Maher Tears Into MSM For Terrorizing People About COVID
Well, this is something you don't see every day, a Liberal saying the MSM is fearmongering when it comes to COVID. HBO's "Real Time" host Bill Maher appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" where he tore into his fellow Liberals for making people afraid to leave their homes over COVID. Kimmel tried to tear him down over it, but Maher was prepared with statistics from The New York Times that shut Kimmel down.
The Clip Starts with Maher explaining why it is tough to tour in America right now.
"I have to cite a survey that was in the "New York Times," which is a liberal paper so they weren't looking for this answer. But they were talking about -- the question was, what do you think the chances are that you would have to go to the hospital if you got covid? And Democrats thought that was way higher than Republicans. 41% of Democrats -- the answer is between 1% and 5%.
KIMMEL: Okay.
MAHER: 41% of Democrats thought it was over 50%. Another 28% thought it was 20% to 49%. 70% of Democrats thought it was way, way, way higher than it really was. Liberal media has to take a little responsibility for that. For scaring the [ bleep ] out of people. And the reason why I'm bringing this up is because it's much harder for every touring act to sell tickets in blue states.
KIMMEL: Oh, interesting.
MAHER: They're afraid to go out of the house."
Kimmel then brought up how Maher caught COVID.
"KIMMEL: You did get it.
MAHER: Embrace life. [ Applause ]
KIMMEL: You did get it.
MAHER: I got it after I was vaccinated.
KIMMEL: After you were vaccinated, right, and you --
MAHER: I had no symptoms. That may be because I was vaccinated. But let's not even get into that. I know you and your boyfriend, Howard Stern -- [ laughter ] Are very paranoid about this. It's a little weird that I got it after, but many, many, many people have had the same situation."
Kimmel later asked if Maher thought the country would ever come together.
"KIMMEL: But do you think we're ever going to -- there's ever going to be a time where -- do you think it's possible, even that we can come together?
MAHER: Well, that's a great question. And to me, one of the keys to that is to stop talking about it. Stop talking politics. When I was a kid, you may remember the same thing, people didn't talk politics all the time. There was no Facebook. You know? Facebook should go back to being what it should be, humble brags, cat videos. Finding out who from high school is gay, fat, or dead. But instead -- instead it's people arguing with some kid you went to third grade with about Brett Kavanaugh.
KIMMEL: Uh-huh. [Laughing]
MAHER: You want to know how to heal America? Shut up. Shut the hell up. Stop talking politics all the time. Stop trying to convince people. It's a big country with lots of people who don't think like you, no matter what side you're on, and you're not going to convince them, just accept it, like you do in a relationship. [ Laughter ]"
Watch The Clip Below.
Maher's point on politics is a lot like Morgan Freedman's view on racism. If we would stop focusing on our differences we could get over them. This hyper fixation people have is hurting our country. Maher is absolutely right the MSM and Dems should not be fearmongering They are just creating more division with their lies.