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Bill Maher WANTS a recession
Jun 19^th, 2018 at 9:26am

Not liking Trump is understandable, but wishing a recession on the country or the Korean Peninsula to blow up because of your inconsolability at your team not winning??

Maher, during a discussion of the economy under Donald Trump, acknowledged that it was "going pretty well." Then Maher, the sometime liberal, shared his hope that the economy would tank to hurt Trump politically: "I feel like the bottom has to fall out at some point. And by the way, I'm hoping for it. I think one (way) you get rid of Trump is a crashing economy."
He then jaw-droppingly added, "So please, bring on the recession. Sorry if that hurts people, but it's either root for a recession or you lose your democracy."

https://edition.cnn.com/2018/06/09/opinions/bill-maher-recession-obeidallah/inde...

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Re: Bill Maher WANTS a recession
Reply #1 - Jun 19^th, 2018 at 10:50am

His point was that a recession, while painful, would cause less damage to the country and the US Democracy than Trump is currently doing now and all signs point to him doing in the future with his shift towards emulating dictators and other tyrannous world leaders.

Given Trump is taking all the credit for anything positive from the economy, and his supporters don't bother to fact check it, taking that way from him and making people hurt will start to make them question his version of events and perhaps become educated and informed.

I can see this as being a viable last resort option should the damages it's feared, and likely, that Trump will cause comes to fruition, but it's a little premature for that now.

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greggerypeccary Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 131550 Gender:	Re: Bill Maher WANTS a recession Reply #2 - Jun 19^th, 2018 at 10:54am Bill, on the Singapore Summit: "Two people who lie about everything signed a deal that’s specific about nothing."
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Fuzzball Gold Member Offline Posts: 6381 Australia Gender:	Re: Bill Maher WANTS a recession Reply #3 - Jun 19^th, 2018 at 11:55am And we are supposed to take notice of a known smelly pervert?
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Re: Bill Maher WANTS a recession
Reply #4 - Jun 20^th, 2018 at 2:34pm

SadKangaroo wrote on Jun 19^th, 2018 at 10:50am:

His point was that a recession, while painful, would cause less damage to the country and the US Democracy than Trump is currently doing now and all signs point to him doing in the future with his shift towards emulating dictators and other tyrannous world leaders.

Given Trump is taking all the credit for anything positive from the economy, and his supporters don't bother to fact check it, taking that way from him and making people hurt will start to make them question his version of events and perhaps become educated and informed.

I can see this as being a viable last resort option should the damages it's feared, and likely, that Trump will cause comes to fruition, but it's a little premature for that now.

Maher is an idiot: that's the point and you know it!

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Mattyfisk Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 92377 Gender:	Re: Bill Maher WANTS a recession Reply #5 - Jun 20^th, 2018 at 2:40pm Fuzzball wrote on Jun 19^th, 2018 at 11:55am: And we are supposed to take notice of a known smelly pervert? That depends, Matty. Is he orange?
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Re: Bill Maher WANTS a recession
Reply #6 - Jun 24^th, 2018 at 12:27am

Bill Maher answers his critics...

"A recession is a survivable event... What Trump is doing to this country is not"

"We survive [a recession] every time a Republican is in the White House"

"Every Republican President since Teddy Roosevelt has presided over a recession. Four Republican Presidents had two of them and Eisenhower had three".

"The United State has survived 47 recessions in all and since the Great Depression we've never gone more than ten years without one"

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SadKangaroo Gold Member Offline #FightStupid Posts: 14879 Mianjin (Brisbane)	Re: Bill Maher WANTS a recession Reply #7 - Jun 24^th, 2018 at 10:42am It only needed explaining to those who support Trump no matter what he does. Their opinions really don't matter anymore because they left reality long ago. It's a shame though that their ignorant vote counts just as much as someone informed and who cared about an evidence-based approach.
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Re: Bill Maher WANTS a recession
Reply #8 - Jun 24^th, 2018 at 11:08am

SadKangaroo wrote on Jun 24^th, 2018 at 10:42am:

It only needed explaining to those who support Trump no matter what he does.

Their opinions really don't matter anymore because they left reality long ago.

It's a shame though that their ignorant vote counts just as much as someone informed and who cared about an evidence-based approach.

I'm amazed that any Australian would support Trump, given his clear mal-intent towards US trading and security partners including Australia.

While his treatment of Australia ranges from distracted disinterest to mild contempt, leaving Australian politicians to eat sh!t and smile, do they think, in the end, he's going to go easier on Australia than Canada?

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Re: Bill Maher WANTS a recession
Reply #9 - Jun 24^th, 2018 at 6:40pm

NorthOfNorth wrote on Jun 24^th, 2018 at 11:08am:

SadKangaroo wrote on Jun 24^th, 2018 at 10:42am:

It only needed explaining to those who support Trump no matter what he does.

Their opinions really don't matter anymore because they left reality long ago.

It's a shame though that their ignorant vote counts just as much as someone informed and who cared about an evidence-based approach.

I'm amazed that any Australian would support Trump, given his clear mal-intent towards US trading and security partners including Australia.

While his treatment of Australia ranges from distracted disinterest to mild contempt, leaving Australian politicians to eat sh!t and smile, do they think, in the end, he's going to go easier on Australia than Canada?

Of course not.

Even without Trump's actions, "America First" means Australia last.

We want our ally to succeed but they need to act like our ally, not succeed (or fail in an attempt to success) at our cost.

It's clear that Trump is more interested in personal relationships rather than any between nations. He's threatened by Trudeau, as a man, and his reactions reflect this.

He admires the power Kim holds, so he's basically sucking up to him to be seen as rubbing shoulders with what he considers "success".

Trump has already shown what he thinks about Turnbull and love him or hate him, he's our PM and another head of state being so disrespectful with the addition of his team doing the same thing, it's not something we should be defending.

But plenty support Trump because they think that if they support him, that somehow makes them greater.

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Re: Bill Maher WANTS a recession
Reply #10 - Jun 24^th, 2018 at 7:01pm

SadKangaroo wrote on Jun 24^th, 2018 at 6:40pm:

NorthOfNorth wrote on Jun 24^th, 2018 at 11:08am:

SadKangaroo wrote on Jun 24^th, 2018 at 10:42am:

It only needed explaining to those who support Trump no matter what he does.

Their opinions really don't matter anymore because they left reality long ago.

It's a shame though that their ignorant vote counts just as much as someone informed and who cared about an evidence-based approach.

I'm amazed that any Australian would support Trump, given his clear mal-intent towards US trading and security partners including Australia.

While his treatment of Australia ranges from distracted disinterest to mild contempt, leaving Australian politicians to eat sh!t and smile, do they think, in the end, he's going to go easier on Australia than Canada?

Of course not.

Even without Trump's actions, "America First" means Australia last.

We want our ally to succeed but they need to act like our ally, not succeed (or fail in an attempt to success) at our cost.

It's clear that Trump is more interested in personal relationships rather than any between nations. He's threatened by Trudeau, as a man, and his reactions reflect this.

He admires the power Kim holds, so he's basically sucking up to him to be seen as rubbing shoulders with what he considers "success".

Trump has already shown what he thinks about Turnbull and love him or hate him, he's our PM and another head of state being so disrespectful with the addition of his team doing the same thing, it's not something we should be defending.

But plenty support Trump because they think that if they support him, that somehow makes them greater.

He's not even competent at managing personal or political relationships...

Having wanked on about 'peace in our time' after the Singapore fiasco (with Kim scuttling off to Beijing afterwards like an Asian poodle, proving who was really orchestrating the fiasco - Not Trump who couldn't organise a fart in a wok), he has, right on cue, flipped on his 'sunny NK' drivel and told us all that North Korea is still an 'extraordinary threat'...

Any deal this man would ever sign with Australia, he would piss on before the ink was dry.

Any Australian who thinks Trump is a friend to Australia is like one of those pigeons who thought the same of the Kite.

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Mr Hammer Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 25212 Gender:	Re: Bill Maher WANTS a recession Reply #11 - Jun 24^th, 2018 at 7:09pm Bill Maher would rather people lose their businesses and jobs (which happens during a recession) than have Trump. Only a rich and famous rat cunning Jew would say something as stupid as that.
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Re: Bill Maher WANTS a recession
Reply #12 - Jun 24^th, 2018 at 7:15pm

Shows you where Bill Maher's bread is buttered.

Though he is rarely a supporter of the Trump administration’s policies, “Real Time” host Bill Maher recently proved there is a first time for everything, as he found himself agreeing with President Donald Trump.
The Friday edition of his TV show saw Maher defending Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, a move which has sparked worldwide controversy.
“I hate to agree with Donald Trump, but it doesn’t happen often,” Maher began. “But I do.”
“I don’t why Israel — it has been their capital since 1949, it is where their government is, they’ve won all the wars thrown against them — I don’t understand why they don’t get to have their capital where they want,” Maher argued.

A typical Jew right to the end.

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NorthOfNorth Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 17258 Gender:	Re: Bill Maher WANTS a recession Reply #13 - Jun 24^th, 2018 at 7:29pm Mr Hammer wrote on Jun 24^th, 2018 at 7:15pm: A typical Jew right to the end. Who knows... Trump might get round to gassing them...
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Mr Hammer Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 25212 Gender:	Re: Bill Maher WANTS a recession Reply #14 - Jun 24^th, 2018 at 7:31pm NorthOfNorth wrote on Jun 24^th, 2018 at 7:29pm: Mr Hammer wrote on Jun 24^th, 2018 at 7:15pm: A typical Jew right to the end. Who knows... Trump might get round to gassing them... Considering his daughter is married to one I seriously doubt it.
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