Why is Bill Maher parroting GOP talking points

[Dem4Life1102]

about the Bidens? He did it a few weeks ago and then again tonight.

[pnwmom]

1. Because Bill Maher is a snarky jerk. n/t

[brucefan]

2. Because he's a dick?

[Meadowoak]

3. What did he say?

[Celerity]

4. cryptic posts with no links or even examples are not so helpful

just my tuppence

[Dem4Life1102]

8. This is from a few weeks ago

He repeated the accusation tonight: https://www.mediaite.com/tv/bill-maher-on-hunter-biden-if-it-was-don-jr-it-would-be-all-rachel-maddow-was-talking-about/

[Hortensis]

5. Maher's a scorpion. As Aesop's says, "It's my nature."

And in some versions "you knew what I was" is a second lesson.

Btw, those fables are something like 2500 years old and they're believed to have been ancient wisdom then. How marvelous that Aesop's are still with us. This one reportedly first appeared in ancient Sanskrit. Times and places change, but not human nature. There's a market for Maher's schtick and it's made him wealthy.

[Mike Nelson]

6. To get threads started...

...about himself on the Internet?

[PJMcK]

7. How about an explanation?

Then we won't have to spend time searching for the meaning of your OP.

Thanks.

[Dem4Life1102]

9. Ok

https://www.mediaite.com/tv/bill-maher-on-hunter-biden-if-it-was-don-jr-it-would-be-all-rachel-maddow-was-talking-about/

[milestogo]

10. A better question is Why are you watching Bill Maher?

[Dem4Life1102]

13. Habit

I also like some of his guests

[milestogo]

14. I used to watch but I can't stand some of his guests.

The only thing I always liked was New Rules.

[Dem4Life1102]

15. Some are pretty bad

and Maher doesn’t always push back on their BS

[Imperialism Inc.]

11. He always does.

A few weeks ago he was pretty much using Mitt Romney's take that all Democrats want any more is "free stuff". Which is bizarre considering he once gave $1 million to Obama so he could beat Mitt Romney. I think it was last week he was bashing unions. He's a joke.

[Orrex]

12. The question is why does DU still give him a pass?

He's been an asshole for at least the past few decades, but DU-at-large has had two responses:

1. When he zings Conservatives, DU says "this is the kind of fearless commentary we need, and that the media doesn't give us."

2. When he coddles child molesters, or anti-vax zealotry, or spews sexist bullshit, as he frequently does, DU shrugs and says: "what do you expect? He's just a comedian."

[obamanut2012]

16. Because he isn't a liberal/progressive/Dem, and never has claimed to be

He is also really, really misogynistic and a major Islamaphobe. It is always interesting and odd to em that so many liberals watch and like him.

[JHB]

17. Same reason as just about anything else he does. He's an asshole.

I kid.

Not.

It was in the news, and since he prides himself on being a cynic, he just assumed there was some truth to it (ironically).

Remember, this is a guy who chides the audience whenever one of his jokes falls flat.

[dalton99a]

18. Maher does what he does to fatten his paycheck. He doesn't give a shit about Democrats or democracy