Episode
Real Time with Bill Maher: August 05, 2011
Overview
Guests: Ex-Obama economy adviser Christina Romer, Astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Salon editor-at-large Joan Walsh, Palin biography filmmaker Stephen K Bannon and chef Anthony Bourdain. Topics: US credit downgrade, debt ceiling deal, failure of the stimulus package, inability of Democrats to negotiate, 'job creators', defunding of science in America, Rick Perry's prayer festival, escaping poverty, would Hillary Clinton have been better, need for a left-wing tea party equivalent.
Details
- Series
- Real Time with Bill Maher
- Season
- Season 9
- Episode
- Episode 26
- Air date
- 2011-08-05
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
August 05, 2011 is Episode 26 in Season 9 of Real Time with Bill Maher. It aired on 2011-08-05. The runtime is 60 min.
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