Welcome to an HBO podcast from the HBO late-night series Real Time with Bill Maher. It starts at 12 o'clock. Good afternoon. Afternoon, time will be real time. Thank you. It's great to be... We've been away. Thank you. Thank you, but I know why you're here, because it's free and you didn't win that lottery, okay? Thank you very much. I love you back. And how many saw the Republican debate last night? Or as I call it, the hateful eight. Wow, that was some hair-pulling catfight, wasn't it? I tell you this about the Republicans. They know their audience. You could not be bloodthirsty enough. Any time the discussion turned to anything about national security, they were this close to professional wrestling banter. You know, I says, when I get in the ring with you, you will not be degraded. You will be destroyed. I mean, it was this close. It's so comforting that the party of impotent white rage is also the party of concealed carry and stand your ground. I tell you, these guys love the (1/45)