What happened to my beloved Bill Maher show? Tonight’s show has JUST ended (CST), and OMG, what I had predicted to my wife has just been witnessed by my eyes. Prior to the show (based upon the past Fall’s shows), I wondered just how much sh*t Bill would cover about TFG. Recent shows have leaned way more on ‘Cancel Culture’ and ‘Wokeness’, than were deserved. And Bill has also incessantly whined about COVID protocols and tied that in to how badly he thinks Americans’ eating habits are. My wife says he’s becoming the grumpy old man (GOM) across the street.
Well, my wife is correct. Bill was in Full GOM mode. Most of the show (the monologue and a large part of the panel segment) focused on Bill’s whining about COVID. Given the dump truck of news we all have gotten about TFG’s J6 Insurrection the week, I was absolutely SHOCKED. Not a word of 7 states forging Electoral candidates, nor a draft Executive Order for the Sec. of Defense to seize all of the voting machines, or even the indictment of 11 Proud Boys for Insurrection. NONE!!
Newsflash, Bill. TFG ordered The Code Red!! If you hadn’t figured that out, prior to this week, you surely know it now!!
But no. There was not a hint of discussion about TFG’s immense plot to end our democracy, or the cowardly GOP-ers who allow it to happen.
Guests on the show were Yale Prof. Timothy Snyder (and his book on tyranny), Bari Weiss, and Congressman Ritchie Torres (who accorded himself Very Well). However, for some reason, Bill put the Congressman on the spot, having him defend the ‘wokeness’ of the latest version of ‘Westside Story’. (Really, Bill?)
Truthfully, there are years I kept HBO for the sole purpose of being able to watch Bill. It was a weekly ritual with my wife that we planned for. It was nice for both of us to watch Bill excoriate (rightfully) the latest lies and craziness of the GOP.
But I guess those days are gone. From this show and past shows, Bill’s given up. Where he once demonstrated (in classic comedic fashion) the GOP’s ‘bubble’, he appears resigned that the GOP is who they are and he wants to respect them (even though he doesn’t agree with their viewpoint). Hence, he takes his shots at Biden and Dems, and surprisingly seems progressively more and more misinformed (ie.-guns, but also on many subjects).
My wife is correct. Bill’s a GOM. Per her, it’s as if COVID has changed him, either by the people he now runs with, or something else. It’s sad.
She also has observed that Bill gets grumpy when he can’t tour, and apparently, he had two recent shows cancelled due to COVID.
I’m sorry for the shortness of this diary, but I’m truly anxious to read many, many comments by my DKOS brethren as to what they saw and what they think has happened to Bill.
Have a great weekend, and God Bless this Country and keep it from this growing Fascistic Movement.