Bill Maher is awesome. I don't agree with everything he says, and he is often rude and annoying, but he has most issues right, and he can talk intelligently on just about everything, even when you do not agree with him. He provides a huge service for Americans to get both points of view on the issues, like we all used to get back when we had the FAIRNESS DOCTRINE.
+justgivemethetruth unfortunately the media and maher have been very successful swaying some sane people. acceptance doesn't change sanity or morals. yes he is intelligent but this only allows him a better platform of sales-man-ship. instance pot, what you don't hear is our children are influenced watching him and it is a gateway drug ,in law enforcement it's seen every day..also it's another cause/way to kill families on the road. another, we r on a world that takes care of us,filters deadly radiation called an atmosphere,not too close or far away from the sun and the universe is beautiful. do you realize how astronomical the odds are this was an accident and explosion..the bible i don't know much but since man got into translations,they could screw anything up..but one can't kick all the common sense out as a designed universe.
@RealTime88 I don't like many at all, I am black, A Malcolm X protege, A socialist, And an agnostic. I do freakin love this guy though! Real Time is the REAL DEAL!
What I like the most about Bill is that even though he is mostly a Liberal he has no problem calling the left out on some of their bullshit. He has the most integrity of anyone on TV today.
I love Bill Maher, but seeing him in that costume mocking Steve's death is the first time I've seen him in the light that people that hate him see him in. Now what he said about messing with animals may be true, its a bit far to mock someone for dying, especially when Steve wasn't trying to hurt or kill them.
In everyother country in todays society Bill isn't radical or a freethinker he is just like everyone else. If people came to Sweden they would see that we don't have to much to worry about as we don't have religious fanatics governing our country.
He should run this interview on Real Time about his predictions of 2008. He was so spot on it was creepy. "Republicans say the government doesn't work. Yea, the way you do it!". One for the ages.
The "Look" mentioned you as a fiscal conservative strong military among other things - I therefore wonder what Mr. Maher thinks is a good economic agenda, who should be president as such. Voting for Ralph Nader I understand and Bob Dole - I also remember his support of Ron Paul -
True Maher rules now, but Carlin is the GOD of comedy!! He´s Mozart!! I don´t want to diss Maher but I´m sure that being as good as he is, he wouldn´t dare compare himself to Carlin!!
I think his point is simply that he doesn't know. He sees nothing wrong with admitting that he just doesn't know. I respect him for that very much for that reason.
Yea, I see what this tape is all about. That First Amendment, ya know the right to free speech. Why should Bill Maher exercise his right to freedon of speech ? If ya don't like what he says here's a tip. Don't listen to him.
Oh I agree with you my friend. Bill Maher is not only one of the best talk show hosts of our time. He is one of the greatest comedians of our time. I got to talk to him on the phone when I called into Larry King Live in 2008. He's a smart and very funny human being and a great American.
Bill Maher is my favorite comedian right now and not only that I agree with about 95% of everything he says, he was fkn awesome in the stand up show I saw this past Sunday night in Ft Myers Fl!!
I'm not sure if anyone noticed but Real Time tapes in the historic Bob Barker Studio!!! You can see the set of Price Is Right during this piece. I had to say that, I got really excited.
Women and especially MARRIAGE is antiquated and kids as well.! Men focus on yourself your craft your skill and save your money invest in yourself!! Letsssgoooo
Its not about him being super man or being a politician who can do something. It's about the way he thinks and expresses his beliefs to the world. This is why Bill Maher is a champion of the free minds. And besides he mostly makes fun of conservative religious tea partying rightwing anti-science people.
Bill looks really good in this interview-crush. Our country NEEDS people who calls out the crazy actions/decisions of politicians without the fluff-to get people thinking--really thinking. A lot of people it seems have a love-dislike "date" with comedians like Bill, the late Joan Rivers and others who speak out on what a majority of the American people see & feel is wrong with our government, but feel it is taboo to voice their own opinions. We need them, we need to laugh, cry, feel good and sad--WE NEED TO FEEL something, not numb!
Haha evidently I watched this already at some point and left a 👎lol I honestly don't remember. Maybe after watching this again I'll see why and do it again, eh? (Be back in a sec...)
I may not agree with him on every issue, but he speaks truth to power & I respect him for it. I am glad that there are voices like his out on the main stage.
Perfect example of an intellect just deep enough for most of Hollywood to drown in , but without enough substance to satisfy the average postal worker.
Hard to hear but needs to be said, that is a wonderful motto to live by, to pop the bubble and fall back to earth style of frustration is an after affect of real comedians, they speak human
Bill is correct there are more independents in America than there were when Bill began hosting Politically Incorrect in 1993. I know,after years of being a Democrat I left my party earlier this summer. I hold progressive and libertarian views like Mr. Maher but I don't care about the success of either party.
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Bill Maher is not filled with hate or anger. It is the willful ignorance of religion and politics that flips a switch on inside of him. It looks like anger, but it is really sorrow for his fellow man, masked in frustration.
I dissagree on his comment on Steve Irwin. In Grand Cayman @ Stingray city, I was hovering and touching stingrays that were up to 10 feet. I might have heard that Irwin was impaled by a manta ray, which may be more aggressive. Im no expert on marinelife, but he was just hovering over the ray. I was making direct contact. Several people were. This was 9 years ago, and I heard they discontinued the 100% interactive experience that I had, but I think that was before Irwin's death in 06'.
1. Has nothing to do with well-being of a country, look at the Netherlands, 2. They have always been there. Ask ancient greeks. 3. Your whole country was founded by immigrants who took the land from native inhabitants. 4. I don't know much abouth that topic. 5. Specifically? 6. So you are entitled to that help? Don't get me wrong, I sympathyse greatly with victims of natural disasters and such. 7. Enviromental studies are important. 8. How exactly? How are you in particular burdened by it?
I agree! I think there are few respectable, genuine people in today's GOP that hold a large amount of influence, or close to large; Ron Paul, Chris Christie are two of them.
Ten years on from 9/11, I think a lot of people could agree with that comment. Problem was, at the time the whole Western world was in a delicate state and it was easy to take such a statement out of context, which it most certainly was. It's not un-American to state the truth.
I don't see how he can hold his Europhile views and still be "fiscally consersative" and pro-death penalty. He's likely changed his views on at least one of those issues. Taxes are good, when used like in Europe. The death penalty isn't a deterrent and the US, the only western nation that issues it, is the most violent western country.
Do you consider him the godfather of political comedy Metal? I have to admit I like Bill Maher more than any political comedian working today. My views are very close to Bill Maher's. I'm a moderate democrat who is frustrated with my party and who really can't stand the Republicans who as Maher said do not want to get involved. Bill Maher is a great comedian because he sees through the stupid bullshit of politics.
Looked it up, turns out you are right. It' just seemed strange that such beliefs would co-exist with his other thoughts on science, progress etc. The frightening thing is when his audience starts applauding while he is raving about how government is making money on you while trying to eradicate a dangerous stem of a virus...
The more I hear about Bill Maher, the more I like the guy. He never ceases to impress me.
Bill Maher fan right here.
Me too
Since 2006!!!!!
Ironically, political satire is more accurate than political "news."
that's the point... the comically sad truth.
You do learn more from Bill Maher or John Oliver these days than actual reporters.
He can be sarcastic and seem rude on some subjects, but mostly I agree with him and he is not an hypocrite...
Sarcastic but not rude!!!
~ Bill, you have a supporter in the south, me.
Bill Maher is awesome.
I don't agree with everything he says, and he is often rude and annoying,
but he has most issues right, and he can talk intelligently on just about
everything, even when you do not agree with him. He provides a huge
service for Americans to get both points of view on the issues, like we
all used to get back when we had the FAIRNESS DOCTRINE.
+justgivemethetruth unfortunately the media and maher have been very successful swaying some sane people. acceptance doesn't change sanity or morals. yes he is intelligent but this only allows him a better platform of sales-man-ship. instance pot, what you don't hear is our children are influenced watching him and it is a gateway drug ,in law enforcement it's seen every day..also it's another cause/way to kill families on the road. another, we r on a world that takes care of us,filters deadly radiation called an atmosphere,not too close or far away from the sun and the universe is beautiful. do you realize how astronomical the odds are this was an accident and explosion..the bible i don't know much but since man got into translations,they could screw anything up..but one can't kick all the common sense out as a designed universe.
I honestly just fell in love with this guy. He is honest.
You deserve each other.
*****
If it wasn't he could have told me that, not you.
*****
You've added nothing. So much for brainpower.
Go on. Keep bitching.
me too!
Even after watching his interview with Netanyahu? hmmm
It is almost like have George Carlin back, similar style!!
You know what was not cowardice... Bill having the courage to speak his mind on national television
Exactly… Too bad the point passed over their heads.
i honestly love this guy, he is straight talk, not mccain and republicans
I don't always agree with Bill Maher but he has BIG BALLS.most of the time he really calls out the spin doctors.very compelling person.
One of the most honest people out there in the media today. I wish Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert would go on his show, I'm sure he's invited them.
Bill has been on The Daily Show if I recall
"Your a different person every decade." ~ Bill Maher
So true and someone finally said it!
@RealTime88 I don't like many at all, I am black, A Malcolm X protege, A socialist, And an agnostic. I do freakin love this guy though! Real Time is the REAL DEAL!
+1. .. Bill Maher hails from a family upbringing in what was the '60's '70's rural northern New Jersey. Those were the days.
Love the honesty love how Maher sees the absurdity in people's govt & lives. Straight shooter. I am very very impressed. All this & he is so so funny
I’m full blown conservative and i admire this guy
colbert/stewart/maher. the three kings.
More like The 3 Stooges.
Lydia Lilli Haha. Pretty good. We're obviously not on the same political page tho LoL
Colbert is smart but he sold out... He’s doing it for the ratings and I lost respect but Stewart and Maher they are gold
What I like the most about Bill is that even though he is mostly a Liberal he has no problem calling the left out on some of their bullshit. He has the most integrity of anyone on TV today.
Bill Maher is not only an extremely hysterical comedian but also and very intelligent person! I agree with almost everything he says!
"watch what they say, watch what they do"...dude, that's dark. That's actually terrifying. Is there a context to that?
I love Bill Maher, but seeing him in that costume mocking Steve's death is the first time I've seen him in the light that people that hate him see him in. Now what he said about messing with animals may be true, its a bit far to mock someone for dying, especially when Steve wasn't trying to hurt or kill them.
Fuk You Although very smart and very funny I think Bill Maher is basically an ASSHOLE.
Bill would do us all a favour if he got out of comedy and focussed his energy and ideals on political office .....
Godfather of political satire? Without the pioneering scathing honesty and satire of George Carlin wouldn't have happened.
DiscoveredNotCreated Maher talks about politics and current events more.
What about Lenny Bruce?
He’d make a great president
Me too!!! I got 3 tickets to see him on Sunday April 29th 2012 when he comes to my home Fort Myers.
In everyother country in todays society Bill isn't radical or a freethinker he is just like everyone else. If people came to Sweden they would see that we don't have to much to worry about as we don't have religious fanatics governing our country.
“I found Mrs Right.. many times”
He should run this interview on Real Time about his predictions of 2008. He was so spot on it was creepy. "Republicans say the government doesn't work. Yea, the way you do it!". One for the ages.
The "Look" mentioned you as a fiscal conservative strong military among other things - I therefore wonder what Mr. Maher thinks is a good economic agenda, who should be president as such. Voting for Ralph Nader I understand and Bob Dole - I also remember his support of Ron Paul -
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Mahers is great, I'm a big fan, but the real godfather of political satire is George Carlin!!
True Maher rules now, but Carlin is the GOD of comedy!! He´s Mozart!! I don´t want to diss Maher but I´m sure that being as good as he is, he wouldn´t dare compare himself to Carlin!!
I think his point is simply that he doesn't know. He sees nothing wrong with admitting that he just doesn't know.
I respect him for that very much for that reason.
Bill Maher is so funny!!! Smart too!!
This video says he doesn't like unions, is for the death penalty, and is an agnostic....he really has changed since then huh?
Yea, I see what this tape is all about. That First Amendment, ya know the right to free speech. Why should Bill Maher exercise his right to freedon of speech ? If ya don't like what he says here's a tip. Don't listen to him.
Oh I agree with you my friend. Bill Maher is not only one of the best talk show hosts of our time. He is one of the greatest comedians of our time. I got to talk to him on the phone when I called into Larry King Live in 2008. He's a smart and very funny human being and a great American.
so true
Bill Maher is my favorite comedian right now and not only that I agree with about 95% of everything he says, he was fkn awesome in the stand up show I saw this past Sunday night in Ft Myers Fl!!
I can’t get enough of Bill. I would also have voted for Ralph Nader.
So true so true!!! I was there!!!!
He said Obama was too green. Baher was Obama's biggest fan after his 8 years as POTUS.
I'm not sure if anyone noticed but Real Time tapes in the historic Bob Barker Studio!!! You can see the set of Price Is Right during this piece. I had to say that, I got really excited.
Open up your mind bill stop being so one sided
Women and especially MARRIAGE is antiquated and kids as well.! Men focus on yourself your craft your skill and save your money invest in yourself!! Letsssgoooo
Its not about him being super man or being a politician who can do something. It's about the way he thinks and expresses his beliefs to the world. This is why Bill Maher is a champion of the free minds. And besides he mostly makes fun of conservative religious tea partying rightwing anti-science people.
Bill looks really good in this interview-crush.
Our country NEEDS people who calls out the crazy actions/decisions of politicians without the fluff-to get people thinking--really thinking.
A lot of people it seems have a love-dislike "date" with comedians like Bill, the late Joan Rivers and others who speak out on what a majority of the American people see & feel is wrong with our government, but feel it is taboo to voice their own opinions.
We need them, we need to laugh, cry, feel good and sad--WE NEED TO FEEL something, not numb!
Haha evidently I watched this already at some point and left a 👎lol I honestly don't remember.
Maybe after watching this again I'll see why and do it again, eh?
(Be back in a sec...)
He is a cool guy with logic and he cans see things.
I may not agree with him on every issue, but he speaks truth to power & I respect him for it. I am glad that there are voices like his out on the main stage.
Love him so much!!!
"still nothing" so funny
@GaryNull I have to agree. I am a news junkie because of two people: my dad and Bill Maher. Real Time is the best show on cable!!!!
Perfect example of an intellect just deep enough for most of Hollywood to drown in , but without enough substance to satisfy the average postal worker.
I can't get over how much the male questioner looks like Christian Bale... Even sounds like him
@masontonio I can't wait to hear what he says about him when Real Time launches next week
Hard to hear but needs to be said, that is a wonderful motto to live by, to pop the bubble and fall back to earth style of frustration is an after affect of real comedians, they speak human
I had no idea there was an 'Internet Edition of Nightline'....
His is smart and tells the truth. Some people can't handle it.
Bill, you are the male version of me. It is nice to know there are people like me out there.
Bill is correct there are more independents in America than there were when Bill began hosting Politically Incorrect in 1993. I know,after years of being a Democrat I left my party earlier this summer. I hold progressive and libertarian views like Mr. Maher but I don't care about the success of either party.
Bill Maher is not filled with hate or anger. It is the willful ignorance of religion and politics that flips a switch on inside of him. It looks like anger, but it is really sorrow for his fellow man, masked in frustration.
@LOADorBUST He is coming to my hometown next month and i have 3 front row seats to see him. I agree Maher 2016!!!!
I love his explanation for not getting married. I wish me and Bill were homies : /
He is the Voltiare of our time. look him up and see for yourself
Steve Irwin. Savage lolololol
Care to give some specifics about the "ruin" part? Just interested in what you mean.
I don't see why he should be all super-man. He is a comedian after all, he's job is to make jokes, not to go out there and save the world.
He called it right about Obama.
I dissagree on his comment on Steve Irwin. In Grand Cayman @ Stingray city, I was hovering and touching stingrays that were up to 10 feet. I might have heard that Irwin was impaled by a manta ray, which may be more aggressive. Im no expert on marinelife, but he was just hovering over the ray. I was making direct contact. Several people were. This was 9 years ago, and I heard they discontinued the 100% interactive experience that I had, but I think that was before Irwin's death in 06'.
Bill Maher is the3 Voltaire of our time, I love this guy
not only 1 but 2 spelling errors in a 7 letter word.
part two of list is coming
1. Has nothing to do with well-being of a country, look at the Netherlands,
2. They have always been there. Ask ancient greeks.
3. Your whole country was founded by immigrants who took the land from native inhabitants.
4. I don't know much abouth that topic.
5. Specifically?
6. So you are entitled to that help? Don't get me wrong, I sympathyse greatly with victims of natural disasters and such.
7. Enviromental studies are important.
8. How exactly? How are you in particular burdened by it?
I agree! I think there are few respectable, genuine people in today's GOP that hold a large amount of influence, or close to large; Ron Paul, Chris Christie are two of them.
Ten years on from 9/11, I think a lot of people could agree with that comment. Problem was, at the time the whole Western world was in a delicate state and it was easy to take such a statement out of context, which it most certainly was. It's not un-American to state the truth.
Can somebody tell me the name of the interviewer?
Wow this really was a personal look at Bill Maher I've watched so many of his videos except this one
genius and fummy. not a bad combo.
I don't see how he can hold his Europhile views and still be "fiscally consersative" and pro-death penalty. He's likely changed his views on at least one of those issues. Taxes are good, when used like in Europe. The death penalty isn't a deterrent and the US, the only western nation that issues it, is the most violent western country.
Bill's my hero!!
which chief of staff did Bill out? I tried googling it.... couldn't find it. However, I do see he sort of outted Lindsey Graham
#foreversingle
I agreed with him. Smart and honest.
the godfather
Bill Maher is awesome he makes me laugh and a little guilty that’s the PC coming out in me
Do you consider him the godfather of political comedy Metal? I have to admit I like Bill Maher more than any political comedian working today. My views are very close to Bill Maher's. I'm a moderate democrat who is frustrated with my party and who really can't stand the Republicans who as Maher said do not want to get involved. Bill Maher is a great comedian because he sees through the stupid bullshit of politics.
Who are the guys Bill outed?
Adorable
As I have come to understand it he thinks it should all be classed as marriage with the same rights.
I agree about the fake outrage...who fall for that?!
@ZyonFyre Pretty much.
Looked it up, turns out you are right. It' just seemed strange that such beliefs would co-exist with his other thoughts on science, progress etc. The frightening thing is when his audience starts applauding while he is raving about how government is making money on you while trying to eradicate a dangerous stem of a virus...
The Steve outfit was not necessary.
6:28 If you're curious to know he's referring to Ken Mehlman RNC chair. And yup it was revealed years later he was gay.
Yes but were not all about grammar here on the internet thank you very much.
the reporter failed to humiliate bill
And people who were offended at his comment missed his point.
The Steve Irwin costume was a total assh ol e thing to do.