Raise your hand if you're scared of Elizabeth Warren becoming president...

[cynatnite]

Watched Bill Maher this morning on Scarborough and he said he was scared of her presidency. Now, I'm a Biden supporter, but the notion that somehow anyone should be frightened of a Warren presidency is laughable, especially with the insanity that is currently in the WH.

That's only a small portion of what Maher said that pissed me off. He comes across with RW talking points and it makes me want to punch him in the face really hard.

This is why I do not watch Maher's HBO show any longer.

[pbmus]

1. My city dog catcher could do a better job than the Con...

And I live in a very very small city...

[IrishEyes]

9. One of the dogs could do a better job than Trump.

[Celerity]

48. A steaming pile of that dog's shite would be on par with Rump

[leftieNanner]

2. I would be beyond DELIGHTED with a Warren Presidency

In fact, I changed my Primary preference to Warren a few weeks ago!

[whathehell]

53. Yep, me too

but unlike them, you're likely not a multi-millionaire 'scared' for your bank account.

[leftieNanner]

56. How could you tell?

If I were a multi millionaire, I think I would be happy to participate in the Liz Warren program. But I'm not. I don't enjoy paying taxes, but I do understand the value of the commons for all of us. Except maybe our obscene bloated military.

[OKNancy]

3. Not scared of her as a president

but worried she will be our candidate. Some of her policies are very unpopular and Trump will make a big deal out of it.
She has not caught on with African-Americans which is a death knell for a Democrat.

[Thekaspervote]

14. This!

[lindysalsagal]

27. Ditto.

If you're old enough to know what a ditto is.

[obamanut2012]

32. How are you a Warren supporter and agreeing with this take?

wtf

[Celerity]

49. Curious, isn't it. NT

[Moostache]

31. Seriously, if there is a constituency in the Democratic tent that refuses to show up in force...

Then they may need to rethink their political allegiances...

If the difference in 2020 is again turn-out (which it is almost 100% certain to be as the electoral college map is already about 70% certain TODAY); and we have voters who sit it out because their chosen or preferred shiny penny was not on the ballot, then the death of the republic and loss of anything resembling democratic self-rule is on their heads, and down to the 9th generation thereafter as well.

If the choice is a ham-fucking-sandwich with rancid cheese or Trump, hold your nose and chow the fuck down, period.

A spirited and inclusive debate of the best candidate is in order, and welcome...tonight is going to be a treat to me...but when its over, it OVER...and we close ranks behind the winner, period.

The Democratic Party nominee has my vote in 2020, period.
No conditions.
No hesitation.
No pouting or taking my ball home.
No questions.

For anyone else calling themself "Democrat" and not equally committed to the 2020 nominee, darken my doorstep no more and call me enemy, not friend, for we share no common cause if you attempt to subvert or demean the party standard bearer.

[UniteFightBack]

35. This. nt

[crazytown]

38. "a death knell for a Democrat" ?

A death knell that the majority of AAs prefer Obama's VP? I don't think so.

A death knell if the African-Americans who voted in 2016 decided to stay at home, -yes -but I do not see that happening do you?

[zentrum]

4. And I'm terrified

...of people who think like Maher.

[IronLionZion]

5. She might have a plan for that

I'd like a president who has plans instead of the impulsive dumbass we currently have

[BlueTsunami2018]

6. I'm not afraid of her being President at all.

I’m afraid of her getting smoked in the general. I’d be thrilled if she won, I just don’t think she can.

[NYMinute]

7. Senator Warren is not my first choice

but I won't be scared if she becomes POTUS. I'd be scared if someone to her left becomes POTUS.

[Auggie]

8. What was the context of that remark? Please elaborate.

[cynatnite]

10. He thought she was too far left...

He complained about the left and all that jazz.

It was pretty ridiculous I thought.

[Auggie]

30. That's why we (supposedly) have a system of checks & balances

I like Maher, but sometimes he goes too far.

[guillaumeb]

11. Maher, and Scarborough, were both pathetic.

This notion that Democrats are too far to the left, while ignoring that all Trump needs are brown uniforms and black boots for his Trumpentroopers.

[Tarheel_Dem]

12. Not a fan of Maher either, but did he say what he was scared of?

[TheRealNorth]

13. I agree

When you adopt the Republican "Too far left" narrative, you are cutting your own throat because any Democratic candidate is "Too far left" for the Republicans. It is best to reframe this issue because you will lose if you keep jumping through Republican framing.

You don't see Republicans saying their candidates' are "Too far to the right". Being too moderate (i.e. RINO) is a bad thing to the Republican party.

[BlueMTexpat]

15. I am not at all scared of

Elizabeth Warren becoming President.

Of course, I like most of our Democratic candidates, so we have a great field to choose from.

[brooklynite]

16. No, I'm scared of Warren not becoming President...

I'm convinced Sanders can't win. I'm reasonably certain Biden can. The question is: where between those two points does Warren fall?

[Bleacher Creature]

17. I'm terrified that I won't be able to handle the awesomeness of a Warren Presidency. NT

[BeyondGeography]

18. Lol...it could well finish me off too

[peggysue2]

19. I'm not afraid of an Elizabeth Warren presidency

I am afraid she can't pull off a win against Trumplandia.

As for Bill Maher? I can only take him in small doses. That being said, any of our candidates would be 1000x better than the Mad King.

[lunasun]

20. I heard both were a major puke fest . Glad to not have cable This sounds like total bs including

Scarborough saying Political correctness is what created Stephen Miller

Hear it for yourself

Link to tweet

?s=21

[empedocles]

26. 'Political correctness' can be a significant curse

[woodsprite]

21. I think the only 2 I'm afraid of are Williamson and Gabbard. nt

[betsuni]

22. He didn't say that.

What he said was that Boris Johnson is a kind of Trump figure and not popular but what they have on the left is Corbin, someone who is scary to middle of the road voters, and he doesn't want that to happen here. Democrats are having a race to the far left. When you run on taking away people's health care, taking their guns, giving trans women abortion rights, you seem crazier or scarier than Trump to the middle of the road voters, rank and file Democrats who are the majority (Twitter isn't real life). He loves Warren but she scares him a little bit because all Democrats have to do to win this election is not be scarier than Donald Trump. And if a person isn't inspired to vote against Trump, you're not following politics at all.

He didn't say he was scared of Warren becoming president, he said if she goes to far left she will scare rank and file Democrats. "I love Elizabeth Warren, but she does scare me a little bit because all we have to do to win this election is to not be scarier to people than Donald Trump."

[cynatnite]

25. Thanks for the clarification...

I heard it a bit differently. The whole discussion between the two was a bit nauseating to hear, IMO. It seems like corporate media doesn't feel right about itself unless they hit Dems for manufactured fears.

It seems like there's too much hand-wringing about the Dems going too far left on corporate media.

[betsuni]

40. Bill Maher is not corporate media.

[GeorgeGist]

37. What a load of Republicanism.

[betsuni]

39. Maher has donated three million to help elect Democrats.

Kill the messenger fail.

[TreasonousBastard]

45. That makes a lot more sense. Maher is a libertarian entertainer and should be seen that way...

He's sometimes spot on (most times regarding Trump) but at heart he's still a comic and will go for the laugh.

[Vogon_Glory]

23. I suspect a lot of leveraged-buyout traders and hedge fund managers

Are raising their hands at the thought of Red Earth Daughter (aka Elizabeth Warren) being elected President.

[ornotna]

36. Red Earth Daughter?

Really?

[Vogon_Glory]

41. Elizabeth Warren is from Oklahoma

The topsoil in that part of the state is reddish in color, and her background is about as “middle-American” (As Republicans used to say) as they come.

IMO, nicknaming Senator Warren Red Earth Daughter not only blunts DT’s “Pocahontas” canard But reminds voters of how quintessentially American Senator Warren’s background really is.

[ornotna]

46. I appreciate and understand your explanation

To me when I first read it, it seemed a bit of a continuation of tRumps nonsense.

[Vogon_Glory]

50. It's a shorter riposte to the Right-Wing Whacka-doodles than

playing Brooks and Dunn’s Red Earth or the Overture to Rogers and Hammerstein’s musical Oklahoma.

[CTyankee]

24. I saw that and my respect for Maher has gone down appreciably...

Something is really wrong with this guy to go around talking like this. Joe Scar should not have given him this opportunity.

[quickesst]

28. I think anyone who watched the interview....

.... understood exactly what he was saying. He did not say he was afraid of a Warren presidency. It was obvious to me that he was talking about her far-left policies as an obstacle to her being able to beat Trump as opposed to a more moderate candidate. I agree with this statement, but if she were to become the nominee, and actually became president, I would be perfectly happy with that. I would not be afraid of a Warren White House. Nowhere in the interview did Bill Maher ever state that he was afraid of a Warren presidency.

I strongly suggest going to MSNBC and listening to the interview for the first time, or a second time carefully. This is what he actually said.

DO I NEED TO PUT THIS IN ALL CAPS? I shouldn't have to.
snip:
Near the end of the interview, Maher summed up his fears about the Democratic Party this way: “I love Elizabeth Warren, but she does scare me a little bit because, again, all we have to do to win this election is not be scarier to people than Donald Trump.”

https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/kyle-drennen/2019/09/12/bill-maher-condemns-far-left-cancer-democratic-party

Maybe this thread will be different from the other thread I have replied to that has misconstrued Bill Maher's statements. So far all I've gotten back is.... crickets.

[betsuni]

33. Thank you.

That other thread is terrible. I dread every time Maher's on teevee because people get so angry, I don't think they even listen.

[quickesst]

34. you're welcome

For some reason, when it comes to Bill Maher, a lot of people shoot from the hip spraying bullets all around the target, but never hitting the bullseye. It's as if there is no caution, stop, or yield sign between the brain and the keyboard. I like Bill Maher, and I'll defend him any time it is warranted.

[obnoxiousdrunk]

60. Thank you for

making sense.

[quickesst]

63. you're welcome

I'm a Bill Maher fan, but I am a fan with the understanding that he may not be everyone's cup of tea. That's fine. I'm willing to discuss, and sometimes defend his point of view, but if anyone thinks they can purposely misconstrue, or even lie about something he says, I will come down on them hard so the next time they might think twice about what they are about to say. I'm not limited to just Bill Maher as several people here probably remember, but would be reluctant to own up.

[gibraltar72]

29. This.

[highplainsdem]

42. Maher did NOT say he was scared of her becoming president. Link to the video:

https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/bill-maher-this-is-the-democrats-race-to-lose-68753989744


It's near the end of the interview, about 16 minutes in.

Maher isn't afraid of a Warren presidency. He said he loves Warren. He's afraid she'll lose to Trump, that voters will find her ideas too far left.

[LanternWaste]

43. Warren and Harris are tied for second place in my book. Scared? Nope... rather energized, actually.

The Democrats have a strong field. All the candidates are more than acceptable to me, and I'll be damned happy to pull the lever for any one of them.

Maher is, well... an entertainer. He's effective at entertaining his fans, but I don't give his political analyses any more weight than I'd give to Eddie Murphy's dating advice in his film, Raw.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

44. Bill Maher is an assclown.

I never liked him, even if he says some things I'll agree with.

[PatSeg]

47. I don't get Maher's attitude toward Warren

She had been a guest on his show many times, and he seemed to be crazy about her. He's been acting rather weird lately.

[Hoyt]

51. Did he say he was "scared of her Presidency" or he's scared she'll get blown out in election?

[whathehell]

52. Two multi-millionnaires "scared" for their bank accounts

Problem explained.

[ritapria]

54. Maher is wrong

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I prefer Bernie because he wants to change the system while Elizabeth wants to reform it .. But she would make a fine President …

[volstork]

55. Bill Maher is a

self-serving tool. He thinks he’s significantly more clever than he is.

[dlk]

57. Sexism and Misogyny Run Deep In America

It’s expression takes many forms, such as Maher’s comments. It would be a mistake to believe that “liberals,” such as Maher, truly believe in women’s equality. Many don’t.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

58. I think she'd be a pretty good president; I can't think what

would be scary about her. Some GOPers don't like her economic policies but she can't raise taxes or implement MFA on her own and Congress isn't likely to do it anyhow.

[Faux pas]

59. What pissed me off re maher

was his focus on 'centerists'. IMHO center means go along to get along and change nothing. We need to move FORWARD.

[redstateblues]

61. Can't stand the guy. He won't be getting any money from me.

[Fla Dem]

62. Scarborough is spewing the same negative crap he sowed all through the 2016 presidential election.

When he and the idiot Mika bashed HRC for a year, then were aghast that Trump won the election but claimed they had nothing to do with it.

I heard him on Friday and had to turn him off or I would have ended up throwing my iphone (listen on sirius).

[Hekate]

64. Bill Maher is a conceited ass braying out his "Libertarian" POV night after night

When it comes to political commentary, he ain't Jon Stewart.

[Aaron Pereira]

65. He voted for Dole for the same reason.

Said he wanted a "mean old man who would take care of his money". He's scared over the prospect of of paying a little more in taxes and he expects the rest of us to feel sympathy for him.

[redwitch]

66. Bill Maher is a jerk.

I really find him abrasive.