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sheshe2

(98,983 posts)
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 07:02 PM 17 hrs ago

Maher on Obama Library: "Couldn't that money be better spent on something else? Who's going to go to this?"


snip

BILL MAHER: So you guys were both at the Obama Library? Do we have a picture of the Obama Library? Because it looks like...
[PICTURE]

JONATHAN MARTIN, POLITICO: The Death Star.

MAHER: It looks like something aliens built in Dubai. It cost $850 million? I don't understand why progressives like this. Couldn't that, you know, money be better spent on something else? Who's going to go to this? Why do we need a presidential library? Why does anyone need a presidential library?

snip

REP. RO KHANNA (D-CA0: At a time, Elon Musk is talking about sending people to Mars. You're telling me that spending up to a billion dollars, one billion dollars commemorating the first and only African American who's ever been president isn't worth it?





More: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/maher-on-obama-library-couldn-t-that-money-be-better-spent-on-something-else-who-s-going-to-go-to-this/ar-AA269Yx8

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Maher on Obama Library: "Couldn't that money be better spent on something else? Who's going to go to this?" (Original Post) sheshe2 17 hrs ago OP
Go play in traffic Bill Blue Owl 17 hrs ago #1
I fear for traffic!!! griloco 16 hrs ago #22
Very heavy traffic with lots of large trucks...n/t the nelm 16 hrs ago #40
Maybe put a fat blunt doobie in the center lane Blue Owl 14 hrs ago #76
SERIOUSLY! He is insufferable. LymphocyteLover 2 hrs ago #119
Ro Khanna is so good KT2000 17 hrs ago #2
Though PatSeg 14 hrs ago #81
That's the thing about Ro Khanna KT2000 14 hrs ago #88
and he's a great communicator themaguffin 13 hrs ago #105
That's good to hear PatSeg 3 hrs ago #117
There will never be a bill Maher library, or even commemorative anything. He will fade away to obscurity Blues Heron 17 hrs ago #3
At my house he already has. BadgerMom 15 hrs ago #68
Maher will probably gush over the drumpf presidential library. greatauntoftriplets 17 hrs ago #4
No doubt he would contribute to the Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Library. BattleRow 15 hrs ago #61
Probably. greatauntoftriplets 14 hrs ago #80
Maher, that bloviating baboon, is still alive??? agingdem 17 hrs ago #5
And unfortunately, he is still on the air.🤪🤪 sheshe2 17 hrs ago #7
And he's still a dick. 2MuchNoise 16 hrs ago #19
That too. 🤪 sheshe2 16 hrs ago #29
I think Bill is in early stages of dementia. All of the pot he smoked in his early years that were sprayed with DEET Pisces 17 hrs ago #6
That's the excuse afforded everyone B.See 16 hrs ago #10
Paraquat. rubbersole 15 hrs ago #60
Maher should look into JBTaurus83 17 hrs ago #8
He's really become an ASSCLOWN hasn't he? B.See 17 hrs ago #9
But TSF destroying the WH and Mall is AOk, right? mcar 16 hrs ago #11
Like a UFC fight ring? Like a ballroom/bunker? tanyev 16 hrs ago #12
Oh, PEDO's little mouthpiece dare not speak of that... Cha 15 hrs ago #57
🖕 underpants 16 hrs ago #13
We have tickets for Nov 1 flying in from NM ALBliberal 16 hrs ago #14
Lucky you! sheshe2 16 hrs ago #16
Very cool! Enjoy! You'll give us a report, yes? electric_blue68 16 hrs ago #27
Absolutely will report back to my DU peeps! ALBliberal 15 hrs ago #63
Great! Chicago is the one USA city I've wanted to visit but haven't.... electric_blue68 15 hrs ago #67
why do you want to go to chgo in may? just wondering n/t orleans 15 hrs ago #71
I'm thinking maybe later in May. It probably won't be hot yet, and snow chance will be gone.... electric_blue68 14 hrs ago #77
weather is hit and miss lately. i'm out in the western burbs of the city and we were all getting great summertime orleans 14 hrs ago #83
Always good to hear from who ever lives in a particular city that I'd wsnt to travel to! electric_blue68 11 hrs ago #110
Ruh Roh, looking for a fight Bill Maher Beringia 16 hrs ago #15
This Bill Maher? SocialDemocrat61 16 hrs ago #17
Who is he with in that image? niyad 15 hrs ago #50
Looks like Bari Weiss to me (nt) DET 15 hrs ago #69
Thank you. niyad 14 hrs ago #87
Bari Weiss SocialDemocrat61 14 hrs ago #73
ugghhhh niyad 14 hrs ago #86
dat you? nt orleans 14 hrs ago #72
The Buzzkill is at it again MustLoveBeagles 16 hrs ago #18
Mr.Know-It-All seeks to limit the spread of learning. oasis 16 hrs ago #20
And people on this site still like this idiot newdeal2 16 hrs ago #21
Maher is such a moron. paleotn 16 hrs ago #26
Thank you for the info! sheshe2 16 hrs ago #35
i can't even imagine the crowds on tuesdays for the next ... ? six months? two years? idk. orleans 14 hrs ago #75
It would be great for that, orleans. sheshe2 14 hrs ago #82
Thank you for the info! sheshe2 16 hrs ago #36
That is amazing! mcar 15 hrs ago #66
I donated money to the Obama library perdita9 16 hrs ago #23
Maher is a racist fucktard. Or completely tone deaf. Or both. paleotn 16 hrs ago #24
Bill Maher is a POS. Happy Hoosier 16 hrs ago #25
Why do so many on here help his ratings? awesomerwb1 16 hrs ago #28
I haven't watched him in 3 decades. sheshe2 16 hrs ago #39
Never understood why he gets a mention here, it's ridiculous. dem4decades 13 hrs ago #106
because he's still considered a lefty commentator... but really he's just a racist ass LymphocyteLover 2 hrs ago #120
Lefty? By whom? Happy Hoosier 1 hr ago #128
Why? He's an libertarian asshole, looking for oxygen. dem4decades 1 hr ago #130
Reminds me of something ... marble falls 16 hrs ago #30
He is an asshole. He makes no contribution to our society. brer cat 16 hrs ago #31
You got that right, brer. sheshe2 15 hrs ago #47
Fuck him hookaleft 16 hrs ago #32
His show is effectively a right-wing talking point, so those posts should be reported as such. Xavier Breath 14 hrs ago #91
Did he ask when Elon bought Twitter? RandySF 16 hrs ago #33
Notice these clowns whining about the Obama Center leave out the fact that it was NOT tax payer funded? Attilatheblond 16 hrs ago #34
It was privately funded underpants 16 hrs ago #37
Dear Bill: shut your fucking face uncle fucker 0rganism 16 hrs ago #38
All Presidents Seem To Have One 2na fisherman 16 hrs ago #41
Maher is a worthless piece of shit. 💩 QueerDuck 16 hrs ago #42
I wholeheartedly agree! sheshe2 15 hrs ago #44
STFU Bill Maher MIButterfly 16 hrs ago #43
Ok Bill but first let's talk about the money Tree Lady 15 hrs ago #45
Turn him off every time you see his mug. mahina 15 hrs ago #46
It's been decades since I watched him. sheshe2 15 hrs ago #48
What the Hell is Maher going on about Now? PEDO's Cha 15 hrs ago #49
That was an excellent comment and so very true. sheshe2 15 hrs ago #58
Presidential Libraries are Funded by Private Cha 15 hrs ago #64
It is what he does best! 🤪 sheshe2 14 hrs ago #93
Yeah, it's what he does. Cha 14 hrs ago #95
he needs to be banned from DU hookaleft 15 hrs ago #51
So, you are alerting my post? sheshe2 14 hrs ago #94
no, I didn't alert on your post hookaleft 11 hrs ago #112
LOL Your post clearly wasn't praising Maher's edgy political satire Orrex 3 hrs ago #115
Nothing to be baffled about. All TV celebrities have SocialDemocrat61 2 hrs ago #121
The baffling part is that he's been a stalwart reichwing mouthpiece for decades Orrex 1 hr ago #125
I know SocialDemocrat61 1 hr ago #127
Bill Who? OneBlueDotS-Carolina 15 hrs ago #52
That is an evergreen quote to refer to his show... RockRaven 15 hrs ago #53
bill's comment reminds me of an old joke about a restaurant. "Nobody niyad 15 hrs ago #54
I absolutely loathe Bill Maher Grim Chieftain 15 hrs ago #55
I remember reading that Mahr takes pride in the fact that he has collected every issue of Playboy ever published... lapucelle 15 hrs ago #56
***snort*** sheshe2 15 hrs ago #65
The great thing about his dumb ass diatribes Keepthesoulalive 15 hrs ago #59
Maher is g-d idiot. How any one thinks this twit is funny is beyond me. mwmisses4289 15 hrs ago #62
hem AllaN01Bear 15 hrs ago #70
Just another misguided Judas maxrandb 14 hrs ago #74
The building is ugly.. Orangenero 14 hrs ago #78
I think it's rather stellar. I prefer the uncommon, the different, the avant-garde over the quotidian and bog standard. Celerity 6 hrs ago #114
Agree mountain grammy 1 hr ago #133
I think it's beautiful. travelingthrulife 1 hr ago #126
It's a byproduct of the insane amount of money that's now in politics - I don't like the massive increase of money in Midwestern Democrat 28 min ago #135
when i hear maher's name the words "smarmy little prick" & "smug asshole" come to mind nt orleans 14 hrs ago #79
The Seven Deadly Talk Show Sins of Bill Maher Marcuse 14 hrs ago #84
TY for that synopsis of Maher, Marcuse. Cha 12 hrs ago #107
8. He's woefully unprepared to counter the BS of rightwing guests Martin Eden 1 hr ago #134
Maher is pathetic. Wiz Imp 14 hrs ago #85
Well said, Wiz Imp. Cha 12 hrs ago #108
Just another racist, pseudo-intellectual pretending to be "above the fray." /nt spudspud 14 hrs ago #89
about the Qatar airplane and.. Zafira Cherry 14 hrs ago #90
It's interesting... Mr. Jinx 14 hrs ago #92
Go suck an egg Mayer nwduke 14 hrs ago #96
damn themaguffin 14 hrs ago #97
There will be countless people going for many years to come Jbraybarten 14 hrs ago #98
"We could give Trump a $3 billion slush fund instead of a $2 billion slush fund! Or we could give ICE struggle4progress 14 hrs ago #99
Maher is such a schmuck. ShazzieB 13 hrs ago #100
From what I have read, Maher is a racist. sheshe2 13 hrs ago #103
Mahalo for that, ShazziB! Very Cha 12 hrs ago #109
damn SocialDemocrat61 13 hrs ago #101
I do kimbutgar 13 hrs ago #102
Yeah! sheshe2 13 hrs ago #104
Judging by the reaction here GenThePerservering 11 hrs ago #111
I wonder if Maher is still going to love him some Trump if he pulls some support for Israel. LudwigPastorius 11 hrs ago #113
Fuck him JustAnotherGen 3 hrs ago #116
Well Bill, mercuryblues 3 hrs ago #118
He is a toxic dump of a human. nt City Lights 2 hrs ago #122
Bill, keep this level of self-indulgence private. THIS is what no one wants to see. JHB 2 hrs ago #123
I love how none of the usual SocialDemocrat61 2 hrs ago #124
Bill Maher is an idiot with a TV show. milestogo 1 hr ago #129
No one will be building memorials to Bozo Bill Maher C_U_L8R 1 hr ago #131
It's reminding me of blaming the victim of domestic abuse FullySupportDems 1 hr ago #132

KT2000

(22,271 posts)
2. Ro Khanna is so good
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 07:04 PM
17 hrs ago

He did not let Bill's stupid comments pass. He did it as a history lesson for Bill too.

PatSeg

(53,938 posts)
81. Though
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 09:31 PM
14 hrs ago

hopefully he will think twice before going on Maher's show again. That was one of the most obnoxious comments he has made.

I think for Bill it is still sour grapes because he'd donated $1 million to Obama's campaign and couldn't get a sit down interview with him. He is such a petty, little man.

KT2000

(22,271 posts)
88. That's the thing about Ro Khanna
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 09:44 PM
14 hrs ago

He has been on Bill's show many times and FOX too. He gets the message out where people need to hear it.

Blues Heron

(9,110 posts)
3. There will never be a bill Maher library, or even commemorative anything. He will fade away to obscurity
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 07:05 PM
17 hrs ago

Pisces

(6,370 posts)
6. I think Bill is in early stages of dementia. All of the pot he smoked in his early years that were sprayed with DEET
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 07:10 PM
17 hrs ago

B.See

(9,049 posts)
10. That's the excuse afforded everyone
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 07:17 PM
16 hrs ago

who flips like this. Kanye, Fetterman... I don't buy it. These are just revelations of truer selves.

JBTaurus83

(1,820 posts)
8. Maher should look into
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 07:11 PM
17 hrs ago

The cost of all the dump golf trips. I’m sorry I ever watched this worthless piece of shit.

tanyev

(49,919 posts)
12. Like a UFC fight ring? Like a ballroom/bunker?
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 07:18 PM
16 hrs ago

Like spending trillions on a war that accomplished nothing except unnecessary destruction? Like retrofitting a “free” plane from Qatar that will be given away in a couple years? Like “renovating” buildings that don’t need renovating?

Please, Bill, do enlighten us on how these projects are a much better use of TAXPAYER money.

Cha

(321,477 posts)
57. Oh, PEDO's little mouthpiece dare not speak of that...
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 08:49 PM
15 hrs ago


Thanks for listing just some of the ways PEDO wastes OurTaxpayers $$$$

Presidential libraries are funded by private donations.. So what is fuckhead Maher whining about?

underpants

(197,721 posts)
13. 🖕
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 07:20 PM
16 hrs ago

KHANNA: I don't think most presidents need libraries. I do think that Obama's story is unique. I'm biased. I work for him. But it's a unique story of telling the possibility in this country of someone who had no shot.

You know, when I was in law school, when I interned, they said to me, well, you're Indian American. You're a Hindu faith. Go to the Capitol because you'll never get elected to anything. That's what I heard. And then Barack Obama happened. And he changed the direction of this nation for millions of people.

ALBliberal

(3,438 posts)
14. We have tickets for Nov 1 flying in from NM
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 07:22 PM
16 hrs ago

STFU Maher. A person I used to watch and follow waaayyyy back in the day.

electric_blue68

(27,842 posts)
27. Very cool! Enjoy! You'll give us a report, yes?
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 08:01 PM
16 hrs ago

Chicago is the one city I haven't yet visited; but want to. So maybe in 2 - 3 yrs if I can save up - there won't be such a wait. I'd want to go in May some time.

ALBliberal

(3,438 posts)
63. Absolutely will report back to my DU peeps!
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 08:57 PM
15 hrs ago

We love Chicago period. And after recently going to LBJ library in Austin? So so excited.

electric_blue68

(27,842 posts)
67. Great! Chicago is the one USA city I've wanted to visit but haven't....
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 09:06 PM
15 hrs ago

Income issue, but hoping I can somehow save enough to visit in 2-3 yrs.
Various reasons why I want to and now Obama's Library/Center is an extra one.

electric_blue68

(27,842 posts)
77. I'm thinking maybe later in May. It probably won't be hot yet, and snow chance will be gone....
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 09:24 PM
14 hrs ago

Chicago is north of NYC; so snow chances might be around later; lake effect etc . The latest snow we ever got was around April 6 about ?12 yrs ago.

So I figure mild-ish Springtime weather which would be lovely.
Obvious climate change and local variables will play a factor ! 👍

orleans

(37,418 posts)
83. weather is hit and miss lately. i'm out in the western burbs of the city and we were all getting great summertime
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 09:37 PM
14 hrs ago

weather & temps (i want to say back in march) and then more snow. hit and miss.
more recently bad storms.

if you stay for a week you're bound to get some good/great days.

electric_blue68

(27,842 posts)
110. Always good to hear from who ever lives in a particular city that I'd wsnt to travel to!
Sun Jun 21, 2026, 12:26 AM
11 hrs ago

In turn; I'm always happy to give advice to people visiting NYC.

I'd monitor the weather closely as I make plans. Obviously it can vary, sometimes l surprisingly. (a bit of weather buff bc I love different cloud formations)

Don't think I could afford a week, but I'd heavily research, get DU Chicagoans latest suggestions etc, to make the best of what I'd stay, probably 3, or 4 days.

newdeal2

(5,643 posts)
21. And people on this site still like this idiot
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 07:47 PM
16 hrs ago

By the way, Bill, the numbers speak for themselves:

General admission tickets to the Obama Presidential Center Museum are currently sold out through the end of November.


They aren't even offering tickets for sale for now because of all the demand.

paleotn

(23,038 posts)
26. Maher is such a moron.
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 08:00 PM
16 hrs ago

Just a little google searching could have come up with the fact you've pointed out and saved him from looking like a total douche on national TV. Then again, a douche has just got to douche I guess.

sheshe2

(98,983 posts)
35. Thank you for the info!
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 08:08 PM
16 hrs ago

And I just read that there is free admission every Tuesday for Chicago residents!

orleans

(37,418 posts)
75. i can't even imagine the crowds on tuesdays for the next ... ? six months? two years? idk.
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 09:20 PM
14 hrs ago

i think it would be a great destination for school fieldtrips

sheshe2

(98,983 posts)
82. It would be great for that, orleans.
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 09:32 PM
14 hrs ago

I am watching a special on MS NOW: Hope Comes Home. A walk through of the gardens and interior, interviews etc. Pete Souza was talking about his time at the WH and showing some of the pictures he shot.

💙

sheshe2

(98,983 posts)
36. Thank you for the info!
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 08:08 PM
16 hrs ago

And I just read that there is free admission every Tuesday for Chicago residents!

paleotn

(23,038 posts)
24. Maher is a racist fucktard. Or completely tone deaf. Or both.
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 07:56 PM
16 hrs ago

More Jews for Shitler. What the hell is up with that?

sheshe2

(98,983 posts)
39. I haven't watched him in 3 decades.
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 08:13 PM
16 hrs ago

I just saw the article and his nasty comments. Reading an article about the asshole and pointing out his 'assholiness' does not have anything to do with his ratings.

dem4decades

(14,626 posts)
130. Why? He's an libertarian asshole, looking for oxygen.
Sun Jun 21, 2026, 10:40 AM
1 hr ago

Why he gets it here is ridiculous, he should be ignored.

Let's start threads about Jonathan Turley while we're at it.

Xavier Breath

(6,718 posts)
91. His show is effectively a right-wing talking point, so those posts should be reported as such.
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 09:47 PM
14 hrs ago

Attilatheblond

(9,452 posts)
34. Notice these clowns whining about the Obama Center leave out the fact that it was NOT tax payer funded?
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 08:08 PM
16 hrs ago

They sort of set up their critiques like it was tax payer $ as that will feed the maga nut balls' rage.

underpants

(197,721 posts)
37. It was privately funded
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 08:09 PM
16 hrs ago

The Obama Presidential Center and Library, which opened in Chicago in June 2026, was financed by an estimated $850 million raised privately through the Obama Foundation. While building costs were covered by private donors, public tax dollars have funded surrounding infrastructure updates and road reconfigurations.Key funding and financial details include rivate Construction: The museum, library, and campus buildings were financed entirely by private contributions and managed by the Obama Foundation.

Public Infrastructure: State and local taxpayers contributed over $200 million for surrounding infrastructure upgrades, road redesigns, and utility relocations.Endowment &

Maintenance: The Obama Foundation previously discussed a $470 million endowment goal to sustain future operations, which has faced scrutiny as only $1 million has been deposited into the fund so far.

Official Archives: The physical and digital records of his administration are managed by the Barack Obama Presidential Library, an entity of the National Archives and Records Administration


Meet the megadonors who funded the Obama Foundation

https://chicago.suntimes.com/museums-zoos/2026/06/17/meet-the-mega-donors-who-funded-the-obama-foundation




2na fisherman

(390 posts)
41. All Presidents Seem To Have One
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 08:13 PM
16 hrs ago

I wonder what kind of tax shelter Maher has set up for his huge salary for being a media know-it-all?
Establishing a library is not a big deal because all modern presidents seem to have a good amount of wealth. And many of them have established such libraries and foundations to channel much of their money into projects and things they support rather than have them frittered away via taxes paying for questionable things supported by that otherwise taxed income. It is a smart business and social responsibility move.

MIButterfly

(3,427 posts)
43. STFU Bill Maher
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 08:14 PM
16 hrs ago

When oh when will this idiot shut his stupid pie hole once and for all. Obama's Presidential Library's cost is a drop in the bucket compared to the billions of OUR money that DJT has pissed away and enriched himself during both of his terms. Why not talk about THAT, Billy Boy?

Among other things, President Obama's center is historic and educational. It's not a vanity project like everything DJT slaps his name on. People will come from all over the country to visit the center. Teachers will be bringing students there on field trips until the end of all time. Hopefully all the things with DJT's name on it will be torn down by the end of this decade.

Stop showing your ignorant ass, Bill Maher. Nobody wants to see it.

Tree Lady

(13,424 posts)
45. Ok Bill but first let's talk about the money
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 08:20 PM
15 hrs ago

For Iran going to war, and buying peace after creating war.

About golf, ballroom, reflecting pool, put name on everything, fight at white house, fixing lawn after, creating tariffs bring up prices, playing with the stock market illegally, etc etc etc

Also they had cost overruns for Obamas library which was supposed to be fully paid by donors. Unlike Trumps crap which our tax dollars are paying for.

mahina

(20,819 posts)
46. Turn him off every time you see his mug.
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 08:22 PM
15 hrs ago

I did, and Iʻm glad.

Hey Bill, what about the 50% increase in our already vastly inflated and bloated military budget up to 1.5 TRILLION dollars? Concerned? No?

"What about..."

GFY Bill. And take that sheepʻs clothing off while at it.

Cha

(321,477 posts)
49. What the Hell is Maher going on about Now? PEDO's
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 08:33 PM
15 hrs ago

little mouthpiece.

I appreciate Ro Kanna's replies.. This one from your link..

KHANNA: But this is to inspire people. You know, Michelle Obama gave one of the greatest speeches. I'm telling you, don't listen to me. Just listen to her, five minutes. And here's what she said. Racism was hurled at Barack Obama. Insults were hurled at Barack Obama. And he never lost his cool. He never gave in to the temper. And he showed that hope, patience, and aspiration can overcome that.

Fucking Maher: What does that have to do with the building?

Cha

(321,477 posts)
64. Presidential Libraries are Funded by Private
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 09:03 PM
15 hrs ago

Donations.

So why is Maher whining about President Obama's library like a little whiny assholes?: Making a Fool of himself on national TV?

Cha

(321,477 posts)
95. Yeah, it's what he does.
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 10:04 PM
14 hrs ago

This is just the latest in a long, long line of carrying water for the fascist regime.

Thanks for bringing it to our attention. The evidence is piling up nobody messes with our Pres Obama on this board

Orrex

(67,521 posts)
115. LOL Your post clearly wasn't praising Maher's edgy political satire
Sun Jun 21, 2026, 08:20 AM
3 hrs ago

But his persistent fanbase here @ DU has baffled me for years.

Orrex

(67,521 posts)
125. The baffling part is that he's been a stalwart reichwing mouthpiece for decades
Sun Jun 21, 2026, 10:18 AM
1 hr ago

But still his fans cheer him on as if he were insightful or wise.

And they tend to want it both ways: when his writers hand him a zinger, his fans praise him for speaking truth to power, like he's some unique dispenser of wisdom. But the other 99% of the time, when he says something fuckheaded, they say "he's just a comedian, so you can't hold him to academic standards."

I don't know that he should be banned from DU, per se, but he's not fundamentally different from other reichwing propaganda outlets that aren't allowed here.

niyad

(135,192 posts)
54. bill's comment reminds me of an old joke about a restaurant. "Nobody
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 08:43 PM
15 hrs ago

goes there anymore. It's too crowded."

Grim Chieftain

(2,283 posts)
55. I absolutely loathe Bill Maher
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 08:44 PM
15 hrs ago

He is right there with CBS and Faux News in our house - toilet TV.

lapucelle

(21,222 posts)
56. I remember reading that Mahr takes pride in the fact that he has collected every issue of Playboy ever published...
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 08:48 PM
15 hrs ago

...I guess that's his idea of a library.




Keepthesoulalive

(2,450 posts)
59. The great thing about his dumb ass diatribes
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 08:51 PM
15 hrs ago

Is that he like Joe Rogan is showing you who they really are and we should respond appropriately.

maxrandb

(17,543 posts)
74. Just another misguided Judas
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 09:18 PM
14 hrs ago
?si=ho5DcGzfOJ64ZzVL

[JUDAS]
Woman, your fine ointment, brand new and expensive
Could have been saved for the poor
Why has it been wasted? We could have raised maybe
Three hundred silver pieces or more
People who are hungry, people who are starving
Matter more than your feet and hair

Celerity

(55,272 posts)
114. I think it's rather stellar. I prefer the uncommon, the different, the avant-garde over the quotidian and bog standard.
Sun Jun 21, 2026, 05:39 AM
6 hrs ago
















Midwestern Democrat

(1,053 posts)
135. It's a byproduct of the insane amount of money that's now in politics - I don't like the massive increase of money in
Sun Jun 21, 2026, 11:46 AM
28 min ago

politics that's been happening for the last 20 years - I don't think it's been good for the country and I don't think giving campaign strategists/consultants unlimited budgets has led to better campaigns (probably the opposite since they no longer have to be disciplined and discerning about how they spend money and no longer have to make an effort to get free earned media) - but right now I don't see any chance of putting that genie back in the bottle.

orleans

(37,418 posts)
79. when i hear maher's name the words "smarmy little prick" & "smug asshole" come to mind nt
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 09:27 PM
14 hrs ago

Marcuse

(9,139 posts)
84. The Seven Deadly Talk Show Sins of Bill Maher
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 09:40 PM
14 hrs ago

Last edited Sat Jun 20, 2026, 10:20 PM - Edit history (1)

https://ejunkieblog.com/2025/04/29/the-seven-deadly-talk-show-sins-of-bill-maher/


1. He talks about things he doesn’t understand

In a rare moment of a talk show guest actually standing up to a talk show host and calling them out on their B.S., Ben Affleck once actually called Maher out on the air for his hatred of Muslims as well as his various insensitive remarks about Islam. This is actually a part of a pattern I noticed with Maher where he will often make fun of anyone and everyone who is different from him in any way, whether it’s religious people or even people who are a different race, gender, class or age than him. And he has done it so freely that it has made him a lot of enemies. These days his main targets seem to be anyone who is young, “woke” and has pronouns in their bios. A group of people who he regularly calls “stupid” (I maintain that Gen Z is by far the most misunderstood and underestimated generation). Other examples of Maher’s tone deaf remarks include comparing the “Me Too” movement to McCarthyism, comparing “woke” culture to Chairman Mao fascism, regularly ridiculing Palestine sympathizers for being “terrorist sympathizers,” and constantly badmouthing Democrats for being too radical even as Republicans become cruel maniacs and spineless Trump sycophants. Bill Maher often thinks anyone who disagrees with him is an idiot, but he might want to put some wooden boards over the glass house he’s living in.

2. He downplays the pandemic
3. He normalizes dangerous people
4. He is selective with his outrage
5. He is a phony
6. He is predictable
7. He is egotistical

Martin Eden

(16,022 posts)
134. 8. He's woefully unprepared to counter the BS of rightwing guests
Sun Jun 21, 2026, 11:13 AM
1 hr ago

I finally had enough of Maher several years ago when Steve Bannon was his first guest. Bill had what he thought were "gotcha" questions for Bannon, who spun false narratives so fast you could almost see Bill's head spinning. Unable to contend with all that, Bill just said "OK" and asked his next question -- only to get his ass handed to him by an evil POS clearly much smarter and better prepared.

Maher provides a platform for those assholes, under the guise of free speech and not being afraid to let the other side have their say -- but there's a difference between honest debate and letting lies go unchallenged because you're simply not up to the task.

Bill Maher is a smug prick with a greatly over-inflated opinion of his own wit and wisdom. He is not on the side of truth, decency, and higher values. One of his regular guests, apparently a personal friend, is Ann Coulter. He had her on several times during the Obama presidency, when she was getting rich selling books that advanced the most hateful false narratives.

How can Bill Maher be friends with such a vile creature?

He is not what he purports to be.

Wiz Imp

(10,749 posts)
85. Maher is pathetic.
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 09:41 PM
14 hrs ago

It's not the Obama Library, it's the Obama Presidential Center. His Presidential Library is just a small part of the Center. The cost of the library is just a small fraction of the total cost. And besides it being paid for with private donations, it will almost certainly bring significant economic development to the south side of Chicago so it will ultimately help the economy. The "high" cost for this project was definitely worth it and the City of Chicago is significantly better off now because of it.

Zafira Cherry

(10 posts)
90. about the Qatar airplane and..
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 09:47 PM
14 hrs ago

the 400M retrofit, the US tax payers paid for that. This airplane "goes with Trump" when he leaves. You know damn well there will be no Trump Library.

Hey Bill "Couldn't that money be better spent on something else"

Mr. Jinx

(1,401 posts)
92. It's interesting...
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 09:51 PM
14 hrs ago

Bill Maher takes an interest in a presidential library only when Barack Obama's name is on it. Once again, Black people- especially when they're successful- aren't allowed to simply exist in the eyes of some people without there being a problem.

People like him really tire me out. I'll applaud when his show is finally canceled.

nwduke

(532 posts)
96. Go suck an egg Mayer
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 10:06 PM
14 hrs ago

For a dope who sucked up to trump! There’s so much there for all the people but Mayer is too stupid to understand that!

struggle4progress

(127,107 posts)
99. "We could give Trump a $3 billion slush fund instead of a $2 billion slush fund! Or we could give ICE
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 10:15 PM
14 hrs ago

$241 billion instead of $240 billion! Or we could pay Iran $301 billion instead of $300 billion!"

ShazzieB

(23,058 posts)
100. Maher is such a schmuck.
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 10:23 PM
13 hrs ago

He acts like he never heard of a presidential library before. Like Obama just pulled the whole idea out of his ass or something. Is he really not aware that every president since FDR has established a presidential library to preserve his papers as part of the nation's history? Does he think Obama should be the first president in almost 90 years to just skip the whole thing? Really?

The Presidential Library system formally began in 1939, when President Franklin Roosevelt donated his personal and Presidential papers to the Federal Government. At the same time, Roosevelt pledged part of his estate at Hyde Park to the United States, and friends of the President formed a non-profit corporation to raise funds for the construction of the library and museum building.

Roosevelt's decision stemmed from a firm belief that Presidential papers are an important part of the national heritage and should be accessible to the public. He asked the National Archives to take custody of his papers and other historical materials and to administer his library.

Many pre-Herbert Hoover collections of presidential papers now reside in the Library of Congress, while others are split among universities, libraries, historical societies, and private collections. Many materials have been lost or destroyed.

In 1950, Harry S. Truman decided that he, too, would build a presidential library to house his Presidential papers. In 1955, Congress passed the Presidential Libraries Act, establishing a system of federal “presidential archival depositories” across the United States. The Act encouraged other Presidents to donate their historical materials to the government and ensured the preservation of any donated Presidential papers and their availability to the American people. Under this and subsequent acts, more presidential archival depositories have been established, continuing the presidential libraries system.

https://www.archives.gov/presidential-libraries/about/history


Either Maher is really stupid or he just decided to deliberately be a jackass to provoke a reaction, and I don't know which is worse. Either way, he needs to educate himself AND stop acting like a bratty kid saying saying shit just to piss people off. Oh, wait, acting like a bratty kid saying saying shit just to piss people off is pretty much his brand, isn't it? How pathetic is it that a 70 year old man still thinks acting like a 12 year old smartass is funny and cool?

PS. Mr. B and I are FOR SURE going to visit the Barack Obama Presidential Center as soon as we can, and we are looking forward to it! Grow the fuck up already, Maher.

sheshe2

(98,983 posts)
103. From what I have read, Maher is a racist.
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 10:42 PM
13 hrs ago

So, yes...

Does he think Obama should be the first president in almost 90 years to just skip the whole thing? Really?

...because he is black.

Good for you and Mr. B on your plans to visit!

kimbutgar

(27,694 posts)
102. I do
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 10:36 PM
13 hrs ago

My husband and I are planning to go to it next year for our wedding anniversary vacation.

Bill, retire you are such a has been!

LudwigPastorius

(15,227 posts)
113. I wonder if Maher is still going to love him some Trump if he pulls some support for Israel.
Sun Jun 21, 2026, 12:56 AM
11 hrs ago

Bibi's bloodlust is screwing Trump's concept of a memorandum of a plan to end the Iran clusterfuck. The Big Orange Anus will lean on Netanyahu by threatening to pull, or actually pulling, arms and cash support.

Will Bill-o still think his candlelight dinner with Trump was dreamy?

JustAnotherGen

(38,183 posts)
116. Fuck him
Sun Jun 21, 2026, 08:38 AM
3 hrs ago

Seriously. He's anti Black. He should keep his filthy mouth shut.

Now he should do the Trump library - but he won't. Sounds about . . .

JHB

(38,388 posts)
123. Bill, keep this level of self-indulgence private. THIS is what no one wants to see.
Sun Jun 21, 2026, 09:56 AM
2 hrs ago

SocialDemocrat61

(8,273 posts)
124. I love how none of the usual
Sun Jun 21, 2026, 09:59 AM
2 hrs ago

Maher minions ever show up to defend him. Of course, they show up every Friday to promote his show and then on Saturday to say how great it was. This week he attacked Obama, Mayor Mamdani, Kamala Harris and Democrats in general. My guess is that they support those attacks.

FullySupportDems

(518 posts)
132. It's reminding me of blaming the victim of domestic abuse
Sun Jun 21, 2026, 10:55 AM
1 hr ago

Like, Hey democrats, if you'd stop being so mean and rude maybe the GOP wouldn't be so.. nuts? As if what they do has ANYTHING to do with what Democrats do. Blaming the victims. Telling the battered wife to stop pissing off her husband. Friggin Maher. He acts like a plant. Ridiculing Obama's library why?

Hey Bill? When was the last time you punched up? Coward.

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