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Re: Ann Coulter on CNBC Show: Jews Need 'Perfecting'
Bill Maher discusses his new book, "When You Ride Alone You Ride with Bin Laden"
From: Fresh Air, NPR
November 7, 2002 Thursday
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This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross.
GROSS: Mm-hmm. Now one of the people who was a very frequent guest on your show, and was also very far to the right, was Ann Coulter.
Mr. MAHER: Yeah.
GROSS: And you became good friends.
Mr. MAHER: Yeah.
GROSS: So what is the basis of the relationship? Because you're so involved with your political point of view...
Mr. MAHER: Right.
GROSS: ...what's the basis of a relationship with somebody who has a very opposing point of view to yours?
Mr. MAHER: Well, contrary to popular belief, it's not sex. She's just my friend, and people think it's all based on pillow talk. But I promise you we're just friends, but we're really good friends.
And one thing that doing that show taught me was that you can become friends with people who you absolutely disagree with, and I think people should. One reason I'm able to do that is because, first of all, I'm only 99 percent certain I'm right about anything, and I think everyone should have that attitude. If you don't, it's arrogant. It's arrogant to think that you absolutely, 100 percent, know you're right about anything. So, you know, who knows? I could get up to the pearly gates and find
out Ann Coulter had it all right. I doubt it, however.
But the other thing is what I love about Ann Coulter is that she's sort of the--she's sort of a version of myself in that she absolutely never pulls a punch. Even when she's saying something that I think is outrageous, it's what she really believes and she doesn't back off of it. And that is what I find so refreshing and, unfortunately, so unique. I can't name five other people who do that, who don't calculate before they speak. If she believes that nuns should carry guns, then she'll just say that. Or whatever she said about how we should conquer the Muslim countries and convert them to Christianity. It's insane; I don't agree with it. But you know what? I have to give it up to her because she absolutely says what she thinks and doesn't back off of it.
She's not afraid to get booed. You know how wonderful a quality I find that? Not afraid to get a little booing. People in this country are so lame about that. They're so lame about worrying about
their popularity--politicians, people in show business; they're so afraid that mass out there, that bunch of hamsters who are pushing a pedal of approval will somehow push the wrong pedal--'Oh, I did not like that very much. I liked it somewhat.' Well, how about just saying what you feel and
whatever they feel? Fine. If they don't agree with you, what's the worst that can happen? Well, I tell you, I know. I experienced what the worst that could happen. You get fired. So what? You go on.
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