Bill Maher had a lot of curious things to say about President Obama, the 2016 election and Americans’ stupidity during his recent interview with Playboy.
The host of HBO’s “Real Time” labeled the $1 million he donated to a pro-Obama Super PAC in 2012 — an amount he won’t ever give in support of Hillary Clinton — a “great investment,” commending the president on his accomplishments.
“You sometimes hear people, even Democrats, say, ‘I’m tired of Obama because he didn’t live up to his promises,'” Maher said. “I say, ‘Are you sure about that? Maybe they just didn’t cover it on TMZ.’ Because Obama is slowly going down the list: Cuba, gay marriage and, I’m hoping before he leaves, pot. He’s trying to finish strong.”
The comedian’s one problem with the president? He doesn’t boast enough about what he has done in the White House.
“Obama should be a better bragger,” explained Maher. “He needs to start acting like he won the last election instead of lost it. If the Republicans had his record, they’d be riding it like a f–kin’ wild bronco into the 2016 election. Their attitude would be, Why even have an election? We’ve tripled the stock market, unemployment is below six percent, 10 million more people have health insurance, the auto industry is back on its feet. Oh, and he averted a depression.”
Unfortunately for Maher, the rest of the country — which named poor government leadership the top issue of 2014 — probably would not agree with him.
But that’s okay with Maher, because he thinks Americans are utter idiots.
“You cannot underestimate how dumb people are in this country,” Maher said. “It’s why politicians get away with so much bulls–t.”
When it comes to 2016, Maher sees Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker as the frontrunner in the GOP field.
“He’s a folk hero with the people from the Tea lagoon and with the establishment wing,” Maher explained of Walker. “His father was an evangelical preacher — a huge plus with the snake handlers and flat-Earthers who make up the base. And he won three times, including a recall, in a blue state, and he faced down public unions. The one problem is he didn’t graduate from college — oh wait, that’s a plus too, because book learnin’ is, you know, suspicious.”
When it comes to the Democrats, Maher’s metaphorical money is on Hillary Clinton, who he would like to see run with a “leftie” for the White House.
“I’d love to see her run with Elizabeth Warren or Bernie Sanders,” Maher said of Hillary. “They’re the two lefties in the Democratic Party, and we’ve never really tried left-wing politics, at least not in my lifetime.”
