Why is Bill Maher parroting GOP talking points

[Dem4Life1102]

Last edited Sat Sep 28, 2019, 06:50 AM - Edit history (1)

about Joe and Hunter Biden? Seems odd.

And in case anyone didn’t see the show: https://www.mediaite.com/tv/bill-maher-on-hunter-biden-if-it-was-don-jr-it-would-be-all-rachel-maddow-was-talking-about/

[Tiggeroshii]

1. Ratings

[Sherman A1]

13. Precisely

[RockRaven]

2. Same reason a candidate from HI does. Attention, probably.

Or something worse, unfortunately.

[ffr]

3. Shock Value. Indeed, don't repeat RW talking points, or news or spectacles

Just ignore it entirely.

Because if you and I ignore it, it never becomes part of our vocabulary and should die off as fast as it started.

[Cha]

6. Thank you!

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[Cha]

4. I have no idea what he said.. all I can do is add some facts..

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[Dem4Life1102]

19. Thanks for the links

[NCLefty]

5. His show was really bad tonight. Rothman is pompous and Barney was a time hog :p

He's sometimes hard to understand too. And Bill went on a rant about liberals getting over-offended at racism and white liberals being self-loathing.

Actually, the Rushdie interview was fine. :p

[Dem4Life1102]

7. I was surprised

that Maher didn’t push back harder on Rothman’s BS

[appalachiablue]

9. The Rushdie part was decent except 25K Indians turned out for Trump-Modi

in Houston and that's stunning. Fmr EPA head was weak, not positive and glad I missed the Biden parts.

Bill is very dicey sometimes to say the least.

[onecaliberal]

8. When Barney frank started bashing Dems I'd had enough. Maher is a pig and always has been.

[Cha]

12. Good Grief.. why did Barney Frank

"bash Dems"?!

Sounds like the Twilight Zone.. what did we do?

It's fucking trump who's committed extortion and an impeachable offense(offenses).

[betsuni]

18. Don't believe anything people say about Real Time without watching it.

Guest Linette Lopez said: "The last time we were hurting Hillary Clinton, who no one liked, and now we're hurting Joe Biden who most Americans like." No one liked Hillary Clinton? Offensive.

[onecaliberal]

20. He said we're going to lose seats because of impeachment.

[Cha]

21. Thanks.. how about being positive

and getting there and working his ass off so we DONT!!!

[shanti]

10. He got a dig in on Rachel Maddow too

something about "liberals".

[budkin]

11. Fox News loves it!

Maher is their new hero! Check their front page! Way to go Bill, you fucking idiot.

[Dem4Life1102]

17. Exactly what I was talking about

I couldn’t believe Maher said that.

[Hekate]

14. Because he is too clever by half. Because he poses as a satirist but is just an asshole.

Not funny, once you get that straight.

[obamanut2012]

15. I do not get why any non wingnut watches his show

He isn't a liberal, nor even a Conservadem. He is really sexist, often racist, has been transphobic, and carries water for the Right. Hell, he is good friends with Ann Coulter. Would you be friends with her?

[Dem4Life1102]

16. He's been pushing impeachment for months

And calling Democratic weak for not impeaching. I thought he would be celebrating but instead he seemed down on it.

[Salviati]

27. He isn't for anything, he's just a contrarian...

He wants to be the cool guy in the room, the one that is too smart for people to really get. If reality ever starts encroaching on his turf, he's got to move on, to stay edgy...

[struggle4progress]

22. I used to watch him but stopped about twenty years ago

I couldn't take it any more

[LiberalFighter]

23. He thinks he is special.

[Downtown Hound]

24. Because he's an obnoxious gasbag well past his sell-by date. n/t

[NoPasaran]

25. Here's a rule of thumb for everyone

No one who dated Ann Coulter is your friend. They may pretend to be your friend. They may sometimes say things you like. But they are NOT YOUR FRIEND.

[Salviati]

29. Just like George Conway...

... I trust him about as much as I trust his wife.

[Mike Nelson]

26. He is...

... first a political TV show personality and his job is to draw as much attention to his show and network as possible. He will occasionally step in it, on purpose.

[Dem4Life1102]

28. Don't remember Jon Stewart

ever doing that.

[Hoyt]

30. Yeah, but he said it was about time for Impeachment earlier.

And, I too wish kids/family would quit profiting off their parents in these cases. It doesn’t look good, especially the trump grifters.

[Dem4Life1102]

32. Is there any evidence that Hunter Biden was doing that?

Maybe you should read this: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/07/08/will-hunter-biden-jeopardize-his-fathers-campaign

[Hoyt]

33. Like Maher said, it didn't look good. I agree. They didn't hire him for his expertise,

just his name.

In any event, trump is guilty on his own, and his kids have done far worse.

[Dem4Life1102]

36. How do you know that?

Please post a link that proves your accusation.

[Hoyt]

38. How do you know otherwise? But you can search under "Hunter Biden board membership in ukraine."

Skip the Fox News and similar articles, but I think the Washington Post, etc., articles are credible and they almost all say his taking the position raised eyebrows. They also said he broke no Ukranian laws. But, it didn't look good and he should have known better.

My post above said H Biden didn't do anything wrong, but it doesn't look good. I'll stick by that and wish that was not an aspect of trump's shakedown in the Ukraine. Again, none of that changes trump's guilt for what he did.

[Dem4Life1102]

39. I'm not the one making the accusation

People are guilty until proven innocent. So either prove your accusation or admit that you can't.

[McCamy Taylor]

31. Russian kompromat?

[NurseJackie]

34. Ugh... My husband still listens to his show on the DVR machine, but I leave the room

I'll check back in for the New Rules segment... and even THOSE test my patience with him sometimes.

[Initech]

35. I normally like Bill Maher but I'm getting really sick of his PC bashing.

Being politically correct and accepting responsibility for your actions and past actions is not the worst thing in the world. It's basically the same thing as not being a dick. It's beating a dead horse at this point.

[floppyboo]

37. Maher is and has always been a Libertarian of the Ayn Rand brand

So long as you keep that in mind - take it for what it's worth.
I find him insufferable, but some people are masochists.
And as Rand would conclude: If you like to be shit on, that's your thang.

ps. and not a very far sighted one. Take his endorsement of Sanders (I support Sanders, btw) - all he saw were the social freedoms, and then he realized it would require him to acknowledge that humans are social creatures. And his mind got blown! What? Help that alien other, not a brother? He's a prick. I can totally imagine him and Coulter naked together. And totally get why he's single.