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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFriday on Real Time with Bill Maher:
The Interview:Colion Noir is the host of NRA TV's "Noir" and a reviewer of all things gun. He recently explored the real story behind Chicagos gun violence epidemic.
Twitter: @MrColionNoir
The Panel:
Michael Smerconish is a SiriusXM Radio host and author of "Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers to the Right: American Life in Columns." He recently wrote about how the Trump Administrations elevator pitch video to Kim Jong-un on the future of North Korea may have been more clever than he originally thought.
Twitter: @smerconish
Neera Tanden is the President and CEO of the nonprofit organization Center for American Progress. She was an advisor to Hillary Clinton during her 2008 and 2016 campaigns for President and served as senior advisor to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services in the Obama Administration, helping to pass the Affordable Care Act.
Twitter: @neeratanden
Josh Barro is a Senior Editor at Business Insider and host of KCRW's "All the President's Lawyers" and "Left, Right & Center" Podcasts. He recently wrote about how Donald Trumps negotiating strategies are not serving him well as President.
Twitter: @jbarro
Mid-Show Interview:
Michael Pollan is the author of "How to Change Your Mind: What The New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence." He is also a contributing writer to The New York Times Magazine and is a Lecturer and Professor of the Practice of NonFiction at Harvard University.
Twitter: @michaelpollan
BigmanPigman
(51,609 posts)good guests and subjects.
Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,501 posts)NoMoreRepugs
(9,435 posts)Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,501 posts)order to have access to these right wing pricks. Last time professional scumbag Roger Stone was there I thought they'd end up holding hands.
applegrove
(118,685 posts)Jordan Peterson was on and proved to be a political lightweight on overtime. Articles were written in the man in the weeks and months after that made it clear. Maher does engage with the right and fight them but sometimes sunlight is the best disinfectant. He gets lots of guests in the interviews who would otherwise never hit the mainstream. Sometimes on the left. Sometimes on the right. The right wingers could fester in darkness forever. But they have to pass the enlightenment once they've been on something as mainstream as Maher. And that innoculates us against the bullshit.
Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,501 posts)Hitchens" was no attempt to disinfect anything. It was pure ass kissery because that just happened to be the "hot" douche du jour and like the media he used to criticize. He wants those ratings, bad.
That Kermit s ok sounding fool Peterson got the head nod from Maher pretty much on everything he said because he agreed with him. He even failed miserably when the guy gave him the biggest opening. Totally contradicting himself about the "left's oversensitive feelings" out of one side of his mouth. Then with the other whined about the poor Trumpanzees' feelings.
Seeing unzip that idiot George Will's pants on stage and plant a firm one was almost too nauseating for words. Yeah he thinks Dump is "crude". So fucking what? The guy's been wrong about everything else in his entire career. Still is bullshitting about climate change and is very much into both siderism. He's just an overpaid dick with a thesaurus.
I could keep babbling on and on. But the point is. Like someone said below. He's entertaining. I actually like his monologue better than I did before and occasionally makes good points. But he's lost a lot of his edge. These days is mostly about how "brave"he and his right wing guests are. I still catch some of the clips on YouTube in the diminishing hope he'll humiliate some of these clowns the way they deserve. But......
applegrove
(118,685 posts)have to admit they are not mainstream known, and then shoves them into the enlightenment which has at them in the weeks after. I don't expect Maher to be an investigative journalist. I expect him to take some shots at right wing characters and serve them up to the MSM to deal with.
Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,501 posts)that he flamed out not long after his appearance seems like mere coincidence. And no. I don't need these worms to become more famous with his help. I'd rather they wither in obscurity. Same goes for Coulter and Kelly-Gollum whatever the fuck her name is.
And yes, it's clear he's not a journalist. nor do I need him to be one. But I would expect some consistency from a guy who used to trash talk the media endlessly (and for good reason). To me, he jumped the shark when he teamed up with, all of all people, Chris "We're all necons now" Matthews to berate Jorge Ramos. Over his totally accurate and non controversial comment about how the press in this country was complicit with the Iraq fiasco. Maher even had the balls to say something along the lines about "we had Michael Moore" or some such stupid shit. Yeah, like the fat guy in the chicken suit could be able to take on the lying administration and the compliant press all by himself.
Like I said. I appreciate when he's funny. And some times makes good points. But there's a whole lot of meh... in between. And just like with Joe Rogan. Someone needs to explain to these guys that a few kids in college campuses acting like idiots and overreacting at times. Doesn't mean the left wants the "muslim hordes" to bust in here and convert all of us. Because we're some censoring anti free speech "pussies".
jcgoldie
(11,631 posts)Bill Maher is still entertaining but frequently disappointing.