Guests: Fmr. Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D-NY); Paul Krugman, economist; Michael Moore, filmmaker; John Waters, filmmaker

Maherisms

Gaddafi -- did you see him? I think the Arab world has finally found their Glenn Beck."  Bill Maher

[on Iran's nuclear program] Trying to do physics without the Jews, it's like a pizza parlor without a guy named Tony.  Bill Maher

Obama said his plan is to rid the world of all nuclear weapons, which really impressed the delegates. Not the plan, the fact that we have an American president who can pronounce 'nuclear.'  Bill Maher

The G20 is the kind of thing that should drive that old, white 'teabag' crowd out of their minds, but, every time they hear 'G20,' they yell, 'Bingo!  Bill Maher

Sarah Palin, still not the brightest woman in the world. A reporter asked her what she liked most about Hong Kong, and she said, 'The part at the end where he climbs the Empire State Building.'  Bill Maher

Thirty percent interest on credit cards? Are you kidding me? It's a good thing for the banks the Supreme Court legalized sodomy.  Bill Maher

On the Economy

This capitalism that we have now is really kaput. It has to go.  Michael Moore

The American Dream is not totally dead, but it's dying pretty fast.  Paul Krugman

Goldman Sachs got three times as much [money] as we're investing in the schools. That's crazy.  Eliot Spitzer

I would never have believed that people's ability to practice amnesia would work so fast.  Paul Krugman

I'm out here to deflect the [right-wing] hatred away from Obama... let the man get his job done.  Michael Moore

Socialism -- you know, that's an ugly word for a beautiful thought.  John Waters

Seventy-five percent of this country wants universal healthcare. I'm part of the majority. We're the majority now. And we should start acting like it.  Michael Moore

The opposite of capitalism is not communism. The opposite of capitalism is democracy.  Michael Moore

One of the many, many problems with the last administration was delusions of grandeur.  Paul Krugman

There are certain things about us that we know are a little scary: greed, violence, wanting to f*ck anything in front of us.  Michael Moore

On Healthcare

No one is suggesting spending more on healthcare, on universal coverage over the next decade than we've already pissed away on this war in Iraq.  Paul Krugman

Health and government are not where we want job growth.  Eliot Spitzer

The insurance companies are far more bureaucratic than Medicare is.  Paul Krugman

If my taxes go up a tiny bit to pay for healthcare, I'm okay with that.  John Waters

The president has said about healthcare, 'If we were starting from scratch, then a single-payer system would probably make sense.' So let's start from scratch.  Bill Maher

On Teabagging

I had "teabagging" before the Republicans -- they still don't know what it means.  John Waters

On Pot

There are more medical marijuana clubs in L.A. than Starbucks.  Bill Maher

I never met a mean pothead. I've met a mean drunk, a mean drug addict...but, every pothead -- even the stupid ones are nice.  John Waters

On President Obama

I can't help but like the president. He's my favorite TV character.  Bill Maher

I'm probably the only person -- one of the few that voted for Obama because he WAS friends with ex-Weatherman Bill Ayers.  John Waters

[President Obama] has a choice to make now: Is he going to side with the people or with Wall Street? I'm counting on him siding with the people.  Michael Moore

I have a pretty good idea of the Republican plan for the next three years: don't let Obama do anything. What kills me is, apparently that's the Democrats' plan, too.  Bill Maher