No Fan Of Hillary, Bill Maher Says He Could Vote GOP In 2016

[MohRokTah]

Fuck Bill Maher and fuck his bullshit television program:

No Fan Of Hillary, Bill Maher Says He Could Vote GOP In 2016

ByTom KludtPublishedSeptember 10, 2014, 9:51 AM EDT 3297 views

Bill Maher made a hefty donation to bolster President Obama's re-election bid in 2012, but the liberal comedian says he's open to going the other way the next time around. And there's one Republican in particular who intrigues him.

“Rand Paul is an interesting candidate to me. Rand Paul could possibly get my vote,” Maher told The Hill.

Maher has never hidden his affinity for the Paul clan. He told The Hill that he admired the Kentucky senator's father, former Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), for having "the guts to say we should end the American empire, pull the troops home, stop getting involved in every foreign entanglement."

Earlier this month, Maher told Syracuse.com that he has admiration for Rand Paul for occasionally going "against his own tribe."

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[hrmjustin]

1. He is a jerk!

[MohRokTah]

2. He's a misgynist, too. eom

[pnwmom]

10. That has always been my impression of him. n/t

[Gothmog]

52. I agree

[catbyte]

3. OMFG. Seriously, Bill? If he does that, he just lost this woman viewer.

[MohRokTah]

5. Maher only cares about getting high.

He has always been a misogynist asshole and doesn't give a flying fuck about any issue that affects women.

[Mercy_Queen]

4. If our only options are Hillary (GOP Lite) or GOP, disillusioned voters will simply abstain.

Warren all the way!

[still_one]

32. no they won't. over 95% of the Democrats and progressives will support her if she

runs and wins the nomination

Believe or not I don't think DU is a good barometer on what most Democrats will do

[jeff47]

6. If the choice is cut taxes, cut spending and invade

versus cut taxes, cut spending and don't invade, it's not that hard a choice.

Clinton is going to have to do more to differentiate herself from DLC-ish policy if she wants to win. That's one of the reasons "inevitability" is a terrible idea - she needs to actually compete in the primary in order to demonstrate she isn't a liberal Republican. Otherwise the Democratic base is lukewarm at best and she loses the general.

[conservaphobe]

7. Me thinks Maher needs less marijuana, not more. nt

[MohRokTah]

21. That's all he cares about.

HE probably should seek some help. IT sounds like he has a problem when legalizing pot is all he cares about.

[Politicalboi]

38. No, it's just that MJ isn't

As good as it used to be, and he isn't stoned enough.

[Initech]

8. This is exactly why I say that Rand Paul is dangerous.

[pnwmom]

12. Maher has always seemed like a Libertarian. This should be no surprise.

It's not like he's been "won over" by Rand Paul.

[freshwest]

57. I thought he said he was during the Bush era. Don't have time for links, gotta get out.

[MohRokTah]

20. Maher is all about smoking pot.

HE's a libertarian dick. Always has been.

[PAProgressive28]

9. Sad to hear from Bill. This is becoming a problem among Dems.

I've seen too many people talk about Rand Paul like he's a liberal and a viable option to vote for. Some are too wrapped up in foreign policy (these days, in many cases, rightfully so) that they can't even stop to think about domestic issues. Say what you want about his father, Ron Paul said what he believed, the consequences be damned. Rand is another GOP sell out who runs from Dreamers and won't give his opinion on the Middle East out of fear it could hurt him in 2016.

I'm not a Hillary fan but Rand is not a guy I want near the White House.

[Initech]

11. No I totally agree there.

Rand Paul is dangerous. It's because he tricks the rational thinking people like m Maher with some "forward thinking" foreign policy issues, while his domestic anti-labor, anti-woman, anti-LGBT policies would sink us into a new dark age. If Rand Paul even had a remote chance of becoming president, I'd seriously look at becoming an ex patriot. I do not want to live in a US under his control.

[MohRokTah]

15. "rational thinking people like m Maher"`

[pnwmom]

14. I've never thought Maher was a Dem. I'm not surprised he's pushing a libertarian.

That seemed to be his orientation all along. Besides being a misogynist.

[joeybee12]

13. Makes me want to vote for her...

He's such an idiot. knr

[pnwmom]

16. This is the guy who pals around with Ann Coulter. What progressive could do that? nt

[MohRokTah]

17. They dated for a while. eom

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

34. Can't imagine what he saw in her.

[Nedsdag]

18. TBTH, I wouldn't vote for Hillary either, but I sure as hell won't vote GOP

It's depressing seeing the choices for 2016.

[MohRokTah]

19. If Hillary is the nominee, not voting for Hillary is giving tacit approval to the GOP. eom

[Nedsdag]

23. I'm sorry, but there has to be an alternative.

Hillary is the same old, same old.

Please do not use the Supreme Court as a reason to vote for her.

[MohRokTah]

25. That statement makes you my political enemy.

Good bye.

[still_one]

29. Why not? isn't that a valid reason?

[Silent3]

37. No, actually, there doesn't have to be an alternative.

Sure, there are alternatives when self-indulgent self expression is your most important goal, when showing the world that they can't make you choose the lesser of two evils, nosiree, is what really drives you. Then knock yourself out. Vote Green. Write in that aunt of yours you admire so much.

But if you're concerned with pragmatic outcomes, if you aren't blinkered by ridiculous ideas of "sending a message" with your non-vote/obscure vote, then yes, you have to face the fact that if you refuse to vote for a Democrat candidate who wins a primary, and it's not one of those vanishingly rare elections where a good independent choice has a surprisingly strong chance, then you are indeed helping the Republicans by your action or inaction.

[NorthCarolina]

22. Hillary is a non-choice for me as well. Hoping for a Sanders run personally,

at least that way there will be someone in the field I can vote for.

[still_one]

27. if Sanders runs as a third party, enlighten me how he will win the purple and red states?

[HERVEPA]

30. Sanders will not run as 3rd party. He is a pragmatist and would not put a Rethug in office

You people posting this kind of stuff should really learn more about him.

[still_one]

33. I agree, and if he became a Democrat, he won't win the nomination

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

41. Anything is possible; Bernie has my vote if Elizabeth doesn't run.

[still_one]

47. if he is the Democratic nominee he will have my vote also. In fact whoever is the Democratic

nominee will have my vote

[NorthCarolina]

31. Perhaps by drawing a contrast between himself and the corporate sponsored D and R candidates?

that would probably be a good start. Regardless, his political views are a good fit to mine, so for that he will have my vote if he runs...regardless of whatever meaningless party tag follows his name.

[still_one]

35. the odds are better to win the lottery than Sanders can win

[NorthCarolina]

40. Oh, and why is that? Personally, I think he CAN win in todays political climate.

Perhaps you simply give up to easily??

[justiceischeap]

42. Have you not been paying attention to the "socialist" rhetoric being aimed at Democratic President

Obama? Sanders is an actual Socialist. He'd probably get enough votes to swing the election to the Repubs, kinda like a socialist Ross Perot.

[NorthCarolina]

45. Sure, I've seen Obama called a Socialist many many times....by the MEDIA. Means nothing

since it has no basis in fact. Obama is actually a Regan Republican, and I believe he has even stated this fact himself.

In a Thursday interview with a Miami-based local television station, Obama said he thinks few people believe he wants to impose socialism on the country.

I agree with him there, save for the contingent FOX devotees, nobody in the real world believes that Obama is a socialist. Thats strictly fodder for the Fox and Friends audience.

"The truth of the matter is that my policies are so mainstream that if I had set the same policies that I had back in the 1980s, I would be considered a moderate Republican," he told Noticias Univision 23 in a White House interview.

I believe him there too, and I didn't vote GOP in the 1980's so why should I do so now? Hopefully others will wake up to that same sentiment and perhaps we actually will see a President Bernie Sanders.

I'm a realist, and I know full well that the media will be relentless in attempting to derail any chances of a viable Sanders candidacy, and as per their usual modus operandi will basically result to character assasination, ridicule, purposefully confusing his name with gems like Barney Sanders (saw that one on MSNBC yesterday) to make him appear foolish or a relative unknown, and other sophomoric BS that is validated only by the most feeble minded among us, and of course the conservatives (both D and R) that spin and facilitate such nonsense.

I'll take my chances with Sanders.

[still_one]

49. You are probably too young, but it would be equivalent to what happened to George McGovern, and

George McGovern was great and he got my vote, but the country wouldn't go for him because they viewed him as "too liberal". Keep in mind that was a time when the country was more progressive than it is today. In fact today the country has unfortunately turned hard right

[stevenleser]

24. .

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5513859

[still_one]

26. does Maher post on DU?

[La Lioness Priyanka]

28. such a douche. nt

[tularetom]

36. The enemy of my enemy is definitely not my friend

I won't vote for Hillary either, but I'm goddamn sure I won't be voting for Rand fucking Paul. And I would never in a million years base my vote on some words out of the ass of a crappy hack wannabe comedian.

I don't know why Maher doesn't love Hillary. She's his best shot at bombing those Muslims he seems to hate so much.

[MohRokTah]

39. If Paul is the nominee, refusing to vote for Clinton is to give tacit approval to Paul. eom

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

43. Hillary is a warmonger, no doubt, but that's not a good enough reason that people, even that azz Bill M, would necessarily want to vote her into office.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

44. . . . or maybe I'm giving him too much credit.

[morningfog]

46. Such is the risk with center-right Democratic candidates.

[Marrah_G]

48. Everyone has a right to their own vote

I like his show, but really don't care how he votes. However, if he does start pushing Randism on real time I will stop watching.

[Historic NY]

50. He's a Libertarian asshole always was and always will be....

[Gothmog]

51. Maher voted for Nader in 2000 and gave us Alito and Roberts

I hope that Maher will be happy with no voting rights act and seeing Roe v. Wade gutted

[DonCoquixote]

53. Ok Bill

I love religious, and I used to like other aspects as well, like you being the only one to have the guys to let Neil Degrasse Tyson on your show.

As of right now, you are dead to me.

[TheNutcracker]

54. Oh don't get so excited. They're using him to stir the shitpot!

[HuckleB]

55. Maher Has Denied the Germ Theory, and Pushed Anti-Vax Nonsense, Too

http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/oh-come-on-superman-bill-maher-and-western-medicine/

He's quite clueless.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

56. I wouldn't vote for either of them.

[rurallib]

58. one more supposedly sophisticated voter

gets sucked in by the appearance and not the substance of little Randy.
Thus, I am guessing Maher is a one or two issue voter and Randy sings his tune.
Got time to look any deeper Bill?