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55. Were any of the acts who cancelled Democrats?
Fri Jun 12, 2026, 06:08 PM
Jun 12

I think what bothers me the most about Maher's fatuous comment is his accusation that these acts somehow represented "Democrats" and that all Democrats were somehow responsible for these performing artists' business decisions.

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Maher is a real piece of dogshit Blues Heron Jun 12 #1
Freedom 250 is not the official anniversary organization... LakeVermilion Jun 12 #11
Maher never let's the facts get in the way SocialDemocrat61 Jun 12 #19
Shut your fucking Pie hole Traildogbob Jun 12 #39
Wish i could rec your comment a thousand times LearnedHand Jun 12 #29
Im sick of him BlueWaveNeverEnd Friday #94
Trump thinks he is more important than the country itself. sop Jun 12 #2
The next who? LuvLoogie Jun 12 #22
I had to think a minute OnionPatch Jun 12 #46
Oh look. Another OP giving air to Bill Maher and his anti-Democratic statements. Scrivener7 Jun 12 #3
Thanks for the kick SocialDemocrat61 Jun 12 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author SocialDemocrat61 Tuesday #105
Supporting the destruction of America is unpatriotic BeyondGeography Jun 12 #5
How about Dems just go to Philadelphia and leave the carnivals behind in DC? /nt bucolic_frolic Jun 12 #6
Works for me 👍 SocialDemocrat61 Jun 12 #42
Taking our rights away?.............. Lovie777 Jun 12 #7
What a hack Bill Maher has become MIButterfly Jun 12 #8
Become? SocialDemocrat61 Jun 12 #36
Nonsense. Always with the turn stuff on its head schtick. Bristlecone Jun 12 #9
Maher stopped being funny a very long ago LetMyPeopleVote Jun 12 #10
Fuck Bill Maher! ihaveaquestion Jun 12 #12
Everything that leaves his mouth makes him sound like an asshole NewHendoLib Jun 12 #13
Make HIM Traildogbob Jun 12 #41
LOL...another rich fuck scared to death of Trump Bengus81 Jun 12 #14
Maher should look again. He needs glasses. Maher's perception is almost as bad as the job market. ck4829 Jun 12 #15
Billy, Billy, Billy... GiqueCee Jun 12 #16
Bill Maher suffers from "delusions of adequacy" maxrandb Jun 12 #17
LOL SocialDemocrat61 Friday #92
Bless his heart Endlessmike56 Jun 12 #18
FUCK Bill Maher!!! ProudMNDemocrat Jun 12 #20
Can i block anything that has to do with Maher heere dem4decades Jun 12 #21
Yes, just add 'Maher' as an auto-trash keyword: Celerity Jun 12 #52
Wow, you rock, thanks. And others will thank you too. dem4decades Jun 12 #59
yw Celerity Jun 12 #61
Yes... But the "trash keyword" does not work on the home page... QueerDuck Jun 12 #54
How perfect is it that the trash word is "Maher"¿ dem4decades Jun 12 #62
Who cares what that Centrist Republican thinks! Emile Jun 12 #23
I didnt book the acts without their knowledge Johonny Jun 12 #24
Fuck Bill Maher Prairie Gates Jun 12 #25
Yeah SocialDemocrat61 Jun 13 #75
I will not listen to him.... FarPoint Jun 12 #26
Who? JustAnotherGen Jun 12 #27
Yup SocialDemocrat61 Jun 13 #70
Guys like Bill Maher who kiss the con's ass Quiet Em Jun 12 #28
I really can't stand that arrogant, egotistical jerk Grim Chieftain Jun 12 #30
I was just reading that he braced Wanda Sykes in a parking lot over a joke she made about him. Midnight Writer Jun 12 #31
Nothing patriotic about sucking up to Agent Orange. Americanme Jun 12 #32
Well Rebl2 Jun 12 #33
He is so full of shit. And creepy. nt leftyladyfrommo Jun 12 #34
Contrarian talking out of his ass again. no_hypocrisy Jun 12 #35
Bill Maher says !@#$% and looks like a fascist... ananda Jun 12 #37
I guess there must be worse things than "looking unpatriotic"? kentuck Jun 12 #38
And if he booked a gig and later found out it was misrepresented to him Rob H. Jun 12 #40
Oh, Bill MustLoveBeagles Jun 12 #43
i thought he died struggle4progress Jun 12 #44
His stand up career died SocialDemocrat61 Jun 12 #49
We see him die on stage every week, sadly. Oneironaut Jun 13 #82
So why doesn't he volunteer to perform, patriotic American that he is. Sorry, Bill. The king doesn't pay. Vinca Jun 12 #45
Maybe if I squeeze out the worlds biggest turd MustLoveBeagles Jun 12 #47
That doesn't even make sense GenThePerservering Jun 12 #48
America 250 v. Freedom 250 - bipartisan org v. Trump's plaything muriel_volestrangler Jun 12 #50
Great info SocialDemocrat61 Jun 12 #51
+1 dalton99a Jun 13 #87
He is no friend to Democrats. QueerDuck Jun 12 #53
Never was! SocialDemocrat61 Friday #91
He had me fooled. (He's the new Dennis Miller.) QueerDuck Friday #95
Were any of the acts who cancelled Democrats? yardwork Jun 12 #55
Not that I know of SocialDemocrat61 Jun 12 #56
He's a ridiculous and absurd little man. yardwork Jun 12 #58
Maher used to be interesting. Used to be Maeve Jun 12 #57
trump makes everything look unpatriotic, MerryBlooms Jun 12 #60
Yep, Trump wins again, unfortunately gulliver Jun 12 #63
The fuck you say, BM. i think it makes Cha Jun 12 #64
Um, Bill? Trump actually cancelled the "Concert 250" concerts so he could have another rally struggle4progress Jun 12 #65
You are absolutely correct! oasis Jun 13 #69
FUCK him. BigDemVoter Jun 12 #66
Tell Maher to blow me. Conjuay Jun 12 #67
Fuck Bill Maher. Iggo Jun 12 #68
Remind Me Why I Should Care About Bill Maher? 🤷‍♀️ ColoringFool Jun 13 #71
a waffling, backsliding sob... B.See Jun 13 #72
He seems to have gone full Dennis miller fujiyamasan Jun 13 #73
Agreed SocialDemocrat61 Jun 13 #74
I've taken to calling him MAGA Bill. BannonsLiver Jun 13 #81
Fuck Bill Maher. What patriotic thing has he EVER done??? marble falls Jun 13 #76
Opening his mouth makes Maher look like the self-important... 3catwoman3 Jun 13 #77
If Maher sucks any harder, he'll implode Orrex Jun 13 #78
bllll, you are just embarrassing yourself. niyad Jun 13 #79
He hit his peak on that Murder She Wrote back in the late 80s. IrishAfricanAmerican Jun 13 #80
Yeah SocialDemocrat61 Jun 13 #83
I think Bill Maher opening his piehole Bettie Jun 13 #84
Well said SocialDemocrat61 Jun 13 #86
TRUMP thinks he's more important than the country itself! Funny he doesn't mention THAT. CousinIT Jun 13 #85
Yeah, yeah, yeah, Bill...Pffffftttff 🙄🙄🙄 electric_blue68 Jun 13 #88
Add this point the title should read: Some Libertarian A$$hat Sai, JCMach1 Jun 13 #89
Equal time SocialDemocrat61 Saturday #104
I'm not sure what any of it has to do with Democrats Renew Deal Jun 13 #90
Refusing to perform at a thinly veiled political rally does not make someone unpatriotic Bill. Emile Friday #93
Nah, Trump and his goons make America look unpatriotic. Initech Friday #96
True SocialDemocrat61 Friday #99
I legitimately think Bill Maher... biocube Friday #97
He's such an ass hole 💩 TommieMommy Friday #98
What Maher claims is straight up right wing propaganda AZProgressive Friday #100
True 👍 SocialDemocrat61 Friday #103
They're leaving BECAUSE they love America. yourout Friday #101
If there is a more useless blob of corpuscles bucolic_frolic Friday #102
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