From 'Real Time With Bill Maher' on March 7, 2008 Bill visits Olvera Street to take the "temperature of the Latino vote." Skip ahead to 5:00 minutes for the interviews.......

Real Time with Bill Maher returned to HBO Friday night sans Maher's talented staff of writers (nominated once again by the WGA for outstanding achievement in a TV Comedy/Variety Series). Following a somewhat contentious panel discussion with Tony Snow, Mark Cuban, Matt Taibbi and Catherine Crier, Maher delivered an emotional critique of the strike, now heading into its 10th week.......

Tomorrow is the first day California residents can apply for an absentee ballot - the 29th is the last day to submit a request. (Click here for the online absentee application). The first wave of Stormwatch 2008 has largely faded into nothingness today as sun peeked through clouds and puddles began to dry. But another storm of equal or lesser value could follow soon. Downtown received about 5.3 inches, well above its total last......

So what do you think of the beards on Letterman and Conan? I thought everyone did pretty well, particularly Conan. Leno's show was practically unchanged (same old crap) while Letterman gave lots of props to the WGA. If you don't have a TV with a built-in digital tuner you will need to get a converter box by February of 2009. It seems like a long way off but it will sneak up on you. Be......

I've spent a handful of Friday evenings in the Real Time with Bill Maher studio audience and it's a blast. But last night at Studio 33 on the CBS lot (of Price is Right and Carol Burnett fame) was a really weird one. Halfway through the show, four audience members seated individually in middle seats of different sections, challenged Maher to address 9/11 consipiracy theories, namely: "What happened to Building 7?" In the minutes preceding......

The TelePromTer-readers and out-of-touch-hate-mongers of the mainstream media thought that they were being super-cool by discussing/bitching about the presidential candidate debates that were posted on YouTube. So since that new, interesting, and youth-vote promoting aspect of the next election has been talked to death by the talking-heads, I have found these candidate related webpages to occupy me during my early in the ante meridian down-time: At SuperBook.com, you can go to their "Exotic Lines"......

On Friday night, Bill Maher spoke to Michael Scheuer, former head of the now defunct C.I.A. Bin Laden Unit and author of the upcoming book,Marching Toward Hell: America & Islam After Iraq. His previous book, Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror, was mentioned in one of Bin Laden's recent tapes mentioning that if the U.S. wanted to understand why the Iraq War is a losing war, then they need......

Wolf Blitzer had Bill Maher on his show last night and asked the former Politically Incorrect host who he would think would make the best Republican nominee for President. Maher chose Ron Paul, not because Maher agrees in Paul's stance in ending the so called War on Drugs, or on Paul's desire to end Income Tax so that the US would be forced to stop trying to be the world police. But Maher said......

Bush has "charms of the scruffy kind." On last Friday's Real Time with Bill Maher, guest Robert Draper talked up his his new George W. Bush biography, "Dead Certain." Here's the video on Bush's loneliness, douchebagness, stubbornness, dismissiveness and food chewing skills.......

April 2007 -- Gonzales says, "I don't recall" 72 times at Senate hearing It's Friday! And it's also the final day on the job for Bush-tushy-wipin', habeas corpus trashin', eavesdroppin', worst-AG-ever Alberto Gonzales. Nicknamed "Fredo" by the Commander in Disbelief either because his name is kinda like Alfredo, or perhaps after the weakest Corleone in The Godfather, Gonzales became a Bush Yes-man in the mid-'90s. Gonzales' crimes accomplishments are many. He assisted in obfuscating......

Bill Maher returned to HBO last night with his hilarious political talk show "Real Time with Bill Maher". His guests were actor Tim Robbins (who had a pretty good take on "experts"), NPR's Michel Martin who did get a tad ghetto on the host, and Stephen Hayes, a dude who wrote a pro-Dick Cheney book. Maher had an interesting interview with a NY Times reporter who is in Iraq, and he talked with GOP......

There is nothing more disgusting, repulsive, and unforgivable than to have a child molester roam free on the block. So to sit and watch the way the Catholic Church has been treated with, dare we say, kid gloves, is outrageous. No offense to the religion or their parishioners, but if a neighbor has a pit bull and it bites kids, you take care of that problem. Likewise if many pit bulls in the neighborhood......

For a guy who got famous because of a Monica, Matt Drudge sure seems uncomfortable about saying anything about Monica Goodling who continues to add to the case that the Attorney General of the United States lied under oath to Congress in testimony that has "the hearing room generally falling silent on Goodling's every word." What is Drudge deciding to send his millions of clickers to instead of the big news of the day?......

A Word or 49: Iggy Pop redeems Jimmy Kimmel tonight. For petessake when is the stupid 'house' gimmick ever gonna end on House? (new one tonight) I'm rockin' the slot with the Shield tonight though - now that Vic seems to be in the clear perhaps we're just back to some stellar violence. Today - Tuesday - April 24th, 2007 Rita Hayworth Marathon (TCM, 5- p.m.) Starting with Pal Joey, then Salome, etc. Check......

Former Senator Bill Bradley is currently on a book tour promoting his book, The New American Story, and LAist had the opportunity to hear him speak at UCLA through the School of Public Affairs on Friday before his appearance on HBO's The Bill Maher Show. About 35 students, political activists and fans came to hear Bradley speak. An esteemed resume, Bradley is a former senator and presidential candidate, basketball champion, Rhodes Scholar and Olympian.......

We're big fans of Bill Maher and his weekly Real Time on HBO. The hour-long show features a panel of distinguished guests discussing politics and pop matters of the day with Bill, but the highlight of each show is the "New Rules" segment, in which Maher introduces a set of hilarious new rules. (Also, highly recommended is the book, or audiobook of the same name.) The "New Rules" above are from Friday's episode --......

Tonight - Thursday - March 8th, 2007 The Yakuza Papers (IFC, 5:00 p.m.) All 5 flicks from the gangster saga. Survivor: Fiji (CBS, 8:00 p.m.) More shenanigans from paradise. American Idol (Fox, 8:00 p.m.) Carrie Underwood performs, top 12 finalists revealed. Scrubs (NBC, 9:00 p.m.) Sad news for the Army guy. Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? (Fox, 9:00 p.m.) Well, are you? 30 Rock (NBC, 9:30 p.m.) Last one before show goes......

A Word Or 71: Hey, thanks for calling me on my BS mistakes yesterday, it pleases me that some people have been reading my little list of shows and snarky comments. Have a great weekend - the only thing that will get me through Oscar night is alcohol, here's a link to an Oscar's Drinking Game but there's got to be better ones, please post your own or links to better ones in the comments.......

A Word or 36: My son has pink eye and I've had to watch daytime TV, a truly terrible terrible thing to have to subject yourself to. I dunno if I'll be able to turn any of the following on. Tonight - Tuesday - February 20th, 2007 Canucks @ Ducks (PRIME, 7:00 p.m.) American Idol (Fox, 8:00 p.m.) We're down to 12 wannabes NCIS/The Unit (CBS, 8-10:00 p.m.) New episodes. Dateline NBC (NBC, 8:00......

A Word or 4: Have... a... great... weekend... Tonight - Friday - February 16th, 2007 College Basketball: UCLA @ AZ State (PRIME, 5:00 p.m. NBA All-Star Celebrity Game (ESPN, 7:00 p.m.) Hoops Ghost Whisperer/Close to Home/NUMB3RS (CBS, 8-11:00 p.m.) All new. Nanny 911/Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy (Fox, 8-10:00 p.m.) Fox! Make it one show! Las Vegas/Law & Order (NBC, 9-11:00 p.m.) New & New Logan's Run (TCM, 9:155 p.m.) Farrah Fawcett-Majors! Yeah!!......

- Bam's Uncle Vincent "Don Vito" Margera will be arraigned next month for allegedly fondling two 12-year old girls and a 14 year old girl last year in Colorado - AP - Lancaster burglars toss yapping ratdog into freezer - Daily News - Forget the Denise Richards up-bikini-bottom shot... is that Bill Maher she's with at the beach? - dlisted - Happy 60th birthday Farrah Fawcett, you're now cancer-free - AP - Gunmen hold......

120 year old Indian woman died this week. She claimed that smoking marijuana every day was the reason for her long life. - All Headline News "Weeds" star and Hollywood Blvd. preacher, Craig X, was arrested last month for distributing marijuana. He says the "sacrament" that he sold to people at Temple 420 on Hollywood Blvd. is protected under the freedom of religion and Prop 215. The LAPD, who officially pressed charges this week,......

Friday Night "The Odessa File" (TCM, 5:00 p.m.) TCM presents an evening of spy movies starting with "The Odessa File", followed by "The Quiller Memorandum" "NHL Hockey" (PRIME, 7:00 p.m.) Blackhawks @ Ducks "NBA Basketball" (Fox Sports, 7:30 p.m.) Raptors @ Lakers "Ice-T's Rap School" (VH1, 9 p.m.) Season finale. "Real Time with Bill Maher" (HBO, 11 p.m.) Season finale. "Charlie Rose" (PBS, 11:30 p.m.): The Dixie Chicks and others, well, not other chicks,......

Over the last two days, LAist has told you - where to get free gas - where to get free red hot chili peppers tickets as they play at a small club - why jd drew was a lazy douche - everything you'd ever want to know about the LAPD beat down scandal - where to dine with your valley hos - where to say hi to emilo estevez - that ray parker jr......

Next week theres gonna be a huge comedy festival in Vegas called The Comedy Festival. Don Rickles, Dave Chappelle, Bill Maher, Triumph the Insult Dog, Damon Wayans, and the recently arrested Katt Williams are scheduled to do full sets at the legendary Caesar's Palace. So every day for the next week we will show a video or two from one of the many comics that will be out in the desert yucking it up.......

Kicking the party while they're down, last night Bill Maher went on CNN's "Larry King Live" and was as politically incorrect as always, stating that many chiefs of staff in Washington DC are homosexuals. When asked by King to name names, Maher threw out the name of no one less than GOP party leader Ken Mehlman himself. Larry said he was unaware that Mehlman, who is rumored to be stepping down as RNC Chairman......

- A Correction letter was sent out by CA Secretary of State to all 14,000 OC voters who got the illegal voter fraud from the GOP wannabe - Lonewacko - Miami-bound American Airlines jet returns to LAX due to odor - NBC4 - Marilyn Manson to open an LA art gallery on Halloween - EarthTimes - Two plead guilty in $30+ million bank fraud scheme - AP - Orel interviews for Oakland opening. Will he......

"I don't care if Mark Foley had been asking boys to describe their penises because I have some sad news for you: Your kid is so larded out on Cheetos and Yoo-hoo, he can't even see his penis." - Bill Maher, today on Salon.com "You're wankers, but really important wankers. Even you, Robert Joseph at Earthlink, who has sent me consistent hatemail for two years straight. You, sir, have been impressive." - Jessica Coen......

Our source for salty, adulterated social commentary is still available, but it's just not as entertaining as it used to be. I used to religiously watch Bill Maher bash neocons, radical liberals, and, well, religion to the point that watching him live at CBS Studios became one of the top items on my "Things to Do in L.A." list. So after waiting in line for an hour and then sitting separately from the friends......

Kobe Bryant, William A. Macy - Live w/Regis & Kelly, 9am (ABC)* Ludacris Live - 3:30p (E!) Food City 250, Nascar - 4:45p (TNT) The Hill - 6:30p (Sundance) Raiders vs Detroit Lions - 7pm (KCAL) Max Cleland, Christopher Hitchens - Real Time, 8pm (HBO) Kyle XY - 9pm (ABC) Katrina, Where Things Stand - 20/20, 10pm (ABC) Sarah Silverman, Cheech, Mobb Deep - Last Call, 1:36a (NBC) * * rerun photo by the......