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The Official "Real-Time with Bill Maher" Thread
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I agree, it was nice seeing the back and forth and passion, even if I think Kristol is an idiot. It's better then watching a liberal circle jerk, it's nice seeing Bill explode. I thought the guest was awful though and wasted a lot of air time.
Mighty Chin
Banned
Kristol came off as erratic and quite dumb.
Autumn Wind
Member
They're off for next week and then Salman Rushdie I saw is one of the guests for the March 14th show. Oh and he is going to be at the Count Basie Theater in Red Bank, NJ on June 22nd. Last time I saw him live, which was two years ago, it was in Atlantic City and a friend drove me because he was going down there for the evening. Nice to have him be closer.
At the very least it was great watching him and Maher go at each other.
Old people gives no fuck, he's Harrison Fording to his sunset.
I saw him again at the Spirit Awards last night. He reminds me of Larry David, but with no sense of humor.
zero shift
Banned
The professor ranting about how we will never run out of jobs seems to miss the obvious point that whatever new jobs we create computers and machines will replace. Take green jobs, who will run the factory? Machines and computers. Who will do the distribution of the items for people to buy and sell? Machines and computers. This is pretty much the case for every industry.
More human things are becoming important, not mind-numbing, repeatable tasks. In other words, jobs that depend on intuition, making decisions, creativity, etc.
The panel was lively. I don't know how Maher kept it together with kristol. The guy constantly kept going on a tangent shooting red herrings anytime anyone even remotely confronted him.
The panel was lively. I don't know how Maher kept it together with kristol. The guy constantly kept going on a tangent shooting red herrings anytime anyone even remotely confronted him.
Autumn Wind
Member
I thought this was a great episode tonight. I always say I am going to buy a book that Bill's guests plug and never do but Alan Weisman's book I am interested in.
Tim the Wiz
Banned
Always helps when no broadcast 'journalists' or politicians are on the panel.
zero shift
Banned
What was Shane Smith trying to say about Canada? That there is no individuality there? Never hear any Canada gaffers say this.
BigJonsson
Member
lol @ Maher's reactions when the audience groans, amazing how people go to his shows (real time and stand up) not knowing what they are going to hear
He's not being entirely facetious when he says conservatives tend to be a better audience. It's sometimes like liberals don't think satire should ever be offensive. It's kind of the point. Jokes usually aren't clean, cute, "feel good" ones either. I think Seth Macfarlane runs into the same thing. Remember all of the feminist fuss over what was it, the Oscars he did?
BigJonsson
Member
I saw Maher in Vegas and a few people walked out during the show, I hope they had comped tickets lol
wildthing2022000
Member
You can find them almost anywhere, they're a dime a dozen.
Apparently the ghoulish looking lady in the green blouse graduated from Harvard. Maybe she's just a master troll? If she was actually being sincere, I don't even want to think about how she managed to get through Harvard's admissions process (...or do I?)
Dominican Power
Member
O'Reily went to Marist College.
The Harvard of Poughkeepsie.
Autumn Wind
Member
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySBsfJ5cuJo
This poses an interesting topic. What stores cater to the middle class these days? Is it all Walmart these days? Is it online mostly? I remember going to Sears and JC Penney as a kid for my school clothes. Thoughts?
This poses an interesting topic. What stores cater to the middle class these days? Is it all Walmart these days? Is it online mostly? I remember going to Sears and JC Penney as a kid for my school clothes. Thoughts?
Avon Barksdale
Member
Well, Family Dollar is closing about 370 stores so they're not doing well.
Autumn Wind
Member
So what was Bill talking about agreeing about a middle-class tax hike? What am I missing here?
I would be very interested to see if the two of them could go more than 30 seconds without talking about marijuana legalization.
BigJonsson
Member
Joe Rogan would be AMAZING on Real TIme
Avon Barksdale
Member
Joe Rogan wouldn't be the worst guest Maher has had on Real Time.
Relax. He doesn't take himself that seriously and he's gotten a lot less nutty since he had guys on his show like Sam Harris and Neil Degrasse Tyson. He had no problem admitting he was wrong to them or anyone else once his theory's were put down.
BigJonsson
Member
Jon Waters is hilarious, oh my god
Avon Barksdale
Member
Yea I liked how Weiner and Maher had to explain that the President can't unilaterally enact whichever laws he pleases.
Sometimes I wonder if Maher intentionally picks certain panelists for the sake of an entertaining discussion.
shadowsdarknes
Member
What a twit she was. Not only is Obama not a king who cannot enact policy as he sees fit, he had enormous challenges between 2009 and 2010. He was busy dealing with the collapsing economy and getting health care reform pushed. By then, his political capital was gone.
Even during that narrow period, he would still have to contend with a political party that has no interest in doing anything progressive and forward thinking regarding climate change. And he would still have to contend with the misinformation and lobbying against any sort of action.
Presidents pick agendas that fit within the current political climate. Dramatic action on climate change was not the most important thing to work in 2009.
Even during that narrow period, he would still have to contend with a political party that has no interest in doing anything progressive and forward thinking regarding climate change. And he would still have to contend with the misinformation and lobbying against any sort of action.
Presidents pick agendas that fit within the current political climate. Dramatic action on climate change was not the most important thing to work in 2009.
I've been a long time viewer for a while but increasingly I'm put off by Bill cutting off guests that don't fit with his neat, generally over simplification of matters.
Too many good discussions have been stifled. I really think they had to look at the format again because I find there's not enough time for panel to really go at it.
Too many good discussions have been stifled. I really think they had to look at the format again because I find there's not enough time for panel to really go at it.
Avon Barksdale
Member
Maher will be on The Daily Show tonight.
wildthing2022000
Member
He was also on the View...
Avon Barksdale
Member
I don't watch The View.