During the "New Rules" segment on his HBO show last Friday night, Bill Maher blasted the Democratic Party for kowtowing to its corporate paymasters, and bemoaned the lack of real liberals on ballots and television. "And if occasionally you do get to hear Ralph Nader, Noam Chomsky or Dennis Kucinich," Maher complained, "they're treated like buffoons."
But when then-presidential candidate Nader came prepared in 2004 to seriously discuss the shortcomings of Democrats, Maher condescendingly badgered his liberal guest throughout the interview,...
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