Bannon on Bill Maher. What did you think?

[smirkymonkey]

I was pissed that Maher even gave that psycho a platform. His ideas aren't worth hearing. The man is deranged and just wallowing in self-pity because nobody will listen to his fucked-up ideas. His ego rivals Trump's and he is still convinced that he is going to rule the world one day.

The biggest laugh was when he said that Trump was really smart and was intentionally re-invigorating the economy with his tax-cuts and tariffs on China, like he actually knows what he is doing. The entire show was pretty lame, but Bannon just sunk it before it even got off the ground.

[JHan]

1. I missed it, did he get any pushback from Bill?

I figured Bannon would recycle populist themes "Outsider" mythology... etc etc.

[smirkymonkey]

5. A little bit, but not enough.

Maher was much too friendly overall. This guy shouldn't have an audience outside a 4chan board. It was a stupid move.

[Leith]

2. Typical Con Job

As Rachel says, "don't listen to what they say, look at what they do."

Bannon does some real shady shit.

[Snake Plissken]

3. Maher always normalizes dirtbags to expand his audience

This is nothing new, he's an entertainer

[JonLP24]

4. I quit Maher a long time ago

This is one of many reasons why.

[Initech]

6. Fuck Steve Bannon, that is all.

[SubjectTrip]

7. Bill keeps this crap up and he's gonna get the audience he deserves. n/t

[UTUSN]

8. Contrarian here. I think MAHER didn't let him get away with a thing, pounced. And

I'd rather BANNON be featured by somebody like MAHER smacking him down, which is not giving him a platform, more like exposing him.

[smirkymonkey]

9. I did like the part where he said people like Palin and Trump were just empty shells and Bannon just

filled their heads with his own ideas. He didn't really have a comeback for that, because it was basically true. Like most narcissists, he likes to tell himself that his proteges are brilliant, even if it's clear to everyone else that they are absolute morons.

[Meadowoak]

12. +1

[betsuni]

11. This is correct, Bannon just looked weak and like a slowly deflating balloon.

Maher said something like, "History will not be kind to you," the last word. A deflated balloon monster has no power.

[nini]

10. Anyone who gives a platform to someone like Bannon deserves to be shunned

This guy just doesn't have a tax policy I disagree with.. he is a nazi. The same type of nazi my dad and uncles fought against 70 years ago.

Maher needs to be boycotted and I don't give a shit if he's a 'liberal'.. We are at WAR with those monsters.

[Blue_true]

14. Even if Maher humiliates him?

Sometimes it's a good idea to give those people an audience in front of skeptics, just to show what idiots and monsters they are. The opposite is to let them appear in places where they craft the message. I chose the former.

[nini]

15. Yes

From what I've heard Maher hardly 'humiliated' him.

I'm surprised Bannon had time to return from Europe where he is helping spread the nazi hate there again.

[voteearlyvoteoften]

13. He was weak and looked embarrassed

Didn’t say much of interest except that he expected a third party candidate in 2020 like Bloomberg.

[Cicada]

16. Bannon is way smarter than I expected

Appearing with him requires a careful review of this antiglobalist fatherland purity framework he has spun. He views us in a global battle with the emerging Chinese empire. He’s right but we will gain more cooperating with the rest of the world, not fighting it, and finding mutually beneficial arrangements with China. We will lose and end up prostrate, like Nazi germany, if we buy His America first nonsense.

[Vinca]

17. He seems like a guy who not only believes the conspiracy theories, he creates them.

Economics is clearly not his strong suit and he's a lousy judge of character. At least he shaved.

[smirkymonkey]

19. Exactly!

Completely what I thought. Looked like he went for the Trump bronzing method as well. Covers up the gin blossoms.

[Hoyt]

18. Maher was plenty derisive.