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In reply to the discussion: Sorry Bill Maher, You've Been Cancelled [View all]TwilightZone
(25,464 posts)43. I don't think he's ever claimed to be a progressive.
He's been self-identifying as a libertarian for years. Some have tried to claim he's a progressive, but I'm not sure it's ever been accurate. "Both sides" seems to have been part of his shtick for much of his career.
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I enjoy hearing opposing views and controversial takes, but not when they are based on lies.
Midnight Writer
Mar 2021
#5
Bill got cancelled for daring to say something truthful in a time when doing so was dangerous
Downtown Hound
Mar 2021
#10
Kinda like DailyKos, some of it is good and some of it is flat wrong. I'll be watching Maher next
Hoyt
Mar 2021
#9
Daily Kos "cancel cultured" me for daring to say that there were unanswered questions about 9/11/01
OMGWTF
Mar 2021
#39
I think that this is all due to the all important god, ratings. Every show tries to outdo the
SWBTATTReg
Mar 2021
#14
I see. You made a very disturbing claim about our side, but, when asked to provide examples,
niyad
Mar 2021
#52
I watched him a handful of times when he had "Politically Incorrect".
PoindexterOglethorpe
Mar 2021
#17
watch what you want, who cares? forums are dicey, so better watch only what you agree with?!?
bringthePaine
Mar 2021
#33
Yes, it's sad. He's beginning to sound more like a right wing libertarian than a progressive.
Martin68
Mar 2021
#34
Maher got my hopes up when he made that big political donation to Obama. Maybe he just saw it as the
Martin68
Mar 2021
#57
The only good part last night was the data science kid. I walk out on his show every week.
ancianita
Mar 2021
#38
Haven't watched him in years..embraces the crazy, openly racist at times..who needs that??!
PortTack
Mar 2021
#44
Maher: "I would be a Republican if they would. ...I like the Barry Goldwater Republican..."
Hortensis
Mar 2021
#51