Real Time with Bill Maher - Season 9 - Eps 26: August 05, 2011
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.
About Real Time with Bill Maher

Title: Real Time with Bill Maher
First Air Date: 2003-02-21
Last Air Date: 2025-03-28
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 6.031/10 (from 211 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 24
Total Episodes: 697
Network: HBO
Genres: Comedy, Talk
Production Companies: Bill Maher Productions, Brillstein Entertainment Partners, Brad Grey Television
Synopsis
Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like to discuss what's going on in the world.
Cast

Bill Maher
Self - Host