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Seasider

(208 posts)
Sat Jan 30, 2021, 01:47 AM Jan 2021

Bill Maher embarrasses himself by inviting dark web peddling podcasters on his show

I get that he wants ratings but the fact that he was pushing the wuhan lab theory which was widely discredited by scientists.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/bill-maher-pushes-bonkers-steve-bannon-wuhan-lab-covid-conspiracy

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Bill Maher embarrasses himself by inviting dark web peddling podcasters on his show (Original Post) Seasider Jan 2021 OP
Who are those people? He seemed to be buying it hook, line and sinker flamingdem Jan 2021 #1
What's next, the Jewish space laser theory kooks? Blue Owl Jan 2021 #2
I think they were mentioned. BigmanPigman Jan 2021 #7
Well, he did invite that never-was-British douche bag troll to Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2021 #3
I stopped watching this show years ago Gothmog Jan 2021 #4
Poeple are now saying we will never no for sure how it originated. RDANGELO Jan 2021 #5
We won't. roamer65 Jan 2021 #6

flamingdem

(40,799 posts)
1. Who are those people? He seemed to be buying it hook, line and sinker
Sat Jan 30, 2021, 01:48 AM
Jan 2021

I thought that was debunked?

 

Guy Whitey Corngood

(26,848 posts)
3. Well, he did invite that never-was-British douche bag troll to
Sat Jan 30, 2021, 01:52 AM
Jan 2021

his show. So he could kiss his ass and call him the "new Hitchens", or some dumb shit like that. So I wouldn't set my expectations too high when it comes to this guy.

RDANGELO

(4,028 posts)
5. Poeple are now saying we will never no for sure how it originated.
Sat Jan 30, 2021, 02:23 AM
Jan 2021

At this point I don't know how much difference it makes. What are we going to do go to war over it? I thought Bill's New Rules was great.

roamer65

(37,818 posts)
6. We won't.
Sat Jan 30, 2021, 03:01 AM
Jan 2021

They found the antibodies in blood samples from Italy in September 2019. God only knows where this virus made the zoonotic hop.

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