News outlets reported early this week that Cesar Sayoc, the man arrested on charges he’d send the pipe bombs to prominent critics of President Donald Trump, had a target list with hundreds of names on it. “You don’t want to be left out,” Maher joked. Maher did her one better, revealing he was “kind of gratified this week when I found out I was on the bomber’s list.”
“I was on Nixon’s enemies list, which I was very proud to be, and I still am very proud to be,” Streisand enthused. “Yes because arts cuts through it,” Maher offered, suggesting the right opposes her because she is effective. The HBO late-night host noted the right fears Streisand, “but they go to your concerts.”Īt a concert in Washington D.C., when she asked how many people in the audience were Republicans, “a lot of people raised their hand,” Streisand reminded, reporting she shot back, “Sure, you’re the ones who could afford these tickets!” Just don’t talk about that shit,” Maher argued. “People say you’ve got to talk to the other side but what they mean is, “You’ve got to convince them.’ You’re never going to convince them. You didn’t talk about religion or politics,” he said, calling it “our way back to sanity.” “When I was a kid it was like something that was almost impolite to talk about. Politics looms too large in our lives, Maher insisted.
She gave a nod to a recent Fareed Zakaria program in whichtwo secretaries of state, Madeleine Albright and Colin Powell were his guests, demonstrating “sane people can agree to disagree in a very civil conversation.” They talked about working across the aisle when Dole headed the Senate, Streisand reported. Maher noted that Streisand recently got a call from 1996 GOP presidential nominee Bob Dole - who, Maher confessed, he did not realize was still alive. Bill Maher On Mail Bomber: 'Is It OK To Call This One Deplorable?'
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