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Rhiannon12866

(202,167 posts)
Sat Aug 18, 2018, 01:25 AM Aug 2018

Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) - 8/17/18

Monologue: Omarosa Week



Bill recaps the top stories of the week, including a new wave of reality show drama in the White House.




Preet Bharara: Defending Institutions



Former US Attorney Preet Bharara joins Bill to discuss whether the Republican Party is enabling a traitorous president and the importance of defending America's institutions.




Catholic Church Cover-Up



Bill and his Real Time panelists – Gov. Jen Granholm, Charlie Sykes, Jonathan Swan, and Adam Conover – discuss the the Catholic Church's latest child abuse scandal.




New Rule: Avatar America



In his editorial New Rule, Bill argues that the phony personas people adopt in public are vastly different than the weirdness they crave.




SCOTUS Term Limits, Wave of Women, Wildfires | Overtime



Bill and his Real Time panelists – Preet Bharara, Gov. Jen Granholm, Charlie Sykes, Jonathan Swan, and Adam Conover – answer viewer questions after the show.


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Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) - 8/17/18 (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Aug 2018 OP
Thank you Rhiannon12866! LittleGirl Aug 2018 #1
You're more than welcome! Good show! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2018 #2
Kick and rec - last night's show was great!!! Dennis Donovan Aug 2018 #3
Thanks! And we didn't see all that much of him Rhiannon12866 Aug 2018 #6
Bravo! smirkymonkey Aug 2018 #4
Thanks and I sure agree! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2018 #8
K&R! 2naSalit Aug 2018 #5
Thanks! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2018 #9
Makes me feel very ill at ease 2naSalit Aug 2018 #10
I know these things take time Rhiannon12866 Aug 2018 #11
Bookmarking! calimary Aug 2018 #7
It was a particularly good show Rhiannon12866 Aug 2018 #12

Rhiannon12866

(202,167 posts)
2. You're more than welcome! Good show!
Sat Aug 18, 2018, 03:41 AM
Aug 2018

Terrific guests - and we could certainly use the humor this week!

Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts)
3. Kick and rec - last night's show was great!!!
Sat Aug 18, 2018, 07:34 AM
Aug 2018

The only annoying one was the axios guy, but even Charlie Sykes was enjoyable to listen to!

Rhiannon12866

(202,167 posts)
6. Thanks! And we didn't see all that much of him
Sat Aug 18, 2018, 08:42 PM
Aug 2018

I was glad that Bill included the panel early on. And no token RW arguments this week! I agree, really good show!

Rhiannon12866

(202,167 posts)
8. Thanks and I sure agree!
Sun Aug 19, 2018, 06:05 AM
Aug 2018

He had some great guests this time around - and I caught the credits, next week he has John Brennan and David Corn!

Rhiannon12866

(202,167 posts)
9. Thanks!
Sun Aug 19, 2018, 11:28 PM
Aug 2018

I'm relieved that he came back early - there's more than enough material for an entire show each and every day!

2naSalit

(85,635 posts)
10. Makes me feel very ill at ease
Sun Aug 19, 2018, 11:45 PM
Aug 2018

the way this crap goes on and on. Naomi Klein had right years ago too.

Rhiannon12866

(202,167 posts)
11. I know these things take time
Sun Aug 19, 2018, 11:52 PM
Aug 2018

But it's frightening and infuriating that this has gone on for so long - with more damage being perpetrated on this country each and every day. Every time we think "this has to be it!" we're distracted by something even worse - and the previous offenses become "normalized." That's why I'm grateful for our patriotic comedians! They can shout and jump up and down and show the outrage we're feeling - while the news reporters cannot.

Rhiannon12866

(202,167 posts)
12. It was a particularly good show
Mon Aug 20, 2018, 05:33 AM
Aug 2018

Good guests and I appreciated the interview with Preet Bharara, we don't usually see him on TV.

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