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cab67

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23. he jumped the shark for me when that kid in Texas built a digital clock.

Reply to SocialDemocrat61 (Original post)

Sun Oct 19, 2025, 09:22 AM

Oct 19

The kid brought it to his school to show to his friends and teachers.

The boy also happened to be Muslim. Hence, one of the teachers reported the clock - which, to the teacher, could have been a terrorist bomb - to someone who called the police. The police then arrested the boy.

Maher defended the police, because it could have been a bomb.

A bomb that the builder happily showed off to anyone he could see. President Obama later reached out and congratulated the boy for his creativity and ingenuity.

Maher is also known to fat-shame with gay abandon, and his anti-vaxx rants are inexcusable.

These are the only things he seems to discuss with actual conviction. Te seems to oppose much of modern medical science. The other shit he says reflects contrarianism. He's up there with Alan Dershowitz - it's all about the attention (and money) he gets from opposing mainstream viewpoints.

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What is the point of Bill Maher? [View all] SocialDemocrat61 Oct 19 OP

hear hear jaymac Oct 19 #1

He's a trained dog Stacey Grove Oct 19 #2

Ruff ruff LilElf70 Oct 19 #13

Who? tavernier Oct 19 #3

Unfortunately yes SocialDemocrat61 Oct 19 #34

Couldn't have said it better, myself. Paladin Oct 19 #4

I flick him off like a bug. littlemissmartypants Oct 19 #5

Used to be a big fan 303squadron Oct 19 #6

Stopped Watching it Years Ago bmichaelh Oct 19 #7

Easy! ...and I didn't watch the video... Mike Nelson Oct 19 #8

He's so far left he fell off the planet. Historic NY Oct 19 #9

He would occasionally give RWNJs The Wizard Oct 19 #10

Maher is a stoned out contrarian provocateur who is under the illusion he's being edgy. sop Oct 19 #11

To me, the main point is to completely ignore him. dem4decades Oct 19 #12

This is the best response. QueerDuck Oct 19 #18

Bill Maher is a smug prick who's not nearly as smart as he thinks he is Martin Eden Oct 19 #14

Well stated! Redleg Oct 19 #22

Whatever he is, he ain't Left.. Joinfortmill Oct 19 #15

He so far "left" that he's crossed over into the right ... QueerDuck Oct 19 #19

Simple solution don't listen to or watch him. He knows being an agent provocateur .... Botany Oct 19 #16

The ol' Bill Maher ain't what he use to be. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Oct 19 #17

It's part of the right wing decision for the past 40 years to trash the left. Joy Reid BComplex Oct 19 #20

Fuck Bill Maher Prairie Gates Oct 19 #21

he jumped the shark for me when that kid in Texas built a digital clock. cab67 Oct 19 #23

I stopped watching this person a long time ago LetMyPeopleVote Oct 19 #24

POS is somewhere between useless and irrelevant dalton99a Oct 19 #25

His point is to get noticed and DU obliges. Sneederbunk Oct 19 #26

he's a bully and fits better in the maga world mucifer Oct 19 #27

Him getting dope money Blue Owl Oct 19 #28

Who has ever called him "the last sane voice on the left", apart from maybe himself? muriel_volestrangler Oct 19 #29

I'll bite The Revolution Oct 19 #30

He has a lot of clips online gulliver Oct 19 #31

Yes Matt has a great YouTube channel SocialDemocrat61 Oct 19 #32

I Don't Agree ProfessorGAC Oct 19 #33

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