Maher noted the news that Mohammed (when its various spellings are combined) is the year's most popular baby name in the United Kingdom.
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Originally Posted by Bill Maher
Am I a racist to feel alarmed by that? Because I am. And it’s not because of the race, it’s because of the religion. I don’t have to apologize, do I, for not wanting the Western world to be taken over by Islam in 300 years? ... I should be alarmed, and I don't apologize for it.
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One guest, MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell, responded that Maher's statement was "worse" than Juan Williams' admission of his fears of people wearing Muslim clothes on airplanes.
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I'm not sure how this can be justified any other way. No, Maher doesn't work for NPR and probably doesn't have the same restrictions on opinions, but this is still worse than what Juan said.