Bill Maher Rails Against Woke Left 'Crazies' Within the Democratic Party
Bill Maher at The Improv in Hollywood in the early 1980’s.(From Bill Maher)
When asked why he mocks the left more than he used to, he responded, “You’re damn right I do, because you give me more material. I’m a comedian. I’m going to go where the gold is."
In Maher’s final statement of the interview, as if he were addressing Vice President Kamala Harris herself, he stated, “You lost a crazy contest to an actual crazy person. Congratulations.”
This Ivy League elitist had more breaks than 90% of the US population. Maher's HBO salary is $10 million per year and his net worth is reputed at $140 million. Our pains are his gains. Of course Maher said in the interview that the country doesn't need a revolution, but a "colonic."
That 'colonic' should start with him, Joe Rogan, and other TV and Podcast pill-pushing elitists who keep Americans distracted and divided, keeping the status quo and their fortunes safe and secure for their families. If Bill Maher has children, bet on it they will enjoy an Ivy League education without being burdened by massive school loans.
Sources:
https://nypost.com/2025/01/04/media/bill-maher-rails-against-woke-left-crazies-within-the-democratic-party/
https://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-celebrities/richest-comedians/bill-maher-net-worth/
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This is for you, Bill Maher, special delivery from us "woke left crazies" in the Democratic Party:
As the Bard of Avon would say to Bill Maher: "Begone, thou crusty spur-galled ingested-lump!"
The last I heard, he's gone full libertarian. I watch his show maybe once every couple of years, but lately I find I can no longer sit through a full hour of him. Just as you say, the national colonic should start with him.
If you look carefully FakeNoose, you may see him in the below illustration.
You encapsulated that well. I didn't know much about Bill Maher but I knew he was out there with a TV show (my wife and I don't watch TV). From what I learned about him these past 24 hours is that he was either always a shill for the rightwing or he became one over the years for the lucre, pretending to be on the side of the masses like a "Judas goat."
This OP was unnecessary on my part because most of the DU community was already aware of Maher's mens rea, but I learned a lot from the responses.
Maybe we can all get lucky and this will befall Mr. Huckle-Yuckle-Chuckle:
Hi no_hypocrisy
You seem aware of Bill Maher's persona or shtick. Did he change from liberal to conservative or was he always conservative inside? Some DU'ers assess he degenerated into a MAGAt for the pelf.
I have never watched his show (my wife and I stopped watching TV years ago), but I have now read a lot about Bill Maher. His humor or comments do not come from a good place so my assessment of him is that he is an elitist Ivy League snob making fun of the less fortunate or darker than him. He had more breaks than 95% of the US population. That he made fun of Kamala Harris and our loss last year inspired me to post his stupidity.
Therefore I shall allow the immortal Fritz Weaver (playing the Chancellor in that classic episode) to take charge:
Mr. Maher,
One of the takeaways for me is that individuals like Bill Maher and podcaster Joe Rogan have made fortunes in the US as humorous opinion makers/leaders, but they do not operate in the best interest of the American people. Many DU-ers already knew about Bill Maher, but my wife and I didn't as we don't watch TV.
In essence, Bill Maher's and Joe Rogan's broadcasts are a distraction from the realities of poverty and social injustice, and so they are perfect communications weapons for the entrenched status quo (the 'Alphas,' oligarchs, GOP) and hence their lucrative contracts. They are today's "soma."
