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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

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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

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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