Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre is a performing arts venue located in the Cumberland/Galleria edge city , in northwest Atlanta , Georgia , United States . The $ 145 million facility celebrated its grand opening September 15, 2007, with a concert by Michael Feinstein and Linda Eder .
130-552: Located in Cobb County near Vinings , the venue is owned and operated by the Cobb- Marietta Coliseum & Exhibit Hall Authority, and took over two years to build. The naming rights for the facility were acquired for $ 20 million by Cobb Energy Management Corp. Real estate developer John A. Williams' personal donation of $ 10 million led to the theater itself being named in his honor. Cobb Energy Centre
260-500: A two-state solution and oppose the hard-line stance of their government, which he describes as having been taken over by their version of the Tea Party . However, Maher has defended Israel's military actions against Palestinians amid criticism over civilian deaths and disproportionate casualty count between Israelis and Palestinians during the 2014 Gaza war . He argues that Israel is still showing restraint, and he finds it ironic that
390-624: A "national spotlight" on the politician during segments of his show and stand-up comedy appearances in that member's district during the Fall election. Maher ultimately selected Republican Representative John Kline from Minnesota's 2nd congressional district , but he failed to prevent him from winning against his Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party opponent Mike Obermueller . In the 2016 U.S. presidential election , Maher initially endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders on February 5, 2016. Maher later announced his support for Hillary Clinton after Clinton won
520-478: A 1% tax to lower property taxes , but only for the public school budget, and not the additional 1% HOST homestead exemption for general funds. The county has also voted not to pay the extra 1% to join MARTA . At the beginning of 2006, Cobb became the last county in the state to raise the tax to 6%, which also doubled the tax on food to 2%. The SPLOST barely passed by a 114 vote margin, or less than one-quarter of
650-485: A 1965 referendum which led to its creation. 33°56′N 84°35′W / 33.94°N 84.58°W / 33.94; -84.58 Bill Maher William Maher ( / m ɑːr / MAR ; born January 20, 1956) is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. He is popularly known for the HBO political talk show Real Time with Bill Maher (2003–present) and
780-484: A 2014 Maine referendum to ban the use of bait, traps and dogs to hunt bears in Maine. He specifically criticized the use of bait, referring to its use as "nothing but an execution". Maher is a gun owner, and explained in his February 12, 2013, appearance on the late-night TV talk show Conan that he owns guns for personal home protection. However, he does not identify himself as a "proud" gun owner, commenting that being
910-533: A U.S. Senator, state representative, and superior court judge. It is believed that the county seat of Marietta was named for Judge Cobb's wife, Mary. The state started acquiring right-of-way for the Western & Atlantic Railroad in 1836. A train began running between Marietta and Marthasville (modern-day Atlanta) in 1845. During the American Civil War , some Confederate troops were trained at
1040-692: A camp in Big Shanty (now Kennesaw), where the Andrews Raid occurred, starting the Great Locomotive Chase . There were battles of New Hope Church May 25, 1864, Pickett's Mill May 27, and Dallas May 28. These were followed by the prolonged series of battles through most of June 1864 until very early July: the Battle of Marietta and the Battle of Noonday Creek . The Battle of Allatoona Pass on October 5, 1864, occurred as Sherman
1170-416: A charity of Obama's choice if Obama would produce his college applications, transcripts, and passport records. In response to Maher's offer, Trump produced his birth certificate, and then Trump launched a lawsuit after Maher was not forthcoming, claiming that Maher's $ 5 million offer was legally binding. "I don't think he was joking", Trump said. "He said it with venom." Trump withdrew his lawsuit against
1300-883: A close U.S. ally , saying: "Stop respecting their medieval bullshit under the guise of, 'It's their culture. ' " Maher opposed the Iraq War from the beginning and has summarised his opinion by saying that the United States and the world have had to pay too high a price for the war. On the Israeli–Palestinian conflict , Maher says he is "more on the side of the Israelis" and does not consider both sides equally guilty. He acknowledges that "Palestinians do have gripes", and he has been critical of U.S. financial aid to Israel, saying "they don't need our money, they can handle it themselves." Maher claims that most Israelis prefer
1430-611: A comedian and actor. He was host of the New York City comedy club Catch a Rising Star in 1979. Maher began appearing on Johnny Carson 's and David Letterman 's shows in 1982. He made limited television appearances including on Sara (1985), Max Headroom (1987), Murder, She Wrote (1989, 1990), and Charlie Hoover (1991). His feature film debut was in D.C. Cab (1983). He later appeared in Ratboy (1986), House II: The Second Story (1987), Cannibal Women in
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#17327718687271560-543: A comic opening monologue based upon current events and other topical issues. He proceeds to a one-on-one interview with a guest, either in-studio or via satellite. Following the interview, Maher sits with two or three panelists—usually consisting of pundits, authors, activists, actors, politicians, and journalists—for a discussion of the week's events. Real Time has earned widespread praise. It has been nominated for more than ten Primetime Emmy Awards and six Writer's Guild awards. In 2007, Maher and his co-producers were awarded
1690-459: A controversial on-air remark six days after the September 11 attacks . He agreed with his guest, conservative pundit Dinesh D'Souza , that the 9/11 terrorists did not act in a cowardly manner (in rebuttal to President Bush 's statement calling them cowards). Maher said, "We have been the cowards. Lobbing cruise missiles from 2,000 miles away. That's cowardly. Staying in the airplane when it hits
1820-482: A cotton bust for the county, which had stopped growing the product but was milling it. This bust was followed by the Great Depression . To help combat the bust, the state started work on a road in 1922 that would later become U.S. 41 , later replaced by Cobb Parkway in the late 1940s and early 1950s. In 1942, Bell Aircraft opened a Marietta plant to manufacture B-29 bombers and Marietta Army Airfield
1950-753: A discussion with Michael Eric Dyson , Ice Cube , and Symone Sanders about the controversy. In 2021, Maher opposed the NFL's decision to play the " Black national anthem " before games, considering it a form of segregation. Instead, he argued for one national anthem and rejected separate ceremonies and dorms based on race, which drew some criticism. In 2022, Maher criticized the Democratic Party for "checking boxes" in regard to candidates of different identity groups, including race. He stated that Democrats prioritize diversity over merit. Maher has also spoken out against critical race theory but supports teaching
2080-444: A diverse group of individuals, such as show business, popular culture, political pundits, political consultants, authors, and occasionally news figures. The group would discuss topical issues selected by Maher, who also participated in the discussions. Jerry Seinfeld , a regular guest on the show, stated that Politically Incorrect reminded him of talk shows from the 1950s and '60s "when guests interacted with each other as much as with
2210-418: A family was $ 78,920. Males had a median income of $ 55,200 versus $ 43,367 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 33,110. About 7.6% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.5% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over. As of 2000, there were 697,553 people, 248,303 households, and 169,178 families residing in the county. The population density
2340-529: A long time, of course understand that profiling is part of all detective work. It's part of all police work. If they stop calling it profiling and start calling it high-intelligence screening or something, people would go, it's about time." Maher opposed Trump's Executive Order 13769 , which banned entry into the US of citizens from five majority-Muslim countries, and has hosted multiple guests, including Sam Harris and Jim Jefferies , on his show who have also opposed
2470-399: A lot of illness was the result of poor diet and lack of exercise, and that medicine was often not the most appropriate way of addressing illness. In an episode of his show about the 2008 presidential candidates' health plans, Maher stated that poor nutrition was a primary cause of illness, and that "the answer isn't another pill." He also has said: "If you believe you need to take all the pills
2600-492: A particular religion. He said in a later interview: "It's ridiculous to label criticism of a religion as a phobia of a religion. I'm going to criticize any person or group that violates liberal principles...." Maher favors the ending of corporate welfare and federal funding of non-profits ; he also favors the legalization of gambling, prostitution, and cannabis. Maher also supports the death penalty. Maher describes himself as an environmentalist, and he has spoken in favor of
2730-475: A pedophile ring out of a pizza parlor !" Maher later said in an August 15, 2020, interview with Vanity Fair that "we've baked it into the cake that he's not going to leave." In the September 25, 2020, edition of Real Time , Maher criticized the framing of a New York Times story by Michael Crowley headlined "Trump Won't Commit to Peaceful Transfer of Power", which ran on page 15 of the print edition of
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#17327718687272860-519: A percent, in a September 2005 referendum . The revenue was to go to a new county courthouse , expanded jail, various transportation projects, and the purchasing of property for parks and green space. In 2008, the school tax was renewed for a third term, funding the Marietta and Cobb school systems . The Cobb County School District is Cobb County's largest employer, employing over 15,000 people. Private corporations include: Shopping centers in
2990-411: A proud gun owner is akin to "saying I'm a 'proud remote control owner ' ". Maher has stated that statistics showing that gun owners are more likely to harm a member of their household are caused by irresponsible gun owners, and believes that tragedies such as school shootings will not lead to a fundamental change in gun laws because both Democrats and Republicans favor guns. Maher has also questioned
3120-410: A really big difference between an atheist and someone who just doesn't believe in religion. Religion to me is a bureaucracy between man and God that I don't need, but I'm not an atheist, no." Maher has occasionally referred to himself as an apatheist, saying in 2011 "I don't know what happens when you die, and I don't care." When discussing his apatheism and his views on the existence of God, he said on
3250-471: A scale from 1 to 7 (7 being "absolutely certain there is no god"), he was only at 6.9, like Richard Dawkins , "because we just don't know ... but we just don't think about it." He added, "There's atheist and there's agnostic, and I'm okay with us not splitting the difference on those; if you are just not a super-religious person, you are on my team." Several months later on a 2012 episode of his HBO show, Maher declared that "idiots must stop claiming that atheism
3380-471: A seven-member board of education. In addition to the county sheriff, the constitutional chief law enforcement officer of the county, Cobb County has a separate police department under the authority of the Board of Commissioners. The sheriff oversees the jail , to which everyone arrested under state law is taken, regardless of the city or other area of the county where it happens, or which police department makes
3510-480: A small 911 call center ( PSAP ) upstairs in Kennesaw city hall , dispatching the police departments in both cities, and forwarding fire calls to Cobb. Smyrna operates a separate PSAP while offering dispatch services to the city of Powder Springs. Austell operates its own separate 911 system. The county retails potable water to much of the county and wholesales it to various cities. The current County Manager
3640-609: A spoof of Christian-run hell houses . The show was a faithful reproduction of an evangelistic scare-experience written by Reverend Keenan Roberts to terrify teenagers into declaring themselves Christians. "Our faith is that putting this up as itself, it will hoist itself on its own petard, that it's comical just as it is," explained producer Maggie Rowe. The show featured a rotating cast of over 160 celebrities, including Andy Richter (Jesus), Richard Belzer , Dave Thomas , Traci Lords , Craig Bierko , Sarah Silverman , and Julia Sweeney . Maher and director Larry Charles teamed up to make
3770-407: A statement to media outlets, calling Maher's remarks "inexcusable and tasteless", and said the cable network would remove that segment from future airings of the show. Maher also issued a statement apologizing for the remarks, saying in part, "I regret the word I used in the banter of a live moment. The word was offensive, and I regret saying it and am very sorry". Maher apologized on his show and had
3900-505: A two-hour interview with Kanye West recorded for Club Random because of the rapper's recent antisemitic comments. In March 2024, Maher announced that he was starting a podcast network with Chris Casey and Chuck LaBella called Club Random Studios. On March 15, 2024, it was revealed that Maher ended his affiliation with the CAA talent agency after being snubbed from Bryan Lourd 's private Oscar party. In May 2024, Maher told Jerry Seinfeld on
4030-505: A weekly hour-long political comedy talk show on the cable television network HBO . In 2016, HBO renewed Real Time through 2018, for its 15th and 16th seasons. During an interview, Maher told Terry Gross (on NPR's Fresh Air ) that he much prefers having serious and well-informed guests on his program, as opposed to the random celebrities that fleshed out his roundtable discussions on Politically Incorrect . As with his previous show, Politically Incorrect , Maher begins Real Time with
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4160-419: A win for his work as executive producer for Vice in 2014. He has also received nominations for two Grammy Awards and a Tony Award . Maher was born in New York City. His father, William Aloysius Maher Jr., was a network news editor and radio announcer, and his mother, Julie Maher (née Berman), was a nurse. He was raised in his Irish-American father's Roman Catholic religion. Until his early teens, he
4290-585: Is 13067. Because the National Weather Service has not subdivided the county, its WRSAME code is 013067, for receiving targeted weather warnings from NOAA Weather Radio . The county is primarily within the broadcast range of one weather radio station: KEC80, on 162.550 MHz, transmitted to all of metro Atlanta and broadcast from NWSFO Peachtree City . The secondary station is the much newer WWH23 on 162.425 from Buchanan , which also transmits warnings for Cobb but has reception mainly in
4420-504: Is Jackie R. McMorris. From 1964 until 2012 , the county was a Republican stronghold in presidential elections. The only time during this period that the county supported a Democrat was in 1976 when native son Jimmy Carter swept every county in the state. Before 1960 , it was a " Solid South " Democratic county, except when Warren G. Harding came close to carrying it in 1920 , and when Herbert Hoover won it by nine points due to anti-Catholic voting against Al Smith in 1928 . In
4550-419: Is a frequent commentator on various cable news networks, including CNN , MSNBC , Fox News , and HLN . Maher has regularly appeared on CNN's The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and has also been a frequent guest on MSNBC 's Hardball with Chris Matthews , The Rachel Maddow Show , and Countdown with Keith Olbermann . Maher has also appeared as a guest on HLN 's The Joy Behar Show . He wrote
4680-440: Is a religion ... believe it or not, I don't really enjoy talking about religion all the time. In fact, not only is atheism not a religion, it's not even my hobby, and that's the best thing about being an atheist. It requires so little of your time." He has reiterated his stance during other interviews, rejecting both the certitude of the existence, as well as the certitude of nonexistence of deities, concluding, "I'm saying that doubt
4810-444: Is a supporter of animal rights , having served on the board of PETA since 1997, and is an advisory board member of Project Reason . Maher supports the legalization of cannabis , serving on the advisory board of NORML . In 2005, Maher ranked at No. 38 on Comedy Central 's 100 greatest stand-up comedians of all time. He received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 2010. Maher has earned 41 Primetime Emmy Award nominations and
4940-472: Is always some variation of 'We have to win big!'... First of all, NO! No, we don't have to win by a landslide! Jesus, fucking Democrats! I am so sick of Democrats volunteering to play by two different sets of rules. That's the new paradigm? Republicans can win by one vote, but we're not legitimate unless it's a landslide? Fuck. And two, do you really think it would matter if it was? That they would suddenly get rational about math and facts? They believe Hillary ran
5070-534: Is because they eat shit." Tara Parker-Pope and former Senator (R-TN) Bill Frist , a physician, have called Maher's criticism of the H1N1 flu vaccinations unscientific. Infectious diseases expert Paul Offit wrote that misinformation about vaccines from celebrities like Maher has put children at unnecessary risk. Surgical Oncologist David Gorski criticized Maher's claims about vaccines several times on ScienceBlogs , and deemed it inappropriate that Maher received
5200-474: Is dominating the world while the United States is wasting time in a "never-ending woke competition." In June 2017, Maher came under criticism for saying in an off-the-cuff joke "I'm a house nigger " in response to guest Senator Ben Sasse offering Maher to work on the fields in his home state on Real Time . This led to calls being made by people to HBO to fire him. Following the episode, HBO sent
5330-517: Is elected county-wide. The other four commissioners are elected from single-member districts. The board hires a county manager who oversees the day-to-day operations of the county's executive departments . County residents also elect a sheriff, district attorney, probate court judge, clerk of the superior court, clerk of the state court, state court solicitor, chief magistrate judge (who then appoints other magistrate court judges), superior court judges, state court judges, tax commissioner, surveyor, and
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5460-588: Is located at the east corner of Akers Mill Road and Cobb Galleria Parkway, overlooking I-75 just south of the I-285 highway interchange (the Cobb Cloverleaf). It was designed by architects Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates, and built by general contractor Hardin Construction. The asymmetrical top of the building rises above the multi-story glass facade that allows views of
5590-487: Is not what I've said. I'm not a germ theory denier. I believe vaccinations can work. Polio is a good example. Do I think in certain situations that inoculating Third World children against malaria or diphtheria, or whatever, is right? Of course. In a situation like that, the benefits outweigh costs. But to me living in Los Angeles? To get a flu shot? No." In 2019, Gorski again criticized Maher for his HBO interview with
5720-467: Is situated immediately to the northwest of Atlanta's city limits. Its Cumberland District , an edge city , has over 24 million square feet (2,200,000 m ) of office space. Major League Baseball 's Atlanta Braves have played home games at Truist Park in Cumberland since 2017. In 2003, the U.S. Census Bureau ranked Cobb County as the most educated in the state of Georgia and 12th-most in
5850-657: Is surrounded by a 2 ft (61 cm) thick concrete wall on the perimeter for acoustic isolation . The centre's first resident company is the Atlanta Opera , which relocated from the cavernous Atlanta Civic Center in downtown Atlanta . The Opera's first production in the new facility was Puccini 's Turandot . The facility includes a 10,000 sq ft (930 m) ballroom available for event rental. The adjoining parking deck has 1,000 spaces. It also has access to Cobb Community Transit , which may move its Cumberland Transfer Station over I-75 adjacent to
5980-527: Is that liberals protect people, and P.C. people protect feelings." In the past, he has also described himself as a libertarian , and has also referred to himself "as a progressive , as a sane person". In a 2012 panel discussion with Salman Rushdie , Maher counted himself, Rushdie, and others such as Christopher Hitchens and Sam Harris as "9/11 liberals", noting that they differentiate themselves from many mainstream liberals in saying that not all religions are alike and that they are not bigoted in criticizing
6110-761: Is the only appropriate response for human beings." While critical of all organized religions, saying "they're all stupid and dangerous", Maher says all religions are not alike, and has drawn comparisons and contrasts between them. He has said, "By any standard, Mormonism is more ridiculous than any other religion." He has referred to tenets of Judaism as "insane" and "funny", and has said that Buddhism includes some crazy things like " reincarnation ". He has described Christianity and Islam as more "warlike", and has asserted that, like historic Christianity, present-day Islam needs to undergo its own reformation and enlightenment . In defense of his criticism of Islam , Sharia law and Muslim culture , Maher says he "believes in
6240-530: Is the other major stream, carrying the waters of Noses Creek (Ward Creek, Olley Creek, Mud Creek), Powder Springs Creek (Rakestraw Creek, Mill Creek) and others into the Chattahoochee. A ridge from Lost Mountain in the west, to Kennesaw Mountain in the north-central, to Sweat Mountain in the extreme northeast, divides the far north-northwest of the county into the Etowah River sub-basin of
6370-602: The 2023 Israel–Hamas war , saying that "there is a big difference between collateral damage and what Hamas did." In April 2020, Maher criticized those who equated using the term " Wuhan virus " with racism , stating, "Scientists...have been naming diseases after the places they came from for a very long time. Zika is from the Zika Forest , Ebola from the Ebola River , hantavirus the Hantan River . There's
6500-728: The ACT River Basin (Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin), which includes Lake Allatoona . Noonday Creek (Little Noonday Creek) flows northward into the lake, as does Allatoona Creek , which forms a major arm of the lake. Proctor Creek forms the much older Lake Acworth , which in turn empties directly into Lake Allatoona under the Lake Acworth Drive ( Georgia 92 ) bridge. North Cobb is in the Coosa River basin. There are several high points in Cobb County. Despite
6630-576: The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, saying: "It's predicated on this notion ... I think it's very shallow thinking that the Jews in Israel are mostly white and Palestinians are mostly brown, so they must be innocent and correct and the Jews must be wrong." He responded to Rep. Rashida Tlaib 's call to boycott his talk show: "Some people have one move only: boycott. Cancel . Make-go-away. But here's
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#17327718687276760-511: The Canton exchange (479, later 445, then 704) as a local call. This became moot, along with other dual-zone exchanges in metro Atlanta, when the exurban exchanges (including Canton) were fully made a part of what was already the world's largest toll-free calling zone. It is a zone spanning 7,162 square miles (18,549 km ), with four active telephone area codes , and local calling extending into portions of two others. Cobb's FIPS county code
6890-594: The Chattahoochee River which the state acquired from the Cherokee Nation and redistributed to settlers via lottery , following the passage of the federal Indian Removal Act . The county was named for Thomas Willis Cobb , a U.S. representative and senator from Georgia. It is believed that Marietta was named for his wife, Mary. Cobb County is included in the Atlanta metropolitan area and
7020-485: The Club Random podcast that "after this year, I'm going to stop doing [stand-up]". On July 19, 2024, it was confirmed that Maher would now be represented in all areas of entertainment by WME . Maher often eschews political labels, referring to himself as "practical"; however, he has generally held moderately liberal views over the years. Maher stands against political correctness . In his words, "The difference
7150-575: The Kyoto treaty on global warming on his show Real Time . He often criticizes industry figures involved in environmental pollution. He is a board member of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals . The comedian has noted the paradox of people claiming they distrusted "elite" politicians while at the same time wanting elite doctors to treat them and elite lawyers to represent them in court. Maher considers himself to be at odds with both
7280-585: The Republican Party and the Democratic Party . In the 2008 U.S. presidential election , Maher announced his support for U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL). Although Maher welcomed Obama's electoral victory, he soon became critical of the new president for not acting more boldly on health care reform and other progressive issues. On February 23, 2012, after his "Crazy Stupid Politics" special streamed on Yahoo! Screen, Maher announced that he
7410-577: The West Nile virus and Guinea worm and Rocky Mountain spotted fever and, of course, the Spanish flu ." He added: "This has nothing to do with Asian Americans, and it has everything to do with China." In March 2021, Maher criticized China's treatment of Uyghur minority in Xinjiang. He said the United States has " lost " to China in the " battle for the 21st century ." According to Maher, China
7540-537: The Western Goals Foundation . In 1983, McDonald died aboard Korean Air Lines Flight 007 , shot down by a Soviet fighter jet over restricted airspace. I-75 through the county is now named for him. In 1990, Republican Congressmen Newt Gingrich became Representative of a new district centered around Cobb County. In 1994, as Republicans took control of the U.S. House of Representatives for the first time in almost fifty years, Gingrich became Speaker of
7670-556: The first-season finale of the television show The Walking Dead , its exterior being used to represent the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . The Cobb Energy Centre is also the perennial host of the SMITE World Championship . The most recent edition was played January 7–11, 2016 and included 10 teams from around the world competing for a US$ 1,000,000 grand prize. The upcoming edition, packaged as part of
7800-489: The history of racism . In November 2015, Maher expressed opposition to the United States accepting Syrian refugees . Maher argued that they have different values which are at odds with American values due to some refugees may be coming from places which are governed by Sharia law or want to be. Maher cited cases in the UK where Muslim immigrants had carried out female genital mutilation and honor killings . In 2021, after
7930-459: The withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan , Maher urged America to take in Afghan refugees . Maher has criticized Donald Trump's opposition to immigration, including his proposed border wall , and accused him of hypocrisy, having himself married two immigrants. Maher has also accused Republicans of hypocrisy for opposing immigration and praising their immigrant parents, saying "You can't spend
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#17327718687278060-494: The Avocado Jungle of Death (1988), Newhart (1988), hosted the talk show Midnight Hour on CBS (1990) and Pizza Man (1991). Maher assumed the host role on Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher , a late-night political talk show that ran on Comedy Central from 1993 to 1997 and on ABC from 1997 to 2002. The show regularly began with a topical monologue by Maher preceding the introduction of four guests, usually
8190-453: The Centre makes extensive use of traditional theater colors such red and gold as well as dark wood finishes. The Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre was completed within schedule and budget. This 2,750-seat theater at the core of the centre was designed to accommodate both acoustic and amplified performances with the specific intent of attracting touring companies of Broadway shows. Within
8320-712: The Democratic party's nomination in order to have an open convention at the Democratic Convention ; Maher expressed his support for Gavin Newsom to replace Biden as the party's nominee. On June 7, 2013, Maher expressed on his show limited support for the NSA's PRISM intelligence data collection from private phone calls and the Internet, saying that the threat of terrorists obtaining and using nuclear weapons
8450-586: The House , thrusting Cobb County into the national spotlight. In 1993, county commissioners passed a resolution condemning homosexuality and cutting off funding for the arts after complaints about a community theater. After protests from gay rights organizations, organizers of the 1996 Summer Olympics pulled events out of Cobb County, including the Olympic Torch Relay . The county's inns were nevertheless filled at 100% of capacity for two months during
8580-550: The Richard Dawkins Award. Skeptics, including magician and popular science writer Martin Gardner , neurologist Steven Novella , and magician Jamy Ian Swiss have also strongly rebuked Maher, characterizing him as anti-science, uninformed and potentially endangering the health of fans who take his "non-medical" advice. Maher responded to the criticism, saying, "What I've read about what they think I'm saying
8710-707: The Television Producer of the Year Award in Variety Television by the Producers Guild of America. Maher holds the record for the most Emmy nominations without a win, having been nominated on 22 occasions and not winning once. Eleven of the nominations were for Politically Incorrect , while nine were for Real Time . The other two were nominations for two of his HBO comedy specials: I'm Swiss and Bill Maher: The Decider . Maher
8840-594: The United States. It has ranked among the top 100 highest-income counties in the United States. In October 2017, Cobb was ranked as the "Least Obese County in Georgia." Cobb County is one of the fastest growing counties in Georgia according to the 2020 US Census. Cobb County was one of nine Georgia counties carved out of the disputed territory of the Cherokee Nation in 1832. It was the 81st county in Georgia and named for Judge Thomas Willis Cobb , who served as
8970-407: The age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 32.6% were non-families, and 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.17. The median age was 35.4 years. The median income for a household in the county was $ 65,522 and the median income for
9100-402: The age of 18 living with them, 54.30% were married couples living together, 10.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.20% were non-families. 23.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.25. In the county, 26.10% of the population
9230-484: The arrest. Each city has a separate police department, answerable to its governing council. Marietta, Smyrna, and Austell have separate fire departments , with the Cobb County Fire Department being the authority having jurisdiction over Kennesaw, Acworth, Powder Springs, and unincorporated areas. Cobb 911 covers unincorporated areas and the city of Marietta. Kennesaw and Acworth jointly operate
9360-461: The building. Say what you want about it. Not cowardly. You're right." Maher later clarified that his comment was not anti-military in any way whatsoever, referencing his well-documented longstanding support for the American military. After receiving complaints, FedEx and Sears pulled their advertisements from the show, costing the show significant revenue. Maher's remarks after 9/11 were not
9490-503: The cancellation of Politically Incorrect , Maher received the Los Angeles Press Club president's award (for "championing free speech"). Maher was on the board of judges for the 2002 PEN/Newman's Own First Amendment Award , which included writer Vanessa Leggett , imprisoned for 168 days for protecting sources and research notes. In 2003, Maher became the host, co-producer, and co-writer of Real Time with Bill Maher ,
9620-873: The center if the Northwest Corridor HOV/BRT is built. (Currently there is just HOV -only half-access at this point, for Akers Mill Road to 75 southbound and from 75 northbound.) The parking deck for the " bus rapid transit " station would be next to the centre. The centre is home to the ArtsBridge Foundation, The Atlanta Opera and Atlanta Ballet . In addition, the venue has hosted numerous other concerts and events, including Kraftwerk , Fifth Harmony , Tori Amos , Demi Lovato , Alice Cooper , ABBA , Incognito , Melissa Etheridge , Bill Maher , Harry Connick Jr. , B.A.P , Norah Jones , Dave Koz , Eddie Izzard , Ebi , Taeyang , Monsta X , and (G)I-dle . The building also appeared in
9750-636: The comedian after eight weeks. On May 13, 2016, Maher and his friend Michael Moore announced on YouTube that they are going to make a movie called The Kings of Atheism . On March 21, 2022, Maher launched a podcast titled Club Random , a series hosting one-on-one interviews with guests, recorded in his bar at home, where he discusses everything except politics. Guests have included Quentin Tarantino , Jimmy Kimmel , Bella Thorne , Judd Apatow , Mike Tyson , Killer Mike , and William Shatner . In February 2024, Maher revealed that he decided not to release
9880-635: The county include: The Consulate-General of Costa Rica in Atlanta is located in Suite 100 at 1870 The Exchange in an unincorporated section of Cobb County. Until 1971, the Louisville & Nashville Railroad , running on tracks now owned by CSX, operated passenger trains through Marietta depot . Cobb County is not part of the MARTA Rail network, because its voters rejected MARTA development in
10010-405: The county system. Under Georgia's home rule provision, county governments have free rein to legislate on all matters within the county, provided that such legislation does not conflict with state or federal laws or constitutions. Cobb County is governed by a five-member board of commissioners , which has both legislative and executive authority within the county. The chairman of the board
10140-419: The county was 62.21% white, 24.96% black or African American, 4.46% Asian, 0.34% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 5.28% from other races, and 2.71% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 12.26% of the population. Regarding specific ethnic origins, 10.4% cited German, 10.0% English, 9.3% Irish, and 8.6% American ancestry. Of the 260,056 households, 36.7% had children under
10270-421: The course of 20 different editions of Real Time with Bill Maher broadcast between April 13, 2018, and August 7, 2020, and in several press interviews, Maher predicted that Trump would refuse to concede any loss in the 2020 United States presidential election , dedicating a 'New Rules' end segment to the subject on January 25, 2020. Maher highlighted Trump's own public references to Maher's assertions that Trump
10400-496: The direct link between federal defense spending and local economic prosperity structured a bipartisan political culture of hawkish conservatism and material self-interest on issues of national security." When county home rule was enacted statewide by amendment to the Georgia state constitution in the early 1960s, Ernest W. Barrett became the first chairman of the new county commission . The county courthouse , built in 1888,
10530-599: The doctor Jay Gordon and Maher's claims about vaccines (in particular, the influenza vaccine ), including the speculation about a link between vaccines and autism , which is debunked according to consensus science. In January 2021, Maher promoted the COVID-19 lab leak theory . On April 16, 2021, Maher called media coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic "panic porn" and added that "When all of our sources for medical information have an agenda to spin us, yeah, you wind up with
10660-459: The event. In the 1990s and 2000s, Cobb's demographics changed. As Atlanta's gentrification reversed decades of white flight, middle-class African-Americans and Russian, Bosnian, Chinese, Indian, Brazilian, Mexican, and Central American immigrants moved to older suburbs in south and southwest Cobb. In 2010, African-American Democrat David Scott was elected to Georgia's 13th congressional district , which included many of those suburbs. Cobb became
10790-474: The first Georgia county to participate in the Immigration and Nationality Act Section 287(g) enabling local law officers to enforce immigration law. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 345 square miles (890 km ), of which 340 square miles (880 km ) is land and 4.0 square miles (10 km ) (1.4%) is water. The county is located in the upper Piedmont region of
10920-411: The first half of a debate bitching about how immigrants are ruining the country and the second half on the uplifting stories of your immigrant parents." Maher has criticized Democrats' approach to immigration and has praised Canada's system, saying "Canada is much more to the right on immigration. You have to have a skill. That's mostly what it's based on. Ours is mostly based on family." Maher endorsed
11050-518: The first non-Georgian Democrat since John F. Kennedy in 1960. The county then supported Joe Biden in 2020 by 14 points–the best showing for a Democrat since Kennedy in 1960. This was crucial to Biden winning the state for the Democrats for the first time since 1992 . In 2018 , Stacey Abrams became the first Democrat to win Cobb County in a gubernatorial election since 1986 , when Joe Frank Harris swept every county statewide. In 2020, in
11180-479: The first time he had sparked controversy on Politically Incorrect . In the same year, he expressed his deep regrets and apologized after being widely criticized for comparing his dogs to mentally disabled children. The show was canceled on June 16, 2002; the Sinclair Broadcast Group had dropped the show from its ABC - affiliated stations several months earlier. On June 22, 2002, six days after
11310-904: The foreword for the 2002 book, Spin This!: All the Ways We Don't Tell the Truth by show host Bill Press . Maher hosted the January 13, 2006, edition of Larry King Live , on which he was a frequent guest. Maher appeared as a special guest on the June 29, 2010, edition of the show, on which CNN anchor Larry King announced his retirement. Maher co-emceed the final show of Larry King Live on December 16, 2010, with Ryan Seacrest . In 2004, Maher appeared on stage as Satan in The Steve Allen Theater production of "Hollywood Hell House",
11440-487: The grand alabaster staircase and lobbies beyond when lit at night. The rising waves were meant to soften the transition to the fly tower required over the stage. Just inside the entrance, visitors are greeted by the commissioned mural The Nine Muses by Jimmy O'Neal . The chandeliers in the main lobby and those in the ballroom are the Nastro designed by Tobia Scarpa and made by Andromedamurano . The interior throughout
11570-528: The host". Politically Incorrect won an array of awards, including an Emmy Award for Outstanding Technical Direction, two CableACE awards for Best Talk Show Series, and a Genesis Award for Best Television Talk Show. Maher earned numerous award nominations for his producing, writing, and hosting of Politically Incorrect , including ten Emmy nominations, two TV Guide nominations, and two Writers Guild nominations. ABC decided against renewing Maher's contract for Politically Incorrect in 2002, after he made
11700-487: The lack of a grid system of city blocks though the county, all street addresses have their numeric origin at the southwest corner of the town square in Marietta. Originally in area code 404 , the county was moved into area code 770 in 1995, and overlaid by area code 678 in 1998. Before 1995, those with phones tied to the Woodstock telephone exchange (prefixes 924, 926, 928, later 516 and 591) could also call
11830-404: The late 20th century, the county developed a reputation as a conservative stronghold. However, due to rapid racial and ethnic demographic changes since the 1990s, along with population growth coming from blue northern states, the county has increasingly supported the Democratic Party. In 2016 , when Hillary Clinton became the first Democrat to win Cobb County since Jimmy Carter in 1976 , and
11960-657: The liberals had failed to stand up to Islamic extremism. Citing studies and poll results by Pew Research Center , the World Economic Forum and others, Maher says the human rights violations and "illiberal ideas" found in Islam are not extremist views held by a small minority but are supported by a majority of citizens in Muslim countries. Maher has criticized liberals as hypocritical for defending these core liberal values and ideals only at home, while not condemning
12090-433: The list. The Board's attorney stated there was no probable cause and gave reasons. After a brief discussion, the board voted unanimously to deny the challenge. In addition to the 4% statewide sales tax , Cobb County levies an additional 2% for special projects, each 1% subject to separate renewal every few years by countywide referendum (including within its cities). This funds mainly transportation and parks. Cobb levies
12220-719: The movie Religulous , described by trade publication Variety as a documentary "that spoofs religious extremism across the world". It was released on October 3, 2008. In 2013, Maher became one of the executive producers for the HBO newsmagazine series Vice . Also in 2013, Maher appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and offered to pay $ 5 million to a charity if Donald Trump would produce his birth certificate to prove that Trump's mother had not mated with an orangutan . Maher said this in response to Trump having previously challenged President Barack Obama to produce his birth certificate, and having offered $ 5 million payable to
12350-481: The need to own large arsenals of guns. He believes the Second Amendment is " bullshit " and said that bipartisan background check legislation proposed by Pat Toomey and Joe Manchin was "so marginal". In 2022, Maher blamed mass shooting in part due to Hollywood romanticization of gun violence in movies. However Maher has said that despite him not liking guns he is glad that they exist saying it "levels
12480-799: The new Hi-Rez Studios Expo, is scheduled for January 5–8, 2017, and will be held alongside the SMITE Xbox World Championship and the Paladins 150K Invitational. Cobb Center hosted the ELeague Season 1 semi-finals and finals on July 29–30, 2016. The centre was used as the conference center for the KEN talk in the 2014 film Dumb and Dumber To . It was also used as the Center for Disease Control in AMC 's The Walking Dead . It
12610-474: The nomination from the Democratic Party primary elections in June 2016. In October 2016, Maher criticized WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for publishing leaks from the DNC's emails , saying: "I really feel like he's lost his way a little, and he hates Hillary." On March 31, 2017, following her defeat, Maher responded on air to suggestions Clinton was ready to end her low profile and speak out: "Hillary, stay in
12740-459: The oppression of these values and groups in Muslim culture. Regarding the more recent publicity generated by his stance in the ongoing debate, Maher says he thinks people are finally paying closer attention to a conversation that they need to have. "I'm just shining a light on the reality of the situation. I don't even understand why this is so controversial." Maher received the 2009 Richard Dawkins Award from Atheist Alliance International . He
12870-620: The order. In 2022, Maher criticized the Biden administration's Disinformation Governance Board and agreed with the comparison that the board was similar to the Ministry of Truth from George Orwell 's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four . Maher favors having a strong military, but has said he is disenchanted with the size of the American military and defense spending . In 2015, Maher criticized Barack Obama 's visit to Saudi Arabia,
13000-541: The paper. Maher asserted, "I got no help from the New York Times , Washington Post , [or] CNN ", adding that the media "should have amplified" the severity of Trump's threats that he would refuse to concede or commit to a peaceful transition of power . In January 2022, Maher declined to run in the 2024 United States presidential election following speculation by Dana Perino that he might be called on to do so. In July 2024, he called on Joe Biden to decline
13130-400: The pharmaceutical industry says you do, then you're already on drugs!" He has expressed his distaste for the pharmaceutical and health care industries in general, arguing that they made their money out of treating people who are made sick by consuming unhealthy food that corporations push on the public. Maher maintains that mass consumption of high-fructose corn syrup is a contributor to
13260-432: The playing field". Maher is highly critical of religion and views it as highly destructive. He has been described, or self-identified, variously as an agnostic, atheist , and apatheist , while objecting to having his views defined by a single label. In his 2008 feature film Religulous , he refers to himself as agnostic. He has rejected being grouped with explicit atheists, saying in 2002, "I'm not an atheist. There's
13390-596: The poverty line, including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over. School districts include: Cobb County maintains the Cobb County Public Library System . The libraries provide resources such as books, videos, internet access, printing, and computer classes. The libraries in the CCPLS are: The Smyrna Public Library is a city-owned library in Smyrna and is not part of
13520-682: The proposal since 2011. Maher has stated that the American Medical Association is a powerful lobbying group and was one of the primary reasons why the United States had failed to enact health care reform in the decades prior to the passage of the Affordable Care Act . On the topic of getting the Affordable Care Act passed, in 2009 Maher stated that Obama should forget about trying to get 60 votes for it because "he only needs 51": "Forget getting
13650-539: The rise in frequency of obesity in the United States . In a discussion with Michael Moore about the film Sicko , Maher said, "The human body is pretty amazing; it doesn't get sick, usually, for no reason. I mean, there's some genetic stuff that can get to you, but, basically, people are sick in this country because they're poisoned. The environment is a poisoning factor, but also, we gotta say, they poison themselves. They eat shit. People eat shit, and that's, to my way of thinking, about 90 percent of why people are sick,
13780-462: The same people who were incredulous over how the Jews in World War II were led "to their slaughter" cannot understand why they are defending themselves now. Maher faced online backlash for tweeting at the start of the war, "Dealing w/ Hamas is like dealing w/ a crazy woman who's trying to kill u - u can only hold her wrists so long before you have to slap her". In August 2019, Maher denounced
13910-440: The similar late-night show called Politically Incorrect (1993–2002), originally on Comedy Central and later on ABC . In 2022, Maher started the podcast Club Random . Maher is best known for his political satire and sociopolitical commentary. He targets many topics including religion, political correctness, and the mass media. His critical views of religion were the basis for his 2008 documentary film Religulous . He
14040-407: The sixty votes or sixty percent—sixty percent of people don't believe in evolution in this country—he just needs to drag them to it, like I said, they're stupid; get health care done, with or without them." On Fox News in a televised debate with Bill O'Reilly , Maher said that "if Jesus was in charge of the country we'd probably have health care for everybody." Maher has expressed the view that
14170-799: The state, with a few mountains located within the county, considered to be part of the southernmost extensions of the Appalachian Mountains . The county is divided between two major basins . Most runoff flows into the Middle Chattahoochee - Lake Harding and Upper Chattahoochee River sub-basins of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin) along the southeastern border, directly via Willeo Creek , Sope Creek (Sewell Creek), Rottenwood Creek (Powers Creek, Poorhouse Creek, Poplar Creek), Nickajack Creek and others. The large Sweetwater Creek
14300-475: The state. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 766,149. It is the state's third most populous county, after Fulton and Gwinnett counties. Its county seat is Marietta ; its largest city is Mableton . Along with several adjoining counties, Cobb County was established on December 3, 1832, by the Georgia General Assembly from the large Cherokee County territory—land northwest of
14430-436: The theatre itself, seating is distributed on three levels — orchestra , mezzanine and grand tier — and fourteen balcony boxes. The most distant seat in the upper level (Grand Tier) is only 160 feet (49 m) from the stage. Metallic-mesh triangular screens undulate across the ceiling to hide catwalks . The stage features a hydraulic lift for the 30-foot (9 m) deep orchestra pit large enough for 84 musicians. The theatre
14560-562: The thing, the house voted 318 to 17 to condemn the #BDS movement, including 93% of Dems. Does Tlaib want to boycott 93% of her own party?". Condemning the October 7 attacks by Hamas militants on Israel , Maher spoke about it as Israel's 9/11 , and took serious issue with people who seemed to applaud these attacks; however, he cautioned Israel not to "lose the moral high ground" in the 2023 Israel-Hamas war . Maher expressed disappointment with former President Barack Obama over his comments on
14690-478: The threat seriously: "So my question to all Democratic candidates is: what's the plan? If you win, and the next day he claims he's voiding the election because of irregularities he's hearing about, what do you do? What do you do when the crowd that was in Virginia this week, 22,000 strong , marches on Washington? This is a scary moment. And when I've asked Democrats, 'What do we do if he doesn't go?', their answer
14820-524: The turmoil surrounding the election defeat of Donald Trump , the chairman of the Cobb County Republicans and another person challenged the election results in an attempt to remove 16,024 Cobb County voters from eligibility to vote in the runoff election for both Georgia senators, scheduled for January 5, 2021. The county Board of Elections held a hearing to decide whether there was probable cause to move forward with hearings for each name on
14950-480: The values that Western people believe in which a lot of the Muslim world does not. Like separation of church and state . Like equality of the sexes . Like respect for minorities , free elections , free speech , freedom to gather . These things are not just different from cultures that don't have them.... It's better ... I would like to keep those values here." In 2017, Maher agreed with the author Sam Harris that "the left has allied itself with Islamists", and that
15080-505: The western part of the county. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 766,149 people, 286,952 households, and 191,533 families residing in the county. As of the 2010 United States Census , there were 688,078 people, 260,056 households, and 175,357 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,026.4 inhabitants per square mile (782.4/km ). There were 286,490 housing units at an average density of 843.7 per square mile (325.8/km ). The racial makeup of
15210-465: The woods. Okay. You had your shot. You fucked it up. You're Bill Buckner . We had the World Series , and you let the grounder go through your legs. Let someone else have the chance." In August 2019, Maher said an economic recession would be "worth it" if Donald Trump did not get re-elected in 2020. He said: "We have survived many recessions. We can't survive another Donald Trump term." Over
15340-406: Was "not going to leave", and quoted Trump's March 14, 2019, assertion, "I have the support of the police, the military, the bikers [for Trump]" and "the tough people", citing this as evidence that Trump would seek to remain in office by force. Maher predicted there would be violence by armed Trump supporters attempting to keep Trump in power and criticized Democratic Party politicians for not taking
15470-472: Was 1,998 inhabitants per square mile (771/km ). There were 261,659 housing units at an average density of 770 per square mile (300/km ). The racial makeup of the county in 2000 was 72.4% White , 18.8% Black , 0.3% Native American , 3.06% Asian , 0.0% Pacific Islander , 5.3% from other races , and 1.87% from two or more races. 7.73% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 248,303 households, out of which 35.80% had children under
15600-463: Was an advisory board member of author Sam Harris 's Project Reason , a foundation that promotes scientific knowledge and secular values within society. In 2023, while still being critical of religion, Maher discussed some of his spiritual queries and interests with long-time friend and new age guru, Deepak Chopra . Maher supports the establishment of a Medicare-for-All universal single-payer health care system , and has consistently agreed with
15730-507: Was contributing $ 1 million to Priorities USA , the Obama SuperPAC. Maher has voted for Bob Dole and Ralph Nader . In the lead-up to the 2014 midterm elections , Maher conducted a "Flip a District" contest on his HBO show. His audience was asked to select one "terrible, entrenched" member of Congress in a close election race—"the loserest loser of all"—to remove from office. Maher aimed to help oust that representative by shining
15860-484: Was convicted of murdering one of his workers, thirteen-year-old Mary Phagan, was kidnapped from his jail cell and brought to Frey's Gin, two miles (3.2 km) east of Marietta, where he was lynched. Cotton farming in the area peaked from the 1890s through the 1920s. Low prices during the Great Depression resulted in the cessation of cotton farming throughout Cobb County. The price of cotton went from 16¢ per pound (35¢/kg) in 1920 to 9½¢ (21¢/kg) in 1930. This resulted in
15990-419: Was demolished, spurring a law that now prevents counties from doing so without a referendum . In the 1960s and 1970s, Cobb transformed from rural to suburban , as integration spurred white flight from the city of Atlanta, which by 1970 was majority-African-American. Real-estate booms drew rural white southerners and Rust Belt transplants, both groups mostly first-generation white-collar workers . Cobb County
16120-738: Was founded. Both were closed after World War II but reopened during the Korean War when the Air Force acquired the airfield, renamed Dobbins AFB, and the plant by Lockheed . During the Korean and Vietnam Wars , Lockheed Marietta was the leading manufacturer of military transport planes, including the C-130 Hercules and the C-5 Galaxy . "In Cobb County and other sprawling Cold War suburbs from Orange County to Norfolk / Hampton Roads ,
16250-548: Was mentioned as a location that the Barden Bella's had performed at, in Pitch Perfect Scenes were filmed in the theatre for the 2012 film Parental Guidance . Scenes were filmed there for the film Dumplin' on Netflix. Cobb County, Georgia Cobb County is a county in the U.S. state of Georgia , and is a core county of the Atlanta metropolitan area in the north-central portion of
16380-583: Was starting his march through Georgia . Union forces burnt most houses and confiscated or burnt crops. The Battle of Kennesaw Mountain on June 27, 1864, was the site of the only major Confederate victory in General William T. Sherman 's invasion of Georgia. Despite the victory, Union forces outflanked the Confederates. In 1915, Leo Frank , the Jewish supervisor of an Atlanta pencil factory who
16510-525: Was the home of former segregationist and Georgia governor Lester Maddox (1966–71). In 1975, Cobb voters elected John Birch Society leader Larry McDonald to Congress, running in opposition to desegregation busing . A conservative Democrat , McDonald called for investigations into alleged plots by the Rockefellers and the Soviet Union to impose "socialist-one-world-government" and co-founded
16640-510: Was the tipping point for him. While he stated that he trusted the Obama administration to employ the program responsibly, he described the NSA's access to private data as a "slippery slope", and worried about whether other politicians would be as responsible. Since the 9/11 attacks , he has endorsed certain uses of profiling at airports, saying, "Places like Israel, where they have faced terrorism for
16770-863: Was unaware that his mother, whose family was from Hungary, was Jewish. Owing to his disagreement with the Catholic Church's doctrine about birth control , Maher's father stopped taking Maher and his sister to Catholic Mass when Maher was thirteen. Maher was raised in River Vale, New Jersey , and graduated from Pascack Hills High School in Montvale in 1974. He then attended Cornell University , where he double-majored in English and history, and graduated in 1978. Maher has said, "Selling pot allowed me to get through college and make enough money to start off in comedy." Maher began his career as
16900-424: Was under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 36.50% from 25 to 44, 21.50% from 45 to 64, and 6.90% was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.90 males. As of 2007, the median income was $ 70,472. The per capita income for the county was $ 32,740. About 6.0% of families and 9.4% of the population were below
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