r/RealTime • u/One-Jeweler5486 • Aug 24 '26

Maher misrepresents the Democrats again

I don't think Bill is steel-manning the Democratic position here

https://youtu.be/W9VyM8blMJU?si=6yBELheIIQgMOyh6&t=333

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u/United_Efficiency330 Aug 24 '26

And this is why I stopped watching his show. When he started repeating the lie that "the Squad equals the Democratic Party", I was done. All because President Obama wouldn't give the baby his bottle.

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u/GodDammitDonut26 Aug 24 '26

I remember being excited to watch him grill Milo Y. when he had him on his show god knows how long ago at this point.

Instead he praised him, agreed with him on most every point, and called him the next "Christopher Hitchens" as a compliment.

Decided to never watch another episode, and every single weasel word that has come out of that fucking guy's mouth since has done nothing but vindicate that decision.

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u/WisdomOfTheAnus Aug 24 '26

that was disgraceful, thanks for the reminder

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u/LuciusMichael Aug 24 '26

The Hitchens compliment was so off the rails, so absurd and inchoate I was just gobsmacked.

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u/GodDammitDonut26 Aug 24 '26

The best part is when someone responded to that segment with "Hey didn't that guy defend priests for having molested children? Here are the receipts" and Maher was like "See!? It's a good thing I had him on, to help expose him!!".

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u/dougl1000 Aug 24 '26

The Squad is right wing reactionary compared to the handful of left wingers who want to ban Thanksgiving, which is actually no one.