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Bill Maher Pushes Bernie Sanders to Face ‘Socialist’ Moniker Head-On
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On Friday night’s Real Time on HBO, host Bill Maher opened the show by sitting down with Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and attempted to “undemonize the word Socialism”. The segment from the bombastic Maher was designed to aid in the Sanders rhetoric in spite of his “socialist” moniker, which is largely viewed as the biggest impediment to his long shot Presidency bid. Although Maher frequently slams the Democrats as part of his show, he has been known to support candidates from the party, donating one million dollars to then-Senator Barack Obama in 2007.

“When you first started coming here, people thought your campaign was a fantasy; now you could be the candidate,” continued Maher. There is no doubt that the seasoned voice of Maher’s punditry views the Sanders campaign as a legitimate force for the left.

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Maher seemed to all but officially endorse Bernie Sanders in this one appearance; just this week, Maher’s pal Seth MacFarlane proudly introduced Sanders in Los Angeles, so the pressure to do so may continue to rise for the progressive Maher. Tonight he told Sanders in no uncertain terms, “I want to see you get the nomination”. As for Sanders, his rousing talking points about new incomes going to the top percent of Americans and other developed nation that guarantees healthcare as a right to its citizens were both staples of the Real Time appearance.

As has been the case in most of his public appearances where the crowd is filled with adoring superfans (Liberty University notwithstanding), the audience at Real Time energized the Sanders interview. As the segment ended, Maher joked, perhaps with a shade of truth, “I’ll send you a check”.

Bernie sanders was tonights first guest on real time with bill maher. bernie sanders and bill maher discussed socialism and how exactly bernie sanders will pay for the programs he is advocating

Bill Maher Endorses Bernie Sanders
“I want to help your campaign. I want to see you get the nomination.”
And then ended the segment with “you have my support.”
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