I would love for Ari to invite that blabber mouth Sullivan onto his show...so he can question the hell out of him. Ari is 100 times more intelligent that him..
During the show, Andrew constantly interrupted and didn’t allow Ari to speak much. Very frustrating when it was a chance to hear Ari’s views and facts he provided. Andrew is constant guest and needs to be advised to not dominate the conversation and to not interrupt guests-he’s done this for quite some time.
Agree, was giving me a headache because if I turned down the volume of that noise, could not hear the dialogue, so I finally muted it and read subtitles. If I run into the problem again, I will just avoid the channel going forward.
In my opinion its not the reactions themselves, but HBO mixes them way up for some reason compared to all the other content. Especially bad if you have a loud environment and have to turn up the volume.
Am I the only one who is fed up with the Bill Maher Applause Olympics? "Let's see who can clap first, clap loudest, and clap longest!" My God, this tiny handful of Applause Olympians is worse than having a laugh track! Get them outta there!
His writers sit in the front row and try to lead the crowd,,, that's why it's the same woot woot guys every show...bill mentioned this on one of his podcasts
Bill tell your lead clapper to tone it down. Career studio TV cameraman here and I know how it works and your clapper is way too obvious and setting too much agenda by the things they clap on. its annoying and distracting. Otherwise love your show and congrats on being the most trusted person in TV. Well deserved.
It's gotten to the point where everytime he tells a joke in the monologue, there is applause. It's so annoying and fake, like someone holding up an Applause sign. Clapping for every joke means none of them are worth clapping for.
Ari Melber's presence, the way he talks, he really appears different in a good way compared to most people on this show. He's so seasoned and polished w/his extensive news reporting background. Also, being a former lawyer lets him speak on so many topics as well, confidently, such as Trump's many cases.
hardly, while he's less of a left wing zealot than most on his MSNBC channel, he's showing how he's following the company bias, on this show, watching Andrew, a gay republican, a moderate at that, basically show that, based on reality, pretty much says you're wrong, Ari sounds like a left wing zealot, a light version, but still the exact opposite of the right wing nuts, equality isn't equity, merit isn't race, gender, real gender, it's why democrats can't win against the worst republican ever with ease
just wait if the GOP get's a slightly normal candidate, they'd wipe the flow with the Dems, because of idiotic "facts" that Ari is pushing, which are all about gender/race/quotas/DEI, cherry picked facts, go get the facts about Blacks/Police, all of them, like how many interactions, then arrests, charges, going to court, plea bargains/actual jail time/probation, then compare them to all other races %, then try and tell people Blacks are being discriminated against, real "facts" like why Ari isn't worried about how many brick layers are women, only the CEO"s, facts we don't need no stinkin facts! cherry picking, Dems biased showing, just like GOP's
@@rona3393 I think it's a bit of relativity there ... While you think Ari is far left .... it might indicate how far to the right you are sitting yourself .... Is there any scientific or objective way to establish exactly where the CENTER is located .... ?? As an example ... Back in the 1850s the emancipation of slavery was considered to be a VERY radical idea .... But if you want to find the center you need to establish the most radical opposing positions .... At one end was the idea that it was right and proper for white people to own black people as property ... The Polar opposite would be if black people owned white people as property .... At the center point .... All people are equal and no one owns anyone as property .... In hindsight it seems obvious ... And maybe a hundred years from now the issues we are currently wrangling with might also have answers that are obvious .... Our great great grandchildren will wonder wtf was wrong with those troglodytes ..... But the best we can do is to disagree without being disagreeable .... I'm trying my best to avoid the hostility and insults that run rampant in the interwebs .... ❤
I wish Andrew would learn how to listen an not cut others off constantly. Ari is patient, respectful and knows 'Facts'. Please have him on again, if you're looking for 'sanity".
Andrew Sullivan has gone down the rabbit hole. When he was in one of his manic episodes he slipped and referred to the Muller investigation into Trump as the "Russia hoax". That was only a hoax if you are a sycophant of Trump. Countless people were indicted and served prison time as a result of that report and the only reason more didn't become of it was that Barr cleaned it and Congress failed to act on it.
@@ItalianoYMexicano That was my exact thought as I watched this. It's such a reflex to want to jump in with your answer, rather than sit back and listen, and Ari is a master at listening to gather his ammunition. Thank goodness he didn't join in on the masturbation conversation.
@@ItalianoYMexicano Listening is so important .... he gave Peter Navarro the time necessary to talk himself into a confession on live TV .... That was more than a year ago I think
That's always been the worst part of the show. Even Bill knows it, but he's a stand-up at heart and no doubt wants the audience there for his monologue. If only they could ask them to leave once that panel discussion starts.
In the past, Bill used to call out his audience more than he does now--he would really get annoyed. At least the infamous "Wohoooo!" dude audience member hasn't been around lately. He single-handedly ruined a number of Bill's shows and made them unwatchable.
@@SuburbanDMV is it? they have several good anchors (velshi, ari melber, lawrence o'donnell, and mehdi hasan before he left) and often have very knowledgable guests.
@@romulus_ Melber is far better than any of those you listed. All are captives of the cable format, stretching out every point to absurdity, but Melber is the most *incisive and concise* of the bunch by a country mile.
Probably even more annoying for the people seated next to those clappers and whoooers. Hopefully all of our comments of distain will eventually get to the show runners and they realize it's not helping the show at all.
Corporations don't compete anymore. They either divide territories (like the cable companies) or they buy each other up. Not to mention every corporation has a shareholder mandate to increase profits by 10% every year and it's no wonder everything is getting more expensive every year.
Their main goal is profits. Hospitals are now being bought up by financial companies who are cutting costs AT HOSPITALS by firing staff and getting rid of anything they deem unnecessary because they are literally trying to get rich off hospitals now with people literally suffering because of it.
Everything is justified in order to satisfy the shareholders. Fire 10k workers & give myself a bonus? Sure why not if it pleases the shareholders. It's unsustainable.
I definitely wanted to hear more of Ari who is a clear thinker and well informed and definitely LESS of Andrew who continues to butt into the conversation and often answers by personal opinion and emotion
Agree 100%. Ari was excellent! The real issue is that all Republicans vote based on emotion instead of facts because they are bombarded with propaganda through social medial and click bait 'News'.
Andrew Sullivan besides grandstand is always imposing this artificial balance narrative. Liz Chenney seems to be the only true conservative with any courage.
I love Ari Melber. He is a big + on this show and check out his own show. He is smart and doesn’t act like a know it all…Bill should have him back more often.
Andrew Sullivan doesn’t know how to shut up, and since he is one of Bill’s most frequent guests, he allowed him to ‘steam roll’ over Ari Melber who actually has credentials, but too much of a gentleman and professional to cut him off, in return
@@helpus1456Andrew Sullivan is better. He is genuinely worried that The Left refuses to draw the Line between Legal Immigration and Illegal Immigration. Andrew knows this creates The Right.
@@maxcuthbert100 oh, you mean Andrew Sullivan? I don't think he's being Fair to "The Trump Crowd". I think he's warning The Left. He sees the weaknesses of The Left (Illegal Immigration for instance).
@@kathrynmcelroy5658 you do realise don’t you that when you comment, people can click on your profile and see all the other replies you’ve made to people on other videos. and yours are interesting in that you seem universally very unhappy, and bitter, and kind of sad. anyway, noticing this pleased me 🍃
Just to be clear, companies getting together and agreeing to set prices together is a crime. It’s called, “price fixing,” please see “The Informant” with Matt Damon.
@@briane173 Governments getting together and setting rules or policies benefits their citizens. Businesses getting together and setting the prices that consumers have to pay for their products, regardless of what those products cost to make and distribute, benefits CEOs and shareholders, and hurts consumers.
Love how Ari just refused to participate in the more questionable parts of the conversation! Had to be difficult to just sit there with a straight face and let the others run amok.
Yeah but so smart. Why even bother to try to offer an opposing view to people who don't want to see it or contribute to a conversation that accomplished nothing of import?
Then you only saw half of it. I've never seen a panel quite like this before, where each is playing to their base at certain points, and are visibly embarrassed because they know better. Just watch their body language when they're making a knowingly bad argument. They take turns. Still though, people like Melber and Sullivan are always at their best on Real Time. For the most part, they're trying to speak to a more intelligent and reasonable audience than their day-to-days, and know they'll get called on it when they get out over their skis.
@@goldfishtamer1258Regardless of how you perceived nonverbal communication, the substance of the original post is still very much true. Not sure why you felt the need to bring up something irrelevant like this.
There's one person in the audience who's clapping like a handicapped seal every 5 seconds... It's beyond distracting. It's definitely a forced clap, like he's trying to be louder than others.
The most frequent guest on this show, yet the most insufferable, and can't even dress like he care about being on television. He thinks he's liberal, but is a frustrated white dude through and through.
“Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them, and these will continue till they are resisted with either words or blows, or with both. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”― Frederick Douglass
Ari is pure narcissism, a complex narcissism that is destroying people's trust in other people. Lawyers should focus on being honest moreso than winning at any cost.@@Kahlane1
CHASE CEO Jami Dimon made $36 million. We were on HOLD for 30 minutes for a Cust Serv question last week. UNDRRSTAFFED. We are getting GOUGED, Shareholders over Customers is the new economic model.
Switch to a local credit union. I did that 8 years ago (also after getting gouged by Chase after two decades with them) and I’ve saved thousands in fees and get great customer service now.
That is not a new economic model. A very brief review of history will show you that shareholder primacy has been the dominant business philosophy for the majority of US capitalism's history 😊
@@stevelovescarsSo true... and crazy that my credit union pays ME to keep my money with them. Why anyone is with a big for-profit bank is beyond me, especially now that everything can be done online.
But his VP answer didn’t make sense. He claimed that no one would care what the VP thinks about wars, which leaves out the point that Haley has presidential aspirations, and Trump would be the oldest elected president and only able to serve 1 term if he makes it that long, and isn’t convicted. Trump’s base will want the VP to be essentially an insurance policy for if Trump is thrown in jail, barred from the ballots, can’t make it a full term, or at the very least, someone they want to support in 2028.
I appreciate Ari’s answer and his reasoning during the show about the reality of affirmative action. Bill’s ego always has to have the last word. It's okay to listen to learn.
I'm more annoyed with Andrew Sullivan's stupid take on "merit", totally ignoring the fact that certain sections of our society have been neglected and systematically oppressed. His "merit" concept would work if everybody started on the same line. That's not the case. Systemic Inequality is real and a fact
@@TheGalaxyfighter Exactly. Such a smart guy in certain ways, it's just mind-boggling that he keeps his blinders on with historical structural racism and other issues. Intellect is huge, but he's fueled more by his emotions.
The same person that never actually can get anything done because they are unwilling to actually "offend" anyone. So nothing actually ever gets accomplished.
Offending people doesn’t really get anything done either. It makes people annoyed and put off but if those offending words have no legal or political consequences then they’re as powerful as a barking dog behind a fence. It also shows that Ari has principles. An offending person does not and will not be easy to deal with when others have legitimate reasons to disagree with them. At least Ari can be respectful in disagreements. @@bradleyk4144
The past Sullivan's been a better guest than that, even tho conservative thumping but I would have rather heard Ari and his facts, than Sullivan yammering on about democrats. What did they discuss... 2 subjects the entire time??
Regarding sully's take on the hypocrisy of removing trump from the ballot while claiming to protect voters rights and democracy. there are set rules for being allowed on our voting ballots. can a 34 year old run even if they are the most loved person on the planet ? NO. can a person born in Austria , like Arnold Schwarzenegger seek the presidency ? NO. many confederate soldiers were prevented from running by the 14th amendment, and rightfully so. trumps actions on, during and after January 6th disqualify him from being on the ballot, its that simple. my second point is to ask why the electoral college was created ? it was to stop the public at large from putting an undesirable in office via popular vote. how is that democratic ? furthermore it failed when trump was first elected, and it will fail again if he is elected by anything then the popular vote, my winning the majority, 1 American 1 vote. it is time we dump the electoral college for democracy's sake.
Yes, there's also the little matter that the MAGAots Want Trump to be a dictator and the immunity he wants so he can literally get away with murder, so there's a lot more going on than just 'let the voters decide" @@stellarhole
Another example is the music industry. When CD's came out, they cost a little over $3.00 to get to customers, yet they cost customers almost $17. The industry said it was to re oup research and development. After they recouped, the prices stayed the same. It happens all the time. Corporations find out what people will pay, they meet with the competition and fix prices.
big pharma does the same with meds that are needed to keep folks healthy and alive, yet our politicians will protect record companies and to hell with the sick ?
@@SkyRiver1 Honestly though, not everyone knows that or is able to access it. Think older person who doesn't have grandchildren, and doesn't get out much to live shows, but really loves music.
@@frequentlycynical642 What you didn't have a cassette recorder? Educate yourself. Learning a fact is not to enlighten yourself. Enlightenment is something that has nothing to do with facts or words or thoughts. So educate yourself about enlightenment.
Prices are up- the size of the package has decreased. For example, bacon packaging is now 375 g, down from 500g. My 1 gallon jug of Joico shampoo is now 1 litre! (I gallon = 3.7 litres). Not exactly the same price as the original size but pretty close. The weight of everything I consume has decreased. It might look like prices have come down A BIT. But check the package weight.....have they really?
Respectfully, package net weight has been on decline for the past 30 years while the prices have increased. No matter which “party” occupies the White House. Corps have to figure out how to provide 2%-4% or less salary increases to their workforce, even though COL increases substantially higher every year, and all without reducing CEO, COO, CFO BONUSES, not to mention their salaries. Of course the consumer will pay more, no matter what. Besides, the smaller packages are “healthier”, which is an “argument” that I’ve read several CEO’s have used to defend “shrinkflation”. Yup, they will spin it however they want.
A hack and the gay white male version of a "pick me girl". The trouble is that he's been that way for so long that I legitimately can't tell if he believes his own nonsense.
Why do you say that. He made a lot of sense, especially regarding DEI. That is a trap for progressives or liberals, who believe in civil rights. There is nothing liberal about DEI. The next step on from that is a „strongman“, which is what Trump proports to be.
Hes another stand for nothing conservative. People who stand for nothing fall for everything. Id say that describes conservatives to a tee as they worship a false prophet and are lead by a cult leader.@@jetermoersdorf1011
On Aug. 15, 1971, in a nationally televised address, Nixon announced, “I am today ordering a freeze on all prices and "wages" (emphasis mine) throughout the United States.”
That was almost 2 decades before reached voting age, but from what I know, it's conceivable that the Republicans of the 1970s impacted the long-term economy in a way that made Carter look bad, having inherited the mess - and getting unjustifiably blamed for it. This is an unbroken trackrecord: Republicans fuck up the middle class economy, hoarding consolidated profits for the rich; then Democrats usually come in to fix the mess.
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I've been watching Ari Melber for years. He's calm, thorough in his assessments, thoughtful, and not given to exaggerations. "Only the facts, ma'am". He's one of the reasons I watched otherwise I wouldn't have. Andrew is annoying. He has to almost shout over everyone.
@@matthewolaechea1869Have any more buzzwords for the group? I guarantee your idea of meritocracy is shaped by corporate propaganda and “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” rhetoric
I think the audience was told to stop the "woows" and they decided to retaliate with obnoxious loud clapping. In prior shows the "woos" made the show unwatchable.
Sullivan bogarted the conversation in the regular show, like a bully. Ari was correct about the disparity in male and female leadership. Much of this including schooling is financial as Ari said, including educational opportunity by zip code on a local basis or legacy admittance to universities, such as Jared unqualified admittance to Harvad.
Most conservatives think their POV is fact. Even though he was ganged up on, he held his own. Hey Bill, that's what a law degree is good for, among other things.
He mentioned college enrollment is 60% female...he is making Ari's argument...how do you have a higher % and then only 10% of CEO's? Sullivan is a fool and may want to listen more and talk less.
That guy clearly doesn't know how monopolised and oligarchical America is. Conservatives always prattle on about competition as a solution for everything, and as for breaking up monopolies, well, he forgets he's in America. Good luck with that pal.
Andrew may be the most returning appearances champ, but it depends on which Andrew Sullivan you're talking about. He seriously changed his politics since the early years. Not a crime, but not enough either. And he remains a complete arse, besides. I respect Ari a great deal but it seems to me, and I'm no legal expert, but the argument there's no precedent for the 14th amendment case to exclude Trump from any ballot can't be a reason to not bring such a case. How else is precedent established? If this is not the time or circumstance to bring the only tools the architects of our society provided us to preserve democracy to bear, then when? And litigating Trump into oblivion (irony?) may not be the way to rid ourselves of the red spots on the hands of a nation, but it does shine a light into his shady crooks and cronies. Maybe enough light the people will then recognize him for who/what he is. And not vote for the buffoon.
@@evanburrows1697 There are rules and protections to not allow the government to be overthrown. Having the voters decide a seditionists fate is not one of those items considered nor should they. The government is not the people, sit down at your local town government assembly's and the people don't hold the keys, the government is a separate entity from the people. The US government whose rules are outlined in the "Constitution" allow for the public to vote for those public members that want to run for a position in said government. You are meant to follow the rules of the "Constitution" and your eligibility. If you break the laws of the "Constitution" then you suffer the consequences outlined. Having the people decide any of this is not part of the "Constitution" is because the people are NOT the government, the entity itself. The problem right now is that the legal system is too freakin' slow so there is really no time to make a ruling on Trump ahead of the next election due to no precedence. Trump is the first to attempt the over throw of an election, heck, he is the first to try take the Capitol beside the Confederates to which they didn't get close enough. Why do you think Trump held his little speech to his minions so close to the Capitol? It wasn't so he was close the the BBQ his minions were really having at the Capitol building.
@@Tom-oz7iy - who said Trump broke the "rules outlined in the Constitution'? We don't leave such matters up to the lying fools in the media and the gullible, ignorant masses that are slaves to their lies. Your TDS is not allowing for clear thinking on this matter. How can Trump be guilty of something he hasn't even been charged with? If he really was somehow responsible for some sort of "insurrection or rebellion" against the US, wouldn't the FBI or DOJ, who have been investigating this whole Jan 6th matter for over 3 years, have at the very least charged him for some sort of rebellion or insurrection crime? BTW, how does one "take control" of the US capital with unarmed people walking around the halls of Congress for a couple hours until the police eventually kick them all out? And how does one take control of the Capital without any weapons or any plans to eventually subdue the police, the army, etc? How do you go from controlling the speaker's lectern, to controlling the nuclear codes? Only someone suffering from severe TDS would make that kind of clueless jump in logic. You really need some sort of professional help from your delusions brought on by severe TDS.
@@Tom-oz7iy Regarding sully's take on the hypocrisy of removing trump from the ballot while claiming to protect voters rights and democracy. there are set rules for being allowed on our voting ballots. can a 34 year old run even if they are the most loved person on the planet ? NO. can a person born in Austria , like Arnold Schwarzenegger seek the presidency ? NO. many confederate soldiers were prevented from running by the 14th amendment, and rightfully so. trumps actions on, during and after January 6th disqualify him from being on the ballot, its that simple. my second point is to ask why the electoral college was created ? it was to stop the public at large from putting an undesirable in office via popular vote. how is that democratic ? furthermore it failed when trump was first elected, and it will fail again if he is elected by anything then the popular vote, my winning the majority, 1 American 1 vote. it is time we dump the electoral college for democracy's sake.
He blatantly lied repeatedly saying he "did not pull the trigger" he's so guilty hopefully will get time in Sing Sing Prison and his weird wife with FAKE accent can go visit him there
It's kind of a problem when all the meat we buy is produced by 6 companies. Pretty easy for 6 big shots to get together and decide to gouge everyone. Just like the few huge cable TV companies just keep jacking up their prices. Monopolies really suck. I kinda like having meat, but i can live without cable.
I dunno, be a pretty fair debate as to which is most unhealthy. As to meat being filthy, so is everything else. Water's polluted, ground that grows crops is polluted, air is polluted, so we're basically f*cked anyway. Might as well enjoy what makes you happy.
Andrew bloke is such a massive prick who is he anyway ? I am from the UK you can keep USA we have enough idiots here already that did stupid things like vote for Brexit and listen to Piers Morgan. 😅
If you think he was troubling here, check out his appearance on this 2022 episode of The Problem with Jon Stewart: th-cam.com/video/1cmnwbGmu7w/w-d-xo.html
If only both of those considerations carried equal weight. If given a choice to speculate on Trump's VP pick or masturbate, I think most people would opt for the latter, and it would be no less intellectually stimulating.
Okay, that took a deep dive into a place they stayed in way too long. Sullivan describing the fantasy his young date wanted him to perform? Please........
Sullivan kept waving his hands in Melbers face and interupting him throughout the entire show. They need to have more space between the guests and I think there should be 3 on the panel like it used to be in other years.
Sorry about this. I tend to think the size of my country (U.S.) AND the corresponding population numbers (roughly 330 million right now) help with keeping prices from being off the charts, in comparison to other, say, large-economy countries. But this isn't something the economics reporters and the public at-large here even somewhat focus on.
@@andiman45 I’m sorry, but your parents are awful human beings for raising you to support a dictator before even finish elementary school. I can only imagine you get brainwashed every Sunday too?
Really wanted to hear more facts from Ari during the main show. Andrew overwhelmingly dominated the conversation with opinions on merits with no redeemable solutions to narrowing the gaps in diversity.
Some people really don’t believe in the concept of the diversity gap. At least not as it stands in 2024. That’s just reality - some people don’t see it the way you do. Presumably that’s why you’re watching this of all shows. It strives to have a multitude of viewpoints showcased. Ari seems to either share your view and perhaps even influence it. Andrew clearly does not. That’s life.
We all kind of understand that. The question boils down to the rigidity of the opinion; how much it checks with all the facts. Much like the difference between Reason and Religion.@@alexbaum2204
The shining city on the hill euphoria fantasy that my professor use to accuse liberals of being it’s exactly what a republican dreamer is and was and will be it a matter of year or two before he wears a blue shirt like Joe Scarborough a mess they created called trump
First of all, movie sets are already exceptionally safe when it comes to guns. The last death by gun on a movie set was 20 years ago. Arguing for zero is insane. We are well past diminishing returns. I wouldn't loosing the rules, but the rules HAVE been working. The person responsible for this accident was the gun master (or whatever they call that position). They didn't follow the rules and handed Baldwin a loaded gun. If Baldwin has any responsibility for the shooting, it is as a producer and allowing the hiring of an unqualified gun master, because it saved them some money. But then the question is, was that really his responsibility? Was the producing credit a vanity credit or was he really producing the film? Was that his job? Who picked the gun master?
💯 Absolutely correct. An actor, even Baldwin, is NOT responsible for a live round. Point of fact, actors wouldn't be able to tell the difference between a live round and a blank. He was assured the "prop" was ready.
Not only should Hannah go to prison, the man who handed Baldwin the gun should have his own cell. These two do not take their jobs seriously.@@TempestasSileras
Andrew, Andrew, Andrew- there is a cartel involved in setting and controlling food prices.. Walmart - Kroger and whoever is number 3 this week will do whatever they think they can get away with and that means robbing all of their customers every chance they can get.. best Brue Peek
I go to Dollar General for basics. Cream cheese was $3.25 for name brand and $1.25 for theirs, last week, Everything is lower, not just food. Plus, they have stores in little podunk towns so people don't have to go far to shop.
It's been the best one on msnbc by a country mile for me whenever I've caught it in the past few years (which is not often). What is another very good presenter there, in you estimation?
It is because of the Electoral College which is setup at the State level. The State's electors are defined by that States voting totals. We are a Republic, not a true Democracy.
Probably because people are stupid. Besides, if Hillary won the electoral and trump won the popular, would you be singing the same tune? Also, the way things are going, trump will win both ways in November
Melber is a guest, not the host. He is invited to bring a perspective. When they book guests they deliberately represent opposing views on one of the topics Bill will bring up, where available@@HomeSouthBuilders
Yes, Welcome back Bill in 2024!!! Happy New Year Love this show Bill Maher and HBO / CNN, Love Ari as a journalist reporter on MSNBC...Andrew dont know but respect, Great Show as per usual. Dagnabit, we need more media like this to educate us and entertain
Sorry, Andrew, but competition is not working to keep prices down. Many industries (like oil/gasoline) are controlled by a few corporations who like to keep prices up and don't compete as much as they could and should.
Sullivan is kind of annoyingly resistant to facts and data on a lot of topics. If you're gonna have a returning conservative voice, maybe you should get someone willing to debate policy and not wasting time debating truth.
@@marylhere China was selling washing machines to the US for $159 a piece. Trump said no way that'll knock American businesses out of business so he slapped a tariff on it and marked up the price so American businesses can charge more ... Right or wrong it's what happened.
Those tariffs were passed to the consumer of course... A smart president like Barack Obama would see that coming... but never "a very stable genius" like Donald J Trump.
@@m.rodrigolemus6224 So then you would also agree if we tax corporations more, like every leftist pines for, then they too would pass that tax along to the consumer.
@@stevenchilders272 you really think American-made machines cost the same as Chinese-made ones and the American companies are just greedy? How about take a look at labor costs in China vs USA... sheesh that was a dumb take
THE most important thing the government needs to do is create checks and balances in the amount and quality of money office holders can get. THIS is democracy, let the sunshine in!
The most important thing in this regard is to rescind the pass that Congress has given itself on "insider trading". The USA is not a democracy, is a constitutional republic, which assumes that the common person is too erratic, unintelligent and uninformed to make good decisions. Unfortunately this now describes most republican politicians to a higher degree than it does the average person.
@@SkyRiver1 - Yup, about insider trading. Congress is so corrupt, Democrats and Republicans, with Republicans having the added vice of being unhinged. And I'd like to add that we're also a democracy, albeit a representative democracy, a term that is consistent with being a constitutional republic. The 17th Amendment cemented that fact when it put direct election of senators into the Constitution. (Of course members of the House of Representatives were already elected by democratic vote, although women and minorities and non-land owners weren't initially given the franchise.) I think people get caught up in the fact that the word "democracy" isn't in the Constitution. But neither, for example, is the word "country" and that doesn't mean the United States isn't a country by any reasonable understanding of the word.
I'm guessing bill didn't watch South Park: Joining the Panderverse (Randy Marsh cannot find a repairman to fix his oven door. He and his neighbors learned that every handyman in town has become extremely wealthy, as the inability of people to make simple repairs has increased demand for their services, making it impossible to find such professionals.)
Ari is an Authoritarian Collectivist who would like to construct society as his “camp” see’s fit, a “gentleman” who cares about the amount of male to female CEO’s, but cares none about other domains where males overrepresent females. Andrew is a Libertarian Individualist and was rightfully irked by Ari’s pet concerns.
It is hard to boycott some items, but there are also enough rich people that the retailers don't care if they sell 10 items for $10 dollars profit, or 5 items with $20 profit.
It's beginning to sound like a throwback to the early tv sitcoms, which were entirely reliant on laugh tracks. Hey, Bill! Hope you're heeding this criticism.
Once again bill I’m calling you out on the Israeli vs Palestinian protests. The majority of protesters are against the WAR. The devastation on Gaza citizens. This is not like you for the most part. You normally speak out against people who can’t have 2opinions on an issue. Your inability to admit that the Israeli govt has gone too far is disappointing. I listen to many interviews from both sides, and even Israelis are disgusted with Netanyahu and say he is the worst person to be in power during this crisis. By the way I love your show and have watched it every week for many years.
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Please let the intelligent guy Ari speak some?
Only idiots think ari is intelligent. Woke! Lol
I would love for Ari to invite that blabber mouth Sullivan onto his show...so he can question the hell out of him. Ari is 100 times more intelligent that him..
@@karennelson6922 which isn't saying much
During the show, Andrew constantly interrupted and didn’t allow Ari to speak much. Very frustrating when it was a chance to hear Ari’s views and facts he provided. Andrew is constant guest and needs to be advised to not dominate the conversation and to not interrupt guests-he’s done this for quite some time.
the msnbc guy ? wtf
The loud clapping and whooping over almost every single thing that's being said is annoying as hell.
WHOOOOO!! *CLAP* *CLAP* *CLAP*
it is cringe
Agree, was giving me a headache because if I turned down the volume of that noise, could not hear the dialogue, so I finally muted it and read subtitles. If I run into the problem again, I will just avoid the channel going forward.
In my opinion its not the reactions themselves, but HBO mixes them way up for some reason compared to all the other content. Especially bad if you have a loud environment and have to turn up the volume.
oh no! a live audience! so scary to the socially awkward and easily scarred generation
Will Bill tell the mad clapper he doesn’t have to clap at every burp, fart and sneeze
That distracted me too. It's the main reason I stopped watching Stephen Colbert's show.
Go watch Hitch eviscerate Maher's morons.
It's like the mad laughter person he had on before he took time off.
They're annoying as hell.
He has paid staffers in the audience to amp up the applause and cheering. In other words, Bill specifically told him to clap at every turn.
Andrew youre annoying we wanted to see Ari talk not you bro
He's non-stop. Rude AF.
Ari thinks Nikki Haley will be the VP he is an idiot. Crazy people think he is smart. Do you really think that?
Am I the only one who is fed up with the Bill Maher Applause Olympics? "Let's see who can clap first, clap loudest, and clap longest!" My God, this tiny handful of Applause Olympians is worse than having a laugh track! Get them outta there!
It is so bad that I debate if I want to watch a segment. If they cut that out, I would sit through the whole show and also click on highlights.
His writers sit in the front row and try to lead the crowd,,, that's why it's the same woot woot guys every show...bill mentioned this on one of his podcasts
It’s so annoying. I miss the covid episodes where there were no idiots clapping at everything. It ruins the show.
Exactly!
Try getting tickets to the show, I guess you have to be one of the laugh Olympians 😅
Bill tell your lead clapper to tone it down. Career studio TV cameraman here and I know how it works and your clapper is way too obvious and setting too much agenda by the things they clap on. its annoying and distracting. Otherwise love your show and congrats on being the most trusted person in TV. Well deserved.
It's gotten to the point where everytime he tells a joke in the monologue, there is applause. It's so annoying and fake, like someone holding up an Applause sign. Clapping for every joke means none of them are worth clapping for.
@@llc9721 I think that has its roots in the CBS version of Letterman's show.
Have you been to Hollywood? They literally hold an "applause" sign when they want people to clap.@@llc9721
You must not have seen the interview with the gov of California. 👎
I wonder if Bill is going to read these comments on TH-cam or even pay someone to do so.
Ari Melber's presence, the way he talks, he really appears different in a good way compared to most people on this show. He's so seasoned and polished w/his extensive news reporting background. Also, being a former lawyer lets him speak on so many topics as well, confidently, such as Trump's many cases.
hardly, while he's less of a left wing zealot than most on his MSNBC channel, he's showing how he's following the company bias, on this show, watching Andrew, a gay republican, a moderate at that, basically show that, based on reality, pretty much says you're wrong, Ari sounds like a left wing zealot, a light version, but still the exact opposite of the right wing nuts, equality isn't equity, merit isn't race, gender, real gender, it's why democrats can't win against the worst republican ever with ease
just wait if the GOP get's a slightly normal candidate, they'd wipe the flow with the Dems, because of idiotic "facts" that Ari is pushing, which are all about gender/race/quotas/DEI, cherry picked facts, go get the facts about Blacks/Police, all of them, like how many interactions, then arrests, charges, going to court, plea bargains/actual jail time/probation, then compare them to all other races %, then try and tell people Blacks are being discriminated against, real "facts" like why Ari isn't worried about how many brick layers are women, only the CEO"s, facts we don't need no stinkin facts! cherry picking, Dems biased showing, just like GOP's
He was great. You could tell he was thinking, "Andrew is an idiot" but wouldn't say it.
@@rona3393
I think it's a bit of relativity there ...
While you think Ari is far left .... it might indicate how far to the right you are sitting yourself ....
Is there any scientific or objective way to establish exactly where the CENTER is located .... ??
As an example ...
Back in the 1850s the emancipation of slavery was considered to be a VERY radical idea ....
But if you want to find the center you need to establish the most radical opposing positions ....
At one end was the idea that it was right and proper for white people to own black people as property ...
The Polar opposite would be if black people owned white people as property ....
At the center point ....
All people are equal and no one owns anyone as property ....
In hindsight it seems obvious ...
And maybe a hundred years from now the issues we are currently wrangling with might also have answers that are obvious ....
Our great great grandchildren will wonder wtf was wrong with those troglodytes .....
But the best we can do is to disagree without being disagreeable ....
I'm trying my best to avoid the hostility and insults that run rampant in the interwebs .... ❤
@@DarksideDave42 classic, the overton window shifted left so everyone who isn't on the by-line is far-right. get a grip
I wish Andrew would learn how to listen an not cut others off constantly. Ari is patient, respectful and knows 'Facts'. Please have him on again, if you're looking for 'sanity".
Andrew Sullivan has gone down the rabbit hole. When he was in one of his manic episodes he slipped and referred to the Muller investigation into Trump as the "Russia hoax". That was only a hoax if you are a sycophant of Trump. Countless people were indicted and served prison time as a result of that report and the only reason more didn't become of it was that Barr cleaned it and Congress failed to act on it.
@@ItalianoYMexicano That was my exact thought as I watched this. It's such a reflex to want to jump in with your answer, rather than sit back and listen, and Ari is a master at listening to gather his ammunition. Thank goodness he didn't join in on the masturbation conversation.
@@ItalianoYMexicano
Listening is so important .... he gave Peter Navarro the time necessary to talk himself into a confession on live TV ....
That was more than a year ago I think
@@ItalianoYMexicano There is at least one lawyer on The View who hasn't figured any of that out.
Ari promotes propaganda
Ari is my favorite news correspondent ever. He’s so so so damn good.
This overclapping audience is super annoying
Haha! They do that every episode and they clap at everything! Lol
That's always been the worst part of the show. Even Bill knows it, but he's a stand-up at heart and no doubt wants the audience there for his monologue. If only they could ask them to leave once that panel discussion starts.
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In the past, Bill used to call out his audience more than he does now--he would really get annoyed. At least the infamous "Wohoooo!" dude audience member hasn't been around lately. He single-handedly ruined a number of Bill's shows and made them unwatchable.
Clap-happy bastards.
Ari melber is one smart cookie!! I’m proud he leans left!!! Vote 💙
Yes he's smart he's a Jew.
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Please have Ari on more and more . He is the best MSNBC has
That's such a low bar
So sad
@@SuburbanDMV is it? they have several good anchors (velshi, ari melber, lawrence o'donnell, and mehdi hasan before he left) and often have very knowledgable guests.
@@romulus_ Melber is far better than any of those you listed. All are captives of the cable format, stretching out every point to absurdity, but Melber is the most *incisive and concise* of the bunch by a country mile.
@@Yowzoeyou prefer his style, that's fine. I prefer lawrence's. some people prefer maddow. big world out there.
The person trying to "outclap" everyone else is a pain in the a$$
What about the guy who shouts ''wooo'' all the time?
@@ccmarcum
I'm sure that they are on the show's staff.
Probably even more annoying for the people seated next to those clappers and whoooers.
Hopefully all of our comments of distain will eventually get to the show runners and they realize it's not helping the show at all.
They're drunk you can tell by the Rhythm
he's a producer trying to 'hype' the audience.. ruining all our experiences at home
Corporations don't compete anymore. They either divide territories (like the cable companies) or they buy each other up. Not to mention every corporation has a shareholder mandate to increase profits by 10% every year and it's no wonder everything is getting more expensive every year.
Their main goal is profits. Hospitals are now being bought up by financial companies who are cutting costs AT HOSPITALS by firing staff and getting rid of anything they deem unnecessary because they are literally trying to get rich off hospitals now with people literally suffering because of it.
Anti-trust laws used to keep this from happening. Standard oil was the best example. We need to bring those laws back.
@@erock736 agreed.
Those laws are still there, however, enforcement from our government, who wants the taxes from those ill gotten gains , remains at all time lows.
Everything is justified in order to satisfy the shareholders. Fire 10k workers & give myself a bonus? Sure why not if it pleases the shareholders. It's unsustainable.
I definitely wanted to hear more of Ari who is a clear thinker and well informed and definitely LESS of Andrew who continues to butt into the conversation and often answers by personal opinion and emotion
Agree 100%. Ari was excellent!
The real issue is that all Republicans vote based on emotion instead of facts because they are bombarded with propaganda through social medial and click bait 'News'.
I cant stand Andrew Sullivan... big mouth with dumb opinions.
Bill didn't ask Ari one question
Andrew Sullivan besides grandstand is always imposing this artificial balance narrative. Liz Chenney seems to be the only true conservative with any courage.
Seeing Andrew Sullivan once in my lifetime is more than enough.
I love Ari Melber. He is a big + on this show and check out his own show. He is smart and doesn’t act like a know it all…Bill should have him back more often.
Imagine that a guy who thinks he knows it all having a guy on his show that doesn't act like he knows it all more often
@@Rick-ky4yp ??? are you ok? Didja hit yer head?
They joked in this episode that he's the most frequent guest on Real Time.
@@stephanielight4161 I'm OK, thanks for asking, shouldn't you be at a Drumf rally with all the other lunatics
@@stephanielight4161 I'm doing well, thanks for asking, shouldn't you be at a Drumf rally with the rest of the Maga dolts
Ari Melber is great, always liked him
Ari Melber is the only one who made sense on this panel. Go Ari.
Andrew Sullivan doesn’t know how to shut up, and since he is one of Bill’s most frequent guests, he allowed him to ‘steam roll’ over Ari Melber who actually has credentials, but too much of a gentleman and professional to cut him off, in return
Ari is an MSNBC stooge and deserves a good steam rolling.
Awww, woke idiots hate andrew because andrew was saying rational things. Lay off the drugs!
As someone who never watched cable news, this Ari Melber guy seems like an absolute gem. Going to have to follow him.
I agree, he’s on MSMBC & I love his show
Yes, he's good, honest, and fair.
@@helpus1456Andrew Sullivan is better. He is genuinely worried that The Left refuses to draw the Line between Legal Immigration and Illegal Immigration. Andrew knows this creates The Right.
Concise ,eloquent and fair ,even to the Trump crowd.Also,very careful in what he says. A class act.
@@maxcuthbert100 oh, you mean Andrew Sullivan? I don't think he's being Fair to "The Trump Crowd". I think he's warning The Left. He sees the weaknesses of The Left (Illegal Immigration for instance).
Overtime needs to be longer. 🇬🇧
YES. Twice as long would be 'bout right.
So you're saying Overtime is Undertimed. I agree.
In talks with Bill about MASTERBATION? OKAY. Good for you alone.
@@kathrynmcelroy5658 you do realise don’t you that when you comment, people can click on your profile and see all the other replies you’ve made to people on other videos. and yours are interesting in that you seem universally very unhappy, and bitter, and kind of sad. anyway, noticing this pleased me 🍃
Real Time would be just as funny without a live studio audience. The pandemic episodes proved it
I think bill just do it because he is old school. Not because it is needed.
Bill NEEDS the adulation and validation
I like the audience, minus the obnoxious hbo plant that cheers at everything
The writing is very anemic to begin with, and the clapperuption just grates
I wish it would go back to being live but my guess is Maher prefers it taped in case he uses a racial slur or something.
Just to be clear, companies getting together and agreeing to set prices together is a crime. It’s called, “price fixing,” please see “The Informant” with Matt Damon.
Or read history
and happens ALL the time...just as murder and bank robberies and bla......
Why is it a crime when businesses do it but not when the government does it?
Nice pull
@@briane173 Governments getting together and setting rules or policies benefits their citizens. Businesses getting together and setting the prices that consumers have to pay for their products, regardless of what those products cost to make and distribute, benefits CEOs and shareholders, and hurts consumers.
I wish the governor stayed for overtime
Busy
Andrew would have been unbearable
imagine him weighing in on the masturbation topic 🤣 That's why they're afraid to stay
Only if he answers questions about why he ran his state into the ground
I don't think Ron DeSantis has the courage to answer your questions @@pressman1788
Ari is for the people!
Love how Ari just refused to participate in the more questionable parts of the conversation! Had to be difficult to just sit there with a straight face and let the others run amok.
Yeah but so smart. Why even bother to try to offer an opposing view to people who don't want to see it or contribute to a conversation that accomplished nothing of import?
Ari Melber is such a class act. So bright and gracious.
Very impressed with the information Ari Melber brought to this show. I was actually clapping.
😂😂😂
Yes, he impresses.
Ari Melber’s talk show The Beat is at 6pm Monday to Friday . I am a junkie.
Me too!!!!
😂 u r definitely not a real person
Also has a new weekend show. I believe it's a consolidation of the weeks topics.
Me three. Ari knows his rap music.😄
@@billhill839sure does..💙 him!
I have profound respect for Ari's patience and determination in getting his point across and heard despite Andrew's want to grandstand.
Then you only saw half of it. I've never seen a panel quite like this before, where each is playing to their base at certain points, and are visibly embarrassed because they know better. Just watch their body language when they're making a knowingly bad argument. They take turns.
Still though, people like Melber and Sullivan are always at their best on Real Time. For the most part, they're trying to speak to a more intelligent and reasonable audience than their day-to-days, and know they'll get called on it when they get out over their skis.
@@goldfishtamer1258 they are rarely called on it. this panel has never sounded so disconnected from reality
You're spot-on. And he's consistently *concise* , another rare attribute.
Not just grandstand but o continue to find this artificial balance narrative. He doesn't have the balls Liz Chenney has.
@@goldfishtamer1258Regardless of how you perceived nonverbal communication, the substance of the original post is still very much true. Not sure why you felt the need to bring up something irrelevant like this.
There's one person in the audience who's clapping like a handicapped seal every 5 seconds... It's beyond distracting. It's definitely a forced clap, like he's trying to be louder than others.
...they pay him well....
Insufferable 😂
Agree, psycho liberal based on the claps for Newsom
I try to watch when Andrew Sullivan is on BUT it's hard.
The most frequent guest on this show, yet the most insufferable, and can't even dress like he care about being on television. He thinks he's liberal, but is a frustrated white dude through and through.
Hes horrific.
Sullivan pretends to be fair and moderate; but, he’s really just an ultra-conservative mouthpiece who just so happens to hate trump.
“Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them, and these will continue till they are resisted with either words or blows, or with both. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”― Frederick Douglass
word; Sullivan and Maher have the naivety of callow, privileged white men
I don't subscribe to that policy.live and let live.its too much.
"Bing, bing, bong, bong, bing"--- Donald Trump
Amen! That's a black man that I'd be honored to follow.
Astonishingly great comment. Frederick Douglass was a genius.
I've always loved Ari's resting face. He always looks like someone just said a slur and he doesn't wanna speak up lol.
Yes, he's wimpy.
@@RobertfromDenver4848hes not. Try again
Ari is the ultimate lawyer. He's very careful about what he says. He will not say anything that can be used against him. Love Ari
Ari is pure narcissism, a complex narcissism that is destroying people's trust in other people. Lawyers should focus on being honest moreso than winning at any cost.@@Kahlane1
Ari is intelligent. The mark of intelligence is knowing when to keep your mouth shut. Andrew should learn that lesson.
Ari Melber should be on more frequently. Knowledgeable and reasonable.
He wimped out. Could have talked about Peter Navarro and the Green bay sweep.
Absolutely . Much better value than Sullivan.
@@jonwzee -if he could have gotten a word in edgeways,yes indeed.
@@maxcuthbert100 He could have, he didn't shame on him.
@@jonwzee He did,once or twice....but why debate a steamroller ?
CHASE CEO Jami Dimon made $36 million.
We were on HOLD for 30 minutes for a Cust Serv question last week. UNDRRSTAFFED.
We are getting GOUGED, Shareholders over Customers is the new economic model.
I call it "Wealth over Health"
Switch to a local credit union. I did that 8 years ago (also after getting gouged by Chase after two decades with them) and I’ve saved thousands in fees and get great customer service now.
That is not a new economic model. A very brief review of history will show you that shareholder primacy has been the dominant business philosophy for the majority of US capitalism's history 😊
@@stevelovescarsSo true... and crazy that my credit union pays ME to keep my money with them. Why anyone is with a big for-profit bank is beyond me, especially now that everything can be done online.
Ari is such a Mensch. So professional. Would love to see a discussion between just Bill and Ari.
How boring
This is the second time I've heard Bill and Andrew discuss playing with themselves. This segment brought to you by Club Random.
Ironically, the DE&I conversation would have been more impactful if there had been some diversity on the panel.
There was sexual orientation diversity, as well as non-American (Andrew) and American. Do those count? (serious question)
@@andydrewlinger9301 Andrew’s cognitive dissonance doesn’t count as diverse.
What to do about corporate greed? Tax the shit out of every dollar they make.
Yes, and also close the loopholes they use to get out of paying those taxes every year.
Stop spending
Agree 💯, the excuse of trickling down bs doesn't work.
Or don't buy their damn products!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
😂 oh yeah that will work out well😂
Ari is so balanced. Love him
But his VP answer didn’t make sense. He claimed that no one would care what the VP thinks about wars, which leaves out the point that Haley has presidential aspirations, and Trump would be the oldest elected president and only able to serve 1 term if he makes it that long, and isn’t convicted. Trump’s base will want the VP to be essentially an insurance policy for if Trump is thrown in jail, barred from the ballots, can’t make it a full term, or at the very least, someone they want to support in 2028.
I appreciate Ari’s answer and his reasoning during the show about the reality of affirmative action. Bill’s ego always has to have the last word. It's okay to listen to learn.
Preach.
I'm more annoyed with Andrew Sullivan's stupid take on "merit", totally ignoring the fact that certain sections of our society have been neglected and systematically oppressed. His "merit" concept would work if everybody started on the same line. That's not the case. Systemic Inequality is real and a fact
@@TheGalaxyfighter Exactly. Such a smart guy in certain ways, it's just mind-boggling that he keeps his blinders on with historical structural racism and other issues. Intellect is huge, but he's fueled more by his emotions.
“ is this bad for me?”
We’ll Bill, you are wearing glasses 🫣🤭🤣🤣🤣🤣
Where’s Gavin?
Ari’s the typical sane representative of the majority, nice and gentlemanly, never want to “offend” kind, trying not to “bite”to sound objective.
The same person that never actually can get anything done because they are unwilling to actually "offend" anyone. So nothing actually ever gets accomplished.
Offending people doesn’t really get anything done either. It makes people annoyed and put off but if those offending words have no legal or political consequences then they’re as powerful as a barking dog behind a fence. It also shows that Ari has principles. An offending person does not and will not be easy to deal with when others have legitimate reasons to disagree with them. At least Ari can be respectful in disagreements. @@bradleyk4144
Bill Maher needs his affirmation with the "forced" overclapping!!!
John Fugelsang would make for a great guest on Bill's show.
The past Sullivan's been a better guest than that, even tho conservative thumping but I would have rather heard Ari and his facts, than Sullivan yammering on about democrats. What did they discuss... 2 subjects the entire time??
Regarding sully's take on the hypocrisy of removing trump from the ballot while claiming to protect voters rights and democracy. there are set rules for being allowed on our voting ballots. can a 34 year old run even if they are the most loved person on the planet ? NO. can a person born in Austria , like Arnold Schwarzenegger seek the presidency ? NO. many confederate soldiers were prevented from running by the 14th amendment, and rightfully so. trumps actions on, during and after January 6th disqualify him from being on the ballot, its that simple. my second point is to ask why the electoral college was created ? it was to stop the public at large from putting an undesirable in office via popular vote. how is that democratic ? furthermore it failed when trump was first elected, and it will fail again if he is elected by anything then the popular vote, my winning the majority, 1 American 1 vote. it is time we dump the electoral college for democracy's sake.
Man, I usually don't come to this platform to comment, but I had to. You said exactly what I was left with, feeling unsatisfied.
Yes, there's also the little matter that the MAGAots Want Trump to be a dictator and the immunity he wants so he can literally get away with murder, so there's a lot more going on than just 'let the voters decide" @@stellarhole
Another example is the music industry. When CD's came out, they cost a little over $3.00 to get to customers, yet they cost customers almost $17. The industry said it was to re oup research and development. After they recouped, the prices stayed the same. It happens all the time. Corporations find out what people will pay, they meet with the competition and fix prices.
If someone pays for music, other than in a live concert, it is their decision, because you can get any music for free.
big pharma does the same with meds that are needed to keep folks healthy and alive, yet our politicians will protect record companies and to hell with the sick ?
@@SkyRiver1 Honestly though, not everyone knows that or is able to access it. Think older person who doesn't have grandchildren, and doesn't get out much to live shows, but really loves music.
@@SkyRiver1 Not in 1983, when CD's were starting to really roll. Enlighten yourself.
@@frequentlycynical642
What you didn't have a cassette recorder? Educate yourself. Learning a fact is not to enlighten yourself. Enlightenment is something that has nothing to do with facts or words or thoughts. So educate yourself about enlightenment.
Prices are up- the size of the package has decreased. For example, bacon packaging is now 375 g, down from 500g. My 1 gallon jug of Joico shampoo is now 1 litre! (I gallon = 3.7 litres). Not exactly the same price as the original size but pretty close. The weight of everything I consume has decreased. It might look like prices have come down A BIT. But check the package weight.....have they really?
And boxes containing the food are much larger than the amount of food iinside. A box of cereal is only half full, new.
Respectfully, package net weight has been on decline for the past 30 years while the prices have increased. No matter which “party” occupies the White House. Corps have to figure out how to provide 2%-4% or less salary increases to their workforce, even though COL increases substantially higher every year, and all without reducing CEO, COO, CFO BONUSES, not to mention their salaries. Of course the consumer will pay more, no matter what. Besides, the smaller packages are “healthier”, which is an “argument” that I’ve read several CEO’s have used to defend “shrinkflation”. Yup, they will spin it however they want.
Sullivan is an absolute hack.
A hack and the gay white male version of a "pick me girl". The trouble is that he's been that way for so long that I legitimately can't tell if he believes his own nonsense.
Why do you say that. He made a lot of sense, especially regarding DEI. That is a trap for progressives or liberals, who believe in civil rights. There is nothing liberal about DEI. The next step on from that is a „strongman“, which is what Trump proports to be.
Why are you so hateful, and say such nasty things?
All right-wingers are. It's just a matter of degree. Sullivan is a bit less of a hack than many.
Hes another stand for nothing conservative. People who stand for nothing fall for everything. Id say that describes conservatives to a tee as they worship a false prophet and are lead by a cult leader.@@jetermoersdorf1011
On Aug. 15, 1971, in a nationally televised address, Nixon announced, “I am today ordering a freeze on all prices and "wages" (emphasis mine) throughout the United States.”
That was almost 2 decades before reached voting age, but from what I know, it's conceivable that the Republicans of the 1970s impacted the long-term economy in a way that made Carter look bad, having inherited the mess - and getting unjustifiably blamed for it. This is an unbroken trackrecord: Republicans fuck up the middle class economy, hoarding consolidated profits for the rich; then Democrats usually come in to fix the mess.
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And it is now a case-study in how price controls don't work.
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I've been watching Ari Melber for years. He's calm, thorough in his assessments, thoughtful, and not given to exaggerations. "Only the facts, ma'am". He's one of the reasons I watched otherwise I wouldn't have. Andrew is annoying. He has to almost shout over everyone.
Ari is pro racial and gender quota equity policies. He's not pro meritocracy
@@matthewolaechea1869Have any more buzzwords for the group?
I guarantee your idea of meritocracy is shaped by corporate propaganda and “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” rhetoric
The measure of merit can be very subjective .....
Lord I would marry Ari in a heartbeat!!!! Love him!
That's what you got out of this debate? Airhead
I think the audience was told to stop the "woows" and they decided to retaliate with obnoxious loud clapping. In prior shows the "woos" made the show unwatchable.
It's almost like that's where the "Fox audience" from "Married With Children" migrated to.
Sullivan bogarted the conversation in the regular show, like a bully. Ari was correct about the disparity in male and female leadership. Much of this including schooling is financial as Ari said, including educational opportunity by zip code on a local basis or legacy admittance to universities, such as Jared unqualified admittance to Harvad.
The disparity between the 2 sexes exists because merit wise Men are out-competing Women in STEM fields among other fields. STOP COPING!
Most conservatives think their POV is fact. Even though he was ganged up on, he held his own. Hey Bill, that's what a law degree is good for, among other things.
He mentioned college enrollment is 60% female...he is making Ari's argument...how do you have a higher % and then only 10% of CEO's? Sullivan is a fool and may want to listen more and talk less.
Anyone else hear the seal clapping loud and often? Very annoying....
I wonder how much they pay him? 🤔
No offense to seals
That guy clearly doesn't know how monopolised and oligarchical America is. Conservatives always prattle on about competition as a solution for everything, and as for breaking up monopolies, well, he forgets he's in America. Good luck with that pal.
He specifically said to break them up. He knows where he is, he knows what's wrong and he stated it.
Well you’re clearly not the sharpest tool in the shed!
What guy?? like how can you feel so strongly about it but not even use his name?
Democrats like Clinton, Obama and Biden are just as corporate as any Republican.
@@user-sw4ok5dm1z and the history of breaking up monopolies in America? Pathetic.
Andrew may be the most returning appearances champ, but it depends on which Andrew Sullivan you're talking about. He seriously changed his politics since the early years. Not a crime, but not enough either. And he remains a complete arse, besides. I respect Ari a great deal but it seems to me, and I'm no legal expert, but the argument there's no precedent for the 14th amendment case to exclude Trump from any ballot can't be a reason to not bring such a case. How else is precedent established? If this is not the time or circumstance to bring the only tools the architects of our society provided us to preserve democracy to bear, then when? And litigating Trump into oblivion (irony?) may not be the way to rid ourselves of the red spots on the hands of a nation, but it does shine a light into his shady crooks and cronies. Maybe enough light the people will then recognize him for who/what he is. And not vote for the buffoon.
Alternatively champ, you could instead try and cool down that little Stalinist inside you, respect democracy, and just allow the voters to decide.
Ari should have mentioned Peter Navarro and the "Green Bay Sweep", then point out that Trump is the ultimate "Teflon Don" mob style "leader".
@@evanburrows1697 There are rules and protections to not allow the government to be overthrown. Having the voters decide a seditionists fate is not one of those items considered nor should they. The government is not the people, sit down at your local town government assembly's and the people don't hold the keys, the government is a separate entity from the people. The US government whose rules are outlined in the "Constitution" allow for the public to vote for those public members that want to run for a position in said government. You are meant to follow the rules of the "Constitution" and your eligibility. If you break the laws of the "Constitution" then you suffer the consequences outlined. Having the people decide any of this is not part of the "Constitution" is because the people are NOT the government, the entity itself. The problem right now is that the legal system is too freakin' slow so there is really no time to make a ruling on Trump ahead of the next election due to no precedence. Trump is the first to attempt the over throw of an election, heck, he is the first to try take the Capitol beside the Confederates to which they didn't get close enough. Why do you think Trump held his little speech to his minions so close to the Capitol? It wasn't so he was close the the BBQ his minions were really having at the Capitol building.
@@Tom-oz7iy - who said Trump broke the "rules outlined in the Constitution'? We don't leave such matters up to the lying fools in the media and the gullible, ignorant masses that are slaves to their lies. Your TDS is not allowing for clear thinking on this matter. How can Trump be guilty of something he hasn't even been charged with? If he really was somehow responsible for some sort of "insurrection or rebellion" against the US, wouldn't the FBI or DOJ, who have been investigating this whole Jan 6th matter for over 3 years, have at the very least charged him for some sort of rebellion or insurrection crime? BTW, how does one "take control" of the US capital with unarmed people walking around the halls of Congress for a couple hours until the police eventually kick them all out? And how does one take control of the Capital without any weapons or any plans to eventually subdue the police, the army, etc? How do you go from controlling the speaker's lectern, to controlling the nuclear codes? Only someone suffering from severe TDS would make that kind of clueless jump in logic. You really need some sort of professional help from your delusions brought on by severe TDS.
@@Tom-oz7iy Regarding sully's take on the hypocrisy of removing trump from the ballot while claiming to protect voters rights and democracy. there are set rules for being allowed on our voting ballots. can a 34 year old run even if they are the most loved person on the planet ? NO. can a person born in Austria , like Arnold Schwarzenegger seek the presidency ? NO. many confederate soldiers were prevented from running by the 14th amendment, and rightfully so. trumps actions on, during and after January 6th disqualify him from being on the ballot, its that simple. my second point is to ask why the electoral college was created ? it was to stop the public at large from putting an undesirable in office via popular vote. how is that democratic ? furthermore it failed when trump was first elected, and it will fail again if he is elected by anything then the popular vote, my winning the majority, 1 American 1 vote. it is time we dump the electoral college for democracy's sake.
If you are holding a gun it's YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.
He blatantly lied repeatedly saying he "did not pull the trigger" he's so guilty hopefully will get time in Sing Sing Prison and his weird wife with FAKE accent can go visit him there
It's kind of a problem when all the meat we buy is produced by 6 companies. Pretty easy for 6 big shots to get together and decide to gouge everyone. Just like the few huge cable TV companies just keep jacking up their prices. Monopolies really suck. I kinda like having meat, but i can live without cable.
Meat is filthy.
I’d rather live without meat than cable😿
I dunno, be a pretty fair debate as to which is most unhealthy. As to meat being filthy, so is everything else. Water's polluted, ground that grows crops is polluted, air is polluted, so we're basically f*cked anyway. Might as well enjoy what makes you happy.
@@kilomintoni4556 I know you like the taste, but get off of your knees. I am not going to let you eat me.
I usually love Andrew but this was BY FAR his worst appearance on Real Time.
Andrew bloke is such a massive prick who is he anyway ? I am from the UK you can keep USA we have enough idiots here already that did stupid things like vote for Brexit and listen to Piers Morgan. 😅
AGREE
If you think he was troubling here, check out his appearance on this 2022 episode of The Problem with Jon Stewart: th-cam.com/video/1cmnwbGmu7w/w-d-xo.html
From MASTURBATION to WHO should Trump pick for VP! Sounds about right. 😂
If only both of those considerations carried equal weight. If given a choice to speculate on Trump's VP pick or masturbate, I think most people would opt for the latter, and it would be no less intellectually stimulating.
lol you *could* try The View…
Orange man bad! Amirite.
@@odiedodieukIf by that you mean Trump, then yes. Maybe you don’t mind being attacked by a mob while you’re at work, but others might.
And to think '24 will be a sane year...not on your life...unfortunately.
Hi love ARI!!
Okay, that took a deep dive into a place they stayed in way too long. Sullivan describing the fantasy his young date wanted him to perform? Please........
Cringing
Disgusting
Wait, you don’t like Bill Mahers sex pest corner?
Kinda judgmental of you guys, huh?
@@alexbaum2204 Nope
Please tell Andrew Sullivan how to share a conversation
Sullivan kept waving his hands in Melbers face and interupting him throughout the entire show. They need to have more space between the guests and I think there should be 3 on the panel like it used to be in other years.
That guy is a grumpy curmudgeon. I’m not a fan.
He's annoyinvand
He's annoyinvand
@@ronmckay504😅😅p😅
Come to Canada and grocery shop. You will be broke by the time you finish. Our groceries cost triple to quadruple American pricing. Serious.
Serious. Come to my workshop, make money, buy your food. Montreal
Sorry about this. I tend to think the size of my country (U.S.) AND the corresponding population numbers (roughly 330 million right now) help with keeping prices from being off the charts, in comparison to other, say, large-economy countries. But this isn't something the economics reporters and the public at-large here even somewhat focus on.
Ari handled the Old Queen very well.
huh? set me straight
@@andiman45he bodied Andrew Sullivan
@@andiman45 that's exactly what Andrew Sullivan said
@@samanthab.slayin8170 huh..preteend Im 8 and a trump supporter
@@andiman45 I’m sorry, but your parents are awful human beings for raising you to support a dictator before even finish elementary school. I can only imagine you get brainwashed every Sunday too?
Really wanted to hear more facts from Ari during the main show. Andrew overwhelmingly dominated the conversation with opinions on merits with no redeemable solutions to narrowing the gaps in diversity.
The "no redeemable solutions" part is inherent to the typical conservative line of argument.
Exactly... bring nothing to the table and tell the other side "why cant we meet in the middle?"@@robvangessel3766
Some people really don’t believe in the concept of the diversity gap. At least not as it stands in 2024. That’s just reality - some people don’t see it the way you do. Presumably that’s why you’re watching this of all shows. It strives to have a multitude of viewpoints showcased. Ari seems to either share your view and perhaps even influence it. Andrew clearly does not. That’s life.
We all kind of understand that. The question boils down to the rigidity of the opinion; how much it checks with all the facts. Much like the difference between Reason and Religion.@@alexbaum2204
The shining city on the hill euphoria fantasy that my professor use to accuse liberals of being it’s exactly what a republican dreamer is and was and will be it a matter of year or two before he wears a blue shirt like Joe Scarborough a mess they created called trump
Did that one guy clapping absurdly hard and annoyingly loud just want to be a TH-cam comment or what
Uhh if so, congrats
If competition in the market is true what happened to gas wars? They own everything and don't compete against themselves
Well, we all know who owns the barrels.
That's why we need renewable energy. The gas and oil industry has the monopoly on lobbyists.
One of the best panelists in a long time , Ari Melber is always on spot and concise.....so glad he was there....
Clapping was always obnoxious, much more so with earbuds.
First of all, movie sets are already exceptionally safe when it comes to guns. The last death by gun on a movie set was 20 years ago. Arguing for zero is insane. We are well past diminishing returns. I wouldn't loosing the rules, but the rules HAVE been working. The person responsible for this accident was the gun master (or whatever they call that position). They didn't follow the rules and handed Baldwin a loaded gun. If Baldwin has any responsibility for the shooting, it is as a producer and allowing the hiring of an unqualified gun master, because it saved them some money. But then the question is, was that really his responsibility? Was the producing credit a vanity credit or was he really producing the film? Was that his job? Who picked the gun master?
💯 Absolutely correct. An actor, even Baldwin, is NOT responsible for a live round. Point of fact, actors wouldn't be able to tell the difference between a live round and a blank. He was assured the "prop" was ready.
Her name is Hannah Gutierrez and she should be in prison for her fatal and abysmal misconduct.
Not only should Hannah go to prison, the man who handed Baldwin the gun should have his own cell. These two do not take their jobs seriously.@@TempestasSileras
@@zoe6723 Well, they sure did succeed in pwning the world's most despised liberal
All three should be in prison. @@zoe6723
Andrew, Andrew, Andrew- there is a cartel involved in setting and controlling food prices.. Walmart - Kroger and whoever is number 3 this week will do whatever they think they can get away with and that means robbing all of their customers every chance they can get..
best
Brue Peek
So shop at ALDI.
I go to Dollar General for basics. Cream cheese was $3.25 for name brand and $1.25 for theirs, last week, Everything is lower, not just food. Plus, they have stores in little podunk towns so people don't have to go far to shop.
@@SkyRiver1 There's an ALDI in America ?
@@maxcuthbert100 I see them everywhere there is a Walmart, and that is basically everywhere.
@@SkyRiver1 Portland OR has none !
Really impressed with @arimelber and his calm demeanor and knowledge. Love his show on msnbc.
It's been the best one on msnbc by a country mile for me whenever I've caught it in the past few years (which is not often). What is another very good presenter there, in you estimation?
Ari is amazing. Thoughtful and precise.
I still can't believe that the popular VOTE doesn't COUNT in AMERICAN POLITICS. It's the people's VOTE.?
The founding fathers were smart enough to know better
It is because of the Electoral College which is setup at the State level. The State's electors are defined by that States voting totals. We are a Republic, not a true Democracy.
Probably because people are stupid. Besides, if Hillary won the electoral and trump won the popular, would you be singing the same tune? Also, the way things are going, trump will win both ways in November
@@atarileaf Everybody is stupid except you, right?
Im so glad it doesnt! California is trash because drugged out woke zombies vote for crazy dems and never hold them accountable! Lol
Melber is the man.
He is very smart and articulate but not an objective host.
Melber is a guest, not the host. He is invited to bring a perspective. When they book guests they deliberately represent opposing views on one of the topics Bill will bring up, where available@@HomeSouthBuilders
@@user-fe1gb9uc1t I was referring to Ari’s show on MSNBC
MSM hack
Bill, I’m really impressed by the balancing, softening and compassion added to your tone today.
Yes, Welcome back Bill in 2024!!! Happy New Year Love this show Bill Maher and HBO / CNN, Love Ari as a journalist reporter on MSNBC...Andrew dont know but respect, Great Show as per usual. Dagnabit, we need more media like this to educate us and entertain
Sorry, Andrew, but competition is not working to keep prices down. Many industries (like oil/gasoline) are controlled by a few corporations who like to keep prices up and don't compete as much as they could and should.
Vote Kennedy for president.
@@jabo5894 Jack Kennedy? You don't think that being dead for 60+ years will impinge on his performance?
@@wendigo53 Perhaps they meant JFK Jr. who was supposed to come back from the dead and be Trump's running mate.
@@wendigo53 he probably means the other, living Kennedy which is somehow even more ludicrous.
Did you not hear him say to break them up? He is spot on in his comment.
Welcome back Bill. Missed you...and hello from a frigid Wisconsin!
Get some O&H Kringle, that’ll keep you warm. 😊
Sullivan is kind of annoyingly resistant to facts and data on a lot of topics. If you're gonna have a returning conservative voice, maybe you should get someone willing to debate policy and not wasting time debating truth.
He really has a hard time keeping his emotions in check. This is esp. noticeable when he paired with a cool, calm, and collected other guest.
@@Kennedyschool521 He often goes (or used to go) on brilliant rants. Now they seem less so...more lazy, broken reasoning.
Would you like to see Maher be a moderator on a debate between Biden and Trump?
Of course not.
No. He can't even moderate the panel on his own show. Just allows the loudest mouth to take over. So NO!
Anyone factor in the Trump tariffs?
It’s what hit the poor the most….when Dollar Tree became $1.25 store.
@@marylhere China was selling washing machines to the US for $159 a piece. Trump said no way that'll knock American businesses out of business so he slapped a tariff on it and marked up the price so American businesses can charge more ... Right or wrong it's what happened.
Those tariffs were passed to the consumer of course... A smart president like Barack Obama would see that coming... but never "a very stable genius" like Donald J Trump.
@@m.rodrigolemus6224 So then you would also agree if we tax corporations more, like every leftist pines for, then they too would pass that tax along to the consumer.
@@stevenchilders272 you really think American-made machines cost the same as Chinese-made ones and the American companies are just greedy? How about take a look at labor costs in China vs USA... sheesh that was a dumb take
THE most important thing the government needs to do is create checks and balances in the amount and quality of money office holders can get. THIS is democracy, let the sunshine in!
The most important thing in this regard is to rescind the pass that Congress has given itself on "insider trading".
The USA is not a democracy, is a constitutional republic, which assumes that the common person is too erratic, unintelligent and uninformed to make good decisions. Unfortunately this now describes most republican politicians to a higher degree than it does the average person.
@@SkyRiver1 - Yup, about insider trading. Congress is so corrupt, Democrats and Republicans, with Republicans having the added vice of being unhinged. And I'd like to add that we're also a democracy, albeit a representative democracy, a term that is consistent with being a constitutional republic. The 17th Amendment cemented that fact when it put direct election of senators into the Constitution. (Of course members of the House of Representatives were already elected by democratic vote, although women and minorities and non-land owners weren't initially given the franchise.) I think people get caught up in the fact that the word "democracy" isn't in the Constitution. But neither, for example, is the word "country" and that doesn't mean the United States isn't a country by any reasonable understanding of the word.
When Bill says to Andrew we’re on CNN Andrew should have said oh good Anderson Cooper will understand what I’m talking about! 😂
Well no schit corporate greed contributed to inflation. Record profits and inflation are not suppose to go hand and hand.
Yet they always do
I'm guessing bill didn't watch South Park: Joining the Panderverse
(Randy Marsh cannot find a repairman to fix his oven door. He and his neighbors learned that every handyman in town has become extremely wealthy, as the inability of people to make simple repairs has increased demand for their services, making it impossible to find such professionals.)
Ari looked a little uncomfortable with all the masturbation talk. I guess liberals don’t do that
@@10cpaul I think it was more of a "You said it, not me" face, with regard to Andrew Sullivan, who is a conservative journalist and a gay man.
I often wonder just how much meaningful conversation is lost from having to stop for applause breaks every 30 seconds.
Andrew Sullivan talked over Ari Melber constantly and Ari was a complete gentleman knowing Andrew was making a fool out of himself.
Ari is no gentleman.
Sullivan is no man.@@MegaAshabasha
Ari is an Authoritarian Collectivist who would like to construct society as his “camp” see’s fit, a “gentleman” who cares about the amount of male to female CEO’s, but cares none about other domains where males overrepresent females. Andrew is a Libertarian Individualist and was rightfully irked by Ari’s pet concerns.
Ari brought facts. Andrew brought attitude.
@@davidlipkind9629 LMAO Ari showed up with some slanted CEO numbers that mean nothing to promote his DEI BS. Ari is an MSNBC stooge.
Consuming less will help bring down prices.
That man does not understand corporate America. It’s one company. No competition
Typical Republican talking point, competition is the best solution! Competition isn’t doing jack to fix the problem
Sullivan is using facts based in the 80s. He distorts facts almost as much as Trump.
The difference is: he knows it. As can be seen in his micro-expressions if you pause at the right spots.
Sullivan is kind of a prick. I thought his swollen head was going to explode earlier in the show when he was arguing affirmative action with Melber.
"Facts from the 80s" meaning real facts vs. "facts from now" meaning made up facts.
@@annemarie1507 how was he wrong on affirmative action?
@@annemarie1507 AA was Melber's worst section. The part on quota and legal definitions were pure lawyer sophistry.
If the consumer decides to boycott items with high price then the the prices will go down
How would one boycott diapers? Toilet paper? Electricity? Gas? The internet? Pharmaceuticals? +++
@@MileHile Exactly
It is hard to boycott some items, but there are also enough rich people that the retailers don't care if they sell 10 items for $10 dollars profit, or 5 items with $20 profit.
Bill ‘bar nun’ Has mastered artificial intelligence. The laugh track alone deserves an Emmy..
It's beginning to sound like a throwback to the early tv sitcoms, which were entirely reliant on laugh tracks. Hey, Bill! Hope you're heeding this criticism.
Once again bill I’m calling you out on the Israeli vs Palestinian protests. The majority of protesters are against the WAR. The devastation on Gaza citizens. This is not like you for the most part. You normally speak out against people who can’t have 2opinions on an issue. Your inability to admit that the Israeli govt has gone too far is disappointing. I listen to many interviews from both sides, and even Israelis are disgusted with Netanyahu and say he is the worst person to be in power during this crisis. By the way I love your show and have watched it every week for many years.
Seriously Maher killed his ending monologue...best one ever...both parties need to adopt his thought process.