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Bill Maher Compares Newt Gingrich To 'A Batman Villain' On 'Late Late Show' (VIDEO)


First Posted: 02/22/2012 6:40 am Updated: 02/22/2012 9:05 am

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Bill Maher makes no secret of his antipathy toward Newt Gingrich. He recently mocked Gingrich's attack on the New York subway-riding "elite" on his HBO show, and on "The Late Late Show" (Weeknights, 12 a.m. EST on CBS) Tuesday night he pulled no punches, comparing Gingrich to a "Batman" villain.

Maher seemed surprised when host Craig Ferguson told him that Gingrich had appeared on the show, and having already referred to the former Speaker of the House as "the biggest, fattest turd from the '90s," Maher said "Newt Gingrich is a 'Batman' villain."

No, not a Heath Ledger "Dark Knight"-style scary villain, Maher was talking old-school, Cesar Romero-type villain.

"I mean like from the old Adam West 'Batman'. ... I'm talking about a fat, over-the-hill character actor with two henchmen in dog suits in a warehouse."

Maher also poked fun at Gingrich's religious convictions: "He was born a Lutheran, then went to Baptist -- probably to win an election in Georgia -- and now he's a Catholic. I love people who have three of 'the one true faith'!"

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Bill Maher makes no secret of his antipathy toward Newt Gingrich. He recently mocked Gingrich's attack on the New York subway-riding "elite" on his HBO show, and on "The Late Late Show" (Wee...
Bill Maher makes no secret of his antipathy toward Newt Gingrich. He recently mocked Gingrich's attack on the New York subway-riding "elite" on his HBO show, and on "The Late Late Show" (Wee...
Bill Maher makes no secret of his antipathy toward Newt Gingrich. He recently mocked Gingrich's attack on the New York subway-riding "elite" on his HBO show, and on "The Late Late Show" (Wee...
Bill Maher makes no secret of his antipathy toward Newt Gingrich. He recently mocked Gingrich's attack on the New York subway-riding "elite" on his HBO show, and on "The Late Late Show" (Wee...
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Panola60
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06:50 AM on 02/24/2012
Yep, same donors as 2008. . .

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07:19 AM on 02/23/2012
It pains me how much respect I've lost for Craig Ferguson. All his interviews peter out in the same, unsatisfying way, after he somehow managed to bring the discussion around to alcohol and professing his lack of interest and knowledge for any given other topic. Dude is inherently funny, but he's really just phoning it in, and his guests never get to do enough of what makes them interesting.
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Economist24
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04:20 PM on 02/23/2012
It pains me too but I agree with you and I absolutely despise the mouth organ/big cash prize bit. This interview with Maher was good though because there was some there there.
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crabbyguy75
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03:17 AM on 02/23/2012
Saint Bill!
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jplanner
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11:31 PM on 02/22/2012
Oh...o...hysterical!
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katn1084
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10:40 PM on 02/22/2012
When Gingrich and Cheney are in the same room, scary opera music just starts playing.
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patriotconserv
Democrats believe every day is April 15.
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09:03 PM on 02/22/2012
Maher....what a talentless tool !
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eddw88
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10:32 PM on 02/22/2012
But he is right about Newt!
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WRPrintz
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12:27 AM on 02/23/2012
Spin it on your TV show, you know the one you have had for 20+ years....like Bill.
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maslin
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08:07 PM on 02/22/2012
If Gingrich is a TV Batman villain, I think he is this one:

http://batman.wikia.com/wiki/The_Puzzler_(Maurice_Evans)
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Noah Cross
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07:57 PM on 02/22/2012
He looks like a Batman villain and has a name like a J.K. Rowling villain.
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Json
Cynical dreamer, sarcastic idealist...
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06:22 PM on 02/22/2012
3 faiths, 3 wives...
Maybe he is just a big believer in contingency plans.
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boomer7391
Beliefs are the seeds of evil.
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06:06 PM on 02/22/2012
And if this isn't Batman's other arch nemesis, Chris Christie, as played by King Tut I don't know what is....

http://www.tvsinopse.kinghost.net/art/3/tut_arquivos/batman_07.jpg
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korbendal
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05:28 PM on 02/22/2012
I'll say more of a Bond "Moonraker" villain..
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Hillbilly49
Don't tell me you are a Christian; let me guess.
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05:13 PM on 02/22/2012
Grandpa Leroy is simply another buffoon in the right wing clown car. 
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getsit
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04:45 PM on 02/22/2012
II have to laugh because he's right. In fact, all of the candidates resemble a whole retinue of Batman villains. Look at Santorum. Look at Paul. Even Willard.
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SikRik
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04:42 PM on 02/22/2012
I bet in Maher's world men like Newt are villians but the terrorists he calls brave are his heroes
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friendjudy
In war, truth is the first casualty.
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05:12 PM on 02/22/2012
Doubtful.
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The Colonel
We can't fight alone against the monster.
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05:31 PM on 02/22/2012
but the terrorists he calls brave are his heroes

I'm sure you can provide a link to back that statement up.
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Dennis Johnson
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04:27 PM on 02/22/2012
Well - we know he can't be the Penguin because Cheney already has that part. Maybe the Joker? - or one of the really obscure ones that only had one episode... like False Face or Shame. here's a great list of the villains and their evil deed(s.) http://listoftheday.blogspot.com/2008/02/batman-tv-series-villains.html
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getsit
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05:00 PM on 02/22/2012
I would say Egghead since that's kind of how Gingrich see's himself. Very narcissitic and full of himself.
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The Colonel
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05:32 PM on 02/22/2012
King Tut!
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