Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) - 9/8/17

[Rhiannon12866]

Monologue: Trump in the Wind

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Bill Maher assesses Trump's hurricane response and his action on DACA in his Real Time monologue.



The "Gettable" Ken Bone (the "Undecided Voter" )

Bill sits down with sweater-loving everyman Ken Bone to figure out how Democrats can win over voters like him.



Xiuhtezcatl Martinez: We Rise

Climate activist and author Xiuhtezcatl Martinez joins Bill to discuss his new book, "We Rise: The Earth Guardians Guide to Building a Movement that Restores the Planet."



New Rule: Fee F**king

Bill Maher examines the "F**k-Up Economy," where companies - and political parties - profit from people's mistakes.

[Hulk]

1. Slow weekend....?

cupp makes me want to vomit. Didn't hear her, but the flash to her shit eating grin a half dozen times was enough to make me gag. What a nobody...nothing... "rebel" loser. What is her purpose on these shows? She reminds me of that skeletal wench that we see on Sundays to make us contort into angry fits of rage as she avoids answering ANY questions that are put to her and comes back with insane illogical bull shit like a machine gun mama....conway.

Hopefully the discussion was better than the tool that played "I can't make up my mind between a woman who has been vilified for 25 years, and was never convicted of any wrong doing, and a complete insane jack ass who would make the country the laughing stock to the whole fucking world"...and he couldn't make up his mind who to vote for? Oh fooking please!

Maybe Maher is wearing out? Too bad. He served a purpose for awhile. Not so sure tonight.

[Rhiannon12866]

2. If you notice, not one of the "official" videos posted included Cupp!

I'm really not a fan, either, didn't even bother watching first run tonight since I knew I'd just be annoyed and aggravated. But these are all the segments available - and she doesn't appear in one of them!

And I agree, it was a pretty weak lineup. I had forgotten about the "Undecided Voter." Bill pressed him about who he actually voted for, but he wouldn't answer. At this point, who really cares?

BTW, there was no Overtime tonight, either, since Bill had to rush off to make an appearance somewhere.

[maddiemom]

3. S. E. Cupp is emblematic of a curiously successful self promoter.

This is actually a talent in itself. Donald Trump is a brash, obvious self promoter (and, yet, look where it's gotten him). She is a more devious Kellyanne Conway, and a smarter one because she doesn't have to work as hard. This is more an observation than an easily provable theory (right there, somewhat of an example). Like the best con artists, you DO have to be intelligent. Since Stephen Colbert used to do his fake conservative, a few famous ideologues have pretty much admitted they're phonies. ( Just gettting enough coffee after a late night, so I shouldn't have jumped in and will stop). But honestly: don't we all deal with people who actually have little to offer, but are great at more subtle self promotion? These are people with some partly inborn self esteem which has been encouraged by family and teachers, it seems. True believers in themselves, little self doubt. They DO exist; a puzzle to the rest of us with normal self doubts.

[dembotoz]

4. Thank you

[Rhiannon12866]

6. You're more than welcome!

We need all the humor we can get these days - and I know a lot of us can't access Bill Maher.

[yallerdawg]

5. Maher pointed out on Fox News "Russia" is never mentioned as anything but "sour grapes."

Which is why MSNBC watchers are so astounded when Trump supporters say "Russia" is "a nothing-burger."

We live in two distinct worlds, and one of them is a fantasy, a false narrative used as a political tool.

Question everything!!! "The truth is out there."

Smart, informed voters HAVE to outnumber the ignorant and deliberately deplorable - or we are in a world of shit.