They were O'Donnell's own words. When accused of taking things out of context he (Maher) responded by playing the same clip, just a longer version to show just how NOT out-of-context those rather outlandish statements were (and still are, thanks to the magic of videotape).

She appeared on his show some 2 dozen times (I can't remember if the actual number was 22 or 26 but it was in that area).

I find myself increasingly disappointed at Maher's slow slide into being nastier and more of a "name caller" - in particular over the last 4 weeks.