Real Time with Bill Maher: Overtime - April 24, 2015 (HBO)

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[@xBLSxStrict9z]

I appreciated Liz Mair's arguments. I despise the modern Republican party but she gives off a sane vibe. I enjoy having opposing views that aren't so terminally inane. Have her back on the show.

[@morganedwards6821]

Eddie Huang seems like a chill ass dude

[@blazedandconfused477]

***** Definetly! He was awesome during the whole episode.

[@SactoKevin]

***** Go watch his original fresh off the boat series on vice!

[@nikitapardis2739]

The michelle bachman part LMAO

[@colonelhart5721]

"...Wait, she actually said that?" Eddie's reaction to that was the highlight of the segment.

[@DarthCipient]

Fucking hell, the voice on Liz Mair Vocal fried to death "Like....like....like....like"

[@ryanbrownlee3611]

DarthCipient I thought this was going to be the top comment. I was surprised when I actually had to look for people who also hated her

[@wolfiesr5721]

At first she seemed obnoxious, but as the conversation progressed, I found her to be quirky, intelligent, and funny. She is different, but I kind of like different.

[@lilkitten545]

Jack nickelson She was funny but she's still a repub and that's still a bit disturbing to me, not sure why she hangs onto them so hard with all the nutters in that party in all states. And to add, she supported Rick Perry and a few others..

[@jensen1901]

Victoria P she knows she can take their money! I kind of like Liz, actually, she seems smart.

[@GregConquest]

DarthCipient Liz Mair was fine, except she talked too much. Maybe it was just the symptoms of her rarely encountering any discussions on her level. The dearth of meaningful discussion on the right in America is mind-numbing, so Fair lives an unbalanced life and was unaware of how she was crowding out this discussion.

[@bryantppierce]

Oh Liz, your dry brand of humor is so authentic.

[@Hinikuna]

One of the best Overtimes I've seen in a long time! Liz Mair really is rocking it...

[@mentonerodominicano]

Liz Mair is the rare case of a funny republican.

[@Moderatetexan]

Eric Toribio You must be the rare tolerant liberal.

[@virokstas]

JW Howell Not funny, point proven.

[@virokstas]

Eric Toribio Actually she is also a rare case of a likeable republican - just as a person, not speaking about her political views. She doesn't appear to be a scumbag as soon as she opens her mouth.

[@latininxtc]

Eric Toribio She's one of those that doesn't intentionally try to be funny, but it comes out that way. And she seems very reasonable and likeable. You have to give her props for openly admitting how bad Mitt Romney was for her party.

[@chrisleebowers]

Eric Toribio She's Republican Daria.

[@drakeiverson755]

"Show me a bigot and I'll show you somebody who voted Republican." -- Bill Maher

[@tom80cruse]

I just wonder why has Bill failed to actually talk about the Kurds for more than one minute and give a bit of recognition to their Men AND WOMEN which you can't see anywhere else in the Middle East, They are exactly the kind of people we need in ME as they are like Christians in Europe and US who don't take their religion very seriously.

[@tom80cruse]

***** which one ? there was not any serious talk about them at all.

[@tom80cruse]

***** I watch the entire episodes not just these videos on KZbin.

[@edwardbernayse6665]

V4Vendetta a lot of the ones in turkey have communist leanings. before they didn't like the usa. now they seem to be kind of mixed but still not trusting of the usa of which i don't really blame them. that could be a reason.

[@tom80cruse]

Edward Bernayse666 but the Kurds in the Kurdish region of Iraq aren't.

[@edwardbernayse6665]

V4Vendetta i've never read of there being a big pro-communist movement in kurdish iraq. turkey on the other hand....

[@BottleConcreteBlond]

Liz Mair's reaction when Bill questioned the sincerity of Rand Paul was sort of "DOES NOT COMPUTE!!!"

[@mrdancerism]

If i sat down and had a conversation with Liz, i see myself going mad. Probably turn into Mr Hyde!

[@valgehiir]

Possibly greatest Overtime ever, and main show was great too

[@HardcoreGamer101508]

Have these people not heard of Elizabeth Warren??

[@frankoneal6649]

***** Shes gone on the show I think twice and said she's not running...She also says she's not running on every new channel shes on....Pay attention.

[@silat13]

***** she is not running. Get over it. She needs to stay in the senate where she can actually accomplish something.

[@captaincarl1]

***** She can't raise the kind of money to compete with the Republican machine. The Koch brothers alone plan to give the GOP over a billion dollars.

[@HardcoreGamer101508]

silat13 lol one person in the Senate can totally pass new healthcare and education reforms. Keep believing that...

[@silat13]

***** I never said that or anything like that. Try again.

[@BillyGamingVRC]

First View! I'm a big fan Bill, keep fighting the good fight for equal rights and marijuana reform.

[@lukemilton1964]

Love Bill Maher and love Eddie Huang! Loved the Fresh of the boat series on Vice!

[@OwlsEyelash]

Bill Maher is so simplistic in his analysis, I am so surprised people take him seriously!

[@IceColdProfessional]

Liz Mair looks like Bevis & Butt-Head.

[@jamesdevilling5802]

Finally! I'm impressed. We've uncovered a witty, honest intelligent Republican consultant with a sense of humor. Bravo, I thought they were extinct. Not that she's a walk in the park: Walker; PERRY???. et al? Sounds like she's a bit of a masochist, or just on that money train with no real connection to her Hall of Shame clients. Perry? Really? Wow.

[@dstahl7008]

James Devilling … any chick that likes Rand paul, is a boner kill.

[@moonlily1]

James Devilling She's said several times on the show that she's a libertarian. She's a conservative, but not really a republican.

[@moonlily1]

James Devilling She's said several times on the show that she's a libertarian. She's a conservative, but not really a republican. That explains why she's not COMPLETELY fucking lame. However, if she's consulting for Carly Fiorina, she needs to counsel her to do something else for a living. Fiorina hasn't got a snowball's chance in hell.

[@jamesdevilling5802]

moonlily1 Yah. Libertarians are just Republicans who want to get their smoke on, while pissing on the less fortunate. It's like the difference between Francisco Franco and Uncle Adolf,...none, just the ad campaigns.

[@moonlily1]

James Devilling When people say they're a "social liberal but a fiscal conservative", I translate that as "I'm not a racist, sexist, homophobe or religious fanatic, I'm just a classist. I'm a single-issue bigot."

[@bennattj]

14:10

[@greyareaRK1]

The Weekly Standard must be a horrible paper.

[@pallekjrlaursen8388]

Clearly, they didn't see that one coming.

[@oldfriendofmine]

Liz Mair's the kind of conservative guest who's perfect for this show.

[@justinm2697]

I've no idea who this Liz Mair person is, but damn, she's funny.

[@christophercorona4285]

Justin Myeah hes grate cheese

[@justinm2697]

Christopher Corona Sorry, what?

[@christophercorona4285]

hes g8 m8. i would totaly b8 to him if you catch my drift. i love trannis

[@justinm2697]

Christopher Corona Ummmm ok ......I think you might be a little insane. And without knowing your mental history, it's best I stop saying anything to you.

[@justinm2697]

Christopher Corona OK then. Who am I?

[@andrewmartin9469]

Great panel, Bill. Great panel...

[@Phobosinadamant]

The Kurds.... do your research people!

[@Moderatetexan]

Phobosinadamant Kurdish are majority Muslim, a very large majority at that.

[@nonmagicmike723]

Phobosinadamant Roughly 40% of the Kurds are Shiite, whom ISIS and other Sunni militants consider heretics, so those kind of have to fight back. Also, ISIS is encroaching into their territory and basically want to overthrow the Kurdish semi-autonomous government. And finally, the Kurds seem to not be as fanatic and passionate about their religion as Arabs tend to be. Their Kurdish ethnicity seems to be more important to them than Islam.

[@PrinceVidz]

Tim Clarkson Being a kurd myself, i agree 99% with you. Nice comment bro.

[@PrinceVidz]

***** I'm from Turkiye, you have no clue bro. First time i ever heard women genital mutilation in the kurdish history. You dont know much.

[@PrinceVidz]

***** Please stay out of affairs you have no knowledge about. reading a article doesnt make you an expert. Just deal with your own kentucky fried country. I am telling you, dont know nothing about Kurds. Try your retarded comments at other Americans, they might actualy believe you.

[@twiedenfeld]

Mike Gravel was very instrumental in getting the Pentagon Papers published. He's sort of a hero.

[@TolyTheTolerBear]

Liz Mair was a scream!!! 😅😂🤣

[@grumpusrumpus]

It was interesting to hear Liz Mair turn urban slang 'keep it real' into 'real keeping' with a white upper middle class accent....

[@salasvalor01]

Wasn't a very important discussion, but definitely entertaining.

[@melrakan]

Incompetence is one of the biggest problems of mankind. The USA has been plagued by it lately.

[@tigerclaws1000]

How do you not know Mike Gravel? Pentagon Papers!!!

[@ech0dish1]

What did Bill say at 11:48 and can someone please help me understand why people went all 'ohhh' when he said it.

[@carlospazdespierta]

Are these people human? They are talking about efficiency. They never talk about human beings, they never question imperialism.

[@adrianolehmanlmt]

how many turds do there have to be floating in your pool before you say " I am not swimming with the shit!"

[@MagnusHedemark]

I loved Liz Mair in Napoleon Dynamite.

[@TheErikaShow]

Magnus Hedemark Ooooh, that’s messed up!!!!!

[@thewh00ster]

I have a strange attraction to LIz Mair...

[@iflick7235]

thewh00ster Is she transgender?

[@SeanRyno]

thewh00ster Then you're a sapiophile like me!

[@headrockbeats]

thewh00ster Of course you do, she's a two-eyed Leela.

[@nonmagicmike723]

thewh00ster Tomboys can be attractive. I've been weirdly attracted to some in my lifetime.

[@iflick7235]

Tim Clarkson She's a tall girl. More effeminate than Anne Coulter who has an Adam's Apple bigger than mine. I think Anne may have been "Andy" back in high school.

[@justandhans]

Now we have Boston Dynamics canine drones coming to a city near you.

[@jacobzaranyika9334]

Thank you But again....

[@Claronium780]

Liz Mair's voice sounds like a mix of Robert Kennedy jr crossed with a little bit of Matthew McConaughey and Ann Coulter !

[@fordhouse8b]

Liz Mair commented that she never really considered Bachman as being on her "team," and Christopher Caldwell pointed out that she was only a front runner 5 months before the primaries. but I think the more serious issue is that the Republican voters who were paying attention that early, seriously considered her as Presidential material. Those Republicans, so committed to their own party, that they were paying attention 5 months before the first primary, surely could be considered the very core of "their team."

[@XarovOsrs]

The guys laugh at 8:09 lmfaooo

[@3rkid]

Liz Mair is great

[@greengrassradio]

The music now is wayyyyyyy better than it was before music became free

[@JoePiervincentiWorld]

I'm 65. Do I have time to go back to school to become a psychiatrist?

[@richaka]

We overrate ourselves too much

[@fjoo]

That stick insect is really annoying , even when she has a good point.

[@MondoLeStraka]

I think Mike Gravel is now a Libertarian.

[@theAkashMurthy]

Liz Mair is the Rachel Maddow of the Republicans. Boy! She is Good.

[@andrewdobson813]

Seriously, had nobody on the panel heard of Eamonn De Valera?

[@WhatAboutThemApples]

I wish they would have brought up Liz Mair's comment on how stupid starting the primary is in Iowa. She was 100% right

[@BrendanBeckett]

I'm usually with Bill on the topic of Islam but this idea that we should expect moderate Muslims to go to the Middle East to fight ISIS to prove how against extremism they are is absolutely absurd. ISIS is anathema to me and you too, Bill, but it's obvious why we aren't picking up a rifle and flying to Syria, it's no different than moderate Muslims.

[@BrendanBeckett]

***** And even if we grant that it would be the right thing to do, it's a lot to ask to tell them to go fight in a militia and probably die. They should be expected to do it when Bill does it.

[@mckenzie.latham91]

***** especially when it comes to having other people go and fight and die for you

[@erniehudson1]

Lots of Kurdish Europeans go to fight ISIS.

[@captaincarl1]

Ernie Hudson I was thinking the same thing. Kurds are respected by westerners, but too easily forgotten. One of the few places where I would use the awareness. We need more awareness of what the Kurds are doing. We should find their George Washington, some general or well liked politician, and declare them an independent state. Give them everything they need to make a functional state, including lots and lots of tanks. They want their independence and they're earning it.

[@MattSingh1]

captaincarl1 Jalal Talabani, a brave Kurd that was fighting Saddam Hussein when the West was supporting Hussein, was the first ever democratically-elected leader of Iraq, so I'd say he's as good as anyone in regard to your well-made and astute Washington point. Also, in the aftermath of the 2003 intervention, the Kurds were happy to be part of a federalised Iraq as they now can at least have the possibility of living in Iraq's boarders without the fear of being the victims of state-organised genocide. That's not to say that the Kurds don't have a just claim to statehood- they number about 35-40 million in Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Syria and Lebanon yet have no representation at the UN, whereas the royal family of Qatar has a seat at the UN. The plight of the Kurds also predates that of the Palestinians, yet very few liberals even know this (and often don't even care to know)

[@captaincarl1]

Matthew Singh-Dosanjh Thanks for that post. I couldn't agree more. America backed the nation of ... Kosovo? Why do that before Kurdistan, it's insane. Americans love the Kurds when they find out about them. During the creation of an independent state, there would have to be some period for Right of Return.

[@nonmagicmike723]

Ernie Hudson It looks like "European" doesn't mean much anymore. But yeah, Kurds seem like good allies to us in the Middle East and we should stand by them. They don't seem to be as fanatic and passionate about their religion as the Arabs tend to be, and that's a great asset.

[@MattSingh1]

Tim Clarkson A great deal of them aren't particularly religious- many of them are secular, socialists/communists/Marxists/Trotskyists. Also, don't forget they've been at war with the forces of Jihad for years before the West was, and was in fact fighting these forces when the West was backing them. The West has no truer friend and ally than the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and its Peshmerga fighting unit.

[@gaelgarciaisagod]

What does the guy shout at 4:37? "Four more?"

[@michaelchoki2133]

Liz somehow grows on you.

[@jsmoove446]

liz mair showing out for libertarian master race

[@afanofcanta5357]

They call me Mike Gravel. Remember me.

[@madblade]

Liz Mair reminds me of one of those Amazonian women from Futurama.

[@ctownlegend1443]

Liz Mair the "libertarian" who worked for Scott Walker hahaha.

[@samarhello]

As far as I'm mostly liberal, I actually like Liz Mair. Funny lady.

[@elhombresfbay]

ONE THING THE TRICKLE DOWN THEORY HAS DONE IS: Favored the privileged and the aggressive. And that is not a good thing. For one thing the stress has gone way way up for the average American and in short he/she is largely fighting a losing game. In regards to success.

[@Lobos222]

*Funny to watch how clueless these "experts" were 2 years later...*

[@Jct-lr6rx]

Liz Mair is my favorite republican

[@jackhammer7824]

Funny Bill at the end , forgot that someone had been on his show before, he was Taking about in jest now.

[@jelloman1950]

Should we change Droning

[@StillLateToTheParty]

5:12 I guess by Eddie Huang's logic, movies, TV shows and yes, even talk shows would all be so much better if the actors, film crews and talk show hosts no longer received salaries and only the people who really want to make it would just make it for the "passion" of it all... even Eddie Huang.

[@KategariYami]

Observing from Oz, I've never considered Michelle Bachmann to be 100% human. To me, it's just not possible to achieve that level of insanity.

[@Brockashocka]

So Liz Mair used to be a man right?

[@KhaledTheSaudiHawkII]

Brockashocka I think a more fitting discreption of her would be she's unisex xD

[@Cryogenian]

Brockashocka Don't care what you say, I think she's cute and forthcoming than a lot of righties.

[@captaincarl1]

Brockashocka Dr. Girlfriend

[@AlienPet13]

Brockashocka A Sasquatch, I think. teamventure.org/w/images/thumb/8/8d/Sasquatch.png/200px-Sasquatch.png

[@a.nahari380]

Brockashocka I was about to ask the same question, the chain looks manly and well shaven, not sure though if she used to be a man or not

[@dstahl7008]

I did not know Bruce Jenner was a panelist this week.

[@frankoneal6649]

Howard Dean

[@Back4Fungame]

I don't really understand why Liz Mair is OK with the republican political idea, but I guess she's just the rare exception of the general rule.

[@ecooper4578]

Intelligence is fighting War War

[@kayomholt-montague611]

Rethink the drone policy? Yes! Yes and Yes! Drones should only be used in the most extreme of circumstances - as a last resort - and for very specific situations - PERIOD!!

[@AudraSampson]

I almost couldn't make it through this episode because of Liz Mair's voice, not to mention that she obviously thinks she is just so clever and hilarious. Make. It. Stop.

[@Onodera1980]

It wasn't a filibuster... He spoke for a set amount of time.

[@takaditakadang]

Onodera1980 ummm...that's pretty much a truistic definition of what a filibuster is

[@Onodera1980]

No, he had a set time limit. He was going to stop. A filibuster stops legislation by not allowing a vote. He was going to stop and allow a vote. He just wanted to draw attention to the drone policy. ummm...Not a filibuster.

[@thedrake1954]

"Collateral damage" is always acceptable to the military; that's why they have a term for it.

[@TeeDubable]

UHH? All things that have terms are acceptable??? What the fuck??

[@taylorb7191]

Ana Marie Cox is just nuts

[@tongasstower8651]

Such a lack of understanding; weddings are the way alliances are made in the culture.

[@spiritofthersites7578]

Man, poor Mike Gravel got thrown under the bus. Being compared to Michele Bachmann on national television is so much worse than not getting anywhere in the Democratic primaries!

[@myusername6595]

I kinda like Liz. Sometimes her jokes fall flat but I like her style lol.

[@blue20000]

is ana marie cox really "Dr. Blight" from captain planet?

[@AceAcabras]

Is it just me or is Bill Maher avoiding the words "Martin o'Malley"

[@kefkapalazzo1]

Drone strike shit is pretty complicated, they actually so ,es collateral damaged but who knows in the future. Wish I had the answers

[@KillgoreTrout43]

If I were a republican, I really wouldn't talk about faulty intel. Nine eleven, anybody?

[@elchacal535]

It's sad how they talked about Mike Gravel like some joke. This guy probably be the honest politician with real drive to run the county for the good of it's people.

[@AceofSkulls913]

Marry me Liz!! Like now. Seriously the way this panel went was fun, less informative but fun.

[@germangonzo2243]

5:55 sick laugh

[@smitty2868]

"and Jesus will be joining us sooner then we thought (sic) - M. Bachman :)

[@jeffeastwood15]

smitty2868 And when the Rapture comes, all the agnostics of the world will be ahead of her in line to be taken up. That woman is NOT Christ-like.

[@kayomholt-montague611]

Jeff Eastwood - If I believed in the Christian doctrine, I would actually agree with you on this one!

[@AndiDuck]

Everyone has drone technology in 2015 . So it's not likely the U.S.,would stop using their drone technology .That's not even an option anymore Drones are much more than a weapon .. that's a huge bonus .

[@hymmofsilence]

Liz Mair kind of reminds me of Rachel Maddow. Of course they have different outlooks but something is the same. What could it be? Hmmmm.

[@meltedpriest]

Do you people even know who Mike Gravel was, and his part in "The Pentagon Papers??" Sheesh. Get some history lessons, Bill!

[@RocStarr913]

Huang is totally right about the Telecommunications Act and I Heart (formerly Clear Channel) taking over FM radio. It does bear a large role for why pop and country music in America has become so mediocre in the last couple of years.

[@TyrViarrTranscendentAtheist]

Intel collection isn't how Hollywood depicts it. It is usually not clean. Near perfect Intel....expensive, illusory

[@tclambert1]

During the part when they criticized the intelligence services for not knowing about the presence of two hostages during a drone strike, I kept thinking, "Well, that's a relatively small error. At least they never get it wrong with anything big, like whether or not a country has weapons of mass destruction."

[@Baloo0254]

What is Tina from Bobs Burgers doing there?

[@Erdavorn]

simple solution: stop waging wars finally. and there is NO case, because before you sentence someone to death, many civilized countries hold a trial before. not the baddest idea.

[@ocpd23]

Eddie is the only real person here.

[@Roedygr]

Liz Mair: what a strange character, a Republican with a sense of humour.

[@jeanredman-roberts5604]

9/7/2019 Rick Perry is now Energy secretary and oversees oil companies and Nukes

[@RKB74]

There ARE moderate Muslims from Europe (particularly Germany) who have gone to the Middle East to fight Isis. ARD had a good documentary about it on German TV. The question you should be asking, Bill, is why do you never HEAR about them.

[@KillgoreTrout43]

Liz talks like she's on her last breath.