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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMaher weighs in on '60 Minutes' shakeup, Pelley ouster: 'I'm for it'
by Finya Swai
Comedian and television host Bill Maher said he supports the ouster of longtime 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley and rejected claims that President Trump is responsible for the recent shakeup at CBS News.
What does the panel think of the recent shakeup at 60 Minutes? Maher asked guests Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and former United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice on a Friday night segment of HBOs Real Time with Bill Maher before answering his own question: Im for it.
CBS News fired Pelley after almost 30 years on the show following a heated exchange with new 60 Minutes executive producer Nick Bilton during a staff meeting, where he reportedly said Bilton was unqualified to lead the program and accused CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss of trying to murdering the show.
Maher said he never liked Pelley and that personnel changes are common when companies undergo new leadership.
https://thehill.com/media/5914639-real-time-maher-60-minutes-scott-pelley/
dem4decades
(14,538 posts)Fuck Bill Maher. why does he even get mentioned here? Are we going to make a thread on what every Fox host says too?
SocialDemocrat61
(8,180 posts)in this forum, yes.
Kingofalldems
(40,394 posts)dem4decades
(14,538 posts)SocialDemocrat61
(8,180 posts)Unfortunately he still has a following of fans here.

BannonsLiver
(20,946 posts)Who have done a good job concealing that.
Floyd R. Turbo
(33,537 posts)BannonsLiver
(20,946 posts)So lets dispense with that silliness right off the bat. Second, I wasnt talking about you.
Floyd R. Turbo
(33,537 posts)some of the other DUers!
Cha
(321,234 posts)the truth about the shit going on at C BS.
TommieMommy
(3,163 posts)mwmisses4289
(4,940 posts)Ritabert
(2,743 posts)no_hypocrisy
(55,586 posts)is he a contrarian for the sake of being recognized?
Ritabert
(2,743 posts)Prairie Gates
(8,578 posts)dalton99a
(95,864 posts)TVguyCards
(51 posts)That's wild.
Johnny2X2X
(24,507 posts)Was kind of a failed actor and somewhat successful comedian who had a couple shows. He somehow had the money to become part owner of the NY Mets. Family didn't have money. So he knew some rich and powerful people.
Also, was a frequent guest at the Playboy mansion, so abusing and taking advantage of young women is in his wheelhouse.
SocialDemocrat61
(8,180 posts)$140 million.
Johnny2X2X
(24,507 posts)Then in 2020, Trumpster hedge fund manager Steve Cohen bought the Mets and Maher tripled his money and cashed out. So a lot of his money is from the deal he got investing in the Mets. Made at least $60M off from that.
QueerDuck
(2,035 posts)He pushes RW propaganda, he's NOT a friend to the lgbtq community, he defends the GOP, he attacks Democrats, he spews and feeds misinformation, he's rude and arrogant. --- Why is he still a "thing" that people pay attention to? Especially here. Ugh. 😡🤢🤮
NCDem47
(3,540 posts)An Andy Ronney-type segment on 60 Miniutes, late night or something.
Especially if Ellisons finish on WB/HBO/CNN
La Coliniere
(2,040 posts)One of the last times I watched Real Time was after the pandemic was winding down and Maher had Bari Weiss as a guest. I didnt know who she was at the time, but she and Maher angered me in the way they scoffed at and belittled those who believed the lockdown protocols were necessary precautions to be taken seriously. She came off a a know-it-all blowhard and Maher agreed wholeheartedly with every word she uttered during that episode. They seemed like good chums.
Oneironaut
(6,345 posts)Hes the Ellisons new teachers pet.
Johonny
(26,769 posts)See, shit floats both ways Billy
City Lights
(26,125 posts)I stopped watching his show years ago and haven't looked back.
Beaverhausen
(24,709 posts)He's probably just making sure he keeps his job.
As a WB employee myself I'm grateful that I am at retirement age and won't have to deal with it.
JBTaurus83
(1,748 posts)Hes near the top for me. I did think he had some good content in the past, but, he is completely insufferable now. Maybe he was always that way. It pisses me off to even see his face on my Max account page now.
MustLoveBeagles
(17,970 posts)Why did I ever like him? 🤬
Emile
(43,840 posts)betsuni
(29,393 posts)He said he was a big Knicks fan since high school and the game started in 20 minutes so it would be a short show (this was Overtime with Bill Maher). It was a joke.
Heaven forbid anyone actually fact check.
Floyd R. Turbo
(33,537 posts)appmanga
(1,558 posts)...so he does what he does best: kissing ass.
SocialDemocrat61
(8,180 posts)
31j20b3
(4 posts)I think our world would be better if that presence was much reduced