoint.

[ericbballcourt]

04:00 PM on 02/14/2012

As long as my son doesn't grow up to be like Bill Maher, I'll be proud of him. It's my one stipulation.

[BPCentrisAmerican]

04:13 PM on 02/14/2012

You should be lucky, Bill knows bullchit when he smells it.

[VTL]

04:51 PM on 02/14/2012

He doesn't have to be like him, but it would be nice if her were as smart as him.

Unlike yourself of course.

[Fritziscool]

03:36 PM on 02/14/2012

Divide and conquer. Make the guy in the trailer park in Iowa hate the guy in the trailer park in Indiana.

[BPCentrisAmerican]

04:14 PM on 02/14/2012

The sad part is, there stupid enough to do it.

[Rosy Cheeks]

02:55 PM on 02/14/2012

Oh Bill, you always say it like it is and it's so refreshing. I don't even think they believe half the nonsense that they spew, it's called playing on people's fears and ignorance with hopes of dividing and conquering.

[aosborneh2o]

10:59 AM on 02/14/2012

Maher makes a VERY good point. The Right is very quick to mock and deride Massachusetts and other more liberal and social states. However, when you put pen to paper, there are a number of glaring holes in their logic. MA and other "Socialist" states are predominantly net payers to the federal government, while the Right leaning states are predominantly net takers; effectively suckling from the Welfare Teat - pausing just long enough to call Obama a Socialist Nazi. Despite this, MA and other such states provide the best education and best public support services of any states in the country. These are also the states with the highest per capita earnings and standards of living coupled with unemployment well below the federal average; meaning, MA not only has MORE jobs, and BETTER jobs. All despite the horrible corporate tax burden, excessive regulation and high wages the Right has been yelling about since the 70's.

Oh, and those are the states with the highest incidence of unwed, teenage mothers as well as divorce. YAY FAMILY VALUES!!!

[BPCentrisAmerican]

04:17 PM on 02/14/2012

Good point. That's why red client states are "called right to work for less states", in short the 3rd world.

[aosborneh2o]

11:49 AM on 02/15/2012

It's why I can't help but think that maybe we go with Ron Paul. We drop most federal assistance programs and MA (and CA as well) starts keeping the Billions in welfare being paid to support the red states. MA regulates well beyond federal standards in pretty much every regard; thus, the federal standards become irrelevant anyhow and they keep Billions for just doing the same thing they've been doing.

However, the "bootstraps" rhetoric sounds really good when it is taken entirely out of the real-world context...

[somearelost]

09:02 AM on 02/14/2012

Bill Maher = Bottom feeder

[zmberg]

09:16 AM on 02/14/2012

And Gingrich is the cream of the crop?

Must be opposite day.

[Reading girl2485]

09:20 AM on 02/14/2012

Awww - whassamatta, Bagger? Touch a nerve?

[schoolmaster]

08:43 AM on 02/14/2012

good

[IWantTofu]

08:40 AM on 02/14/2012

Funny how a former speaker of the house, who makes several million a year, who has revolving credit for $500,000 at Tiffanys is decrying Washington elites. In the dictionary under the definition of hypocricy, they have a picture of Newt.

[BPCentrisAmerican]

04:21 PM on 02/14/2012

I used to ride sub-way, I didn't know I was so privileged.

[Tully Hoover]

08:34 AM on 02/14/2012

Hit 'em again Bill!!! Stick it in their Republican Ear!!!

[Kathie Ann]

08:09 AM on 02/14/2012

I don't care for the profanity, but I almost always agree with his message.

[FilthyHarry]

07:54 AM on 02/14/2012

The guy with a half million dollar line of credit at Tiffany's is truly a down-to-earth man of the people.

[IWantTofu]

08:22 AM on 02/14/2012

And makes several million a year.

[UncleMilo]

06:08 PM on 02/14/2012

Actually, he's connecting very well. Sorry you can't see it. Maybe you need to go to an eye doctor. Good luck to you.

[InABox]

06:36 PM on 02/14/2012

He's connecting among the simple and weak-minded. That's not saying much.

[FilthyHarry]

10:25 PM on 02/14/2012

No he's not. The man is a walking joke. You know how you can tell he's connecting well? He wins lots of primaries. He's not.