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In reply to the discussion: Go F*ck Yourselves: Bill Maher Goes Off on Liberal Purists Who Didnt Vote for Clinton [View all]John1956PA
(4,703 posts)Maher may have cost Gore the Florida vote, and thus the White House. As I recall, Bill Clinton was reported to be outraged by Nader's significant showing in Florida.
In his Politically Incorrect days, and at beginning of the era of his ABC show, Maher appealed to me. However, I lost my respect for him after I watched a 2000 episode of his ABC show in which he went on a rant about Bush being a worthless pretender who landed on the national stage only because of his powerful father, and then said "GORE, YOU'RE JUST AS BAD!" Maher then proceeded to endorse Nader.
As for the apology in the video, I think it was weak. I think that Maher owed us Gore voters a heartfelt, sincere apology after the 2000 election. I feel that he should have gone on his ABC show and spent as much time voicing an articulate apology as he did in his pre-election rant which may have soured enough voters on Gore to cost him the Florida vote.