tearsintherain ,
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Fuck Bill Maher, dude is a wealthy, mediocre entertainer who eats real well pretending to be an everyman. Another disconnected wealthy old dude.

He said that when he “rides around” town — he lives in Beverly Hills — he doesn’t see a country that’s “falling apart.”

“A lot of people are just living their best lives. And they’re not all f—ing rich. It’s not all the top 20%,” he said.

"Bill Maher makes a staggering amount of money for a guy who hosts a weekly talk show", $10 million a year.

CharlesDarwin ,
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At this point, I only watch Maher because I'm a glutton for punishment and/or for the trainwreck aspect of it.

There are a few moments when he makes great points, but the amount of cringe in every episode seems to just keep increasing. And I'm not one of the babies that cannot handle controversy or something considered not "woke" enough, fercrissake.

newthrowaway20 ,

Because Bill Maher is an anti vaxer

FenrirIII ,
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I used to like his show because it seemed balanced. Then he turned into a huge ass and began going downhill.

empireOfLove2 ,
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I see this as an absolute win, actually.

by running as a 3rd party on the Crazy Man political platform, he's gonna siphon off some of the hard right wing vote and will make trump look even worse in final results. Whereas anyone who was realistically going to vote for Biden because he's the more "rational" choice is not going to ever give RFK a second look...

youngGoku ,

Yeah. I agree, RFK is likely a greater threat to spoiling Trump than spoiling Biden... The average democratic voter is seeking rational, truthful rhetoric while the average Republican voter is well.... Seeking a little lesser than that.

Aurenkin ,

These people really just don't give a shit about the harm they cause do they?

ours ,

That would require empathy. Gotta chase that power instead.

Pronell ,

Which is the whole point of having Bill Maher as a host, similar to Joe Rogan.

He will accept what you say at face value for his audience and be surprised after the fact that he was 'duped'.

CoggyMcFee ,

Bill Maher would never admit to being duped

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    Pronell ,

    Fair point, I haven't watched it.

    But Maher still platformed Kennedy.

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    Pronell ,

    My response was based on, I'd say 30-35 years of watching his career, starting in standup and moving on to commentary and punditry.

    I do apologize for not watching this clip before commenting but my sense is that he presents an air of smug, distant dissatisfaction, pretending he knows better and mildly insulting while still allowing his guests to put forth their shitty and damaging views relatively unchallenged.

    Hence the comparison to Rogan.

    If 30+ years of observations about Maher's career and attitudes - including actually watching his shows for a very long time - comes down to misinformation in your eyes... I dunno what else to say. I guess I didn't spell this all out earlier. I neither read nor follow Salon in general.

    It's just my opinion in the end, which can't be fucking disinformation.

    BleatingZombie ,

    Bill Maher is an ass

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