On the latest episode of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher there were two moments that stood out above all of the rest.
They came from completely different conversations, but both had the same basic theme…Maher refusing to go along with something he thought was ridiculous, even when the person making the argument was coming from his own side of the political aisle.
His guests on the panel were Jessica Tarlov, the leftist from Fox News, and Christopher Rufo, the center-right conservative of the Manhattan Institute.
The first instance happened during a conversation with Tarlov, when Maher was genuinely stunned after she told him that Democrats are “less crazy” now on social issues.
The second came when Maher weighed in on the recent Macklemore controversy and asked why musicians feel the need to turn concerts into political rallies in the first place.
Both moments were perfect examples of Maher’s willingness to call out the absurdity, regardless of where it’s coming from.