Bill Maher Rips Santorum, GOP Over the Gay Obsession: VIDEO

On last night's Tonight Show, Jay Leno asked Bill Maher how thrilled he is about Santorum's 'surge'. "He thinks life begins at erection," says Maher before launching into a rant about the GOP's obsession with gay marriage.

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Bill Maher Talks About Rick Santorum's Obsession with Gay Sex and Sweater Vests: VIDEO

Bill Maher appeared on Chelsea Lately last night to talk about Herman Cain, Rick Santorum, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, and his new book The New, New Rules.

Of Santorum, Maher says:"This guy thinks about gay sex more than any gay man in America. There's a guy down in West Hollywood working down at Dorothy's and Dildos who does not think about gay sex as much as Rick Santorum."

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Alan Grayson Schools 'Real Time with Bill Maher' on the 'Occupy Wall Street' Protests: VIDEO

On Friday night's Real Time with Bill Maher, much-missed former Rep. Alan Grayson killed it with a clarfication of what the 'Occupy Wall Street' protests are about, for PJ Rourke and other panelists.

Said Grayson: "They're complaining about the fact that Wall Street wrecked the economy three years ago and nobody's been held responsible for that. Not a single person has been indicted or convicted for destroying 20% of our national net worth accumulated over the course of two centuries. They're upset about the fact that Wall Street has iron control over the economic policies of this country, and that one part is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wall Street and the other party caters to them as well!"

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Bill Maher Says "It Gets Better" (VIDEO)

Comedian and talk show host Bill Maher is the latest celebrity to lend his famous face to the "It Gets Better" campaign.

In this video, Maher candidly reveals that he was bullied as a youth, due in large part to his diminutive size, and that he still feels shame for not standing up when his peers were taunted or tormented.

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News: Caribbean Airlines, American Socialism, Gavin Newsom, Gay Christians

Barack Obama's reelection campaign is currently running a Facebook ad touting his support for the Respect for Marriage Act.

Caribbean Airlines jet from New York crashes during landing in Guyana; luckily there were no fatalities.

Beyond the Rainbow helps LGBT immigrants find friendly spaces in Canada.

The rich and well-heeled gathered to celebrate royal granddaughter Zara Phillips' wedding.

Comedian Bill Maher to closeted socialists: "It gets better:" "Yes, there are millions of people in the world just like you in nice places lie Switzerland and Sweden. They enjoy high standards of living and freedom and they’re socialists. Studies show they’re happier than we are and that’s not surprising because the only difference between American socialism and European socialism is European socialism works.”

Gay Christian musicians strike balance between love and faith. "It became clear to the record label that my theology was a potential liability ... not because I was unique as a same-gender-loving person singing gospel music, but because I was clear about my sexuality and clear about my theological position regarding human sexuality," said gospel singer Yvette Flunder.

Chicago CBS affiliate edits tape to make it appear that a little boy living in a crime-riddled neighborhood says he will own a gun when he gets older. They failed to include the bit where the tot explains he hopes to be a cop.

New York Post tells employees to preserve any documents pertaining to parent company News Corp's ongoing phone hacking scandal. From the company memo: "We are sending this notice not because any recipient has done anything improper or unlawful. However, given what has taken place in London, we believe that taking this step will help to underscore how seriously we are taking this matter."

Minnesota gay marriage supporters hold equality rally in Waite Park.

Former San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom has been kicked out of that city's Democratic Party after moving to Marin, California.

Conservative radio host says gays are bullies, and should be stopped.

Slain student Lawrence King's mother was banned from the court room after calling her late son's gay-supportive teacher an expletive during alleged murderer Brandon McInerney's trial.

Neil Patrick Harris and Jayma Mays discuss their Smurfs movie.

Rick Perry hasn't yet announced his presidential campaign, but he already has a powerful conservative supporter in Iowa: State Sen. David Johnson.

One-in-four gay and lesbian teens in Massachusetts are homeless.

Dan Savage and Rick Santorum Go Another Round

Some conservatives are not happy with columnist Dan Savage over remarks about Republicans and Rick Santorum he made on his Friday night appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher. Santorum has been angry at Savage for years over the Spreading Santorum website he created over the then Pennsylvania Senator's remarks comparing same-sex marriage to man-on-dog sex.

Dan Savage apologized for the remarks shortly after his appearance.

I was on Real Time with Bill Maher tonight. I was talking to someone at the party after the show, and they asked me how I thought it went. Okay, I said—and then I told them that I said something really, really stupid, half under my breath, and I was relieved that Bill and the rest of the panel didn't hear it. But folks watching the show at home might have heard it... so... I want to apologize for... um... wishing all Republicans dead.

I don't feel that way. My dad is a Republican. (Well, he says he's an independent, but he hasn't voted for a Democrat since JFK. My dad is a Republican.)

It was a stupid, rude, thoughtless remark. I regret it and I retract it and I apologize to anyone watching at home—particularly my father (!)—who may have heard me say it. I had a drink before the show—first and last time I've ever done that—but this wasn't a case of, "In vino, veritas."

This was a case of, "In vino, stupidtas."

Santorum seized on the Maher appearance to try to discredit Savage:

"It’s filth. It’s, you know, this man has, has gone out there and tried to destroy my integrity. I mean, you’ve heard the whole issue of the Google issue. That’s Dan Savage. You know, it’s, it’s the lowest, you know, debasement of public discourse. It’s, it’s offensive beyond, you know, anything that any public figure or anybody in America should tolerate, and the mainstream media laughs about it. They, they, they kid about it. They write about it. They say, “Oh, Santorum’s got a Google problem.”

As you may recall, Santorum has compared same-sex marriage to sex with dogs, has said that it's "common sense" to keep gays from marrying and adopting children, wants to reinstate the ban on gays in the military, and has said that gays shouldn't have the "privilege of government benefits" offered to heterosexual couples, yet Santorum claims he's not a homophobe.

Watch part of Savage's Maher appearance and Santorum's reaction, AFTER THE JUMP...