Posted on 02/16/2019 7:26:41 AM PST by yesthatjallen
HBO host Bill Maher on Friday urged Democrats to abandon the idea of a perfect 2020 presidential candidate, telling the party not to "eat our own" in the run up to the race.
“No more swiping left on presidential candidates. Nearly 45 million Americans now identify themselves as Democrats, and all of them are running for president,” Maher joked on his show Friday evening.
“This time, let’s give them a chance. Let’s not eat our own, the way we nitpicked Hillary [Clinton] to death over her emails and other bullshit,” he said.
Maher then defended a number of 2020 candidates who he suggested had been criticized by Democrats unfairly.
“Kamala Harris has already had to play defense because it’s come out when she was a prosecutor she prosecuted people. Not very progressive. She should have found a way to apply more forgiveness, and the fact that she didn’t is unforgivable,” he quipped.
“Elizabeth Warren claimed to be Native American — so what, Trump claimed to be human,” he added.
“Bernie Sanders, we used to like him, but he didn’t personally chaperone everyone on his campaign, so he’s a sex monster once removed,” Maher continued, referencing accusations from several women who said they experienced sexual harassment and sexism while working on Sanders's 2016 presidential campaign.
Harris led a CNN analysis of Democratic 2020 power rankings published Thursday, ahead of former Vice President Joe Biden who is widely expected to enter the race, and Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.).
'For the sake of winning and taking back America Democrats must never criticize fellow Democrats in public'.
Democrats don't like their dirty laundry aired in public.
At least this vile “personality” admits to being a partisan hack.
Schultz makes more sense than any of them. And he’s a loon too. Hopefully he’ll gain some momentum, run as an independent, and split the demo vote.
Didn’t he pretend to be a Libertarian in the 90s?
...unfortunately it won't be Hillary. Thank God we have a fighter in the Oval Office.
Politically incorrect my ass, the man has always been a charade and a fraud. Nothing but a politically correct big government, statist *sshole
It’s all egos Bill, something you should know about since your popularity has dwindled....
Bill Maher to Dems: ‘Let’s not eat our own’ in 2020
Bill take a moment to wake up and consider the idiot’s you are talking to, next you might want to prepare for the wildest clown show witnessed most likely in my life time and i’m 59.
This is going to be one for the ages!
Meaning, ‘we should ignore the crimes and bigotry of the left’....
I predict record popcorn sales...
Yes, please eat your own. Then you’ll vomit.
No kidding - he used to claim, even last year, that he was independent
The soul of the Dem party is dark and evil. They cannot help eating their own.
Let’s do.
First it will be a knock down drag out fight between the political class and the wealthy class. In the dem party, the political class is usually the winner. Then the political class will rip into each other for not being far left enough. Popcorn at the ready.
That’s very good advice Bill. You should give that advice to that skinny piece of ass you tap occasionally; Ann Coulter.
In other words, don’t let the truth get out about how far left we are. We wouldn’t want to reveal that the real goal is Communism now would we.
When did they nitpick Hillary’s emails? They carry all their candidates though the streets untouched just like today and their nutcase candidates.
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