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Rhiannon12866

(202,966 posts)
Sat Jan 22, 2022, 12:15 AM Jan 2022

Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) - 1/21/22 - (Season Premiere)

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Monologue: Get Up, America



Bill kicks off the 20th season of Real Time with jokes about President Biden's press conference and our perpetual pandemic panic.




Living with Covid



Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) and Bari Weiss join Bill to discuss whether it's time to move past Covid restrictions and get back to normal.




New Rule: First Lady Barack Obama



Bill argues that it's time for the Democrats to break some unwritten rules and find a way to put Barack Obama back in the White House.




Overtime: Bari Weiss, Timothy Snyder, Rep. Ritchie Torres



Bill Maher and his guests answer viewer questions after the show.




Here's a "bootleg" version of the show which includes the entire interview with Professor Timothy Snyder (5:43), entire panel discussion with Rep. Ritchie Torres and Bari Weiss (15:45), Bill's "funny bit" (33:56) and includes the opening part of New Rules (46:18). It won't last long, as usual:




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Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) - 1/21/22 - (Season Premiere) (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Jan 2022 OP
Timothy Snyder made a great point: applegrove Jan 2022 #1
That's the "Overtime" discussion segment with all the guests, video #4 posted on the OP Rhiannon12866 Jan 2022 #2
Thank you Rhiannon. applegrove Jan 2022 #3
They never upload the entire show anymore, but tonight they managed a good part of it Rhiannon12866 Jan 2022 #4
He pushed it a bit tonight, but worth watching. Hoyt Jan 2022 #5
I'm sure some were taken aback by "New Rules," but we have to remember Bill's also a comedian Rhiannon12866 Jan 2022 #6
Yes I was too but I recall myself saying Biden Needs to be applegrove Jan 2022 #7
To be fair, it was only the one dog, and I understand he's back home working with a trainer Rhiannon12866 Jan 2022 #10
The dog has been adopted by another family. The lessons did not work out. I meant applegrove Jan 2022 #11
Well, I have a Brussels Griffon. He's stubborn, but he's also a lap dog. Rhiannon12866 Jan 2022 #13
I always wanted a Bouvier des Flanders. I never had a big enough applegrove Jan 2022 #21
Awww! One of my best friends from growing up has had 3 Bouviers in her life Rhiannon12866 Jan 2022 #22
That is sweet. And great you adopted a senior dog. applegrove Jan 2022 #23
Other than the dog I grew up with and Jack, I've only adopted seniors Rhiannon12866 Jan 2022 #24
I will adopt senior cats when I need another cat. One of mine applegrove Jan 2022 #25
Awww! Kudos to you for adopting senior animals, they are the best Rhiannon12866 Jan 2022 #26
Monster had been abused. Someone broke one of his fangs. So though he applegrove Jan 2022 #28
Awww! Rescued animals are the best! Rhiannon12866 Jan 2022 #29
Yikes!!! Blood!!! Good that such a biter has as loyal a mom as you. applegrove Jan 2022 #31
I know. I was hoping he'd get over it, but he's just gotten much bigger Rhiannon12866 Jan 2022 #32
Monster was staying with my parents onetime. My Dad loves cats but doesn't want to be woken them so applegrove Jan 2022 #33
who has ceased to be even a little bit funny lapfog_1 Jan 2022 #19
The program was not inspiring, but the ending was hilarious question everything Jan 2022 #8
I wasted my time tonight kimbutgar Jan 2022 #9
I watched a clip of her disgust (on twitter) LittleGirl Jan 2022 #17
Thanks, this saves my Saturday morning time. Been recent he started CLAPPING his hands in monolog? UTUSN Jan 2022 #12
He's been doing it for awhile now. Sympthsical Jan 2022 #15
*** Ritchie TORRES is *WAY* impressive! UTUSN Jan 2022 #14
I couldn't agree more, he was terrific! Rhiannon12866 Jan 2022 #16
Heck, I want him as PRESIDENT! UTUSN Jan 2022 #18
Oh, I'd vote for him in a heartbeat! Rhiannon12866 Jan 2022 #27
I thought tonight's show was terrible. hay rick Jan 2022 #20
Not one of his better shows. Behind the Aegis Jan 2022 #30
I liked the show, thought he had interesting guests Rhiannon12866 Jan 2022 #34
I would have loved to see Al! What a treat! eom LittleGirl Jan 2022 #35

applegrove

(118,006 posts)
1. Timothy Snyder made a great point:
Sat Jan 22, 2022, 12:21 AM
Jan 2022


On Bill Maher Overtime "On Tyranny" writer Timothy Snyder said something

interesting. The US is 'between'. If Trump had tried a coup against an authoritarian state and failed the authoritarian leader would have taken him out. If the US was a strong democracy and Trump had tired a coup and failed he would have been prosecuted.

Applegrove: so prosecute him!!!! Don't be between!!!!

Thanks Rhiannon

Rhiannon12866

(202,966 posts)
4. They never upload the entire show anymore, but tonight they managed a good part of it
Sat Jan 22, 2022, 12:30 AM
Jan 2022

And they haven't had the "Overtime" discussion, which is all the guests answering viewer questions, since before the pandemic. It was good to see it back! Thanks!

applegrove

(118,006 posts)
7. Yes I was too but I recall myself saying Biden Needs to be
Sat Jan 22, 2022, 01:01 AM
Jan 2022

like one of his German shepherds and take a bite out of Republicans' asses every now and again.

Rhiannon12866

(202,966 posts)
10. To be fair, it was only the one dog, and I understand he's back home working with a trainer
Sat Jan 22, 2022, 01:08 AM
Jan 2022

But I agree, Biden needs to call them out from time to time, but we know that he'll be lambasted by certain media when he does. And one of the reasons we value him is because he's a decent guy, not a nasty insulting POS like his predecessor.

applegrove

(118,006 posts)
11. The dog has been adopted by another family. The lessons did not work out. I meant
Sat Jan 22, 2022, 01:20 AM
Jan 2022

the breed German Shepherd. They don't take **** from anybody.

applegrove

(118,006 posts)
21. I always wanted a Bouvier des Flanders. I never had a big enough
Sat Jan 22, 2022, 02:35 AM
Jan 2022

property for it. I am a cat person first. Brussels Griffon are cute. I had to look it up I admit. Both our dog breeds are Belgian.

Rhiannon12866

(202,966 posts)
22. Awww! One of my best friends from growing up has had 3 Bouviers in her life
Sat Jan 22, 2022, 03:08 AM
Jan 2022

I got to know the last one and he was pretty amazing. She has a lot of property in the back woods of Vermont and he knew the property. He ran all over the place, but he knew where to stop where her property ended. Sweet dog, but way too big to be a lap dog.

And I've had 2 Brussels Griffons, both rescue. I gew up with a cocker spaniel because my Dad did, loved that dog more than anything. So when I called about a senior cocker up for adoption, I was told that this dog had been placed, but the woman in rescue told me she knew of another dog that was in real trouble - his owner had died. So I adopted a 9-year-old Brussels Griffon instead and then was offered a five-month-old puppy, a pet shop rescue. So that's my Jack and the question I get most often about him is "What kind of dog is that?" I've only seen one other BG than mine ever.

Jack

Rhiannon12866

(202,966 posts)
24. Other than the dog I grew up with and Jack, I've only adopted seniors
Sat Jan 22, 2022, 03:26 AM
Jan 2022

And I've never been disappointed. Older dogs are inexplicably harder to place, people want puppies, but puppies are hard! Jack and I went to puppy class twice! The eldest was my Barney, a cocker who was either 10 or 11 when I adopted him and he was just the best dog with the best temperament. He was tough to place since he came from a puppy mill and wasn't housebroken and had never lived with people. But not only was he the sweetest dog, he was the best dog I've had for not "going" in the house. And I had him for 8 wonderful years...

Barney


applegrove

(118,006 posts)
25. I will adopt senior cats when I need another cat. One of mine
Sat Jan 22, 2022, 03:39 AM
Jan 2022

is 17. One of mine is 8. The 17 year old, Twilight, doesn't groom herself anymore so I cut off dreds and brush her. Other than that she is fine. I hope it doesn't happen soon but when she is gone I'll have to get a senior cat to give my Captain Hughey company. I got an unadoptable cat 20 years ago. I named him Monster. He was so loving. He had some biting behavior but that became less and less over time. Good cat. I miss him. He used to sleep in my armpit.

Rhiannon12866

(202,966 posts)
26. Awww! Kudos to you for adopting senior animals, they are the best
Sat Jan 22, 2022, 03:48 AM
Jan 2022

I've had 4 cats in my life, two I adopted after my uncle died and one of them was the best cat I'll ever know. And the other two were those I rescued and adopted from outdoors, both were not easy to catch, but they then became indoor cats. The toughest was the cat I have now who I found as a kitten in a supermarket parking lot one night on my way home. I only managed to catch him with the help of a guy who worked in the store and his equally helpful wife who came to pick him up. The vet said that this kitten was only about 7 weeks old - that was in 2014 and is my Felix. He's grown up to be a beautiful cat, but he still bites! So I'm glad to hear that they can get over it...

Felix


applegrove

(118,006 posts)
28. Monster had been abused. Someone broke one of his fangs. So though he
Sat Jan 22, 2022, 04:09 AM
Jan 2022

tried really hard to puncture, he only once managed to and that was when a window closed on him and he was scared. I opened the window with my thumb sticking out and he drew blood. The rest of the time he would bite down on my arm, after focusing on my shoulder abnormally for a minute or less, and because he only had one fang he could not puncture. He tried really hard to. It got to the point where I would catch him staring and knew it was coming so I could move or distract him. He had been an unfixed male until I got him when he was 2. He had battle scars. I liked to think he was the father of 70. Other than his penchant for attacking in that limited way he had a great personality and was sweet to Twilight when I got her as a kitten. In his last years, Monster barely attacked at all. You sound like you have quite the pet possy there. They are so much fun.

Rhiannon12866

(202,966 posts)
29. Awww! Rescued animals are the best!
Sat Jan 22, 2022, 04:15 AM
Jan 2022

Monster sounds like he had the best home with you! I wish that I could tell when Felix's bites were coming and you'd think he'd have gotten over it in 7 years, but the last time I had him at the vet, he bit him and drew blood.

And that's the only thing about adopting senior animals, I only have Jack and Felix now and Jack is now 15. *sigh*

Rhiannon12866

(202,966 posts)
32. I know. I was hoping he'd get over it, but he's just gotten much bigger
Sat Jan 22, 2022, 06:12 AM
Jan 2022

I haven't gotten any reminders from my vet since that "incident." And I've gone to him since the '90s and he was particularly fond of my dogs, but then they never bit anybody.

applegrove

(118,006 posts)
33. Monster was staying with my parents onetime. My Dad loves cats but doesn't want to be woken them so
Sat Jan 22, 2022, 06:57 AM
Jan 2022

he puts them in the basement at night. He put Monster in the basement one night. The next night he tried to do it again but Monster spit and fussed and threatened to scratch if he were to be picked up. So my dad got the oven mitts from the kitchen and picked up Monster and put him downstairs. Comical because my dad must have weighed 250 pounds at the time. I wish I'd been there.

lapfog_1

(29,166 posts)
19. who has ceased to be even a little bit funny
Sat Jan 22, 2022, 02:28 AM
Jan 2022

I am so f'ing tired of the "Biden is old" jokes... and the libertarian "we are done with Covid"...

Covid doesn't give a shit about how tired you are of Covid...

Bill's major issue is that he likes having a live audience... and the pandemic has cut into that.

Fuck him... he is a selfish prick.

question everything

(47,263 posts)
8. The program was not inspiring, but the ending was hilarious
Sat Jan 22, 2022, 01:06 AM
Jan 2022

And I don't laugh much these days.

Thanks for posting them.


LittleGirl

(8,261 posts)
17. I watched a clip of her disgust (on twitter)
Sat Jan 22, 2022, 02:13 AM
Jan 2022

with covid...
hey lady, some of us cancer patients are sick of covid too.
STFU bitch. gaaaaa

UTUSN

(70,494 posts)
12. Thanks, this saves my Saturday morning time. Been recent he started CLAPPING his hands in monolog?
Sat Jan 22, 2022, 01:27 AM
Jan 2022

It's distracting and seems unkewl!1






Sympthsical

(8,925 posts)
15. He's been doing it for awhile now.
Sat Jan 22, 2022, 02:08 AM
Jan 2022

I'm not sure if it's something he always did or just something I never paid attention to. But once I noticed it, I can't stop noticing it. It's really, really annoying.

Rhiannon12866

(202,966 posts)
16. I couldn't agree more, he was terrific!
Sat Jan 22, 2022, 02:09 AM
Jan 2022

I didn't know much about him before, but he did a stellar job tonight. I hope they have him back often.

Rhiannon12866

(202,966 posts)
27. Oh, I'd vote for him in a heartbeat!
Sat Jan 22, 2022, 04:02 AM
Jan 2022

I only wish that he represented my district. I'm in NY-21 - Elise Stefanik.

hay rick

(7,520 posts)
20. I thought tonight's show was terrible.
Sat Jan 22, 2022, 02:29 AM
Jan 2022

Maher's main schtick these day is tweaking "liberals" by using Fox News talking points. His favorite sport is attacking the "woke" bogeyman. My guess is that, as a comedian, he resents that he can't comfortably tell gay, black, and fat jokes any more.

The worst part of his show tonight was his context-free "analysis" of per-capita covid deaths by state which was a reformulation of right-wing anti-vax talking points without an acknowledgment of the parentage.

He pointed out that the "lockdown" states of New Jersey and New York were 4 and 6 on the list. He didn't mention that they were the epicenter at the start of the pandemic when the medical community didn't have the means (remember PPE?) or the knowledge and experience to treat patients. People in the metropolitan area died early and often and the other states have been catching up ever since. Hopefully they never do. Curiously, Maher left the "lockdown" state of California off his list- probably because it is 38 on the list.

He held up Florida, at 17 on the list, as proof that mitigation strategies are superfluous. He is, of course, comparing Florida to New York/NJ and not California. The states list usually includes D.C. and Puerto Rico, so 26 would be an average performance. Maher also neglects (more likely is unaware) that Florida made the worst of a favorable situation. They were not hit hard early. Floridians are better able to avoid indoor spaces because of warm winter weather. Florida leaped up several spots in the rankings during the summer's Delta surge when Governor DeSantis blocked schools and local jurisdictions from declaring and enforcing mask mandates based on local case and hospitalization counts. DeSantis fought vaccine mandates, made no attempt to encourage vaccination, and ran around the state establishing monoclonal antibody treatment centers. As Florida hits the peak in the Omicron surge, the antibody centers are almost useless - the limited, available treatments are less effective against Omicron. Florida will probably move up another spot or two before the pandemic is done with us.

A better statistic than deaths per capita would be avoidable deaths per capita. If it was possible to compile that kind of statistic, Florida would be surely be near or at the top. Fuck Ron DeSantis and fuck Bill Maher for using his platform to spread deadly bullshit.



Behind the Aegis

(53,823 posts)
30. Not one of his better shows.
Sat Jan 22, 2022, 04:51 AM
Jan 2022

I always hate the "whine line" that appears every time his show airs and how many have to remind us they don't watch the show anymore.

That said, he and even Weiss, were way off in regard to COVID and that was disappointing. However, were they weren't wrong, is more and more liberals are feeling this way; some people really aren't understanding what is happening with this virus. To pretend that some on the left are getting exhausted with COVID and associated restrictions is a failing. I love Torres and can't wait to see what becomes of him. The first guest scared the shit out of me even more than I already am. "New Rules" was good. I haven't seen "Overtime" yet.

Rhiannon12866

(202,966 posts)
34. I liked the show, thought he had interesting guests
Sat Jan 22, 2022, 10:37 AM
Jan 2022

And like some others, I was very impressed with Rep. Torres, I hope they have him back in the future. I also wish that his district was farther north here in New York. *sigh*

But I know what you mean about them saying they're "over" Covid. Bill's been like that for awhile, think he gets aggravated when parts of his comedy tour are canceled. And there was the time he tested positive and he had to quarantine and they canceled his Real Time show for 2 weeks. Since he said he felt fine, I guess he no longer takes Covid seriously.

Speaking of comedy tours, back in November I was able to see Al Franken when he came to Albany during his Nationwide Tour Tour! And of course he was terrific and we had great seats. He talked for over 2 hours to a sold out crowd with only a microphone, a stool and 3 glasses of water. He was funny and very political and the audience totally "got" him - and he got a standing ovation at the end.

And to see his show, we had to show ID and proof of vaccination and masks were required, as they are indoors here in New York. Of course I'd prefer that he was still working for us in the Senate, but it was a real treat to see him in person!

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