Guests: Markos Moulitsas, founder of dailykos.com; Anna Deavere Smith, actress and playwright; Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D-MT); Jason Alexander, actor;Joe Scarborough, TV host and fmr. U.S. Rep. (R-FL)

On Sonia Sotomayor

Why major Republicans were running around calling Sonia Sotomayor a racist is beyond me.  Joe Scarborough

I would never say that all Republicans are racist; that's ridiculous and wrong. But, if you're a racist nowadays in America, you're probably a Republican.  Bill Maher

[Empathy] is a very core American value. This is not a dirty word.  Markos Moulitsas

[Sonia Sotomayor] got quite a grilling from those Republicans. I was, like, 'Fellas, she's a Latina, not a pinata." Bill Maher

On Energy

We have enough wind and sun to run every car in America...We just don't have the resolve.  Gov. Brian Schweitzer

On CIA "Hit Squads"

The rest of the world would respect us if, when you are a terrorist and you attack Americans, we say, 'We will hunt you down and we will kill you.'  Gov. Brian Schweitzer

Instead of sending a big, clumsy army into a country that didn't attack us, do this 'Munich' stuff! It's cool!  Bill Maher

Israel basically said, you know, 'You hurt one of ours, we'll kill one of yours. You kill one of ours, we'll kill ten of yours.' And they've stood behind it.  Jason Alexander

Cheney had this crew that were supposed to shoot people - and the only people that got shot was his attorney in Texas. That's it. That's the only one they got.  Gov. Brian Schweitzer

On Michael Jackson

I know when a guy dies, we're supposed to lie about him, but there are limits.  Bill Maher

We have to recognize the sheer talent and how powerful it was and what it did.  Anna Deavere Smith

Enough with these Michael Jackson tributes. Last night, I turned on the baseball game; all the players on the field were wearing one glove.  Bill Maher

On Walter Cronkite

I don't think any modern-day anchor quite embodies what [Cronkite] was.  Jason Alexander

On the Economy

The stock ticker in Times Square yesterday said, 'What the f*ck are you looking at?'  Bill Maher

Home foreclosures are through the roof this quarter. I saw a sign in front of a bunch of condos; it said, 'If you lived here, you'd be homeless now.'  Bill Maher

This week, the deficit went over one trillion dollars. To give you an idea of how much that is, take what your home is now worth'and add one trillion dollars.  Bill Maher

On Health Care

The Republicans say the [health care] plan is too confusing and too convoluted. But, you know, these are the same people who say they can make sense out of a Sarah Palin speech.  Bill Maher

[The Pope] fell in the bathtub and broke his wrist. Which is embarrassing when you're infallible.  Bill Maher

On Sex Scandals

We probably would do well to get our noses out of [politicians'] sex lives. And that's whether we're talking about John Edwards or John Ensign.  Joe Scarborough