Bill Maher: The magic Republican (R) allows them to get away with anything (VIDEO)

[egbertowillies]

Bill Maher's New Rules segment was exceptional this Friday. He called out Trump and the Republicans in general for doing things no Democrat would get away with using examples in the mode of Jon Stewart.

Bill Maher noted in this sad but hilarious excerpted video, that having the Republican (R) next to any politician's name seem to provide immunity from bad behavior, unpatriotism, and much more.

https://egbertowillies.com/2017/02/18/bill-maher-magic-republican-r-allows-get-away-anything-video/

[BeckyDem]

1. It was very funny and it wasn't exaggerated, that was the sad part in my view.

[DetlefK]

2. Fox News turned a corrupt republican Senator into a Democrat.

Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska). A legendary figure in the Senate, very well-known.

Yet, when he was arrested on corruption-charges, the Fox News chyron reported on him as Ted Stevens (D).

[joshcryer]

3. Because the left eats its own.

This is why we lose. We actually let the perfect be the enemy of the good, instead of keeping an eye on it and having it as a goal.

They allow the atrocious to be the friend of their own evil. And turn a blind eye to it. Without any ethical goals whatsoever.

[nolabels]

4. In politics, consciousness is a liability

On the turn of the dime, if the left just became batshit crazy we would actually just be part of the other side. Holding out for truth and logic has its consequences but it's really the only road to travel

[joshcryer]

5. Yes, and that's what happened.

A good chunk of the left actually believed that Hillary Clinton was evil incarnate and no better than Trump. That's the batshit crazy we don't need nor should we accommodate.

[JCanete]

6. This has been true for a very long time, and should be stated more often. Of course, the reasons it

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has persisted are two-fold. For starters, Republicans are the authoritarian party, so their base is typically more concerned with teams and nationalistic bullshit than idealism and heavy mental lifting.

But second, this is the corporate media's game. Big money makes out when Republicans win...its a fricken giveaway, so no surprise, over time the media personnel that these stations and papers have accrued are more and more "centrist," and less and less pit-bulls when it comes to getting at the underlying, or even blatant, facts.