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by Josh Feldman
11:17 pm, October 5th, 2012
In his final New Rule of the night, Bill Maher
argued against the conventional wisdom that the economy is in a really
bad place, saying that the economy is actually better than all the
fearmongering would otherwise suggest. Maher acknowledged it’s a game
played by both Republicans and Democrats, even President Obama
himself, but said that politicians need to start being honest about the
economy and not perpetuating the idea that it is a “complete shambles.”
RELATED: Bill Maher Trashes Undecided Voters: ‘Ignorant Jackasses Bullsh*tting About The Election’
Maher opened the New Rule by saying that in order to help Obama make
an effective argument that the country is improving, the next
presidential debate should be held in a mall. Maher said that for the
most part, society is doing fine, and the people sleeping on the
sidewalks are just in line for new iPhones.
Contrary to what many Republicans would argue, Maher contended that
“it just doesn’t feel like Obama has ruined America.” He touted the Dow
Jones doubling under Obama, which he said the GOP considers “devastating
economic news.” Maher wondered why the Republican party is so concerned
with the economy being a “rotting compost heap” when, as he put it,
many of them don’t care about the middle class to begin with.
Maher acknowledged that Obama has to keep acting like the economy is
doing horribly because he does not want to appear out of touch. However,
he bucked conventional wisdom to insist that “we can keep blaming Bush”
for the economy, saying that just because people are sick of hearing it
doesn’t make it untrue.
Maher summed up Mitt Romney‘s pitch to voters thusly: “I’m going to fix the economy by restoring the policies of the party that destroyed it.”
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In: Politics
Tags: Bill Maher, stop, pretending, economy, shambles
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I wish this guy was even half as smart as he thinks he is.
Posted Oct-6-2012 Byquasimodo (349.70) quasimodo View Channel Send Message
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@quasimodo If Maher had half a brain, he'd be twice as smart.
Posted Oct-6-2012 ByRogerTheShrubber (467.00) 
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@RogerTheShrubber If he had a brain his ass would be lopsided.
Posted Oct-6-2012 ByZANGADO (3027.40) 
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can we stop pretending that Bill Maher is relevant?
Posted Oct-6-2012 Bydavidlamb12 (98.72) 
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We never started.
Posted Oct-6-2012 Bytruespeak (624.02) 
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Let's completely forget about Barney Frank and his buddies creating the regulations that helped create the housing bubble.
Posted Oct-6-2012 Bygammyland (508.42) gammyland View Channel Send Message
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It is against liberal doctrine to even mention the scoundrel Barney Frank's misdeeds. That fat queer picked up a street hustler who ended up living in his home for years. He thought that was his contribution to society. Sucking teenage cock when you are an aging fat old ass farmer is paramount to this homo. He might just be one of the most destructive of all the liberals cancers. Thanks bawney for sitting back and watching Fannie and Freddie self destruct with America's money. What More..
Posted Oct-6-2012 ByEntitlementCentralNYC (157.70) 
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@gammyland: You blame Obama for the current mess and Barney Frank for Bush's mess? Are you really stupid or just pretending to be?
Posted Oct-7-2012 Bysquackage (74.92) 
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@EntitlementCentralNYC; You ARE stupid.
Posted Oct-7-2012 Bysquackage (74.92) 
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Think Bill is getting worried about his million dollar investment...claps are getting thinner Bill, maybe you need a bigger "applause" sign?
Posted Oct-6-2012 Byralfsnart (278.12) 
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He sharted on Obama more than Romney this whole episode. The crowd was definitely confused.
Posted Oct-6-2012 ByLoomfries (220.26) 
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@Loomfries He shit all over the 42 million Americans living below poverty by trying to say it isn't that bad because the malls are full and he still waits in line to buy anal lube cream. Then threw everything back on Bush and pretty much said Romney was speaking out his ass. From what I heard anyway *shrug*
Posted Oct-6-2012 Byralfsnart (278.12) 
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Just another example of one of those stomach-turning limousine liberals who is incapable of understanding what most Americans deal with in this economy. I guess you feel different when you've made enough money to retire in your forties. Typical elite democrat. I'm not struggling either in this economy but I have never lost touch with how average Americans live. They will defend a failure of a president just to get even with the Americans who don't support him. The best this country could hope f More..
Posted Oct-6-2012 ByEntitlementCentralNYC (157.70) 
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How has he failed exactly?
Posted Oct-6-2012 Bydcmfox (30879.16) 
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Well, he didn't succeed in strengthening this nation or improving the economy, so... he's a failure.
He fulfilled none of the promises he made during his last election campaign...
Posted Oct-6-2012 ByBen Cambone (336.50) 
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Compared to 2008 are you insane?
He ran on healthcare. Is that what you mean by "none"
Posted Oct-6-2012 Bydcmfox (30879.16) 
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And what improvements did he make in that regard?
None...
Posted Oct-6-2012 ByBen Cambone (336.50) 
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I know several people that had pre-existing problems, now covered.
Every kid going to college now covered until 26.
No caps.
If you call 35 million more people covered, none, you are a clown.
Posted Oct-6-2012 Bydcmfox (30879.16) 
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He's trying to tell us that 8% unemployment and $5 gasoline is the new normal.
Posted Oct-6-2012 BySlimeyLimey (432.08) 
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@SlimeyLimey: That's 7.8% unemployment. Try to keep up.
Posted Oct-7-2012 Bysquackage (74.92) 
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The gratuitous pause as he awaits applause, followed by a pompous grin.
Posted Oct-6-2012 BypachaKamaq (1198.20) 
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What a poser. Bill is nothing more than an obama apologist and Leftwing loon. He hates Conservatives and truly does a poor job of disguising his bias.
This pos cant get hit by a bus soon enough.
Posted Oct-6-2012 Bynonconforme (789.04) 
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@nonconforme Maher true source of hate is his hate of religion.
Mostly, he wants you to wallow in his hate with him.
Posted Oct-6-2012 ByRogerTheShrubber (467.00) 
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Maher doesn't hate Judaism.
Posted Oct-6-2012 BypachaKamaq (1198.20) 
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@pachaKamaq Correct! Perhaps I should have said Christianity.
Posted Oct-6-2012 ByRogerTheShrubber (467.00) 
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@nonconforme: Well, it's hard to blame him for hating conservatives.
Posted Oct-7-2012 Bysquackage (74.92) 
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Its actually quite easy to blame him. It does however require one to open their eyes to reality.
Posted Oct-7-2012 Bynonconforme (789.04) 
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I'd back Obama for another 4 years (if I could), the only problem is another 4 years of republicans blocking every initiative that might do the economy good because an improved America hurts the GOP. Plus not another 4 years of the crazies going on about the communist, kenyan, space alien with ties to radical islam who wants to turn the US into a huge human organ farm to appease his intergalactic overlords (did I miss anything star53?)
Posted Oct-6-2012 Bybenchong (38.52) benchong View Channel Send Message
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@benchong i did a little dance when i read (if i could)
Posted Oct-6-2012 Bymperkins813 (73.30) 
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@benchong what are you like 13
Posted Oct-6-2012 Byubdumb (9067.86) ubdumb View Channel Send Message
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@mperkins813 Why?
Posted Oct-6-2012 Bybenchong (38.52) benchong View Channel Send Message
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@Gulf Flyer Wrong! Democrats had a 60 seat majority from September 24, 2009 thru February 4, 2010. 4 months; not 2 years
Try again!
Posted Oct-6-2012 ByRicoShay (570.46) RicoShay View Channel Send Message
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must be nice to be rich
douchebag
Posted Oct-6-2012 Bystalebiscuit (277.00) 
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A radical idiot
Posted Oct-6-2012 Bymperkins813 (73.30) 
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Typical oversimplification by liberals. Obviously because Bill Maher experiences a line at CVS for hair gel the economy is fine. Obviously if retailers have people working for them unemployment can't be all that bad right? What a moron.. It's very simple.. We are spending more than we take in and Obama loves to spend all of our money. Especially when it's for defunct energy companies that are doomed to fail..
Posted Oct-6-2012 ByFagabeefee (4.00) 
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hahaha spot on. Anyone remember the tent cities under freeways at the end of Ws last term ... only honest people I suppose.
Posted Oct-6-2012 Byggppgg (896.50) 
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A better question is: 'Can we all stop pretending that the economy is roaring back and the artificial boom of economic success means we should re-elect the current guy in office?'
Posted Oct-6-2012 Bycswartz (1142.30) 
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@cswartz sure, if you're all for a marxist circle jerk like this clown
Posted Oct-6-2012 Bysauerkraut (419.98) 
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@cswartz
Not before Neocons admit the recession started with Bush and his policies which we're never retracted by Obama in order to keep Neocons happy. But you never will.
Posted Oct-6-2012 ByLoomfries (220.26) 
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Some of it was Bush, and much of it was not.
That is all I will say.
Posted Oct-6-2012 Bycswartz (1142.30) 
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OK good start. So what part was true? How about you admit the tax cuts, the wars, the bailouts to both auto industry and banks, amnesty to illegals. All started with Bush.
Obama's issue was he kept going with all that, now he wants to go to Clintonomics while Romney wants to go with Barackonomics. Everyone is just a little less Liberal every election.
Posted Oct-6-2012 ByLoomfries (220.26) 
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@Loomfries
You say that everyone gets a little less liberal when we have (arguably) our most liberal president ever.
Bush tax cuts did do damage, but they were also necessary to save the economy after 9/11.
The wars were bad too, but I would love to see how Obama would react if something on the scale of 9/11 happened just a short time after he took office.
The bailouts shouldn't have happened. As a supporter of the free market, I think government bailouts of industry is sad and stupid.
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Posted Oct-6-2012 Bycswartz (1142.30) 
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you are right. the economy if fine if you are wealthy. does any one remember whene the markets took a dump? who got thier money back first and fast? the wealthy. the rest of us are still trying to recover.
Posted Oct-6-2012 Byjimbo469 (206.30) jimbo469 View Channel Send Message
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