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74. Too bad

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Wed Apr 23, 2025, 03:56 PM

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Has Bill Maher finally lost his left-leaning viewers? [View all] Sibelius Fan Apr 22 OP

I haven't watched this season at all. BlueTsunami2018 Apr 22 #1

Same here, except Maher's anti-woke crusade sealed the deal before his dinner with Mayor McCheese's #1 fan. Efilroft Sul Apr 22 #21

Preach on ILikePie92 Apr 24 #76

Bill Maher is a hack. MontanaMama Apr 22 #2

I've been running cold and colder on his "comedy" lapfog_1 Apr 22 #3

They are less funny Aviation Pro Apr 22 #5

He's the James Woods of "comedy" now. Sky Jewels Apr 22 #4

Not that bad. More like Dennis Miller. 🤣 TheBlackAdder Apr 22 #36

Oh gawd ILikePie92 Apr 24 #77

Similar situation here, except reversed. My husband continued to watch and * Oopsie Daisy Apr 22 #6

Hell, now you can afford (price gouged) eggs. Prairie_Seagull Apr 23 #66

Anything new in particular bringing this on? MadameButterfly Apr 22 #7

Maher is what he is, and hasn't changed localroger Apr 22 #15

who is the national fuckstick? MadameButterfly Apr 22 #19

that would be President Toxic Narcissist maxsolomon Apr 22 #23

I got that with the next post MadameButterfly Apr 22 #25

Yes, Maher is what he is... an asshole. InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 22 #29

Well there are a lot of people who would say, and I wouldn't entirely disagree... localroger Apr 22 #44

Libertarian, IMO, is a chronological adult who never got past toddlerhood. 3catwoman3 Apr 22 #52

He recently visited Donnie and praised his "private" persona unblock Apr 22 #17

OK, that could do it MadameButterfly Apr 22 #20

Kid Rock asked him/dared him to. maxsolomon Apr 22 #27

Man, he fell for that? MadameButterfly Apr 22 #50

You'd have to watch that segment to understand. maxsolomon Apr 23 #68

Larry nailed the Nazi-in-Chief perfectly!! InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 22 #30

There are many who continue to try to be the contrarian, the 'moderate', the objective observer who wiggs Apr 22 #8

I enjoyed him about 30 years ago but stopped watching about 25 years back struggle4progress Apr 22 #9

I gave up on Maher, years ago. Paladin Apr 22 #10

We used to be regular viewers. YodaMom2 Apr 22 #11

He lost me a while back Johnny2X2X Apr 22 #12

Probably trying to avoid the whole Mika and Joe thing. Baitball Blogger Apr 22 #13

He was sooooo whiny through Covid and lockdowns NCDem47 Apr 22 #14

John Oliver is WAY funnier/smarter and available on the same streaming service. kysrsoze Apr 22 #16

My Thoughts... Bill Maher Is A Duplicitous Fascist Turd... MayReasonRule Apr 22 #18

I can't stand his centrist bs. Emile Apr 22 #22

I watch occasionally. I won't change that. maxsolomon Apr 22 #24

Progressive Pieties??? SocialDemocrat61 Apr 22 #39

I'm not the 1st to use that phrase. maxsolomon Apr 22 #40

What do you consider SocialDemocrat61 Apr 22 #41

Don't really feel like citing examples for you to critique. maxsolomon Apr 22 #42

What does Maher say SocialDemocrat61 Apr 22 #43

LOL, keep trying. I know better. maxsolomon Apr 22 #47

What illiberal opinions of his SocialDemocrat61 Apr 22 #49

Forget it Jake, it's DUtown. Abolishinist Apr 22 #61

Wrong movie SocialDemocrat61 Apr 23 #65

I think I'll pass. Abolishinist Apr 23 #73

Too bad SocialDemocrat61 Apr 23 #74

Bill, IMO, has always berksdem Apr 22 #26

He lost me right after he returned to pnwest Apr 22 #28

His general science knowledge has always had weak spots misanthrope Apr 22 #34

You know what? That's exactly right! pnwest Apr 22 #60

Lost me about a year ago HAB911 Apr 22 #31

His ratings: Celerity Apr 22 #32

Stop injecting facts into a Bill Maher OP maxsolomon Apr 23 #69

Stopped watching about a year ago LilyBelle Apr 22 #33

He lost me a long time ago. Aristus Apr 22 #35

Me, too. KarenS Apr 22 #38

He was always more libertarian than liberal... Wounded Bear Apr 22 #37

Penn Jillette who used to be super-libertarian disagrees. thebigidea Apr 22 #45

Thank you for the video RandiFan1290 Apr 23 #62

I was never a regular viewer but would watch sometimes if it was there. Maru Kitteh Apr 22 #46

I stopped watching under the Obama administration AZProgressive Apr 22 #48

He donated $1 million to the Obama campaign and, yes, visited his White House question everything Apr 22 #53

Trump donated to democrats for decades SocialDemocrat61 Apr 23 #63

I never understood the appeal, not even during the Bush years, but when Obama was in office I flushed him msfiddlestix Apr 22 #51

All these threads just help him. He, like all entertainers and public figures have to stay in the public eye question everything Apr 22 #54

Just how much "help" does Maher enjoy from an anti-Maher thread started by an anonymous poster Sibelius Fan Apr 23 #70

I did not tell anyone to "just shut up." Just an observation with a smile question everything Apr 23 #71

I haven't watched in so many years I forgot the last time I watched! kimbutgar Apr 22 #55

Years ago a friend of mine would mention Maher, I recorded his show and gave him a try. dem4decades Apr 22 #56

He can just go samplegirl Apr 22 #57

It's like watching an old boyfriend tavernier Apr 22 #58

Yup. We're done, because we're woke and Bill Maher thinks that's a bad thing. surfered Apr 22 #59

My wife finally gave up on him after his dinner with Hair Twitler Martin Eden Apr 23 #64

He's so last-century Blue Owl Apr 23 #67

Maher stopped being a leftist when times changed and he could no longer call people "a bitch" Sibelius Fan Apr 24 #75

One perk of dodging the cable TV vortex for years Torchlight Apr 23 #72

I stopped watching too because he the_liberal_grandpa Apr 24 #78

I remember when that happened SocialDemocrat61 Apr 24 #79