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phleshdef

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74. He is not a libertarian. He is a liberal.

Thu Mar 22, 2018, 02:29 PM

Mar 2018

The libertarian shit came up ages ago when it meant "keep the government out of my bedroom and legalize weed"... in other words civil libertarian-ism, which almost all liberals are.

He wants universal healthcare and higher taxes on the rich like the rest of us.

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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