New Rule: 100% That Mitch | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) 

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.

The turtle looks like Chancellor Palpatine when he was telling Skywalker: “Good. Gooooooood.”

"This is how liberty dies... to thunderous applause." - Fmr. Senator Padme

Wisdom is speaking and people think it's just comedy or it's coming from a comedian. This guy is sounding the alarm

THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING THE ACTUAL SCARY TRUTH

"This is how democracy dies, with thunderous applause..."

Stephen Colbert had a great line a few weeks ago about Mitch McConnell: "he looks like goolgy eyes stuck on an uncooked chicken thigh" - laughed till I had tears in my eyes!!

Damn....Bill, that was right on point!

I use the word "impunity" a lot when describing Putin's rise from president to authoritarian. With every step, autocrats look around to see if anyone will stop them. If not, another step. The bluster soon becomes the reality. ~ Gary Kasparo

"Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have the exact measure of the injustice and wrong which will be imposed on them." - Frederick Douglass “When a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government” ― Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence "...In order for nonviolence to work, your opponent must have a conscience..." ―Kwame Ture

When mitch takes a dirt nap, I throw a party!

Hell yeah we'll fight 💪💪💪💪!!!!!

For the R's, "Unfair" simply means "I didn't get 100% of what I wanted, and worse, you didn't get 0% of what you wanted!"

Was it Jefferson that said " people shouldn't be afraid of its government, government should be afraid of it's people "

I live in Mexico and I'm starting to think that maybe it's a good thing to have a wall to keep you crazies out

May your show be extended for several seasons. Freedom has always begun with speech. Your views are so wanted.

As a Sanders supporter, you’re right. We will fight. And we are angry.

Knowing things are wrong is just the first step. People in Germany knew things were wrong in 1933.

Remember when people thought bill was nuts because he said trump wouldn't leave gracefully? Yeah, that skepticism aged poorly.

Mitch shouldn’t have a pay cheque for refusing to do his job. See how much of an obstructionist he wants to be when he’s running out of savings

"What luck for rulers, that men do not think." Adolf Hitler “Fascism should more appropriately be called Corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power” ― Benito Mussolini

As an observer of the US from afar for nearly 50 years I have seen you morph from a country in love with science and exuding confidence to now, a country in love with marketing and erecting walls around your tribes. You only need to study history to know where this is heading and it wont be pretty at all. Non Republicans need to stop laughing at talk show hosts and start taking the future of the USA seriously.

This man takes the words right out of my mouth this is no laughing matter is anybody getting this

I have always been so proud to be an American. I have never been this scared for my country and so sadden that the people we elect just don't care. It is truly a very sad time. Americans with common sense and values on wrong from right need to stop this nonsense

Spot on Bill!!! I lived in a dictatorship when I was young and you are spot on!!! I fear for out future.

Maher is right on the money. *"Make me"* is exactly what the new dystopia is all about.

Mitch and Graham need to go, as do a dozen others, and we need to cut our military budget by 80%.

It's so sad that this is so true. Hang on folks the ride is getting deeper.

Bill seems really affected by the events of this week. He didn't write the "new rules" for a laugh. It's a "help" as it is for most Americans and western civilization (I'm from Canada). I don't feel like laughing myself. What we've seen this week was enough to cry...

Dude, you haven't been **so** up-to-the-point and razor-sharp-precise for a looong time! So glad you're back! ;-) Greetings from Bulgaria! :-)

I hope there's a Hell, because if there is, Tortoise boy is definitely going there.

18th Feb 2021. How right you were/are Bill.

All this just makes me realise how spot on carlin was 10 20 25 years ago about where were going he was just so right on the money

Someone asked "Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?" Nate White, an articulate and witty writer from England, wrote this magnificent response: "A few things spring to mind. Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem. For instance, he has no class, no charm, no coolness, no credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour and no grace - all qualities, funnily enough, with which his predecessor Mr. Obama was generously blessed. So for us, the stark contrast does rather throw Trump’s limitations into embarrassingly sharp relief. Plus, we like a laugh. And while Trump may be laughable, he has never once said anything wry, witty or even faintly amusing - not once, ever. I don’t say that rhetorically, I mean it quite literally: not once, not ever. And that fact is particularly disturbing to the British sensibility - for us, to lack humour is almost inhuman. But with Trump, it’s a fact. He doesn’t even seem to understand what a joke is - his idea of a joke is a crass comment, an illiterate insult, a casual act of cruelty. Trump is a troll. And like all trolls, he is never funny and he never laughs; he only crows or jeers. And scarily, he doesn’t just talk in crude, witless insults - he actually thinks in them. His mind is a simple bot-like algorithm of petty prejudices and knee-jerk nastiness. There is never any under-layer of irony, complexity, nuance or depth. It’s all surface. Some Americans might see this as refreshingly upfront. Well, we don’t. We see it as having no inner world, no soul. And in Britain we traditionally side with David, not Goliath. All our heroes are plucky underdogs: Robin Hood, Dick Whittington, Oliver Twist. Trump is neither plucky, nor an underdog. He is the exact opposite of that. He’s not even a spoiled rich-boy, or a greedy fat-cat. He’s more a fat white slug. A Jabba the Hutt of privilege. And worse, he is that most unforgivable of all things to the British: a bully. That is, except when he is among bullies; then he suddenly transforms into a snivelling sidekick instead. There are unspoken rules to this stuff - the Queensberry rules of basic decency - and he breaks them all. He punches downwards - which a gentleman should, would, could never do - and every blow he aims is below the belt. He particularly likes to kick the vulnerable or voiceless - and he kicks them when they are down. So the fact that a significant minority - perhaps a third - of Americans look at what he does, listen to what he says, and then think 'Yeah, he seems like my kind of guy’ is a matter of some confusion and no little distress to British people, given that: * Americans are supposed to be nicer than us, and mostly are. * You don't need a particularly keen eye for detail to spot a few flaws in the man. This last point is what especially confuses and dismays British people, and many other people too; his faults seem pretty bloody hard to miss. After all, it’s impossible to read a single tweet, or hear him speak a sentence or two, without staring deep into the abyss. He turns being artless into an art form; he is a Picasso of pettiness; a Shakespeare of shit. His faults are fractal: even his flaws have flaws, and so on ad infinitum. God knows there have always been stupid people in the world, and plenty of nasty people too. But rarely has stupidity been so nasty, or nastiness so stupid. He makes Nixon look trustworthy and George W look smart. In fact, if Frankenstein decided to make a monster assembled entirely from human flaws - he would make a Trump. And a remorseful Doctor Frankenstein would clutch out big clumpfuls of hair and scream in anguish: 'My God… what… have… I… created? If being a twat was a TV show, Trump would be the boxed set."

New Rule: When Mitch dies, Kentucky gets no more senators.

Science and the rule of law will not be brought back by the faint of heart.

"I'm glad he sorta won Iowa" 😌😏 Oh Bill, Bill, Bill...

Bill presents a rather Orwellian outlook concerning the future of the USA-and I'm afraid he is right.

The real problem in my eyes is that we have got to set hard cast rules (LAWS!) instead of treating government with the "He's right old honorable fellow" mentality. Don't allow the senate to block supreme court justices on an arbitrary schedule decided by the controlling party. Don't let the president decide that he still has control over his investments while serving. Make subpoenas enforceable or not exist. We need to eliminate "They are supposed to" from any of the rules.

Truth!

Finally you've said what I've been trying to tell people for a year, make me.... *give up my tax returns *give up my company interest *disclose my finances *obey a subpoena *protect pre-existing conditions That's 1/2 your Senate and big group of House Rep. Good luck, there is no law in your land.

Dark days indeed. Not sure we are going to be able to turn this around.

It's truly a sad day when I can give Mitt Romney my respect and would have voted for him since at least he stands for the principles that all republicans swore, yet failed to uphold! : - /

“Maintain democracy or go to dictatorship: that is what is at stake in these elections”. -Mario Vargas Llosa

One of the greatest commonalities between ALL THE BEST Dystopias is that the people don't know they're living in one.

Bernie Sanders 2020! For the People! BY THE PEOPLE!!!

AMEN Bill you are my hero.

I love you Bill

Get this trending #1. Wake the rest of us up.

"They're always worried it'll look like Red Dawn, with tanks in the streets." Bill? We have repeatedly had to tell Donnie von Stoolbag that, no, he absolutely CANNOT HAVE TANKS IN THE STREETS!!!

Bill Maher should take his show to Elgin, Illinois or Columbia, South Carolina....it's all the audience he deserves.

Been to Kentucky a lot of times.they are kind beautiful people who are warm and welcoming,to upset them this much should wake people up.God bless Kentucky.

Love this guy.

This is frighteningly close to what is happening in my country too. I'm as afraid for democracy in my country, and as someone who actually lived under autocracy once, the thought is terrifying.

What kind of nasty stuff can trump have on McConnell that would make him think selling his soul to the devil is a better deal!😳

You tell em bill!! 🙌🤟🤙👏😎

American people: Our country is in crisis. Republicans: Crisis what crisis?

You gave words to my grestest fears. I am crying. I brought 4 kids into this mess.

You are 100% Correct. I enjoy your all of your jokes. Much needed~ Thank you for sharing the truth. ✝️😔🙏🏻💜

Love you Bill you are just so funny

How sad, what america has become. Hope comes when he says Bernie's people will fight.

.. and "The History Channel" has NO history shows anymore ...

Funny how with each day that passes nothing seems to change, but when you look back in time everything is different.

gonna take 10-15 flushes to get rid of This Orange Floater🔥😎💨

I think that sometime soon, when we retake both the White House and both houses of Congress (however long it’ll be), we should pack ALL federal courts with liberal justices and judges, simply to spite McConnell. And I hope he’ll be around just to see it.

Republicans Defense : Crime is not a Crime if Trump did it. Get over it.

PUT THE TURTLE IN THE UNEMPLOYMENT LINE !

Exactly right!

More and more I have come to appreciate Bill Maher for his intelligence and sometimes sarcastic comments.

You better believe it, For Bernie Sanders We Will Fight

Strangely, the only other person who recognises this threat is Bernie Sanders... How about endorsing him wholeheartedly...

Brilliant and genius bill

Ive added this to my "best ever" folder. Nice job, and welcome back to the land of sense Bill!

I don't know what's more terrifying, when Maher is pissed about something and screams about it (because you know it's bad) or when he can't even really make a joke and sounds defeated. Seriously, this is how bad it is, when someone like Maher is so done with it he isn't even up for joking about it anymore and is essentially stating what's going on in the worst possible way.

Bill Maher just keeps getting better & better.

Mr Maer speaks total sense.

My first comment on on this channel: well done, well presented.

He's so right and it is both horrifying and heartbreaking at the same time.

It’s funny that this comes up on my feeds now right after the press conference.

Bill Maher !! He's The Best ❤️😷

Moscow Mitch looks like he is dead since last two years.. Literally.

If you can afford it send 5 bucks to help the gal running against Mitch she needs our help our country needs her help.

Yes Bill!!

Bill nailed it!

I've felt like 45 wouldn't proceed peacefully win or lose for a while now. Till the election security bills get passed, the election is still unsafe.

This is the Real State of the Union address. We may laugh, but everything said here is the plain truth. We are already into autocracy

Bill you were right when you said it was a slow moving coup.

Mitch is a rare specie. He appears not so great to behold and speaks eerily yet he wields much power

MM looks really like a happy sleazy man who knows he's got away with evil deeds.

Damn i hadnt looked at it that way yet i thought america wont become a dictator ship right but after last we are more in one than out of one in the usa and is scary as hell realizing that.

The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and TYRANTS. Thomas Jefferson

LOL, Thank You, Bill Maher!

This is went from haha yea right To This is getting scary

At least he finally gave Bernie some credit

Thank you, Bill. Keep up the great work.

Haaaaaaa Haaaaaaaaaa Haaaaaaaaaaaa Haaaaaaaaaa Can't stop laughing at the McConnell face - THE TURTLE LAUGHS!!!

I'd like to clarify that Bernie Sanders voters will do more then just fight Hillary. Bernie has been the most consistent and honest political leader of our time. It's about time we the American people see what honesty in the Presidential office will do for the people. Let's stop electing moderates who do nothing. Go Bernie 2020!

It's the "DO WHAT YOUR TOLD SENATE"................

well said Bill

Bill, these are brilliant! Should be in all school and education programs.