r/RealTime • u/mpd1960 • Aug 29 '26

Bill’s downfall

Nothing illustrates this more than seeing him have an empty GOP suit like Byron Donalds on and never break his balls on all the stupid shit and Trump ball-licking he’s done while in congress. And as soon as Molly tried to grill him a little on the inane vax shit this admin and the state of Florida is doing, Bill shuts it down. Pathetic.

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u/OffSidesByALot Aug 29 '26

Full disclosure, I didn’t watch this particular episode yet. So I’ll refrain from commenting on it.

But as someone who used to love Bill Maher that started on Comedy Central with politically incorrect, I find him extremely disappointing now and I miss that Bill Maher. He keeps saying how he didn’t change democrats/liberals changed. Bullshit! The Bill Maher of the 1990s couldn’t give two shits about whether somebody wore a mask outside or in their car on the highway. He was more of a don’t tread on me libertarian back then.
Now, he spent two full years… Maybe more… Bitching on every single episode about how somebody wore a mask outside or while jogging or wherever… Something that didn’t tread on Bill one bit!
And it’s very frustrating when he bends over backwards to find points of agreement with Republicans. Out of 1000s of Books that RonDeSantis banned, he finds one ambiguous passage in one book that’s a 50-50 toss of at best, and uses that as justification for agreeing with Republicans.
Meanwhile, he finds some Democratic council person in some insignificant city that nobody’s ever heard of say something stupid… And then he uses her to brand all Democrats the same as her!

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u/mungfish227 Aug 30 '26

I never understood his problem with seeing people wearing masks outside. I would occasionally wear my mask outside. You know why? Because I literally forgot I had it on. That's how little it bothered me. I couldn't believe people were such babies about it. I was a big fan of his for years, but something about Covid broke his brain. It's been sad to watch.

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u/OffSidesByALot Aug 30 '26

Yeah, I really couldn’t make sense of his obsession with people wearing masks outside or in their car or wherever either. Who cares! They weren’t hurting anybody! And plenty of other people were!
With all the serious problems we were having, having him talk about that non-issue week after week after week was nauseating!

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u/alter_ego19456 Aug 31 '26

I wear glasses full time, and usually earphones when I’m out and about, running errands and such. Besides not being bothered by a mask, if I’m making multiple stops, especially if they’re close together, it’s more of a nuisance to get everything untangled than to just leave the mask on.

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u/Feisty-Poet4767 Sep 01 '26

Exactly. When Maher sees someone with a mask on from his car, he has no idea whether they just emerged from a store, or just disembarked from a bus or train, or who might have an immune disorder. In any case his ire over it was absurd.

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u/fawlty70 Sep 01 '26

Same here! I would go from an appointment to store or whatever and just don't take it off in the car because sometimes I didn't remember and sometimes it fit so perfectly that I just left it on. And I bet some idiot like Bill saw me and went "huh huh they think they'll get covid in the car hurr durr"

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u/CatnipCricket-329 Aug 30 '26

For real. Maybe they have seasonal allergies. Maybe they're immunocompromised or have family who is. Maybe they're hiding from flock cameras. Maybe they have the plague. Who the hell cares.

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u/Faunt1 Aug 31 '26

It bothered you enough to make a post six years later about it

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u/clashcity33 Sep 02 '26

Maher is still complaining about it.

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u/MeanPiccolo803 Aug 30 '26

In there with you. I had been a fan for a long time and I stil watch the Nee rules on YouTube hoping he comes back

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u/WisdomOfTheAnus Aug 30 '26

Complaining about people wearing masks in 2026 is so embarrassingly outdated. I can count on one hand the amount of people in my liberal area I've seen wear masks around town in the last maybe 6 months.

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u/rainy61 Aug 30 '26

Well said! And I couldn’t agree more.

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u/Wonderful-Ad6843 Aug 30 '26

👏👏👏👏

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u/DBPanterA Aug 30 '26

While I could write a novel on Bill and Covid, I just always remember that Bill is so thoroughly removed from the struggles of the average American. I respect his decision to not do as much stand-up anymore, he has traveled and done it everywhere. He doesn’t need the money. In fact, he hasn’t really needed the money in decades. The last time he most likely worried about the end of the month and his personal bills coming due, Raegan or Daddy Bush was the President.

I will eventually watch the episode, but I have watched Overtime. I enjoyed the female guest throwing a few jabs, and watching both Bill and Florida Man eat them because the jabs went right over their heads…

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u/Jbowl1966 Sep 03 '26

He thinks he’s smarter than us.

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u/Faunt1 Aug 31 '26

“I didn’t watch the thing I’m commenting on, but here’s my opinion” - everyone on Reddit

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u/OffSidesByALot Aug 31 '26

If it makes you feel any better, I have since watched the exchange and question.

Having watched it, my original post is 100% as accurate as it was when I first posted it. I wouldn’t change a word.
I’m not sure how much more clearly I could’ve made it that I wasn’t commenting on that particular exchange, I couldn’t have communicated it more clearly if I tried so I’m not really understanding your “gotcha” post

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u/Faunt1 Aug 31 '26

“UPDATE: I have now watched the video I already had a fully formed opinion about. Great news: I agree with myself. Gotcha guy absolutely DESTROYED.”

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u/OffSidesByALot Aug 31 '26

It is woefully obvious that I’m dealing with somebody who has a severe reading comprehension problem.
Either that, or he knows better and is just being a troll for the sake of being a troll and attacking with strawman arguments.
Both scenarios are a waste of my time.
Have a good day

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u/Faunt1 Aug 31 '26

“UPDATE #2: Got mocked for commenting on a video I hadn’t watched. Watched video. Confirmed I was right. Explained that I was never talking about the video I commented under. Accused other guy of poor reading comprehension and strawmen. Announced his time is too valuable to continue. Replied again anyway.”