Episode
Real Time with Bill Maher: April 29, 2011
Overview
Guests: Governor Deval Patrick (D-MA), journalist Laura Flanders, blogger Andrew Breitbart, author Mark McKinnon, director John Waters Topics: Birther and schooler conspiracy theories, labor union bill in Massachusetts, Romneycare, racism in the GOP, Donald Trump, gas prices, windfall profits tax, censorship on TV, Victory Day in Afghanistan, monarchy in the UK
Details
- Series
- Real Time with Bill Maher
- Season
- Season 9
- Episode
- Episode 14
- Air date
- 2011-04-29
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
April 29, 2011 is Episode 14 in Season 9 of Real Time with Bill Maher. It aired on 2011-04-29. The runtime is 60 min.
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