Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) - 9/23/22

[Rhiannon12866]

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Monologue: Putin Problems

Bill reacts to the top stories of the week, including the escalation of Putin's assault on Ukraine and President Biden's declaration that the pandemic is over.




Michael Moore: I Have Never Felt This Optimistic

Filmmaker Michael Moore joins Bill to share his optimism for the Democratic Party's chances in the midterm elections.




The Victimhood Olympics

Jonathan Lemire and Vivek Ramaswamy join Bill to discuss America's transition from a nation of underdogs to a nation of victims.




New Rule: Fighting for America's Soul

For all the talk about fighting for the soul of America, nobody seems to like it very much.




Overtime: Jonathan Lemire, Vivek Ramaswamy

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




Here's a "bootleg" version of the show which includes the entire interview with Michael Moore (6:35), entire panel discussion with Jonathan Lemire and Vivek Ramaswamy (17:48), Bill's "funny bit" (31:47), and includes the opening part of New Rules (43:52). It won't last long, as usual:

[underpants]

1. 👀

Watching later

[applegrove]

2. Thanks Rhiannon.

[Rhiannon12866]

3. You're more than welcome, think it was a pretty interesting and positive show.

[applegrove]

4. I found the Centre right guy annoying. I'm not saying I could do better

but he had two themes he repeated and repeated.

[Rhiannon12866]

5. You mean the guy I'd never heard of before? Yes, I'm afraid I did, too.

He came on too strong. We needed a Malcolm Nance or someone more assertive from MSNBC to shut him down. But I did appreciate the humor.

[applegrove]

6. Yes. I could not make it through Overtime. But thanks as always.

[Rhiannon12866]

7. Yes, I wasn't sure what his "claim to fame" was, except that he wrote a book

I keep hoping for a prime time host from MSNBC or someone from the January 6th Committee!

[applegrove]

8. I give Bill credit for giving non mainstream people a seat. Sometimes it works

for him. Sometimes not. I felt like I was being gaslighted the whole show. Maher pushed back, but the guy was on a mission.

[Rhiannon12866]

9. You're right, a new and interesting perspective can be educational

And we know that Bill likes "lively discussion," but with only two on the panel, this isn't "Politically Incorrect," it's going to take a Malcolm Nance to shut a disruptive panel member down (like he did with Ben Shapiro).

[betsuni]

13. He's a fast talker. He was annoying, but trying really really hard to sell his book.

I don't think many people are in the mood for that Both Sides nonsense.

[applegrove]

14. That's it.

[Rhiannon12866]

16. Oh, geez! I just caught Overtime. Stacey Abrams and Nancy Pelosi?!

I'm hardly a conspiracy theorist or an election denier, but I have always believed that Stacey Abrams was cheated out of a win the last time. And kudos to Bill for calling him out - we've got a country full of demented national election deniers led by a criminal who stole classified documents, and this guy picks out Stacey Abrams?!

[czarjak]

10. Running for president while screaming "it's rigged folks"...

And then accepting the the result that says you're the "winner" defines hypocrisy.

[2naSalit]

11. K&R

For once in a really long time, during OT, Bill called BS on a RW bullshitter. I didn't think he had anything to bring to the conversation.

That guy was not only annoying, he doesn't know what he's talking about.

[Rhiannon12866]

12. Thanks! And that's what we were discussing upthread.

I agree that new and interesting perspectives should be given a chance, but they need to be vetted beforehand. Bill did his best, but he needed a Malcolm Nance on the panel to back him up!

[applegrove]

15. I think he was being phony. I don't think he believes for a moment that

Democrats are as bad as Republicans. He was just there to spew propaganda. His book is propaganda.

[2naSalit]

24. That's how I saw it.

[Auggie]

17. Thank you for posting

[Rhiannon12866]

20. Thanks again, Auggie!

Though I have a feeling that one member of the panel won't be invited back...

[Auggie]

21. It's been a while since Rachel Maddow was on the panel

She'll have some news to share soon regarding her new format. Hope to see her.

Haven't seen Donna Edwards in a while either.

[Rhiannon12866]

22. I'd love to see her back, she's the type of panelist I'm always hoping for!

Donna Edwards would be great - or any Democrat from Congress. I'm always hoping for a panel like Amy Klobuchar and Rob Reiner, LOL. Max Brooks is really good, too - he'll even "correct" Bill if it's necessary...

[Rhiannon12866]

23. Another great panel was Ali Velshi from MSNBC and former Senator Doug Jones!

I was disappointed that Bill finally shut down Overtime since, between the two of them, they were engaging in such a profound discussion that he was left out!

Overtime: Doug Jones, Ali Velshi

[nuxvomica]

18. That Ramaswamy guy was a clueless idiot

He was into both-siderism yet pushing harder against the liberals for some reason. And the idea that the trafficked migrants were not actual victims is absurd. I knew this guy was a lightweight when he speechified about humans being the same everywhere but later insisted that Europeans are different. WTF?

[Rhiannon12866]

19. I certainly agree, couldn't get through Overtime after he started off talking about election denial

By Democrats Stacey Abrams and Nancy Pelosi! The Republicans have refused to recognize the outcome of the 2020 election for going on two years and he brought up Stacey Abrams??