On Friday’s “Real Time,” Bill Maher said Donald Trump’s popularity with evangelical Christians is due to how much Trump resembles God. That wasn’t a compliment, as Maher demonstrated with an extremely Trump-esque reading of the Ten Commandments.
The segment came during “New Rules,” where Maher first took a victory lap over the increase in nonreligious Americans since the release 10 years ago of his anti-religion movie “Religulous.” He then rebutted the argument that atheistic societies like the Nazi Germany, Stalin’s Ussr and Mao’s China were far worse — by saying those regimes were in fact state-sponsored religions.
Next, the topic of Trump voters, who Maher said are into Potus because he’s very similar to televangelists. “He’s got Jim Baker’s hair, and Tammy Faye’s makeup. He’s immune to sex scandals. He has a sham university. He doesn’t pay taxes,” Maher joked.
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The segment came during “New Rules,” where Maher first took a victory lap over the increase in nonreligious Americans since the release 10 years ago of his anti-religion movie “Religulous.” He then rebutted the argument that atheistic societies like the Nazi Germany, Stalin’s Ussr and Mao’s China were far worse — by saying those regimes were in fact state-sponsored religions.
Next, the topic of Trump voters, who Maher said are into Potus because he’s very similar to televangelists. “He’s got Jim Baker’s hair, and Tammy Faye’s makeup. He’s immune to sex scandals. He has a sham university. He doesn’t pay taxes,” Maher joked.
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- 9/29/2018
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Michael Moore opened up about his opinion of Barack Obama, telling late night host Bill Maher that he “loved” the former president and he might be the best person to serve in office for the rest of Moore’s life.
“I love President Obama; we may not have a better president in my lifetime,” Moore said Friday while stopping by “Real Time With Bill Maher” to promote his new documentary “Fahrenheit 11/9.” Moore said that while he was a committed Democrat who supported both Bernie Sanders and later Hillary Clinton, he was not afraid to be tough on everyone for their actions while in office.
“I think it’s great I do this to. You go after the Democrats. That’s what friends do. They’re honest with their friends. Cowards don’t,” said Maher, lauding the filmmaker. “You are very brave in this. You say very unflattering things about Clinton and Obama and Hillary.
“I love President Obama; we may not have a better president in my lifetime,” Moore said Friday while stopping by “Real Time With Bill Maher” to promote his new documentary “Fahrenheit 11/9.” Moore said that while he was a committed Democrat who supported both Bernie Sanders and later Hillary Clinton, he was not afraid to be tough on everyone for their actions while in office.
“I think it’s great I do this to. You go after the Democrats. That’s what friends do. They’re honest with their friends. Cowards don’t,” said Maher, lauding the filmmaker. “You are very brave in this. You say very unflattering things about Clinton and Obama and Hillary.
- 9/22/2018
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday hit back after President Trump called him “Bad!” and accused him, without evidence, of “illegal meetings with the very hostile Iranian Regime.”
“This is the first president that I know of who spends more time reading his Twitter likes than his briefing books or the Constitution of the United States,” Kerry told Bill Maher on “Real Time,” noting that Henry Kissinger has spent the last 40 years meeting with leaders of foreign governments after serving as Richard Nixon’s top diplomat.
Kerry, a former Massachusetts senator who served as Barack Obama’s secretary of state during his second term, also ripped Trump’s behavior in office: “He’s got the maturity of an 8-year-old boy with the insecurity of a teenage girl.”
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“This is the first president that I know of who spends more time reading his Twitter likes than his briefing books or the Constitution of the United States,” Kerry told Bill Maher on “Real Time,” noting that Henry Kissinger has spent the last 40 years meeting with leaders of foreign governments after serving as Richard Nixon’s top diplomat.
Kerry, a former Massachusetts senator who served as Barack Obama’s secretary of state during his second term, also ripped Trump’s behavior in office: “He’s got the maturity of an 8-year-old boy with the insecurity of a teenage girl.”
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- 9/15/2018
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
On Friday, Bill Maher called for the return of Al Franken, and questioned the credibility of the women who accused the former senator of sexual harassment.
“Women should be heard and we should always keep in mind the vast majority of women reporting serious abuse are truthful. But women also didn’t completely lose the ability to lie in in 2017,” Maher said.
The comments came on HBO’s “Real Time,” during Maher’s “New Rules” segment. Maher said Donald Trump’s “kryptonite” is “being made fun of.”
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“We need someone who can shred Trump like a stand up takes down a heckler. Because Trump is a heckler. And to fight him, we need a comedian,” Maher said. “It would be a great idea if Al Franken got back in the game.”
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“Women should be heard and we should always keep in mind the vast majority of women reporting serious abuse are truthful. But women also didn’t completely lose the ability to lie in in 2017,” Maher said.
The comments came on HBO’s “Real Time,” during Maher’s “New Rules” segment. Maher said Donald Trump’s “kryptonite” is “being made fun of.”
Also Read: 'Alex Jones Gets to Speak': Bill Maher Defends Conspiracy Theorist Ousted From Social Media
“We need someone who can shred Trump like a stand up takes down a heckler. Because Trump is a heckler. And to fight him, we need a comedian,” Maher said. “It would be a great idea if Al Franken got back in the game.”
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- 9/8/2018
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
On tonight’s Real Time with Bill Maher, the show continues its 16th season with a balanced group assembled to dissect the top week’s headlines — including Zooey Deschanel, Michelle Goldberg and Rick Wilson. After Maher’s opening monologue, the show will open with tech investor and American businessman Roger McNamee as the top-of-show interview guest. McNamee is a believer in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. In an interview with BTCManager.com, regardless if there is a bubble with the stock he is bullish on the long-term viability of cryptocurrency, as he said: “We saw that with the internet bubble, we’ve seen it over and over through American...read more...
- 1/26/2018
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
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