No Fan Of Hillary, Bill Maher Says He Could Vote GOP In 2016

[flpoljunkie]

Bill Maher is apparently one of the many who failed to notice Rand Paul's recent statement on ISIS.

No Fan Of Hillary, Bill Maher Says He Could Vote GOP In 2016

ByTOM KLUDT
PublishedSEPTEMBER 10, 2014,

Bill Maher made a hefty donation to bolster President Obama's re-election bid in 2012, but the liberal comedian says he's open to going the other way the next time around. And there's one Republican in particular who intrigues him.

“Rand Paul is an interesting candidate to me. Rand Paul could possibly get my vote,” Maher told The Hill.

Maher has never hidden his affinity for the Paul clan. He told The Hill that he admired the Kentucky senator's father, former Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), for having "the guts to say we should end the American empire, pull the troops home, stop getting involved in every foreign entanglement."

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/bill-maher-rand-paul-2016

Rand Paul just said something very important, and almost nobody noticed

A funny thing happened over the weekend: While President Obama took heat for saying he didn't have a strategy to deal with the Islamic State (also known as ISIS and isil) in Syria, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) delivered a pretty remarkable statement.

"If I were president, I would call a joint session of Congress," Paul told the AP. "I would lay out the reasoning of why ISIS is a threat to our national security and seek congressional authorization to destroy ISIS militarily."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/09/03/rand-paul-just-said-something-very-important-and-almost-nobody-noticed/

[Sopkoviak]

1. Auditioning for the Colbert time slot maybe?

Except he's never been funny.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

4. He was once.

Although it might have actually been the script writers making him so.

Check out 'Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death', and his performance as a clutzy, chauvanistic Indiana Jones knock-off.

[MoonchildCA]

2. Seriously? Rand Paul?

My opinion of Bill Maher just dropped.

I hope he's just saying that for shock value. I'm no fan of Hillary either, but she tops all republicans, and fake libertarians...

[underpants]

3. Odd, just yesterday on his FB page I read an interview in which he ridiculed Rand

He said that he called himself a libertarian twice several years ago. He said that Rand's version is fake.

[frazzled]

5. Oh, surprise (not)

The mysogynist libertarian Maher might vote for Rand Paul. Color me completely unsurprised.

[1StrongBlackMan]

9. Yeah ...

That jumped out at me too ... Why does the media refer to Maher as a "liberal"?

[SmittynMo]

6. Bill? Short sighted

Paul makes one intelligent comment and Maher jumps ship? Really? (and yes, i saw the writeup yesterday)

There are only three reasons this can happen?

1). Maher just fooled millions of people. He's really supported the GOP all along, and has been lying all these years. If so, this has to go down in history as one of the biggest lies ever. That being said, it would make sense because the GOP has the biggest liars known to mankind.

2). He's getting old and senile and had forgotten what he has stood for all these years.

3). His ratings must be down and he has to do something to "Shake it up".

Then again, he's no dummy. He did use the word "possibly", with no committal to anyone.
And he is a comedian.

It's Bill Maher.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

33. I don't know

He wrote an excellent post 9/11 analysis of our "war on terror" ("When You Ride Alone, You Ride With Bin Laden&quot and he, like Stewart, occasionally skewers politicians on both sides. Doubtful about #1. #2 or #3 are distinct possibilities. Don't really see him voting for RP outside of an terrible misunderstanding/lack of knowledge about him but there are a lot of people even here that might be willing to vote for him because of one or two public policy positions. At the end of the day, it's probably just Bill being Bill.

[hedgehog]

7. I think this is what happens when you select one or two issues, and use them as your litmus test.

Apparently, Maher's litmus test is foreign entanglements.

[Generic Brad]

22. I thought his litmus test was legalization of marijuana

Rand Paul has verbally supported that on occasion. The freedom to smoke pot without fear of repercussion is apparently high on Bill Maher's list. More, I would think, than a foreign policy stance.

[GeorgeGist]

8. Sometimes Bill is in idiot .

This is one of those times.

[pablo_marmol]

18. Precisely.

But are these his sincere sentiments, or is this stirring the pot for publicity?

Either way he deserves a pie in the face.

[Jamaal510]

10. BM is lucky to

be able to consider voting for a Paul (over just one or two issues he thinks they're in agreement on) and not have to worry about the possible elimination of safety net and government programs, and having businesses follow less regulations.

[aikoaiko]

11. The leftier than thou crowd is going full-stupid I see.

[whistler162]

12. Well that's it. If a comic won't vote

for Hillary then she has lost all hope!

[Jakes Progress]

13. Bill is a misogynist.

[tblue37]

29. In his special last night he said if Romney runs again, he'll get his a**

kicked by a woman.

[flpoljunkie]

14. Maher told Tweety tonight he's off Paul and back with Hillary.

He said it was because of Hillary's better stance on the environment. Nothing about formerly isolationist Paul now wanting to become involved in 'foreign entanglements.'

[jenmito]

15. Maher DID talk about how Rand Paul changed his position on "isolationism" and that it disappointed

him. I heard it with my own ears.

[flpoljunkie]

20. Here's link to video. Maher did say about his liking Paul, 'Not so much in the last couple of days.'

http://www.msnbc.com/hardball

The Rand Paul vs. Hillary Clinton part begins at 8:19. Maher regarding Paul's comment, "Why does the president talk about climate change when we have this terrorist group?" Maher said it was a terrible reordering of priorities. Maher said he's more concerned about melting 'ice' than ISIS. I agree with Maher.

Maher also feels Hillary shares his concern about the perils of global warming-- although significantly, she has not said whether she would approve the Keystone XL pipeline.

[jenmito]

23. Exactly...

when Chris said Rand Paul is anti-war, isolationist, Maher said just what you said, and then he also said Rand lately sounds more like CHENEY.

[ellie]

16. As part of the 1%, he can vote for

anyone he damn well pleases. It won't affect him much.

[DFW]

17. Maher rambles on in interviews and speaks his mind

I'm not worried or bothered.

Come election time in 2016, he'll have some barbs for both candidates whoever they are.

If one of them was an eye doctor four years ago, and one was Secretary of State four
years ago, which one do you think Maher will end up supporting for president, even if he
wishes neither had been the nominee?

If Rand Paul is the Republican nominee (which I seriously doubt), I promise you he will not
enjoy being on the receiving end of Maher's comments during the campaign.

[Warren DeMontague]

19. I doubt it.

The minute he sees whoever the GOP nom is inevitably kissing the butt of the religious right, he will support the Democrat.

[mgcgulfcoast]

21. Hillary is part of the Obama war wing of the party

we need another choice.

[craigmatic]

24. If Hillary wants to win she needs to get involved in this campaign. O'Malley is already helping

local dems in Iowa. So far she's only helped people in NY.

[Beacool]

25. Seriously?

Rand Paul? What an idiot.........

[onecaliberal]

26. Who cares what that misogynistic

Pig thinks. Most of what he says is full of it. He's a millionaire and only concerned about the things the rest of the 1% care about.

[Atman]

27. I genuinely like Maher, even if I don't always like his politics.

Hell, there are very few people whose politics I always like. I even disagree with my wife occasionally!

[tblue37]

28. Yet in his stand-up special on HBO last night and on his show, he said only a moron could be

fooled into voting Republican.

[Paladin]

31. It was an hour-long savaging of Republicans, all right. Who knows?

As long as he doesn't bring Coulter back on his show, I guess I'll keep on watching.

[SmittynMo]

34. Saw it in the DVR last night.

Clearly not his best performance.

[kimbutgar]

30. It would be something he could rand on his show and expose him for the fake he is

By running on his Dad's legacy. Rand Paul would go on maner thinking it will be a friendly interview then maher corners him.

[ismnotwasm]

32. Ewwwww

Ick