Politically Incorrect August 1998 Part 1 of 2 Eddie Izzard Christine O'Donnell

ETA: Just posted a minute of a 2010 interview with Eddie in which he talks about this clip. He seems pretty chuffed that it went viral, which is a weight off my shoulders. I thought he'd probably be glad it was out there but couldn't be completely sure.
ETA: Thanks for the shout out last night, Mr. Maher! 9/18/10 Well, hello world! Welcome to my channel. Come for O'Donnell and (I hope) STAY for Eddie.
This was Eddie's first appearance (of an eventual five) that he made on Bill's late, lamented program. Enjoy.

[@trytwicelikemice7516]

"this is semen, you can't get that out for love not money" hahahaha that was fucking dark :p

[@wallyboy25]

this show was shown on C4 in the uk thanks for the upload

[@janusgahrstre1998]

I have been looking through a lot of clips, and I am looking for a certain clip. Anybody know where I can find the 1 episode in season 2, with Ron Silver? I think it is episode 21.

[@wlsarchivist9748]

Anybody have the episode with Robert Conrad and Gavin McInnes?

[@twistfinger]

This show was the shit. I wish he'd bring it back.

[@dannimalcrossing]

I used to watch this show with my mom. I loved it.

[@WobblesandBean]

I always thought the word "womb" sounded hilarious. Hehe. "wooooooooomb".

[@caviper1]

two generations got together and communicated better afterwards.

[@fdrisgreat]

I missed this show on TV during the weekdays. It was a hell of lot better than Letterman, Leno and those other cadaver TV late night clowns. Real Time is great on Fridays.

[@Camel76]

O’Donnell wrote in a 1998 essay: “As Christians, virginity is not even our goal. Purity and holiness are our calling in Christ.” Yes, it most certainly us a goal of true Christians. I'm not sure if that is truly from an essay of her's, but if it is she is dead wrong. You can't have prity without virginity.

[@TheM4tthew]

@iSAW7 specifically it comes down to measuring "motivation" which is something we both cannot do. Or deciding how much motivation is enough to consider them related.

[@andro89]

I've never seen a guest attacked from so many angles after uttering the words "Telling the truth is the right thing to do"

[@laurasbotanicals]

Christine "I believe telling the truth..." Jasmine "I don't agree with telling the truth..."

[@cugamer8862]

I remember seeing this back in the day. I love how always telling the truth is a virtue. Unless it has something to do with how you spend your campaign contributions or whether or not you have a collage degree.

[@icemachine79]

O'Donnell is an intellectual black hole. She never realized Maher only invited her onto the show to provide amusement for the audience with her near-constant idiocy.

[@TommyLikeTom]

We'll be back with more WCTR after these messages

[@ScinLaeca358]

I love seeing Whitley do the righteous neck roll and finger wave.

[@lisambofoh]

If anyone has any more of these videos, please post!

[@theironworker781]

I think Bill only had Christine on his show to laugh at her and because he wanted to nail her, and I would wager that he did nail her.

[@browsertab]

Remember Martin Mull and Jasmine Guy? Where the fuck did these people go? I would have never thought that O'Donnell would get more attention today...

[@crownbeatsjack]

Love it, Martin Mull, star of Sabrina the Teenage Witch sitting next to Christine O'Donnell, former teenage witch.

[@2cOthers]

You got to give her some credit - she appears on a variety of media outlets unlike Palin deParrot

[@ibkristykat]

i remember hearing Christine O'Donnell's name when I was a teen. I was about 16 in 1998... and didn't give 2 turds about politics and current events half as much as I do now.

[@alton1950]

Where are the parents today, the family is falling apart. Most kids are out of control.

[@kingediii]

Kristine seems so sweet, even Maher is nice to her, she's doesn't squirm when the other guests say disgusting things.

[@Quanglewanglewiki]

I wish they'd let Christine talk more, they could have humiliated her more and ripped her fuzzy logic further to shreds if they'd let her keep snapping her trap.

[@DeathizYellow]

If this woman gets elected, I will leave the country.

[@b2serious]

HER LAUGH!! O_o ITS EATING AT MY BRAIN >_

[@aquamanvonfloozerhoffen5067]

Bill was too dramatic. "This is what she wants, but the fate of the country was up in the air." How was the fate of the country up in the air? Because there was a chance Al Gore would become President for two years?

[@OliverJWeber]

Wow that is a SPECTACULARLY ill fitting suit. Eddie Izzard is, of course, quite fun.

[@soojb7799]

"One person with lipstick at a time..." LOL

[@Ty4ons]

@slammah2012 Hate the myth that aspartame is so dangerous because it is a great sweetener taste wise. It has been tested since the 70's and is legal in over 90 countries despite all the claims.

[@Skepsikyma]

@lanegwyn The same exact thing happened to me! I was staring at her picture on the Yahoo article, when she first won the primary, because I knew her from somewhere. Then I read in the article that she was once on Real Time, and I instantly remembered her, and my first recollection was 'It's that phenomenally stupid woman who was on with Eddie Izzard!'. I never had much of an optimistic view for the tea party movement, but her nomination killed whatever little bit of hope I was still harboring.

[@repnco07]

"I'm not a witch I'm nothing you heard"

[@octopibingo]

@TheSelfControl You're leaving Uranus?

[@fluxfaze]

Funny how O'Donnell - posing here as a "Christian Activist" - once also posed as a witch. Posing seems to be her forte.

[@TheLordmep]

Am I the only one annoied by O'Donnell's laugh? I hope not.

[@hokieneer17]

@thejobloshow Martin Mull still pops up occasionally on re-runs or one-time guest appearances on shows.

[@Alienpubes]

I miss the 90's. :(

[@joe59788]

6:43 lol at the camera guy sprinting out in the background and sorry if that is detracting to the point of all this.

[@TheM4tthew]

@iSAW7 We did not ignore Bin Laden. President Clinton actually started a search for him during his presidency, the only people who ignored Bin Laden was the Bush people who were in business with his family. Also I never said he didn't support radicals. I'm saying that a "team up" isn't the most likely outcome. If we were attacked as an act of war from an actual hostile nation instead of extremists this would be an entirely different story.

[@dramagirl99]

Anyone else notice Eddie is wearing Maureen's Over the Moon shirt?

[@kaloncar]

"As Christians, viginity is not even our goal." We're not privy to the entire talk to see the context, but perhaps she misspoke as everyone does. I believe she is not speaking to children/adults who are unmarried. Those of us who forfeited our virginity prior to marriage, socially acceptable or not, have forfeited much. We have, conciously or not, cheated on our spouses in advance. If anyone ever plays the tape back on our lives we will be as humilated as she and probably worse.

[@ShoRyuBarbie]

BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILL MA-

[@squelchieblue]

I wish they would stop interrupting her and let her talk. Even though I don't agree with a lot of what she's saying.. Still wouldn't mind hearing it

[@AnimeIntroStyles4]

In other news: Eddie Izzard has always been awesome.

[@watermelonygoodness]

I feel bad for Chrstine O'Donnell. I don't agree with her on anything really, but she just seems so nice.

[@Creationcreed]

@photolitherland What do you mean by that?

[@TheM4tthew]

@iSAW7 I am not distorting the argument. I feel as though you are saying that if we see anything that has no physical provocation we are warranted to attack, by that standard we can attack Somalia. I never meant slight discomfort either, are you saying If they have anti-american views we can attack without physical provocation? I am attempting to clarify your stance.

[@woowooexpress]

@draber12 He's not one of Satan's agents. Tell-tale signs: 1) no horns; 2) no glowing eyes; 3) he touches things but they don't burst into flames.

[@efrisina]

"oh absolutely NOT"

[@freedomisrising]

I want Izzard's shirt. A lot.

[@shelton705]

@MrSuperneocon That's rediculous! It is not the place of the public school system to inflict a single religion onto students. If parents want their kids to learn the Bible, send them to a private religious school.

[@TheM4tthew]

@iSAW7 I didn't specify invading Rwanda though, I said Africa, I did not say which part of Africa should be invaded, I only brought up an event in Africa's past that adds to the continent's history, I should clarify; Africa houses atrocities that are far more trying for it's people so why are we not liberating them? I was largely just referring to anyplace that has injustice using Africa as an example and Rwanda as a more specific example of atrocity.

[@TheM4tthew]

@iSAW7 Yes but this doesn't mean that it can justify the invasion. I feel as though the bush doctrine is hurting us by excluding other solutions to these issues than just invading. We invaded without this knowledge, in fact the person you mentioned before set up traps for us when we invaded before we had invaded. It was premature and unplanned at best.

[@Virtuoso191]

@gits4eva Okay thanks for the reply, & that goes for the rest of folks who are trying educate me on sexual orientation but please, I didn't mean that........ I was sooo baked

[@dudemysterstspankers]

9:11 minutes... COINCIDENCE?????

[@ShortFuseFighting]

Tabasco Jones do we have some fuckin' security in this building?or do i have to come over and kick this guys ass out of here?

[@TheDogs0fwar]

I love Eddie, He keeps mature content in his comedy routines in a naive and pleasantly childish mindset.. Love it, but I also love How real he is, and similarly how real Bill and His idol George Carlin are. All great comedic muses for a generation in need of some comedy.

[@PogueMoran]

@slammah2012 Funny several classmates remember Barack Obama at Columbia. The information was posted to snopes years ago. The story you're basing this on is some random student who didn't hang out with the minority crowd and so I wouldn't expect him to know Obama.

[@TheM4tthew]

@iSAW7 No I meant Somalian pirates attacking US causing slight discomfort, I suppose it is a little vague. As a whole Africa has atrocities that are similar to the middle-east. Specifically Somalia has caused us discomfort. Just as Iraq supposedly did.

[@1shakezula1]

It's almost spooky how much hateful ignorance that beautiful face and sweet disposition disguises... It kinda makes me sad. :(

[@jakedelacroix]

I like Christine O'donnell even more now

[@lunhil12]

People like her talk about what THEY believe but the minute they get power they try to Make you do as they do wether you like it or not.

[@macgeek2004]

Dude, that is SUCH a good question! WTF *is* Martinizing? Lol!

[@johneamer]

Mahr should arrange a debate between 0'Donnell and Basil marceaux dot com.

[@broadjumper1]

@brykcm - No, but being able to utilize words correctly and effectively in order to make at point DOES.. Now whether the other party is able to comprehend these words is always a question, but I have no desire to dumb down my discourse just because they can't keep up...

[@chiledoug]

@DevonSartori still crazy after all these years..

[@kaloncar]

@ShoRyuBarbie -- What a glorious victory for him...zzzzzzz He did win that battle, but the war is far from over.

[@TheM4tthew]

@iSAW7 Also what I mean is that even the slightest hint that Iraq was in bed with Bin Laden would have warranted an actual political response, but he wasn't. If they were training terrorists jointly in any way that would be different but we can't play the world on what-ifs. There are more ways to handle a situation than invasion, flatly the invasion of iraq had nothing to do with us being in any danger.

[@TheM4tthew]

@iSAW7 We are just arguing in circles here. We both have differing opinions that can't be substantiated, you cannot say they were not equal motivators because there is no way of measuring that, to quote you "Why? Cause you say so?"

[@TheM4tthew]

@iSAW7 Even if the media ignores something that does not mean it's not there. The fact that the media didn't cover it doesn't dismiss the fact. And politically, attacking a military giant with the support of other military giants could very well have started an even larger war that would have demolished that section of the world. Politics isn't just who can wave the biggest stick or use the biggest gun it is also about knowing when and how to use these things and when that would be absurd.

[@francescafoley]

I urge everyone not to trust those who speak in absolutes.Shades of grey are everywhere. When you can appreciate the position of others, even if you cannot empathise with it you are a whole human being as far as i'm concerned. People who talk in absolutes (TELL THE TRUTH ALL THE TIME NO MATTER THE COST) are ignorant, and hurtful and cannot see that a small lie to protect others is not against nature, or god or whatever. IT'S HUMAN! Peace out!

[@mrswinkyuk]

Fucking hell, Bill Maher cannot resist those cheap shots about Eddy Izzard. He calls himself a comedian?

[@xenafan234]

Love Eddie!

[@TheM4tthew]

@iSAW7 I didn't bring up invading Rwanda, that was an assumption you had. I referenced the Genocide as an example of an occurrence in Africa that had a large impact on their people. I never said anything about invading it. I feel that money is a motivator for war as is religion so the two can be seen similarly, that is my stance, but we can talk about religion if you want.

[@kaloncar]

@Saucypants1000 -- Why is it that post-sexual breakups destroy us the first time and get less painful each time it happens? Because the first time was not love but lust. Then, we close our heart to others a little more each time we begin a relationship and not jump head first into love again willing to give our full and unvarnished selves. Therefore, if this happens before marriage we are already untrusting and hard-hearted in some degree and that "cheats" our spouse.

[@HowardSternn]

And I thought Palin was a joke

[@fllnktt]

....and now the star of politically incorrect ....BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILL MAH....hahaha

[@1metallica1]

6:35 If you are in the Los Angeles area and you want to get tickets to Hitler, then call 213-Du-Werdest-Eine-Krankenschwester-Brauchen!"

[@TeeniaMarie]

only thing to do is jump over the moon...MOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

[@TheM4tthew]

@iSAW7 I disagree, I am likening how the turnout could have become more covert and less stand-offish. The last part is just how escalation isn't always a good option. My point was that you said we ignored Bin Laden, we as a government did not, we were aware he existed, the media is not part of the government and has no need of mention in this instance. Heck even when 9/11 had just occurred we had a shot at locating him but we let his family flee the country without questioning them.

[@funnyhaha71]

@TheSelfControl Can I come to? I think moving to another planet is the only reasonable decision one can make right now.

[@TheDalinkwent]

@iSAW7, It's not about what might happen or what could happen, it's people believing somthing that has no truth to it, it's a fact that Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11, yet people are convinced that Saddam was in league with Osama, yet people forget that Saddam was a dictator and would never risk his empire dealing with radical people he might have problems with, when it comes to power and control.

[@InfiniteMomentStudio]

3:46 XD Martin Mull looks like he is ready to kill himself

[@TheM4tthew]

@iSAW7 Again there was no actual attack on us. What you are insinuating is that if we think we are feeling the slightest discomfort with someone we can invade them. I said political response, not military. And why the middle east then? why not Africa? We have been attacked by pirates, should we invade? There have been far worse atrocities from Africa than from the middle east. The Rwanda genocide comes to mind. It was not about freedom. We ignore worse every day.

[@kaloncar]

@Saucypants1000 -- Full disclosure...yes, I engaged in pre-marital sex. That aside, I do believe that it was not the ideally healthy choice. Sexual intercourse is no trifling thing. We are emotional, phyiscal, spirtual, and social (EPSS) beings. The intensely intimate act of sex with another person is not merely a physical connection. Because we are EPSS beings two persons become one in all 4 areas of being during sex.

[@wisesatyr72]

I think is Palin II

[@TomMackio]

@GodandLiberty Good examples of my point; STIs, teen births, birth out of wedlock and abortions can all be avoided if contraception is used. Abstinence works but the fact of the matter is the vast majority will not abstain... even deeply religious people. Incidentally, you mention the UK but it's the US with the highest teenage pregnancy rates in the whole of the industrialized world.

[@orwellianspy27]

@KOOLanash I dunno, he looks kinda strange without the goat'. Guess I'm too use to seeing him with it.

[@y2ktube]

@toddmlbauer "blooper"??? Sorry, I'm not following anything you stated. Maybe you should lower your dosages. Is there any kind of a point here?

[@watermelonygoodness]

@sulla175 That doesn't mean she isn't nice. You can have a difference of opinion with someone without being mean about it. I don't think she would be mean about it.

[@Mandi7882]

@talietime - Then please get behind my candidate: Casper the Friendly Ghost. He used to be a real boy (some think the Ghost of Richie Richie so republicans oughta love him), he's kind, considerate, cares for others and just wants to be your friend. He's always got those bad democrats following him but Casper always does the right thing. Vote Casper 2012. Voting for anybody else, is just stupid.

[@HighPriestofLemuria]

I'm surprised people focus on the fact that she said that she dabbled in witchcraft, when in reality she did no such thing, since neither witches nor Satanists use blood in rituals or on their altars. What the reality is is that she lied, using some Christian propaganda she read as the basis for that lie. This is the real issue here, after making such a big deal about not being a liar, she is obviously lying in this clip, and yet no one is calling her on her bullshit.

[@Satchel334]

Dang, this is trippy seeing this now. It looks so damn dated.

[@bethwenner]

5:17 Her laugh sounds like the fairies from Zelda.

[@Slayerblade1000]

wats with the O' names

[@Anglogirl1]

@Anglogirl1 Ah. Ya see? I made a mistake right there, should have been opponents' not 's.

[@TheM4tthew]

@iSAW7 There is never a time, in my opinion, where diplomacy is never an option. Even if it "wasn't" think of it like the cold war, it was never officially stated we were at war but it was fairly well documented. We didn't win the cold war by invasion, that would have been even more costly and dangerous. Granted the fall out from the cold war started another war We won through covert affairs and funding without ever directly invading, although we had also destabilized a part of the middle east.

[@831Chelsea]

@TheSelfControl dude i saw that people will be able to by 'tickets' to get into space soon.... maybe we need to start saving some money! lol

[@TheM4tthew]

@iSAW7 This for one, but redirecting the argument towards my motivations regarding money which is of no consequence.