Guests: Richard Haass, fmr. State Department official; DL Hughley, comedian; Paula Froelich, writer and author; Matt Miller, journalist; Jeremy Scahill, investigative journalist

Maherisms

Obama was making good on a campaign promise to reach out to the Muslim world. Let's just hope it works with Muslims better than it did with the Republicans.  Bill Maher

Obama's speech was produced right here in the U.S.A., and the rest of the world is buying it. Which is more than I can say for General Motors.  Bill Maher

I saw a bum with a sign that said, 'Will work for food and throw in the undercoating.'  Bill Maher

Small businesses are so desperate. I was in a Korean grocery store today and the owner told a group of black teenagers, 'Browse. Take your time; I'll be in the back.'  Bill Maher

It's tough to be a Catholic. They don't allow you to masturbate, and they don't allow you to have sex outside of marriage. To which I say, 'Make up your mind!'  Bill Maher

On The Middle East

We'll know the Middle East is a much better place when an Egyptian or a Syrian or a Jordanian leader can go up and give the same speech that Barack Obama gave.  Richard Haass

never going to have peace in the Middle East until Muslims, Christians and Jews get over their angry, sex-hating, desert gods and let themselves get laid.  Bill Maher

When we basically got the Sunni tribals to switch their loyalties and stop shooting Americans, I thought it was a pretty good afternoon.  Richard Haass

I think it's a very conscious choice by Obama and the White House to abandon the language of the 'war on terror.'  Matt Miller

When we're bombing civilians, we are creating new generations of people that are going to want to kill Americans because of what's happened to their families.  Jeremy Scahill

On Terrorism

Dick Cheney did more to encourage terrorism against Americans than almost any other official in recent U.S. history, through his actions and his words.  Jeremy Scahill

We have freedom of speech. And there's a difference between saying something and one crazy psycho going out and killing [Dr. Tiller].  Paula Froelich

On States Rights

There's an argument to be made that if the states still had the issue, still had the rights, I'd be a slave.  D.L. Hughley

There's a dead idea, this idea of the states should have the right to dictate about big, important, moral issues.  Bill Maher

They want states' rights when it comes to abortion, but not legalized marijuana.  D.L. Hughley

On Abortion

Anybody with children knows their life don't begin until they can pay their own goddamn bills.  D.L. Hughley

On the Obama's Date Night

It's amazing that it's controversial when a man dates his wife.  D.L. Hughley

After what happened to Lincoln going to the theater, it's not a good idea.  Bill Maher

On Gay Marriage

Dick Cheney and Iowa now are more liberal than Barack Obama on the subject of gay marriage.  Bill Maher

On Healthcare

As long as the [healthcare] system is for-profit; as long as people's health is up for sale, [President Obama] is not "Mr. Change," and nothing really will change.  Bill Maher

Health care is the only sector that's been immune to having better quality and lower cost over time.  Matt Miller

Doctors everywhere else around the world didn't become doctors to be rich.  D.L. Hughley

If we can spend billions on Halliburton and KBR, where they're electrocuting troops still in Iraq and getting paid bonuses for it, why can't we insure everyone in this country?  Jeremy Scahill

On Reagan

I would never, you know, ascribe any level of greatness to somebody who would say, you know, if somebody is hungry in America, it's because they're on a diet.  D.L. Hughley

Some guys are going to go and pull that [Reagan] statue down and drag it through the street like the Saddam statue, with some kid hitting it with his shoe.  Jeremy Scahill