The More You Know

Of Course Bill Maher Defends Hilary Rosen’s Comments About Ann Romney

You didn’t think HBO’s Bill Maher wasn’t going to weigh in on Rosengate, now did you?

The comedian, who has quite a reputation for spewing misogyny with no remorse, said during a Friday episode of his show, “Real Time with Bill Maher” that political consultant Hilary Rosen had a point when she said Ann Romney has actually “never worked a day in her life,” explaining to his viewers that there is “a big difference between being a mother and getting getting your ass out of the door at 7 a.m. when it’s cold, having to deal with the boss, being in a workplace, where even if you’re unhappy you can’t show it for 8 hours, that is kind of a different kind of tough thing.”

You know what else is different? Putting on a strong front and managing not to lose one’s cool when the kids are misbehaving and trying to kill each other. The same goes for crawling out of bed at 3:30 a.m. when your colicky baby needs to be held more than you need sleep. Or prying open a stubborn toddler’s mouth so he/she won’t starve to death due to his/her weird hunger strike. Let’s not forget figuring out a way to get the children off the playground when they refuse to leave. These are all challenges I’ve faced as an aunt, and I can’t even begin to imagine how much of a struggle it is to be a parent and encounter these things every day. The day-to-day annoyances and occasional meltdowns are trivial, but raising happy, healthy children is not an easy, comparable task.

And yet it makes sense that Maher, who isn’t a parent himself, wouldn’t understand that striving to be the best dad/mom possible is just as hard — perhaps even more difficult — than working with a prickly manager and going to the office in frigid temperatures.

[H/T New York Daily News]

TAGS: Ann Romney | bill maher | Hilary Rosen | hilary rosen controversy

• 7 Ridiculous Kitchen Gadgets That You Don't Need
• 20 Sneaky (and Easy!) Ways to Save
• Will Echo Boomers Save the Economy?
• Most Americans Have More Savings Than Credit Card Debt