Bill Maher Calls Out The People Who Don’t Have A Voice And The People Who Do
deadline.comBill Maher was angry that certain messages get attention and certain others do not on his Friday Real Time show on HBO. He led off with a prime example of that in an interview with Alexandra Pelosi (daughter of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi), the director and producer of the HBO Original documentary The Insurrectionist Next Door, which debuted October 15.
The film talks to several people who stormed the Capitol building on Jan. 6 about what brought them to Washington, D.C. on that fateful day, and whether their views have shifted since.
Maher noted that the people in the film are “remarkably relatable and likable.” “It’s the forgotten man,” Pelosi said. “They fell behind this great American dream, they’re feeling left behind.” Maher tried to get Pelosi – who blamed social media feeds for the divide in political views – to say what the Democrats are doing so wrong to engender these feelings of being left out when they are the ones that are trying to help the working class.
Pelosi dodged, but Maher wouldn’t let her off the hook, noting, “You made a whole movie about it.” Finally, Pelosi allowed that the bubble of social media brainwashed people to be “programmed to hate on both sides.” Maher ultimately showed which side he’s on by bidding her farewell with a quick, “Say hello to your mother for me.” In the panel discussion, Maher talked with Paul Begala, Democratic strategist and CNN political contributor, and New York Times columnist Bret Stephens.
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