Nothing will truly change until we get money out of our politics. People over profits!

@nramos33

4 жыл бұрын

Cute bumper sticker, but that's meaningless. You can chant stupid slogans all day, but the Koch family and other republicans will dump billions collectively into winning house seats and senate seats. They'll spend a million to win a seat in Idaho and Wyoming and Utah and Kansas because it grantees them a tax cut. They spend $1 million every two years and get back $10 million with tax cuts per year. Meanwhile you want to fight them with a piggy bank and bumper stickers. Spoiler, the coexist stickers haven't ended racism. Bumper sticker slogan b.s. don't win elections.

@freedommasters3236

4 жыл бұрын

..that´s the thing..been fucking yelling that for years, but is like yelling the king is naked except nobody gives shit. Politicians play Monopoly and somewhere in the game you maximize profits on medical care on behalf of you donors ...its fucking grotesque and inmoral, ´......simple flu goes to brochitis and if you cant pay you die or have to get a 2nd mortgage, then the bank owns you. Same for education... impossible to pursue happiness when voters are ignorant pawns

@FlawlesSanshiro

4 жыл бұрын

Observer 101514120505 ..amen brother

@CaptainTedStryker

4 жыл бұрын

It's simple to do: no more political advertising, period. Politicians can have a website with regulated content, plus public debates. No need for the slush fund "campaign donations". Problem is both the RNC and DNC are addicted to money.

@topranked5465

4 жыл бұрын

It's proven that money buys elections You can't get money out of politics unless you have a democratic supreme Court which requires money to get You need money to get money out of politics one day

Socialism for the rich, rugged individualism for the peasants.

@etiansaker1190

4 жыл бұрын

May I use that saying sir?

@etiansaker1190

4 жыл бұрын

@mukund p had not realised thx for the info!

@jasper_of_puppets

4 жыл бұрын

Sign me up!

@maskedmarvyl4774

4 жыл бұрын

Best comment on our present stupidity on the board......

@stfon5

4 жыл бұрын

It's a modified MLK quote. We don't use the word rugged as much as we use to. Lol

Bill Maher 2016: "Bernie can't be bought- what a hero!" Bill Maher 2020: "Bernie can't be bought- what a moron!"

@ZombieLincoln666

4 жыл бұрын

Zeebo Cormican Bernie losing in 2016 and then in 2020 will do that

@idiotheh

4 жыл бұрын

Apparently Bill can be bought by Rupert Murdoch.

@Phillip4000

4 жыл бұрын

Funny how Hillary Clinton had more money than Donald Trump but still lost.

@delneky1

4 жыл бұрын

100%

@lythalmind

4 жыл бұрын

Wow frfr lol

It’s not about spiritual “purity”. It’s about curbing systemic corruption. It’s about working for the electorate instead of for the 1% who paid for your campaign.

@justifiably_stupid4998

4 жыл бұрын

Is it good to always view the world as an "us against them?"

@simransidhu3444

4 жыл бұрын

Brian, that’s not what this is. Democracy comes from the Greek “demos” which means “people” and “cratos” which means “power”. But if the true power shifts away from the people and towards the 1% who buy lawmakers, you no longer have a “demos cratos” but a “corporate cratos”. Or Corporatocracy, if you will. This isn’t “us versus them”. This is us.

@i2pjd6hRw5P

4 жыл бұрын

Obviously. It's a nice gesture. But if Republicans play dirty then we have to too. Focus on getting Bernie in the white house and then we can do the campaign finance reform. Mark my words, Trump is going to win in November. and this is one of many reasons why.

@justifiably_stupid4998

4 жыл бұрын

@@i2pjd6hRw5P i never understood the "if they play dirty then we will have to as well" meme. So if Putin somehow ran for president and started killing members of the press and blackmailing delegates, would that mean you would do the same? Is civility a luxury that goes out the window immediately when ever power is at stake?

@ncorp2668

4 жыл бұрын

So are you suggesting that if billionaires did donate to Bernie's campaign, it would automatically influence how he makes policies? Distinctions need to be made here. The act of accepting donated money to help political campaigns is a systemic error, whether it be from billionaires or poor people. So the actual problem is whether people taking money are making policies that benefit corporations, not the literal act of simply using money donated by a billionaire.

I admire Bernie Sanders' ethics, so he's not beholden to these corporate pacs.

@anthonycampos8057

4 жыл бұрын

Which is probably why he cant win.

@Erikpdx

4 жыл бұрын

I do too, but he also needs to be pragmatic. He's running on idealism, and he only gotten worse since 2016. He won't get anything done in DC with that.

@miaa7097

4 жыл бұрын

@@Erikpdx if Biden wins than Trump will get elected

@Erikpdx

4 жыл бұрын

@@miaa7097 at least an equal number of people say that about Bernie Sanders. Maybe what we're all saying is Trump can't lose

@livinginvancouverbc2247

4 жыл бұрын

If Bernie is the guy, then I'm sure he will be mentioning the ethical purity of his campaign in his concession speech around midnight November 20th. The heartlands of American will explode at the thought of a COMMUNIST!!! being elected. In their 'minds' they'd rather be Russian than communist.

"when you take money from bad people, it's money that they, the bad people, don't have". Yeah, yeah, it's well known that mafia, when they lend you money, never ask anything in return.

@KCN8er

4 жыл бұрын

@monokhem No, but they bribe the cops and gov't like the mafia does.

@KCN8er

4 жыл бұрын

@monokhem Okay, just ignore the mountain of evidence that proves the opposite. Just because it's legal, doesn't mean it's not bribery. Not all laws are written. Corporations care about their bottom line period.

@KCN8er

4 жыл бұрын

@monokhem There is not a shred of evidence that bought politicians don't use their money to influence regulation? When is the last time you gave somebody a million dollars and expected nothing in return? GTFO!!! Trump literally bragged about this. Bloomberg said it on accident, but we all know it to be true.

@KCN8er

4 жыл бұрын

@@GGSTormSC They have the end of their careers to look forward to. Also, isn't that what the mafia does? You give them money so that other bastard, evil mafia doesn't come and fuck up your business? Pay the dems so the reps don't trash your store front.

@blt4life112

4 жыл бұрын

Live in fear much?

The ends justify the means sometimes, especially if it stops Trump from being reelected.

@alessiodelcastillo1613

3 жыл бұрын

nope

The fact that Bill has to explain this, should be the clue....that they have no clue?

Bill's audience: I came here to applaud and, DAMN IT, I'm gonna applaud no matter what!

@MrZaborskii

4 жыл бұрын

I read this comment as the applause interrupted him yet again.

@spade2187

4 жыл бұрын

Sue Bob lmfaoooo

@SuMBuDDe42oE

4 жыл бұрын

Its eye rolling scary

@einsteinboricua

4 жыл бұрын

Or...you know...people agree with the premise?

@jesuspardinas3874

4 жыл бұрын

I agree, but it sounded like they didn't know whether to applaud or not, very confused, lately it has been happening more often than not.

Just donated to Bernie following your show. Thanks, Bill!

@eddyk3

4 жыл бұрын

Well unless you donated $100m dollars he still has zero chance. Don't you want Sanders as president at all costs?

@toddrobertson1398

4 жыл бұрын

Your an idiot

@JuniorSerranoMedia

4 жыл бұрын

@@toddrobertson1398 You're*

@mikejames1551

4 жыл бұрын

That's like buying stock in circuit city...no chance of coming back

@HowDyaYouLikeMeNow

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry you have to deal with all of these fuckwits who think Hillary Clinton 2.0 is gonna beat Trump. Just because we don't get down in the sewer, eyeball deep in shit like them, doesn't mean we have to tell them how good they smell. That's twice now that these fucking idiots have let the most awful, most easily defeatable candidate become the President of the United States. I'm calling it already. Biden can't even remember his own name. What a train wreck.

Not 1 comment agreeing with Bill yet 13k likes?

@outlawscar3328

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, funny how that happens...

@abasis.baruti9819

4 жыл бұрын

I agree with bill.

@bthompson6128

4 жыл бұрын

@@abasis.baruti9819 I agree with Bill

It's called having integrity and character. Unfortunately those things don't matter to most people anymore. Our country is truly in a sad state of affairs, and I don't think we will recover from it.

@Dankdalorde

3 жыл бұрын

Oh please everyone is imperfect and those are just arbitrary moral standards that have no concrete tangible results in the real world.

Is not a donation... _its a bribe._

@adorable3817

4 жыл бұрын

But a bribe is not 'a sure thing'. Cambridge Dictionary: to try to make someone do something for you by giving them money...

@jongeunkim9254

4 жыл бұрын

Ur not dumb ur stupid

@adorable3817

4 жыл бұрын

@@jongeunkim9254 so if the guy buys dinner (bribes), the woman has literally no other choice and is FORCED at "moral????" gun point to sleep with him?

@diagoras8440

4 жыл бұрын

@@adorable3817 so if he buys her dinner and she doesnt go out with him should he continue buying dinner for her? People don't give money without seeing a return on investment.

@jisyang8781

4 жыл бұрын

Honey, it's a donation, not a bribe. If it were, Bernie would have millions of people charged for bribery.

This audience will literally applaud anything, even broke Americans! Smh 🤦‍♂️

@vidmasterK1

4 жыл бұрын

Basically the same thing at a Trump pep rally. They hear what they wanna hear when they go to these.

@seanjenkins5505

4 жыл бұрын

You do realize these audiences have a floor director right? Nothing about a produced talk show is organic.

@bernardoescalante6416

4 жыл бұрын

(shhh) there's a light sign)

@Rpzinna

4 жыл бұрын

Are you a Bernie Bro who watches TYT like a conservative who takes Fox News for gospel? Do you blame Obama for the bank bailouts? If so, I can't help you. Please don't waste my time with Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur bullshit

@carloscjr23

4 жыл бұрын

@@Rpzinna yeah, lets hear from senile chris matthews while he pisses his pants. Or maybe lying fredo at cnn? Or from corporate sell out Bill Maher?

The really disturbing thing is how often Bill Maher is right and those who criticize him are wrong.

@kurtsudheim825

Жыл бұрын

He is slightly wrong with this though, they do need to stop being too write & acting like everyone's an angel or the devil. But the thing bill missed is when gang leaders & foreign govt's give you money, they're not being nice, is certainly not a "donation", you don't need to be a genius to know that they're giving you the cash in exchange for relaxed rules or something

@davenaden8115

Жыл бұрын

Bill is completely ignoring the fact that when somebody gives you money, they are going to expect something in return from you.

@mikethe1wheelnut

11 ай бұрын

no. the really disturbing thing is that voters are clearly so easily swayed by money.

@dalecs47

11 ай бұрын

I am sorry, but what does the one have to do with the other? @@mikethe1wheelnut

"peacocking comment-board socialists (online)" !!! It's perfect :)

This monologue makes perfect sense when I turn off the part of my brain that know that money buys influence.

@grichkatayou7558

4 жыл бұрын

David Madison because in the history of the world no ones ever had the balls to say fuck you to someone who gave them money??? Lol When the choice is between take the money or loose , you damn well should take the money and get rid of Trump and then say fuck you to anyone who think you owe them a favor, and do the freakin job for the people. That’s what a solid person should be capable of doing, stop with the bullshit... unless they are holding a literal gun to your head it is bullshit

@paulpeterson4216

4 жыл бұрын

@@grichkatayou7558 If you take the money, the people who vote for you, but didn't give you a huge check, are the ones who lose, no matter which candidate is elected. The point is not to win, it is to have a government that responds to the needs of the voters, not the billionaire contributors. Is a corrupt Democrat that much better than a corrupt Republican? In the long run is there any difference at all?

@juantapia6549

4 жыл бұрын

@@paulpeterson4216 when its an existential election....it absolutely is about winning. It doesn't and shouldn't matter who the nominee is, because if Democrats don't win this upcoming election....say bye to the institutions, the 3 branches of Government, Roe v. Wade, fighting Globalwarming.......EVERYTHING...this election is not about our ideals, our political views, .....its about still having a government and not an authoritarian that will take everything away. For Gods sake, get that through your thick head.

@paulpeterson4216

4 жыл бұрын

@@juantapia6549 Ok Numbskull, (so long as we are trading insults), it is not about Democrats winning, it is about Populists winning, and secondly about Progressives winning. Trump is a moron and a disaster, but Biden would be no better. A Biden victory, as vanishingly unlikely as it is, would ensconce the establishment oligarchy for a generation or more, and that is as likely to end what we have left of representative government as Trump would be. Bernie can beat Trump, but ONLY by being true to his principles. If Bernie were to take Bloomburg's bribes, then he would look like a hypocrite and lose. Biden will lose to Trump, and lose badly. Bernie can beat Trump, but only by being Bernie, and not by being a bought and paid for stooge of the establishment.

@Vacardi

4 жыл бұрын

Then that's the weak-ass politicians you pick. Just like Bill said Obama fucked wall street. And still took their money.

"It's not a donation..." You're right, it's not. It's a BRIBE.

@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control

4 жыл бұрын

How is the $18 dollar donation you give Bernie not also a bribe, then? Just because it's smaller doesn't make it a different thing altogether.

@CyberiusT

4 жыл бұрын

@@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control I don't know the American system, but where I am the small donations are anonymous. Hard to be a bribe when they don't know who gave the money. But if it's tied to your identity there, then technically it /is/ also a bribe. A bribe worth about "smile at me in the next parade", as opposed to the "gimme oil drilling rights" money the big end of town throws around.

@nimblebimble

4 жыл бұрын

HitchensImmortal If ya don’t know the difference between $18 and $18 million, maybe you’ve got some living to do

@2126Eliza

4 жыл бұрын

Imagine not knowing this is how politics works

@2126Eliza

4 жыл бұрын

Red Button TV1 it's way better than Russia, a true shithole country

How can there be so many downvotes?? It’s ridiculous. The message is crystal clear and makes complete sense. Take the money and do the right thing. I donation shouldn’t mean u own that person or entity anything. If I was running for president and somebody gave me money, I would act like they believe I will do what is right and I will use it how I want to use it, not how they expect me to pay them back.

This guy talks out of both sides of his mouth. He criticizes Democrats for not taking scumbags money, but if trump took money from some unsavory people, he’d be jumping his shit!

This is Bill Maher revealing who he is and what's important to him.

@jasonsaenz8959

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah to do whatever you got to do to beat trump I think he made that loud and clear

@rjframe4410

4 жыл бұрын

@@jasonsaenz8959 or pick the guy who wont tax my ass

@patj5330

4 жыл бұрын

Vorol really. He puts his money where his mouth is.

@TrickOrRetreat

4 жыл бұрын

F... Maher 😣

@mkrulic517439

4 жыл бұрын

@@rjframe4410 the dems want to tax the uber rich. thats not you.

"I don't care if they're bad, as long as their money is good" . . . THAT sums up exactly what's wrong in this society & especially in politics.

@laurettelaliberte8864

4 жыл бұрын

Bill shows his true colors stronger with every show.

@thegreatreno-vator2234

4 жыл бұрын

You don't get what he is saying at all

@Aj_470

4 жыл бұрын

@@thegreatreno-vator2234 hes saying be a normal politician so take the money and fuck em after

@laurettelaliberte8864

4 жыл бұрын

@@Aj_470 Except that they don't "fuck em after" because they're looking for the next hand out.

@mauriceduenas1586

4 жыл бұрын

@@Aj_470 that doesnt happen. Obama was in bed with the banks. Bill has been corrupted by money. Wake up

Bill your the best keep it moving.

An “ok boomer” moment if there ever was one

@williamtench2047

4 жыл бұрын

Ok Bro

@susantunbridge4612

4 жыл бұрын

OK Bimbo. Enjoy Trump 2.0

@jacobwenner2545

4 жыл бұрын

The Amazing Catfish This is why you lose elections.

I'm not a huge Bernie fan, but this is dumb. You can only take those donations by agreeing to let the 0.01% continue to wreak havoc on the average person and the environment.

@anant1462

4 жыл бұрын

@@PlzPr3sspl4y Yea, but that would only work once

@Dan16673

4 жыл бұрын

@@PlzPr3sspl4y how did it work? Obama made Large banks less competitive and ensure the small guys are screwed. Have you read dode frank?its aweful

@Gurfmanj

4 жыл бұрын

@@Dan16673 Yup, Obama was great for Wall Street and the Banks. The banks are now much bigger than when they were too big to fail.

@Relevant_Saga0

4 жыл бұрын

Pr3ssPl4y but yet the people still suffer.

@hithere99100

4 жыл бұрын

@@Relevant_Saga0 people will always suffer...its winners and losers in everything.

Did Bill Maher really just do a segment on why bribery is good? Tell that to any other country that actually has a functioning democracy and you would be laughed out of the world stage.

@zesty9815

4 жыл бұрын

No, he did a segment about living in the world that _is,_ rather than the one that _ought to be._

@TacettheTerror

4 жыл бұрын

@@zesty9815 Almost all of the world considers that bribery except the United States and similar countries with just as corrupt of a system.

@christianalmli9085

4 жыл бұрын

@@zesty9815 Right, because half a billion dollars spent on a campaign sure helped Bloomberg out. Maher is a complete fucking moron when it comes to politics. He knows absolutely nothing.

@refererererer

4 жыл бұрын

How is it bribery? As he used Obama as the example, OBAMA TOOK MONEY FROM EVERYWHERE AND STILL PROCEEDED TO SIGNING POLICIES THAT WERE NOT FRIENDLY TO WALL STREET. You are one of the reasons Trump will probably remain in office. Instead of focusing on the real enemies, you insist your ideologies and stubborn personality-based politics (Bernie). You are probably one of those who will not vote for a Democratic candidate if Bernie fails to get the nomination.

@Sold.Out.For.Freeee

4 жыл бұрын

Iam an Indian guy n I agree with bill Maher. USA has gotta do anything they can to defeat trump this time. It was hacked before, can be hacked again. Americans were and still are racists. However, iam sorry I guess you're watching bill Maher from a recent time. Coz he's known for his extreme liberal views. Consider this a small attempt to balance the society. We have rightwing terrorists lynching and killing us here on streets.. watch more bill maher and the best thing to do is laugh at his jokes and study his perspective there's a lot to learn.

It makes me physically ill to see someone who was once an outspoken critic of the establishment become a part of the machine. Sad day indeed. I could not be more disappointed in you.

Solution: public financing of campaigns" Isn't that one of Yang's proposals? Yang was ahead of his time.

@rajasmasala

4 жыл бұрын

Dude....ugh. Damn babies. Anyways welcome to the fight of existing.

@majesticmoose5095

4 жыл бұрын

And yet nobody supported him.

@Rubberbandfan1

4 жыл бұрын

People have been talking about the concept of public financing for over 40 years. You really think Yang came up with that idea ?

@itsm3th3b33

4 жыл бұрын

Rubberbandfan1 Of the 2 dozen Democratic candidates, who else had public financing of campaigns as an item in their platform?

@Rubberbandfan1

4 жыл бұрын

J Y Both Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are both for public financing of campaigns, along with many other candidates from both the left, and right, in other elections. I understand that you may have heard of that concept first from Yang, but that doesn’t mean that he was the first candidate to suggest it.

Well, there's this thing called principles...

@Erikpdx

4 жыл бұрын

Cool cool. But will principles win?

@Erikpdx

4 жыл бұрын

@Plo Koon lol, she lost to Trump who had even fewer principles. And she beat Sanders, who had more. You're not very bright America doesn't care about principles and integrity. We don't fight ignorance, we embrace it. Until that changes we deserve the politicians we get

@sireluciferdiablo1204

4 жыл бұрын

@Plo Koon oh hell no no you didn't how dare you talking bout hillary 👀 the lengths we go to be validated 🤦‍♂️

@brandoncaudill6864

4 жыл бұрын

How does accepting donations compromise them? You don't have to be beholden to them, just take it when offered and do what you want. If they get mad and go elsewhere, so be it. Take the money where you (legally) can.

@sireluciferdiablo1204

4 жыл бұрын

@@brandoncaudill6864 you answered your own question. "If they get mad"... they will spend $ against you they will support your opponent to get you kicked out of office. This is common knowledge ppl lets FORCE ppl use there brains

Becoming a dragon to slay a dragon just doubles the number of dragons needing killing.

@IntellitechStudios

4 жыл бұрын

Carl Bailey id rather vote for a dragon than any of these establishment pundits. At least dragons are cool.

@IntellitechStudios

4 жыл бұрын

D E no I did, I was just making an additional point loosely based on your analogy.

@saxyrep1

4 жыл бұрын

@Carl Bailey Best analogy I've read this year. 👏

@CcReap3r

4 жыл бұрын

But if you kill the other dragon, isn't there is still only 1 dragon?

@eddyk3

4 жыл бұрын

@@CcReap3r This guy gets it. Only this time the dragon will be on our side.

This honestly lowered my opinion of Bill's outlook on the coming election. Why attack Bernie when he's the best shot? This whole segment felt like Bloomberg bought it to save face after being embarrassed so badly.

@jjohnsengraciesmom

4 жыл бұрын

One has to be realistic, money wins elections, because of advertising, staff, etc. You just need money to win. Just take the money. Do what's right. But you have to get there first.

Sometimes Bill, I agree with you 100%.

"I don't care if they're bad, I just wanna know if their money is good." Really ? Am I the only one who got a major issue with that statement ?

@GrindLikeNoTomorrow

4 жыл бұрын

saxyrep1 Yeah he irked me on that one

@BeautifulHal0

4 жыл бұрын

saxyrep 1 YEP!!!

@ameremortal

4 жыл бұрын

The establishment is corrupt, it’s so normal to them, that they brag about it on TV.

@harmonyqueue

4 жыл бұрын

I'm with you. It's like the left can't wrap its head around the fact that these tactics have made it just an alternative, not the BETTER alternative. It's sad because we need something. But it's god awful depressing because these are the people who swear they won't be like this. But they are. They're just as inauthentic, just as out of touch.

@PhamNicolas99

4 жыл бұрын

@El Draco Well he kinda adressed those. He said to take their money and f*** them like Obama did.

Bill's inspiring message in a nutshell: Let the status quo of the establishment continue to thrive so the corporate PAC's can continue to buy off & influence our elected officials.

@Hibbs4Prez

4 жыл бұрын

People like yourself are part of the problem.

@eliminateMore

4 жыл бұрын

Hibbs4Prez Why?Because you don’t agree with their opinion. Because I think this person is on point!

@gingerdavis8071

4 жыл бұрын

If l'm not mistaken, Sander's campaign has raised lots of money. If money won elections, wouldn't Styers and Bloomberg be the only 2 candidates? Think of all the positive things that could be done with the amount of money already wasted on losing campaigns. Just throw more money out. Using this logic, just pay people to vote for you. Would any of you vote for a candidate you didn't want if they offered you more money than the candidate you do like? Trump got plenty of free election coverage. He was on cable news 24/7. Sanders could take billions from billionaires and still lose. People need to be motivated to vote or motivated NOT to vote. I fear the election will be 2 old men with dementia debating each other and pundits telling us which one is more coherent. Doesn't look promising at all.

@pilotperry4525

4 жыл бұрын

@@Hibbs4Prez People like you don't even vote in presidential or midterms election and yet you want purity. By allowing Trump to get elected you have allowed money to stay in politics and let conservatives take over the supreme court. Purity and Apathy has allowed corruption to spread, you people aren't even as innocent as you want candidates to be. Bill is simply saying to be realistic and practical based on the circumstances you have, and yet all you people are saying is “everyone is corrupt”.

@Kilamanjaro009

4 жыл бұрын

You Purity people aren't very bright, you do realize that you need to do more than just elect Bernie, don't you?????

Money is very attractive to Bill. That is why he is being the mouthpiece of the establishment. The money is good.

What we have here is basically Emperor Palpatine delivering a Monologue to join the corrupt side.

Richsplaining 100

I guess Bill Maher never heard of the concept "Return on Investment."

@siddharthbirdi

4 жыл бұрын

Perhaps u have never heard of a concept called "Fucking them over"

@Jerbraska

4 жыл бұрын

David Collin Hannah you guys missed the part about Obama I take it

@joaopedrosousa5636

4 жыл бұрын

If you don't accept any quid pro quo, it's fine (not as a system, but as players in the system; everyone here agrees, the system must be changed). Strategically, if Sanders accepted Bloombergs money that would probably be a political blunder as it would blur his image. But his general message is ok, the floodgates are open, you should not blame the players so much. "Taking this path sacrifices the integrity of elections as organized contests for power in favor of some version of a Buckleystyle identification of money spent on political speech as expression that may be fettered, if at all, only in the narrow class of cases when it fosters demonstrable quid pro quo corruption. The spillover effects of opening these floodgates in the United States should stand as a warning to others. Public financing of campaigns has fallen by the wayside as candidates, trapped in the arms-race logic of fund-raising, find that they cannot bind themselves to the voluntary limits that come with accepting public funds. The billion-dollar threshold crossed by Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in the 2012 campaign is a likely harbinger of the future, as are Senate campaigns in the tens of millions and the need for House members, facing reelection every two years, to run permanent fund-raising machines. Even if some version of compulsory public funding could pass constitutional muster, it would not address the limitless expenditures that Buckley authorizes and Citizens United and SpeechNow amplifies. It would take either a constitutional amendment or a radical transformation of the Supreme Court to undo the damage that the justices have wrought in this area over the past four decades. Though many politicians would benefit from such a change, the collective action obstacles to their getting behind it are colossal. This is to say nothing of the moneyed interests that would throw their weight behind maintaining a new status quo that so substantially increases their political clout."

@joaopedrosousa5636

4 жыл бұрын

catch-22 situation...

@LiveTheDream24

4 жыл бұрын

@@siddharthbirdi Because that's how it plays out, right? And they call Bernie idealistic. lmao

All I want is to have uncorrupted politicians that represent their constituents! Is that too much to ask for?!

@timothydana2726

4 жыл бұрын

Spheric yes

@celticman1909

4 жыл бұрын

All I ever really wanted was a good personal life and a good work life. That was too much to ask for in this world. So, In the course of human events, yeah, it's too much to ask for honest politians.

@celticman1909

4 жыл бұрын

@Big Valerie Both. On both sides. Kinda a Celtic mutt.

Rich guy lecturing folks that corruption is ok.

“I’ve got some bad news for you, the people are broke.” That’s because politicians keep on taking money from corporations, and politicians serve them, not the people. You’re the one out of touch with reality, Bill.

@web-angel

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. He's become such a shill!

@jdhoward1438

4 жыл бұрын

AMEN

@marcusmagice

4 жыл бұрын

The people are broke because we’ve got 20 million plus illegal foreign nationals living here . They get everything free while we have to pay . You’re simply not going to get rid of the rich unless you want a country like Venezuela

@tiberiussempronious6252

4 жыл бұрын

@@marcusmagice - Haha. That's not true...

@lindablackwell4852

4 жыл бұрын

Money comes from Corporations who candidates will do their bidding and Biden admits "if you vote for me nothing will change." Opposed to Bernie For The People and not grow Corporations even bigger. Out of touch Mahr!

Bill has completely given up. Time to retire, pal.

@Rpzinna

4 жыл бұрын

Likewise to you too pal

@Rpzinna

4 жыл бұрын

@John Doe These assholes will cost us 2020. The writing is on the wall

@Giby86

4 жыл бұрын

@@Rpzinna He's absolutely right, you know. Or you're telling me that you really think that corporations are giving money out of the goodness of their heart?

@Rpzinna

4 жыл бұрын

@@Giby86 Look the reality is the Democratic Party is badly in need of fundraising. The population has little to no money so we don't have a lot of patience with infantile purity tests from Kyle Kulinski. First of for all you Bernie Bros who claim you want racial equality I'm surprised women of color and gay mayors who speak several languages can offend you so much. No Obama was not in office in 2008. Cenk Uyger had it wrong. By the way i saw that fight with the Culinary Union worker. You got some racists, mygonists, and homophobes in that camp and you know it

@Giby86

4 жыл бұрын

@@Rpzinna What does that have to do with anything we're discussing here? Sure, democrats can be assholes. Sure, the idea of "purity" is ludicrous and reminiscent of bad, bad moments of history. Did you understand the topic of this conversation? It was money. Specifically, the very practical and not ideological PRICE that a politician HAS to pay to corporations and big interest groups when they accept their money. It's not about being pure, it's about not being BOUGHT. Being gay, being black, being a woman, are all unimportant details when those candidates fail on the main issues.

Politicians running against big money in politics should take money from, "Billionaires who want to help." lol

As long as you take their money, nothing will change.

Is it me or is Bill beginning to sound like Biden?

@DustinMikkelsen

4 жыл бұрын

Maher has always been a puppet.

@breakingbadheisenberg9703

4 жыл бұрын

David Cratt Trump!

@oldwoman2121

4 жыл бұрын

@@DustinMikkelsen Not true--but the older he gets...

@native307

4 жыл бұрын

Bill Maher has gone full Conservatard Corporatist Democrat. Fuck him and anyone who agrees with him

@christyanderson9243

4 жыл бұрын

@@native307 Stfu

This is embarrassing bill :(

@calenthebard2051

4 жыл бұрын

Bill always said things I agreed with, but I never liked the way he came across. Feels like he's showing his true colors in this video.

@Rpzinna

4 жыл бұрын

@@calenthebard2051 Called reality

@native307

4 жыл бұрын

Fuck Corporatist Democrats. Centrist BS is Dead & Progressives are the Future. I don't want to befriend the Fascists Cheering on Concentration Camps for Migrant Children

@calenthebard2051

4 жыл бұрын

@@Rpzinna ok chum

@angelg5240

4 жыл бұрын

Yes. Isn't it just. After watching his upfront message about wet markets and dangerous food production, I kind of felt forgiving enough to give him a second chance. But its still painful to discover that he is still a smug son of a bitch.

So the solution is to be corrupt?

You are so right. You make me laugh. I realize you are correct. Take the money from crooks then establish laws that will .... them.

Hey Bill, its called integrity. What happend to yours?

@Kit-lb6tr

4 жыл бұрын

Money in his bank. I'm pretty sure.

@johnbonbright4169

4 жыл бұрын

Somebody’s money was good enough

@johnnycakespoker4551

4 жыл бұрын

@@elizabethkraszewski6603 corporate push to control the narratives is complete. They got Maher, Cobert, and mikey moore... this is why Jon Stewart left television. kzread.info/dash/bejne/rGp-lbSIhpevgMY.html 70 years of cold war lies buy the intelligence community. Fool me once? You know the George. Lol

@CavalinoRampante

4 жыл бұрын

Dayuuum son, that one cut deep! XD

Can't wait to see this on Jimmy Dore and Secular Talk.

@harondick154

4 жыл бұрын

Ohhhh it's going to be good.

@Jerico195

4 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to see Jimmy Dore and Kyle Kullinsky's head explode. Especially since the wounds are still fresh from Super Tuesday, this might be more than they can handle right now.

@seriesjunkie0074

4 жыл бұрын

And on the Humanist Report.

@Halberstramshaberdashery

4 жыл бұрын

Argento Chaos So there’s a better option in Syria right now than Assad? Which shithead militant Islamist theocratic group would that be? ISIS? Maybe Al Qaeda?

@Zentella6

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the butthurt will be so good. Poor Bernie. He thought he had a chance. Too bad young people didn't vote, and black people voted for Biden. I love this too much.

Bill is losing it, JP Morgan writes the script now, he's sold his soul to the devil like most frustrated tiny men

@trainerred1345

4 жыл бұрын

Keep thinking like that and you'll eventually learn to love losing.

@trainerred1345

4 жыл бұрын

@@OK-hr5dc not when the opposition does everything to destroy you.

@geralddecaire6664

4 жыл бұрын

@@trainerred1345 Depends on your definition of losing. I'd say that anyone who will stop at nothing to get what they want are the ultimate losers. It takes courage and strength to gracefully bear with a loss for the sake of integrity and the common good. Sometimes doing the right thing will cost you in material things, but it will gain you a good nights rest if not a soul.

@trainerred1345

4 жыл бұрын

@@geralddecaire6664 tell that to all the people who live in gerrymandered states where because of the division the majority lives under minority rule. Tell that to the supreme court justices that the GOP keeps adding. Tell that to the presidential elections we keep losing even though we get a majority vote. Screw getting a good night's sleep and screw the idea of having a clear conscience. That mind set is for losers. I love Michelle Obama, but us going high when they go low got us Trump elected in the first place. I am willing to fight, but when the guy your fighting brings a gun to a fist fight...that is where you stop playing by the rules.

@geralddecaire6664

4 жыл бұрын

@@trainerred1345 Then to you Ghandi, MLK and even Jesus were losers. And I guess a no name posting bullshit on KZread is the all-time winner? Let me write that down.

Ideological purity always fails.

@abasis.baruti9819

4 жыл бұрын

Every time

“I just want to know if their money is good”. That is how corruption begins. When “bad people” give money, they want something in return for their money. It’s not a donation, it’s a payment.

@nicobruin8618

4 жыл бұрын

And then you can not give them something in return? What are they going to do? Not give you any more? You haven't lost anything for taking money once.

@Calendorce

4 жыл бұрын

I think "bribe" is the more accurate word

@NoLChefoTSM

4 жыл бұрын

​@@nicobruin8618 Dude are you just pretending to be stupid or what, do you not know how corruption works?

@nicobruin8618

4 жыл бұрын

@@NoLChefoTSM I know that very few politicians are capable of withstanding the temptation to keep taking money in return for favours. But in theory there's nothing wrong with taking money once. And for the rare honest polictian it may not even be wrong in practice also.

@andrewjohnson6716

4 жыл бұрын

@@NoLChefoTSM Nothing proves you have a valid point better than going straight to baseless insults.

Big money comes with strings attached. That’s how you get a system where both parties cut taxes for the rich across the board

@jamesoakes4842

4 жыл бұрын

The strings are only promises. It's not like accepting a million dollars from a donor for a campaign actually gives them the power of your office if you win. It's all about whether the person running has any integrity. If you're approaching it from the standpoint of every politician lacking any integrity, why even vote? Is there something that would stop them from just accepting the money later as a bribe?

@pasquino0733

4 жыл бұрын

@@jamesoakes4842 That's the problem. It IS like a bribe! Flabbergasted Mayer of all people can't see that.

@derrickbelanger

4 жыл бұрын

@@jamesoakes4842 Example, Biden ha said if someone i donating millions to his campaign, he would definitely take that person's phone call. Yes, politician who take big money are beholden to those donors and they DO enact policies tht benefit those donors, regardless of the letter next to that person's name. Just one example, Biden and Buttigieg were originally for Medicare for All much like Bernie Sanders). Then they began recieving lrge donations from special interests who represent the Pharmaceutical industry. Now, they resort to parroting right wing talking points to fight against a system they previously supported. Big money corrupts. Yes, its a promise, and the politicians who accept the money fulfill those promises.

@isaacmchale8832

4 жыл бұрын

@@jamesoakes4842 I just want to present the "wine cave" scenario as example. This doesn't happen with a quick phone call, where they exchange pleasantries and someone gives the candidate a million bucks. The billionaires invite candidates to their wine cave, or some other analogous venue, and then proceed to indoctrinate them into their world view. It's only AFTER the candidate convincingly adheres to the billionaire's world view that the candidate receives ANY money. They sure as hell ain't giving to a guy who doesn't compromise.

@robinlillian9471

4 жыл бұрын

Derrick Belanger: Bloomberg's "strings attached" are pretty good ones. He wants more gun control & action on global warming. He has already given hundreds of millions of dollars to causes like that. He is also one of the main reasons that the Dems now control the House & Trump got impeached (even if the Senate Repugs wouldn't remove him).

This is what being a millionaire does to a person. This guy is a shell of his former self

@2126Eliza

4 жыл бұрын

No, a shell would be a Trump supporter and wouldn't care what happened to anyone

THIS SHOW OF BILL MAHER'S JUST PROVED TO ME THAT'S TOO MUCH MONEY ROTS YOUR BRAIN

No no no bill it's called having values it's called giving A damn. It's also called not being corrupt

@kevincorcoran6493

4 жыл бұрын

Lol..keep that idea and losing. Trump 2020!

@Tony29103

4 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately we see how the other side acts. So unfortunately we kinda have to play "dirty" to beat the son of a bitch. If it means taking money from possibly bad people then lets do it.

@TheAlfredo49

4 жыл бұрын

@@Tony29103 you don't have to play dirtymainly because we can just point out how really corrupt he is and if you try it out on us and we're not taking that kind of money it speaks volumes

@cassandrajoiner9933

4 жыл бұрын

@@Tony29103 No. My vote is for Mr. Sanders BECAUSE he wants to get money out of politics. I won't vote for anyone else. I don't care about anyone else. I have never seen a man of such integrity and it warms my heart.

@JSone4Design

4 жыл бұрын

Getting Trump out of office IS giving a damn and bringing an end to the unbridled corruption he brought with him. Your values and feelings are your business, and trying to force them onto other people only helps Trump win. Vote, and vote for helping your neighbors and not for making your conscience feel better.

Bill "We Can't Afford Principles" Maher

@Yvaelle

4 жыл бұрын

Try listening to what he said. He advocated for complete government funding of elections, as many other countries do. No PACs or Super PACs, no donations: get rid of all of it - everyone gets a level playing field. But you can't make changes like that if you don't win. Bernie won't win the primary - Biden's going to gaff the general election. Trump is going to get re-elected. All because of your purity test bullshit. Take the money. Win the election. Change the rules. Turn Principles into Policy. Policy matters, your principles aren't worth shit.

@austenhead5303

4 жыл бұрын

@@Yvaelle That makes sense only if you believe for a second that the reason Bernie can't get the nomination is a lack of funding - and that just is not the case. As you must know, if yoy've been paying any attention at all. (The taking the money, that is. Obviously public funding of elections is the democratic thing to do.)

@austenhead5303

4 жыл бұрын

@monokhem You're dismissing a movement as a cult of personality. You realise Bermie is just the current leader, don't you? There was Occupy Wallstreet before him (among others), and there'll be others after. It's not about Bernie, it's about justice. It says so right in his campaign slogan. "Not me. Us." What do you think that means?

@austenhead5303

4 жыл бұрын

@monokhem So. On the off chance that Bernie isn't what he appears to be (a genuine progressive championing nearly every cause we care about), let's vote for the guy we KNOW is corrupt, pervy, AND probably going senile? Sound reasoning, right there.

@vs52217

4 жыл бұрын

What the hell kind of principle is it to allow a monster who rapes women and children to destroy our country and planet all because you don't want to take money from undesireable people? We are in the fight of our lives now and you have to get a little dirty.

Can we agree, we all would benefit by getting money out of our politics?

Oof, I was an audience member with my dad in this one. Im relatively new to this guy's show so I didn't know what to expect and hoo boy. My dad has never disagreed with Bill on ANYTHING and has watched him since he was on air. So you can imagine how caught off guard he was when he said this stuff.

Next-level out of touch analysis here. Wow.

@nqobilengema2165

4 жыл бұрын

Lol hope it didn't take you 4 years to notice

Having values, principles and integrity doesn't make you a looser.

@Rpzinna

4 жыл бұрын

Doesn't feed my stomach either

@trajan74

4 жыл бұрын

What country are you from? Because it obviously isnt America.

@lovehealthgratitude

4 жыл бұрын

*loser. Not "looser". Just trying to help. :)

@MrQlife

4 жыл бұрын

@@lovehealthgratitude You are. English is my third language. Thanks

@lovehealthgratitude

4 жыл бұрын

Good lord! 🙌🏽 Well done!!! I don’t know how people learn english... it’s a LOT of memorization, and confusing. 😁 Great job.

It's called having principles.

Every hater here just doesn’t want to accept reality and just live in a fantasy world where purity reigns overall and everyone is perfect.

It's called priciples Bill, but I know that I'd be wasting my time trying to explain...

@Khalsaakalpurakhkifauj76

4 жыл бұрын

Christian Sander Politicians with principles is an oxymoron..... and it’s universal not only in US

@vs52217

4 жыл бұрын

What the hell kind of principle is it to allow a monster who rapes women and children to destroy our country and planet all because you don't want to take money from undesireable people? We are in the fight of our lives now and you have to get a little dirty.

The audience is so confused they don't even know when to clap anymore s/o to one person clapping when he said bernie isn't gonna take stop and search Bloomberg dirty money..

@Odima16

4 жыл бұрын

I think that was one of those rare independent thinkers in the crowd who didn't blindly go along with what Bill was saying.

@IWantToOutliveMyChildren

4 жыл бұрын

Glad someone else notices. Bill is a very contradicting man.

@pdoylemi

4 жыл бұрын

Bernie will take the money - just not directly. If Bernie is nominated and Bloomberg runs millions in ads for him, and millions more against Trump, be assured that he will not condemn them in any meaningful way,

@retroray58warby98

4 жыл бұрын

Pat Doyle - Do you really think Bloomberg would fund commercials for Sanders?

@pdoylemi

4 жыл бұрын

@@retroray58warby98 I am not certain, but I think he would. He'd probably fund more for Biden, but it is in his self interest to get rid of Cheetolini - and hopefully he has some degree of patriotism too.

And trump said he would fund his own campaign so he would be beholden to no one. That didn't happen the way it was supposed to, did it? He's beholden to EVERYBODY except Americans.

This is America. You don't have to agree or like something and you can always not watch.

Corruption all around!!!

He's not considering the ramifications of corruption, loss of public faith, etc

@codent

4 жыл бұрын

@Draco lord you totally beat me to it, of course what public faith?

@jstos3675

4 жыл бұрын

What public faith? Ok, who's next? Lets keep the "What public faith" chain going!

@TheLastWalenta

4 жыл бұрын

@Draco lord People have faith that Sanders will act in their best interests. That's why we vote for him and join his movement. Taking what are essentially lobbying dollars during a campaign is a direct violation of that. You guys following Bernie?

@jstos3675

4 жыл бұрын

Of course the person to break the "what public faith" chain would be Bernie bro......

@TheLastWalenta

4 жыл бұрын

@@jstos3675 I don't know what that means, in all honesty. I am simply trying to explain my original statement, and didn't think I was offending anybody. Seemed pretty legit

As an investor in a pharma EFT, I want to thank all the Biden voters from the bottom of my little black heart. It actually is a black heart. I had it ripped out of a black guy. Guess what other organ I took?

Those corporations didn't get all that money without knowing how to collect on their investments.

"This is how you play the game...." is the PROBLEM. When you take it, you owe them. I love your show, but I'm not with you on this one. It's time to change the system.

@lcotee

4 жыл бұрын

Someone needs to get in there who will rewrite the rules and change the game. How often do we get a real hope and change candidate? Of course it will be an uphill battle. Like retrieving a steak from a hungry lions mouth! Referring to hardworking much maligned Bernie!

@mrindependent1

4 жыл бұрын

I’m not with him on this one either He makes me laugh but not this segment Next he’ll say we might as well cheat at the elections too... like the gop

@qualityinn5063

4 жыл бұрын

Except you're living in la la land, it won't get changed, and the dems will only lose more elections and more seats in congress. You suddenly think even tho this is how things have worked in most capacities since the dawn on human history and the rich are more powerful than EVER that bernie sanders is really going to change the system? You really think he even can? Better to not be pure and get someone who at least tries to do things in your favor than the guy who's going to lose bigtime in the election and the other guy will keep screwing you over even more

@sebastianhorton-vega2469

4 жыл бұрын

He’s saying play the game and when you get elected fix it

@fl00d69

4 жыл бұрын

@@sebastianhorton-vega2469 No dummy - that's when all the promised favours that the _money_ bought gets called in. Nothing gets fixed.

Bill Maher’s inspiring message: “Sink to their level!” It’s not like we’ve been doing that for about forty years now or anything?

@josephtedros2089

4 жыл бұрын

Rahul Mondal nobody on either side is taking donations from Putin

@geraldobrien7323

4 жыл бұрын

And all it’s gotten us is Clinton and Obama. They were just as anti worker as any Republican.

Bill makes a very good point

THAT WAS THE FKN WORST! Why??

Usually when you take money from special interest groups; don't they expect some kind of special treatment during the term? A Tax break, policy change, something?

"Biggest wall street reform in generations?" You mean the bailout?

@lynxminx4

4 жыл бұрын

He means Dodd-Frank. Screw Dodd and Frank, apparently. And it was garbage legislation anyway.

@lairdriver

4 жыл бұрын

@@lynxminx4 you have no idea what you are saying

@jameskiely7743

4 жыл бұрын

@@lairdriver No, you have no idea. Chris Dodd is a corrupt parasite & Barney Frank is a fool. Dodd-Frank & the CFPB regulated many small banks out of existence (who didn't fund Obama). Afterwards, M&As increased as big banks (like JPM-Chase, who did fund Obama) bought up SMEs, REDUCING financial stability (but improving their share prices & profitability) As for the "regulation" reining in Wall Street, did it stop Wells Fargo creating new accounts and charging fees? Or a new sub-prime credit bubble forming in the auto market?

@fmbbeachbum8163

4 жыл бұрын

Dodd-Frank is gone isn't it?

@lynxminx4

4 жыл бұрын

@@lairdriver I know exactly what I'm saying.

Honestly, saying that taking money from X or Y corporation means you have to comply to their request is bullshit... Actually, means you are a hipocrite because it means you can be bought.

Thanks for letting us know what isolated and out of touch people think in their bubbles Boomer Time w/ Out of Touch guy!! We appreciate it!

Lowest I have ever seen Bill Maher go - I watched the beginning, 2 segments in the middle and 15 seconds of the end - I think less than a minute, not worth my time

When you take money from bad people they own you, exactly what's wrong with the world.

@exiledfrommyself

4 жыл бұрын

If there's no strings attached to the money then you would be a fool not to take it.

@jaycup4176

4 жыл бұрын

@@exiledfrommyself that's what she said! Not kim btw.

@iendedyoui

4 жыл бұрын

No. Believing that because some rich dude paid you money; you're beholden to everything you said to him is what's wrong with the world. Lie right to their face and then create progressive policies regardless as soon as you get into office. EZ money.

@Plantlady70

4 жыл бұрын

UnHappy Gilmore No. You have their money . And you can spend it.

@majesticmoose5095

4 жыл бұрын

Why is it so hard to follow an argument for 7 mins? He just explained that with his example of Obama.

Lmao at all the naive Bernie bros in the comments. Grow up!

@rogerdorsey7823

4 жыл бұрын

Democratic morality amounts to hypocrisy.

Sorry bill, it’s time to take a stand! It’s time to say no to big money and corporate influence . That money isn’t free, it’s buying policy and corruption. So sorry, won’t vote anymore for anybody who doesn’t fight corruption. Corruption is the biggest problem right now, unless that is fought then none of the other priorities have a chance.

Justifying corruption through humor

@edgarcayce2.02

4 жыл бұрын

Man, I'm going to go elsewhere for my humor now.

@jasper_of_puppets

4 жыл бұрын

I'm laughing all the way to the bank!

@geralddecaire6664

4 жыл бұрын

@@Onikage55 Snowflakes?? Na' WE are the hardy stock who will never yield to corruption no matter what that means. It is YOU who is the snowflake whose spineless morals bend all too easily in order to get what you want. You're a Machiavellian loser and a pussy who has the audacity to lecture others on how to conduct themselves. And then the world wonders why we're living in such corrupt times when people are applauded for being manipulative and deceptive. Congratulations asshole. Want to know what's wrong with the world? Take a look in the mirror. All of the answers you're looking for is right there.

@geralddecaire6664

4 жыл бұрын

@@edgarcayce2.02 Can you believe this shit? That he's cheerleading for corruption brazenly and openly? There was a time when people at least had a sense of shame. Is this what I'm supposed to feel patriotic about? Is this the sort of rhetoric that makes me want to sing "God bless America.?" And we wonder why this country is going down the tubes. But at least Bill and his audience are showing their true colors. He began his show with a sense of morals with an emphasis on "what ought to be, rather than what is. " That is exactly how the world changes for the better and in this video Bill strives to rob even that small measure of hope from us. I used to be a fan but no more. Bill's an immoral, idiotic piece of shit whose already wasted more of my time than I should have allowed. What a shill.

@edgarcayce2.02

4 жыл бұрын

@@geralddecaire6664 Your comments here are absolutely positively spot on. It's hard to argue against your assessment regarding the current state of affairs. We're living in such corrupt times that people are now actually being applauded for being manipulative, underhanded, conniving and worse. On another recent broadcast, Maher lit into Trump supporters wearing t-shirts that read: "I'd rather be with the Russians than with the Democrats." "They don't realize that that's fascism", Maher stated. Well, what he's really saying here in this segment is that he's got no problem with billionaires, corporate and mainstream elites buying politicians and literally writing policy for them (in order to further enrich themselves and leave everyone else out in the cold). When corporations control the government, when their infusion of cash turns politicians into puppets of the corporate state, is that not the very definition of fascism? When l said that l'll be looking elsewhere for my humor, l was dead serious. Shit, l can go back and watch Carlin - at least he knew the score.

Bill, fighting greed and corruption with more greed and corruption is a terrible idea.

@write4yourlifenow

4 жыл бұрын

naive comment

@carlosmarx2178

4 жыл бұрын

Yup Bill Maher is a fucking moron

@anthonycampos8057

4 жыл бұрын

Do you wanna win or not?

@anthonycampos8057

4 жыл бұрын

@@carlosmarx2178 he also speaks the truth

@grichkatayou7558

4 жыл бұрын

ryne green you poor soul , you got Trump because almost four years ago people like you were saying stuff like this and instead of voting for Hilary didn’t vote, now tell me how she would have been worst than Trump. It is not possible to be this stupid or selfish... @James Schultz comment was perfectly articulated this is not a time to fuck around!

Yes right, take money from Corleone family and then tell them that you can't do them a favor.

Umm...Bill, the corporations don't "lose" that money because any funds they contribute to political campaigns are tax deductible. They get that money back at the end of the year.

publicly funded elections with set term limits could fix a whole lot in our country.

@Code_Dee

4 жыл бұрын

We do have term limits, they're called elections. If people want to vote for Obama three times or more, why not?

@Code_Dee

4 жыл бұрын

@NoFaceKira. Agreed. Tbh not sure we should even have a Supreme Court, for every Roe v Wade it seems like they pull 3 Citizens United.

@dgreek7

4 жыл бұрын

@NoFaceKira. Yes, lets introduce even more political philosophy into the Court, that will solve everything. /s

@blackout07blue

4 жыл бұрын

Term limits aren’t awful, I guess. But ranked-choice-voting is even more important to be paired with public funding of elections.

I can't think of a time I've disagreed with Bill more.

@ardeshirkeshavarziarshadi906

4 жыл бұрын

When you think before Trump, everything was fine and dandy, you lose sight of the real problem, i.e. corporate tyranny.

@SamSince-1985

4 жыл бұрын

Sirsinnes agree, the game as it’s is the problem

@Bruce_K

4 жыл бұрын

sirsinnes - he’s totally unoriginal and just spouting mainstream corporate media talking points. Unilateral disarmament? Bernie spent more than Biden. Bloomberg spent much more and lost. There will soon come a time when money doesn’t count and decency, principle and integrity wins. Biden spends nothing and doesn’t even campaign and wins a few states on pure name recognition and mindless conformity by a brainwashed TV watching mob. Joe has one office in California. Bernie has 24. Who is serious? Who is electable?

@Bruce_K

4 жыл бұрын

“We hold these truths to be self-evident. All men and women, created by the go, you know the, you know the thing!” (Joe Biden 2020) But Bill Maher the super genius will get behind Biden and back a corrupt sellout neoliberal warmonger with dementia. He should run against tRUMP as a Republican. Do you know why Joe lost in his 1988 run, Bill? Because he was a liar and a plagiarist. He claimed he had earned three degrees and finished in the top half of his class. It turned out he had one degree and finished near the bottom of the class. You want that man to go up against tRUMP? A man with a worse record than Hillary who repeatedly plagiarizes speeches and lies about his own accomplishments? Who can not even form coherent sentences now & will be destroyed by tRUMP in debates and attack ads? You think Joe at 303330 is electable? Get real. He will lose worse than Hillary because he is worse and being a man won’t help. He’s not as sharp or principled as her.

@THELANKANCOMRADE

4 жыл бұрын

sirsinnes booohooo waaa waaa biplmsaid something bad about Bernie lol

Key Statement: Its not a donation at all, Its a fine.

Lawsuit. Lawsuit. Defamation anyone?

Hahaha working people have no money! Isn't that hilarious?

@DemonjustinofPhoenix

4 жыл бұрын

It's almost as though the very issue he is trying to found this argument on, is the very issue that refutes his entire argument...

@AmpedUpTech

4 жыл бұрын

I wish Bill knew the Power of Collective Effort and People. Lets say 10 Million people just donate 10 Dollars in a month to Bernie, thats fucking 100 Millions Dollars raised in a single month.

@gogogoode

4 жыл бұрын

VectorVictorRL it was so hilarious I didn’t even want to finish the rest of the video.

@dexter31able

4 жыл бұрын

It’s not funny but it’s true, and Bill is right it’s becoming vain and sickening the way Bernie Keeps harping on about taking money from poor people to run his campaign.

@TheAstraeuss

4 жыл бұрын

@@dexter31able You don't get it... It's not so much about the money, it's the influence that the money brings with it. I thought this was self evident.

Seems like Bill doesn't know about bribery.

@joshpit2003

4 жыл бұрын

It's not bribery if it doesn't influence. - That was Maher's whole spiel @2:06 about Obama and Wall Street.

@DJ-qc1zu

4 жыл бұрын

@@joshpit2003 Wall street did better under Obama. Nothing is free my man. If you think I'm lying take money from the mobsters and refuse to pay or do what they want, and see where you end up.

@undrtakr900

4 жыл бұрын

@@joshpit2003 After the banks caused 2008's Financial Collapse, instead of sending the Wall Street bankers to prison, Obama gave them a *$13 Trillion dollar BailOut* (see article). Do you honestly think that the Millions of dollars in donations/lobbying Obama received had zero "influence" on his decision? www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/economy/the-true-cost-of-the-bank-bailout/3309/

@Kit-lb6tr

4 жыл бұрын

a Quid pro quo if you will.

@Floydthefuckbag

4 жыл бұрын

Seems like Bill was bribed.

Money isnt intrinsically good or bad. Money is merely a tool.

Yeah because that money comes with zero strings attached. Hang em up bill.

Screw Bloomberg’s money.

@edsta714

4 жыл бұрын

monokhem There’s only so much money can do. Who the fuck doesn’t know whether they’re going to vote for Trump by now. Get money out of politics.

Do you remember the days when maher had dignity?

@clintbeasthood9758

4 жыл бұрын

Pepperidge Farm remembers.

@downbythesea1071

4 жыл бұрын

Suicidal potato uh no when was that?

@jasper_of_puppets

4 жыл бұрын

@@clintbeasthood9758 Shut up and take my money!

Folks, it's called SATIRE. Even if Bill fundamentally believes what he's saying, the idea is humor.

What the hell is he on about? There should be a cap on political donations and a ban on lobbyists. It's called integrity Bill. Now that you are rich I think you need to remind yourself of what that means.