Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) - 8/9/19

[Rhiannon12866]

Monologue: Tragedy Meets Trump

Bill recaps the top stories of the week, including President Trump's lackluster response to the gun massacres in Dayton and El Paso.




Gov. Terry McAuliffe: Beyond Charlottesville

Former Governor Terry McAuliffe (D-VA) joins Bill to discuss his new book, "Beyond Charlottesville: Taking a Stand Against White Nationalism" and the Democrats' chances in 2020.




Richard Engel

NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel joins Bill to discuss the threats facing America and democracy abroad.




New Rule: Past & Furious

In his editorial New Rule, Bill calls on liberals to stop judging everyone's past behavior by today's "woke" standards.




Overtime: Terry McAuliffe, Richard Engel, Anthony Scaramucci, Catherine Rampell, Tom Nichols

Bill Maher and his guests answer viewer questions after the show.

[applegrove]

1. Thank you so much.

[Rhiannon12866]

2. You're more than welcome - two great interviews tonight!

[SunSeeker]

3. K & R

[Rhiannon12866]

15. Thanks for this since it includes the panel discussion

The only thing is that these don't usually last very long - which is the reason I post the "official" version. And welcome to DU!

[Merlot]

19. Video is gone, it's just a 1 second click bait at this point.

I thought the Mooch made a valid point about who would be the most threatening candidate to trumpft.

[Video Drone]

20. Sorry about that

"Unauthorized" is just a fancier verision of bootlegged, and it's hard to guess how fast or slow YT is gonna track them down and "correct" them. It was working this morning, but now I can't find a single bootleg to replace it. Again, my apologies.

[Behind the Aegis]

5. I only screamed at the TV once.

I really, really despise "The Mooch". I liked "New Rules", especially the last one.

[Rhiannon12866]

6. The audience actually booed him, Bill said they were saying "Mooch!" LOL

And he accused Catherine Rampell of picking a fight with him, otherwise a very good show - it was also a treat to hear from Richard Engel, he always has a great deal to tell us, unlike "The Mooch."

[Behind the Aegis]

7. My husband and I laughed.

All we could think of was a "Simpsons" episode where Mr. Burns asked "Are they booing me?" And Smithers, says, "No, they are saying "Boo Urns"." The "Mooch" is a POS who thinks he is better than everyone else and is nothing more than a pompous boil on the ass of humanity.

[Rhiannon12866]

8. LOL! Bill was Smithers in this episode

I really don't know why they continue to have him on, Colbert had him on, too.

[hlthe2b]

13. Rampell, Tom Nichols and Engel would have been great for the entire hour. Sadly, Mooch

would not shut up. Maher even eventually had to tell him to shut up, so he could do his Warren spiel.

[Rhiannon12866]

14. I don't know why he always has to have a representative RWer on

His audience doesn't appreciate it and that includes us. And that's not the first time that Bill has had to tell him to shut up. He's been on the show before.

[2naSalit]

9. Thank you!

[Rhiannon12866]

10. You're more than welcome - good show, despite "The Mooch..."

[2naSalit]

11. It was...

the mooch is annoying but at least he does have a sane thing or two to say and without screaming. But I generally don't agree with him on many topics. He does talk over people and wouldn't let Richard Engel speak.

[Rhiannon12866]

12. I was the most interested in what Richard Engel had to say

The guy travels to places that no one would want to go, the least of all "The Mooch!" And at one point he accused Catherine Rampell of picking a fight with him since she didn't agree with him on his attitude about his "friend," Trump...

[Auggie]

16. I thought New Rules was spot on

people -- and politicians -- do evolve. What matters is what they say and do today.

Scaramucci did make a sound point about the possibility (however remote) of bringing some former Trump voters into the Democratic fold by addressing issues that matter to them.

Thanks for posting Rhiannon12866!

[Rhiannon12866]

17. I agree, that was a very good point, I was glad he brought it up

I agree that it's counterproductive to being up something that Joe Biden said or believed decades ago - we all change over time. And using Barack Obama's "evolution" on gay marriage was the perfect example - since it was Joe Biden who gave him the final push.

[LittleGirl]

18. Great clips this show!

Thanks!

[Rhiannon12866]

21. Thanks! I thought both interviews were great as well as New Rules

"The Mooch" was nobody's favorite guest though, and the audience let them know. Bill covered up the "boos" by saying they were chanting "Mooch!"