Real Time with Bill Maher (season 5)

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Real Time with Bill Maher
Season 5
No. of episodes24
Release
Original network HBO
Original releaseFebruary 16 (2007-02-16) 
November 2, 2007 (2007-11-02)
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List of episodes

This is a list of episodes from the fifth season of Real Time with Bill Maher .

Contents

Note that the Iraq War, President George W. Bush (from 2003 to 2009), and current/upcoming elections are frequent topics on the show and may not be listed under individual episodes.

The episode scheduled for November 9, 2007 was cancelled due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike. This episode was to feature Ben Affleck, George Carlin, and Tom Brokaw as guests. [1] [2]

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
GuestsOriginal air date
911 Michael Steele, Carly Fiorina, Craig Ferguson, John Edwards, John Amaechi February 16, 2007 (2007-02-16)
Developments in North Korea, global warming, Mitt Romney and Mormonism, Al Franken Senate campaign
922 Darrell Issa, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Steven Weber, Joe Biden, David Mamet February 23, 2007 (2007-02-23)
Guantanamo Bay detention camp, clash of civilizations, developments in Iraq, David Geffen political comments, cameras in courtrooms
933 John Ridley, Joe Scarborough, Barney Frank, Seymour Hersh, Mia Farrow March 2, 2007 (2007-03-02)
Middle East dynamics, war criticism from United States Congress and John McCain, attempt on Dick Cheney, war in Darfur, James Cameron's Jesus documentary
944 David Kuo, Dana Milbank, Roseanne Barr, Deepak Chopra, Paul Eaton March 9, 2007 (2007-03-09)
Walter Reed Army Medical Center neglect scandal, Scooter Libby verdict, Rudy Giuliani campaign, Ann Coulter's comments on John Edwards, afterlife and spirituality
955 Jason Alexander, Martha Raddatz, Dan Rather, Chris Rock, Mike Huckabee March 16, 2007 (2007-03-16)
Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy, War on Drugs, gays in the military, evolution of news business
966 David Frum, Shirley Franklin, John Legend, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Bernie Sanders March 23, 2007 (2007-03-23)
Iraq War anniversary, more on U.S. attorney firings, energy independence, campaign finance, "purity balls"
977 Michael Smerconish, D. L. Hughley, Catherine Crier, Madeleine Albright, Ron Paul March 30, 2007 (2007-03-30)
Funding of Iraq War, Clinton vs. Obama, privatization of government, still more on U.S. attorney firings, death of Pat Tillman
988 Bill Bradley, Dana Carvey, Scott McClellan, Al Sharpton, Laurie David, Sheryl Crow April 13, 2007 (2007-04-13)
Don Imus controversy and firing, extension of military deployments, global warming, performance of the 110th United States Congress
999 John O'Sullivan, Amy Holmes, Brian Schweitzer, Bill Moyers April 20, 2007 (2007-04-20)
Virginia Tech massacre, gun control, Alberto Gonzales testimony to Congress, Supreme Court ruling on abortion, Earth Day
10010 Richard Belzer, Jamie Tarabay, Dennis Kucinich, David Iglesias April 27, 2007 (2007-04-27)
Pat Tillman controversy, dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy, privacy in America, Alec Baldwin, future of Iraq
10111 Harold Ford, Jr., Sean Penn, Garry Shandling, Tommy Thompson, Sanjay Gupta May 4, 2007 (2007-05-04)
Republican presidential debate, State Department terror statistics, anniversary of "Mission Accomplished speech", "D.C. Madam" scandal, food safety, international response to Hurricane Katrina
10212 Arianna Huffington, Paula Poundstone, Frank Luntz, Richard Engel, Christopher Hitchens May 11, 2007 (2007-05-11)
Iraq troop surge, language of politics, how Democrats can win, May 2007 tornado outbreak
10313 Bradley Whitford, Loretta Sanchez, John Fund, Russell Simmons, Chris Dodd May 18, 2007 (2007-05-18)
Congressional resolution on Iraq, economic effect of immigration, voter fraud, second Republican debate
10414 P. J. O'Rourke, Ben Affleck, Ron Paul, Michael Moore May 25, 2007 (2007-05-25)
Health-care crisis, world opinion of the United States, Iraq troop surge and funding, Republican presidential race
10515 Tim Robbins, Michel Martin, Stephen Hayes, Mike Huckabee, Damien Cave August 24, 2007 (2007-08-24)
Status of Iraq troop surge, Michael Vick dogfighting investigation, Utah mine collapse and response
10616 Mike Gravel, Barbara Bodine, John Mellencamp, Harry Shearer, Ingrid Newkirk August 31, 2007 (2007-08-31)
Hurricane Katrina anniversary, Larry Craig arrest and resignation, Alberto Gonzales resignation, environmentalism and energy needs
10717 Cornel West, Mos Def, Lawrence Wilkerson, Ralph Nader September 7, 2007 (2007-09-07)
Iraq troop surge and upcoming Petraeus report, defining terrorism, roots of Islamic fundamentalism, black vote and political involvement, Jena Six
10818 Carl Bernstein, Jan Schakowsky, Drew Carey, Chuck Hagel, Robert Draper September 14, 2007 (2007-09-14)
Petraeus report and Middle East policy, 9/11 anniversary and relationship to Iraq, Hillary Clinton campaign
10919 Rob Thomas, Janeane Garofalo, Salman Rushdie, Michael Scheuer, Bjørn Lomborg September 21, 2007 (2007-09-21)
Israel and Middle East policy, MoveOn.org ad controversy, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit to U.S., global warming, Blackwater and use of private contractors in Iraq
11020 Rahm Emanuel, Michael Eric Dyson, Pete Hamill, Ken Burns, Maria Bartiromo September 28, 2007 (2007-09-28)
Ahmadinejad's visit and Iran–United States relations, funding for Iraq War, global economy, Bill O'Reilly Harlem restaurant comments, hate crimes legislation
11121 Paul Krugman, Tucker Carlson, Joy Behar, Vicente Fox, Naomi Klein October 12, 2007 (2007-10-12)
Mexico–United States relations and immigration, Republican presidential debates, State Children's Health Insurance Program and Bush's veto, Middle East policy, more on Blackwater incident
11222 John Edwards, Joel Stein, Sheila Jackson Lee, Chris Matthews, Garry Kasparov October 19, 2007 (2007-10-19)
Environment, biofuels, drug-resistant viruses, bringing U.S. troops home, Russian presidential election, Michael Mukasey confirmation hearings, Ellen DeGeneres dog controversy.
11323 Andrew Sullivan, Martina Navratilova, Wesley Clark, Kay Bailey Hutchison, David Frost October 26, 2007 (2007-10-26)
October 2007 California wildfires and global warming, immigration, reaching out to Iran, Bush's abuse of power
11424 Valerie Plame, Joseph C. Wilson, Markos Moulitsas, Alison Stewart, Martin Short, Jeremy Scahill November 2, 2007 (2007-11-02)
CIA leak scandal, Hillary Clinton's debate performance and Democrats' campaign issues, Blackwater, Michael Mukasey confirmation

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References

  1. "Episode 114". Real Time with Bill Maher. November 2, 2007. 56:34 minutes in. HBO.
  2. "Remembering George Carlin". Larry King Live. June 23, 2008. CNN.