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Real Time with Bill Maher sees Begala, Loesch and Rep. Ellison

By April MacIntyre Mar 10, 2011, 21:22 GMT

Bill Maher and guest -Los Angeles, CA, USA © Keadrick D. Washington / PR Photos

This Friday on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher" March 11 (10:00-11:00 p.m. live ET/tape-delayed PT), sees political strategist Paul Begala, CNN contributor Dana Loesch and former VA Rep. Tom Davis. 

MN Rep. Keith Ellison and choreographer Bill T. Jones are interview guests.

Watch Ellison, who has his own issues with past links to the Nation of Islam, cry talking about dead Muslim-Americans from 9/11:

Maher was the creator and host of “Politically Incorrect,” which was produced by HBO Downtown Productions and debuted on Comedy Central in 1993.  The series moved to ABC in 1997 and ran through 2002.

His most recent book, “New Rules:  Polite Musings from a Timid Observer,” made the New York Times best seller list, as well as best seller lists across the country.  He is also author of the books “When You Ride Alone You Ride with Bin Laden:  What the Government Should Be Telling Us to Help Fight the War on Terrorism,” “Does Anybody Have a Problem with That?  The Best of Politically Incorrect” and the novel “True Story.”  Maher also starred in the 2008 feature film “Religulous,” the seventh most successful documentary of all time.
     Other HBO playdates:  March 13 (12:45 p.m., 1:55 a.m.) 14 (8:00 p.m.) and 16 (11:00 p.m.)

     HBO2 playdates:  March 11 (2:25 a.m.), 12 (9:00 a.m., midnight), 13 (7:00 p.m.) and 15 (10:00 p.m.)