>> did you see that press conference? i don't want to say it was nothing new there, but at one point the closed captioning actually said, blah, blah, blah, blah. >> that is really a political show. he doesn't even make any bones about the fact he's going right into the teeth of it. >> please, don't run for president. because you're a great american. don't run, please. >> bill maher takes the "meet the press" talking heads around a table format, and he turns it on his head. he says the bleep that no one else is going to say and does it in an entertaining way. >> over the next month, let us know which of these bloated ticks on america's hide needs to be burnt off with the mighty cigarette of democracy. >> mostly comedians try to stay in the middle so they can appeal to both sides, but bill is fearless. >> i think colin powell could be the guy, if he wanted to, to run against obama. boy, that would make russia's head explode. >> he's got a point of view. it's not a straight line. he's not just a straight-up