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In reply to the discussion: PSA: Israel does not control the U.S. Government. [View all]Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)What Bill Maher meant by that poorly worded statement is that "the Israeli government is controlling the Republicans, or at least has been for the last couple of years...at least that's the way the Republicans have been behaving."
So....what's wrong with that statement? I don't get it.
He's not saying that the Israeli government is, in fact, controlling our entire govt. You could even read into it that he's saying the Republicans are ACTING as if they're puppets, regardless of whether they are or not. Sarcasm.
Typical Maher. He says it like he sees it. Others may disagree with his statement. But I don't see it as a big deal. Unless, of course, the Israeli government IS controlling things...and the acknowledgement of it is most unwelcome.
I'm not saying I think that at all. But all these things are true, and are much too analytical about a statement by a political satirist.