Episode
Real Time with Bill Maher: February 19, 2010
Overview
Guests: Chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel Elizabeth Warren, comedienne Wanda Sykes, Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane , former Governor Eliot Spitzer, and Norah O'Donnell Topics: Lack of action by government, bipartisanship, the filibuster, Obama's handling of terrorism, torture, controversy over Family Guy's Down's Syndrome episode, race and criticism of Obama, Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Kevin Smith's airplane incident, obesity, Bill's tweet criticizing media coverage of Haiti
Details
- Series
- Real Time with Bill Maher
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2010-02-19
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
February 19, 2010 is Episode 1 in Season 8 of Real Time with Bill Maher. It aired on 2010-02-19. The runtime is 60 min.
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