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Ilikepurple

(619 posts)
29. I'm glad you're as easily amused by your fellow DUers as you are by Maher.
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 01:38 PM
Mar 7

Unsubstantiated fact learned today. People who do not like Maher are obsessives who are easily drawn to rage by simple tactics while people who do like Maher simply and reasonably note that they like his style and focus (and obsessively defend him whenever negative posts come up about him). It seems the strongest argument for certain positions tends to be that others are ridiculous, obsessive, naive, hysterical, or delusional. It pains me to see some of the seemingly brightest and most informed members feel the need to dismiss others’ opinions as being rooted in their mentally defective, infantile, or perhaps even feminine natures. It just seems that if one is arguing from a strong position, they would have a ready made argument that doesn’t rely on diminishing others rather than their statements or arguments.

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Good for her. Maher is such an arrogant prick!! ratchiweenie Mar 7 #1
She Mahered and feathered him. BattleRow Mar 7 #11
Ooooh, GOOD one! calimary Sunday #49
Arrogance is Maher's middle name. joshdawg Mar 7 #41
No argument here newdeal2 Mar 7 #2
When I was a teenager, mom used to constantly complain about one of those talking heads Wonder Why Mar 7 #39
I can't stand Bill Maher. yardwork Mar 7 #3
I turned against him even before Bush was out of office. slightlv Mar 7 #42
Bill Maher is a giant prick. City Lights Mar 7 #4
Obsessed LessAspin Mar 7 #5
Lots of folks like to be talked down to displacedvermoter Mar 7 #10
More the Howard Stern of liberal politics Sympthsical Mar 7 #12
I'm glad you're as easily amused by your fellow DUers as you are by Maher. Ilikepurple Mar 7 #29
That sounds rough Sympthsical Mar 7 #32
I don't mind Bill Maher jfz9580m Sunday #50
Nobody likes Maher more than Maher. Is now and has always been. Eh men. twodogsbarking Mar 7 #6
We quit watching him about two years ago. His show was why we subscribed to HBO. mommymarine2003 Mar 7 #7
Maher has been irrelevant since before the first trump term. BComplex Mar 7 #16
He's been irrelevant since he gave Ann Coulter a platform. LisaM Mar 7 #40
We did same thing but my step daughter Tree Lady Mar 7 #18
More than kissing up misanthrope Mar 7 #37
He is aging very badly Tree Lady Mar 7 #43
He comes across as a bitter old man misanthrope Mar 7 #46
I gave up on Maher after his dinner with Trump kellytore Mar 7 #8
Why is Maher even relevant? Wednesdays Mar 7 #9
Many years ago, my husband and I looked forward to watching Real Time. chouchou Mar 7 #13
It is sad. I used to like him too. Not anymore. Martin68 Mar 7 #15
Same DarthDem Mar 7 #34
Maher is indeed a hypocritical whiner - and a phony liberal. Martin68 Mar 7 #14
Bradley Whitford was always my favorite actor on West Wing FakeNoose Mar 7 #17
Bradley Whitford is so good.. LessAspin Mar 7 #44
I love she and Whitfird met on The Handmaid's Tale obamanut2012 Mar 7 #19
Bill Maher...a face made for radio, and a voice made for silent film. sop Mar 7 #20
perfect! niyad Mar 7 #22
Yes!! Great! Maher is an ass. LymphocyteLover Mar 7 #21
A college prof I had once posed a question: if a comedian tells a joke but no one laughs... JHB Mar 7 #23
Ugh Bill Maher ... OldBoss Mar 7 #24
He lucked out popsdenver Sunday #47
Fuck Bill Maher Prairie Gates Mar 7 #25
Imagine Traildogbob Mar 7 #26
In my opinion Dave Id Mar 7 #27
Bill Maher ceased being funny or amusing a long time ago LetMyPeopleVote Mar 7 #28
I used to enjoy his show JBTaurus83 Mar 7 #30
Maher has always been a front-runner and political dilettante... appmanga Mar 7 #31
It's not surprising that she doesn't suffer fools gladly. rsdsharp Mar 7 #33
m is not a liberal! Hope22 Mar 7 #35
"The most angry stoner I've ever met in my entire life" misanthrope Mar 7 #36
Bill Maher is the new Dennis Miller. F*ck him! Buttoneer Mar 7 #38
My hero. Bradley Whitford Calls Out Sarandon Cha Mar 7 #45
WOW! That'll leave a mark. Maru Kitteh Sunday #48
This is what Wanda meant ejbr Sunday #51
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