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SocialDemocrat61

(8,391 posts)
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 10:26 AM 22 hrs ago

Bill Maher Mocks Kamala Harris & Slams Democrats Over Patriotism

Bill Maher Mocks Kamala Harris & Slams Democrats Over Patriotism
Martin Holmes

Real Time host Bill Maher tore into Democrats on Friday (June 19) for being scared to embrace patriotism amid America’s 250 birthday celebrations.
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He then turned his attention to Democrats and former Vice President Kamala Harris, saying, “Every election year, Democrats seem to remember patriotism for about an hour at their convention when they’re trying to win back swing voters. The whole message of Kamala’s speech in 2024 was ‘take back the flag.’ That’s why she talked about America like a pageant contestant.”

After showing a clip from Harris’ speech at the convention, in which she said, “the greatest privilege on Earth is the privilege and pride of being an American,” Maher quipped, “Hard to believe she lost, huh?”

“Well, you can’t take back the flag in an hour if the rest of the time you treat patriotism as something vaguely embarrassing,” he added. “It shouldn’t be!”

https://www.tvinsider.com/1271195/bill-maher-mocks-kamala-harris-slams-democrats-over-patriotism/
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Bill Maher Mocks Kamala Harris & Slams Democrats Over Patriotism (Original Post) SocialDemocrat61 22 hrs ago OP
May bill receive everything he deserves. niyad 22 hrs ago #1
Yes. yardwork 21 hrs ago #6
!!! niyad 12 hrs ago #37
Several times over UpInArms 12 hrs ago #28
So mote it be! niyad 12 hrs ago #36
A million fold Faux pas 12 hrs ago #33
You are much kinder than I. niyad 12 hrs ago #35
Lol i doubt that Faux pas 12 hrs ago #41
I try not to give him any more conscious thought than absolutely niyad 12 hrs ago #44
Nationalism isn't patriotism. Happy Hoosier 21 hrs ago #2
I can't understand why people post about him hookaleft 21 hrs ago #4
I absolutely agree with you and yet mtairyguy 11 hrs ago #45
Inexplicably, he still has fans here SocialDemocrat61 2 hrs ago #49
Like Rogain he's resorting to stand up 101. Play the room. It's all he's got left. He's not even funny anymore n/t Cheezoholic 21 hrs ago #3
Maher is a real POS at this point. Celerity 21 hrs ago #5
Yes he is SocialDemocrat61 18 hrs ago #19
There's so much wrong with everything Maher is saying. yardwork 21 hrs ago #7
And yet we advertize his show every week. 3_Limes 21 hrs ago #8
True SocialDemocrat61 13 hrs ago #22
Fuck Bill Maher, and why does anyone think he should have a TV program to bloviate on? muriel_volestrangler 21 hrs ago #9
This. durablend 21 hrs ago #12
I'm doing my best to ignore him Blue Owl 21 hrs ago #10
I wonder if this will be the breaking point for his fans here. BannonsLiver 21 hrs ago #11
Yup SocialDemocrat61 20 hrs ago #15
Maher is a Grade A asshole. nt City Lights 20 hrs ago #13
Well said 👍 SocialDemocrat61 13 hrs ago #23
Haven't watched him in many years. MineralMan 20 hrs ago #14
I watch most weeks... Mark.b2 12 hrs ago #31
I guess he hasn't heard of America's Block Party and feels all of America should be attending Trump's bullshit event. chowder66 20 hrs ago #16
He ignores facts SocialDemocrat61 7 hrs ago #48
I dream of the day I no longer see Maher's name on DU. dem4decades 20 hrs ago #17
I Disagree ProfessorGAC 20 hrs ago #18
So what was the point? Wiz Imp 12 hrs ago #32
This POS is still alive? aocommunalpunch 16 hrs ago #20
Unfortunately SocialDemocrat61 16 hrs ago #21
When fascism comes to America, it'll be wrapped in a flag and hosting a basement podcast thebigidea 13 hrs ago #24
And, "thumping the Bible". nt Cha 12 hrs ago #38
Time to trash the Maher topics GenThePerservering 13 hrs ago #25
Ambrose Bierce's dictionary SamuelTheThird 13 hrs ago #26
I like that definition SocialDemocrat61 12 hrs ago #27
She loves America as do we all Johonny 12 hrs ago #29
What a Gaslighting POS Asshole. Fucking Liar. Cha 12 hrs ago #30
Good description 👌 SocialDemocrat61 12 hrs ago #34
Maher is afraid of saying anything negative about TrumpenFuhrer, the Deplorables scare NoMoreRepugs 12 hrs ago #39
That asshole. We're driven by Patriotism to rid this nation of a nazi and ALL his bootlickers, including Bill Maher. marble falls 12 hrs ago #40
As a citizen of this country, I guess it all just boils down to this... tavernier 12 hrs ago #42
Well said 👏 SocialDemocrat61 11 hrs ago #46
His "BEST BEFORE" date was years ago struggle4progress 12 hrs ago #43
Very true! SocialDemocrat61 8 hrs ago #47
I've decided he's just not worth it. eShirl 2 hrs ago #50
Someone I don't have to pay attention to. Time to boycott HBO/MAX 33taw 2 hrs ago #51
In 2012 Maher donated One Million Dollars to Obama's SuperPac DeeDeeNY 1 hr ago #52
Donald Trump donated money to democrats SocialDemocrat61 1 hr ago #53
Stating a fact is not giving him a pass DeeDeeNY 1 hr ago #54
A "fact" from over a decade ago is irrelevant SocialDemocrat61 1 hr ago #55
Oh, put sock in it already, bill. mwmisses4289 27 min ago #56
TBH I love when Bill goes after the excesses of identity politics... biocube 24 sec ago #57

Faux pas

(16,608 posts)
41. Lol i doubt that
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 08:03 PM
12 hrs ago

my dear niyad. I've actually hated that mofo since politically incorrect. It only gets stronger every year.

niyad

(135,328 posts)
44. I try not to give him any more conscious thought than absolutely
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 08:22 PM
12 hrs ago

necessary. It upsets my kitty!

Happy Hoosier

(9,725 posts)
2. Nationalism isn't patriotism.
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 10:38 AM
21 hrs ago

Bill Maher is an enemy democracy and placater of authoritarians.

Why do we allow his propaganda on this site? I'm flabbergasted.

Cheezoholic

(4,120 posts)
3. Like Rogain he's resorting to stand up 101. Play the room. It's all he's got left. He's not even funny anymore n/t
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 10:40 AM
21 hrs ago

yardwork

(69,958 posts)
7. There's so much wrong with everything Maher is saying.
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 10:44 AM
21 hrs ago

It's not worth dissecting. Basically he's just wrong.

Totally wrong.

3_Limes

(630 posts)
8. And yet we advertize his show every week.
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 10:50 AM
21 hrs ago

Why? Nick Fuentes and Candice Owens should be given the same billing here. They're just as friendly to us.

muriel_volestrangler

(106,858 posts)
9. Fuck Bill Maher, and why does anyone think he should have a TV program to bloviate on?
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 10:55 AM
21 hrs ago

He's just a bag of shit. No one even voted for him, unlike the bag of shit in the Oval Office.

Has anyone ever seen Maher as someone qualified to criticise anyone about patriotism? What has he done for his country, as opposed to for himself?

BannonsLiver

(21,027 posts)
11. I wonder if this will be the breaking point for his fans here.
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 11:09 AM
21 hrs ago


Haha just kidding. There isn’t a breaking point. Sound familiar?

Mark.b2

(837 posts)
31. I watch most weeks...
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 07:51 PM
12 hrs ago

Yeah, half the time I get pissed off. But, I like the conversational format. People are generally respectful, most of his guests are usually thoughtful (even if they may have wrong viewpoints) and answers aren’t limited to 15 second sound clips. I do like how he keeps the vibe light. Good for a Friday evening.

I do wish more Democrats would go on. Too often our side relies on pundits.

chowder66

(12,703 posts)
16. I guess he hasn't heard of America's Block Party and feels all of America should be attending Trump's bullshit event.
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 12:16 PM
20 hrs ago

He's such a Trump fluffer.

SamuelTheThird

(1,470 posts)
26. Ambrose Bierce's dictionary
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 07:35 PM
13 hrs ago

PATRIOTISM, n.

Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name.

In Dr. Johnson's famous dictionary patriotism is defined as the last resort of a scoundrel. With all due respect to an enlightened but inferior lexicographer I beg to submit that it is the first.

Johonny

(26,861 posts)
29. She loves America as do we all
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 07:45 PM
12 hrs ago

And he can go fuck off if he thinks we don't. Does he love America? Doubt it. He only loves himself. He is a loser that could never keep a woman because his brand is toxic. That isn't our fault, it's his. Sad really.

NoMoreRepugs

(12,326 posts)
39. Maher is afraid of saying anything negative about TrumpenFuhrer, the Deplorables scare
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 08:00 PM
12 hrs ago

him - so he chides and criticizes the polite Democratic Party who pose zero threat to his punk ass.

marble falls

(73,537 posts)
40. That asshole. We're driven by Patriotism to rid this nation of a nazi and ALL his bootlickers, including Bill Maher.
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 08:03 PM
12 hrs ago

tavernier

(14,578 posts)
42. As a citizen of this country, I guess it all just boils down to this...
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 08:12 PM
12 hrs ago

Do you, Bill Maher, really believe that Trump wants our country to prevail? That he didn’t start the Iran war and now made it worse by giving them billions to use as they see fit?
That he truly believes that despite all the filming in the area of the pool in Washington DC, there are hundreds of people diving in and ruining it, even though there is no proof of this?
Did the people who came into our capital building and smeared feces from the top to the bottom, and you freed them, shouldn’t be held responsible even when many of them have recently been found to have committed horrendous crimes against children and families?

Are you truly too stoned to know the difference between people and politics?????????

DeeDeeNY

(3,982 posts)
52. In 2012 Maher donated One Million Dollars to Obama's SuperPac
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 06:41 AM
1 hr ago

"Republican policies are failed policies" is what he said at the time.

SocialDemocrat61

(8,391 posts)
53. Donald Trump donated money to democrats
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 06:45 AM
1 hr ago

in New York for decades. Doesn't give him a pass either.

SocialDemocrat61

(8,391 posts)
55. A "fact" from over a decade ago is irrelevant
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 07:17 AM
1 hr ago

to what he is doing and saying now. Especially when he attacked Obama just a week ago.

mwmisses4289

(5,163 posts)
56. Oh, put sock in it already, bill.
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 08:09 AM
27 min ago

You wouldn't know patriotism if it bit you in the ass and hit you upside the head with a clue by four!

biocube

(291 posts)
57. TBH I love when Bill goes after the excesses of identity politics...
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 08:36 AM
24 sec ago

it needs to be said but has gotten stale.

His "young people suck" rants have gotten tiresome, too.

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