Bill Maher Nails What's at the Heart of the Left's Outrage Over Harrison Butker's Address

Townhall ^ | 05/19/2024 | Matt Vespa

[SeekAndFind]

Hell froze over when Bill Maher defended the likes of Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker on his show Friday. The NFL player recently delivered a controversial commencement address at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, which sent the Left into meltdown mode. On one hand, there were some parts that many could view as anachronistic about the speech. Then again, Butker is a devout Catholic who delivered an address that aligned with those values. You can disagree without going crazy. And if Maher, an outspoken atheist and critic of organized religion, can shrug this off, so can everyone else.

The coverage reached epic levels of idiocy as news outlets dragged alums from 2019 to weigh in. CNN, former Chiefs cheerleaders, and NFL Network media personalities all offered their takes on the speech. Rich Eisen and his wife, Suzy Kolber, disagreed with the address but did so correctly. They voiced how they disagreed with his stances but added that some women choose to stay home with the kids, and that’s okay, too. We’re not a monolithic society when it comes to families.

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Reading excerpts from the address, where Maher highlighted how the outrage reinforces Americans’ issues with the Left: 

I don’t see what the big crime is. I don’t. And I think this is part of the problem people have with the left is that lots of people in this country are like this. Like he’s saying, some of you may go on to lead successful careers, but a lot of you are excited about this other way that people, everybody, used to be. And now, can’t that just be a choice, too? 

Maher hit the nail on the head regarding why liberal America feels the way they do about this minor college commencement incident: liberals think the only acceptable way of being a good person is to get an advanced degree from those “asshole factories” like Harvard.

[Migraine]

I think maybe Bill is finally figuring out, that without the civilizing influence of Christianity then society breaks down. “If You Don’t Believe In Something, You’ll Fall For Anything”.

I think both bill and yourself have it figured. Bill, w/o mentioning their screaming hatred of Christianity; yourself, w/o emphasizing that Christianity is probably 90% of the lefties' angst and ennui.

[50sDad]

In a sane world, a "a-theist" would be like someone who is "a-political"; they would choose to just have nothing to do with the discussion of God.

As noted, bravo, most modern "atheists" are in fact "ANTI-theists". They are equivalent to the person who passionately disapproves of the concept of breakfast... and will pi$$ on your pancakes just to prove the point.

[Harpotoo]

Controversial???
No, common!!!

[alexander_busek]

It’s even mind if trendy, when people are young from the standpoint of rebellion against parents.

Huh?!

Regards,

[alexander_busek]

My grandfather was an atheist until the day he died. On that day he changed his mind. He was 100.

Did he suddenly become an agnostic? A Zoroastrian? A Buddhist?

Inquiring minds, etc.!

Regards,

[Chicory]

Society is not set up for women who “don’t work.”

Homeschooled my children for 20 years, took care for my elderly parents, now I have volunteer work and part-time work and no rental history, so not sure how I will find a job or place to live because renting a place nowadays is like looking for a job: fill out online forms and cross your fingers for luck.

Everyone wants cookie-cutter people who fit well on forms.

Maher says it’s because the libs want everyone to go to Harvard et al for their indoctrination, no, it’s because they deny our humanity and want us all to be economic units so they can control us even more.

[dfwgator]

Like Bobby sang, “You gotta serve somebody”.