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95. He has always been a mixed bag

Reply to Comfortably_Numb (Original post)

Sat Feb 27, 2021, 08:04 PM

Feb 2021

his biggest sin tonight, IMO, was to not have any Black voice on at all given what he knew his interview with Kelly was going to be about. I frankly think there is a case to be made that things have gotten worse for Black Americans in terms of rights in recent years. I don't think the GOP of the 1990's or even early 2000's would have dared oppose updating the VRA en masse like the GOP is now. I also can't imagine the GOP of the 1990's and 2000's explicitly campaigning on throwing out Black votes (not that they weren't attempting to do so, just that they are bold enough to admit it now). It would have been nice to have a Black perspective on Maher's take of where we are in regards to Black America.

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Bill Maher. Anyone else think he's changed or wondering if it's us??? [View all] Comfortably_Numb Feb 2021 OP

I think he's very bitter..his libertarian roots are showing Thekaspervote Feb 2021 #1

Maher rso Feb 2021 #4

I push back on the claim of no pushback Shermann Feb 2021 #22

Anytime Maher or rogan "toys" with guests the likes of bannon, giving them air time Thekaspervote Feb 2021 #64

Bannon got nowhere pushing his agenda on Real Time Shermann Feb 2021 #65

If you insist on inviting actual Nazis on your show, "gently calling them out" isn't good enough. meadowlander Feb 2021 #80

☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️ Thekaspervote Feb 2021 #48

Maher rso Feb 2021 #2

I agree... I find myself fast forwarding through his bs for his "bit" and new rules... Comfortably_Numb Feb 2021 #3

Same here empedocles Feb 2021 #53

Comedians seem to go bad. pwb Feb 2021 #5

I just threw up in my mouth a little bit--Dennis Miller became intolerable. Comfortably_Numb Feb 2021 #8

DM is great Shermann Feb 2021 #17

I don't think he's been funny in years. He just seems sour Ilsa Feb 2021 #33

Yeah, if you're bulimic and need to puke really fast Yeehah Feb 2021 #35

He was absolutely brilliant. Then he forgot he was a comedian. marble falls Feb 2021 #37

He's always been a misogynist asshole. milestogo Feb 2021 #6

Years ago Bill Maher started attacking Muslims and Islam malaise Feb 2021 #7

He still does when the opportunity presents itself still_one Feb 2021 #30

No surprise malaise Feb 2021 #41

This. His special mix of acid ugliness and professions Hortensis Feb 2021 #52

He attacks all religion edhopper Feb 2021 #56

Who is SJW Beringia Feb 2021 #9

Social Justice Warriors--- the "woke folk" he rails against. Comfortably_Numb Feb 2021 #11

"Social Justice Warriors"? PatSeg Feb 2021 #32

Google would have told tou right away (nt) NoRethugFriends Feb 2021 #42

Yes, that's true PatSeg Feb 2021 #54

You shouldn't have to do research in order to understand a post Beringia Feb 2021 #61

I thought that was silly... tonedevil Feb 2021 #69

"SJW" gets 526 hits on Democratic Underground alone muriel_volestrangler Feb 2021 #86

Unfortunately, not all acronyms show up on Google. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2021 #71

That's not what I heard Cartoonist Feb 2021 #43

Lol, probably not these days, though we know he doesn't like Hortensis Feb 2021 #50

He's in a slump gulliver Feb 2021 #10

He needs 12 step DoBotherMe Feb 2021 #12

Because of the "Devil's Lettuce"? BannonsLiver Feb 2021 #116

No DoBotherMe Mar 2021 #118

He was once a bit mean and pretty clever. It's reversed. nolabear Feb 2021 #13

Wow, you nailed it. "Now it's reversed." Comfortably_Numb Feb 2021 #14

You nailed it MustLoveBeagles Feb 2021 #20

He's always been creepy... hunter Feb 2021 #15

He does have a creepiness about him. He reminds me of the 'mean' friend a lot of us ... marble falls Feb 2021 #31

Boy, is that descriptive. Bingo! That mean syndrome's lead to a number Hortensis Feb 2021 #55

I think you get some leeway for being mean/clever in your teens and 20s meadowlander Feb 2021 #82

We're living longer and trying to stay true to some sense of self. I'm glad I'm a late sixties ... marble falls Feb 2021 #93

I Faux pas Feb 2021 #16

I gave up on Maher years ago. He's more right-wing, every season. (nt) Paladin Feb 2021 #18

It's him MustLoveBeagles Feb 2021 #19

Fuck Bill Maher. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2021 #21

I gave up on him years ago... tenderfoot Feb 2021 #23

With Maher you have to take the good with the bad Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #24

Like most human beings, he has some good with the bad Generic Brad Feb 2021 #39

No Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #49

No, that's not it for me. I realized a long time ago that the virtues he Hortensis Feb 2021 #59

Not an ally of Democrats? Shermann Feb 2021 #102

Nope Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #103

You have not demonstrated that Maher wants Democrats to lose Shermann Feb 2021 #104

Never said that he did Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #105

My claim in #102 is that he has been an ally for at least 12 years Shermann Feb 2021 #106

Not walking back anything. Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #110

Post removed Post removed Feb 2021 #113

You debunked nothing Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #114

It's not just you. I don't watch it... the Mister watches less often too. NurseJackie Feb 2021 #25

+1. John Oliver and Jim Jeffries both got smarts and can make a point with great humor. marble falls Feb 2021 #28

He changed for the worst after apologizing to W after 9-11. He's not funny, he's bitter, dismisive. marble falls Feb 2021 #26

I am in California, and I have solar. It took about two months to order the panels, inverter, still_one Feb 2021 #27

He is a Democrat who is borderline conservative on at least one issue Shermann Feb 2021 #29

He is not a democrat Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #34

If only the majority of population leaned left, we would solve a lot of problems here. Hoyt Feb 2021 #38

Anybody else with his views would get to be a Democrat Shermann Feb 2021 #40

But he is not a Democrat Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #47

He may not be a Big "D" Democrat Shermann Feb 2021 #60

He calls himself an independent and libertarian. Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #68

Watch this Shermann Feb 2021 #70

So? Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #73

Regarding being a Libertarian, "called" in the past yes. "Calls" in the present no. Shermann Feb 2021 #74

So what does he call himself "in the present"? Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #75

Independent Liberal Who Writes Million Dollar Checks to the DNC? Shermann Feb 2021 #76

No he doesn't have to have a label Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #77

He's always been a Libertarian who sometimes agrees with Democrats and is mostly just anti-Trump. meadowlander Feb 2021 #79

Another claim of Maher currently being a Libertarian Shermann Feb 2021 #85

He's always been an asshole iemanja Feb 2021 #36

Clearly yours is the minority opinion, to which you are absolutely entitled. Comfortably_Numb Feb 2021 #62

He's falling for a con Johnny2X2X Feb 2021 #44

Well said PatSeg Feb 2021 #58

I used to watch the show regularly and really enjoyed it for the most part. Crunchy Frog Feb 2021 #45

Maher has always had a way of rubbing people the wrong way, PatSeg Feb 2021 #46

It will be challenging for political comedians during the Biden era Shermann Feb 2021 #88

I have as well PatSeg Feb 2021 #90

He's a POS MarcATL Feb 2021 #51

He doesn't really have new ideas or a new point of view Buckeyeblue Feb 2021 #57

Yes. Hasan Minhaj's excellent "Patriot Act" gets cancelled meadowlander Feb 2021 #83

This message was self-deleted by its author Freelancer Feb 2021 #63

So women are piece of shit because we do not embrace his sexism? Ok. LizBeth Feb 2021 #67

This message was self-deleted by its author Freelancer Feb 2021 #92

"anyone here is worth a crap." So what if he throws out sexist slurs and comments. LizBeth Feb 2021 #96

Post removed Post removed Feb 2021 #97

Agree with you Freelancer Willto Feb 2021 #98

As a woman I clearly saw the pissed off old white man for a long time. Sometimes he hits it. LizBeth Feb 2021 #66

I used to like him, then I didn't. BannonsLiver Feb 2021 #72

I quit watching his show more than frogmarch Feb 2021 #78

He is who he has always been. GoCubsGo Feb 2021 #81

Blithely saying 8 and 9 year olds tishaLA Feb 2021 #84

He can't be a racist TexasBushwhacker Feb 2021 #91

If you mean, "Becoming Joe Rogan," then yes Oneironaut Feb 2021 #87

Yeah, he's not good anymore, Not funny, nothing. 634-5789 Feb 2021 #89

Yes, I do think he's changed. Maybe too much isolation during pandemic. mnhtnbb Feb 2021 #94

He has always been a mixed bag dsc Feb 2021 #95

Agree! Well said. mountain grammy Feb 2021 #100

Posted in another thread last night... Duppers Feb 2021 #99

I used to think he was funny and enjoyed his opening monologue and New Rules segments. LymphocyteLover Feb 2021 #101

What I love about the show is that the discussions are long and it's live so betsuni Feb 2021 #107

He's always been a contrarian asshole who seems to have no direction outside of... Humanist_Activist Feb 2021 #108

All this Bill Maher butthurt. If you don't like him don't watch him. It's that easy. jalan48 Feb 2021 #109

Uhm, he has his own show on cable, despite the fact that he's a despicable... Humanist_Activist Feb 2021 #111

Yep-maybe we can censor him and not allow him on the air. jalan48 Feb 2021 #115

I'm sorry, does he have a constitutional right to an HBO show? Humanist_Activist Feb 2021 #117

You do know this is a discussion group, right? nolabear Feb 2021 #112