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7. Good monologue, New Rules, and riff at the end about how cell phones making us assholes.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Sat Aug 21, 2021, 06:34 AM

Aug 2021

The rest was skippable. Not a fan of pompous conservatives like Sullivan. Bill Maher's "only fat people die of covid" bullshit during the panel discussion was basically anti-vax craziness, as Max Rose pointed out. As was Maher's "you can't trust either side" bullshit when he was trying to counter Jackie Calmes' point that you can't have bipartisanship when half of us believe fake facts pumped out by OAN and Fox. I just don't understand how Bill Maher can be so lucid and spot on about some things, yet so wrong about other things.

Thanks for posting, Rhiannon!

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That was a great show. Bluepinky Aug 2021 #1

I liked it, too - particularly Bill's messages, the use of phones has changed society Rhiannon12866 Aug 2021 #2

Yes, I see people talking on their phones and wonder the same thing. Bluepinky Aug 2021 #9

Oh, I've done that, too, looked at my phone if I'm waiting alone Rhiannon12866 Aug 2021 #11

I don't really like talking on my phone in front of other people. Bluepinky Aug 2021 #12

People don't care, they carry on conversations everywhere Rhiannon12866 Aug 2021 #13

His Example/Analogy WHITT Aug 2021 #3

Those are excellent points - but then he is really a comedian Rhiannon12866 Aug 2021 #4

Yup Lemon Lyman Aug 2021 #5

He attributes obesity to a choice and "personal responsibility". Bluepinky Aug 2021 #10

Max Rose correctly called him out on that shit. nt SunSeeker Aug 2021 #6

No one mentioned/discussed (perhaps) the most important reason for vaccines: Auggie Aug 2021 #14

So true. This pandemic is fast moving and ever changing. Merlot Aug 2021 #16

Even if no one died from covid the amount of people in the ICUs and ERs is crippling the mucifer Aug 2021 #17

Good monologue, New Rules, and riff at the end about how cell phones making us assholes. SunSeeker Aug 2021 #7

I liked the show overall, too. Rhiannon12866 Aug 2021 #8

Max Rose also pointed out the real reason hospitals have no ICU beds Merlot Aug 2021 #15

Max Rose was excellent, Rhiannon12866 Aug 2021 #18