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riversedge

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Sun Aug 23, 2015, 08:37 PM Aug 2015

Bill Maher Slams Hillary Clinton Email Scandal Importance: Claims Republicans Waste Time




Bill Maher Slams @HillaryClinton Email Scandal Importance: Claims Republicans Waste Time http://www.mstarz.com/articles/81144/20150823/bill-maher-hillary-clinton-email-scandal-republicans-climate-change.htm … #ITrustHillary #p2


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Bill Maher Slams Hillary Clinton Email Scandal Importance: Claims Republicans Waste Time

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/fixgov/posts/2015/08/13-hillary-clinton-classified-emails-lempert?cid=00900015020089101US0001-08231
By Kyle Dowling (kyle.dowling@mstarsnews.com) | Aug 23, 2015 10:59 AM EDT



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Comedian Bill Maher recently discussed the lack-of-importance (in his opinion, of course) to Hillary Clinton's email scandal on Friday's night's episode of Real Time. The host brought up the issue as an example of the way he feels the Republicans on the right waste time and gloss over issues that are allegedly more important and have an actual effect on the American people, such as climate change.

"It seems you're always dealing with things that aren't actual problems..." Maher said to panelist Charles Cooke. He then questioned the validity of calling what went down with the presidential candidate's emails a "scandal" – noting that he's "trying to be fair" about the situation, but cannot seem to find a reason to be upset.
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Bill Maher Slams Hillary Clinton Email Scandal Importance: Claims Republicans Waste Time (Original Post) riversedge Aug 2015 OP
He's right. n/t Lil Missy Aug 2015 #1
Maher is right NewJeffCT Aug 2015 #2
in the media's eyes ericson00 Aug 2015 #3
GOP and mainstream media wasting time. (eom) oasis Aug 2015 #4
Maher is demonstrably ignorant of the facts. AtomicKitten Aug 2015 #5
Maher is having fun with the repugs. sadoldgirl Aug 2015 #6
Bill Maher is correct-this is a nonissue Gothmog Aug 2015 #7
Don't We Have More Important Things to Discus? Stallion Aug 2015 #8
 

ericson00

(2,707 posts)
3. in the media's eyes
Sun Aug 23, 2015, 08:44 PM
Aug 2015

yes it is. In the eyes of the voters as reflected thru the polls, not so (except skewed QU polls which Howard Dean rightfully pointed out oversample GOPers)

 

AtomicKitten

(46,585 posts)
5. Maher is demonstrably ignorant of the facts.
Sun Aug 23, 2015, 08:52 PM
Aug 2015

Maher is not an ignorant man, yet he shut down guest Charles Cooke's explanation of the Federal laws that may have been violated.

Noteworthy are those here usually calling Maher a misogynist now suddenly finding him credible. Funny stuff.

sadoldgirl

(3,431 posts)
6. Maher is having fun with the repugs.
Sun Aug 23, 2015, 09:26 PM
Aug 2015

He knows if he claims there is nothing there,
they will look even harder. Typical!

Stallion

(6,476 posts)
8. Don't We Have More Important Things to Discus?
Mon Aug 24, 2015, 11:44 AM
Aug 2015

...like how many Children got rides on Trump's Helicopter at Iowa State Fair?

I'm always amazed at how few Americans can keep their Eye on the Ball

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