Real Time with Bill Maher guests - Friday, March 13, 2026

[muriel_volestrangler]

18. Two important recent threads for the thread starter and anyone who supports Maher info

without qualification:

Bill Maher Slams Kamala Harris For Opposing Trump's Iran War: 'I See So Much Happiness'

The "Real Time" host on Friday endorsed President Donald Trump's deadly campaign in Iran and mocked Harris for opposing it.
By Marco Margaritoff
Mar 7, 2026

“Real Time” host Bill Maher continued to paint himself as a progressive critic of President Donald Trump while also taking a swipe at former Vice President Kamala Harris for criticizing the Iran war — admitting on Friday that he doesn’t “hate it.”

“Also, this week, war,” said Maher. “Did you hear about that thing? We bombed Iran and it’s going on. Now, if you expect me to say I hate it, I don’t. Sorry! When he puts boots on the ground, yeah, then I’ll hate it. Now, I know too many happy Iranian Americans, sorry.”
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“I mean, Kamala Harris made a statement, she said, ‘This is a war the American people don’t want,’” Maher continued. “And who knows more about what the American people don’t want?”
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“I just don’t get what liberals don’t get about liberation,” said Maher. “I see so much happiness. I see it in Venezuela, I see it here in Iran. Could we skip the part where we talk about, ‘Oh, they had so many different reasons for going to war,’ ‘regime change’ and ‘we gotta get rid of the nukes’ and ‘they were supporters of terrorism.’”

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bill-maher-slams-kamala-harris-endorses-trump-iran-war_n_69ac35e4e4b089ab3d8f2118

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221089322

And, from EarlG:

A reminder to all DUers reposting content from social media: Check your sources

I will note that DU's "Don't peddle right-wing talking points, smears, or sources" rule does carve out an exception for such sources:

Do not post right-wing talking points or smears. Do not post content sourced from right-wing publications, authors, or pundits. Exceptions are permitted if you provide a clear reason for doing so that is consistent with the values of this website.

Note that if you want to use a source which would typically be considered inappropriate for DU, you need to to give a clear reason for why you're doing it. If the purpose is to point out that MAGA media is turning against Trump, or if you want to highlight the awfulness of a particular X post by some right-wing public figure, then you need to give a clear explanation that that is your intent.

But simply reposting content from neo-Nazi or other extremist social media accounts, just because they've criticized Trump or other Republicans, or because they've posted an update about the war with Iran, does NOT count under the rule exception.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221091629

(EarlG's bolding)

I would submit that Maher's publicity about who he interviews now falls under the "right-wing talking points, smears, or sources" rule, unless it's qualified with "yeah, I know he's a RW shithead" - and you shouldn't be relying on replies to provide the qualification.