Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) - 2/25/22

[Rhiannon12866]

Monologue: Insane in the Ukraine

Bill reacts to Russia's invasion of Ukraine in his Real Time monologue.




Rep. Ruben Gallego: Stop Saying "Latinx"

Arizona Congressman Ruben Gallego joins Bill to discuss his mean tweets – and why white liberals should stop saying "Latinx."




Why Do Republicans Love Russia?

Bill and his guests – Chloé Valdary and Bret Stephens – discuss why Russia is venerated by people who crave a less diverse world.




New Rule: With Malice Toward None

Now that Trump’s poll numbers are falling like a rock, Democrats must realize that the way to get his voters back is through graciousness.




Overtime: Rep. Ruben Gallego, Chloé Valdary, Bret Stephens

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

[Hoyt]

1. Good show. Will probably get bashed, but basically agree with end of New Rules.

[Rhiannon12866]

2. Oh, I know, but I agreed with that as well.

It's a chance, with TFG losing favorability, and we need to take advantage while we can. There are a whole lot of former Republicans who rejected TFG early on - with his increasing insanity, their ranks are bound to grow.

[betsuni]

3. Me too. Reminds me of 2008 when the Republican Party was so deeply unpopular

for wars and destroying economy. Obama was positive and unifying. No "us" and "them."

[WHITT]

4. Wow

1) Maher and the congressman, two supposedly intelligent guys, still regurgitating the totally fake, made-up "poll" from two RightWingers at a Miami-based anti-Cuba front group.

2) LatinX was not concocted by 'White Liberals'. It was adopted by the youth. They don't want to be divided or categorized as Hondurans, or Guatemalans, or Nicaraguans, or Mexicans, and on and on. They're not even that crazy about borders, and I don't mean the Mexican border, but all borders. They're perspective is global.

At least Gallego stated that if someone wants to be identified as LatinX, he would do so, he said "I'm not an asshole". Too bad that can't be said of some others.

[Warpy]

5. When the kiddies who invented it as a gender neutral form of Latino/Latina grow up

maybe it will become popular, although I'm not betting the rent. Everybody I know hates it.

I'm with Gallegos, I'll call people what they want to be called, usually their names.

I do agree with the New Rule this week. My own comment is "Yeah, he fooled a hell of a lot of good people." Then I change the subject.

We didn't treat Russia like an international pariah when the USSR collapsed. We just didn't do them any favors. When they asked for help transitioning their economy, Daddy Bush and Clinton sent them Harvard MBAs. That's why outside the Kremlin they look like us, a few obscenely rich oligarchs stashing money and buying urban real estate all over the planet while the vast majority of people are living from paycheck to paycheck and scrambling for crumbs.

[WHITT]

6. You Might Hate It

but how old are you?

[Warpy]

7. Neighbors are in their 20s, 30s and 40s and hate it

I honestly don't give a flying fornication. Not my circus, not my monkeys.

I call people what they want to be called.