New Rule: Liberal in Theory | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

[@representin614]

Repeat after me: Twitter is not real life. The more we understand that, the better our society will be.

[@neale3871]

Agreed, posts by random people (or bots) are treated like wise words. Trumps Truth Social posts have a tiny audience until others broadcast them to show how bad they are.

[@mrdamage690]

@@neale3871trump isn’t the problem, the left is. Trumps popularity is a result of the left going to far…

[@JohanStarDragon]

Same with Reddit.

[@billjourdan1683]

Yeah, if they'd had social media when Maher was growing up, such righteous, shaming liberals would have been just as vocal then as they are now. Don't let the warped fever swamps of Twitter distort your perception of reality.

[@LeighMasters-h8h]

Can someone make a replacement ?

[@TheodoreNicklas]

Social media is a BATHROOM STALL WALL,at a gas station

[@robertbeste]

One of the more apt comparisons I have heard. Stealing.

[@SolveFixBuild]

lol I’ve often said social media is like hearing two drunk people saying stupid things in a loud bar

[@chrisfuentes4482]

Actually wow that’s pretty on point 😂

[@carlfowler1297]

Nailed it !

[@Marie-tl3yq]

Right! I’ve always called Twitter a cesspool

[@MajikPPMan]

I'm conservative and my wife is liberal and we get along just fine. Our home is balanced and we respect one another's views. Blows my mind how much hate everybody has for one another over it. There are crazies on both sides of the line and in every facet of society, that doesn't mean everyone is!

[@jameskirk5843]

Trump is the greatest POTUS since Lincoln! #WalkAway from the Racist-Marxist-Fascist Democrat Plantation. #BLEXIT #Trump2024ToSaveAmerica

[@mikoburns3938]

Totally agree, but I do wonder how the two of you reconcile with the gender woo debate? Cause that level of absolute insanity only lives n the left, and in my opinion is indefensible...which leads me to wonder how can any Democrat be sane and still support these beliefs and policies?

[@fattyspapers9102]

Is she abortion at 9 months, queers for Palestine liberal? Or no GMO, anti big corporation liberal?

[@elettramelodia8990]

@@mikoburns3938 And the average Democrat sees a party supporting the mass removal of all Mexican immigrants, tariffs on all foreign imports, and, wait, oh yes, supporting overthrowing democracy whenever you lose an election, and wonder alike at the sanity of the average Republican.

[@andersbjrnsen7203]

You are probably sane normal people then, it seems that isnt a common thing on your side of the pond nowadays.

[@Dancingwithclyde]

The more you talk to people at supermarkets, the work place, airports the more you realize how insane the internet people are. We are so much similar to what we want than Twitter thinks

[@AlwaysHereAndNow]

So true

[@IamBHM]

Twitter is full of twits, and always has been.

[@alecbrinker7268]

Those are the same people. The people you meet in real life ARE those on twitter. It's all about filter and civility. People have it in the real world, they drop it on line. The Mike Tyson quote is THE quote for the 21st century. “Social media made y'all way too comfortable with disrespecting people and not getting punched in the face for it.” It comes down to this, people are safe posting on the internet, they aren't safe in the real world. So people, long ago developed ethics...a filter....if you will, on what to say and what not to say around other people. But those filters don't apply to anonymous posts on the internet.

[@nightmarishcompositions4536]

@@alecbrinker7268Less than 5% of the human population has Twitter let alone uses it. Most people in the real world barely use Twitter or social media at all. A very small minority of terminally online idiots make the other 95% look terrible, but most people are actually perfectly reasonable and respectable and don’t participate in online rhetoric at all.

[@Dan-ku9mt]

10000%!!!

[@Courtney7171]

I’m impressed by a guy who uses coupons and manages his money wisely.

[@marcpeterson1092]

I got 2 for 1 at Burger King. Wanna go?

[@QuanPookie]

Exactly

[@LindaC616]

​@@marcpeterson1092I once helped one of my college students fund date night with his steady girlfriend, because I would take coupons that arrived at my house in for my students. Sometimes it was steakhouse, sometimes it was Olive garden, and sometimes it was pizza, but it always allowed him to go someplace besides a burger joint with her. 🙂

[@renegadepuppy]

One girl got irritated when I used my student discount.

[@adamcolclasure4892]

In S.Korea its trendy to go to places that offer cheaper breakfasts or dinner. Eating out places is expensive in most places anymore.

[@someonlinepersona]

The problem is that too many are taking what people say on social media seriously to the point that it now influences elections.

[@Ulford]

The problem is social media!

[@3mpt7]

In other words, the problem is that social media used to be a place to relax, let off some steam, and say things you don't really mean. Which was awkward for those not in the know. Nowadays people mean what they say on social media. Even the bots. Which is awkward, for those in denial that what you post on social media is in fact, how you think. Of course it's going to influence elections. Do the politicians have any other method of contacting people in their own homes, en masse?

[@lacountess]

This is very similar to what I told my ultra-liberal friend last time we met. "You're fighting your battles wrong. In this country, you don't win by fighting people. You win by having more of them on your side. Yelling at people you think deserve it for whatever reason might feel justified, but it won't win you an election."

[@HaloFan117_]

Lol then let Harris lose.

[@JohnnyRingo-c5v]

I can’t vote democrats with Kamala running ,’she isn’t good

[@lacountess]

@@HaloFan117_ Yeah because she's totally the one NOT bringing people into the fold. You must have slept through all the former and current Republicans endorsing her during the convention.

[@AshleyBidensBathTime]

@@lacountess And all the liberals endorsing Trump! Well…all the good liberals 😂

[@lacountess]

@@JohnnyRingo-c5v you won't vote for Democrats period. Biden: too old, Obama: too black, Harris: she just isn't "good."

[@btr003]

They have a louder voice. Everything they say in twitter gets put on the news. Nothing I say will ever be on the news. Nothing any sane person says will ever end up on any news site or channel. That's not what gets clicks. That's not what gets ad revenue. These bullies and "ick" are all that anyone wants to report on, so they will always have the loudest voices when there are so many more sane nice people.

[@childless-catlady8255]

Sad, but true.

[@peteo5704]

Don't click on the ick

[@OldFellaDave]

We need to STOP EFFING CLICKING on them then! Stop dropping comments. Stop feeding the algorithm and giving them advertising clicks

[@giantsr1eva]

@btr003 How about asking yourself why people are getting their news from Twitter? Could it be that our centrist mainstream media has failed the people?

[@meinelust]

Hence why I quit Twitter and Faceboon.

[@24hourproject54]

Add this to the credits: "No spouse of Bill's was harmed during the making of this commentary".

[@paulcooper1046]

If you don’t like a politician, don’t vote for them. Get over yourself. You’re not that significant.

[@LS-ki9ft]

So true.

[@NunYabiznass-hd6dj]

But I think when you talk about the kind of numbers that I’m talking about, that - because child care is child care. It’s, couldn’t - you know, it’s something, you have to have it. In this country, you have to have it. But when you talk about those numbers compared to the kind of numbers that I’m talking about by taxing foreign nations at levels that they’re not used to but they’ll get used to it very quickly. And it’s not going to stop them from doing business with us, but they’ll have a very substantial tax when they send product into our country. Those numbers are so much bigger than any numbers that we’re talking about, including child care, that it’s gonna take care. We’re gonna have - I, I look forward to having no deficits within a fairly short period of time. Coupled with, uh, the reductions that I told you about on waste and fraud and all of the other things that are going on in our country - because I have to say with child care, I want to stay with child care, but those numbers are small relative to the kind of economic numbers that I’m talking about, including growth.

[@gabrielvazquez1691]

A lot of people need to hear that

[@jameswayton2340]

5:50 ''You know, take one for the team?'' Woman in audience '' OH GOD '' 😂

[@GopherBaroque61]

I'm a U.S. Air Force Veteran. I didn't retire from the military (I only served for 11 years), though I'm retired now. I miss the days when people of differing ideologies could disagree, yet not hate the other person for their views. I you want to change someone views, fine. Lay out your views. Disagree with them, sure, but don't denigrate them. If you do that, you're going about trying to change their minds all wrong. That only makes them cling to and defend their beliefs even more. What do I know, anyway...

[@romanjones4643]

One of the biggest problems of the current division (besides ruSSian misinformation, FUX news and the like ) is the 'smart'phone and 'social' media.

[@michaelvirgini2388]

@@GopherBaroque61 denigrating the “other” has been the hallmark of the neoconservative movement, from rush Limbaugh to newt Gingrich to the modern conservative media apparatus. I’m not saying no one on the left does it, but the “populist” right has made it a calling card and spent the last 25 years normalizing it.

[@jeraldbottcher1588]

I fully agree. (Retired Army Here) I have several friends all over the political spectrum. We can discuss politics, and we can agree to disagree and still be friends. There are some subjects we just don't discuss because there is no changing each others minds, and we recognize that. We do not call each other names because we disagree with each other. We treat each other with respect. respect goes both ways.

[@erwind917]

You mean like denigrating with nicknames on national television as part of campaigning strategy? Like calling Hillary Clinton "Crooked Hillary," Joe Biden "Sleepy Joe," Elizabeth Warren "Pocahontas," Marco Rubio "Little Marco," Ted Cruz "Lyin' Ted," Jeb Bush "Low Energy Jeb," Bernie Sanders "Crazy Bernie," Michael Bloomberg "Mini Mike," Adam Schiff "Shifty Schiff" and "Pencil Neck," Nancy Pelosi "Crazy Nancy," Steve Bannon "Sloppy Steve," Kim Jong-un "Little Rocket Man," Omarosa Manigault Newman "Wacky Omarosa," Stormy Daniels "Horseface," The New York Times "Failing New York Times," CNN "Fake News CNN," Jim Acosta "Crazy Jim Acosta," MSNBC "Concast/MSDNC," Mika Brzezinski "Low I.Q. Mika," Joe Scarborough "Psycho Joe," Jeff Sessions "Mr. Magoo," and Jeff Flake "Jeff Flakey”.

[@DevMom]

@@michaelvirgini2388 While I agree that Rush Limbaugh and Newt Gingrich were polarizing figures - they cannot hold a candle to the anti Trump left of today. I am not particularly a Trump fan, but it is utterly 'Icky' what today's left is throwing at him - and more so at his supporters. And credit where it is due, I have never seen or heard Trump calling supporters of the left anything close to 'deplorable, uneducated bunch of lunatics'.

[@hellaevil]

Everyone is brave behind a keyboard. We aren't voting for internet trolls.

[@Lisa-ik3wt]

Right??

[@Lisa-ik3wt]

Telephone tough guy strikes again

[@patcurrie9888]

Bradley wasn't hiding like the average keyboard troll. He was acting like a keyboard warrior.

[@hellaevil]

​@@patcurrie9888 I didn't say he was hiding. It was off base for Bradley to tweet at her. RFK is a dumb idiot, that's her problem, not ours.

[@ADAMSIXTIES]

So you're not voting for trump?

[@jeffreyringenberger1690]

I'm a center left Democrat living in Southern Florida. It drives me crazy that people think I'm like the far left the moment they find out I'm a Democrat. I have to explain that we're not all crazy. It's just sad it's come to this. Thank you Bill for saying the things that need to be said.

[@jeremysmith964]

Anyone who votes for Kamala at this point is endorsing all of the crazy. It’s sad but Trump is the sane one at this point and yea he is flawed but he isn’t pushing communist economic policy that will destroy western society he isn’t offering 25k down payment assistance that will wreck the housing market worse than the Biden Harris administration already has. He hasn’t pushed policies that have driven the price of groceries up 25% over the last three years. That’s why I’m voting for Trump this time because I can’t afford anymore of this joy the left promises it’s going to kill me

[@lindaleelaw5277]

I'm a senior i bill myself as an Indy/ Dem/ Moderate ( due to age ).

[@tommcfadden5232]

My humble advice…stop explaining.😊

[@chrishestand1032]

Same here. I'm North of Jax. Trump-land.

[@DH09876]

⁠@@tommcfadden5232no, he has a right to “explain” why he stands for what he stands for to conservatives. Misunderstanding of another party’s viewpoints is not good. The agree to disagree attitude is best.

[@sha3599]

The lady from audience who said "Oh God" after Bill said "You know, take one for the team" cracked me up.

[@jameschadwick1664]

74 year old black Vietnam veteran. There you go with that common sense shit again. ♥️☮️& happiness. 🇺🇲😎

[@QED_]

props

[@ericp3573]

you fought communism.........I hope you are not seriously going to vote in a radical communist to destroy the USA you fought for

[@childless-catlady8255]

Thank you for your service, sir! 💙

[@PeterBondeVillain]

Thank you for your service!

[@giantsr1eva]

@jameschadwick1664 Does meeting people where they are include the third party voters and non voters?

[@blankrobber]

What's wrong with a coupon for dinner ?

[@retromeister3709]

More like what's wrong with her?!

[@malvoliosf]

Ick.

[@brandonwalker5011]

Thats the joke

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

Shows that you’re a cheap brokie. At least that’s how some women see it

[@jeffm.2119]

I feel like most would say, whats a coupon? Everything’s in the app these days.

[@a1orski]

"I conquer my enemies by making them my friends ". A. Lincoln

[@85tclower]

I’m pretty sure ole Abe didn’t make the entire south his friends 😂😂 I remember reading somewhere that there were guns involved.

[@carlnorris2392]

You don't like trump, don't be like him. Shame this will go over everyones heads. Great line

[@bryanmachin2152]

@@stevehansen7895 No, he really isn't. That's exactly what we all SHOULD take from this.

[@carollund8251]

So you think you are the only one with a brain? It will go over everyone' s head? What an arrogant thing to say. I guess you didn't get that line either...

[@siisti81]

I love it when someone says this. "Look at me! Only I am capable of understanding words!!! You idiots can't understand anything that I can!!" lmao

[@helene420]

Except Bill bitches and complains about him on every show 😂😂😂

[@CarolSmith-k2b]

@@carlnorris2392 Why are all gays so afraid of President Trump?

[@bettycrocker6692]

That's one fine sermon, Preacher Bill . . . I hope every American listens.

[@dawnmclaren8723]

A wonderful commentary for today. Thanks Bill

[@Ericwvb2]

"The worst guy since Hitler" - I can't stand the guy but this is ridiculous. Pol Pot, Mao ZeDong, Saddam Hussein, Idi Amin?

[@oliverseiler2871]

Yep.....that was a bit messed up.

[@jackMeought-fr8vl]

You don't understand, his words are really really mean!

[@bluesteel8376]

He was joking.

[@blu48]

Stalin, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un.

[@elizabethmann2635]

Yet! He hasn't yet. Let's not give him a second chance. Christo-fascists can be just as dangerous as any other theocracy.

[@brandonwalker5011]

Bill need to get the crowd a do not clap sign because the frequency of applause really ruins the timing of the jokes.

[@JTx3c]

no man the real response adds to it

[@DonRoccoRicardo]

No worse than Nancy and Kabala and the State of the Union address when Minister of Propaganda Nancy Pelosi stood up to applaud and had to just stand there like a bafoon because she was reading the teleprompter faster than Fuhrer Biden.

[@chrisbrown2211]

It's so cringe

[@jeffmore2549]

It's a live audience. Something you might not know about maybe. Remember those?

[@vstar7196]

Love Bill’s audiences. 👍

[@Laura.S.1540]

I agree . I saw the Bradley Whitford tweet and thought what a sanctimonious twit.

[@ScootyPuffSr7]

Same. And I love The West Wing. This is what happens when you live in an echo chamber.

[@wildwoodandonyx]

The characters he plays aren’t far from his true self

[@prosen8966]

@@ScootyPuffSr7Noooo. Don’t spit on Josh! He was my tv hubby for such a long time! I adored him!! 😂 😅

[@nvadqs]

Exactly!!

[@nvadqs]

​@ScootyPIuffSr7 I was just watching TWW and I got so mad when I saw the tweet!

[@tomsinsky5548]

I needed to hear this. OK. (Seriously, thanks Bill Maher.)

[@CarolSmith-k2b]

@@tomsinsky5548Bill is a creepy looking little troll whose pedantic "comedy" is aimed at liberals who try to convince each other they are intelligent and morally superior.

[@Abnsdllnnlosnfd]

How come we pay attention to social media anyway? Listen to what actual politicians say and what their actual policies are!

[@markconiglio7769]

Good call... what are kamala policies again? Oh yeah... she is not trump. So you all including bill will be voting for her.

[@chenzen1578]

Thank you for that comment. I don't think for one second thousands of haters on social media represent the "far left". (=no sarcasm, I mean it) haters are just haters, whatever political dircetion they follow.

[@phoenix5054]

Speaking of which, Kamala pulled back on a proposed higher capital gains taxes. She is not a progressive fighter.

[@nHautamaki]

As Bill said, the actual democratic politicians are sane, reasonable, rational people who mostly speak respectfully and urge people to find compromise and focus on solutions. IOW, boring. GOP politicians have largely abandoned that because it's boring and doesn't get them views and donations. Thank god democratic politicians haven't gone down the same road but the incentives suggest they probably will at some point. People are bored with sanity and rationality and courtesy and respect. They want drama, controversy, and conflict. Social media provides that in spades, and now GOP politicians do too. It may be just a matter of time before Democratic politicians follow suit.

[@chenzen1578]

@@nHautamaki 100% correct until the last sentence. It's our duty as viewers and voters to determine the course. We choose what gets attention, therfore"we" as society can determeine if we want a scandalous persient or an effective, competent one. Same goes for (anti-) social media. I'm on YT ONLY, no other crap. My body, my choice. 🙂

[@STSWB5SG1FAN]

This is what is so great about Bill (and what a lot of people don't seem to get about him), he justifiably gives it to BOTH sides when they are deserving of it.

[@peteharrington2605]

It’s not at all an equivalency…. I appreciate sticking it to both sides in a sane society, but the bullsh*t bill complains about on the left is nothing compared to the active harm the majority of republicans are doing to this country.

[@gematria79]

I stopped watching Maher when he became obsessive whiny & stupid about the Pandemic. He finally seems to have recovered from that (I hope).

[@prooveditt4839]

"Whiny and stupid" like why are you mandating an experimental medicine.? Did he sound like one of those anti vaxxers? Seems like you should sort your thoughts

[@N30WULF]

Exactly!

[@markconiglio7769]

​@gematria79 I am no fan of bill, yet... the pandemic was bull$#@*! It deserved to be made fun of every second. How is your 9th booster. I'm sure you still drive around by yourself with a mask on.

[@chadchey4049]

When he went on a rant about marriage, I’m waiting for him to drop “I’m not even married and even I knew that”

[@oldirtydawson]

"Choice is an illusion. There is no choice"- George Carlin

[@YvettePatrick-k8u]

More of a delusion

[@johnteets2921]

Left out "when"...........

[@WCGreeny]

​@@johnteets2921 Legendary comedian, but not correct. If you want to know how far sideways a country can go, ask a Venezuelan or Russian who landed in your country.

[@TruBlu65]

@@oldirtydawson there's always a choice yet sometimes that's to do nada

[@NunYabiznass-hd6dj]

Free will is an illusion

[@joelgautier6063]

What about Melania Trump? She's been bullied by comedians like Bill for a decade now.

[@victorpradha9946]

It's just Locker room lingo

[@renegadepuppy]

Mostly for things she did (like copying speeches or some of hey positions as First Lady). Wife of Kennedy is not First Lady. And not for her husband stuff. Also he is doing a comedy bit and not saying things seriously on Twitter. There is a difference. You are saying Bill who is a political comedy won’t do comedy on politicians and their spouses.

[@TrumpFanNetwork2]

@@renegadepuppy- Melania didn’t write that speech - None of them do - the speech writer accepted full blame so stop lying just to falsely smear people .

[@TheodoreNicklas]

Comedy has no RESTRICTIONS...only SNOWFLAKES

[@jeraldbottcher1588]

Yes that is true, but she is being mocked for her own actions. (Lets see the I do not care coat, the terrible Whitehouse Christmas decorations, several other things with bad optics) and do not forget that people were all over Hillary when she was the 1st lady. But they were all over her for her actions, not Bill's

[@MountainsoftheHeart]

Never marry someone who does not feel the same way about parenthood

[@marks7321]

I love that he used that clip of Obama’s speech at the DNC. I spoke with several people afterward who said Obama is at his worst when he’s lecturing in ethics. It was one of my favorite speeches of the event.

[@blaze556922]

It's a shame that we have so many morally bankrupt people that he has to constantly give those kinds of talking points in speeches... I'm sure he'd rather be talking about something else

[@giornogiovanni5655]

@@marks7321 That's because he didn't practice what he preached.

[@CHMichael]

Given the despicable things our government and politicians gets cought doing ... legally, I'm surprised we still thrive for " the perfect " leadership. I don't care if our president is having orgys at the white house as long as we have a great economy, free education and a doctor that comes to your house. I really like Obama , but my healthy care was better before him and I only started making more money once he left office.

[@boilingboy1]

@@giornogiovanni5655 Dumbest comment of the year, Cletus. No Drama Obama stayed cool, calm and collected for 8 years. He never let rightwing idiocy (like outrage over him wearing a tan suit) get to him.

[@jedidiahwomack83]

It troubles me that fans of Obama would leave one of his speeches complaining about him discussing ethics? If that is not precisely the sort of virtue one seeks in a man with presidential bearing, I can't guess what qualifies him for the job besides.

[@Washougalite1]

The ick is a thing and it does matter 😂

[@MasterLond]

I would pay to see Donnie Boy on the show...I don't even watch the show normally, but would indeed tune in for that episode

[@bjkjoseph]

The fake forced laughter lady is there again

[@bishopsmall1185]

i thought she was on the campaign trail but its nice to hear that she is taking a break to watch a show

[@LazarheaD]

Did you not just hear Obama?

[@ALTDOK667]

So are you!

[@Bugtortoise]

There's a man too - a couple of them I think.

[@davik9003]

it's not fake. You can literally go to the show. He's thrown people out in the middle of the show before. kzbin.info/www/bejne/emWVpZ9tia2gn7s But the audience reaction, especially during debate sucks. Absolutely, 100% awful. It needs to go, but Bill needs them. He used to yell at the crowd how much they sucked. Seems since COVID it just hasn't been the same.

[@samlauver]

Bill, this may be the best and most on point new rule in years. United we rise and divided we fall.

[@ManfredvonREKToften]

bill maher "calling out his side" bits are the best. so on point

[@scottttym]

In that same speech, Obama literally started scolding anything MAGA

[@petermarshall7352]

Of course he did; MAGA is the worst theing top happen to America.

[@julianskinner3697]

Good for him Maga is shit

[@Professicchio]

Which is precisely what every rational human should do.

[@mariod2890]

@@Professicchio Thanks for proving Bill's point and @scottttym. Clearly the entire point of this video has gone over your head. Well done!

[@scottttym]

@@mariod2890 wow. You two can't even see your inane hypocrisy.

[@jonnysaint5261]

Trumps a double Jacker. LOL

[@dawnmclaren8723]

A wonderful commentary for today. Thanks Bill

[@Cappadoccia04]

The one lady with the loud and obnoxious laugh must never be invited back.

[@terrymokihana1421]

she is a paid laugher every show Maher has at least one. The loud hoots from the audience demeans the show.

[@speezandthebenchmarkshow5319]

Bro she's been there A LOT lately. Can't even listen to certain segments because of her obnoxious shit.

[@hamiltoncox7651]

It's a problem with the microphone placement. The audience is fairly distant from the stage so they mic the crowd. Whoever is doing it is always keying on one or two individuals which makes them seem overly present and too loud. Poor sound design.

[@SelfPropelledDestiny]

It was Cheryl Hines.

[@robi6317]

she's been on for at this this whole season

[@RTR-96]

This whole bit would take 1 minute if the audience didn't clap after EVERY F'ING SENTENCE!

[@appliedfacts]

Well, every sentence was worth clapping for! Think about it.

[@vstar7196]

Bill delivers the goods. Worth every clap.

[@michaelmelamed9103]

SentEnce

[@apemancommeth8087]

That joke about a politician kissing the baby almost had me pissing myself!

[@fxphzznpjfdl5bpuqjxo504]

I'm surprised a pro choicer made the joke

[@michaelschneider-]

To the power of 10. ... That's hilarious.

[@TerlinguaTalkeetna]

Reminds me of that great line I heard long ago, Be the change you want to see in the world.

[@JJSpanky]

I hate elections. I'm even sick of the jokes. I'll tune back in after November.

[@LiliWhyte]

Trust me, it n e v e r ends.

[@Kevin-u3x9v]

The takedown of Bradley Whitford……spectacular!

[@jenmac287]

That 3rd rate hasbeen actor guy?

[@Geekabibble]

I'm disappointed in him. To attack someone over their husband like that just sucks. I used to enjoy him in West Wing and other shows.

[@MrsCaliKas]

That was a takedown?

[@TheReasonWeLearn]

Oh bill, they were always like this.

[@JimiGosu]

It's the far left that make the headlines and get the interviews. You won't see someone being interviewed on national television for saying "we really should be acting civil towards each other, especially when we disagree." Instead, you get the crazed activist screaming, "They are absolute evil. We need to put them in jail for not thinking like us and make sure their family is never safe again! Now, who brought the goblet for the blood pact?"

[@mwfmtnman]

Just the far left are the problem eh? Okay

[@depuyr]

Maybe the best I've seen.

[@gutz1981]

Bill: "Take one for the team." Audience Member: "Oh god." Someone got some "Baby its my birthday today, I promise it won't hurt." flashback.

[@rabbitholegirl1]

This is why Bill rocks. He has the balls to say as it is

[@jeffersonkee6440]

Truth! Not Social!

[@joeberg3317]

Yeah, agreed with this. Something about Twitter brings out that kind of smug dismissal tone too (not just on the left, though yes, certainly on the left).

[@seanwickham8905]

Which is why it shouldn't be censored. If you're an a**hole, you should have the freedom to let everyone else know.

[@hereigoagain5050]

Love watching Bill teach about the responsibility of marriage.

[@munyumbamutwale2985]

The unmarried perpetual bachelor is the one who now has to explain marriage issues to adults. This is a sad situation.

[@xhagast]

And the cherry on to is that he is right. Like when he defends children.

[@revtheory]

This is so poignant I can’t even tell you how much of a bow this puts on point that a lot of us that used to be liberals and have been pushed to the centre and often centre right it completely encapsulates our feeling and experience

[@DH09876]

He really is uniquely moderate in his voice in a way no one else or doing

[@jenniferwells9032]

Nailed it again Bill👍😂😂

[@b-dub6865]

Thank you, Bill! I completely agree. We must stop preaching & passing judgments, & instead listen, show compassion, & try to understand where others are coming from. We may discover that we have more in common than we think. Well done!

[@highdefinist9697]

Almost. You should be "judgmental" to some extent, as in, you should judge what Kennedy is doing. But, when communicating your disagreement, you should still show compassion, respect, etc...

[@Mia51387]

@@highdefinist9697. The left passes the Weirdo word around on anyone that gets in their way. It will be on every show, news etc. insulting our intellect again. I can’t imagine anyone being so brainwashed by their partisan side that they think Harris or Trump is the better candidate. We have some vicious people using their platform to get their way. To think we could have had an intelligent experienced man like Robert running our country and this is what the greedy and corrupt campaign for. I’m not into Trump ,took , me a few days to get onboard but I get it and hope it works with Robert on board Trump seems different now (hadn’t listened to him for years). Robert said Trump told him he wants things different now and realizes his mistakes and wants Robert to help him pick the right people this time.

[@b-dub6865]

@@highdefinist9697 Right. While using judgment is essential for making sensible decisions, being judgmental often carries a negative connotation, describing someone who is overly critical & harsh. But I understand your point.😉

[@deborahbaca1345]

Easy for white privileged males to let it go when your rights to choose aren't removed...

[@jasonmeade955]

@@highdefinist9697 Respect is the important thing. Liberals used to have the starting point of assuming that people do NOT have ill intent, that every human being is owed a basic minimum amount of respect and human dignity, and that dehumanization of any sort only ever leads to degrading humanity as a whole. Yes, speak out against the ills of society and problems facing those within it, but do so in a manner where opposition is heard and afforded the chance to express themselves. Losing this mindset is how atrocities have ended up being carried out by people who are certain their truth is more important than anything and who fervently believe in their own superiority.

[@YvetteRomero]

Condemning people for yelling at them, by yelling at them "you are giving the ick!"

[@dizzywow]

He didn't tell at anyone.

[@kombatrock]

Maher is ick personified.

[@mufasachainbreaker7757]

It's not the size of the ick... It's how you use it 😜

[@takashinomura8052]

"In theory, they hate bullying, terrible! In practice their attitude is `It`s not bullying when I set YOUR head in the toilet`" gold. The most based liberal there is.

[@NeoTechni]

"When I do it, it's anti-bullying. Just like racism and fascism"

[@cpthornman]

Coincidentally also what a narcissist says and does.

[@giantsr1eva]

@takashinomura8052 Liberals are not bullies. Centrists get upset with us when we don’t agree with them being a bully.

[@takashinomura8052]

@@giantsr1eva Talking about the "liberals in theory", did you watch the video or skipped to the comments?

[@giantsr1eva]

@@takashinomura8052 I did watch the video, Bill was mad that Bradley Whitford was mad at Cheryl Hines for not disavowing RFK Jr. That is not bullying, that is criticism of Cheryl Hines. It’s an opinion. Why would you call people who believe in peace and love bullies? That doesn’t make any sense am I right?

[@tiptina55]

I don't want to live in a world where everyone thinks exactly the same. That's a recipe for brain atrophy.

[@AngelaMinetto]

I would love you having Trump on the show. 😂

[@Agent_Chieftain]

8:33 If Bill actually does this, he'll break the entire internet.

[@crustybone]

I'd take an evening off to watch that.

[@vickilawrence7207]

You’re absolutely right about the ick factor!

[@tedr4526]

What do you think Kennedy was right about?

[@thomaswschaller]

likely something to do with anti-vax craziness

[@theclamhammer4447]

Captured agencies? Processed food? Endless pharmaceutical products? Anti war? What do you think he’s wrong about?

[@gt29schopenhauer]

The debt, the division, the chronic illness, etc. Issues that both sides wouldn’t even touch.

[@sygendron]

@@gt29schopenhauer The chronic illness?!? What chronic illness?

[@bennruda11]

Environmental abuse

[@N7492]

Another superb rant from the conscience of the nation.

[@true_sid]

That nod after 5:38 said a lot 😆

[@drblaque521]

For all the Left/Liberal bashing, this is actually rational, reasonable, thoughtful, well articulated words that we all need to hear and take to heart. I will focus on not just listening, but DOING what was recommended here, but can you stop with the constant false equivalencies of the Left and Right?

[@CultureCrossed64]

He's just trying to make you guys look better, why would you want him to stop pretending that you guys aren't worse?

[@michaelvirgini2388]

“Jerking off two guys at once” 😂…while YMCA plays in the background.

[@Lisa-ik3wt]

Hell yeah that's funny af

[@Lisa-ik3wt]

He tries to look tough, but he's cadet bone spurs all day long.

[@juansanchez-kg2to]

Only those who visualize Trump doing that it is because they are the one who secretly think about doing that.

[@questor55]

The libs like Maher like to gay-shame because they still think it enrages the rightoids. Its weak.

[@st.jimmy0244]

Love the closing line; "you don't like Trump? Then don't be like him." Truth!

[@Winterstick549]

"Marriage is like a bong, sometimes you have to take a few hits for it to work" LOL!😅😂

[@bethboyle1479]

I was surprised at how mean Robert Kennedy’s family is about it, too. Everyone is free to support the candidate of their choice. That’s the basis of any political discussion.

[@BridgesOnBikes]

It was like 4 ppl in his family of hundreds. He has many family members working on his campaign. That was just a hit piece to discredit him before his campaign even got a start.

[@uptick888]

@@BridgesOnBikeshuh even his brothers and sisters are against him.. he’s a disgrace to the Kennedy Democratic Legacy

[@Frostie-e8g]

​@@BridgesOnBikes BS. It's more than FOUR people. And no Kennedy is working in his campaign - he doesn't have one. He dropped out because he knew he didn't have a chance in Hell of getting elected.

[@NunYabiznass-hd6dj]

RFK just said that the republican party is the party of the working person, what a joke he has become

[@RogueRotte]

I have no issue with RFK being right-wing, but the fact that he endorsed TRUMP who is such a loser and someone who is so dangerous to our democracy and who hates POC and calls trans people 'woke mind virus'. If he'd supported perhaps Chris Christie or some moderate, right-leaning person.

[@lisvender]

THANK YOU

[@bettyriley7295]

Sooner or later, the kid being picked on has had enough, and decides to fight back. It's the only way to stop a bully. If bullies don't like being bullied, they should stop bullying.

[@NeoTechni]

the problem is, you're the bully.

[@robi6317]

@@NeoTechni dumb comment

[@highdefinist9697]

@@NeoTechni Well, both sides are the bully, really. Mahers point is that the Left should be better than the Right.

[@bettyriley7295]

@@NeoTechni No, I'm the kid who was picked on.

[@nexhep]

hey now, leave "paying for dinner with a coupon" alone 😂 that's just called "efficiency!"

[@brando7266]

If they don't like it, they can pay for it, lol

[@ScootyPuffSr7]

Not on the first date! Come on!

[@brando7266]

@@ScootyPuffSr7 u never buy dinner, until u get some action, 😆

[@LindaC616]

​@@ScootyPuffSr7first date is weird, but any other time, why not? But I'm not in my 20s.... come to think of it, I would have understood in my 20s, would understand now....around late 29s early 30s would have been the time I'd have looked askance

[@wildwoodandonyx]

Saves money for that no-tell motel

[@deigamohamed707]

Well said 💯👏🏾👏🏾

[@jacklawer6389]

I can't believe that Cheryl Hines is married to him, wow.. ..

[@jlev1028]

I always say that true American liberals shouldn't just be protesting systemic racism or corruption in the government and corporate spheres. They should be defenders of free speech and expression and be willing to criticize regressive ideas like jihadism without shirking away for fear of others calling them "racist" or "Islamophobic". Personally, I identify as a moderate, but I share more liberal ideas than a lot of people on the left. Yes, I groan when I hear my uncles express their opposite yet equally extreme beliefs, and I do attack online comments that demonstrate unhinged Trumpist attitudes, but I don't let myself be swept in bandwagons and hate mobs. Unless they're genuinely disturbing or obnoxious, opinions should be respected.

[@bryanmachin2152]

You sound like a 19th century liberal--and I mean that as a compliment.

[@Dreyno]

Free speech and lies are two different things. Allowing clear, obvious and abject lies under the banner of free speech is a slippery slope.

[@BigBadJerryRogers]

People on the right have this notion that others are supposed tolerate their intolerance. Which is just a logical fallacy.

[@renegadepuppy]

I agree. The same people - think squad - who protest against Islamophobia (not just within the U.S. but outside) do not protest how non-Muslims are treated in the Islamic world. The same for how LGBT people are treated in the Muslim world. It is double standards as they often criticize not just the U.S. or even the West but other secular countries for some of these rights - but they are not ready to shame the Muslim world. There is a double standard. Wrong is wrong.

[@Dreyno]

@@renegadepuppy Because the Muslim world doesn’t come under their remit. The Muslim world wouldn’t be “shamed” by anything they could say. You vastly overestimate how much their protests would achieve.

[@rd.gerdes]

In fact, I think ALL these people are just characters on TV.

[@jotac87278]

Kinda funny that Bill is telling people about marriage. He is definitely right, though. The liberals he looked up to, though, never had social media. It connects everybody and is always on you. No escaping it for the most part.

[@benjamingruder4875]

"Kinda funny that Bill is telling people about marriage". He admitted this in this video.

[@djn48]

You are correct in saying "The liberals he looked up to, though, never had social media", but the thing with social media is that you don't have to comment if you don't want to. Or in the case of those Twitter/X hatemongers, if commenting will make you look like a mean-spirited judgemental turd.

[@JOHN----DOE]

Why shouldn't he? Celibate priests have been telling people what to do in marriage for nearly 2000 years. And screwing it up in a way Bill doesn't.

[@jotac87278]

@djn48 that's very much true. Being from different generations plays a part

[@AmericanOutsider]

Bill Mahers problem isn't that he's still a liberal; his problem is he keeps thinking the democrat party still is too

[@monotech20.14]

Bill Maher was always a libertarian. BTW if my wife was supporting trump in the way RFK is ,yes that would be grounds for divorce.

[@AmericanOutsider]

@@monotech20.14 in just a few senteces you managed to declare that not only don't you know what words mean (eg liberal), but also made clear that you are the problem. well done!

[@monotech20.14]

@@AmericanOutsider In just a few sentences you managed to declare that you don't know that words have different meanings and change over the course of time. Especially in politics. For instance, the Pro Life movement was originally anti death penalty until the far right fake christians took it over. Just like today liberal means left of center. Libertarians are just rightwingers who want to smoke pot get laid and not pay taxes. But you also made it clear that you are the problem. Well Done!

[@Supersonicspyro]

​​@@monotech20.14well then obviously you don't know what love is if you would throw it away over a disagreement in political policy, trump isn't Hitler and voting him in won't kill anyone lmao, the melodrama around him was ridiculous in 2016 and it's still ridiculous now

[@renegadepuppy]

@@monotech20.14First, I won’t. I would stop talking to my wife about politics. If asked to clarify if I was a public figure, I would say that my political positions are different from my wife. Second, you may leave your wife but if you expect all others to do the same, then it is wrong. Third, someone can say that how the progressives don’t criticize the anti-Semitic protests as strongly as they should. They are allowing the bullying of Jewish students especially who are wearing the Jewish caps. A lot of the Hollywood had been silent on that and they are so hot and bothered about a wife not saying anything about her husband’s political position. Fourth, unlike conservatives or even progressives, a true liberal believes in freedom of expression. This means they would first be ok with anyone including their family to choose or vote or support whoever they want. That is the first choice. A lot of liberals (PS we are not progressives who cannot criticize obvious wrong) vote Dems because we feel it is better for democracy at this time. That does not mean most of us or even most of Dem voters would stand up for asinine things like defund the police.

[@assilemisawesome]

Great video! Made me laugh and think!

[@QwentyJ]

Who doesn't enjoy seeing a politician kissing a baby? 😂😂😂😂😂

[@renriviera]

Meanness is contagious, thank you Trump.

[@seanwickham8905]

Totally correct. Meanness didn't exist before Trump.

[@YvettePatrick-k8u]

@@seanwickham8905 What? You don't know about Dick Cheney? The guy that started a war over WMD's he KNEW didn't exist? A million Iraqi civilians dead. 6000+ US service members....dead. 15,000 US amputees. Anyone that celebrates who this guy endorses is nuts. Cheney isn't the definition mean, He's the definition of evil. Cheney is the devil! He wants Trump to lose because Trump doesn't march to the orders of defense contractors and start wars that make people like Cheney....former CEO of Halliburton into billionaires. I'm completely fine if the US left NATO. None of the other countries pay their share.

[@reggiet8628]

Surely you are not dismissing the crass Kilery Clinton!

[@TruBlu65]

​@@seanwickham8905whhhaaat t h

[@davidswift7776]

Bill’s won me over 👍

[@bostonfrombrady]

Do Kamala next

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

What would the equivalent be? Seriously, Post a list of Kamala Harris’ “icks” I’d love to see A, what they are and B, how they compare to Trumps

[@ericp3573]

I want to see that........just her lunatic cackle laugh makes me want to put in earplugs..........that woman is annoying

[@williamnovis3507]

@@chiarosuburekeni9325 you could start with how she didn’t get elected into her position but appointed go into how she supports Marxist ideology (price gouging sure worked well for the Soviet Union) and end on her not being able to talk about anything without a teleprompter. I’m no trump supporter but she is a terrible candidate and the democrats are insane for putting blind trust into such a terrible candidate.

[@Peterson1451]

@@chiarosuburekeni9325Laughing,Nodding,Smiling,Awkward glares and smirks aswell

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

@@Peterson1451 🤣🤣 Exactly. They have little to nothing.

[@eyeofamon]

The irony of Bill Maher preaching about how marriage works.

[@sidwhiting665]

As the title of the piece says, "In theory...." Bill knows the theory of marriage, but he's never had to practice it, day in and day out. Most of us can be decent humans beings to each other for a few days... a week... a month. But the ones who impress me; the one's I LISTED to, are the old couples who've been in the trenches 50+ years and still hold hands when they go out together. Bill knows nothing of that level of commitment, joy, sacrifice, and love. He screws women and leaves them once he gets tired of them or they get tired of him. The he will preach on how we should treat women with respect. Yeeeeeep!

[@aarenfourever]

There are few things worse than an immature man.

[@Unfluencer]

never heard of bradley whitford, but he's the reason so many people voted for trump.

[@vickyabramowitz2885]

Whitford is an actor whose ancestors came to what would become New England on the Mayflower.

[@MrHalohunter24]

@@vickyabramowitz2885 He played Andy Samberg's father in Brooklyn 99.

[@mrsherwood2599]

Aerosmith rhythm guitar player 👍

[@Clm19789]

First saw him in Adventures in Babysitting, 1987

[@bryanmachin2152]

Watch West Wing reruns--if you're old enough to remember 2004.

[@jamesjpak]

best closing line I've heard in a very long time

[@willman9567]

I am an old liberal. Trump Supporters isn't why I can't put out an American flag now.

[@RantTheRetort]

No, that's not the reason. It's the same reason Dems wob't criticize Hamas but will harass Jews. Democrats are intolerant, violent bigots.

[@patcurrie9888]

Yupp, me too. I can't wait for Maga to be in the rearview mirror.

[@willman9567]

@@patcurrie9888 I can't put up a flag because the progressives will harm my property. You should have seen what they did in 2020 to our downtown.

[@kommisar.]

@@patcurrie9888 Right, let's just keep supporting the establishment. Very clever.

[@kommisar.]

@@vadergrd Trump didn't take a paycheck while in office and in fact lost wealth over that period. Meanwhile, Biden is worth $10M despite being on a "Senator's salary" his entire life. TDS confirmed.

[@erinmaron3402]

Just love you Mr. Maher

[@mistuhgone]

Bill is spot on here.

[@ravibalu8989]

"Going after the wife, even the mafia doesn't do that" - well said bill

[@Zr0din]

...and not 5 years ago we were complaining about liberals not fighting the win-able and good fights. Not showing backbone in adversity. Not calling out obvious lies... But we can do that without being butt-heads!

[@rd.gerdes]

So far, not so much. Don't give up. Both sides need to raise the bar.

[@lilyblossom1240]

I remember when we were above this and that. Far leftism ruined the party

[@macgyvershe]

Bill that was the absolute BEST!

[@classicalaid1]

Yes.....The ICK Factor. Now Trump can audition.

[@ericp3573]

LOL kamala and her rabid hysterical lunatic laugh........her annoying voice as she talks like a 4 grade teacher down to you

[@Mechaghostman2]

He'd run the show and tell people they're fired.

[@siisti81]

Please see a doctor about your severe TDS.

[@johnobrien1528]

Beta

[@hyacinthlynch843]

He doesn't stand a chance against AOC.

[@1979future]

If we are going to judge the Democratic party by it's worst online trolls, surely we can do the same for the Republicans?

[@seanwickham8905]

The problem is that Democratic online trolls are celebrities with lots of followers. Republican trolls are...probably reading this comment.

[@WilliamPappas-b6o]

There has to be a good explanation for why the country is so equally divided. Imagine asking 100 Americas, "Mary Ann or Mrs. Howell" and getting a 50/50 split. Or Coke or Milk of Magnesia or Cadillac or Yugo, etc.

[@Malkovichfkmicrosoft]

3:58 hear the guy yelling "Yeah!" in the background who clearly doesn't get it.