Real Time with Bill Maher: Overtime - May 27, 2016 (HBO)

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[@simon199418]

The republican guy needs a lecture on macroeconomics by a professor.

[@Captain_Mike82]

No kidding. He is proposing the same crap that Bush did and it blew up our economy, nearly leading to a depression. How can someone be so ignorant of history that isn't a decade past? He is probably just some Republican shill that wants to keep his job by advocating tax cuts for the rich. What a slimy moron.

[@TimTheMusicMan]

Republican guy was once again the best there, seems to happen every time there is a conservative panelist. facebook.com/politicalq/videos/1781655088788269/

[@PFBM86]

He wouldn't understand a single word of the lecture. What he needs is a lobotomy.

[@Gargoyle_Guy]

More like he needs a lesson in reality.

[@user-wb2wb5oz5c]

good luck trying to use logic with a trump voter

[@ToughDuff]

Of course Melissa Harris-Perry isn't going to complain about PC culture. She got triggered by the fucking phrase "hard work"

[@EthioMod]

Conceding facts about PC culture will spoil her agenda. I have recently switched to Independent from Democrat because people like her are going to destroy this country by shouting down opposing viewpoints and crying oppression where there is none. Perpetual victim-hood run amok. Don't be surprised if Trump beats Hillary.

[@gouthamsn1]

Didn't her hair tell you what to expect???!!

[@elikc216]

I was just about to remind people of this. Get this mental woman off of the show

[@prettyamazon3225]

what exactly do u mean by this

[@elikc216]

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[@browsertab]

God damn it, Scott Adams was about to say something interesting about Trump's persuasion tactics and got interrupted by some bullshit Obama/debt rant we've all heard before

[@Gobbersmack]

He blogs about it in much greater detail :) blog.dilbert.com/tagged/Trump/

[@godlesslibertarian3381]

Thank you! I wanted to see where his blog was :)

[@LRF49]

He's right about the debt. You really think it was good to add more debt?

[@browsertab]

LRF49 It's about hearing something new rather than something we've all heard before.

[@jondunmore4268]

That blond cyborg asshat is on one speed: Suck Trump's Cock. Every single thing he said on this show was a lie and repeated repeated repeated - using the EXACT methods of persuasion that Scott Adams was speaking about. I was waiting the whole show for Adams to jump in and say, "See? You're doing it now..."

[@DarthCipient]

The right wing guy is STILL arguing for tax cuts? Fucking hell, lol They never give up.

[@MisterLumpkin]

It's the $1.99 scam. They still argue that Reagan cut both taxes and US debt. He cut taxes once and spent the rest of his terms raising them. For example, you used to be able to deduct the interest you paid on your credit card debt. Reagan did away with that, which was middle class tax increase. The US debt was higher at the end of his presidency than it was at the beginning. Today he would be accused of being a RINO.

[@digitalboomer]

When Reagan took office the debt was $1 trillion. When he left it was $2.86 trillion.

[@maccphil]

+Sadat loser

[@evadd2]

Huh? College is not consistent with clues. It helps but isn't all of it.

[@evadd2]

***** Again what does that have to do with clues? You're a little clueless.

[@twistcho]

"As always, nothing's their fault..." Hahaha I cracked so hard!

[@Sharonformation]

People just tuning in be like..... wtf is he wearing? 😁

[@Berbs73]

Instead of what he is wearing.

[@Alabamahobo]

I think you mean to say: people just tuning in ARE like...wtf is he wearing. If English is your first language, you should Know how to use the words are and be correctly.

[@bgrm590]

He said he was from the future, I think that explains it pretty good.

[@TheBeatKeeper]

One could also point out the irony of you taking the time to correct someone _else's_ grammar while capitalizing the word "Know" in the middle of a sentence. But then again... we're not all Grammar Nazi's.

[@Alabamahobo]

88Keyz102 I made a typo, I accidentally hit shift while typing. My bad. There is a big difference between making a typo and using the wrong word though. I am not trying to knit pick grammar, I am trying to point out that typing in Ebonics is just silly.

[@bluchocolate123]

The moment I saw the red tie, I knew what his views were immediately.

[@lovemychi2372]

The guy was def something else

[@bigdaddygoon828]

i was thinking the something

[@panchovilla7744]

Really looks and talks like a conn man

[@Bonesince1997]

Red ties alone aren't bad. Agent 47 wears one. Though he is a hitman. And also fictional. But he makes for a fun video game! Not so much when they try to turn him into a movie.

[@petersmythe6484]

Who is as I called him in a previous comment "Mister Red Tie"?

[@robax]

Hey Bill... tell her you work hard... or ask her about star wars.

[@Adeon55]

Oh, I didn't even realize it was _that_ bitch hah.

[@Games_and_Music]

i dont know her, so im reading the comments here and apparently there is a whole story about her, ah well, from what i saw on the show tonight, i thought her major slip up was when she was asked about the PC culture, the rest wasnt so bad.

[@sisbrawny]

Haha, Melissa.. is that the one that spazzed out over Star-Wars and the phrase "hard work"?

[@Ryattt81]

So fascinating to watch this in hundsight

[@Juliocyp]

Oh Melissia Harris-Perry, the women who said star wars was racist...she's a "professor", dear god.

[@terrellrobinson3286]

*woman. Women is plural.

[@onomatopoeia162003]

That guy must still be living in the 80's -______-

[@TheHehe1223]

It sounds to me like Melissa Harris-Perry doesn't know what Political Correctness is.

[@jackgrattan1447]

Oh, she knows. She's just playing dumb and innocent.

[@MrEdwar084]

well she teaches at an institution which bill is criticizing, she wasn't gonna bash it.

[@litchie5836]

Considering all the teachers that have been fired or forced to resign for saying things in the political correctness grey area, I think she's just protecting her job. All it takes is a couple angry students with a blogs who see her on the show and she's gone

[@jimisroomtv]

Most people don't know what "political correctness is because the definition can be conveniently changed at any moment by any moment in any given situation. Mostly the term is used to stifle and "stop" any discussion by insinuating that a person with dealing with real issues of racism, sexism, homophobia...etc is "just whining". One should DEFINE what PC means when using it in an argument, or not use it at all.

[@davidleigh443]

@@litchie5836 Agreed. My sister was a college professor and she had to unfriend one of our niece's on Facebook because all the political stuff my niece posted. My sister said the administrators have access to the professor's facebook accounts.

[@riparianlife97701]

That "Flawless" shirt is absolutely perfect man repellent.

[@davidleigh443]

I am amazed, based on the profile thumbnails, how many men of color think the Professor was brilliant. Is that code for they want sleep with her. Myself, I don't find her appealing at all. Actually, I just watched another Real Time on You Tube with a 70 year old congress woman Barbara Lee. I would rather sleep with Ms. Lee.

[@thaddeuslydia]

I like Bill Maher, but this was the worst lineup of guests he has had in a long time.

[@LewdConnoisseur]

Are you kidding? I was laughing my fucking ass off from how dumb the middle guy was. Bring them on more!

[@SamJohn52]

Scrolled down to see if anyone thought this too Terry...... especially dull panel tonight.

[@7asano5]

You wont have a good show when you get trump supporters

[@pyritesdray1999]

I have never been as annoyed by a Real Time episode as I was this time. None of the guests, excluding the hypnotist, knew what the fuck they were talking about. The Trump supporter could spew his bullshit unchecked with minimal and inefficient opposition and don't even get me started on the Germany thing in Overtime. This was painful and horrifying. Bill could have had at least one competent person in the panel. And if he insists on bringing on a Trump supporter, someone who could actually argue the other side competently, would be nice as well. This was a trainwreck.

[@TMCLIFTON100]

What constitutes insanity by being a Trump supporter again? Let me guess, you're an "endless war forever" kinda gal, right?

[@samwisegamgee1635]

Flawleth

[@laurenwilliams3693]

lol😂

[@jackgrattan1447]

Thaths noth thunny.

[@Revanjames]

Vargo Goat!!!

[@Paragon231]

*Keeps hands to self*

[@Bobb11881]

That guy in the middle sounds like that crazy conspiracy theorist from college that you avoided like the plague.

[@liamrooney5133]

Melissa Harris-Perry is insightful, independent and a powerful communicator. What a mistake it was for MSNBC to let her get away!

[@jacobfreemire2259]

You could say that she is a hard worker.

[@taylorlbritton]

cant decided which hilarious joke I like more, the hard work reference or the sarcasm/trolling of the OP

[@myomotomushashi7121]

You are crazy. She is a nut and just as bad as Trump.

[@collectivegamingwalkthroug3258]

You're kidding right? That Star Wars segment was a joke. It was like listening to Godfrey Elfwick but if he actually meant what he said.

[@hughmungus7311]

Liam Rooney "they were like ziiip n like they were like.nah we don't play dat" stunning political commentary

[@cmw3737]

FFS shut that debt obsessed guy up and let Scott tell him why Trump's success is not the economy.

[@cmw3737]

Scott Adams is the only one there who's worth listening to and the other three nobodies can't shut the fuck up. None of them said anything remotely intelligent or interesting. >:(

[@JustJaynell]

Yea I was really hoping they would let him get that out but they talked over him so much he moved on by the time he got a chance to speak.

[@cmw3737]

***** so discuss it in all its detail, like who is it owed to, what is it collateralized against, how does it relate to private debt? but just repeating the numbers and talking over people who are trying to discuss other things is just gets tired.

[@cmw3737]

Not saying debt doesn't matter but the guest is Scott Adams who has a lot to say about manipulation and persuasion techniques that are just as, if not more important. Is one of the guests an economist with an alternative point of view that needs to be heard? No. So shut the fuck up about debt, just for a while.

[@daveruda]

The Trump guy is a typical far right "Economist" that follow the usual cut taxes, spending, deregulation bullshit that every republican did since Reagan. We have tried that shit and it works terribly every time.

[@PeterK1984]

Maher should hava asked her if she knows what "political correctness" is. He talked about political correctness, she talked about getting involved in politics. Those are not even remotely related subjects.

[@Adeon55]

She's the same bitch who got offended when someone used the phrase "hard work", and thinks Star Wars is incredibly racist because Darth Vader is black. Asking her about PC culture is like asking a fish about water. "What water?"

[@ArnoModelstate]

+Adeon55 Is she really that ignorant to say Darth Vader is black even when it's a white guy in a black suit that changed too amongst movies :) And she's a professor O.o She does mix PC with real politics ... wauw :(

[@edwardbernayse6665]

she is one of the big modern day architects in trying to push for PC culture all over the usa.

[@brucebaker810]

I had no clue of her track record. I thought the same as she began. "That's politics...not political correctness, lady." She got to actual PC at the end, though.

[@arevalosole91]

wow Bill does not hold back. this episode was Amazing. I'm in love

[@verypoliticalhonkey2666]

I watched this entire thing while watching a cat video compilation. I think it really added to the discussion.

[@myriadmutiny]

Every time W A Root spoke I felt a game of 'Whack a Mole' coming on...

[@marylcurtis]

Special show. Thanks Bill Maher for a forum where important issues are discussed in a way that is both intelligent and entertaining!

[@guyvanburen]

NEVER HAVE THAT GUY ON AGAIN

[@williamcortelyou4524]

I went to a chris rock show at my local campus a few years ago. They booed him. Chris fucking Rock was booed. College kids definitely need to learn what a joke is and the good they can do.

[@Mdog73]

Just wait until they get real jobs and try to boo their boss, they'll be put in place real quick.

[@katethegreat5668]

+Mdog73 lol right

[@thebipolarmexican1271]

fucking love Chris rock

[@cinemabon]

Please, Bill, don't EVER put Wayne Allyn Root on again. He ruins anything - a wedding, a birthday, a bar mitzvah, a walk in the park, a talk show.... everything! What an obnoxious human being.

[@bmw128racer]

Agreed. The guy's a delusional jerk.

[@kevmehl]

They didn't call him out on it, but when he cited his "fact" about employment under Obama, he said, "Since 2007.....". Obama started the job in 2009, why did Wayne cite a "fact" from the Department of Labor from 2007? And more importantly, why didn't anyone call him out on that? This guy has way too many decibels and too little facts.

[@Hollis_has_questions]

Susan Sarandon called it right -- that favorite uncle at the wedding who has the mic and won't shut up. well, everything except the "favorite uncle" part.

[@athews1976]

Right, that guy is one of the most obvious sleazebag snake-oil salesman types ever. He's right up there with Sean Hannity.

[@philv2215]

Okay but then take Harris-Perry away too.

[@pedronavahas7981]

Is this the hard-work = racist lady?

[@jackgrattan1447]

Yeth.

[@lie2me15]

she is a regressive piece of shit, but I hate that red tie idiot even more.

[@SokarEntertainment]

Its the Vader woman aswell. If you haven't seen that clip, google it, because you are in for a treat (or a step closer to the noose, depending on your taste)

[@lie2me15]

When she said that PC culture is not a problem in universities and all of them just went along with that bullshit I almost puked. So fuck her, she is a regressive piece of shit! And also a racist because black lives matter must be a gr8 organisation from her point of view.

[@TentaclePentacle]

well pc culture isn't a problem on campus for her, because she is the pc culture on campus.

[@ATMyles]

Anyone else here after getting Matt Welch’s Fifth Column dispatch?

[@irllcd13]

If Trump will be another Reagan that's a reason to not vote for him. Reagan was the worst president of the 20th century.

[@helloxons]

... Did anyone notice how Melissa Harris-Perry is looking real #Flawless ?!

[@SanePerson1]

2012: Why Obama Will Lose in a Landslide - Wayne Allyn Root

[@CapnPink28]

2013: The Ultimate Obama Survival Guide - Wayne Allyn Root

[@NeonNights80]

Someone needs to tell the guy in the red tie that the debt tripled under Reagan.

[@BryonLetterman]

Neither party gives a shit about the debt or deficit. The Democrats have never pretended to give a shit about it, and the Republicans have lied the entire time about giving a shit about it. Even though I'm a conservative, I'd rather just not be lied to

[@pylianpbappe8898]

Looking at Scott Adams today this is amazing

[@aogm720401]

I wonder what Wayne thinks now of his comments about the deficit lol

[@frankartanis1290]

This is so painful. I need a show in which every sentence is fact checked immediately before the next come out of someone's mouth.

[@7asano5]

its the trump supporter, if you fact check what he says, he is gonna shut up for the rest of his life

[@shmooveyea]

I doubt that.

[@shmooveyea]

Pyramid Builder Jr. Whoever said fact checking a Trump supporter will shut them up.

[@mattskionet]

Saying that the US has a debt problem is factually incorrect. Verify this for yourself by looking at interest rates on US debt.

[@neosoontoretro]

Please, for the love of God no more Trump supporters and no more SJWs, I can't deal with it anymore.

[@creamybass]

trump supporters > sjws tbh

[@neosoontoretro]

Ash Bartlett Trump supporters = SJWs to be honest.

[@BatmanLampin]

i just wish the term SJW would go away. There is no justice nor warrior in them.

[@creamybass]

Ray Van Link "emotional reactionaries" just doesn't have the same ring to it

[@neosoontoretro]

Ray Van Link True, it's bad term but unfortunately stuck.

[@AndiDuck]

Isn't there a "Tiara " that goes with that necklace ?

[@jackgrattan1447]

And a little plastic fairy wand.

[@Mrminibagel]

Melissa Harris Perry Drinking Game: Every time she says "conversation" or "problematic" you take a drink.

[@jstmichele]

Ha! And I'm sorry, but her lisp drives me crazy. She subs for Maddow & I can't watch when she does.

[@nutterztube]

See you other side of the wall after this winter.

[@jamietfranklin]

Thank you Ms. Harris-Perry.

[@davidleigh443]

For what? She never got to her point in whatever she was trying to say.

[@MrSilkySweat]

Isn't Melissa Harris-Perry the same person who said Star Wars was racist for giving Darth Vader a black suit?

[@djeio]

Darth Vader is voiced by a black man but when u take off the mask........... Mmmmm....

[@MrSilkySweat]

@@djeio Are you saying it should have been James Earl Jones under the mask?

[@murrayknox3321]

After Bernie the rest of show was a total mess! Worst panel he has had in a while.

[@pluot77]

I thought so, too. They just kept talking over each other. It was like a bad episode of Hardball.

[@anthonywolf7129]

Not enough people letting the others speak, and this was Bill's fault too.

[@jacasforever]

totally agree, that lady is a mess

[@7asano5]

its only because of the little bitch trump slave that was with them. Just scream over everyone means you are right in his head

[@phillyflash43]

so true....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[@jamesnewell9927]

Trump has very successfully used branding to label his competitors as "Low Energy Jeb," "Little Marco," "Lyin' Ted" and so on. It's time that we brand Trump as what he really is: "Don the Con."

[@P4yn3]

Crooked Hillary and Crazy Bernie =)

[@SL33VE]

That's a good one. #DonTheCon #TrickyTrump #MakeDonaldDrumpfAgain

[@7asano5]

chicken trump

[@jackgrattan1447]

How about "Old Snapping Turtle Face".

[@cboyce1737]

So true, hes very juvenile, several top Psychologists have come together and agree that he has narcissistic personality disorder, and people with that disorder can rise to the top of companies etc very quickly. But most of the things they say or do, are manipulations or lies. Narcissists are extremely good and exposing weakness in others...scary

[@Mythicalmage]

The lack of empathy on the right continues to astound me.

[@Mythicalmage]

***** At least we're not running Donald Trump lol.

[@Mythicalmage]

01Sajman Regressive leftism isn't a policy the way right-wing bigotry is o.o

[@cinemar]

They see empathy as a weakness.

[@trojwl01]

When combined with their amazing lack of intelligence AND possession of voting rights, the future of our country is indeed in jeopardy.

[@Mythicalmage]

Alphonsus Jr. Failing to engage in the conversation save for a hate-filled remark seems awful pitiful to me.

[@Bob50520]

"I teach at wake forest university" LOL enough said...

[@johnwestcott5612]

If Melissa Harris-Perry was my college professor I would NEVER miss a class. Meow....

[@evanmarion4007]

me either

[@SokarEntertainment]

And you come out the other side dumber then you came in. I will admit the packaging is fine though

[@cnote3598]

Ya.. what kind of a teacher dresses like that on national television? The kind that is so clueless as to think that PC culture isn't an issue. lol She's got some chunk arms.

[@acalek]

Tries to sound brilliant, isn't.

[@johnwestcott5612]

Anthony Calek No worries. What comes out of her mouth doesn't concern me..

[@Bribasse82]

Reagan was a disaster for the middle lass

[@thwipp89]

the "greed is good, greed works" era.

[@ddsdd47]

He was a disaster for the whole country.

[@CarlosVargas-jz8gl]

+nolzz413 wanting and actually making is totally different

[@free_at_last8141]

But the first and third lasses sure seemed to enjoy his company. It's hard being the middle girl.

[@Go4Noctis]

No but think of it like this if you're at an all you can eat buffet that you pay to get into but one guy keeps blocking you from all the good food, claiming you're not trying hard enough, and gets away with it because he payed off management you'd be kind of pissed wouldn't you.

[@EthioMod]

I'd like to thank the Real Time staff for deleting my comment including several others who critiqued Perry's denial of PC culture hindering free speech and the degraded state of college campuses. How ironic that your actions are extenuating the very thing PC culture is doing: preventing dissenting opinions.

[@astroblaster56]

Bill Maher is a hard worker

[@volkstraum]

Great debaters. Great debate.

[@AndiDuck]

I am a liberal; I believe in equal rights for all, fair trade, compassionate foreign and domestic policies, and diplomacy instead of war...and PROUD OF IT !

[@Hithere-ek4qt]

So, What’s your point?

[@sbcistheboss]

Why do conservatives bring up countries like Venezuela when talking about socialism? Why not Denmark, or the Nordic countries? Oh, it's because they don't know the difference between democratic socialism and socialism, or even communism. Their view of the political spectrum is void of any nuance or political science.

[@meekrob29]

I'm not a conservative, but maybe it's because the Nordic countries, particularly Denmark, aren't socialist, or even "democratic socialist," countries and their policies poorly represent those of Bernie Sanders. For example, Sanders supports a $15 minimum wage. There is comparatively little business regulation in Denmark and it has a lower corporate tax rate than the US does, both things Sanders would like to increase. It and the other Nordic countries rank high on indices of economic freedom. The taxes are very high, yes, but are actually significantly less progressive than the the US federal tax system. The only thing Sanders and Denmark seem to share is a fondness for a large welfare state. The thing with Venezuela is they tried to fund a large welfare state in a poor country (mostly through sale of oil) without a strong capitalist economy to support it. I would now like to ask, what is the difference between socialism and democratic socialism? If it is literally the fact that it is democratic, then Venezuela is a fair comparison, as at least Hugo Chavez was democratically elected.

[@TMCLIFTON100]

Norway is paying immigrants to go back from which they came.

[@Revanjames]

Because Denmark, Sweden etc are dying countries that won't even exist in a few short decades. When designing a system; it's best not to copy one that has ensured it own countries demise... just sayin'

[@johnpieloio5313]

meekrob29: To claim that Venezuela and Sanders is a fair comparison while Denmark/Germany and the US is not a fair comparison is laughable. Unlike Clinton, Sanders proposes a flat tax on income to fund a national health care system. A flat income tax is not particularly progressive, but it is far more progressive than a privatized system, like the current US system. Denmark also has a higher effective minimum wage than the US because trade unions set minimum level in negotiations with employers. Again, a poor understanding of this idea that "Denmark doesnt have a minimum wage, while Sanders wants $15 for the US, so Denmark and the US are nothing alike!". Any low skilled job in Denmark will get you about $20 minimum wage, 5 weeks paid vacation and lots of other benefits. Fought by unions, and Sanders is the strongest union man there is. Effective corporate taxes are not lower in Denmark than the US. All in all, its absurd to say that Venezuela has more in common with the US than Denmark or Germany. It has never been an industrialized country, its a third world country, always has been. To say that social democracies in Europe poorly represents Sanders' or even FDRs political platform is patently absurd.

[@meekrob29]

I think you misinterpret several of my statements. Firstly, despite that flat tax proposed, Sanders seems fairly adamant that the tax system should be more progressive, with calls for taxes on Wall street transactions and higher taxes on the wealthy in general. On minimum wages, to me at least, there's a strong difference between the national government mandating a minimum for all workers and unions negotiating with their employers. Depending on your source, the effective corporate rate is either slightly lower or somewhat higher. Regardless the higher official rate and the paperwork necessary to avoid it is symptomatic of the overly complex regulatory body in the US that is somewhat better in Denmark and a problem likely to be compounded by Sanders. I never said US was more like Venezuela by the way, not sure where you got that. There are some similarities, of course, but, especially in light of how those Nordic countries have been moving away from the social democratic model it is wishful thinking on the part of Sanders fans to think that their plan has been done before in Denmark, Sweden, etc. and was a great success.

[@schwann145]

This episode gives me hope that I can be on The Panel some day. I mean, if Melissa Harris-Perry and Wayne Allyn Root can make it, they're basically letting anyone on, right?

[@blindsquirrelsnut7939]

Hahahaha hahahaha 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂 omg best comment on here!!!! Indeed, they definitely should.

[@hunleypants7752]

She is so wrong. College campuses are so silly with safe zones. I guess these kids a will last about 10 seconds in the real world.

[@adier1234]

She was taking about her campus

[@1980albatros]

You are the only one here pointing that out. WHY?.....why aren't more people pointing this out? Mellisa is so wrong on this. I guess being black will blind you to truth

[@jamesanderson6373]

+1980albatros yep

[@sundriedturd]

how do safe zones affect you?

[@neosoontoretro]

The comment section doesn't care about that, they only care about the fact that she's hot (supposedly).

[@DestroyerMariko]

How to defeat persuasion techniques: don't give the guy a chance to speak lol. How many times he tried to get in the conversation and got cut off... XD

[@agaragar21]

Melissa is FLAWLESS !!!!

[@Novous]

You can always tell when someone lives in a bubble. "Are colleges dealing with political correctness?" ... "No... not in my experience...." [LIVES IN A BUBBLE surrounded by people who agree with her.]

[@blindsquirrelsnut7939]

I agree completely!! Who was she anyway!! And how cowardly to deny her students didn't have a problem with the politically correct question asked by Bill to her. She lied through her teeth bc it's obvious her (students ) were watching so of course she's going to avoid bashing them. Bill should've known that. Furthermore, did I hear her correctly say that her Republican students went to work on the Bernie Sanders campaign and her liberal students went to work on something else (that part was inaudible to me) and I don't even care to go back to get another listen. But, it sounds like she mixed up her words probably bc of either nervousness, or ignorance, or both! Lol Thanks in advance ✌💋

[@MBRMBR-no8jg]

She must have gotten her degree by affirmative action, lol

[@GoogleUser-lk6xn]

1504MBR 1504MBR wow, showing your white privilege there aren’t ya.

[@shayr.3412]

@@MBRMBR-no8jg That's the same way you got yours, I bet.

[@jconwell6650]

What is your relationship to a college? I bet it's nothing. You have no space to deny this college professor's experience.

[@fjoo]

i am shocked that it has not been her experience, seeing as she is part of the reason for the PC culture.

[@djeio]

How so for being black?? Stfu

[@AlfaPegasii]

Yep, Melissa Harris-Perry built a career on being offended by micro-aggressions. She thinks college is just the way it should be.

[@davidleigh443]

A good reason to get rid of liberal arts programs. Disclaimer: I have a liberal arts degree, as does Bill Maher(English Major) and reserve schools for pre-med, pre-law, engineering, computer science. Want to read great literature, read a book and join a book club. Want a job: go to a blue -collar trade school ( carpentry, auto body, plumbing, etc or white-collar trade school ( xray tech, medical billing, pharmacy tech etc.). Final thought is that my parent's and grandparent's generations were able to learn at the high school level what are now learned at college. Diploma mills with lifetime debt need to stop.

[@henrymurray8810]

Serious conversation here but Maher's "future" fashion ---great levity.

[@richardhines8622]

Scott Adams has mastered the art of gibberish.

[@afroslacker7383]

Its called a complete, coherent sentence Melissa. Feel free to use it sometimes.

[@blindsquirrelsnut7939]

Hahahaha hahahaha 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I was hoping I wasn't the only one who felt that same exact way!! She should make a good politician someday with that double talk bullshit. It's obvious her students were watching. She's not going to bash them on national TV. Moreover she was probably sincere in her denial which is a huge problem anyway.

[@terrencemyers1033]

@@blindsquirrelsnut7939, Again, She said she did not find it but she thinks students struggle with it.

[@jackburton7483]

MHP should go work for Cenk Unger.

[@jackburton7483]

Jack Grattan I just threw up a little in my mouth.

[@jimdille6015]

Who the hell is the Drumph impersonator? He's even worse than Drumph himself ...

[@genebaughbba]

Oligarchy is right up there at the top of the list too.

[@RmcBlueSky]

Wow...this is cool to watch in 2018.

[@ColoRADbro420]

that odd looking thing is far from flawless

[@Charlotte_Martel]

The professor is well-meaning but completely full of it. I attended university in NC a few years ago, and Bill Maher is absolutely correct: the political correctness on campuses does choke free speech, and the policing of language is usually performed by the professors themselves. No female in my class found herself "oppressed" by the word "girls" until our feminist professor denounced it continuously as a "tool of of patriarchy." The mythical gender gap was pushed in just about every class (despite, or perhaps due to the fact that the vast majority of the faculty were female). Supporting traditional gender roles at all earned one a shaming (my was due to pointing out that it is more natural for mothers to stay home with the babies after birth because, I don't know, they've just gave birth, can produce milk, and their hormones drive them to want to remain as close with their newborns as possible. Nope, this was due not to millions of years of evolution but to the dreaded patriarchy. Stupid me). I actually became much more conservative after university having seen how ultra-liberals can get worked up over stupid things (like Barbie's waistline or Disney princesses) while completely ignoring truly important matters (like the real oppression of women and gays in the Middle East). I still consider myself to be a liberal moderate due primarily to economics, but it gets tougher every day to retain that classification.

[@MegaMoose1989]

Who gave that racist woman a job teaching?

[@octojake]

What bothered me about her on the show was her obnoxious yelling while others were trying to talk and it got to the point where I had to turn it off. What up lately with these type panelists on Real Time?

[@SamuelAbelow]

makes me wanna stop watching the show. i would rather listen to a podcast where people can talk, not yell...

[@SamuelAbelow]

yah but what does it matter what it was historically, if this is the way its acting now? (other than to know how things have changed, and maybe see where things could go in the future)

[@Charlotte_Martel]

Chris Terrence Yeah, I've noticed that too. Maher hasn't done a good job moderating the panel as of late. I was glad that at least he didn't lecture Bernie on dividing the party against Hillary as most of the liberal media (Daily Kos, I'm looking at you) has done.

[@rpcruz]

Please, oh please, have Scott Adams again! (... and let the guy speak too heh)

[@AnarchoHumanism]

Bill extend the time of the show (Both overtime and main show) for people to talk, and stop interrupting everyone!!!!!

[@tommeytommey2742]

Even the Republicans hated Reagan at the time. Look at old news footage and interviews. Melissa was the best part of this pane! Hot, smart, beautiful and well spoken!

[@sisterlock1]

Hater she very intelligent and articulate!!!

[@LRF49]

She's a bimbo!

[@whatchel01]

No bimbo a very intelligent professor.

[@alveolate]

can't say she spoke well when she gets interrupted by the likes of wayne allen root. imo she took too long to make any point when she finally gets to speak. probably a common issue with academics, since they are trained to make clear comprehensive arguments. unfortunately, such precision never translates well on live tv, especially when it devolves into a shouting match with root.

[@beholder9]

You do realize this is the same person that did the panel discussion on the Rolling Stone rape accusations that were later proven false on her failed TV show?

[@Broockle]

Spain is definitely not the green energy capital of Europe, Germany has not prosecuted anyone on Erdogan's behalf (it was a law suit attempt with a centuries old law which is now being corrected), and the UK isn't even within schengen! Stop talking about Europe. You guys have no friggn idea what you're talking about! It's just painful to hear. DO YOUR RESEARCH!!!

[@thomaskrebs4967]

Quite. And Böhmermann wasn’t and isn’t Turkish. He was not put on trial, the government gave permission to the prosecutors to charge him (which they then did not). It’s called the rule of law (a good thing); possibly a bad law but, as Broockle said, it has since been changed.

[@thetruthfulchannel6348]

There is a very dangerous atmosphere of extreme and perverted political correctness on college campuses which stifles learning, among other things...

[@TheTruthiest]

"very dangerous" Give me a break. There are examples when it is too extreme, but there are just as many examples of offensive hate speech. This is just something that low-IQ voters get upset about because its easier to rant about on talk radio than to actually talk about real threats.

[@thetruthfulchannel6348]

V. V. Malazan Actually, he said he supports Bernie over Hillary, but believes if Hillary wins the primary people should vote for her and not Trump. I believe people should vote for Jill Stein if Hillary gets the nomination. Jill Stein is far more progressive and liberal than Hillary and there is no reason why a Green Party candidate could not win. She will be on ballot in all 50 states and we live in a democracy where people are allowed to change their minds by November and vote for whoever they want to, including Jill Stein.

[@collectivegamingwalkthroug3258]

"offensive hate speech" These words have become completely and utterly meaningless to me. Especially when progressives are deciding what they mean and they call you racist for being against Black Lives Matter and sexist for being against feminism.

[@brucebaker810]

At BYU...no (sex before marriage) means (becomes) anal.

[@thetruthfulchannel6348]

Ben Switzer What's wrong with TPP? Are you against globalism?

[@shmooveyea]

Guy in the middle looks like someone who would participate in the purge.

[@anthonymartinez7844]

Very fantastic points on many levels. Hopefully the budget can help many from rich to poor. May God be with US all.

[@alecosound8902]

Melissa Harris-Perry is fine as heeeeelll

[@Omnigodz78]

amen

[@aspelund76]

I think the word you're looking for is flawless.

[@7876369668]

+bombislamdotcom why?

[@hughmungus7311]

AlecoSound nah....and she's crazy and that lisp real talk would get annoying real quick and I would use it in an argument

[@gmpm]

the credibility of this show took a bit of a hit in my books, after last night's episode. it was all shouting, and little to no substantive discussion or level headed debate. I used to tune in to see smart people talk smart, to get educated, to hear critical thought, but lately it seems to be less and less on Real Time. And no it's not just because of the token Republican or Trump supporter being thrown into the mix. Across the board the quality just seems to have dropped for me at least. Was nice seeing Bernie last night though. And another thing, to Bill and the RT staff, can we have longer panel discussion? Didn't like last night's episode but it was only about 55 min. Noticing the interviews at the beginning of the show drag on a bit lately and get into the real meat of the discourse & arguments.

[@whatchel01]

The REPtile was awful alright. He has bought the tRump BS hook line and sinker.

[@USCGSwimmer]

Wayne Allen Root, was incredibly frustrating to watch - not only did he interrupt nearly everyone - he had nothing based upon fact to say. The real problem is that BM & RT staff are so desperate to get someone from the right to attend that they end up with these double-plus-good duck-speakers who are very talented at consuming all the oxygen and the talking time, thus elbowing out other viewpoints - watch this on just about any panel where they've been desperate to get "balance". Of course Fox slants it in a different way and get someone from the left who cannot hold their own. They need to connect these types to lie detectors and electro-shock feedback systems to keep it all on kilter - or else, simply cut their mic.

[@lsmpw]

He was such a waste of airtime- outdated disproven blabber - vomiting words and never learning

[@marcelocoelho9932]

You couldn't be more right...

[@edwardbrito3332]

Anyone think its weird Melissa got beautiful neckless paired with a T-Shirt?

[@NonyaSmith]

I noticed she didn't present herself (or behave) like someone to be taken seriously. 'Flawless'? Really, is that appropriate for a show discussing politics? And written across her chest with some tacky bling? Over the top and hard to take in - just like her debate style. Ugh, I couldn't stand listening to most of what she had to say.

[@davidleigh443]

Yes. Looks Trailer Park..

[@pongpong123able4]

that guy in the red tie was a prophet

[@theskyenout]

It's a shame that Bill (or anyone else on that panel) didn't go after MHP on the campus speech issue. I get that he has limited time and needs to get through questions, but that would have been a more interesting discussion than what they covered afterwards.

[@Hollis_has_questions]

especially poor discussion this nochy. i suggest everyone reading this to watch a particular film -- A Face in the Crowd -- starring Andy Griffith in the Donald Trump role. yes, i'm not kidding. back in 1957 (in fact, 59 yrs ago TODAY: May 28, 1957) Elia Kazan's film was released, written by Budd Schulberg. if Larry "Lonesome" Rhodes isn't Donald Trump, then i don't know what. Trump's rise was literally anticipated by Schulberg 60 yrs ago. watch A Face in the Crowd and see how that turned out. we may not be so lucky this time around.

[@jackgrattan1447]

My go-to movie that parallels Trump is NIGHTMARE ALLEY with Tyrone Power, especially the ending.

[@Hollis_has_questions]

i'll see yours if you see mine ;)

[@jackgrattan1447]

I'm familiar with A FACE IN THE CROWD. Great movie. NIGHTMARE ALLEY has a similar plot. Tyrone Power plays a sleazy opportunist carnival sideshow creep who gets big with a fake mentalist routine, courting (and fleecing) the rich and gullible. He gets too big for his britches, and eventually has an epic fall from grace, in this case ending up back at the carnival he started at, a wet brained alky circus geek, chewing the heads off of chickens.

[@Hollis_has_questions]

it's in my queue for this morning, after Washington Journal. thanks for the referral. but when Larry calls the bald senator "Curly" he IS Trump.

[@jackgrattan1447]

It's funny that you mentioned the release date of A FACE IN THE CROWD, since it was released exactly one month before I was born. On the day I was born (6/27/57) another GREAT, must see movie that parallels Trump was released, SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS with Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis. All three movies make the ultimate Trump Trilogy, though I'm tempted to also throw ALL THE KING'S MEN into the mix.

[@EveyJamo]

[@Philinspaces]

Melissa rightly lost her show on MSNBC when she started whining about how she was being "treated". I could never get through one of her shows because she pontificated over others and imposed her opinion. She had a true case of being overly aware of her race. I mean read her shirt for goodness sake. Couldn't stand her show, don't respect her. Hated her on here. She took up space.

[@jillmo6458]

LET THE MAN TALK BILL

[@timewalker6654]

Dilbert was awesome

[@gordonfreeman6896]

if you need to wear a shirt that says "flawless" there is more than something wrong with you

[@blindsquirrelsnut7939]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣omg my sentiments exactly!!! How freaking tacky. I couldn't believe it!!! Who the hell was she anyway.?? Thanks in advance ✌

[@davidleigh443]

@@blindsquirrelsnut7939 Who wears, as cheap as it may be, a necklace better suited for an evening gown than a cheap t-shirt.

[@DANNYxBOY9089]

She was so cringy, she made absolutely no points and just rabbled.

[@terrencemyers1033]

You were not listening she said she did not find it but students struggle with it.

[@phantomrachie]

Jerry Seinfeld is one of the comedies who says that colleges are too PC for him, but honestly I think that his humour doesn't connect with younger audiences. Not all humour is universal, some times older comedians can't find younger audiences. Bob Hope is a good example of this. As someone who has never found Jerry Seinfeld funny, I think he uses political correctness as an excuse for why some younger people don't find him funny. As for the free movement in Europe, the UK is not part of the schengen so I'm not sure why it was brought up in relation to that question. Also most of the people involved in the Paris terrorists attacks were French and Belgian citizens, so again why bring up schengen? The real issue is not schengen but that EU intelligence agencies don't share information. That is why needs to be changed.

[@st3ppenwolf]

BS

[@Melatina77]

I never got Jerry Seinfeld's comedy.

[@TheTruthiest]

Exactly. When has Seinfeld ever told a non-PC joke anyway? Certainly don't remember it on his show and Larry David has managed to be successful after that with more challenging material, so I agree that it's an excuse.

[@st3ppenwolf]

TheTruthiest Anecdotal at best.. I'd go with the facts. Many comedians avoid college campuses, not just Seinfield.. PC-crap has run amok in college campuses, many instances, statistics and videos exist that document it.. you made it all about Seinfield because.... who knows why... but Seinfield isn't the problem here (and I don't even like his comedy style)

[@phantomrachie]

other so called 'controversial' comics are very popular with college students. Louis C K doesn't spend all this time moaning about PC culture, he just makes funny jokes, sometimes he gets flack for them sometimes he doesn't. But Jerry Seinfeld a popular comic who finds his popularity with younger people waning, talks about it constantly. College Students are probably less likely to laugh at some "punching down, racist joke", but the likes of Sarah Silverman prove that it's possible to tackle controversial topics without being a completely dick about it and be popular. PC culture is used as an excuse by comedies who can't adapt to a younger generations different sense of humour.

[@matilibici]

Melissa, you have a pickle in your mouth? LOL

[@kevinscott1547]

And I love Melissa Harris-Perry!!!!

[@elmirBDS]

So you are asking one of the queens of SJW nonsense if there's too much SJW nonsense going on at universities. And you expected a straight answer from her... without any follow-up on that load of BS she spewed. Way to throw a softball there! :D

[@tynome63]

Isis is not as powerful as the imams and other elders who push the hard line and will never accept to reform the quran.

[@eganjt]

very interesting and also a little worrying to hear the dilbert author predict a landslide for Trump - just for the record, I'd like to know if he's got a bias for either candidate.

[@SirValeous]

He doesn't.

[@neosoontoretro]

I like Dilbert (author) but I think he went off the deep end when he says that Trump will win by a landslide. I think it will be close race but a saying it will be a landslide is a bit much especially seeing Trump more liberal counterpart Sanders is still trying to catch up.

[@tadpoleontheweb]

Trump has an uphill battle on two fronts: 1. The white vote. Because minorities tend to vote in greater proportions for Democrats and whites constitute a shrinking proportion of the general electorate, Trump has to capture a super majority (60-75%) of the white vote for a competitive edge, which is just not possible given the shifting demographics. 2. The electoral college. Certain states are reliably blue and others are reliably red. Either candidate must secure enough electoral votes in the swing states (like Florida, Michigan, Ohio, etcetera) and Trump is not polling well with key demographic groups in those swing states (see 1) including African-Americans, Latinos and women. I like Scott Adams, and he's a smart guy. But he's not a statistician. (I'm not either, but I will quote them.)

[@TentaclePentacle]

of course there is going to be a land slide for trump, when liberals keep burying their head in the sand. You ask the queen of pc police the queen of "hard work is racist, and star wars is racist" about pc culture, and you get an answer no there is no problem. That just means trump has already won. Why do those morons think trump is so popular, its a backlash against the PC culture.

[@neosoontoretro]

TentaclePentacle Oh Christ, I'm so tired of hearing people whine about the PC culture. Christ, hardly anyone supports the PC culture and yet Trump is one the most dislike Presidental candidates. I mean my God, Bill Burr doesn't care for Trump but are you honestly going to say with straightface that his PC? Come on, stop using the PC culture as an excuse.

[@chipotlebatmanexpo2901]

He called it

[@addisonshinedown]

In this troubled world there’s but two things that are sure. The innocence of children, and the war against the poor

[@KeatrithAmakiir]

Trump will be another Reagan....And you think that's a fucking good thing?! Wowza that guy is completely disconnected from reality

[@drstrangelove09]

Melissa Harris Perry... wow... wrong about so many things. I once liked her.

[@terrencemyers1033]

You are a poor listener!

[@mayheamk]

Melissa Harris-Perry was absolutely awful and unwatchableI got a headche from listening to her and worse she doesnt stop and interjects herself to every discussion.

[@charlesmartell2128]

Yupp SO RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ghostryder94]

I was impressed with her skinny/fat. slim enough for a t-shirt, flabby enough to make think twice about actually doing it.

[@joermundgand]

She also wants to fuck Scott Adams, so that was weird.

[@larrycathey1260]

Did Melissa Harris-Perry make a lucid point at any point of the entire show?

[@stellarfirefly]

I really hate people who blame all problems on one thing. The debt, the debt, the debt... at what point in history has changing just one thing ever solved everything?

[@richardspikman7116]

Melissa is horrible to listen to... not talking about the gross speach impediment, just talking about her views.