Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) - 6/19/20

[Rhiannon12866]

Monologue: America Strong

Bill recaps the top stories of the week, including a landmark Supreme Court ruling and President Trump's daring encounter with a ramp.




Susan Rice's Advice for Joe Biden

Former U.N. Ambassador and Obama National Security Advisor Susan Rice joins Bill to discuss her support for Joe Biden and makes the case for D.C. statehood.




Monumental Issue

Former intelligence officer Malcolm Nance and writer Andrew Sullivan join Bill to discuss where to draw the line when it comes to removing un-woke monuments from public grounds.




New Rule: I'm Here, No Fear, Get Used to It

Bill calls on young, healthy Americans to step up and resume living their lives in order to rescue the economy.

[Hoyt]

1. Thanks. Saw show on HBO. Nance, Sullivan part was really good. Sullivan was awful,

for most part. But I enjoyed Nance’s take on racism. He usually talks about national security, mass killings, etc. This was a little different, and his point of view was heartfelt. He was really annoyed at Sullivan’s BS.

Rice was good too.

[Rhiannon12866]

2. I was particularly looking forward to Malcolm Nance, too, and he did not disappoint

He always has something enlightening to say and he sure put it right out there tonight!

[BigmanPigman]

3. Bill, you are WAAAAY off on this New Rule.

What the fuck are you thinking?!?!?!? For once I agreed with all of the YOU TUBE comments that said the same thing.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. I agree with you completely

Here in New York, I'm getting anxious as I see more people out and about, am dreading the upcoming tourist season. I still go out only when I have to, last I heard cases were on the rise in 22 states. Bill may not be afraid of getting sick and seeing the numbers increase in his area, but I am!

[BigmanPigman]

5. I am ready to skip his shows

since he is not helping situations and may be making them worse (and he lives in LA where the numbers are CLIMBING). It seems like he has been drinking some of tRump's Kool-aid.

[Rhiannon12866]

6. He obviously misses the audiences and his standup career is on hold

That's obviously a huge hit to his income, but that's no excuse. He could afford to donate a million $ to Obama.

[BigmanPigman]

7. Read the comments from You Tube...

Not ONE is agreeing with Bill on this one, including millenials. People are pissed off...he went too far.

[Rhiannon12866]

8. Wow! And 213 people agree with this one, posted only an hour ago!

LoboLouie2
1 hour ago
Probably the most irresponsible thing Bill Maher has ever said.

213

[BigmanPigman]

9. In just a little over 1 hour.

This will not sit well with people.

[Rhiannon12866]

10. I'll bet he gets a whole lot of pushback on this one - and we'll probably hear about it next week

And he got much the same response on Twitter:

Link to tweet

[JonLP24]

16. I live in Arizona

I don't want to spread the coronavirus to my mom who is over 60.

I also disagree with this

Maher slammed the New York Times for it’s “Yes, we mean literally abolish the police,” editorial. And he applauded conservative George Will for writing that the Senate should go Democratic because a party’s bad management — the GOP – must be punished or it won’t change.

https://deadline.com/2020/06/bill-maher-millennials-beaches-malls-pants-1202964669/amp/

I actually follow the person that wrote the editorial. She actually helped out prisoners during the pandemic. She actually does the work and knows what she is talking about. I prefer her to Maher to be honest.

I also wonder what generation is serving in these post 9-11 wars?

[Rhiannon12866]

21. I don't blame you, the number of cases is rising in numerous states, including Arizona

We've had a complete shutdown here in Northeastern New York which resulted in relatively few cases, but this is also a tourist area and we're seeing some openings just in time for the seasonal influx of tourists which scares me to death. Any groceries, gas stations/convenience stores that remained open required face coverings for anyone entering the store, but will tourists from other places observe the protocols which have kept us safe until now??

And that's admirable to reach out to prisoners, I know that local hospitals, nursing homes and jails have prohibited visitors since early March, but it's been a problem with workers going in and out and that's where most of the cases have been.

[dhill926]

19. yeah, this was mind boggling....

I also wanted to punch Andrew Sullivan thru the TV....

[BigmanPigman]

20. I usually want to punch Sullivan through the TV

but he is one on a loooong list these days.

[Gore1FL]

11. I thought the same.

His monologue was pretty flat, too.

He does this much better to an audience. His energy is wrong and his jokes aren't funny. Having it chopped with clips of audiences laughing really doesn't help.

[Warpy]

12. No, he's not. Isolation at home was only a short term strategy

tp buy time for hospitals to stock up (except Big Dummy stole a lot of it), for early research to be done and treatments to be investigated, to decrease the rate of infection so the system wouldn't be overwhelmed within a few weeks, and to explore strategies like testing and tracing, something this country has totally dropped to ball on, again thanks to the lack of leadership from the criminals in the White House who are more concerned with protecting the fragile ego of a man baby than they are the country.

People in their 20s and 30s are dying of this thing, but something like 80% of the deaths are in people over 75. Obviously, common sense measures like masking, handwashing, and avoiding crowds indoors are necessary, while you don't want to remain on house arrest, you don't want to court death, either. Strategies should be directed toward reducing viral load, not eliminating the ability to live one's life.

I know people that age who haven't seen significant others in weeks, while both isolated and worked from home. Clearly, this was not going to work forever. People out there are hitting a wall and their mental health is starting to suffer. I'm not their judge. I just hope they are taking some common sense precautions and will leave that full return to being normal young people until a vaccine is available.

Likely this is what the sensible ones will do. There is not much we can do about the ones who aren't sensible except feel sorry for them if they go out in crowds, get drunk, get stupid, get Covid.

[Rhiannon12866]

13. It depends on where you live

There are areas which observed strict precautions, as you said, where opening up certain venues is relatively safe. But there are other areas in states that didn't follow protocol and cases are spiking right now - where returning to life as we knew it would be foolhardy, despite anyone's age. And the 100+ year olds that Bill mentioned made news headlines for a reason.

[Warpy]

14. Right, I live in a blue state with public health laws with teeth

but nobody's going to tell our local Beer Gut Brigade boys what to do, they're the main scofflaws.

Most people are taking this seriously and wearing masks in public. I just keep reminding myself I'm not their judge.

Our rates are steady, but the SOB is still spreading. I just wish we had a truly accurate antibody test so I could find out if that weird thing I had in March was it. I did take precautions. I'm old and had a light case.

I'm just terrified about what is going to happen next winter as we all move back indoors.

[Rhiannon12866]

15. Well, I also live in a blue state, Northeastern New York, and my county saw relatively few cases

Face coverings are mandatory to enter most stores and pretty much everything except groceries and gas stations/convenience stores - and a few fast food drive thrus - have been closed down until recently. But this area is a tourist destination and I'm scared to death what the influx of tourists will bring. Summers here are known for heavy traffic and crowds. The last time I was out I noticed an uptick in traffic and license plates from Virginia, Tennessee and Florida! And it's not like I drove all that far. Are these visitors going to observe the precautions we've gotten used to that have kept us safe, or are they going to behave as they always do, wall-to-wall crowds? I'm not looking forward to finding out.

Hang in there and stay safe!

[Auggie]

17. New Rules: I also don't agree with Bill

Thanks for posting, Rhiannon12866!

[Paladin]

18. Bill Maher, meet Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R).

Same "Get out there and risk your lives to salvage the almighty economy" advice. Fuck both of you.