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New Rule: A Democracy, If You Can Keep It Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) (Original Post) nycbos Jan 2024 OP
Jodey Arrington czarjak Jan 2024 #1
This was a good one, with one exception ms liberty Jan 2024 #2
Good one. I have a love/hate relationship with Maher--especially over his COVID-denial but hlthe2b Jan 2024 #3

ms liberty

(9,875 posts)
2. This was a good one, with one exception
Sat Jan 27, 2024, 08:49 AM
Jan 2024

He said that "since Watergate the parties have flipped and Democrats are the party of the elite and the GOP the party of the working man." That is incorrect. He's old enough and smart enough to know that's not actually true.
The GOP has successfully branded themselves as more the party of working class Americans, but their policies have never reflected it. Low wages, no unions, tax cuts for the rich, decreased services for Americans in need? Not working class friendly.
It's all marketing and advertising, their biggest props were religion and law and order. Now it's grievance, envy and prejudice. But it's not genuine interest in helping the working class, it's tactics to try to win elections.

hlthe2b

(106,721 posts)
3. Good one. I have a love/hate relationship with Maher--especially over his COVID-denial but
Sat Jan 27, 2024, 08:49 AM
Jan 2024

when he's 'ON' he's on and he can be quite cutting and funny.

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