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(5,755 posts)Because I know what you mean
BlueGreenLady
(2,824 posts)Peregrine Took
(7,417 posts)malaise
(269,188 posts)For him
Rebl2
(13,563 posts)mahina
(17,705 posts)Smug both-sides-talking self-congratulatory principle-free mofo. And he isnt funny either, ever
asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)Gin up an audiance ..I swear..I concur with your sentiment..
Can't stand his shit..I just had to close the patio door, hubby watching outside..
hlthe2b
(102,379 posts)Enough to elect Lauren Boebert. ( )
On that topic, though, Boebert just might not be around much longer. as I think some have awakened from their "I HATE GOVERNMENT" mantra. We shall see.
malaise
(269,188 posts)Please- make her go away
KarenS
(4,087 posts)Last edited Tue Nov 1, 2022, 08:28 PM - Edit history (1)
I think he is very misogynistic.
I haven't watched him in years now.
** on edit: delete this part,,, Plus he dated Laura Ingraham.** I cannot find anything that says he did. blame it on "old lady brain"
Genki Hikari
(1,766 posts)Keith Olbermann dated her, by his own admission.
Never heard that Maher did the same.
KarenS
(4,087 posts)and I cannot find it anywhere,,,,
He said he used to have Laura Ingraham & Ann Coulter on his show as 'foils' and I just read there was a rumor about Ann Coulter & him dating but the rumor died out because there was no evidence
sheesh,,,, I thought I knew he dated her,,,, but in my defense that was a long time ago and I'm an old lady now I quit watching him years ago.
Stinky The Clown
(67,819 posts)KarenS
(4,087 posts)not Laura Ingraham either,,,,
oh well,,,, "old lady brain"
Hotler
(11,445 posts)malaise
(269,188 posts)Joinfortmill
(14,467 posts)KarenS
(4,087 posts)I'll correct my post,,,, couldn't find it anywhere,,,,
Duppers
(28,127 posts)Pretending not to be.
50 Shades Of Blue
(10,053 posts)beaglelover
(3,495 posts)Last week's show kind of sucked though. Guests were super boring.
malaise
(269,188 posts)😀
LakeArenal
(28,847 posts)More mean than erudite.
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)malaise
(269,188 posts)😀😀😀😀
malaise
(269,188 posts)Way back when but I abandoned it all.
redwitch
(14,948 posts)Hes a douche!
japple
(9,842 posts)Thanks.
GoCubsGo
(32,095 posts)It's very enlightening. Keith doesn't care much for him, either.
malaise
(269,188 posts)bullwinkle428
(20,631 posts)I've seen and heard about Maher.
panader0
(25,816 posts)salin
(48,955 posts)Funny story.
I just started listening to his podcast last week, and am glad I did. The vignets that he closes with are often a light palate cleanser to the serving of news dealt with his trademark passion during the rest of the podcast.
GoCubsGo
(32,095 posts)So enlightening, as they help explain a lot of what went on in the past, and what's happening in the media now. I love how he refers to CNN's head, Chris Licht, as "the paste eater." Keith's opening rants can sometimes be a little too overwrought for my liking, but I certainly appreciate his use of humor in the rest of the podcast.
I have always detested him, I dont really spend that much time thinking about him though lol but sometimes people post something about him here and I always comment on it. Well, prolly not always 😹 He used to be on murder she wrote playing bit parts he was a not so great actor in my opinion.
* Also, I have never watched his show except for 2 minutes once maybe
that was enough for me. 😖
malaise
(269,188 posts)I stopped watching him years ago
Meowmee
(5,164 posts)The last time I watched Ari he had some right wing nut job on so I changed the channel.
LisaM
(27,840 posts)Angela Lansbury wasn't even in one of them! (Faith Ford was, though).
Meowmee
(5,164 posts)At some point. I cant remember what they were about now. A murder obviously, lol.
no_hypocrisy
(46,207 posts)Ann Colter, Barbara Olson, and Laura Ingraham.
PortTack
(32,797 posts)greatauntoftriplets
(175,752 posts)Libertarians are nutso, IMO.
malaise
(269,188 posts)😀
AnotherMother4Peace
(4,251 posts)was running for President, Maher would constantly diss her as old & wearing pantsuits. He would fancy himself as stud, bragging about his visits to the Playboy mansion - he thought he was God's gift to women. I detest him and his whole schtick
malaise
(269,188 posts)And he sure thinks hes hot
BigmanPigman
(51,635 posts)Last edited Tue Nov 1, 2022, 11:13 PM - Edit history (1)
Over the last 3 years, likely longer, he has been Mr. Bothsides. My sanity thanks me. He wants to interview Hillary, what a joke!
Maher is a Libertarian in Dems clothing.
malaise
(269,188 posts)wnylib
(21,621 posts)for decades.
BigmanPigman
(51,635 posts)It is all BS.
inthewind21
(4,616 posts)to portray himself as the all knowing. He's a shit stain of the highest order. He's a "That Guy" " You know "that guy", we've all encountered at least one. He's the one who hangs out in the bar or the party or insert occasion here with his shirt unbuttoned to his navel and has ALL the RIGHT answers to everything.
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leftyladyfrommo
(18,874 posts)Paladin
(28,276 posts)Two of my least favorite media figures---together! Like a train wreck you can't look away from. My favorite part: the Fox "News" commentators, masturbating on-air over Maher for his trashing of liberals, so much more than he used to---and Maher admitting it was true, because liberals are so much "goofier" than they used to be. And people wonder why I walked away from Maher's show, years ago.
Fuck both of those losers. Time for a stiff drink.
malaise
(269,188 posts)Hes a progressive who walks the walk, particularly on matters civil rights in the legal sphere.
He has never pussyfooted around the failed coup.
I dont always like his guests and he does appear rather fond of himself.
That said there is more to like than dislike.
Paladin
(28,276 posts)lame54
(35,326 posts)They're exactly the same
They pose the same threats and we need equal time to be warned of both of them
Beautiful Disaster
(667 posts)...he starts going against liberalism and hating on the current politics and at the end of the day, Rush Limbaugh tell him at the end of the episode that Brian basically has to go against the political grain and he really just wants to hate the status quo.
I think that's Maher. Maher is at his happiest railing against the current status quo. He's a contrarian. That's all.
PlanetBev
(4,104 posts)I deliberately didnt watch. I use to like him, but got tired of his snarky libertarian bullshit.
JohnSJ
(92,422 posts)jackass
Blue Owl
(50,514 posts)Stopped following him several years ago...
Total contempt for women
ancianita
(36,137 posts)He says the moment is serious, yet he fails to be serious enough about it to slam the linguistically and physically violent side.
I don't care how much he's given Dems, he's a both sider.
Maru Kitteh
(28,343 posts)Holy hell that guys sucks.
egduj
(806 posts)Someone like him should be relegated to a premium channel, aired only one night a week, and you would have to voluntary pay money in order to watch that channel that one night a week.
barbtries
(28,811 posts)i think it might have the time Ann Coulter was a guest that turned me off.
c-rational
(2,596 posts)certainot
(9,090 posts)racism, misogyny, and intellectual laziness
the sex on the brainers love simplicity and binary absolutes that allow easy judgement to feed their irrational closure and certainty and he's just more complicated and convoluted in getting there than most republican and 'independent' ayn randian assholes.
it can get worse with age
SunSeeker
(51,728 posts)Maher is good at dissing everything, but at some point, you have to be FOR something.
I_UndergroundPanther
(12,480 posts)They think atlas shrugged is somehow profound ..lol. Ayn Rand is a disgusting person and bad writer.
Auggie
(31,194 posts)I'll have to catch the Ari interview to catch-up with the thread conversation. I do like the HBO show.
brooklynite
(94,745 posts)Last edited Wed Nov 2, 2022, 05:04 PM - Edit history (1)
Wed ever hear about him because nobody here would be watching them.
inthewind21
(4,616 posts)lol
Hes a fucking asshole.
Joinfortmill
(14,467 posts)BlueTsunami2018
(3,503 posts)I dont agree with him all the time but I find his show entertaining. New Rules is always good. Hes more of a mainstream media commentator than a real deep dive political wonk. Thats his weakness to me. His takes on important issues are surface shallow sometimes. I feel like he should know more than he does about specific things. But for all the serious talk that goes on, Real Time still a comedy and entertainment show at the end of the day. And he rarely fails to deliver on those fronts. I dont need my own views parroted at me to enjoy a show.
onecaliberal
(32,902 posts)Havent watched for years.
Amishman
(5,559 posts)kevink077
(365 posts)Mostly political grievances, some funny, some cringeworthy. Mostly liberal but has a lot of tin foil hat conspiracy theory beliefs. Thinks covid was pretty much make believe and mocks science. Being anti trump is his only saving grace.
MuseRider
(34,125 posts)I have not been able to tolerate that jackass for years now.
BadgerMom
(2,771 posts)Id watched uneasily for several years. But he really felt the inconvenience of quarantine was too much. The experts couldnt possibly know as much as he. And his attitude about having to get a building permit was such nonsense. I stopped watching his show and turn the channel if he appears anywhere else. Hes toxic.
malaise
(269,188 posts)his opinion on Covid.
Xavier Breath
(3,655 posts)because I thought the good outweighed the bad. But this was the final straw for me. His dismissal of science and victim-shaming was too much. I walked away and haven't looked back.
BigmanPigman
(51,635 posts)but his anti-vaxx BS kept coming back. He can't let it go. Finally I said FUCK IT, ENOUGH! The few clever jokes weren't worth the torture of hearing the rest of the show. His poor guests, if you do not agree with him he treats you like a dick.
The Unmitigated Gall
(3,835 posts)Honestly, after 15 minutes I wanted to walk out but it was a date.
malaise
(269,188 posts)😀😀
SouthernDem4ever
(6,617 posts)I don't know if he was really in love but he was just giddy to have her on his show all the time. Made me sick.
HardPort
(1,474 posts)Convinced of their fierce independence, but utterly dependent on a system they dont understand or appreciate.
bluboid
(562 posts)inthewind21
(4,616 posts)Orrex
(63,225 posts)He enjoys that enviable position of never having to worry about being wrong:
If he recites something brilliant (prepared by his team of writers), they say "He's so insightful and not afraid to tell it like it is."
But when, 80% of the time, he says something shitty, they say "What do you expect? He's a comedian, not a political pundit."
Well he can go fuck himself. He's been wildly transphobic, not to mention Islamophobic and frequently misogynist throughout his interminable career.
On balance he's garbage
Evolve Dammit
(16,778 posts)arrogantly obnoxious.
Duppers
(28,127 posts)Saying "nothing better is on."
I yell "shit" and leave the rm. Hubs is a Dem but has a higher tolerance for shit. I'm generally more picky about "entertainment" in general.
Maher just crosses line after line with me and thinks he's far smarter, more informed than he is.
malaise
(269,188 posts)😀
flying_wahini
(6,659 posts)Will NOT watch him. Arrogant ass.
Demobrat
(8,995 posts)That smug, smarmy mug just totally creeps me out. Its not even about whose side hes on - its him. He made my skin crawl with some creepy misogynist rant and I never watched him again.
Ford_Prefect
(7,921 posts)NullTuples
(6,017 posts)He stated he has no political or social convictions; he simply doesn't care. He sees himself as a sort of actor playing a roll and that roll depends on who is willing to pay him to say things.
malaise
(269,188 posts)Eff him.
Pepsidog
(6,254 posts)LiberalFighter
(51,104 posts)Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)Glad Im not the only one.
Music Man
(1,184 posts)I appreciate the breadth of Bill's comedic career, but I have grown so tired of him becoming a one-note singer regarding woke politics. EVERYTHING is about that now for him. Every week's "New Rules" segment is bashing wokeness. Are there always going to be self-indulgent, over-the-top activists? Of course, but Bill overestimates how rabid and judgmental liberal voters are, instead of seeing the array of diverse viewpoints that have ALWAYS defined the left.
He thinks Democrats' struggles in recent elections is because of race and LGBT activists, but how about the decades worth of misinformation from Fox News, talk radio, and the internet? And relentless Newt Gingrich-inspired politics.
What also finally did it for me is watching John Oliver recently, who makes it clear that you can have biting humor that is, in fact, directed at the right targets. Bill Maher just doesn't want to change. He's really a libertarian, after all, not a progressive, so I guess none of this should be suprising.
betsuni
(25,656 posts)Roisin Ni Fiachra
(2,574 posts)Johnny2X2X
(19,118 posts)I have no problem with Maher engaging people from the Right, I think it's good to see people challenge each other.
But his views and both siderism have gotten more and more skewed and out of touch. He's further to the Right every time I watch him. Everything is the Dems fault, everything is the fault of woke. It's maddening. He's become a rich snob who has no idea what's going on in the real world.
malaise
(269,188 posts)we can do it
(12,197 posts)Faux pas
(14,691 posts)He was born an asshole, been an asshole all his life...
I_UndergroundPanther
(12,480 posts)It disgusted me. I hate bill maher too .
He's such an asshole
frogmarch
(12,160 posts)years ago, when he kept having his good friend, that POS Anne Coulter on. Whenever other guests complained about her, Maher would defend her, saying things like, "Oh, c'mon, she was kidding" or "She's a comedian, people."
After tolerating a few shows with her as a guest, I quit Maher cold turkey.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)Sympthsical
(9,121 posts)I don't know why. You have this whole thread, then way at the bottom is your response.
He's interesting. Sometimes a little too cranky/cantankerous. A little get off my lawn. But he's critical from inside the house mostly. And I'd rather have a friend call me stupid so I can course correct than an enemy land a hit on me for same thing later.
Some people really just don't want to hear any criticism, no matter how warranted.
It's funny, too, because he has been so overtly pro-Biden for months in ways you do not see in some of the most friendly commentators. I think most people who hate him haven't actually watched him in years. Just a game of telephone about how awful he is with group reinforcement.
The guy who thinks we need big government solutions to problems is a huge libertarian, ya know.
Hey, everyone needs a target. Now, to watch that personification of objectivity . . . *checks* Keith Olbermann.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)that no one else does. Hate the prevalent cancel culture we find ourselves in now .
Sympthsical
(9,121 posts)I always like those shows a bit better, too. When the guests aren't as well known or cable news fixtures, so they just talk instead of trying to get the camera on themselves.
But technology rewiring our brains is a huge bugaboo of mine I hammer constantly. People are just seeing, hearing, and reading what reinforces their preferences. Forget how it aggravates partisanship, it just creates massive blind spots and ignorance that they're not even aware of. One of my most common responses online is, "Have you met . . . people?" Because what I'm reading is just so far out of touch with how people in real life actually are.
But Gillian Tett, the British guest, nailed it when she said, "It's not Millennial or Gen Z, it's Gen P - Generation Playlist." I love that, Gen P. It's so painfully true, and so much a problem in our politics and our culture. And it crosses generations and ages. It's an attitude, no a cohort.
We're seeing that right now in real time (pardon the pun). "I like this poll because it makes me happy. I hate this poll and don't believe it because it makes me sad." That's what having life treated like a playlist does to people.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)GT! And generation playlist!
Agree about people only seeing or only wanting to see what reenforces their preferences. What worries me more is the denigration of anyone outside that bubble. You can't be 50% with me; you must be 100% with me. You think it's caused by technology? How so?
There needs to be more grey.
gulliver
(13,197 posts)He's usually spot on, although when he starts to talk about vaccines, he usually says something cringe or dubious. His basic idea is that Dems shouldn't say or do things that would make a good Onion headline. I would argue that mainstream Dems don't do that. For example, "decriminalizing crime," is not even close to a mainstream Dem opinion, but all Dems unfairly pay out the nose for the folly of a tiny few.
It's really hard to argue with most of the things he says. I would say that the vast majority of the things he says that annoy some people on the left would be found to be both logically supportable in a fair reading and, perhaps more importantly, democratically supported by a large majority of Dems across all backgrounds.
betsuni
(25,656 posts)BlackSkimmer
(51,308 posts)Ive seen so many posts from you about people on tv you cant stand.
Why in the world do you watch?