Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumIs it just me or does Bill Maher not like Biden?
At least thats the impression I got last night.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
A-Schwarzenegger
(15,596 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
quickesst
(6,280 posts).... for a lot of liberals who have a hard time accepting the fact that the left is not infallible.
I don't think he is anti Joe Biden, and often defends him, but it seems he does have some issues of concern.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Dem4Life1102
(3,974 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
quickesst
(6,280 posts)....
"Bill Maher Pushes Back Against Criticisms of Bidens Old Views: He Has Learned and Moved On"
After CNNs Chris Cuomo suggested Democrats may need to look to a young person with no problematic policy baggage to lead the party into 2020, Maher replied, Why not just somebody thats learned and moved on?
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/bill-maher-pushes-back-against-criticisms-of-bidens-old-views-he-has-learned-and-moved-on/
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
That was once.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
quickesst
(6,280 posts)"When did he defend Biden?" You did not ask when did he defend Biden five times. You did not ask when did he defended Biden 10 times. You asked a question, and I responded with the appropriate answer.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Dem4Life1102
(3,974 posts)Not just once.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
quickesst
(6,280 posts).... was the wrong word to use, but he has defended him more than once. He also defended him when Biden was getting all the crap about the touching accusations. I hope this is satisfactory to you.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
The Wizard
(12,482 posts)Biden can't motivate millennials to come out and vote and that millennials have enough votes to sway the election. The combination of dislike for Trump and a candidate that motivates the younger crowd could be a major factor in determining the winner in November.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
DownriverDem
(6,205 posts)a strong progressive Dem woman they would for sure vote for Biden. We are a Center/Left country. You can't always get what you want, but you can get what you need. Many of us want to beat trump and then move forward. We've suffered enough. We can't blow this.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Sloumeau
(2,657 posts)Last edited Sat Jan 25, 2020, 10:04 AM - Edit history (1)
His comments seem to alternate between unique insights and complete cluelessness. I believe that this is because he has more than one joke writer, and their political competence seems to vary. A big clue to what kind of jokes he likes to tell is the name of his previous show, "Politically Incorrect". Maher seems to think that things would be so much better if the world had much more of a live and let live attitude. That is fine. However, he also seems to deeply hate the damage that has been caused by organized religion, so he seems to have no tolerance for that at all. So, his messages seem to be, "Live and let live", "Stop getting offended so easily", and "Organized religion is ruining everyone's life".
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
oldsoftie
(12,409 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Sloumeau
(2,657 posts)I shall "correct" my comment.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
oldsoftie
(12,409 posts)One thing i kinda like about him, he never really sucks up to anyone
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
agincourt
(1,996 posts)harping on political correctness constantly, always having to have one or two GOP assholes on his panel, doing veiled slurs against immigrants. I look for him to be praising Trump some time in the future, that's why I quit watching. It used to be something to look forward to on a Friday night, now I need to find a substitute.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Paladin
(28,202 posts)His third or fourth Why Liberals Suck diatribe did it for me. Life's too short.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
PubliusEnigma
(1,583 posts)And they ruined the Real Time theme song for some reason.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
marlakay
(11,370 posts)Depressed as the rest of us. I think he is progressive but not sure if that will beat Trump.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
highplainsdem
(48,718 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)is about. Awareness of this kind of person was already ancient when Aesop included it in his fables 2600 years ago. They're not incapable of holding beliefs, but they attack their own because it's their nature.
A second lesson included in some renderings of the fable is, "You knew what I was."
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
themaguffin
(3,805 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden