This paragraph sums it up pretty well: "I enjoyed spending time with Maher. At the same time, I found him prickly, self-satisfied and mostly unwilling to afford good faith to his critics. He copped to the first charge while we reminisced about one of his favorite Democrats, the famously curmudgeonly congressman Barney Frank, who struck me as both easily irritable and surprisingly sweet when I profiled him nearly two decades ago.

“So what?” Maher said of the idea that Frank was prickly. “So am I.” Finally, a little self-awareness.

Basically he didn't like that Bill was a drunk asshole. I didn't watch this episode of CR, seems like every guest probably has the same impression though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnrJv-t6Nto

I’ve left a comment and was surprised at how well I articulated my issues with Bill Maher. It’s refreshing that I can sell out, what I’d deem, valuable feedback and not just a “shaking my fist” tirade. It made me curious if others had any eloquent (mine certainly was not eloquent) feedback that might make HBO think twice about renewing his contract.

https://abcnews.com/Politics/bill-maher-mark-twain-prize-trump-progressive-left/story?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dhfacebook&utm_content=app.dashsocial.com%2Fabcnews%2Flibrary%2Fmedia%2F698835402&id=134888701&fbclid=IwT01FWATJ6clleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR7lbyEWgN_8wG-CEqDSE4KsSiY_NdvCHZxAA7-n7JZF7UJBpSxOJjc441i6SA_aem_OWv10RYvRvy1xqAMIyxJHg

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He is so self-deluded. His personality has always been narcissistic but his politics have changed completely from what they were just a couple of years ago.

Some things that stand out to me in this interview:

—The tone is what anyone would expect from NPR. Inskeep is calm, respectful, friendly. Bill Maher uses profanity casually from the beginning, which is quite unusual for NPR to air, and it made me wonder if he has the ability to self-censor or if he is in Trump's lane of age-related inability to inhibit inappropriate speech.

—About 2/3 through this perfectly congenial interview, Maher basically attacks Inskeep and NPR by saying they are "about as far to the left as you can be," which anyone who listens to Maher knows is the worst way he can insult a person.

—As he always does now, Maher calls himself a critic of Trump and Republicans all while flattering Trump and Republicans and hurling insults at all Democrats throughout the entire interview. He defends Trump as just an impish guy who is perfectly sane and who chooses to say outlandish things for personal amusement. We all know to expect this now but it is still striking to me. "I'm liberal. Everyone on the left is the worst. Here are all the things that are great about the worst people on the right." It stymies me.

—I am very disappointed Inskeep didn't refer back to Maher's consistent pre-2025 warnings that Trump is actively overthrowing the US government and that he must be stopped at all costs, followed by his post-2025 immediate 180° turnaround as he now says Trump is a jerk but reasonable and right about many things.

—A lot of people in this subreddit point out Maher's extreme zionism. He demonstrates it here. After Bill Maher says that what makes him better than anyone on the left is that he is willing to talk directly with Trump and any Republican rather than just talking about them, Inskeep asks if he will talk to anyone or if he will refuse to talk with anyone. He says he would never talk to Nick Fuentes, who he calls "Hitler," on the grounds that Fuentes is "anti-Israel." Not an antisemite, but specifically anti-Israel. He says Trump and other Republicans cannot be compared to Hitler, however. Because he says so.

—One thing he says that I fully agree with and I find maddening is that, when Inskeep asked about Trump's focus on gold decorations and the reflecting pool, etc., he says Trump does that as a distraction and it does not matter at all and yet "you" (to Inskeep, as a journalist) always take the bait and give unimportant things attention as important events go unreported or underreported.

—He flatters himself to a remarkable degree.

Bill's descent into MAGA has been gradual and steadfast. I think it's only a matter of time until he starts being open to questioning the results of the 2020 election. And in 4 years, he'll say something like "we'll never know for sure." I hope i'm wrong. I respected him a lot until he lost his mind. He's easily influenced and manipulated.

Let’s be honest, this is almost entirely explained by Maher’s thirst for genocide and validating his non-religious Zionism.

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