actually be bringing people back to listen by what has been said by this guy, this leader. >> yeah. i think he is kind of the gorbachev of the catholic church. and i think ultimately maybe his goal is to kind of bring it down. >> maybe the de klerk, maybe the f.w. de klerk maybe. the guys that sees the time has to change. >> something like that. >> by the way, bill, i love your show. i'm not just blowing smoke. your show is amazing. it's always challenging to be on because i never know what i'm supposed to do except listen to you. "realtime with bill maher" returns at 10:00 on hbo. in mobile and corpus christi. these one-night shows are spectacular. thank you, bill maher. up next, how would you restore chris christie's reputation if you were in the business? we have a couple of political heavyweights coming here to play crisis manager. and you'll recognize them. they know what is going on. they're going to help this guy, i think. this is "hardball," the place