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SocialDemocrat61

(8,180 posts)
Wed Jun 10, 2026, 07:35 AM 14 hrs ago

Maher weighs in on '60 Minutes' shakeup, Pelley ouster: 'I'm for it'

Maher 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 HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher” before answering his own question: “I’m 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/
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Maher weighs in on '60 Minutes' shakeup, Pelley ouster: 'I'm for it' (Original Post) SocialDemocrat61 14 hrs ago OP
"Comedian and television host Bill Maher" you mean failed actor and renowned shithead? dem4decades 14 hrs ago #1
If their shows are promoted SocialDemocrat61 14 hrs ago #4
His show is promoted every Friday in GD. Kingofalldems 13 hrs ago #15
Why? Do we promote Fox shows too? Time to cut Maher from the discussion here. dem4decades 13 hrs ago #16
Why is a good question. SocialDemocrat61 12 hrs ago #20
GOP trolls. BannonsLiver 11 hrs ago #24
Do you honestly believe that individuals that have been on DU for nearly a quarter of a century are "GOP trolls"? Floyd R. Turbo 10 hrs ago #25
First of all not all of the Maher devotees have been here for 25 years. BannonsLiver 10 hrs ago #27
I wasn't referring to myself. I glad to see that you edited your post to remove the insulting term you used to refer to Floyd R. Turbo 10 hrs ago #30
Of Course Maher is. Scott Pelley tellls Cha 14 hrs ago #2
Bill Maher is a piece of 💩 TommieMommy 14 hrs ago #3
Bill who? mwmisses4289 14 hrs ago #5
That's what I say. Unfunny and washed up. Ritabert 13 hrs ago #11
Does Maher really believe what he says, or no_hypocrisy 14 hrs ago #6
He's a well known contrarian. Nothing else to offer. Ritabert 13 hrs ago #13
Fuck Bill Maher Prairie Gates 14 hrs ago #7
+1 dalton99a 12 hrs ago #22
There's people on here who watch Bill Maher? TVguyCards 13 hrs ago #8
I wonder if Maher is in the Epstein files Johnny2X2X 13 hrs ago #9
His net worth is estimated at SocialDemocrat61 13 hrs ago #10
He bought into the Mets in 2012 Johnny2X2X 13 hrs ago #12
I look forward to the day when his name, his quotes, and links to his show are a thing of the past here. QueerDuck 13 hrs ago #14
Mark my words, Maher is going to worm his way on to CBS somehow. NCDem47 13 hrs ago #17
I think you're on to something. La Coliniere 7 hrs ago #36
Keep sucking up to that Conservative audience Bill. Oneironaut 13 hrs ago #18
New host for Real Time... Im for it. Johonny 12 hrs ago #19
Maher is a pompus asswipe. City Lights 12 hrs ago #21
Maher is sucking up to what will be his new bosses if the WB/Skydance deal goes through Beaverhausen 12 hrs ago #23
In a long list of disappointing people JBTaurus83 10 hrs ago #26
Of course he is MustLoveBeagles 10 hrs ago #28
Fuck that CENTRIST REPUBLICAN. Emile 10 hrs ago #29
After the first question about 60 Minutes he pretended to end the show and leave, "I'm for it, goodnight." betsuni 9 hrs ago #31
Ignore the obvious when it doesn't fit the narrative! Floyd R. Turbo 8 hrs ago #35
Maher is the person who elevated Bari Weiss from unknown... appmanga 9 hrs ago #32
Yup SocialDemocrat61 9 hrs ago #33
He has media presence in proportion to reaction to him from the left 31j20b3 9 hrs ago #34

dem4decades

(14,538 posts)
1. "Comedian and television host Bill Maher" you mean failed actor and renowned shithead?
Wed Jun 10, 2026, 07:39 AM
14 hrs ago

Fuck Bill Maher. why does he even get mentioned here? Are we going to make a thread on what every Fox host says too?

Floyd R. Turbo

(33,537 posts)
25. Do you honestly believe that individuals that have been on DU for nearly a quarter of a century are "GOP trolls"?
Wed Jun 10, 2026, 11:43 AM
10 hrs ago

BannonsLiver

(20,946 posts)
27. First of all not all of the Maher devotees have been here for 25 years.
Wed Jun 10, 2026, 11:50 AM
10 hrs ago

So let’s dispense with that silliness right off the bat. Second, I wasn’t talking about you.

Floyd R. Turbo

(33,537 posts)
30. I wasn't referring to myself. I glad to see that you edited your post to remove the insulting term you used to refer to
Wed Jun 10, 2026, 12:00 PM
10 hrs ago

some of the other DUers!

no_hypocrisy

(55,586 posts)
6. Does Maher really believe what he says, or
Wed Jun 10, 2026, 08:01 AM
14 hrs ago

is he a contrarian for the sake of being recognized?

Johnny2X2X

(24,507 posts)
9. I wonder if Maher is in the Epstein files
Wed Jun 10, 2026, 08:38 AM
13 hrs ago

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.

Johnny2X2X

(24,507 posts)
12. He bought into the Mets in 2012
Wed Jun 10, 2026, 08:49 AM
13 hrs ago

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)
14. I look forward to the day when his name, his quotes, and links to his show are a thing of the past here.
Wed Jun 10, 2026, 08:50 AM
13 hrs ago

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)
17. Mark my words, Maher is going to worm his way on to CBS somehow.
Wed Jun 10, 2026, 09:00 AM
13 hrs ago

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)
36. I think you're on to something.
Wed Jun 10, 2026, 02:46 PM
7 hrs ago

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 didn’t 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)
18. Keep sucking up to that Conservative audience Bill.
Wed Jun 10, 2026, 09:08 AM
13 hrs ago

He’s the Ellison’s new teacher’s pet.

Beaverhausen

(24,709 posts)
23. Maher is sucking up to what will be his new bosses if the WB/Skydance deal goes through
Wed Jun 10, 2026, 10:16 AM
12 hrs ago

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)
26. In a long list of disappointing people
Wed Jun 10, 2026, 11:46 AM
10 hrs ago

He’s 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.

betsuni

(29,393 posts)
31. After the first question about 60 Minutes he pretended to end the show and leave, "I'm for it, goodnight."
Wed Jun 10, 2026, 01:10 PM
9 hrs ago

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.

appmanga

(1,558 posts)
32. Maher is the person who elevated Bari Weiss from unknown...
Wed Jun 10, 2026, 01:13 PM
9 hrs ago

...so he does what he does best: kissing ass.

31j20b3

(4 posts)
34. He has media presence in proportion to reaction to him from the left
Wed Jun 10, 2026, 01:18 PM
9 hrs ago

I think our world would be better if that presence was much reduced

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