by Brad Polumbo January 18, 2020 05:10 PM
www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/hbos-bill-maher-shreds-elizabeth-warren-for-playing-the-woman-card-against-bernie-sanders
HBO late-night host and comedian Bill Maher is a refreshing, iconoclastic voice on the Left in the United States. Yes, he may be blinded by his hatred for President Trump and have some radical policy views, but Maher's criticisms of his own side are often as piercing and honest as they are hilarious. This was on display once again Friday night, when Maher absolutely shredded 2020 front-runner Elizabeth Warren for the way she has played the victim in a controversy with fellow contender Bernie Sanders.
This all started when someone, possibly Warren or an ally, anonymously leaked to CNN claims that Sanders had told Warren in a precampaign meeting that a woman couldn’t win the Oval Office. Sanders has fully denied ever saying this, but CNN and most of the liberal media have dog-piled on him anyway, ignoring all the evidence to the contrary and Warren’s long record of dishonesty.
But Maher made the excellent point that even if Sanders did say it, it’s not actually sexist or offensive.
The late-night host accused Warren of “playing the woman card” and mocked the entire situation. Yet in a serious point later in the show, Maher debated the panel and said “Is it wrong just to ask this question? It’s not that Bernie Sanders, whatever he said, said a woman shouldn’t be president. Just that a woman couldn’t [ right now] ... and we’ve always had these discussions.”
He continued, “It’s not a crazy discussion to have considering the most qualified person ever, Hillary Clinton, lost to the racist teletubby in the last [election]. It seems like the same people who were saying Hillary Clinton lost due to sexism are now saying, ‘How dare you say a woman can’t be elected president.’ She was sinking like a rock … and this is what politicians do ... to save her campaign.”
Bravo. Predictable outrage ensued, as Maher’s truth-telling has long made him an unpopular figure among the woke Left, the type of people who support Warren. But he’s exactly right. Not only is it entirely unproven that Bernie Sanders ever said what Warren has accused him of saying, but the entire thing is fake outrage to begin with because the comment isn’t even sexist. It’s simply descriptive of a perceived phenomenon shared by many liberals.
It's a good thing that at least some liberals, such as Maher, aren’t falling for the bogus victim narrative Warren is selling. We can only hope voters won’t fall for it either.
You can watch the segment here:
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