>> maher says he likes he, he enjoyed her on the show, that he feels she's sincere. you can tell politically he disagrees with her, but he says his role is to make jokes and have fun and bring this out for entertainment purposes, not political purposes. >> thank you very much. a programming note, bill maher will be a guest on hardball with chris matthews. a 58-year-old man is recovering today after being viciously attacked by a 150-pound bear. the victim is a city councilman from bellevue, washington. he was visiting his vacation home about 100 miles east of seattle in a rural part of the state. the man's wife saw the whole thing happened. she called 911 when the attack was still in progress.