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Initech

(99,915 posts)
91. Yeah exactly it's an excuse to be an asshole.
Thu Sep 12, 2019, 01:40 PM
Sep 2019

It's also lazy. It's the political equivalent of making a Chuck Norris joke in 2019 - you can't think of anything else, so go for low brow, lowest common denominator.

He's an overgrown child BeyondGeography Sep 2019 #1
I'd say a scorpion. Over 2500 years ago Aesop described Hortensis Sep 2019 #100
I've gone back and forth on him BeyondGeography Sep 2019 #101
Going back and forth is his schtick. Blow hot and cold, Hortensis Sep 2019 #106
Yes, he's an asshole, but I disagree about him Panich52 Sep 2019 #2
Agree. Being an atheist hardly makes one a religious bigot. stopbush Sep 2019 #38
Even being a confrontational atheist doesn't make you a religious bigot Major Nikon Sep 2019 #82
Bingo! stopbush Sep 2019 #98
This is distinction without difference... Baconator Sep 2019 #99
I like Bill Mahar and he's right and often. Have a great day! nt UniteFightBack Sep 2019 #3
"Right and often?" Archae Sep 2019 #12
I agree with him, too. demosincebirth Sep 2019 #107
He's full of shit. Not a good way to start off the day. spanone Sep 2019 #4
He's a provocateur hlthe2b Sep 2019 #5
He irritates me because he smirks at his own jokes, ie, what he thinks is his cleverness bobbieinok Sep 2019 #6
Bill is an entertainer and comedian first. Freethinker65 Sep 2019 #7
This. NRaleighLiberal Sep 2019 #9
Exactly! mountain grammy Sep 2019 #15
Yes. On this, I agree hlthe2b Sep 2019 #16
+++++++++++ HAB911 Sep 2019 #54
Yes. I watch him Mira Sep 2019 #64
Well said njhoneybadger Sep 2019 #72
Yes StarryNite Sep 2019 #73
It would help if he was funny, then. n/t wryter2000 Sep 2019 #78
this is my opinion also IcyPeas Sep 2019 #88
I've never thought that he is funny. redstateblues Sep 2019 #127
Explain "religious bigot"! Nt USALiberal Sep 2019 #8
Here you are... Archae Sep 2019 #14
Well, he has guts to stand up against religion Farmer-Rick Sep 2019 #39
+10000 Celerity Sep 2019 #49
+++++++++++ HAB911 Sep 2019 #55
How,exactly,is Christianity virgogal Sep 2019 #61
Living in an uber red state, religion is paraded about on a constant basis. avebury Sep 2019 #74
Yup, they don't know which side their bread is buttered on. demosincebirth Sep 2019 #108
you haven't ??? stopdiggin Sep 2019 #80
The topic is religion,not women's health. virgogal Sep 2019 #94
you don't see the connection? stopdiggin Sep 2019 #96
Taxes BruceWane Sep 2019 #87
The topic is Christianity. The tax exempt status virgogal Sep 2019 #95
Maher is an atheist stopdiggin Sep 2019 #97
So what? BruceWane Sep 2019 #105
What country do you live in? Farmer-Rick Sep 2019 #125
Thumbs up on that! usaf-vet Sep 2019 #63
And laws directly inspired by religion we all have to follow lame54 Sep 2019 #117
Nope. That hardly qualifies him as a religious bigot. stopbush Sep 2019 #41
+10000 Celerity Sep 2019 #50
Not here, though. Islam, here, is carefully demosincebirth Sep 2019 #112
Bill Maher is a world-class butthole. Act_of_Reparation Sep 2019 #118
I'm on team Bill voteearlyvoteoften Sep 2019 #10
Problem is Rustynaerduwell Sep 2019 #11
Me too! Va Lefty Sep 2019 #36
Me, too. MOST of the time. dchill Sep 2019 #43
Everybody: QUIT. WATCHING. MAHERS. SHOW. Paladin Sep 2019 #13
You have to subscribe to HBO to watch it, for crying out loud! A HERETIC I AM Sep 2019 #32
Thanks for the illumination. (nt) Paladin Sep 2019 #51
Wellllll?!?!?!?!?! A HERETIC I AM Sep 2019 #68
Ditto and amen! nt SWBTATTReg Sep 2019 #85
You can watch it on YouTube. Patterson Sep 2019 #75
Yes, I get that too....but the point is.... A HERETIC I AM Sep 2019 #76
NO. turn off your own fucking tv. We can decide ourselves. Thanks. themaguffin Sep 2019 #109
Bill Maher is not the enemy! Johnny2X2X Sep 2019 #17
+1000 Meadowoak Sep 2019 #18
neither enemy nor ally eShirl Sep 2019 #21
In other words..... A HERETIC I AM Sep 2019 #34
yeah. huh. eShirl Sep 2019 #114
Speak for yourself Johnny2X2X Sep 2019 #59
+100 TheRealNorth Sep 2019 #84
But did you understand why "Hispanic" is offensive to some? Caliman73 Sep 2019 #129
So explain to me why Hispanic... MicaelS Sep 2019 #131
It was explained to me.... TheRealNorth Sep 2019 #133
It is offensive to some... Caliman73 Sep 2019 #145
Very enlightening, thanks so much. n/t MicaelS Sep 2019 #146
My sentiments about him exactly nmgaucho Sep 2019 #130
Just great, we have a Bill Maher cult, like the Trump cult. Archae Sep 2019 #19
LOL...now it's a cult... Fix The Stupid Sep 2019 #23
You're full of it. Archae Sep 2019 #29
Plus 1 Johnny2X2X Sep 2019 #86
I agree about Monsanto. Archae Sep 2019 #89
Maher is dead wrong on a few issues Johnny2X2X Sep 2019 #92
couple of questions quickesst Sep 2019 #24
So it's just fine with you... Archae Sep 2019 #26
Can you answer a direct question instead of gaslighting all the time? Fix The Stupid Sep 2019 #66
I did not say.... quickesst Sep 2019 #138
We have religious cultists here and those who are incapable of critical thinking Bradshaw3 Sep 2019 #48
He's stale like last week's bread. eShirl Sep 2019 #20
Bill Maher nailed it this morning.... quickesst Sep 2019 #22
+1. Not a fan of Maher but he's right dalton99a Sep 2019 #25
he may not be right every time.... quickesst Sep 2019 #136
+1000.. HipChick Sep 2019 #28
Thanks HipChick.... quickesst Sep 2019 #137
I agree with you totally. JohnnyRingo Sep 2019 #69
thanks for the reply quickesst Sep 2019 #134
Last week a feminist was a guest on the show betsuni Sep 2019 #142
haha quickesst Sep 2019 #144
Maher is an entertainer. Sometimes he's right, sometimes he's full of it. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #27
Exactly, lest we forget. Newest Reality Sep 2019 #42
Just the divisiveness here tells me not to watch him LakeArenal Sep 2019 #30
+1000 Thekaspervote Sep 2019 #62
Also he does not accept Germ Theory Coleman Sep 2019 #31
Yes, he is. Miles Archer Sep 2019 #33
Is he selling a book or something? Wounded Bear Sep 2019 #35
I don't expect obnoxiousdrunk Sep 2019 #37
He's a religious bigot? Brainstormy Sep 2019 #40
It is hilarious, but also insulting. dchill Sep 2019 #44
He sounds more Newest Reality Sep 2019 #45
"He is an entertainer." Archae Sep 2019 #46
Yup! Newest Reality Sep 2019 #52
No, I still say they have the 1rst Amendent right to say shit. Archae Sep 2019 #60
You sure do! Newest Reality Sep 2019 #70
Maher is just so infuriatingly . . . . . . politically incorrect! empedocles Sep 2019 #47
In 2018 Maher was donating $1M to the Democrats Bradshaw3 Sep 2019 #53
Friend of Ann Couilter sums it up nicely. Oppaloopa Sep 2019 #56
Indeed it does!! Thekaspervote Sep 2019 #65
Add misogynist to the list. JaneQPublic Sep 2019 #57
In what way is he a misogynist? maxsolomon Sep 2019 #104
I'm so fucking sick of the "liberals are too PC" argument. Initech Sep 2019 #58
AFAIC wryter2000 Sep 2019 #83
There is a big difference between courtesy and some political correctness. Archae Sep 2019 #90
I call people what they want to be called wryter2000 Sep 2019 #111
Yeah exactly it's an excuse to be an asshole. Initech Sep 2019 #91
Fuck Bill Maher jcgoldie Sep 2019 #67
Religious bigot? Goodheart Sep 2019 #71
He's also a misogynist wryter2000 Sep 2019 #77
He hasn't been particularly misogynist for ages maxsolomon Sep 2019 #102
Didn't he just have an MRA advocate wryter2000 Sep 2019 #113
debating the right isn't endorsing their positions maxsolomon Sep 2019 #120
Hoping this comes through wryter2000 Sep 2019 #122
It kinda did. Christina Hoff Summers. maxsolomon Sep 2019 #135
Yes wryter2000 Sep 2019 #139
I guess you're through with me. maxsolomon Sep 2019 #140
I'd suggest watching it. Lots of truth, although I don't agree with everything. But, heck, I don't Hoyt Sep 2019 #79
Bill Maher is not the enemy. mnhtnbb Sep 2019 #81
He's funny, but his show would be much better if... JaneQPublic Sep 2019 #123
He is a polarizing figure on DU shanti Sep 2019 #93
Oh, FFS, grow up. themaguffin Sep 2019 #103
Do You Have A Stand Up Routine, Too? ProfessorGAC Sep 2019 #110
He's a contrarian. meadowlander Sep 2019 #115
We are talking about him so what he wanted to get you out of it he did. wasupaloopa Sep 2019 #116
I tell you what you will find millions of former Democrats in the flyover country that would agree doc03 Sep 2019 #119
He's also donated millions to the gldstwmn Sep 2019 #121
I disagree with him a lot but I think he's funny mokawanis Sep 2019 #124
Why does anyone pay money to listen to him? Isn't it HBO? redstateblues Sep 2019 #126
I didn't like Cosby...I thought he was a Creep way before he was prosecuted... pbmus Sep 2019 #128
The ONLY reason he is considered a religious bigot... MicaelS Sep 2019 #132
he is anti BS attacks by the left on ALLIES. silly shit. the enemy is THE GOP & the moron. pansypoo53219 Sep 2019 #141
I disagree agincourt Sep 2019 #143
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