It is probably only a matter of time until accusations of sexual impropriety come out against snarky, left wing comic Bill Maher. So it should come as no surprise that Maher leaped to the defense of Chris Matthews on a recent HBO broadcast.
The provocative “Real Time” host defended Chris Matthews — who abruptly retired from MSNBC last week after numerous controversies — calling Matthews “a friend of mine.”
“A friend of mine lost his job this week — Chris Matthews,” Maher began Friday night. “Wanted to give him a shoutout because I will miss him and a lot of other people will too. … MSNBC used to run this thing, ‘This is who we are.’ Well, I didn’t like who you were this week and I don’t think a lot of people who work there like this either and I think this cancel culture is a cancer on progressivism.”
Maher then listed the “horrible things” that landed Matthews in hot water, including Matthews’ comparison of Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., winning the Nevada caucuses to the Nazi takeover of France, mistaking Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., for Democratic Senate candidate Jaime Harrison, and for “being mean” to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., regarding her grilling of Mike Bloomberg at the Democratic debate.
“I got fired for doing what I do on a show called ‘Politically Incorrect.’ This show is called ‘Hardball’!” Maher exclaimed. “This sounds like every question Chris has asked. And I hated to be interviewed by Chris because he’d ask you a question, you’d start to answer, and he’d keep talking because he had so many thoughts. I’d like to have some more people on TV with thoughts. A lot of other people couldn’t interrupt themselves because they don’t have a thought that the producer isn’t putting in their ear!”
The HBO host acknowledged Matthews made “kind of creepy” remarks to women over the years, but said, “Guys are married for a million years” and they “want to flirt for two seconds.” (Matthews, 74, has been married to his wife Kathleen since 1980).
Maher then tore into Laura Bassett, the journalist whose recent op-ed accusing Matthews of sexual harassment accelerated his departure from the network.
“Thank you, Rosa Parks,” Maher quipped. “I guess my question is, ‘Do you understand why Democrats lose?… What do we call here now? Is she a compliment victim or a compliment survivor?”
Maher is an ignorant bastard with no morals whatsoever. I was in the USAF and married and was sent on a remote one year tour too Iceland. I don’t know if Maher has ever been to Iceland but they have some very beautiful women but it did not matter to me because I had a wife at home in California.If I wanted to be with other women I would not have been married Adultery is illegal in the Military anyway as was PDA even though I am divorced from that woman my cheating had nothing to do with it.If a woman chooses to be with me and I choose her I will be completely loyal to her as long as we are a committed couple Screwing around and lying is for idiots
I have not kept up with the exact comments made to the reporter, nor to the situation. Was she caught in a situation where speaking out to Chris would put her job in jeopardy. My own experiences in the professional educational environment has allowed me to speak out. In terms of his comments about comparing Bernie’s philosophy to that of a Nazi philosophy, a step too far. Chris did apologize. I support the Me Too movement. Certainly long overdue. In the case of Chris Mathews and the closed doors conversations that resulted in his retirement, I find regrettable. I, personally, see no cause, for an early retirement. I have been a feminist, before the term was in vogue.
You sir are a typical Hate filled democrat/socialist. I heard you once State I don’t care if the stock market collapses so long as Trump is defeated. That statement alone speaks to your insane hatred of our duly elected President. Your millions will see u thru but the average worker with a minimal 401k will be damaged beyond recovery if the stock market crashes. I will separate hatred of you personally but your words and selfish disregard for the average citizen is hated beyond words. You are a scum sucking pig just like the Democratic Leadership and when Karma comes to pay your worthless butt back it will be memorable foolish dick that you are.
You reap what you sow and rotten payback will yours to experience. I used to watch some of your program but would never ever watch ten seconds of it now. Your payback will be here in this lifetime so get ready fool. Better yet move to a socialist country because you will never see it happen in your lifetime here in the USA. POX on you and your show!!!