'2016: Obama's America' Filmmaker Spars With Bill Maher Over 9/11 Comments (Video)

An appearance by conservative filmmaker Dinesh DSouzaon HBOs Real Timeturned into an unpleasant trip down memory lane, when host Bill Maher confronted the director about his apparent role in events leading to the comedian's firing from ABC in 2002.

The 2016: Obamas America director appeared on Mahers Politically Incorrect on the now infamous 2001episode in which Maher said the 9/11 hijackers were not cowards, because they had the guts to fly planes into buildings.

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"We have been the cowards. Lobbing cruise missiles from two thousand miles away, Maher said on the episode. Those comments sparked an outrage that contributed to Politically Incorrect's cancellation the following June.

On Real Time, Maher read a portion of the episode's transcript, which showed his controversial comments came afterDSouza first called the 9/11 hijackers brave.

Maher said he was simply agreeing with DSouzaabout the hijackers.

But DSouza said Maher took his comments a step too far by claiming the U.S. had been cowardly. (DSouza had called the hijackers brave on Politically Incorrect, but had not called the U.S. cowardly.)

Thats what got the veterans upset. Thats what got the Disney people upset. And thats how you got booted off the air, DSouza said. Not because of me. Because of you.

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Earlier in the interview, Maher slammed Obamas America for its assertion that President Obamas agenda was shaped by Barack Obama Sr., even though the Commander in Chief met his father just once.

But DSouza offered as evidence the title of Obamas book, Dreams From My Father.

Not Dreams ofMy Father, DSouza said.Not about his fathers dreams. Dreams From My Father means here are the dreams, I, Obama, got from my dad.

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Maher didnt buy it.

How far up your ass do you have to go to pull that out, the HBO host said. I could just as easily say 'Mitt Romneys father was born on a polygamist compound. My theory is Mitt Romney wants to be president so we can have sister wives.'

DSouzas anti-Obama documentary has been doing strong business, and is slated to finish the weekend with a domestic cume of $20 million. It is currently the No. 1 documentary of the year, excluding nature documentaries.

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