Maher on fire

Whenever Bill Maher gets fired up and rushes to Obama’s defense (as he hilariously did last night during his “New Rules” schtick), you can be certain the president has recently worked his hope and change magic and inspired the democratic troops.

BILL MAHER: And finally, new rule: someone has to explain to me how it is that the Democrats can't talk about their accomplishments while the Republicans actually campaign on their fuck-ups. Last week President Obama had the frankest town hall meeting I've ever seen, and a woman named Velma Hart took the mike and told the president, "I'm exhausted defending you." Well, if you're like Velma and you're tired of making excuses for Obama, just imagine how tired he is of making excuses for you.

Ouch!

BILL MAHER: Of course, the Democrats are disappointing. That's what makes them Democrats. If they were any more frustrating they'd be your relatives. But in this country, they are all that stands between you and darkest night.

Here's more of the transcript and the video.