Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) - 6/17/22

[Rhiannon12866]

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Monologue: The Party Is Over

Bill reacts to the top stories of the week, including the recent cryptocurrency crash and other grim economic news.




Writer/Producer Danny Strong: Dopesick

"Dopesick" creator Danny Strong joins Bill to discuss America's OxyContin-fueled opioid epidemic.




How to Know if Your A.I. is Sentient

Bill shares a few signs that your A.I. device has developed consciousness.




New Rule: Democracy Dies in Dumbness

Nothing captures what’s wrong with today’s “journalism” like the sad saga of what happened last week at The Washington Post.




Overtime: Writer/Producer Danny Strong, Podcaster Krystal Ball, Columnist/Author James Kirchick

Bill Maher and his guests – James Kirchick, Krystal Ball, and Danny Strong – answer viewer questions after the show.




Here's a "bootleg" version of the show which includes the entire interview with writer/producer Danny Strong (6:03), entire panel discussion with podcaster Krystal Ball and columnist/author James Kirchick (17:10), Bill's "funny bit" (31:21) and includes the opening part of New Rules (44:25). It won't last long, as usual:

[question everything]

1. I have no idea what Krystal Ball was all about

Was glad that the other two - gasp - managed to keep her in place.

That story about the WaPo - she was fired, wasn't she?

I will keep saying it over and over again: social media, especially twiting will bring the end of democracy, of civilization, whatever. Because twits are just mouth farts. No thoughts behind them but the damage that they cause are enormous.

OK, end rant.

Thanks, again, for posting about it.

[Rhiannon12866]

2. Thanks! And coincidentally I happen to have the repeat of New Rules on just now

And yes, the woman who "demanded" that both of her coworkers were "disciplined" for their respective Tweets was totally out-of-line. I agree with Bill that she should have been the one who received disciplinary action for going nutz over a joking Tweet. He wondered how the Post would handle the iconic Watergate story if it happened today. And this complaining Felicia was eventually fired... Whew!

And I do remember Krystal Ball from MSNBC in the past, and I also agree that she was my least favorite guest of the night...

[betsuni]

3. She was a pro-Russia, blame Democrats for everything because they're corrupt evil monsters

populist type, but the longer Trump was in office and then with Biden's election, the less popular with audiences and less profitable. Biden being the nominee proved that the base of the Democratic Party are not progressive populists yearning for revolution (the IT WAS RIGGED accusations fell flat). Fewer people fall for that anymore.

She seems to have morphed into more of a Both Sides Lite aimed at a general audience. What she said was pretty pointless. The Young Turks have done the same thing I think. They have to criticize Republicans now, and can't go full Democrats-are-Satan populism. 2016 was peak conspiracy theory.

[Lil Liberal Laura]

4. But it was SO nice of her to let Bill speak!

What perplexed me was her blathering about how Democrats are promoting "Big Lie" candidates. Okay, Kryssy, there's that guy in Pennsylvania. It's called strategy.

Who else was she talking about???

[Auggie]

5. Thanks for posting. K&R.

Danny Strong won the episode IMO. I want to watch his Hulu series now.

Glad to hear Sonmez was canned.