Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) - 2/8/19

[Rhiannon12866]

Monologue: The State of Our Union

Bill recaps the top stories of the week, including Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' battle with the National Enquirer and scandals rocking the Virginia governor's office.




Gov. Chris Christie

Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie joins Bill to discuss his new book, “Let Me Finish: Trump, the Kushners, Bannon, New Jersey, and the Power of In-Your-Face Politics.”




New Rule: The Republicans Are the Problem

In his editorial New Rule, Bill disputes the notion that both political parties are to blame for the mess we're in.




Overtime: Chris Christie, Eric Idle, Natasha Bertrand, Malcolm Nance, Jack Kingston

Bill Maher and his guests answer viewer questions after the show.

[Dennis Donovan]

1. Thank you for the official videos!

It's frustrating when I wake up on a Saturday morning to watch them on DU, only to find they were pulled from YouTube overnight.

Thank you for posting the ones I can watch next week!

[Rhiannon12866]

3. Thanks!

I know what you mean - that used to happen all the time here. So I figured out which segments will still be available a year from now. The only aggravating thing is that since he came back they're only uploading four - and not necessarily the ones we most want to see (Chris Christie, Ann Coulter ).

[Glamrock]

2. Kick ass mama!

You posted overtime! Have a heart sister! Appreciation for whatchoo do!

[Rhiannon12866]

4. Awww! Thanks so much!

I'm just bummed out that they left out Eric Idle - though he did appear in Overtime!

[Glamrock]

5. ????????

He was on the show....

Unless you're talking bout what was on YouTube.

[Rhiannon12866]

9. Oh! What I meant was that his interview wasn't included in the official videos

Last week they had both Congressman Will Hurd (first interview) and Mayor de Blasio (mid show guest) - but they left out Bill's (short) monologue. Since he came back, they're only uploading 4 segments. And those are the ones I post since they'll continue to be available.

[Glamrock]

10. Right on right on

Was confused for a sec. His new rules...ruled, yeah?

[Rhiannon12866]

14. I agree, this was one of his best and most relevant New Rules ever!

[Hassin Bin Sober]

6. Here's the full show. Did ?Nance throw some major shade at Kingston about race?

It sounded like he said, “you don’t need blackface you practice racism”

[Rhiannon12866]

7. Thanks!

Malcolm Nance is always the smartest guy in the room - and I think so. I wondered if his NASCAR quip was aimed at Kingston...

[Hassin Bin Sober]

8. At 24:30

“You exercise your racism you don’t have to put a black face on”

Zing!


Yeah, that nascar thing was aimed at him too

[Rhiannon12866]

11. Thanks!

I also have it on the TV right now, LOL. I don't know why he always needs to have RWers on since his audience certainly doesn't appreciate them. Maybe it's for smart guests like Malcolm Nance to make sport of!

[smirkymonkey]

18. Loved Malcolm, Natasha and Eric!

I saw the full show on You Tube. They made Jack Kingston look like the ass that he is. Bill really needs to cool it with the right-wingers on his show. He's only pissing off his most dedicated watchers. They add nothing to the show. Kingston made Christie look absolutely charming.

Anyway, thanks for posting!

[Rhiannon12866]

19. I sure agree with you on all counts!

Even Eric Idle (who I've always thought was hysterical!) has a better grasp of current events than Jack Kingston does - and Kingston's been on numerous times before, so Bill has to know exactly what he's getting. And I agree with you that Bill's audience doesn't appreciate the RW guests - but Malcolm Nance (the smartest man in any room) got in several zingers at his expense, though I'm not entirely sure he noticed...

[smirkymonkey]

21. I loved Nance's bit about "Let me put this in NASCAR terms so you'll understand".

That was brilliant!

Is there any bigger dork than Jack Kingston? Why are all republicans such losers? Wrong on absolutely every issue!

[Rhiannon12866]

22. That was the one that I caught, too!

Though judging my Jack Kingston's reaction - it went way over his head! Malcolm Nance is one of my favorite guests!

[Glamrock]

12. Totally was!

Burned his ass too! He did not like that one bit. I don't think he got the whole blackface comment. He damn sure got the NASCAR comment and he didn't like it one iota.

[Rhiannon12866]

13. He's been on fairly often

I keep hoping that just once he'll have an entire show comprised of those we like, LOL. He's had Rachel Maddow, Joy Reid, Lawrence O'Donnell, Chris Hayes - they all can't be busy!

[Glamrock]

15. I'd be happy if he'd just never invite Kingston again.

Fuck. His answer to everything is, "well the Clintons... " Piss off man!

[Rhiannon12866]

16. I heard that! What a ridiculous, Trumpian and FOX News thing to say!

I had a dentist appointment a couple of months ago - and the TV in the waiting room was tuned to FOX News! Now I've known my dentist since the '80s and I know she's "one of us," as is her 22 year old assistant. They often turn on MSNBC for me. I looked all over for the damn remote - and her assistant came in and explained that a previous patient had asked for that channel! I only heard about 2 minutes of it, but I was still floored - they were still talking about "Hillary's emails!!!"

[smirkymonkey]

17. Jack Kingston is the biggest ass!

I can't stand that guy! Why does Bill even bother having people like this on his show. Republicans aren't watching and it only pisses Democrats off. Christie was at least slightly interesting and less offensive, but I really wanted to punch Kingston's face in.

[Rhiannon12866]

23. From what I saw, he might have been there for Malcolm Nance's amusement!

[2naSalit]

25. That didn't last long!

It's already taken down. I really wanted to see the missing parts!

[Hassin Bin Sober]

34. .

[2naSalit]

37. That works! Thank you!

[Dennis Donovan]

27. It's gone already

[Hassin Bin Sober]

33. .

[pansypoo53219]

20. STOP W/ CUTTING ENTITLEMENTS. get rid of the cap, lower FICA.

the moron has to pay his own way to mara lardo.

[Rhiannon12866]

24. I know, he's costing the taxpayers a large fortune

Are we still reimbursing the airports that are forced to close for business whenever he shows up??

[underpants]

26. Real time - his take down of "both sides" was classic

✅

[Dennis Donovan]

28. That should be its own OP...

...paging Rhiannon12866!

[dewsgirl]

29. I watched the Monologue, CC interview, and new rules. Tried to watch the panel

Kingston's constant talking over everyone made it impossible to watch last night. Thanks for posting these, I will try again today.

[underpants]

31. Watch the part with Eric Idle pre-New Rules

Kingston jumps into a discussion about one issue abortion voters with blabber about how great things are.

Idle said basically "you are paid to say other people's opinions" with a death glare
Kingston "that's what you do when you ACT!" Thinking that's a killer
Idle "but we WRITE first"

[dewsgirl]

32. I will check it out, sucks because I love the rest. I rarely even watch CNN ever anymore because of

him. Sucks because I adore Jim Acosta.

[underpants]

36. Yeah he totally manipulated the conversation

Repeatedly taking long swaths of time and talking over people. Maher should have cut him off.

[underpants]

30. Eric Idle really cut to the quick on Kingston

Watching on HBO app.

[Bluepinky]

35. Thanks for posting! Loved the New Rules "Republicans are the problem."

I hate it when I hear someone say “both sides do it”, as the Republicans are the extremists. Glad he included Mitch McConnell’s refusal to allow hearings on Obama’s pick for Supreme Court Justice, the most extreme act of all.

I wanted to hear from Malcolm Nance in the overtime segment, but all I could hear was Chris Christie yapping away (and the former Republican Congressman). Christie really takes over a discussion, felt like telling him to shut up.

[Rhiannon12866]

38. That was definitely one of his best New Rules ever, something that needs to be said every single day

As for Chris Christie, he's been making the rounds because of his book. There was one day that I just happened to catch 3 different appearances by him just on MSNBC. And Malcolm Nance is the smartest guy in any room, I always want to hear anything he has to say!

Mitch McConnell needs to be exposed for being merely the partisan obstructionist that he is, was glad they brought that up - but it needs to be said in the mainstream as long as he's still around.