“Maher is also cluelessly sexist if he hasn’t noticed that every Democratic victory over the past two years is the result of outraged women fighting for their reproductive rights.”
100%! I swear all that marijuana he proudly smokes has finally fried his brain.
As a mediocre white guy, I felt like something was missing in my life until I discovered Real Time with Stephen Robinson. His commentary, which goes beyond HBO's Game of Dorks with Bill Maher, has been eye-opening. I was especially delighted to learn that the Republican party will lose another vote with Kyrsten Sinema's departure.
Maher is the epitome of a mediocre white man who failed up. He was funny for approximately five minutes in the '90's. I cannot believe he still has a platform.
And why, just why is it always a Democrat who is expected to run with a Republican "for unity." The Democrats aren't the ones creating the divisions. It's the other guys FFS. You know, like that sentient turtle who made it his mission to "make Obama a one-term president" and stole his Supreme Court pick.
On the bright side, my two white sons, 22 and 24 respectively Loooove Madame Vice-President and would absolutely vote for her for president. So the kids, as they say, are all right. Suck it, old white men.
What's wrong with Harris again? Her main problem, as I see it, is that she has to be vice-president and so isn't able to pull the party out of the self-inflicted ge0nclde dive it is in currently under Mr Biden.
Some fuckwit somewhere: Will the sheeple in the audience please re-elect President Sheep and nominate a true American Wolf N. Sheepsclothing. He won’t eat our faces
Excellent and very-much-needed piece. I'm not surprised that dinguses like Kristol, Maher, and Barro would go down this road, but I would have expected Eric Levitz & Ezra Klein to know better. It's just so freaking dumb and I'm so sick of seeing this idea being tossed around like it makes the slightest bit of sense.
This is a topic that lights my hair on fire because I have yet to find a single male friend of any race, no matter how liberal, who isn’t an asshole towards Kamala Harris. I have no idea where they are getting their news but they appear to believe every dumbass BernietoTrump type or Republican talking point. Even when you can get them to admit that their data is a pile of anecdotal horseshit, they refuse to accept that their gut might just be sensing that she is a woman and Black, that they don’t have some hidden spidey sense. They are sure she is corrupt. That she slept her way up. That she is useless. That she alienates voters. They really don’t want to believe that all their unearned privilege might have affected them so deeply that they retain bias. They voted for Warren, they’ll have you know. They voted for Obama. Just, they just don’t like Kamala.
I think the only way we are ever going to get an elected female president is if someone kicks the bucket in office first and a female vp moves up. And even then, I suspect all my liberal male friends are going to try every trick in the book to express how much better a different, penis-y-er candidate might be a better choice first.
Why no, I haven’t gotten over my desire for a Warren/Harris and then Harris/SomebodyNew ticket for 2016,2020,2024, and 2028, thank you.
I'm not American but I am a long-time observer of US presidential politics, and every time some media clown starts floating "[Democratic candidate] should name a Republican as their running mate FOR UNITY" I ask myself, how the fuck is that supposed to work? The VP is there to handle some of the workload, be a tie-breaking vote in the Senate as needed and be ready to take over if something happens to the president. How does that work when they're from the other party? The people get a Republican president instead of the Democrat they voted for? what does that do to votes in the Senate? Whose policies is a Republican VP going to support while they're campaigning? Who actually believes that would create "unity" besides political pundits who spend their time huffing each other's farts? Am I going to stop asking rhetorical questions? NEVER!
TL;DR: I have never seen anyone outside the political chattering classes take the idea of a "unity ticket" seriously, with good reason. It won't work. And for whatever reason, it's always Democrats who are supposed to pre-fuck their administrations by choosing a Republican VP. It's a terrible idea that just won't die.
Jeebus. How do you rank what scares “strong white men” more? Is it Black women, women of color or just plain women? This old white woman would like to see a woman of color or a Black woman in a position of power. Could you old assholes just listen to us at least ONCE?!!
I think Harris is great. The Republicans know she is an asset and is of presidential caliber so they sicced their 'swift boat machinery' on her early, demonizing her with all sorts of absurd slander which seemed to work well enough that she's viewed as having some sort of ill defined "problem".
I think it is not impossible that she will be elected President on her own in the future.
Exactly!! For the same reason that FOX came after Nancy Pelosi - they (Fox) knew she would be good and effective. It almost worked too! I remember women Dems who fretted about Pelosi becoming speaker.
Obviously, it is not only a “Kamala” problem, it is also “I am an unmitigated (white) asshole who gets to shout rank idiocy about subjects I have no understanding or comprehension of” problem (with a side of “I might also be smoking PCP”).
I support President Biden and Vice President Harris all the way.
Bill Maher needs to go somewhere and just be quiet.
Lordy lordy, will someone PLEASE shut these mediocre white men up for just one hot second?? JFC.
“Maher is also cluelessly sexist if he hasn’t noticed that every Democratic victory over the past two years is the result of outraged women fighting for their reproductive rights.”
100%! I swear all that marijuana he proudly smokes has finally fried his brain.
As a mediocre white guy, I felt like something was missing in my life until I discovered Real Time with Stephen Robinson. His commentary, which goes beyond HBO's Game of Dorks with Bill Maher, has been eye-opening. I was especially delighted to learn that the Republican party will lose another vote with Kyrsten Sinema's departure.
As a mediocre white man myself, I support President Biden and Vice President Harris 100%.
Maher is the epitome of a mediocre white man who failed up. He was funny for approximately five minutes in the '90's. I cannot believe he still has a platform.
And why, just why is it always a Democrat who is expected to run with a Republican "for unity." The Democrats aren't the ones creating the divisions. It's the other guys FFS. You know, like that sentient turtle who made it his mission to "make Obama a one-term president" and stole his Supreme Court pick.
On the bright side, my two white sons, 22 and 24 respectively Loooove Madame Vice-President and would absolutely vote for her for president. So the kids, as they say, are all right. Suck it, old white men.
For the same reason that women are supposed to settle for marrying Republican MAGA - for unity!!
What's wrong with Harris again? Her main problem, as I see it, is that she has to be vice-president and so isn't able to pull the party out of the self-inflicted ge0nclde dive it is in currently under Mr Biden.
That plus she laughs.
"If he’d gone with Amy Klobuchar, Pete Buttigieg, or Elizabeth Warren, they’d likely have similar numbers to Harris."
True, of course. Because the republican machine is in gear to destroy whom ever gains that office in the most disgusting and ruthless ways.
Very well-done takedown of a very bad idea.
Some fuckwit somewhere: Will the sheeple in the audience please re-elect President Sheep and nominate a true American Wolf N. Sheepsclothing. He won’t eat our faces
Excellent and very-much-needed piece. I'm not surprised that dinguses like Kristol, Maher, and Barro would go down this road, but I would have expected Eric Levitz & Ezra Klein to know better. It's just so freaking dumb and I'm so sick of seeing this idea being tossed around like it makes the slightest bit of sense.
Thanks!
This is a topic that lights my hair on fire because I have yet to find a single male friend of any race, no matter how liberal, who isn’t an asshole towards Kamala Harris. I have no idea where they are getting their news but they appear to believe every dumbass BernietoTrump type or Republican talking point. Even when you can get them to admit that their data is a pile of anecdotal horseshit, they refuse to accept that their gut might just be sensing that she is a woman and Black, that they don’t have some hidden spidey sense. They are sure she is corrupt. That she slept her way up. That she is useless. That she alienates voters. They really don’t want to believe that all their unearned privilege might have affected them so deeply that they retain bias. They voted for Warren, they’ll have you know. They voted for Obama. Just, they just don’t like Kamala.
I think the only way we are ever going to get an elected female president is if someone kicks the bucket in office first and a female vp moves up. And even then, I suspect all my liberal male friends are going to try every trick in the book to express how much better a different, penis-y-er candidate might be a better choice first.
Why no, I haven’t gotten over my desire for a Warren/Harris and then Harris/SomebodyNew ticket for 2016,2020,2024, and 2028, thank you.
Kamala Harrison has the same problem that Hillary Clinton has, the wrong plumbing.🤬
I'm not American but I am a long-time observer of US presidential politics, and every time some media clown starts floating "[Democratic candidate] should name a Republican as their running mate FOR UNITY" I ask myself, how the fuck is that supposed to work? The VP is there to handle some of the workload, be a tie-breaking vote in the Senate as needed and be ready to take over if something happens to the president. How does that work when they're from the other party? The people get a Republican president instead of the Democrat they voted for? what does that do to votes in the Senate? Whose policies is a Republican VP going to support while they're campaigning? Who actually believes that would create "unity" besides political pundits who spend their time huffing each other's farts? Am I going to stop asking rhetorical questions? NEVER!
TL;DR: I have never seen anyone outside the political chattering classes take the idea of a "unity ticket" seriously, with good reason. It won't work. And for whatever reason, it's always Democrats who are supposed to pre-fuck their administrations by choosing a Republican VP. It's a terrible idea that just won't die.
It's frustrating, especially since no one suggests that republican nominees select a Democratic running mate for "unity."
And to the point, those people who wish for unity should practice actually reaching across the aisle to get shit done in the first place.
Jeebus. How do you rank what scares “strong white men” more? Is it Black women, women of color or just plain women? This old white woman would like to see a woman of color or a Black woman in a position of power. Could you old assholes just listen to us at least ONCE?!!
I think Harris is great. The Republicans know she is an asset and is of presidential caliber so they sicced their 'swift boat machinery' on her early, demonizing her with all sorts of absurd slander which seemed to work well enough that she's viewed as having some sort of ill defined "problem".
I think it is not impossible that she will be elected President on her own in the future.
Exactly!! For the same reason that FOX came after Nancy Pelosi - they (Fox) knew she would be good and effective. It almost worked too! I remember women Dems who fretted about Pelosi becoming speaker.
Obviously, it is not only a “Kamala” problem, it is also “I am an unmitigated (white) asshole who gets to shout rank idiocy about subjects I have no understanding or comprehension of” problem (with a side of “I might also be smoking PCP”).