@Keith Dupree No, the phony "Blue Lives Matter" Trumptards who bludgeoned a cop to death and have ALREADY been arrested... and we KNOW they're all your Q Anon Buds --- Jake Angeli & Company. Headed to Prison. L8tr, TREASONISTS.
@Keith Dupree perhaps you could pay a visit to the Capitol and get the evidence to prove us wrong, you know, since you're so confident that we're the ones who got it wrong. C'mon, what's the worst that could happen?
As a Canadian observer, what concerns me is that time period between the election results and the inauguration of the next president. Almost three whole months during which he could do any lunatic thing as president. Because as Bill says, Trump will not feel obliged to play by any rules, written or implied.
@@kathleenclark5877 Exactly that is so creepy. As a cornered narcist he will very likely try to take everyone down with him. He is a sociopath judging all his deeds. We should all brace ourselves, not just in the US.
He could start a world war just so he could declare a national emergency and try to void the election results with his emergency powers (doubt it's legal, but Trump almost never bothers to worry about that). Too much is at stake!
@@dimsumdensum4985 I wonder if a 'wag the dog' scenario is beyond him, but that's just it. We can expect anything. He is mad, cornered and on steroids. Caligula 2.0
Then Biden needs to just move into the WH. If Trump wants to continue living there his room will be in the basement. It sort of like the contractor I had recently who decided to move into a vacant house I owned and he was doing work on it. He thought he had some right to move into my house. I had to get him out. It seems it could have been on me to go to court to remove. No, I'll move into my own house. That will get him out. So, Biden needs to just move in.
Bill Maher is the only show host that has been real in his analysis of the Trump presidency the entire time. Every one needs to be as hard hitting as him.
No. That's the minimum of what should be done. All the crap needs to be exposed, and Mahar has become a centrist. We need to think about our children's and grandchildren's futures, and he isn't doing that very well. He endorsed Amy Klobouchar, for God's sake!!!
“Our system is an honor system and [Trump] has no honor.” I’ve been struggling for four+ years to distill my thoughts and feelings and Bill Maher just did it for me.
Trump's plan is to contest the election no matter the results and hope the SCOTUS hands it to him regardless of the will of the people and the vote. That was the entire point of pushing through Barret as quickly as he did.
@Ms Peanut I agree..but the Democrats would never allow that level of stupidity, dishonesty and despicable behavior. That's the fundamental difference between conservatives and liberals that goes way beyond policy and beliefs.
100% agree, the democratic always take the high road- which is super important - but I think it leads us to get stabbed in the back constantly. It's like eventually you can't just be the bigger person, you need to give others a taste of their own medicine and teach them how to treat you. Maya A said that when someone shows you who they are the first time, believe them and we need get some balls in this party
@@seychellesjac At one point Democrats controlled the house, the Senate, and the presidency. That was when she should have retired. We all knew it then, but she didn't.
Bill maher is the only tv personality who was an enemy of trump before he ran for president ,,,that,s why i really like listening to him talking about trump
Been watching Bill for a long time, and this might be the best interview he's ever done. The democratic legal teams better be taking notes, because they've got a war on the horizon
@@lockhrt999 Interesting you say that- BM and SC are my 2 favorite late nighters by far, but I feel like every time they get together on camera, the chemistry doesn't jive. Maybe it's just me.
6:30 Obama dropped more than a hint to RBG; he made a point that, if the Republicans were elected, there was a real chance what just happened could happen. But, unfortunately as so many of us did, she trusted Hillary would be elected, and naturally she wished to be a part of her Era, and felt comforted by the fact her seat would be relpaced by the right person. Then everything fell apart
Maybe she just didn't want to let go of her position and believed her own hype. Her most responsible action to support her desire for fairness and more equitable party representation on the Supreme Court, would have been to step down. A last wish request to have Supreme Court nominations conducted after the Presidential election, was surprisingly lacking in foresight and a bit self-important.
That's because he has the same basic hindsight as everyone else. RBG didn't account for a Republican president to win despite losing the popular vote for the second time in a dozen years. And Russian interference.
She herself stated that....she thought and worried about it...but the fear was McConnell and the other Republicans would vote against any judge Obama put up
Yeah, I felt a chill go up my spine. Bill,is right Trump, is a criminal. He will do whatever he can to game the system, and the worst thing is that the Senate,will enable him like they did with his impeachment.
The founders of the country were mostly aristocrats with a high sense of personal honor and noblesse oblige. They would have written in many more rules if they imagined that politicians in the future would be as crass and moral-free as Mitch McConnell and Trump.
@Achilleskneel "That doesn't change the fact..." These two are comedians & entertainers, Trump is president of the US, if you can't see the difference and why we should have different levels of expectations from the office of the president vs an entertainer then there is no further point to this discussion.
He's a free thinker. And most people are concerned with their mind driven by precise paradigms of society. We need to be more active in discovering life's cold hard truths especially when it relates to the political stratosphere.
That was opinion, not fact. And a lot of it was pretty misleading. Trump, Chris Christie, etc survived covid because they got top tier care that 99% of Americans wouldn't get. So many more deaths would occur if you go the Maher route. And you can't just "have healthy people go about things normally and protect the vulnerable" ... what, do you take school kids away from their vulnerable parents? Do you keep at risk people in a vault somewhere? Virus spreads from person to person. You need to minimize spread in general or MANY more people die, or at best live with permanent organ damage & hospital debt
@@Michael-kp4bd I hate to tell Michael this, but we dont go through all these hoops when we have a bad flu season. We dont suddenly change all the rules and mandate into law stuff that did not stop the virus. Bill has some good points here but they stop short of the real push behind the sudden implementation of mRNA, which is technically not vaccine, its gene therapy. This is one reason why you need multiple doses throughout the year to maintain it.
@jgra74 you're making alot of assumptions about who owns guns and knows how to be prepaired for a thing.. I'm born and raised in the south, litterally everyone in my family male, female, red/blue and every shade in between owns guns and knows how to use them. Now that's not to say they are all what i would call responsible gun owners, as some are batshit crazy haha. But everybody in my family owns guns, even my grand mother owned multiple guns. The 'crying' and yes it is crying, as people have been crying about people coming for their guns for the better part of a century if not longer that is bullshit buddy.
On hind sight it looks like RBG shouldve resigned during Obama's time. But they never thought Hillary would lose, so they thought they had time. And perhaps appoint Loretta lynch to the court during Hillary's.
@poop pee Unbeknownst to Trump's worshipers, there is a worldwide pandemic going on. Genius Trump told all of his worshipers to vote in person while a much higher percentage of Biden voters voted via mail.
I watch Bills show every week and I disagree with him a lot of the time, but I have to say he is right about RBG. She should have retired after Obama’s re-election.
in hind sight it looks like RBG shouldve resigned during Obama's time. But they never thought Hillary would lose, so they thought they had time. And perhaps appoint Loretta lynch to the court during Hillary's.
He should have fought McConnell back on justice Scalia and filled his seat. Dont be mad because mr. Trump is doing his job and it makes the previous administration look like they didnt give a care.
@@queennoneya601 You're saying Obama should have forced McConnell to put Garland in? He wouldn't even hold a hearing where Garland could lose the vote, and Obama couldn't force him to. Separation of powers. Presidents aren't kings. Fortunately.
Maher is completely right on RBG. She should have stepped down during Obama's presidency. Hopefully a President Joe Biden approaches Stephen Breyer (who is 82) and nudge him about retiring so they get somebody in who is younger to replace him. Then look at expanding the court by 2 seats.
Two seats would be right. One to replace the one Mitch wouldn’t allow to be considered in 2016 and one to offset this one being rushed through now. Look out for Roe v Wade and Obamacare. Hopefully Trump loses so badly that the SCOTUS cannot overturn the will of the voters.
Ruth couldnt quit under Obama. He had the senate for only the first 2 years of his admin... so if she did quit McConnell would just have left her seat open.
Just found out... trump has it in the lease he signed with Palm Beach county that he cant use Mar a Lago as a primary residence AND a private club. So hell never be a permanent florida resident unless he buys a house. PLUS.....He committed voter fraud when he voted in florida
A smart, capable, politically able guy, ready and willing to look at the defects in both the democratic and the republican way of thinking? Nah. He'd lose abysmally.
I don't think that's completely fair. She can't see the future. The fact of the matter is that Obama approached her in 2011/2012. The fact that she would die 8 years or basically two terms later shows that she had plenty of time. Not to mention she might still be alive if she was able to get better medical care if we didn't have this virus. The point I am trying to make is that you have to go back five years to the last time the democrats even had the opportunity to appoint someone and they got blocked. While it may not have been the most politically savvy move, too many things happened in the last eight years to say that it was an outright horrible decision.
@@henrypeters5291 What are you talking about?!! When Obama had her over to the WH, she was already older than Methuselah and already riddled with cancer!
RBG planned on retiring when Hilary got elected. Don't blame RBG. The American public gets what it asks for and it got Trump, Trump's supreme court, covid, electoral college, republican gerry mandering, etc. Vote in every election and vote democratic. Don't vote 3rd party. Don't sit out midterms. I know all the people commenting here and giving thumbs up don't all vote in every election. Blaming RBG is too easy. Until people vote in every election there will be consequences.
The more I learn about the American electoral process, the more I appreciate my country's parliamentary system. Nothing better than a straightforward calculation.
Yes the people don’t decide the presidential elections.... the states do...... and there can be faithless electors.... meaning the winner of the popular vote in a state does not necessarily agree with that popular vote and can vote for the loser of the popular vote in that state. It’s an awful system
Sooo, small lesson in how this country broke away from an oppressive government and never wanted it to happen again. They set up the electoral college to keep a large population in any one region from being able to make all the decisions for every other region. Because what works for LA and NY (questionable at the rate people are leaving) doesn’t work for Sioux Falls SD. It was by design. And when it comes to parliament vs a 3 branch system, I think I’ll go with the one parliament asked to bail them out of 2 large military conflicts, and put a man on the moon 🇺🇸. Back to back world war champs. Welcome to the greatest show on earth. Glad you got to see it.
Yes, a straight popular vote would be much tidier than our electoral college nonsense. It is truly aggravating, as a voter, to have the loser of the popular vote win the White House via the EC. Twice!
Our system never was an honor system, its a merit system. It's a merit system and a republic (you know, with laws). The founding fathers took those truths to be self evident, but they wrote them down anyhow and encoded them in a constitution. An honor system wouldn't need a constitution. The government would just always do the right thing (or we would be stupid enough to expect them to in any case).
@@homelessrobot The "honor system" part means that not everything is written down. Which it isn't. He means that some things aren't clearly spelled out or written down in the constitution. I think his example was the "unwritten law" that electors should vote the way their state votes. People just assumed, or honored the idea, that this would be the case. It's not my quote. I said "yup" because I don't think Trump would hesitate to try and have electors give him the electoral college votes even though the state voted for the other guy.
@ He says what you want to hear, he's good at doing the "sincerity thing". If we don't do the hard work of bringing back jobs, there will be no more America. You can't have 3 people supporting the other 7, that's what it's turning into.
@@edvardferand9934 If you expect the electoral college to just vote the popular vote, then you have missed the point of an electoral college, and it should lead you to the question of 'why does this system exist at all'? Lots of people say 'well i don't know, so its stupid and bad'. Those people are why the electoral college exists. To bootstrap competence. The competence of the voters to understand local people and local matters, and for the people they deem to be competent by popular vote to bring these concerns to higher levels of government, without requiring every single voter to understand every single part of the large machine that is our government. This thing was established when there was no internet, so information about presidential candidates arrived to the voter as hearsay. You cannot really make an informed decision that way. And today things are no better. A whole lot of people thinking about the head of their government as if this an upvote or downvote on social media.
The three men Bill mentioned who contracted COVID and recovered are wealthy and have access to the best medical care in the country. 99% of those who've contracted and then died from COVID didn't have the same access to the same care. The comparison is a false equivalency.
I was sort of shocked about his statement too, everyone can have their own opinion, but he as a person of public interest, influencing thousand and thousand of people opinions, should maybe think twice about spreading his personal beliefs in public like the coronavirus itself, when they are probably going to undermine public health measurements on which REAL-Scientists have agreed on to be helpful in reducing the spread of the virus and slowing the rate of infections down. And talking about his Vitamin B/D, fish oil, sharkfin powder, or whatever kind of self-healing nonsense he is into, is not really helping either, especially in a global health crisis caused by a Pandemic, which at this point in time was totally out of control and without a end in sight, irresponsible.
Gusied up Trump isn't going to leave without the "helping hand" of the Secret Service or a General with a sidearm. This is why you don't vote for lunatics in the first place!
@@DMills-un1tl - Without a doubt. Even if Trump loses in an irrefutable landslide, he and his supporters will cry foul play just for the sake of complaining and burning down the country. Too many people are either wannabe nihilistic trolls or simple idiots. Some will laugh at causing mass outrage, while others will truly revel in it. It's definitely going to happen, and that is terrifying.
If Chris Christie was poor he wouldn’t have survived it. He went to a great hospital and has great healthcare. So does Harvey Weinstein, he may be in prison but he still can afford great healthcare. If you’re poor, just like your home in a hurricane (Katrina) you’re screwed. Sometimes Wealth is more important than Wealth in Health. 💔💔💔
Rich people make poor people poorer and healthy people sick. It's their profit generator. We need to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable for a change. It's time.
@@lisettegarcia Herman Cain was convinced it wasn't that bad by his buddies spreading it everywhere and playing it down. He didn't have the info Trump had to make sure you go to the hospital as soon as your best friend shows signs. If he's gotten medical attention right away he would have survived. If I go to the hospital with symptoms they send me home and tell me to come back when it's worse.
trump surely can’t live forever .... he probably thinks he can ... narcissists are like that. But I don’t know what we will do, this country is so damaged now I shudder to think how things could get even worse! I’m praying Biden wins and hope he’ll be able to do his job with an orange monster constantly disrupting because there is NO WAY trump will accept defeat. So exhausting.
If Trump somehow gets to remain in the WH against Biden winning everything ( Bill Barr and the Supreme Court not honoring their duties) then he will overturn presidential term limits and remain longer,( Barr and supreme Court). What sound does a frog make? That's what Trump needs to do. Keep eating those big Macs
"If it's not written down, he will not follow it" - that's the reason he and his GOP want less regulations' so that they can save on legal fees. Vultures
Historically, Democrats deregulate. And, Justice Ginsburg didn't step down because she wasn't going to be bullied by a partisan narrative. She served for life like she should have. Amy Coney Barrett will be a solid Justice and she's a brilliant woman. Most liberals can't see past the mainstream media to make their own decisions. Democrats are all about power and always have been. They can't stand to not be in control of everyone.
Couldn't agree more with Bill Maher. Ginsburg should have resigned at some point in Obama's term.But how much difference would it have made with O'Connell. Also with Constitutions write things down.We in South Africa have experienced the same nonsense with our erstwhile President Zuma who said bugger off to lots of norms and it has led to our country being in a world of dwang. People like Trump need to have it in black and white what you can and can't do although this is not necessarily a full defence.
The Democrats held a majority in the US Senate from 2007 until 2015; with Democrats in the majority, it may have been very possible to vote in a liberal judge. Obama had some overlap with that time. Hence he wanted to get a new judge to replace RBG while they had the senate.
@@The64v They would have had to do it in the first two years of Obama's presidency when they had the supermajority. But they were rushing to get ACA passed. It wasn't until this term that the republicans changes the confirmation rules to eliminate the filibuster only needing a simple majority to confirm judges. Republicans have no problem changing the rules when they have power, the democrats need to grow balls and do the same.
Nearest subway stations for Trump Tower are the M line at 5th Ave 53 St. and the F line at 57th St. Both are "local" lines meaning they stop at every station. Still have to walk .2 miles (about 3 blocks) or transfer to a bus. Be sure to eat a couple of hot pastrami sandwiches before you get there.
@ Alex Zubarev.....When you learn something from a book or video, or when you’re in a classroom, don’t you trust the source you’re reading/listening to to some degree? If not, how does one ever learn anything new? We all learn from each other or from observing nature, and that inherently requires us to put our trust in others or experiences to some degree? Just sayin, Bill is definitely not the only person who thinks Trump will strong arm the system in some fashion. It definitely wouldn’t be beneath his character. Nothing surprises me these days. Both parties are supremely corrupt.
who cares whether he concedes or not, he's leaving soon and that's all that matters... I'd be honored if some fellow concerned citizens would take a quick listen to my acoustic piano & vocal YT performance of DANCING IN THE DARK by Bruce Springsteen in tribute to the United States of America and our next President, Joe Biden. Peace and everybody stay safe.
Yeah and liberals were protesting/rioting before the election was over... which if you know it isn’t technically... like they said doesn’t matter if he concedes or not if at the end he legally loses.
And he is replacing people at the Pentagon and Homeland Security and possibly the CIA with fierce Loyalists, Sycophants and conspiracy theorists who knows where that is going but if he gets enough high level officials that will do whatever he says at least part of the rank and file will follow orders plus there are all the militias around the country whos membership has gone up drastically since tRump has been President(a first usually membership goes up in democratic administrations and down during a republican administration) Not all military will follow these orders if given but some will BTW People in the US military DO NOT have to follow an order that is ILLEGAL but it does not take everyone in the military to break with the duly elected President along with these Right Wing Extremist Militias to start a Civil War or even an Insurgency I'm not saying this will happen but it is possible and we all know how much tRump will put himself ahead of what is best for the country like he has done time after time, so I would not put it passed him to do whatever it takes to hold onto power no matter who it hurts Even what he has already done has hurt and embarrassed the US immeasurably and he doesn't care!
@@payne_is_goodr.j.9563 yeah cause those republican riots .... oh wait there’s no such thing. Left wing extremists or Right wing extremists you are the problem.
Hopefully he never does. If you genuinely like Biden, take a honest look at his brother and kid and their shady deals with credit card company’s , hurricane funds , China , Ukraine natural gas company’s . Also take a look at Biden’s voting records and how that panned out. Then take a look at what Biden said when trump was tring to secure the country from COVID and be honest about what he would of done differently? Masks? That’s a state issue. So.... just dishonest media , and big tech sensorship, and a libertarian third party run.
@@phillylady Not true. Republicans didn’t take control of the senate until 2015. The senate is where confirmation happens. She could’ve retire anytime between 2009-2014 and be confirmed easily. We tried to get her out, she refused.
"He doesn't do losing" good quote..... AND - that is the fear of the uncertain reaction of a loose madman in power. Slow Deep breaths everyone. It's going to get beyond ugly.
It's not just losing--as in saving face--that he fears. It's prosecution and the likelihood of prison sentences as well as insurmountable debt (he does not have the money) for which payment is due as early as next year. Any other president can suffer the loss of re-election without fearing those two things, but not #45. Which makes him more than desperate and therefore far more dangerous. No president in U.S. history has ever had so much to lose, and with tRump's mental health challenges and the power of the Presidency, he is a great danger to all of us and to the world.
Both of the Vindmans ! The other twin did nothing wrong, either ! That was just the Mango Maggot, throwing his weight around, rubbing salt into the wound,he is a vicious, vindictive coward!
Of course , you change a bit when you are host to a strong character guest . THe invited is the star . you wanna get the most out of him , entertain not fight .
"Our system is an HONOR system. And Trump has NO honor." (Bill Maher.) That sums up Trump's presidency: "He has NO HONOR." Never has. Never will. That fact? Will never change.
However, there can be a long period on the ground before systems switch over from reserve battery to main power as the jet engines spool up, where this horrible warm stale air just sits for ages in the cabin, THAT is the time of high risk.
I just love the fact that the Democrats respect the measures of social distancing to avoid the spread of covid-19 during their campaigns. Unlike the Republicans careless behaviors. That just explains who deserves to lead the country.
@@stephenshort4281 Go drive in traffic with your eyes shut because "freedom and just live your life...bro..". Oh, but that would put your life and others' at risk. Kind of like not taking precautions about a dangerous disease.
@ Stephen Short.....If you look at the amount of Covid cases in places like Canada, France, Germany, Vietnam, ect. you’ll notice that they have way lower numbers, even when looking at proportions that account for population size, those nations are doing waaay better. Because they locked down their economy for 4-8 weeks to give themselves time to come up with a plan of attack, and because they take social distancing and mask wearing more seriously than Americans do. They also don’t gather in large groups and know that it’s airborne. We’re only just now starting to get it, many people are still in denial about the pandemic, and a vaccine won’t save us. We’re all going to get it at some point between now and the next 5 years! 😉
I love Bill Maher. I like his wit , he is very well informed and he has this very scathing sense of humor and yet he is very on point. Congrats to Jimmy for having him as a guest.
The beginning was a bit awkward as Bill isn’t the type to play along with a joke he didn’t start himself but his political analysis is spot on here. Trump won’t go quietly and he has laid the groundwork already to fight this well past November. If there weren’t enough good people to stop him earlier, what makes you think he can be stopped now? If he wants it bad enough, he’d go to war for it, literally.
How do you know trump wont leave if he loses to biden? Do you or bill know what trump is thinking? Do you know him personally? I'm not sticking up for trump. I wouldn't vote for either trump or Biden. They are both liars and would say anything to stay or to get into office. But if I did vote I would probably vote for trump just because he did do what he said he would do. Or most of it. People vote for the candidate that they like and not who is better for the country.
What stops him? He loses the election, that means that in January, Traitor Rump will no longer have any power whatsoever and all the power will be President Biden's which includes being Commander in Chief of the US military. He will leave voluntarily or be physically removed by force by whatever means.
@@coreykolka6207 You can go back to Russia and tell your President Putin that you totally failed to convince us that Biden is anything like Traitor Rump. Don't mind the door when it hits you in the butt as you leave.
Boy, ya gotta admit that Bill Maher called it exactly as it's happening.. Trump lost and he's looking at every way possible to weasel his way to make it look as if he won.. Trumps saying screw the country and everyone else, I need a way to make a loss a win... January 20 can't get here fast enough..
besides, to be able to think as a demented soulless and typical conservative . . would mean decades of selling your soul and participating in despotic activities, until you have become completely insane and non-human. Then and only then would you be able to imagine what those things are capable of, and write some of it down !!
All the people that recovered that Bill mentioned had access to the BEST medical care. The mishandling and the down playing COVID-19 have caused it to flourished.
REPEAT. AFTER. ME. 99.7% SURVIVAL RATE. WE ARE ALL LOSNG OUR MIND AND WEARING RIDICULOUS LOOKING FACE PANTIES ON OUR FACES FOR A VIRUS WITH A 99.7% SURVIVAL RATE. WAKE UP PEOPLE!
@@panthertrain1984 0.3% of Americans is still a million people, enough to overwhelm every hospital and morgue in the country. Can you be any more selfish and short-sighted?
@@OldieBones Chris is just putting things into perspective. He is not saying breathe and cough on everyone. Just don't be paranoid. The reality is there are a billion more deadly pathogens that we breathe each day and our immune system does its job.
I love Al Franken but he wasn't forced to resign, he voluntarily did so. I really wish he hadn't. While I am not from MN, he was one of my favorite senators.
Please im begging yall vote, in person if you can. Trump has made it ridiculously hard to count ballots that arrive after election day and has purposefully slowed down USPS! VOTE & have those difficult convos with your family and friends to vote, a couple of uncomfortable moments for a trump free lifetime
It's also a garbage point. Some of the healthiest people I know are having struggles with this thing. Have a friend who does triathlons very healthy diet who can't jog her dog right now a month out. This is a weird virus.
@@juliusseizure4983 She had cancer back in 2012, and had been around long enough to understand the cyclical nature of politics. Back then the Dems could have replaced her with no cooperation from Republicans. But instead she clung to power, and now much of her legacy will be undone. Which, unfortunately, will be her final legacy.
@@juliusseizure4983 But the damage has been done for now. The pendulum will swing, but maybe not as much in the past because of how divided we are. So many people's lives are affected because she couldn't deflate her ego & retire.
@Marc Rittner It's not working because only swing states get any attention. The Electoral College was originally set up to give the slave states more power so they would agree to join the union. Slaves could not vote, so a direct election would mean the North would have far more political power than the South. With the "3/5 compromise" and the electoral college, slave states would get additional political representation and still prevent their slaves from being able to vote.
@Marc Rittner I feel like the Electoral College now only gives the advantage to the states mostly populated by people who want to make America white again. It clearly doesn't give the majority of the country an advantage. Look at George Bush and Al Gore. Trump and Hillary they clearly lost but thanks to the Electoral College they won
Disclaimer: This is an explanation, not an endorsement for or against. We have never been a true democracy in that all the eligible electorate can vote on an issue at the national level. We've always been a representative government (electing only the representatives to govern for us), but the founders recognized that we needed a mix of state based and population based representatives, which is why every state gets 2 Senators to represent the state's interests as a whole, and House gets a number of representatives in proportion to their states's population. The electoral college is meant to meld these two together which is why there are the same number of electors as there are total state representatives, and electors must be chosen from the public and cannot themselves be office holders to attempt to avoid corruption and established party-line voting. The most obvious problem with the modern version of the electoral college is that because most states have fallen reliably into firmly red or blue category, the presidential elections fight over about 10 so called swing states and ignore all the rest. The problem with abolishing the electoral college and letting only the national popular vote determine the presidential ticket is that more than half of our total population resides in about 10 states (CA, TX, FL, NY, PA, IL, OH, GA, NC, MI), so most presidential campaign promises would target those states, ignoring all the rest. If you live in Maine or Wyoming or Alaska you might as well not exist. Now to add some context to what the founders were thinking when they created this system. 1. They really didn't trust "the masses" as a whole to make informed decisions. 2. National scale elections that gathered votes from all eligible voters in a short period of time was simply not viable at that time, and some would argue perhaps not even now. Early on some of the states even missed the deadline for getting their electors votes in. The constitution *only* specifies that the states choose a set of electors from the public, and how many there are. It doesn't tell the states how to choose them. Many states initially had their own state legislatures choose the electors, and only over time did they move to allowing them to be chosen by popular vote of the people. 3. They originally envisioned that the electors would all be free agents chosen by the people and then could vote for president and vice president responsibly. The creation of the limited party system as we know it, caused this to break down, and eventually the states all bound the electors choice to the popular vote. I wouldn't be surprised if we see this binding rule challenged in the courts following the 2020 election. Imagine if the new majority minority population flips the state popular vote from red to blue in a traditionally red state (say TX or AZ), and then some electors choose to not vote for the blue candidate. It's 2020, so why not. 4. Slavery both in the north and south and the 3/5ths compromise.. It's complicated and despicable of course, but the short of it is that southern states gained about 1/3rd more representative power in congress relative to the northern states and the same proportion more electors by counting their slaves as 3/5ths of a person, without actually allowing them to vote. This compromise baked into the wording of the Constitution (Article 1, Section 2, Clause 3) by the founders, makes them *all* responsible.
Remember when Trumpf sued Maher for requesting that he showed his birth certificate. The uncanny resemblance of an Orangutan, was the reason why. Trump lost the suit. I've never laughed so hard.
@@ggall001 yes, just like he beat hilary in 2016, lol. Oh I'm going, I'm making a wall of I voted stickers. I will, after I vote, I want to stay up to see trump victory speech. Lmafo, that's what I did Nov 4 2016.
This format is wayyy better than the cookie cutter late night desk show!!!! It's so over, give up the desk already guys. "Oh but Johnny Carson did it 70 years ago so we can never change it!". Get rid of bands, get rid of gimmicks and just do this podcast like interview format instead.
I agree that she should have retired. And the Dems winning plan being that she wouldn't die, is monumentally stupid and we are now paying the price for that.
Maybe they were banking on Hillary winning 2016? By all accounts she should have won if it weren't for Russia. But no use saying should've..could've. Too late for that sadly.
Sorry folks, a republican senate will never again confirm a democratic nominee. If Hilary had won there would only be 6 justices right now. And if Ruth had retired anytime during Obama’s second term, she wouldn’t have been replaced. Republicans are making a play for total control. The days of compromise are over.
@@KyleS860 aren't there 6 now? And why do you say Obama wouldn't have replaced her had she stepped down during his tenure, if Trump has replaced her with his nomination? During Obama's time dems and reps were at least still civil to one another albeit with the usual flare ups.
We saw the same in Canada and I said the same 6years ago when Stephen Harper was the Prime Minister - all these things that were a matter of honour and respect went out the window and we found out how easy it was to abuse power. Trump though took this to a new level.
We will be LUCKY of that's how he reacts!! I FEAR RIOTS AND CRAZINESS.... I keep thinking Trump can't get ANY WORSE, YET HE KEEPS THE PUNCHES COMING!!! 😳😥
@@eurasian55 I can assure you there is a small but very loud and well resourced groups of business, corporate and farming interests, that are demanding we abandon our elimination of the virus and manage it like follow the U.S and Sweden. These people have lost all sight of humanity and walk around talking about the economy, money, debt., profitability and continuous economic prosperity. They spread bulls__t like all the hospitals in America are sending staff home cause no-ones sick or the virus only kills 0.05% of people that get it. And Naturally the people running our COVID response get labeled as communists or economic terrorists by these people. The economy and money are tools that should be used to make life better for people, not be a reason for them to die.
It is equally strange to watch as an American, I assure you. I live in the generally more progressive and forward-thinking state of Oregon and even here you see many people refusing to socially distance or wear masks.
I'd be honored if some fellow concerned citizens would take a quick listen to my acoustic piano & vocal YT performance of DANCING IN THE DARK by Bruce Springsteen in tribute to the United States of America and our next President, Joe Biden. Peace and everybody stay safe.
@@ryanphillips5525 exactly they didn't have to lie around and be sick for a week before they could even get a test! You're absolutely correct people with money can pay for the top care.
2 days after the Capitol was stormed and Bill was once again, 100% correct.
@Keith Dupree No, the phony "Blue Lives Matter" Trumptards who bludgeoned a cop to death and have ALREADY been arrested... and we KNOW they're all your Q Anon Buds --- Jake Angeli & Company. Headed to Prison. L8tr, TREASONISTS.
Are you insane?
@@gozigozgozi2273 Insane? If you believe Trump's toxic lies, you are...
@Keith Dupree you’re a robot. And a traitor. How many people do they need to arrest for you to open your eyes.
@Keith Dupree perhaps you could pay a visit to the Capitol and get the evidence to prove us wrong, you know, since you're so confident that we're the ones who got it wrong. C'mon, what's the worst that could happen?
Our system is an Honor System - and he has no honor. Truer words have never been spoken
He put it so aptly.
The entire American system was designed without consideration of someone as unscrupulous as Trump becoming its leader.
Imagine 4 years living in such a dishonored system!
Use the next years to fix the system! The Trump era has really shown that there need to be more checks and balances!
THE lesson for our democratic leaders. They will not self-govern.
Not going gently in the night. I share Bill's worries on the months after election day. Keep it together America. Too much at stake -worldwide-.
As a Canadian observer, what concerns me is that time period between the election results and the inauguration of the next president. Almost three whole months during which he could do any lunatic thing as president. Because as Bill says, Trump will not feel obliged to play by any rules, written or implied.
@@kathleenclark5877 Exactly that is so creepy. As a cornered narcist he will very likely try to take everyone down with him. He is a sociopath judging all his deeds. We should all brace ourselves, not just in the US.
He could start a world war just so he could declare a national emergency and try to void the election results with his emergency powers (doubt it's legal, but Trump almost never bothers to worry about that). Too much is at stake!
@@dimsumdensum4985 I wonder if a 'wag the dog' scenario is beyond him, but that's just it. We can expect anything. He is mad, cornered and on steroids. Caligula 2.0
Vote Blue!!
It’s not written down that you can’t drag a president kicking and screaming from the White House.
Let's do it
Can we draw straws?
Then Biden needs to just move into the WH. If Trump wants to continue living there his room will be in the basement. It sort of like the contractor I had recently who decided to move into a vacant house I owned and he was doing work on it. He thought he had some right to move into my house. I had to get him out. It seems it could have been on me to go to court to remove. No, I'll move into my own house. That will get him out. So, Biden needs to just move in.
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@@katespainbonnaud8779 Jill Biden is a classy lady.
Bill Maher is the only show host that has been real in his analysis of the Trump presidency the entire time.
Every one needs to be as hard hitting as him.
Absolutely
Kyle Kulinski is pretty great at calling out both sides, I’ll add as well.
No. That's the minimum of what should be done. All the crap needs to be exposed, and Mahar has become a centrist. We need to think about our children's and grandchildren's futures, and he isn't doing that very well. He endorsed Amy Klobouchar, for God's sake!!!
@@caroljomartin3051 You mean corporate neoliberal centrist.
I loved it when he laughed at Ann Coulters predictions. He really showed how smart he is.
“Our system is an honor system and [Trump] has no honor.” I’ve been struggling for four+ years to distill my thoughts and feelings and Bill Maher just did it for me.
when "checks and balances" turned into cash-checks and account balances ....
SAME HERE!!! Exact same though as you. That sums it up in such a clear & succinct way!!
@@thingamabob3902 great one!
Wow I posted almost the exact same thing before seeing yours. He summed it up so perfectly and concise.
Trump's plan is to contest the election no matter the results and hope the SCOTUS hands it to him regardless of the will of the people and the vote. That was the entire point of pushing through Barret as quickly as he did.
‘Dem plan; RBG doesn’t die’ I love the Dems, but they have to learn how to play politics better. The GOP is ruthless. Knife to a gun fight!
We had an opening during the Obama administration and the GOP blocked the nomination. Why would it have been different if RBG stepped down?
@Ms Peanut I agree..but the Democrats would never allow that level of stupidity, dishonesty and despicable behavior. That's the fundamental difference between conservatives and liberals that goes way beyond policy and beliefs.
Dull butter knife to a thermonuclear exchange.
100% agree, the democratic always take the high road- which is super important - but I think it leads us to get stabbed in the back constantly. It's like eventually you can't just be the bigger person, you need to give others a taste of their own medicine and teach them how to treat you. Maya A said that when someone shows you who they are the first time, believe them and we need get some balls in this party
@@seychellesjac At one point Democrats controlled the house, the Senate, and the presidency. That was when she should have retired. We all knew it then, but she didn't.
Bill maher is the only tv personality who was an enemy of trump before he ran for president ,,,that,s why i really like listening to him talking about trump
@poop pee Like Trumpism?
Him & Rosie o donnell
@poop pee It's when your brain is infected with racism and fascism and you worship false orange idols.
@poop pee I see you chose your name wisely...because that's all that's coming from you.
@@TSman1024 Bill's joke about trump was funny. Rosie's joke was just stupid and she came across as angry and bitter
Been watching Bill for a long time, and this might be the best interview he's ever done. The democratic legal teams better be taking notes, because they've got a war on the horizon
Did you even watch house 2?
@@HELLEKSONART House 2? What's that?
@@benwehrmanHorror/Comedy
film
This is not the best interview. He has done a couple with Stephen Colbert and those are piece of art and worth a few rewatches.
@@lockhrt999 Interesting you say that- BM and SC are my 2 favorite late nighters by far, but I feel like every time they get together on camera, the chemistry doesn't jive. Maybe it's just me.
6:30 Obama dropped more than a hint to RBG; he made a point that, if the Republicans were elected, there was a real chance what just happened could happen. But, unfortunately as so many of us did, she trusted Hillary would be elected, and naturally she wished to be a part of her Era, and felt comforted by the fact her seat would be relpaced by the right person. Then everything fell apart
Maybe she just didn't want to let go of her position and believed her own hype. Her most responsible action to support her desire for fairness and more equitable party representation on the Supreme Court, would have been to step down. A last wish request to have Supreme Court nominations conducted after the Presidential election, was surprisingly lacking in foresight and a bit self-important.
Thats the part Bill left out about Obama trusting in a Hillary win.
Old fart.
I love Bill for saying what everyone thinks about RBG.
That's because he has the same basic hindsight as everyone else. RBG didn't account for a Republican president to win despite losing the popular vote for the second time in a dozen years. And Russian interference.
Speaking facts
She herself stated that....she thought and worried about it...but the fear was McConnell and the other Republicans would vote against any judge Obama put up
@@rhondabeirne8560 So what was the alternative?
@@juliusseizure4983 Well that was short-sighted on her behalf. She shouldn't have been so selfish and tarnished her legacy in the process.
The tone in Jimmy's voice when he said, "Well good luck to everyone sleeping tonight..." was both hysterical and terrifying.
Indeed it was 🥴
Dangerous combo.
Yeah, I felt a chill go up my spine. Bill,is right Trump, is a criminal. He will do whatever he can to game the system, and the worst thing is that the Senate,will enable him like they did with his impeachment.
No one has wanted to hear the truth of the ugly civil war trump was elected to lead - it's been obvious since the 2016 primaries.
“Our system is an honor system and he has no honor” I’ve been trying to articulate that in my head for a long time now.
@@ajfitness9694 EXACTLY
The founders of the country were mostly aristocrats with a high sense of personal honor and noblesse oblige. They would have written in many more rules if they imagined that politicians in the future would be as crass and moral-free as Mitch McConnell and Trump.
@Achilleskneel These 2 dudes are not president of the United States.
@Achilleskneel "That doesn't change the fact..." These two are comedians & entertainers, Trump is president of the US, if you can't see the difference and why we should have different levels of expectations from the office of the president vs an entertainer then there is no further point to this discussion.
Maya Sanders
You’re ridiculous
A republican.....for sure
Just GO Away
Lol Bill straight up predicted the post-election Trump, almost word for word.
I've been screaming thr same from rooftops for months. Not like Trump hides it.
It's not like he was hiding it...
@@ChristmasLore Exactly.
@@emp9413 True Trump is predictable.
Anyone could have.
Man... Maher is basically reading my mind 99% of the time. Why aren't more people like him?
He's a free thinker. And most people are concerned with their mind driven by precise paradigms of society. We need to be more active in discovering life's cold hard truths especially when it relates to the political stratosphere.
You must be 79 like him. Dinosaurs like Bill need to go. We dont need them
Dude is on point!
Because most people are not crypto jews that worship the new world order!
@@stevenbugkiller1 you still haven't figured out kindergarten let alone life- goof!
That bit Bill did about "we hold these truths to be self evident" was a perfect description of the Mango.
Well done.
The wealthy and powerful get better treatment, that's why they survive C-19.
@ShutUpAndDance! True
I survived covid :) with basically vitamins and healthy fruit and vegetable smoothies
@@dantegonzalez1414 I prevented covid with hygeine
Nawww...get outta here
Been that way since the beginning of the concept of "wealth"...
"America is governed by an honor system and he has no honor" Bill Maher
Debra Quarles With such an honor system, why the need for laws courts or lawyers.
@Dudley Burleson trump lost the election. People took to the streets to celebrate. That's popularity?
@Dudley Burleson Get off Newsmax and Fox "News" ---- enter into REALITY.
First thing I said on Wednesday "I bet this is a time Bill Maher didn't want to be right"
Maher as always is spot on. Trump is definitely not going gently into the night. If anyone thinks 2020 was crazy so far, wait till you see the end.
Now you are spot on also. Brace yourselves.
My money is on this: He runs to Russia and pays for his stay with state secrets. Because we all know he keeps secrets so well.
I love how uncomfortable Kimmel and the crowd seemed about Maher's take on the virus, when all he was stating was factual common sense stuff.
That was opinion, not fact. And a lot of it was pretty misleading. Trump, Chris Christie, etc survived covid because they got top tier care that 99% of Americans wouldn't get. So many more deaths would occur if you go the Maher route. And you can't just "have healthy people go about things normally and protect the vulnerable" ... what, do you take school kids away from their vulnerable parents? Do you keep at risk people in a vault somewhere? Virus spreads from person to person. You need to minimize spread in general or MANY more people die, or at best live with permanent organ damage & hospital debt
@L Douglas the risk to the average man is nearly zero. U have a better chance of being struck my lightening
I can't confirm 850,000 deaths by lightning strikes in the last two years. Hmmmm.
@@Michael-kp4bd I hate to tell Michael this, but we dont go through all these hoops when we have a bad flu season. We dont suddenly change all the rules and mandate into law stuff that did not stop the virus. Bill has some good points here but they stop short of the real push behind the sudden implementation of mRNA, which is technically not vaccine, its gene therapy. This is one reason why you need multiple doses throughout the year to maintain it.
@@malinoisnation9392 or struck by a pop vocabulary test :-D
Prophetic. Not that it was that hard to see coming, but dude called it.
Donna Winter Probably hear it from Obama when he appeared on his show. Lol
He's 100% correct on Ginsburg - she should have quit during Obama's terms.
@jgra74 you're making alot of assumptions about who owns guns and knows how to be prepaired for a thing.. I'm born and raised in the south, litterally everyone in my family male, female, red/blue and every shade in between owns guns and knows how to use them. Now that's not to say they are all what i would call responsible gun owners, as some are batshit crazy haha. But everybody in my family owns guns, even my grand mother owned multiple guns. The 'crying' and yes it is crying, as people have been crying about people coming for their guns for the better part of a century if not longer that is bullshit buddy.
On hind sight it looks like RBG shouldve resigned during Obama's time. But they never thought Hillary would lose, so they thought they had time. And perhaps appoint Loretta lynch to the court during Hillary's.
Senate was controlled by republicans in last two years of Obama administration. So any new judge nominated would have been struck down.
@Julie W. Exactly.
Hindsight is 20/20
November 14 2020 and how so right Bill Maher was
A week later Trump is doing exactly what Maher said he would.
I cannot wait to see Real time tonight. I’m in the U.K. but I’m going to stay up til 4am to see it.
Everyone knew it would happen, that's why the Democrats already have their lawyers ready.
A week later Maher is doing exactly what Trump said he would.
Because Asshat Trump is so predictable pppsssht
@poop pee Unbeknownst to Trump's worshipers, there is a worldwide pandemic going on. Genius Trump told all of his worshipers to vote in person while a much higher percentage of Biden voters voted via mail.
I watch Bills show every week and I disagree with him a lot of the time, but I have to say he is right about RBG. She should have retired after Obama’s re-election.
in hind sight it looks like RBG shouldve resigned during Obama's time. But they never thought Hillary would lose, so they thought they had time. And perhaps appoint Loretta lynch to the court during Hillary's.
Once McConnell was majority leader, it was too late, so it woulda had to be before then, more crucially.
He should have fought McConnell back on justice Scalia and filled his seat. Dont be mad because mr. Trump is doing his job and it makes the previous administration look like they didnt give a care.
@@queennoneya601 You're saying Obama should have forced McConnell to put Garland in? He wouldn't even hold a hearing where Garland could lose the vote, and Obama couldn't force him to. Separation of powers. Presidents aren't kings. Fortunately.
@@gfox9295 Agreed, Mitch held up Merrick Garland for 293 days, it would have to have been in the timeframe where Obama had a supermajority.
My two favourite late night hosts. I adore Jimmy’s personality and I love bills intellect.
Great comment. However I watch. Colbert. Mayers and Noah. They're great too.....😃
You need to watch conan my dude
@@robertjusic9097 no I don’t lol he is irritating as heck. Nothing on how annoying I find jimmy fallon and Colbert though
And of course the very worst, James corden
@@OZBarStories i actually think hes alright. He has some funny remotes.
Maher is completely right on RBG. She should have stepped down during Obama's presidency. Hopefully a President Joe Biden approaches Stephen Breyer (who is 82) and nudge him about retiring so they get somebody in who is younger to replace him. Then look at expanding the court by 2 seats.
Two seats would be right. One to replace the one Mitch wouldn’t allow to be considered in 2016 and one to offset this one being rushed through now. Look out for Roe v Wade and Obamacare. Hopefully Trump loses so badly that the SCOTUS cannot overturn the will of the voters.
How could RBG know that Obama would be followed by a president who was not elected by the majority?
Well, supreme court justices doesn't have to be appointed for life, just saying.
Ruth couldnt quit under Obama. He had the senate for only the first 2 years of his admin... so if she did quit McConnell would just have left her seat open.
I agree. I never understood why she didn't step down during Obama's presidency.
Bill has been right all along. He’ll only be leaving the White House kicking and screaming.
Oh yeah, He should be Gracious!!! ....Can you believe Trump ...... Biden calling for unity and Trump balking?? ...What?
Cohen thinks he'll go to Mar-a-Lago for Christmas and not go back to D.C. just sit and pout in FL.
Then i hope it is on film. We DESERVE seeing it after suffering during his tenure.
Just found out... trump has it in the lease he signed with Palm Beach county that he cant use Mar a Lago as a primary residence AND a private club. So hell never be a permanent florida resident unless he buys a house. PLUS.....He committed voter fraud when he voted in florida
None of these comments aged well lol. TDS.
Bill should run for office , he just have the ability to figuring things out politically
which office do you suggest? and remember it isn't just Bill. He has a crew working with him
A smart, capable, politically able guy, ready and willing to look at the defects in both the democratic and the republican way of thinking? Nah. He'd lose abysmally.
@@janisgarnet9660 yep, politicians don't have a staff, I forgot
Now that we dont want. He gets too stuck in his ways and you cant really afford to be like that as President. see Trump
Yes. Bill is right. Ruth shd have quit.
Totally. She should have been able to name her successor. She should have quit
@@floridafan6931 you are right. Dems plan for 4-8 years, R's plan for 50
I don't think that's completely fair. She can't see the future. The fact of the matter is that Obama approached her in 2011/2012. The fact that she would die 8 years or basically two terms later shows that she had plenty of time. Not to mention she might still be alive if she was able to get better medical care if we didn't have this virus. The point I am trying to make is that you have to go back five years to the last time the democrats even had the opportunity to appoint someone and they got blocked. While it may not have been the most politically savvy move, too many things happened in the last eight years to say that it was an outright horrible decision.
@@henrypeters5291 What are you talking about?!! When Obama had her over to the WH, she was already older than Methuselah and already riddled with cancer!
RBG planned on retiring when Hilary got elected. Don't blame RBG. The American public gets what it asks for and it got Trump, Trump's supreme court, covid, electoral college, republican gerry mandering, etc. Vote in every election and vote democratic. Don't vote 3rd party. Don't sit out midterms. I know all the people commenting here and giving thumbs up don't all vote in every election. Blaming RBG is too easy. Until people vote in every election there will be consequences.
The more I learn about the American electoral process, the more I appreciate my country's parliamentary system. Nothing better than a straightforward calculation.
I wish we could transform into one. Remove electoral college
@@MayMarmaid where do you live?
I love European countries
Only thing Here? Thank God are STATES RIGHTS & legal CANNABIS
Yes the people don’t decide the presidential elections.... the states do...... and there can be faithless electors.... meaning the winner of the popular vote in a state does not necessarily agree with that popular vote and can vote for the loser of the popular vote in that state. It’s an awful system
Sooo, small lesson in how this country broke away from an oppressive government and never wanted it to happen again. They set up the electoral college to keep a large population in any one region from being able to make all the decisions for every other region. Because what works for LA and NY (questionable at the rate people are leaving) doesn’t work for Sioux Falls SD. It was by design. And when it comes to parliament vs a 3 branch system, I think I’ll go with the one parliament asked to bail them out of 2 large military conflicts, and put a man on the moon 🇺🇸. Back to back world war champs. Welcome to the greatest show on earth. Glad you got to see it.
Yes, a straight popular vote would be much tidier than our electoral college nonsense. It is truly aggravating, as a voter, to have the loser of the popular vote win the White House via the EC. Twice!
A sexual predator, a racist, and a Russian spy walk into a bar. The bartender says, "What can I get you Mr. President?"
nice
Hadn’t heard that one. Nice work.
Good 1. I liked it very much. I'll tell this joke to everyone.
Hat off to this! 👏🏻
LOL! This is gold!!
"Our system is an honor system and he has no honor". Yup.
Our system never was an honor system, its a merit system. It's a merit system and a republic (you know, with laws). The founding fathers took those truths to be self evident, but they wrote them down anyhow and encoded them in a constitution. An honor system wouldn't need a constitution. The government would just always do the right thing (or we would be stupid enough to expect them to in any case).
@@homelessrobot The "honor system" part means that not everything is written down. Which it isn't. He means that some things aren't clearly spelled out or written down in the constitution. I think his example was the "unwritten law" that electors should vote the way their state votes. People just assumed, or honored the idea, that this would be the case. It's not my quote. I said "yup" because I don't think Trump would hesitate to try and have electors give him the electoral college votes even though the state voted for the other guy.
More "cleverness" these partisan hacks, I mean comedians are very clever.
@ He says what you want to hear, he's good at doing the "sincerity thing". If we don't do the hard work of bringing back jobs, there will be no more America. You can't have 3 people supporting the other 7, that's what it's turning into.
@@edvardferand9934 If you expect the electoral college to just vote the popular vote, then you have missed the point of an electoral college, and it should lead you to the question of 'why does this system exist at all'?
Lots of people say 'well i don't know, so its stupid and bad'. Those people are why the electoral college exists. To bootstrap competence.
The competence of the voters to understand local people and local matters, and for the people they deem to be competent by popular vote to bring these concerns to higher levels of government, without requiring every single voter to understand every single part of the large machine that is our government.
This thing was established when there was no internet, so information about presidential candidates arrived to the voter as hearsay. You cannot really make an informed decision that way.
And today things are no better. A whole lot of people thinking about the head of their government as if this an upvote or downvote on social media.
Bill Maher's sleep would not be regretful, coz this man speaks his mind out without inhibitions.
Gosh he’s so smart. And now I can’t sleep
Politically Incorrect was a great show. We need more robust discussion without vile hatred these days.
@poop pee 60% of Americans and 90% of the World hates Trump...it's only acolytes such as yourself who polish his knob.
@manx77 Hence God Fearing Christians?
We do, it's called Real Time with Bill Maher.
The three men Bill mentioned who contracted COVID and recovered are wealthy and have access to the best medical care in the country. 99% of those who've contracted and then died from COVID didn't have the same access to the same care. The comparison is a false equivalency.
I was sort of shocked about his statement too, everyone can have their own opinion, but he as a person of public interest, influencing thousand and thousand of people opinions, should maybe think twice about spreading his personal beliefs in public like the coronavirus itself, when they are probably going to undermine public health measurements on which REAL-Scientists have agreed on to be helpful in reducing the spread of the virus and slowing the rate of infections down.
And talking about his Vitamin B/D, fish oil, sharkfin powder, or whatever kind of self-healing nonsense he is into, is not really helping either, especially in a global health crisis caused by a Pandemic, which at this point in time was totally out of control and without a end in sight, irresponsible.
“She was 100 and had cancer a zillion times” 😂 So true. She was a tough cookie💪🏾
A million
@@creativemindplay 😉
@jason thomas 70 million babies huh ?.
Gusied up Trump isn't going to leave without the "helping hand" of the Secret Service or a General with a sidearm. This is why you don't vote for lunatics in the first place!
Absolutely!
Agreed!!!!
I agree with Trump being a lunatic. Having said that, I certainly have no faith in Biden, Kamala and Co.
@@HoopsTalk123 Well, we gave Trump a shot. And he blew it. Who could be more worse than him.
@@hnw9986441 Hmm, let me take a guess. Anyone who is soft on China
Don't say "it can't happen" to what Bill described here.
it absolutely will happen.
For damn sure it will happen
@@DMills-un1tl - Without a doubt. Even if Trump loses in an irrefutable landslide, he and his supporters will cry foul play just for the sake of complaining and burning down the country. Too many people are either wannabe nihilistic trolls or simple idiots. Some will laugh at causing mass outrage, while others will truly revel in it. It's definitely going to happen, and that is terrifying.
@@Tamethefrontier not true
@@Tamethefrontier I haven't seen any democrats suggesting they won't acept losing. Trump, on the other hand...
If Chris Christie was poor he wouldn’t have survived it. He went to a great hospital and has great healthcare. So does Harvey Weinstein, he may be in prison but he still can afford great healthcare. If you’re poor, just like your home in a hurricane (Katrina) you’re screwed. Sometimes Wealth is more important than Wealth in Health. 💔💔💔
Idk... I think Herman Cain was richer than Christie and Weinstein put together and it didn’t save his life. 🤷🏻♀️
@@lisettegarcia it was a little early in the pandemic. Meds now known to help are clearly helping...some
Rich people make poor people poorer and healthy people sick. It's their profit generator. We need to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable for a change. It's time.
Bill maher is dying yo. This atheist dude think he can live more then 100years lmao🤣🤣🤣
@@lisettegarcia Herman Cain was convinced it wasn't that bad by his buddies spreading it everywhere and playing it down. He didn't have the info Trump had to make sure you go to the hospital as soon as your best friend shows signs. If he's gotten medical attention right away he would have survived. If I go to the hospital with symptoms they send me home and tell me to come back when it's worse.
trump surely can’t live forever .... he probably thinks he can ... narcissists are like that. But I don’t know what we will do, this country is so damaged now I shudder to think how things could get even worse! I’m praying Biden wins and hope he’ll be able to do his job with an orange monster constantly disrupting because there is NO WAY trump will accept defeat. So exhausting.
If Trump somehow gets to remain in the WH against Biden winning everything ( Bill Barr and the Supreme Court not honoring their duties) then he will overturn presidential term limits and remain longer,( Barr and supreme Court). What sound does a frog make? That's what Trump needs to do. Keep eating those big Macs
Bill is right!
"If it's not written down, he will not follow it" - that's the reason he and his GOP want less regulations' so that they can save on legal fees. Vultures
Umm, attorneys are the vultures
Go to Venezuela to live
Historically, Democrats deregulate. And, Justice Ginsburg didn't step down because she wasn't going to be bullied by a partisan narrative. She served for life like she should have. Amy Coney Barrett will be a solid Justice and she's a brilliant woman. Most liberals can't see past the mainstream media to make their own decisions. Democrats are all about power and always have been. They can't stand to not be in control of everyone.
@@jdezenzio8372
Yeah, because blocking Merrick Garland was not about power at all. At least try.
@@BeefPapa If the Democrats held the Senate they would have blocked ACB as well. At least try.
Couldn't agree more with Bill Maher. Ginsburg should have resigned at some point in Obama's term.But how much difference would it have made with O'Connell.
Also with Constitutions write things down.We in South Africa have experienced the same nonsense with our erstwhile President Zuma who said bugger off to lots of norms and it has led to our country being in a world of dwang.
People like Trump need to have it in black and white what you can and can't do although this is not necessarily a full defence.
The Democrats held a majority in the US Senate from 2007 until 2015; with Democrats in the majority, it may have been very possible to vote in a liberal judge. Obama had some overlap with that time. Hence he wanted to get a new judge to replace RBG while they had the senate.
@@The64v That would make it even more of an own goal
@@The64v They would have had to do it in the first two years of Obama's presidency when they had the supermajority. But they were rushing to get ACA passed. It wasn't until this term that the republicans changes the confirmation rules to eliminate the filibuster only needing a simple majority to confirm judges. Republicans have no problem changing the rules when they have power, the democrats need to grow balls and do the same.
World of dwang!
A pleasure to read & now truly know...
Almost two months later and Bill Maher's words continue to be true. No honor indeed...
If RBG quit the GOP held the senate so still Mitch would have blocked it. RBG was brave to hold on till a an opportune time.
Right! ANOTHER GARLAND!
In 2013 they wouldn't have had a leg to stand on
rudy wasn't looking for his hard drive.he only found his floppy disc
Nope, his ups-stick...😈
Rudy and (no) hardware. We now know his soft spot. Did he ruin his trousers?
😂👍🏼
Lmao!! Yep!!
touché
Bill hasn’t been having fun in a long time. He became worried and gritty. I feel him though. Times are indeed tough.
he always acts defensive in interviews. show and especially live show is much more fun.
Bill is like a fortune teller, because he knows the faults of human race
More so because of first-hand experience. Don't let Bill Maher fool you into thinking he's a good person.
Go back and watch some of his stuff from 2017, he was dead on.
bill IS one of the biggest faults of the human race.
Bill Maher!! Is a rockstar and I agree with him 💯 in politics and religion!!!!
Kinda like when the NY subway had to have a rule specifying that you cannot take a dump on the platform.
Wait. What? Well where can I dump now? D.A., NYC
Just have to wait to take a dump IN the subway car.
@@tomheringer2047 What about Trump Tower? What's the nearest subway station to that?
@@davidanderson9664 What about Trump Tower?
Nearest subway stations for Trump Tower are the M line at 5th Ave 53 St. and the F line at 57th St. Both are "local" lines meaning they stop at every station. Still have to walk .2 miles (about 3 blocks) or transfer to a bus. Be sure to eat a couple of hot pastrami sandwiches before you get there.
God I love Bill. I agreed with every single sentence.
Hey Bill, I never ever would have guessed you were 64!! You look way younger than that, you look amazing my friend!! 💗👍🏼
Bill Maher has been doing this a very long time. Believe him.
Ha! That’s a good one!!
@ Alex Zubarev.....When you learn something from a book or video, or when you’re in a classroom, don’t you trust the source you’re reading/listening to to some degree? If not, how does one ever learn anything new? We all learn from each other or from observing nature, and that inherently requires us to put our trust in others or experiences to some degree?
Just sayin, Bill is definitely not the only person who thinks Trump will strong arm the system in some fashion. It definitely wouldn’t be beneath his character. Nothing surprises me these days. Both parties are supremely corrupt.
Yup. And he is right.
Bill you were so right, trump is not conceding ! Today is Nov 11, 2020
who cares whether he concedes or not, he's leaving soon and that's all that matters... I'd be honored if some fellow concerned citizens would take a quick listen to my acoustic piano & vocal YT performance of DANCING IN THE DARK by Bruce Springsteen in tribute to the United States of America and our next President, Joe Biden. Peace and everybody stay safe.
Yeah and liberals were protesting/rioting before the election was over... which if you know it isn’t technically... like they said doesn’t matter if he concedes or not if at the end he legally loses.
And he is replacing people at the Pentagon and Homeland Security and possibly the CIA with fierce Loyalists, Sycophants and conspiracy theorists who knows where that is going but if he gets enough high level officials that will do whatever he says at least part of the rank and file will follow orders plus there are all the militias around the country whos membership has gone up drastically since tRump has been President(a first usually membership goes up in democratic administrations and down during a republican administration) Not all military will follow these orders if given but some will BTW People in the US military DO NOT have to follow an order that is ILLEGAL but it does not take everyone in the military to break with the duly elected President along with these Right Wing Extremist Militias to start a Civil War or even an Insurgency
I'm not saying this will happen but it is possible and we all know how much tRump will put himself ahead of what is best for the country like he has done time after time, so I would not put it passed him to do whatever it takes to hold onto power no matter who it hurts Even what he has already done has hurt and embarrassed the US immeasurably and he doesn't care!
@@payne_is_goodr.j.9563 yeah cause those republican riots .... oh wait there’s no such thing. Left wing extremists or Right wing extremists you are the problem.
Hopefully he never does. If you genuinely like Biden, take a honest look at his brother and kid and their shady deals with credit card company’s , hurricane funds , China , Ukraine natural gas company’s . Also take a look at Biden’s voting records and how that panned out. Then take a look at what Biden said when trump was tring to secure the country from COVID and be honest about what he would of done differently? Masks? That’s a state issue. So.... just dishonest media , and big tech sensorship, and a libertarian third party run.
He is right. If RBG had retired, under Obama, we could have replaced her with a ...different judge.
So true.
That’s my one big criticism of RBG that she didn’t retire when Obama was President and she left us in a tough position when she passed away.
Like Merrick Garland?
If McConnell was still senate leader, it would have made no difference because he would have held it until the 2016 election
@@phillylady maybe in Obama’s first couple of years
@@phillylady Not true. Republicans didn’t take control of the senate until 2015. The senate is where confirmation happens. She could’ve retire anytime between 2009-2014 and be confirmed easily. We tried to get her out, she refused.
I LOVE Bill Maher. He is honest and intelligent.
He ‘s idiot!
"He doesn't do losing" good quote..... AND - that is the fear of the uncertain reaction of a loose madman in power.
Slow Deep breaths everyone. It's going to get beyond ugly.
THAT has been my fear too!! 😣😥
Yes ,Yes it is😔
It's not just losing--as in saving face--that he fears. It's prosecution and the likelihood of prison sentences as well as insurmountable debt (he does not have the money) for which payment is due as early as next year. Any other president can suffer the loss of re-election without fearing those two things, but not #45. Which makes him more than desperate and therefore far more dangerous. No president in U.S. history has ever had so much to lose, and with tRump's mental health challenges and the power of the Presidency, he is a great danger to all of us and to the world.
To Donald Trump
Superman - You'll learn!!!
Music Lord he’s super alright. A super spreader. Hopefully, in prison, that’ll be his nickname.
I’m terrified, that Trump will not leave. And I’m an Australian.
And now because of the vid I can’t even ask to sleep on your couch for a few years until this is over 😫
I am too.... 😕
You're listening to the media too much.
@@frippertonics6421 Your listening to your lieing, racist president to much.
@@frippertonics6421 Nah mate. Just listening to the president too much
On writing things down, "when you're with Putin, side with the country called America" LMAO!
Can we get Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman to escort tRump out of the White House?
Then Comey and Andy McCabe arrest him, put handcuffs on him then slams his head on the door frame of the Suburban!
Both of the Vindmans ! The other twin did nothing wrong, either ! That was just the Mango Maggot, throwing his weight around, rubbing salt into the wound,he is a vicious, vindictive coward!
This is the first time I've seen Jimmy Kimmel watch his smart-assery. He knows if he don't watch himself Bill will roast his nuts.
He was rearranging his wazzit under the pretense of tucking in his shirt.
Of course , you change a bit when you are host to a strong character guest . THe invited is the star . you wanna get the most out of him , entertain not fight .
"Our system is an HONOR system. And Trump has NO honor." (Bill Maher.) That sums up Trump's presidency: "He has NO HONOR." Never has. Never will. That fact? Will never change.
True.Kimmel is a funny guy but he knew he had to let Bill do his straight talking.Good clip
They’ve known each other for a long time and Maher doesn’t roast you unless you try to force religion on him or sth like Stephen Colbert once did lol.
Fact check- I’m an international flight attendant and today’s planes DO NOT recycle the air anymore. Fresh air is pumped in every 2-3 minutes.
However, there can be a long period on the ground before systems switch over from reserve battery to main power as the jet engines spool up, where this horrible warm stale air just sits for ages in the cabin, THAT is the time of high risk.
Learned something new today, thanks Doreen!
Oh that is VERY GOOD to know. Thank you SOOO MUCH!!
I DOUBT that that applies to ALL AIRCRAFT that are flying!! I BET there are a FEW OLDER PLANES STILL IN REGULAR USE.
Still, 2 to 3 minutes could be enough for a sick person to pass the virus on to someone.
I just love the fact that the Democrats respect the measures of social
distancing to avoid the spread of covid-19 during their campaigns.
Unlike the Republicans careless behaviors. That just explains who
deserves to lead the country.
What a deranged notion. Get out and live your life dude.
@@stephenshort4281 Go drive in traffic with your eyes shut because "freedom and just live your life...bro..". Oh, but that would put your life and others' at risk. Kind of like not taking precautions about a dangerous disease.
@ Stephen Short.....If you look at the amount of Covid cases in places like Canada, France, Germany, Vietnam, ect. you’ll notice that they have way lower numbers, even when looking at proportions that account for population size, those nations are doing waaay better.
Because they locked down their economy for 4-8 weeks to give themselves time to come up with a plan of attack, and because they take social distancing and mask wearing more seriously than Americans do. They also don’t gather in large groups and know that it’s airborne. We’re only just now starting to get it, many people are still in denial about the pandemic, and a vaccine won’t save us. We’re all going to get it at some point between now and the next 5 years! 😉
@LifeRegenerator What are you using to decide who has what number level of consciousness?
I love Bill Maher. I like his wit , he is very well informed and he has this very scathing sense of humor and yet he is very on point. Congrats to Jimmy for having him as a guest.
Two legends together...bet Trump is pissed...
Warms the heart, don't it?
@@NewMessage Amen...stirs the Polls...
@RAYNOND ST. PIERRE Lol...Big dif between Hall Of Fame...or with Don & Rudi...Hall Of Shame.
Legends??
Wouldn't call Jimmy a legend
My god! This guy was prophetic on Oct 27th.
He is exactly right about nutrition. Americans have a very poor diet compared to much of the rest of the world.
James Corden was a fool to criticize Bill Maher for his comments on America’s problem with food and obesity.
You're correct; for s first world country, our eating habits are awful and our brains suffer as a result.
Maher must eat awful! His brain is a mess!!!
I doubt your diet makes much difference in relation to surviving covid19.
@@vandboeffelYes and no, your immune system is weakened by:
• inadequate and/or poor quality sleep i.e., sleep apnea
• malnutrition from inadequate quality and/or quantity of nutrients, poor absorption from underlying disease(s)
• stress
• underlying conditions including:
- diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, etc
• smoking
The beginning was a bit awkward as Bill isn’t the type to play along with a joke he didn’t start himself but his political analysis is spot on here. Trump won’t go quietly and he has laid the groundwork already to fight this well past November. If there weren’t enough good people to stop him earlier, what makes you think he can be stopped now? If he wants it bad enough, he’d go to war for it, literally.
How do you know trump wont leave if he loses to biden? Do you or bill know what trump is thinking? Do you know him personally? I'm not sticking up for trump. I wouldn't vote for either trump or Biden. They are both liars and would say anything to stay or to get into office. But if I did vote I would probably vote for trump just because he did do what he said he would do. Or most of it. People vote for the candidate that they like and not who is better for the country.
@@coreykolka6207 as letterman said when you dont vote despite having option you dont get a say in the matter .
He will try to invalid the mail in votes and so the big question is if he got the military or not...
What stops him? He loses the election, that means that in January, Traitor Rump will no longer have any power whatsoever and all the power will be President Biden's which includes being Commander in Chief of the US military. He will leave voluntarily or be physically removed by force by whatever means.
@@coreykolka6207 You can go back to Russia and tell your President Putin that you totally failed to convince us that Biden is anything like Traitor Rump. Don't mind the door when it hits you in the butt as you leave.
Boy, ya gotta admit that Bill Maher called it exactly as it's happening.. Trump lost and he's looking at every way possible to weasel his way to make it look as if he won.. Trumps saying screw the country and everyone else, I need a way to make a loss a win... January 20 can't get here fast enough..
"Little things we didn't think we had to write down".
you can't write everything, that's a fact !!
besides, to be able to think as a demented soulless and typical conservative . . would mean decades of selling your soul and participating in despotic activities, until you have become completely insane and non-human. Then and only then would you be able to imagine what those things are capable of, and write some of it down !!
Amazing conversation! Rise up America!
"when you are with Putin, side with the country called America."
Indeed. I feel your pain here...
Who is with Putin?
@@natej0556 Russia's "president."
All the people that recovered that Bill mentioned had access to the BEST medical care. The mishandling and the down playing COVID-19 have caused it to flourished.
REPEAT. AFTER. ME. 99.7% SURVIVAL RATE. WE ARE ALL LOSNG OUR MIND AND WEARING RIDICULOUS LOOKING FACE PANTIES ON OUR FACES FOR A VIRUS WITH A 99.7% SURVIVAL RATE. WAKE UP PEOPLE!
@@panthertrain1984 I thought I tagged you in my previous reply... Please see it above.... THAT is for YOU....
PLEASE??????
@@kimchalifoux5070 I don't see anything
@@panthertrain1984 0.3% of Americans is still a million people, enough to overwhelm every hospital and morgue in the country. Can you be any more selfish and short-sighted?
@@OldieBones Chris is just putting things into perspective. He is not saying breathe and cough on everyone. Just don't be paranoid. The reality is there are a billion more deadly pathogens that we breathe each day and our immune system does its job.
Imagine a professor like Bill
Same. I came watching his final thoughts in new rules last week...
Bill is one smart guy!!! he's correct all along.
And Alan Franken was forced to resign...
Compared to this Guilanni's....
Unfair
Franken was a Senator. Giuliani is a hanger on. He was just fired by his third wife. What does he have left to resign from?
@@lisettegarcia Life!
I love Al Franken but he wasn't forced to resign, he voluntarily did so. I really wish he hadn't. While I am not from MN, he was one of my favorite senators.
@@erinmae4803 He was our go-to spokesman in Senate hearings. So astute! Representative Katie Porter is his image today in the House.
These two 💙💙
Please im begging yall vote, in person if you can. Trump has made it ridiculously hard to count ballots that arrive after election day and has purposefully slowed down USPS! VOTE & have those difficult convos with your family and friends to vote, a couple of uncomfortable moments for a trump free lifetime
Bill maher is dying yo. This atheist dude think he can live more then 100years lmao🤣🤣🤣
Civil wars and ww3 is coming. China is laughing at how divided America are HAHAHAHAH 😂😂
@@valleyflower256 Russia and China is getting closer to each other. Usa is doomed yo. China have like 1.3bilion Population
Its Dec 20th and it shows he knocks it out of the park!!!
Internal health. He’s right! A healthy diet is underrated. 💯
It's also a garbage point. Some of the healthiest people I know are having struggles with this thing. Have a friend who does triathlons very healthy diet who can't jog her dog right now a month out. This is a weird virus.
I agree with Bill. RBG should have quit in Obama's first term. She went against family and friends and foolishly stayed in office.
She potentially sabotaged her own legacy by allowing it all to be undone. An important part of any great career is knowing when to leave the stage.
@@virginiapicker How was she supposed to know Trump would be elected? Sorry if she didn't have the same hindsight and "prediction" skills as Maher.
@@juliusseizure4983 She had cancer back in 2012, and had been around long enough to understand the cyclical nature of politics. Back then the Dems could have replaced her with no cooperation from Republicans. But instead she clung to power, and now much of her legacy will be undone. Which, unfortunately, will be her final legacy.
@@virginiapicker until the pendulum swings because the present isn't final.
@@juliusseizure4983 But the damage has been done for now. The pendulum will swing, but maybe not as much in the past because of how divided we are. So many people's lives are affected because she couldn't deflate her ego & retire.
I love your integrity Bill !!
I still don't understand why electoral college exists.
@Marc Rittner Who is the minority? Residents of sparsely populated states? Land shouldn't matter. Every vote should be equal.
@Marc Rittner It's not working because only swing states get any attention. The Electoral College was originally set up to give the slave states more power so they would agree to join the union. Slaves could not vote, so a direct election would mean the North would have far more political power than the South. With the "3/5 compromise" and the electoral college, slave states would get additional political representation and still prevent their slaves from being able to vote.
@Marc Rittner I feel like the Electoral College now only gives the advantage to the states mostly populated by people who want to make America white again. It clearly doesn't give the majority of the country an advantage. Look at George Bush and Al Gore. Trump and Hillary they clearly lost but thanks to the Electoral College they won
Disclaimer: This is an explanation, not an endorsement for or against.
We have never been a true democracy in that all the eligible electorate can vote on an issue at the national level. We've always been a representative government (electing only the representatives to govern for us), but the founders recognized that we needed a mix of state based and population based representatives, which is why every state gets 2 Senators to represent the state's interests as a whole, and House gets a number of representatives in proportion to their states's population. The electoral college is meant to meld these two together which is why there are the same number of electors as there are total state representatives, and electors must be chosen from the public and cannot themselves be office holders to attempt to avoid corruption and established party-line voting.
The most obvious problem with the modern version of the electoral college is that because most states have fallen reliably into firmly red or blue category, the presidential elections fight over about 10 so called swing states and ignore all the rest.
The problem with abolishing the electoral college and letting only the national popular vote determine the presidential ticket is that more than half of our total population resides in about 10 states (CA, TX, FL, NY, PA, IL, OH, GA, NC, MI), so most presidential campaign promises would target those states, ignoring all the rest. If you live in Maine or Wyoming or Alaska you might as well not exist.
Now to add some context to what the founders were thinking when they created this system.
1. They really didn't trust "the masses" as a whole to make informed decisions.
2. National scale elections that gathered votes from all eligible voters in a short period of time was simply not viable at that time, and some would argue perhaps not even now. Early on some of the states even missed the deadline for getting their electors votes in. The constitution *only* specifies that the states choose a set of electors from the public, and how many there are. It doesn't tell the states how to choose them. Many states initially had their own state legislatures choose the electors, and only over time did they move to allowing them to be chosen by popular vote of the people.
3. They originally envisioned that the electors would all be free agents chosen by the people and then could vote for president and vice president responsibly. The creation of the limited party system as we know it, caused this to break down, and eventually the states all bound the electors choice to the popular vote. I wouldn't be surprised if we see this binding rule challenged in the courts following the 2020 election. Imagine if the new majority minority population flips the state popular vote from red to blue in a traditionally red state (say TX or AZ), and then some electors choose to not vote for the blue candidate. It's 2020, so why not.
4. Slavery both in the north and south and the 3/5ths compromise.. It's complicated and despicable of course, but the short of it is that southern states gained about 1/3rd more representative power in congress relative to the northern states and the same proportion more electors by counting their slaves as 3/5ths of a person, without actually allowing them to vote. This compromise baked into the wording of the Constitution (Article 1, Section 2, Clause 3) by the founders, makes them *all* responsible.
@@daemn42 wow that was long for a UA-cam comment
Just a friendly reminder:
A few days after Halloween is the best time to throw away the orange pumkin(g)! VOTE VOTE VOTE!!! 😀
Remember when Trumpf sued Maher for requesting that he showed his birth certificate.
The uncanny resemblance of an Orangutan, was the reason why.
Trump lost the suit.
I've never laughed so hard.
@@maryanndickson107 OMG yes I remember. Especially the orangutan comment. LMAO
Trump already won.
@@lking1540 Sure he did. No need for u to vote then on Nov 3rd. Stay home and relax! LMFAO 😂😂😂
@@ggall001 yes, just like he beat hilary in 2016, lol. Oh I'm going, I'm making a wall of I voted stickers. I will, after I vote, I want to stay up to see trump victory speech. Lmafo, that's what I did Nov 4 2016.
This format is wayyy better than the cookie cutter late night desk show!!!! It's so over, give up the desk already guys. "Oh but Johnny Carson did it 70 years ago so we can never change it!". Get rid of bands, get rid of gimmicks and just do this podcast like interview format instead.
Once again, Conan broke the mold
Isn't this the format they tried with Leno when he took on the 10PM slot after his Tonight Show contract was up?
Holy crap just watched this and he called it all the way!
He sure is right that Ginsberg should have retired like five years ago!!!!
6 years because 5 would have been an election year and the Republicans would have prevented to filling her seat as well.
I agree that she should have retired. And the Dems winning plan being that she wouldn't die, is monumentally stupid and we are now paying the price for that.
Maybe they were banking on Hillary winning 2016? By all accounts she should have won if it weren't for Russia. But no use saying should've..could've. Too late for that sadly.
Sorry folks, a republican senate will never again confirm a democratic nominee. If Hilary had won there would only be 6 justices right now. And if Ruth had retired anytime during Obama’s second term, she wouldn’t have been replaced. Republicans are making a play for total control. The days of compromise are over.
@@KyleS860 aren't there 6 now? And why do you say Obama wouldn't have replaced her had she stepped down during his tenure, if Trump has replaced her with his nomination? During Obama's time dems and reps were at least still civil to one another albeit with the usual flare ups.
Bill Maher needs to run for president in the near future
Bill Maher on Trump and our political system: "Our system is an honor system; and he has no honor." Love that quote.
We saw the same in Canada and I said the same 6years ago when Stephen Harper was the Prime Minister - all these things that were a matter of honour and respect went out the window and we found out how easy it was to abuse power. Trump though took this to a new level.
why did you just copy someone else's comment? xd
Love Bill, thank you for being you
Dumpster will definitely take the Resolute Desk with him if it isn't bolted down, and if it is, he'll sign it all over in indelible Sharpie.
We will be LUCKY of that's how he reacts!! I FEAR RIOTS AND CRAZINESS.... I keep thinking Trump can't get ANY WORSE, YET HE KEEPS THE PUNCHES COMING!!! 😳😥
Maher is always fantastic. I'm glad jimmy had him on to get the info to another audience even though it was all just rehashed from real time.
Amazing how prescient he was!
As a New Zealander, it's sort of weird watching American's completely disregard COVID.
Oh man you're so lucky to be in New Zealand!!! We have a moron president.., but as of January 20 he's OUT!
@@eurasian55 I can assure you there is a small but very loud and well resourced groups of business, corporate and farming interests, that are demanding we abandon our elimination of the virus and manage it like follow the U.S and Sweden. These people have lost all sight of humanity and walk around talking about the economy, money, debt., profitability and continuous economic prosperity. They spread bulls__t like all the hospitals in America are sending staff home cause no-ones sick or the virus only kills 0.05% of people that get it. And Naturally the people running our COVID response get labeled as communists or economic terrorists by these people. The economy and money are tools that should be used to make life better for people, not be a reason for them to die.
It is equally strange to watch as an American, I assure you. I live in the generally more progressive and forward-thinking state of Oregon and even here you see many people refusing to socially distance or wear masks.
We overreacted. By a large margin. In nonsensical ways.
If you’re overweight then it should not be disregarded
He was as right knew exactly what trump would do.. 😯 damn Bill that’s my homie 🙂
I'd be honored if some fellow concerned citizens would take a quick listen to my acoustic piano & vocal YT performance of DANCING IN THE DARK by Bruce Springsteen in tribute to the United States of America and our next President, Joe Biden. Peace and everybody stay safe.
Bill you are wrong young people in great health with no health problems have died!
Yeah these are rich people that survived who he’s talking about
@@ryanphillips5525 exactly they didn't have to lie around and be sick for a week before they could even get a test! You're absolutely correct people with money can pay for the top care.
Love Bill Mayer! From a Canadian.