Maybe you told yourself that, but thats your problem. The office of the presidency doesn't exist to tell people what to do, how to think, or govern from the top down. He's not there to sell you mindsets.
+Alan Lloyd That's a tough one. They're all good. Personally, John Oliver is my new favorite, but I still love Maher. Definitely have different niche's, though. Olliver is better at bringing to light crap that nobody would ever fucking care about, and actually making people care about them, and Maher is much better at shaming the worst that the Republicans and others have to offer.
Jesse Ventura 2016. He was right all along. We need to get rid of the two-party system. The two-party system makes people want to serve their party a lot more than they want to serve their country. When the Republicans shut down the government last year regardless of how many innocents it hurt, just because they weren't getting their way, that was politics at its absolute worst. One of the greatest presidents we've ever had was not a member of any party, and that was George Washington himself.
I think we should pay to have George Washington cloned, then he can come back to us in all his wig wearing glory and beat the shit out of our politicians.
Let me, as a concerned and friendly European, let concerned Americans know why some parts of the world might seem a little unfriendly to them. It's a quote I once heard of a doctor (the profession you normally associate with saving lives): "I don't care how many Iraqis die as long as I have my air conditioner running"... It's because some people think they're so star spanglin' awesome (awesome dude!!!) that they never wonder how and why much smaller countries beat the US in many ways. If US history, no matter how rich, has around 250 years, some people may still believe the world is 6000 years today. However, the truth is always more interesting than fiction. PS There are no white dragons in Russia, some might confuse it with Tolkien.
Pretty sure the doctor said that sarcastically, in criticizing, by mimicking the mentality of supporters of, Bush's Iraq war. Try THAT in Russia. America is a baby, a youth. That may be why it persists in following it's ideals, despite some missteps. Older cultures tend to strongman rule, western Europe excepted.
No way on god's green Earth would I consider the bus. It would take me almost an hour and a half to go 13 miles TO work, and I couldn't get home FROM work. And I live in a major metropolitan area. And that doesn't take into account the people that ride the bus.
Here we are in 2022 and those pieces of legislation have solved the climate crisis, health care is perfect, and rich people can own their own space programs! It's a Brave New World!
I agree with you here 100%! Because of this, people will always clash. At the end of the day, we all need to realize this. I remember learning about this in a social work class I took years ago, Social Problems. We as humans wanted to create society so that we would not feel alone. I guess we got what we wished for, because so many are still lonely & stuck in a rut. Very sad indeed! Too much freedom seems to be humanity's downfall...
Here we are in 2022 and those pieces of legislation have solved the climate crisis, health care is perfect, and rich people can own their own space programs! It's a Brave New World!
Answer: Politicians like to entertain themselves with the belief that their goal or agenda is just to go in and win an argument. They rather win an argument only than to actually get things done because getting things done means spendng money they don't want to let go. And results have to be positive for all sides and not just who you represent.
monokhem the UK has political machinations that make the claim of 'freedom for all' in the US look like a fairytale...which by and large it is their politicians are actually ANSWERABLE.... in the US its all about the dollar the rest of the countries you mention arent even comparable
monokhem what am i supposed to have conceded to? LOL 'When the US has votes every sixth moths about what country it is and regrets every vote then it will conduct its foreign and domestic affairs as childishly as the UK. ' see what you just posted there? its just shite LOL
I'm not a conservative, and don't watch those shows either, and for the same reason. And you're right, a debate with you would be mindless. Again, I have to commend you on your honesty.
I certainly cannot comment on anyone's life other than mine ... I know someone that works as a custodian who said they "didn't realize there would be so much manual labor" a devout Republican who feels his employer doesn't deserve their full effort because it is simply a job, not their planned career who then says "people need to understand that for business to succeed, workers need to give employees what they are paying for." ... and of course those who feel their "work ethic" is good simply because they show up (and yes ... if they show up sick and do half a job it is still ok to take a "sick day" as a mini vacation when they are healthy). We really need to get back to respect AND consideration, as opposed to "It's all about me".
I used to have a car built in 1997 that could go 40mpg in city! It was Nissan and it was restyled model, where it's engine was first built in 1992. Yes, that model was made European market...
It is pretty sad how much emphasis is put on crap like on demand tv, cell phones, and religous preferance ... and not push harder for change in what matters like things such as healthcare, the economy, and unemployment.
+Jordan F Wow it is a whole lot worse than I thought. Carlin was right we love war because we are good at and we can not stand not to be messing with someone.
+Jordan F Conflicts people! CONFLICTS. we dont declare war any more. that would be old school shit. the word war does not win people over. or we will put BOOTS on the ground, or we will send a expeditionary force in to the region, to check on things. all bull shit if you ask me.
+Wayne Johanson Yeah, where still # 1 only in 3 things now. War, throwin poor ppl & minorities in Jail 4 havin a Dime Bag on them. & believing in a Fairy-Tale, called the Trinity ! Boy r we all Fu*cked !
Yeah, it takes a little while 4 this 2 sink in with some of these Ppl. Its Sad that Good Change takes so long 2 happen ! Like GC said, b4 he passed. Where Finished as a Nation, so b hpy with what u have. & in the Fullness of time we will c that he wuz Rite ! PS my Hero is, Sponge-Bob !
"We're Number 1 so why try any harder?" There's the explanation for you folks. People still thinking it's the 1950's and regurgitating the same tired crap they have been spoonfed to believe since childhood.
America is like a drunk college chick from drinking two island iced teas. We can be talked into anything. We can also be talked out of anything-either way, it's almost pathetic but a tad funny too.
+Susan Exler monokhem is NOT wrong Susan Exler. if only women would stop supporting feminism that would make a huge difference also LOL go make me my sandwich you worthless mooch! and keep your sexism to yourself. and by the way, your response tells me how insecure you really are. You can make a difference.
+MrBanausos If only the rich would pay their bills or taxes, things would be different but no, they would rather blow so much money on lobbyists so they can get away with not paying their taxes. It's just totally unacceptable. That's not to mention america's defense spending and the list goes on and on and on. They've run up SO MUCH DEBT. america's national debt cannot be paid. Not a chance in hell.
@monokhem women won and earned the right to vote, through speeches, they were arrested, went on hunger strikes. It's good history to read. Women fought hard. Men don't give anything.
When the UK's National Health Service was started the health insurance industry was put out of business. The man who created the NHS, Aneurin Bevan, told the insurance companies that the nation's health was more important than their profits. No-one in western politics would be able to do this today, it would end your "career" to even try.
Am I glad I found this man maybe there is still hope for America. I am from Holland and the last 8 or 9 years I have thought there are strange destructive forces at work in the U.S.A. (especially for the little people). When Obama wants to tax the rich the counter argument is: "that is gonne rise the unemployment rate". Well here in Holland the rich people pay 52 % tax and the unemployment rate is just 5 % In the USA the rich pay 20 % or so and unemployment is 9 % (what to make of that)
There is too much division in the country, so nothing is going to get passed. Both houses have to have a majority on one bill to pass anything and so most bills have to eek by with quite a bit of compromise. Also with all of the interest groups and lobbying, many of the bills that do get passed are often counteracted, in part, by legislation that does the exact opposite effect.
Car companies could build cars that can get over a hundred miles to the gallon or more if only big oil didn't force our government to make such improvements illegal.
Most cars made today (outside of the USA ,that is ) do get that sort of mileage. Here in the UK; where gas is about $10 a gallon, the average wage earner just couldn't afford to run a big bore V8. I myself have a VW Polo ( just 3 cylinders ); and going at 70 mph ( with a/c, music, etc ) on the freeway, I can get 50 mpg plus.
That would be Bertrand Russell. "The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wise people so full of doubts."
I like Bill Maher and I agree The citizens of the United States are generally branded as socially inept in an imperfect world. The main problem is the social framework we have allowed ourselves to come to. Yet very few complaints come from our technology and exports that keep us on the map. maybe we need to evolve from being a frayed society to something that the world is waiting for. It seems the world is always waiting for us to come with new Ideas yet our society is so far behind the standards of the nations who have had thousands of years to mold their own societies. Compare us to other nations and yes we do fall short on health, education costs as well as a myriad of other issues but remember we work hard, we are proud to stand up and defend people against brutal dictators. As for the comments jabbing at the citizens of the U.S. I am a socialist and I like the example Scandinavia has left for the United States but give a little credit before you slam Americans as a whole
The rest of the world isn't waiting on America. You voted in a man who publicly stated he would fuck his daughter and there's the wee fact that the damn KKK and scientology still exist publicly in the US. People outside the US don't like the US because of shit like gun control, illegal wars and an irrational hatred of socialism
He is, he has opened up the conversation. He makes jokes, but makes people think and talk and that leads to action, he also gave 1 million to the Obama re-election...
Our occupation troops became a lucrative source of income for the Germans living near our bases, Frankfurt in particular has benefitted handsomely from having US troops stationed nearby (and I must say, I enjoyed my short time in Frankurt too). There are some German towns that depend almost entirely on US servicemen for their economies. At present, their role is mainly as a rapid reaction NATO force. I think the contingent is closer to 30-40 thousand by the way, in about two dozen locations.
+Brandon Pennington So Trump is gonna do better? We just have to put way more pressure on our politicians, remind them they have to be just as far to the left as Republicans are to the right, that they can't come in expecting the other side to cooperate. There was not enough pressure on the Democrats throughout this presidency, and there might have been even more accomplished had there been that pressure (path to single-payer, quicker transition to clean energy, removal of the housing bubble risk by forcing large banks to break apart and punishing wrongdoers, closing Gitmo. Believe me, there is so much I wish Obama could've done, but he did what he could. He faced a Republican party that treated him as a foreign enemy and didn't receive as much help from Democrats in Congress to counteract that. 8 years have come and gone and we cannot do anything about it. That doesn't mean let Trump be president. Trump will erase even the tiny steps toward progress Obama made. People will lose health insurance, clean energy will decline in favor of nonrenewables, diplomacy will be extremely difficult, wars will become even worse and even more perpetual, and assuming he can somehow put his racist policies in place, we could face sanctions of some sort from other countries. Letting Trump win is not the answer. Unfortunately you have to close your eyes, plug your nose, hope for the best and vote for Clinton. You can improve the situation by voting in new progressives. They will put the pressure on the president and the Republicans to make sure things are running smoothly and progressing as they should.
The problem is with a little bit of knowledge you can act with confidence. With a moderate amount you become unsure and waffling. With an extreme amount, you become crazy.
Partly, also because it's something that will take sacrifice which no one is willing to do. Why would anyone give up a bunch of money and privilages when they can just pass the buck and not do anything?
It's pretty simple. If insurer A has 100k clients, & insurer B has 50k, A has better bargaining pwr w/hospitals re rates. But if all 150k were w/one insurer, it would have even more bargaining pwr. Also, billing multiple insurers is very costly. Ask ppl in that field. It's easy to invoke bureaucracy, but govt programs like SS & Medicare run efficiently. Govt wouldn't provide care, it'd simply be the non-profit insurer: SINGLE PAYER. Quality of care would still rest w/actual healthcare providers.
Sounds like your health care system rocks. I wish we could implement something like that. I've worked with a lot of people from other countries, mainly European, and invariably, what they have to say about their health care systems speaks very poorly of ours.
Yeh man, people need to accept that times are tough and you can't always get what you want. If you have to pay more tax, do it. If you there is policy you don't like, just accept it.
No they can't. Only the treasury can print money.The Federal reserve is independent but not private.It is controlled at the top by the Board of Governors. The Board of Governors are appointed by the President and approved by the Senate and the Board of Governors is a 100% government agency.
The U.S. could be totally off of gasoline in ten years but big oil, pays up and pays up well, therefore that utopia that we "could" be living in, or at least trying to achieve, is as usually permanently on hold.
I agree with Maher on this (surprisingly.) Nothing ever seems to get better. I'm begining to wonder if there really are "men in the shadows" that do not want things to get better for their own greedy purposes.
Well if you want to be specific. Only the treasury can actually manufacture money. Federal Reserve controls money supply. But congress decides how much money can be spent by the government.Every dollar has to be approved by congress. So if congress doesn't approve the money. The government shuts down like in the 90's when Republicans pulled that debt ceiling crap once again.
I never said persecuted. You did. But you are right. In the US (from which I am not), anyone except christians are a minority. But that does not mean that their rights are worth less than yours. In fact, you as the majority, should fight to ensure their rights. That is the foundation of freedom and democracy. When there are laws that specifically states that only those of a certain religion, are allowed to hold public office, you do not have freedom or democracy.
While I agree that Gov should not be bailing out these large companies, Gov' paying an amount towards your healthcare should have happened years ago. It is kinda sickening when you realize there are some people in this country who can afford multiple transplants, cosmetic procedures that costs 10's of thousands, yet the lower bracket have to decide whether they can take the day off to even visit the doctor and still make enough money to pay the bills, not only for the house, but the doctors bill
Change doesn't pay for the outrageous price of gas that is making the oil companies richer and richer. Then there is the cost of health care. The cost of living keeps going up but my wages don't go up to offset the difference. So... No... The change I have left isn't enough. Too demanding ain't I?
Canada is worse with it's inept conduct. They have no idea who they are messing with. I am African. Like Mama Winnie, I will take the punches, even faint and will ALWAYS get up and start fighting again. Mama Winnie was tortured and eventually even the Apartheid regime ran out of excuses to hold her hostage and torture her. They let her out of prison but sent her to a city she knew nobody and didn't speak the language. But she took that and built a daycare for the kids in that city (which still operates today). She also lived to 80 and despite ALL that torture, she never once had a mental breakdown. They whipped as hard as they could with as many resources they had and she never broke. Not her will and not her mental health. Us Africans are used to fighting racist regimes and governments who seek to punish us for demanding our civil liberties and HUMAN rights. How dare you ask for human rights? You are a savage. Well, us Africans fight: South Africa's current President, President Ramaphosa spent 8 months in prison for the same reason I am in prison - exercising his human rights whilst black and African. In his own home and country. Mandela spent 27 years for same President Mugabe of Zimbabwe spent 11yrs for same Mama Winnie spent 480days for same. Us Africans fight and walk the talk. We are not afraid of torture. Fighting is in our blood. You will never silence me. NEVER! Instead of making sure I don't take you to court, you whip me like you did from day 1, what have you accomplished so far with that strategy? - NOTHING! You are fools. Bring it on! I am ready for it. Bring it on!
jeFF Fury Oil has practical uses which makes it valuable. Gold is valuable for the same reason that money is... We all agree that it's valuable. So I don't know that gold would maintain it's value in a crisis.
John Benton Nope, you can't buy food with gold. Unless we revert to a barter economy, but if we did gold would be useless for several hundreds years. If the American economy collapse, it would have the same effect as the world economy collapse. EU, China, SE Asia, any of those would have the same effect globally. Crude also wouldn't be able to buy food unless there are enough refineries. If you go to a jungle tribe and try to sell them a barrel of crude, it is worthless unless they worship crude oil or something. As all commodities, the value differs based on time and place, even true necessities such as food and water are subject to this rule, precious metals would only be valuable based on the agreed upon value, gold is especially worthless if there is a sudden crash. Of course you can always leave it to your kids and hope one day the value rebounds, since gold is generally good when the social structure is not in complete shambles.
(...) States' rights has two different meanings. It either refers to the real balance of power between the states and the federal government, which the GOP has never had a problem with, or it's used as a euphemism for slavery and segregation. The constitutional issue of the Civil War wasn't the 10th Amendment, but unilateral secession. Lincoln believed that the union was a contract between the states that can only be broken if all the states agree.
Mitchell Cleveland That's very true -- and one thing both Dems and Repubs have in common is: Treat the SYMPTOM of the problem, not the cause(s), and debate, debate, debate and DON'T DO ANYTHING...wait, that's two things. :(
in the 80s hondas and toyatas were running about 30 MPG average..the CR-X was about 40 MPG.. the "Pancake" in the CR-X engine was notoriously fuel efficient that they even brought it back in the form of the CR-Z these cars were sold in the US when Chevy Dodge and Ford had cars running about 15MPG..the reason small eco friendly cars didnt sell was because we didnt want them and there wasnt a big market for them..eco friendly is big now only because its consumer driven.
I don't see how. The first amendment CLEARLY states "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof". Like I said, the private citizens making decisions based on their faith, while idiotic, is another story. I'm talking about what the government is allowed to do. The founding fathers made it very clear that it is unfair for those in power to make those sorts of decisions.
Your quote was the entire foundation for your point. It painted Lincoln as dismissive of Christianity when he never was. As for "separation of church and state", that was a concept that didn't exist in Lincoln's time. It was invented by a former Ku Klux Klansman named Hugo Black whom Franklin Roosevelt nominated to the Supreme Court. (...)
Well the answer is simple. There is such a thing as too much freedom. Politicians cannot make changes because too many people don't agree, because there are such diverse and dividing views in the U.S. Part of living in a secular, democratic society is that, as an individual, you must give up certain "freedoms", you have to abide by laws and do what your elected leader says. Because so many people object to change, nothing will ever change in America, you are divided by hate and differences.
its sad watching these old ones and still nothing's changed in fact a lot has gotten worse
I blame Ronald Reagan. We bought into his whole mindset of how to deal with problems: Just lie to yourself & keep telling yourself you're awesome.
+Lynn Turman I blame the idiots who listened to him
Don't worry, you're not the one useless ones
Which is garbage. Reagan was able to do business on Capital Hill (including working with Democrats to fix Social Security).
Maybe you told yourself that, but thats your problem. The office of the presidency doesn't exist to tell people what to do, how to think, or govern from the top down. He's not there to sell you mindsets.
Of course you do. You blame someone else. That's what liberals do.
because there is more money in 'treating' problems that solving them.
A decade later and this is still depressingly relevant...
Even Maher could not have foreseen the horror that would occur 7 years later.
WOW, it is 2016 and nothing has changed, it has gottin worse if anything.
+True Don Blue I was truly just about to say that!!
+True Don Blue this was 2009. so anything would be better.
Not really, our unemployment is too low now.
Its 2017 now. The horror...the horror.
2018 checking in ... and getting to the point of ridiculous !
In Delhi, all diesel buses were scrapped out overnight, with natural gas running buses. Overnight
And rickshaws
monokhem I live there
monokhem
No because unlike you, I have a job
monokhem I get a notification on my galaxy note 4, that I purchased outright with full payment
monokhem
Oh yes, too busy to get the mortgage and student loan
And it's still as true as the day it was spoken!
bill maher has always been , and probably always will be..... the funniest and best of the "political comedians"
+Alan Lloyd
That's a tough one. They're all good. Personally, John Oliver is my new favorite, but I still love Maher. Definitely have different niche's, though. Olliver is better at bringing to light crap that nobody would ever fucking care about, and actually making people care about them, and Maher is much better at shaming the worst that the Republicans and others have to offer.
Jesse Ventura 2016. He was right all along. We need to get rid of the two-party system. The two-party system makes people want to serve their party a lot more than they want to serve their country. When the Republicans shut down the government last year regardless of how many innocents it hurt, just because they weren't getting their way, that was politics at its absolute worst. One of the greatest presidents we've ever had was not a member of any party, and that was George Washington himself.
I think we should pay to have George Washington cloned, then he can come back to us in all his wig wearing glory and beat the shit out of our politicians.
DPRobertz That's why the two-party system is FLAWED.
Let me, as a concerned and friendly European, let concerned Americans know why some parts of the world might seem a little unfriendly to them. It's a quote I once heard of a doctor (the profession you normally associate with saving lives): "I don't care how many Iraqis die as long as I have my air conditioner running"... It's because some people think they're so star spanglin' awesome (awesome dude!!!) that they never wonder how and why much smaller countries beat the US in many ways. If US history, no matter how rich, has around 250 years, some people may still believe the world is 6000 years today. However, the truth is always more interesting than fiction.
PS There are no white dragons in Russia, some might confuse it with Tolkien.
Pretty sure the doctor said that sarcastically, in criticizing, by mimicking the mentality of supporters of, Bush's Iraq war. Try THAT in Russia. America is a baby, a youth. That may be why it persists in following it's ideals, despite some missteps. Older cultures tend to strongman rule, western Europe excepted.
"What do we want? A small improvement. When do we want it? 2016!"
Ok this is scary. It is now August 2016 and I drive a kia that gets...wait for it......35mpg!
Lol I drive a 2016 Honda that gets that too
i take the bus...
No way on god's green Earth would I consider the bus. It would take me almost an hour and a half to go 13 miles TO work, and I couldn't get home FROM work. And I live in a major metropolitan area. And that doesn't take into account the people that ride the bus.
My old car (1997 Nissan) could do 40mpg!
Here we are in 2022 and those pieces of legislation have solved the climate crisis, health care is perfect, and rich people can own their own space programs!
It's a Brave New World!
I swear Bill Maher and Michio Kaku are twins separated at birth.
I agree with you here 100%! Because of this, people will always clash. At the end of the day, we all need to realize this. I remember learning about this in a social work class I took years ago, Social Problems. We as humans wanted to create society so that we would not feel alone. I guess we got what we wished for, because so many are still lonely & stuck in a rut. Very sad indeed! Too much freedom seems to be humanity's downfall...
We didn't use to be. Up until Reagan, we were the world's can-do folks.
Here we are in 2022 and those pieces of legislation have solved the climate crisis, health care is perfect, and rich people can own their own space programs!
It's a Brave New World!
Answer: Politicians like to entertain themselves with the belief that their goal or agenda is just to go in and win an argument. They rather win an argument only than to actually get things done because getting things done means spendng money they don't want to let go. And results have to be positive for all sides and not just who you represent.
It's easy to create results that are positive for all sides. It's difficult to convince all sides of the fact, even when it has been achieved.
I never would have made the connection until I read that, now I can't unsee it.
its because America conducts its affairs, foreign and domestic like a self entitled teenager
monokhem
odear....lol
+monokhem like who?
monokhem
the UK has political machinations that make the claim of 'freedom for all' in the US look like a fairytale...which by and large it is
their politicians are actually ANSWERABLE.... in the US its all about the dollar
the rest of the countries you mention arent even comparable
monokhem
yeah bollocks you fucking idiot
lol
fuck off sub intellectual
youre too stupid to talk to
monokhem
what am i supposed to have conceded to?
LOL
'When the US has votes every sixth moths about what country it is and regrets every vote then it will conduct its foreign and domestic affairs as childishly as the UK. '
see what you just posted there?
its just shite
LOL
I'm a fan Bill....keep doing what you do.
I'm not a conservative, and don't watch those shows either, and for the same reason. And you're right, a debate with you would be mindless. Again, I have to commend you on your honesty.
I certainly cannot comment on anyone's life other than mine ... I know someone that works as a custodian who said they "didn't realize there would be so much manual labor" a devout Republican who feels his employer doesn't deserve their full effort because it is simply a job, not their planned career who then says "people need to understand that for business to succeed, workers need to give employees what they are paying for." ... and of course those who feel their "work ethic" is good simply because they show up (and yes ... if they show up sick and do half a job it is still ok to take a "sick day" as a mini vacation when they are healthy). We really need to get back to respect AND consideration, as opposed to "It's all about me".
I used to have a car built in 1997 that could go 40mpg in city! It was Nissan and it was restyled model, where it's engine was first built in 1992. Yes, that model was made European market...
It is pretty sad how much emphasis is put on crap like on demand tv, cell phones, and religous preferance ... and not push harder for change in what matters like things such as healthcare, the economy, and unemployment.
I have to agree....I hate having to check all my fluids it drives me crazy...
I wonder if he's stopped waiting for applause that's not coming yet.
We are good at war. this country is just over 200 years old and we have been involved in something like 10 wars.
+Wayne Johanson "10 wars"? more like 134 wars Hahaha, America has been at war 222 of the 239 years it has been a country. It is actually disgusting.
+Jordan F Wow it is a whole lot worse than I thought. Carlin was right we love war because we are good at and we can not stand not to be messing with someone.
+Jordan F Conflicts people! CONFLICTS. we dont declare war any more. that would be old school shit. the word war does not win people over. or we will put BOOTS on the ground, or we will send a expeditionary force in to the region, to check on things. all bull shit if you ask me.
+Wayne Johanson Twenty or so ! But watt ever the # really is., & I know its a lot. Its 2 Many !
+Wayne Johanson Yeah, where still # 1 only in 3 things now. War, throwin poor ppl & minorities in Jail 4 havin a Dime Bag on them. & believing in a Fairy-Tale, called the Trinity ! Boy r we all Fu*cked !
Well, he said it better than I could. Little did he know that a year later,
we'd STILL be continuing to hold........
On everything. Economy,foreign policy,etc.
Yeah, it takes a little while 4 this 2 sink in with some of these Ppl. Its Sad that Good Change takes so long 2 happen ! Like GC said, b4 he passed. Where Finished as a Nation, so b hpy with what u have. & in the Fullness of time we will c that he wuz Rite ! PS my Hero is, Sponge-Bob !
+Sparkie Lyle I just lost 13 IQ points after reading the shit you just wrote.
Thanx, & PT-!--O2U . Pilgrim . . .
Thanx, & PT-!--O2U2
"We're Number 1 so why try any harder?"
There's the explanation for you folks. People still thinking it's the 1950's and regurgitating the same tired crap they have been spoonfed to believe since childhood.
America is like a drunk college chick from drinking two island iced teas. We can be talked into anything. We can also be talked out of anything-either way, it's almost pathetic but a tad funny too.
typical analogy even though males run most everything and continue to use bullying tactics to do so. I would say it's more like a drunk college GUY.
+Susan Exler monokhem is NOT wrong Susan Exler. if only women would stop supporting feminism that would make a huge difference also LOL go make me my sandwich you worthless mooch! and keep your sexism to yourself. and by the way, your response tells me how insecure you really are. You can make a difference.
+MrBanausos If only the rich would pay their bills or taxes, things would be different but no, they would rather blow so much money on lobbyists so they can get away with not paying their taxes. It's just totally unacceptable. That's not to mention america's defense spending and the list goes on and on and on. They've run up SO MUCH DEBT. america's national debt cannot be paid. Not a chance in hell.
+Susan Exler GTFO
@monokhem women won and earned the right to vote, through speeches, they were arrested, went on hunger strikes. It's good history to read. Women fought hard. Men don't give anything.
When the UK's National Health Service was started the health insurance industry was put out of business. The man who created the NHS, Aneurin Bevan, told the insurance companies that the nation's health was more important than their profits. No-one in western politics would be able to do this today, it would end your "career" to even try.
Am I glad I found this man maybe there is still hope for America. I am from Holland and the last 8 or 9 years I have thought there are strange destructive forces at work in the U.S.A. (especially for the little people). When Obama wants to tax the rich the counter argument is: "that is gonne rise the unemployment rate". Well here in Holland the rich people pay 52 % tax and the unemployment rate is just 5 % In the USA the rich pay 20 % or so and unemployment is 9 % (what to make of that)
There is too much division in the country, so nothing is going to get passed. Both houses have to have a majority on one bill to pass anything and so most bills have to eek by with quite a bit of compromise. Also with all of the interest groups and lobbying, many of the bills that do get passed are often counteracted, in part, by legislation that does the exact opposite effect.
Car companies could build cars that can get over a hundred miles to the gallon or more if only big oil didn't force our government to make such improvements illegal.
how so? And why wouldn't a company want to capitalize on that if there was money to be made?
That's exactly what I've been trying to tell these fools!
Would be wonderful. He rocks.
Most cars made today (outside of the USA ,that is ) do get that sort of mileage. Here in the UK; where gas is about $10 a gallon, the average wage earner just couldn't afford to run a big bore V8. I myself have a VW Polo ( just 3 cylinders ); and going at 70 mph ( with a/c, music, etc ) on the freeway, I can get 50 mpg plus.
“Government regulations are endangering my right to put everyone else in danger!”
Thats why yesterday was the coldest ever on record on top of Mount Washington.
That was one of BH's best monologues.
Greetings from Iran
Wow, Maher is really helping out with all of these issues.... ...
Oh you are right on my dear.
What a logical and well thought out explanation. Here, have 1% of a cookie.
That would be Bertrand Russell. "The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wise people so full of doubts."
8 years later and this still applies. Fuck
I like Bill Maher and I agree The citizens of the United States are generally branded as socially inept in an imperfect world. The main problem is the social framework we have allowed ourselves to come to. Yet very few complaints come from our technology and exports that keep us on the map. maybe we need to evolve from being a frayed society to something that the world is waiting for. It seems the world is always waiting for us to come with new Ideas yet our society is so far behind the standards of the nations who have had thousands of years to mold their own societies. Compare us to other nations and yes we do fall short on health, education costs as well as a myriad of other issues but remember we work hard, we are proud to stand up and defend people against brutal dictators. As for the comments jabbing at the citizens of the U.S. I am a socialist and I like the example Scandinavia has left for the United States but give a little credit before you slam Americans as a whole
The rest of the world isn't waiting on America. You voted in a man who publicly stated he would fuck his daughter and there's the wee fact that the damn KKK and scientology still exist publicly in the US. People outside the US don't like the US because of shit like gun control, illegal wars and an irrational hatred of socialism
totally agreeable
He is, he has opened up the conversation. He makes jokes, but makes people think and talk and that leads to action, he also gave 1 million to the Obama re-election...
Our occupation troops became a lucrative source of income for the Germans living near our bases, Frankfurt in particular has benefitted handsomely from having US troops stationed nearby (and I must say, I enjoyed my short time in Frankurt too). There are some German towns that depend almost entirely on US servicemen for their economies.
At present, their role is mainly as a rapid reaction NATO force. I think the contingent is closer to 30-40 thousand by the way, in about two dozen locations.
Most people are far too concerned with being right and keeping it that way than worrying about the consequences of potentially being wrong.
Oh dear, what on earth has happened to our colonies !?
Watching this in 2016, and Bill this speech is why I can't eat the chicken: Bernie or Bust!
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okay it is 8 years later now.
+Brandon Pennington So Trump is gonna do better? We just have to put way more pressure on our politicians, remind them they have to be just as far to the left as Republicans are to the right, that they can't come in expecting the other side to cooperate. There was not enough pressure on the Democrats throughout this presidency, and there might have been even more accomplished had there been that pressure (path to single-payer, quicker transition to clean energy, removal of the housing bubble risk by forcing large banks to break apart and punishing wrongdoers, closing Gitmo. Believe me, there is so much I wish Obama could've done, but he did what he could. He faced a Republican party that treated him as a foreign enemy and didn't receive as much help from Democrats in Congress to counteract that. 8 years have come and gone and we cannot do anything about it. That doesn't mean let Trump be president. Trump will erase even the tiny steps toward progress Obama made. People will lose health insurance, clean energy will decline in favor of nonrenewables, diplomacy will be extremely difficult, wars will become even worse and even more perpetual, and assuming he can somehow put his racist policies in place, we could face sanctions of some sort from other countries. Letting Trump win is not the answer. Unfortunately you have to close your eyes, plug your nose, hope for the best and vote for Clinton. You can improve the situation by voting in new progressives. They will put the pressure on the president and the Republicans to make sure things are running smoothly and progressing as they should.
hows the bust doin so far
The problem is with a little bit of knowledge you can act with confidence. With a moderate amount you become unsure and waffling. With an extreme amount, you become crazy.
Partly, also because it's something that will take sacrifice which no one is willing to do. Why would anyone give up a bunch of money and privilages when they can just pass the buck and not do anything?
1:32 In France, my car is at 57 miles/gallon.
It's pretty simple. If insurer A has 100k clients, & insurer B has 50k, A has better bargaining pwr w/hospitals re rates. But if all 150k were w/one insurer, it would have even more bargaining pwr. Also, billing multiple insurers is very costly. Ask ppl in that field. It's easy to invoke bureaucracy, but govt programs like SS & Medicare run efficiently.
Govt wouldn't provide care, it'd simply be the non-profit insurer: SINGLE PAYER. Quality of care would still rest w/actual healthcare providers.
Agreed completely.
2021 and we still SUCK
Yes Bill, people need to hear the fuckin truth.
Question: Is there a place for Africa in solving the problem without necessarily being bitter?
Sounds like your health care system rocks. I wish we could implement something like that. I've worked with a lot of people from other countries, mainly European, and invariably, what they have to say about their health care systems speaks very poorly of ours.
Yeh man, people need to accept that times are tough and you can't always get what you want. If you have to pay more tax, do it. If you there is policy you don't like, just accept it.
No they can't. Only the treasury can print money.The Federal reserve is independent but not private.It is controlled at the top by the Board of Governors. The Board of Governors are appointed by the President and approved by the Senate and the Board of Governors is a 100% government agency.
The U.S. could be totally off of gasoline in ten years but big oil, pays up and pays up well, therefore that utopia that we "could" be living in, or at least trying to achieve, is as usually permanently on hold.
Back when Bill Maher actually gave a shit. I can barely watch him these days.
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Good point on healthcare
I agree with Maher on this (surprisingly.) Nothing ever seems to get better. I'm begining to wonder if there really are "men in the shadows" that do not want things to get better for their own greedy purposes.
Well if you want to be specific. Only the treasury can actually manufacture money. Federal Reserve controls money supply. But congress decides how much money can be spent by the government.Every dollar has to be approved by congress. So if congress doesn't approve the money. The government shuts down like in the 90's when Republicans pulled that debt ceiling crap once again.
I never said persecuted. You did.
But you are right. In the US (from which I am not), anyone except christians are a minority. But that does not mean that their rights are worth less than yours. In fact, you as the majority, should fight to ensure their rights. That is the foundation of freedom and democracy.
When there are laws that specifically states that only those of a certain religion, are allowed to hold public office, you do not have freedom or democracy.
How did he set the dominoes? I really am curious.
While I agree that Gov should not be bailing out these large companies, Gov' paying an amount towards your healthcare should have happened years ago. It is kinda sickening when you realize there are some people in this country who can afford multiple transplants, cosmetic procedures that costs 10's of thousands, yet the lower bracket have to decide whether they can take the day off to even visit the doctor and still make enough money to pay the bills, not only for the house, but the doctors bill
I don't know much about him, but I really like his speech.
she can't back it up- if she tries than, when she fails- and she would; her own ineptitude would come shining thru....
I see you filmed my upskirt method?
Change doesn't pay for the outrageous price of gas that is making the oil companies richer and richer. Then there is the cost of health care. The cost of living keeps going up but my wages don't go up to offset the difference. So... No... The change I have left isn't enough. Too demanding ain't I?
This is still relevant.
Canada is worse with it's inept conduct.
They have no idea who they are messing with.
I am African. Like Mama Winnie, I will take the punches, even faint and will ALWAYS get up and start fighting again. Mama Winnie was tortured and eventually even the Apartheid regime ran out of excuses to hold her hostage and torture her. They let her out of prison but sent her to a city she knew nobody and didn't speak the language. But she took that and built a daycare for the kids in that city (which still operates today). She also lived to 80 and despite ALL that torture, she never once had a mental breakdown. They whipped as hard as they could with as many resources they had and she never broke. Not her will and not her mental health.
Us Africans are used to fighting racist regimes and governments who seek to punish us for demanding our civil liberties and HUMAN rights. How dare you ask for human rights? You are a savage.
Well, us Africans fight:
South Africa's current President, President Ramaphosa spent 8 months in prison for the same reason I am in prison - exercising his human rights whilst black and African. In his own home and country.
Mandela spent 27 years for same
President Mugabe of Zimbabwe spent 11yrs for same
Mama Winnie spent 480days for same.
Us Africans fight and walk the talk. We are not afraid of torture. Fighting is in our blood.
You will never silence me. NEVER!
Instead of making sure I don't take you to court, you whip me like you did from day 1, what have you accomplished so far with that strategy? - NOTHING! You are fools.
Bring it on! I am ready for it. Bring it on!
Just a matter of time until the dollar is worthless, buy prec. metals while you can.
Can you eat gold? …
Илья Петровский No, but you can buy food with it. Ask the Saudis about oil. You can't eat that either, but . . .
John Benton good point
jeFF Fury Oil has practical uses which makes it valuable. Gold is valuable for the same reason that money is... We all agree that it's valuable. So I don't know that gold would maintain it's value in a crisis.
John Benton Nope, you can't buy food with gold. Unless we revert to a barter economy, but if we did gold would be useless for several hundreds years. If the American economy collapse, it would have the same effect as the world economy collapse. EU, China, SE Asia, any of those would have the same effect globally.
Crude also wouldn't be able to buy food unless there are enough refineries. If you go to a jungle tribe and try to sell them a barrel of crude, it is worthless unless they worship crude oil or something.
As all commodities, the value differs based on time and place, even true necessities such as food and water are subject to this rule, precious metals would only be valuable based on the agreed upon value, gold is especially worthless if there is a sudden crash. Of course you can always leave it to your kids and hope one day the value rebounds, since gold is generally good when the social structure is not in complete shambles.
(...) States' rights has two different meanings. It either refers to the real balance of power between the states and the federal government, which the GOP has never had a problem with, or it's used as a euphemism for slavery and segregation. The constitutional issue of the Civil War wasn't the 10th Amendment, but unilateral secession. Lincoln believed that the union was a contract between the states that can only be broken if all the states agree.
The puppy. Dawwww.
There's a difference between stating the problems and actually saying how to fix them.
Mitchell Cleveland That's very true -- and one thing both Dems and Repubs have in common is: Treat the SYMPTOM of the problem, not the cause(s), and debate, debate, debate and DON'T DO ANYTHING...wait, that's two things. :(
And I love him for it.
Norway isdoing well as usual, and a few other small countries. But most big, important countries have some problems now.
This country has become something that is NOT what our four fathers have dreamed.
in the 80s hondas and toyatas were running about 30 MPG average..the CR-X was about 40 MPG.. the "Pancake" in the CR-X engine was notoriously fuel efficient that they even brought it back in the form of the CR-Z these cars were sold in the US when Chevy Dodge and Ford had cars running about 15MPG..the reason small eco friendly cars didnt sell was because we didnt want them and there wasnt a big market for them..eco friendly is big now only because its consumer driven.
This video is two years old and i didnt realize it til after the video was over. It could air tonight and be relevant
Everyone who points the finger of blame to someone/something else needs to stand in the mirror..As a society & as the Human race,we are ALL guilty..
And still we wait for the change.
The founding fathers were deists, not christians.
I don't see how. The first amendment CLEARLY states "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof". Like I said, the private citizens making decisions based on their faith, while idiotic, is another story. I'm talking about what the government is allowed to do. The founding fathers made it very clear that it is unfair for those in power to make those sorts of decisions.
Yes indeed
The fac that this was RE-uploaded in 2009 and deals with jokes about 2016 is freaking scary.
Because I don't recall the attitudes changing in 2016.
Your quote was the entire foundation for your point. It painted Lincoln as dismissive of Christianity when he never was. As for "separation of church and state", that was a concept that didn't exist in Lincoln's time. It was invented by a former Ku Klux Klansman named Hugo Black whom Franklin Roosevelt nominated to the Supreme Court. (...)
Well, that says it all. At least you're honest.
@NoSteveNoPoint What's wrong with wanting better for and from your country?
Well the answer is simple. There is such a thing as too much freedom. Politicians cannot make changes because too many people don't agree, because there are such diverse and dividing views in the U.S. Part of living in a secular, democratic society is that, as an individual, you must give up certain "freedoms", you have to abide by laws and do what your elected leader says. Because so many people object to change, nothing will ever change in America, you are divided by hate and differences.
Gore Vidal has said "The Great Depression was the last time everything worked in this country", which is truly depressing.