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69. Right on some things, wrong on others, which is a better ratio than most

Thu Mar 22, 2018, 02:09 PM

Mar 2018

news and opinion personalities working today. Generates actual discussion on issues which is better than most news and opinion personalities working today. Is either entirely off the mark (and bull headed)regarding the power of words in an old religious text rather than a culture of upheaval and violence that has begotten more violence and made religions in middle eastern regions more extreme, or understands this and is opportunistically appealing to independents and bigots for ratings and an air of "outsiderness."

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Whats your opinion of Bill Maher? [View all] Locut0s Mar 2018 OP

His show is the one hour of TV I watch most weeks. I have much the same opinion tblue37 Mar 2018 #1

I watch every Friday! GWC58 Mar 2018 #39

I echo your thoughts and watch every arthritisR_US Mar 2018 #2

I still watch his show every week. Initech Mar 2018 #3

Many comedians have stopped leftynyc Mar 2018 #36

I like him but his guests piss me off more and more it seems. BigmanPigman Mar 2018 #4

I saw him in person once. He was pretty puerile. LisaM Mar 2018 #5

He sounds pretty well known for that too to be honest... Locut0s Mar 2018 #10

He can be kind of a dick sometimes but he can also be pretty funny. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2018 #6

Succinctly said. I agree. He often says things that need to be said. Va Lefty Mar 2018 #41

Look forward to every show. Dont like some of his views, but most are DU acceptable. Hoyt Mar 2018 #7

At times I like him GP6971 Mar 2018 #8

Back in the day, wee had to buy a TiVo so my 83 year old Mom could watch. Hamlette Mar 2018 #9

Ive always wondered if they were more than just friends? Locut0s Mar 2018 #12

He's a pompous, self loving, meely mouthed little shit bag. pangaia Mar 2018 #11

Yeah, this. LisaM Mar 2018 #17

Bill Maher is phenomenal Awsi Dooger Mar 2018 #19

Oddly i like short track more than the long track. pangaia Mar 2018 #22

Really, People are gonna start bashing Bill Maher now... Old Vet Mar 2018 #61

I don't care if his hair is blue.....My opinion of him stands.. pangaia Mar 2018 #90

he might be funny to some dweller Mar 2018 #13

Hes3a dirtbag of the first water and all the make up, pangaia Mar 2018 #24

sounds like he's just gotten worse dweller Mar 2018 #26

Islamophobe. Misogynist. shanny Mar 2018 #14

Definitely a misogynist. Marie Marie Mar 2018 #20

Right on some things, wrong on others, which is a better ratio than most JCanete Mar 2018 #69

Exactly wryter2000 Mar 2018 #23

THIS. stranger81 Mar 2018 #79

A left leaning libertarian. kmla Mar 2018 #15

He is not a libertarian. He is a liberal. phleshdef Mar 2018 #74

Your opinion. Thanks for sharing. kmla Mar 2018 #75

Its not an opinion. Its a statement of fact. phleshdef Mar 2018 #91

Its his opinion of his political leanings. I choose not to believe him when he says it. kmla Mar 2018 #93

Okay, so you are talking out of your ass then. phleshdef Mar 2018 #94

Similar to what some say here Leighbythesea Mar 2018 #16

Occasionally funny-- always sexist dawg day Mar 2018 #18

A washed up crank blake2012 Mar 2018 #21

Good way to describe him. pangaia Mar 2018 #25

He doesn't do it for me. JNelson6563 Mar 2018 #27

I like him - pisses off many lefties as l can see demosincebirth Mar 2018 #28

I've often thought it an absurd concept to enjoy a thing predicated only on how others LanternWaste Mar 2018 #88

I certainly don't agree with his stance on religion or Islam. Don't agree applegrove Mar 2018 #29

His views are important because he gets closer to the truth than most others. The Wielding Truth Mar 2018 #30

Liked his slow moving coup narratives agincourt Mar 2018 #31

For the most part TlalocW Mar 2018 #32

Blowhard, chauvinist, libertarian, broken clock. Jakes Progress Mar 2018 #33

Ive watched him for years and samplegirl Mar 2018 #34

Really run hot and cold on him. Laffy Kat Mar 2018 #35

I don't get American TV here, so I just see clips from links sent to me DFW Mar 2018 #37

A mixed bag. meadowlander Mar 2018 #38

Agree with everything Clarity2 Mar 2018 #86

Stopped watching Watchfoxheadexplodes Mar 2018 #40

Most hit the nail on the head - but he is very important Cosmocat Mar 2018 #42

He's the only one who had the balls to publicly support Kathy Griffin. milestogo Mar 2018 #47

This kind of stuff Cosmocat Mar 2018 #48

Sexist. Not funny. No friend of Coulter is a friend of mine. MrsCoffee Mar 2018 #43

I watch for his New Rules lunatica Mar 2018 #44

That's a pretty polarizing question PJMcK Mar 2018 #45

+1 . n/t obnoxiousdrunk Mar 2018 #58

A misogynist asshole who is also very funny and highly intelligent. milestogo Mar 2018 #46

I'm a fan BannonsLiver Mar 2018 #49

He's the bravest person ever in the history of TV. Don't believe me? Just ask him. He'll Guy Whitey Corngood Mar 2018 #50

+++++++++++ HAB911 Mar 2018 #51

Love him. Funny, sharp, loyal to the left and MaryMagdaline Mar 2018 #52

He does amazing work and is usually pretty funny; JenniferJuniper Mar 2018 #53

Nobody's perfect Generic Brad Mar 2018 #54

Agree Joediss Mar 2018 #59

agree with this Egnever Mar 2018 #70

Sometimes he's awesome Downtown Hound Mar 2018 #55

I got tired of him around the time of his 100th "Why Liberals Suck" lecture. Paladin Mar 2018 #56

Sometimes I laugh, sometimes I cringe. But hasn't that been the history of political comedy? dameatball Mar 2018 #57

I stopped paying attention to him. Too misogynistic for me. MineralMan Mar 2018 #60

Misogynist and Islamophobic? Absolutely! drbtg1 Mar 2018 #62

Maher is just a different kind of narcissist. kwassa Mar 2018 #63

Can't stand him! 50 Shades Of Blue Mar 2018 #64

He's an entertainer. Shell_Seas Mar 2018 #65

Too vulgar. It's just not my style. left-of-center2012 Mar 2018 #66

Good presenter of a good show. Also, overly smarmy and douchey. Oneironaut Mar 2018 #67

Just another reason I don't watch any television. hunter Mar 2018 #68

Don't have HBO. He was extremely critical and cynical about Obama during the BP disaster. LeftInTX Mar 2018 #71

Bill can be a real dick at times but he is usually right and his show is better than the news. phleshdef Mar 2018 #72

I'm A Fan ProfessorGAC Mar 2018 #73

He's a bigoted dick. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2018 #76

I looked up arrogant in the dictionary HopeAgain Mar 2018 #77

I like him...his show is interesting. Demsrule86 Mar 2018 #78

Love him. MicaelS Mar 2018 #80

I like him! I may not like everything he says...but on the whole he is one of Kirk Lover Mar 2018 #81

Good intelligent TV show and saw him in concert. Very good underpants Mar 2018 #82

Never been my cup of tea. Though he's a board member of PETA LanternWaste Mar 2018 #83

As a comedian tazkcmo Mar 2018 #84

He's not afraid to be politically incorrect which is refreshing these days. jalan48 Mar 2018 #85

Most of us have the same problem...we are human and have good days and bad ones.... pbmus Mar 2018 #87

Hes a sexist jerk, not as smart as he thinks but probably useful for some fringe Dems to watch. bettyellen Mar 2018 #89

He hates both Repubs and Dems. Republican because they want to regulate who he masturbates madinmaryland Mar 2018 #92

Not a fan TNLib Mar 2018 #95