Bill Maher: Would It Have Killed Someone To Acknowledge The Assassination Of Charlie Kirk At The Emmys?
Bill Maher addressed the left’s lack of recognition of Charlie Kirk’s assassination and their “go no contact” attitude with political opponents, and even family members, in a panel discussion with guest Alex Wagner on Friday’s edition of “Real Time” on HBO. Maher also said while Kimmel was wrong to paint the shooter as part of MAGA, he “shouldn’t lose his job” over the remarks. “The left does have this bad attitude of go no contact,” Maher said. “I mean, that’s a big thing with your family. They believe in not talking to members of your family.” “I mean, at the Emmys, would it have killed someone to get up there since they all want to talk about their politics?” Maher asked. “Would it have killed somebody to get up there, not give a speech about how much they like Charlie Kirk, just to say we had a political assassination this week? And that’s wrong. They would have been booed off the stage because he was on the wrong team. So you’re not even allowed to say that.” “Can you imagine if a left-wing person was assassinated that week? The whole show would have been about that,” he said.
BILL MAHER: [President Donald Trump is] much more self-aware than he lets on in public. They have this thing where when they go out in public, it has to be all war all the time. I’m not saying that’s a good way to handle it either. I’m just saying it’s more complicated than that. They have all the power. You’re not going to do anything by just doing — I mean, the left does have this bad attitude of go no contact. I mean, that’s a big thing with your family. One of Obama’s — FORMER SEN. JOE MANCHIN (D-WV) In West Virginia, where I was raised, my grandmother took everybody in. Back in the 50s, there was no social services. She made us little kids whitewashers. MAHER: They believe in not talking to members of your family. I mean, at the Emmys, would it have killed someone to get up there since they all want to talk about their politics? Would it have killed somebody to get up there, not give a speech about how much they like Charlie Kirk, just to say we had a political assassination this week? And that’s wrong. They would have been booed off the stage because he was on the wrong team. So you’re not even allowed to say that. Can you imagine if a left-wing person was assassinated that week? The whole show would have been about that. ALEX WAGNER, MSNBC: I just… I mean… MAHER: Is that not true? Can’t you admit that? WAGNER: I think this needs — the Charlie Kirk assassination needs to be reframed as an issue of how our democracy actually functions and survives. We cannot be assassinating people who are different from us, who believe different things, full stop. Charlie Kirk’s assassination is as bad for Democrats as it is for Republicans. It is not okay. Everybody needs to get on that same page. And you do not have to agree with what he said or what he believed in, but you have to mourn what his death represents. And that is not a good thing for our country. MAHER: And him, as a human. WAGNER: But… MAHER: As a human. WAGNER: There has been so much hate…
