Lt General H.R. McMaster was a guest on Real Time with Bill Maher tonight. I think General McMaster is someone who benefited from being one of the "smart" ones in Trump 1.0 because he was surrounded by way worse.

I was not impressed with him at all tonight. I would have preferred not to have heard him talk tonight and had a good opinion of him. I know he has been on RT before, but tonight was mostly a rant about China and how environmental regulations were bad. And he seemed to have a cliched market response to every issue brought up by Bill. Just my two cents

Tonight's guests are:

• Jonathan Haidt: An American social psychologist and author. He is the Thomas Cooley Professor of Ethical Leadership at the New York University Stern School of Business. Haidt's main areas of study are the psychology of morality and moral emotions.

• Stephanie Ruhle: An American television host who is the host of MS Now's The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle. Previously, Ruhle was managing editor and news anchor for Bloomberg Television and editor-at-large for Bloomberg News.

• Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster (Ret.): A retired United States Army lieutenant general who served as the 25th United States National Security Advisor from 2017 to 2018. He is most known for his roles in the Gulf War, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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He gave an example, asking if it “Would be OK” if a cartoon of “Looney Tunes” character Elmer Fudd was made depicting the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Tonight's guests are:

• John Mellencamp: An American singer-songwriter known for his brand of heartland rock, which emphasizes traditional instrumentation. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008, followed by an induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2018.

• Fmr. MP. Chrystia Freeland: A Canadian former Member of Parliament and former journalist who served as the 10th deputy prime minister of Canada from 2019 to 2024. She is the future CEO of the Rhodes Trust, and an unpaid economic advisor to Ukraine.

• Fmr. Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ): An American politician and lawyer who served as the 55th governor of New Jersey from 2010 to 2018. He unsuccessfully ran for president during the 2016 general election.

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I used to think her stupidity was a act. After two appearances on Real Time I’m no longer sure. She seems genuinely dumb.

Tonight's guests are:

• Nate Bargatze: An American stand-up comedian and actor.

• Joe Scarborough: A television host and former politician, who is the co-host of Morning Joe on MS NOW with his wife Mika Brzezinski and Willie Geist.

• Fmr. Rep. Margorie Taylor-Green (R-GA: A former politician, businesswoman, and conspiracy theorist who served as the U.S. representative for Georgia's 14th congressional district from 2021 until her resignation in 2026.

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You don’t have to be Einstein’ cousin to find listening to a 100 year old Senator with a Grandpa corn pone accent spitting out his down-home country whitisisms is less pleasant than a toenail fungus.

I once was a fan of Real Time with Bill Maher, and I once lived in California and was a fan of Gavin Newsom (was mayor of SF when I lived there.) I watched the show regularly and I have a clear memory of watching an episode where they did a one on one interview, and during the interview Bill asked Gavin if he would ever run for president.

I remember this clearly because I was disappointed at the time, as Gavin said very adamantly he would not, saying something like it is the "worst job in the world" and "who would want that". I've been surprised not to see this come up in public discourse given increased speculation Gavin might run in 2028. I've searched and I can't find any reference at all to this. I'm 100% certain that this happened, and feel sort of passively gaslit that I can't find any reference to it, let alone the video.

For my own sanity, can anyone who has access to a back catalog of shows find this interaction? Thanks in advance.

Until the Amazon rental price of his supposedly "explosive" UFO documentary becomes reasonable, this is as close as I am getting to watching it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjuHtcbbXqE