Politico's Dasha Burns Blames DOGE, Duffy For Nationwide Flight Halt
Politico’s Playbook co-author Dasha Burns joined HBO’s Bill Maher on Friday’s episode of Real Time to discuss the FAA issuing a nationwide ground stop order and placed the blame for the incident at the feet of Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, despite him spending the last two years urging Congress to fund air traffic control modernization efforts.
MS NOW's Ali Vitali Defends Media's Pre-Election Fearmongering
MS NOW host and congressional correspondent Ali Vitali wandered outside the bubble on Friday to join HBO’s Real Time host Bill Maher and Free Press contributor Coleman Hughes in recapping Tuesday’s midterm election results, which included some discussion about the media’s role in election coverage. During the regular show, Vitali would defend media fearmongering about the administration…
Maher Tries To Defend Talarico's Comments About God Being Non-Binary
HBO’s Bill Maher tried to defend Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico's remarks about God being non-binary during Friday’s Real Time Overtime segment. Maher claimed that Talarico was simply referring to God in “a sort of, like, ethereal way,” but that is not what Talarico was doing.
Maher Tells Trump Meeting Critics 'F*** You'
HBO’s Bill Maher defended himself on Friday’s episode of Real Time from those who have attacked him and others for having a meeting with President Trump. Maher also triggered multiple liberal media outlets for his interview with former White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt despite Maher using both instances to also list several things he still opposes Trump on.
Liberal Media Counting Dem Chickens: 'Ass-Whooping, Big, Big Night'
On two liberal morning network shows today, there were tidings of great joy for the Democrats. On CNN This Morning, host Audie Cornish played a clip of Bill Maher on Fareed Zakaria's show predicting the Democrats would administer an "ass-whooping" to the Republicans. Maher based his bold forecast on the notion that President Trump hasn't delivered on various promises. Over on Morning Joe,…
Maher Blasts Media For Politically Correct Approach To Terrorism
HBO’s Bill Maher lambasted the media on Friday’s episode of Real Time for its increasingly politically correct approach to terrorism as he marked the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Additionally, Maher also called out what he labeled “the moral confusion” of the Democratic Party on the issue, especially as it relates to Gaza.
When Leftists Pounced on the Unity of 9/11
Not every American president has sounded the right notes for our national pain after the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. Twelve days after Hamas unleashed its mass murder in Israel on October 7, 2023, President Joe Biden suggested that 9/11 was all about the Arabs and the Muslims.
Who Is Renaming Everything on the Map? It’s Not Just Trump
In one of his Truth Social bombs, President Donald Trump insisted we should rename “Lake Ontario” to “Lake America” after Canada refused to accept his trade negotiation terms. It obviously echoes his renaming of the “Gulf of Mexico” to the “Gulf of America.” It’s easy to find these whole geographic kerfuffles unnecessary. But the media hated the first one so much that the Associated Press…
Bash Paints Texas Senate Race As 'Ethical Issues' vs. 'Christian'
CNN anchor Dana Bash joined HBO host Bill Maher on Friday’s edition of Real Time to analyze the state of the midterms. At one point, Bash portrayed the Texas Senate race between Ken Paxton and James Talarico as one between someone who has “ethical issues” and one who is a “Christian” who “wears his faith on his sleeve.”
Jon Karl Changes the Subject as Bill Maher Denounces DSA-Dem Socialism
ABC’s Jon Karl interviewed Real Time host Bill Maher on occasion of his winning the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The chat was convivial and even gleeful when Maher was critical of President Donald Trump. But things shifted when it came to the subject of ascendant socialism within the Democratic Party and the 2028 election.
NPR's Inskeep Tries Spinning Maher's 'Far Extreme of The Left' Charge
NPR Newsmakers podcast host Steve Inskeep welcomed HBO’s Bill Maher to Thursday show his Mark Twain Prize and the wider world of politics. At one point in the interview, Maher confessed that he was surprised Inskeep invited him on because NPR is now “on the far extreme of the left.” Inskeep tried to defend NPR by saying reality is different than what its critics allege, but the numbers don’t…
Bremmer Hints Musk Became The First Trillionaire Due To Trump Donation
When Elon Musk’s SpaceX went public on the Nasdaq on Friday, he became the first trillionaire in history. Later that night on HBO’s Real Time, host Bill Maher wondered if you could still be a good capitalist and believe in “some cap on wealth.” Eurasian Group President Ian Bremmer responded not by answering the question but by suggesting that Musk’s history-making day was a result of his…
Maher Associates Platner's Nazi Tattoo With Conservatives
Friday’s edition of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher brought out the best and worst of the eponymous host. On one hand, Maher reacted to Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner’s ever-growing list of scandals by claiming he would have thought a Nazi tattoo was a conservative thing and that in the past, sex scandals have only been disqualifying for Democrats. However, in the Overtime segment, he…
Maher Describes Texas Senate Race As 'Attila The Hun' Vs. 'Nice Guy'
On Friday’s episode of Real Time, HBO’s Bill Maher sought to frame the Texas Senate race between Ken Paxton and James Talarico as “Attila the Hun” versus “a nice guy.” At the same time, after former GOP Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy pointed out that Talarico has said some whacky things in the past, MS NOW host Katy Tur stepped in to defend Talarico by claiming “he’s taken that back.”
