Bill Maher Bludgeons Ben Stein and the Rest of the American Whinistocracy

Brutal but much-needed “New Rules” segment over the weekend from Bill Maher on his HBO show “Real Time.” Maher called out actor/columnist/former Nixon speechwriter Ben Stein for a recent sniveling column in which Stein bellyached about his taxes being bumped for the income he ears over $250,000 a year. Video doesn’t seem to be up online, but here’s the transcript from Maher’s HuffPo blog.

You know Ben Stein, the guy who got rich because when he talks it sounds so boring it’s actually funny.

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