Liberal comedian Bill Maher criticized his team for cutting off family members over the holidays because of politics.
On Sunday’s episode of his program,Random clubpodcast, Maher and fellow comedian Jay Leno bonded over the late entertainment icon Sammy Davis Jr. and how he embraced President Richard Nixon.
Leno noted that he was viewed as a “traitor” among Hollywood liberals because of his embrace of the Republican president.
“It’s very funny that you mention that because, like today, we live in this time where it’s not allowed to have friends on the other side or cross the line politically,” Maher told Leno.
I forgot there was an example of this, when the man was crossing the line politically. “Oh, the worst thing you could ever do – be friends with a Republican. Ah! Call 911!”
Maher continued: “This is what I hate about the left.”
“And they’re not going to move me over to Trump’s side, which they think they’re going to do sometimes, but just the idea of, you know, ‘Cut your family off for Thanksgiving if they vote for the wrong guy.’ F-off, you fs.” And Sami – when he hugged Nixon, he was shunned by the left a lot, and that was an early harbinger of that.
Maher expressed similar sentiments on his HBO show “Real Time” last month during a one-on-one interview following President-elect Trump’s victory.
He targeted Dr. Amanda Calhoun, the chief psychiatrist at Yale University, who raised eyebrows when she told MSNBC’s Joy Reid that it was OK to cut off contact with relatives who voted for Trump and not be with them on the holidays.
“Oh, how pure. “It’s like not letting certain people sit with you on the bus,” Maher responded while showing a photo of civil rights icon Rosa Parks.
“Think about it, mental health professionals advise people to isolate during the holidays. Don’t forget to drink a lot and gain weight.
“You know who I really wouldn’t want to have Thanksgiving dinner with? The overly educated, overly stupid, ivory tower academic, but I will because if we want this nation to heal, this is what we have to do, force ourselves to Communicate and find out why someone feels the way they do, and make them the choices they make without prejudging them as a monster. “They should do the same for you,” Maher continued.
