Episode
Real Time with Bill Maher: June 17, 2011
Overview
Guests: Ray Kurzweil, columnist Ross Douthat, Public Notice executive director Gretchen Hamel, pundit Chris Matthews, comedian Kevin Nealon Topics: Mitt Romney, FEMA, Tim Pawlenty, Michele Bachmann, Republicans rooting for America to fail, Rep. Anthony Weiner scandal, Tracy Morgan, hunting, freedom vs. entitlement, Rick Perry's spiritual solutions to national problems
Details
- Series
- Real Time with Bill Maher
- Season
- Season 9
- Episode
- Episode 20
- Air date
- 2011-06-17
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
June 17, 2011 is Episode 20 in Season 9 of Real Time with Bill Maher. It aired on 2011-06-17. The runtime is 60 min.
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Guests: Former Congresswoman Jane Harman (D-CA), comedienne Janeane Garofalo, columnist Joshua Green, journalist Sharon Waxman, actress Jane Lynch
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