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(98,982 posts) Sat Jun 20, 2026, 07:02 PM 13 hrs ago

Maher on Obama Library: "Couldn't that money be better spent on something else? Who's going to go to this?" [View all]

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BILL MAHER: So you guys were both at the Obama Library? Do we have a picture of the Obama Library? Because it looks like...
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JONATHAN MARTIN, POLITICO: The Death Star.

MAHER: It looks like something aliens built in Dubai. It cost $850 million? I don't understand why progressives like this. Couldn't that, you know, money be better spent on something else? Who's going to go to this? Why do we need a presidential library? Why does anyone need a presidential library?

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REP. RO KHANNA (D-CA0: At a time, Elon Musk is talking about sending people to Mars. You're telling me that spending up to a billion dollars, one billion dollars commemorating the first and only African American who's ever been president isn't worth it?

More: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/maher-on-obama-library-couldn-t-that-money-be-better-spent-on-something-else-who-s-going-to-go-to-this/ar-AA269Yx8

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Maher on Obama Library: "Couldn't that money be better spent on something else? Who's going to go to this?" [View all] sheshe2 13 hrs ago OP

Go play in traffic Bill Blue Owl 13 hrs ago #1

I fear for traffic!!! griloco 12 hrs ago #22

Very heavy traffic with lots of large trucks...n/t the nelm 12 hrs ago #40

Maybe put a fat blunt doobie in the center lane Blue Owl 11 hrs ago #76

Ro Khanna is so good KT2000 13 hrs ago #2

Though PatSeg 10 hrs ago #81

That's the thing about Ro Khanna KT2000 10 hrs ago #88

and he's a great communicator themaguffin 9 hrs ago #105

There will never be a bill Maher library, or even commemorative anything. He will fade away to obscurity Blues Heron 13 hrs ago #3

At my house he already has. BadgerMom 11 hrs ago #68

Maher will probably gush over the drumpf presidential library. greatauntoftriplets 13 hrs ago #4

No doubt he would contribute to the Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Library. BattleRow 11 hrs ago #61

Probably. greatauntoftriplets 10 hrs ago #80

Maher, that bloviating baboon, is still alive??? agingdem 13 hrs ago #5

And unfortunately, he is still on the air.🤪🤪 sheshe2 13 hrs ago #7

And he's still a dick. 2MuchNoise 12 hrs ago #19

That too. 🤪 sheshe2 12 hrs ago #29

I think Bill is in early stages of dementia. All of the pot he smoked in his early years that were sprayed with DEET Pisces 13 hrs ago #6

That's the excuse afforded everyone B.See 13 hrs ago #10

Paraquat. rubbersole 11 hrs ago #60

Maher should look into JBTaurus83 13 hrs ago #8

He's really become an ASSCLOWN hasn't he? B.See 13 hrs ago #9

But TSF destroying the WH and Mall is AOk, right? mcar 13 hrs ago #11

Like a UFC fight ring? Like a ballroom/bunker? tanyev 13 hrs ago #12

Oh, PEDO's little mouthpiece dare not speak of that... Cha 11 hrs ago #57

🖕 underpants 13 hrs ago #13

We have tickets for Nov 1 flying in from NM ALBliberal 13 hrs ago #14

Lucky you! sheshe2 12 hrs ago #16

Very cool! Enjoy! You'll give us a report, yes? electric_blue68 12 hrs ago #27

Absolutely will report back to my DU peeps! ALBliberal 11 hrs ago #63

Great! Chicago is the one USA city I've wanted to visit but haven't.... electric_blue68 11 hrs ago #67

why do you want to go to chgo in may? just wondering n/t orleans 11 hrs ago #71

I'm thinking maybe later in May. It probably won't be hot yet, and snow chance will be gone.... electric_blue68 11 hrs ago #77

weather is hit and miss lately. i'm out in the western burbs of the city and we were all getting great summertime orleans 10 hrs ago #83

Always good to hear from who ever lives in a particular city that I'd wsnt to travel to! electric_blue68 7 hrs ago #110

Ruh Roh, looking for a fight Bill Maher Beringia 13 hrs ago #15

This Bill Maher? SocialDemocrat61 12 hrs ago #17

Who is he with in that image? niyad 11 hrs ago #50

Looks like Bari Weiss to me (nt) DET 11 hrs ago #69

Thank you. niyad 10 hrs ago #87

Bari Weiss SocialDemocrat61 11 hrs ago #73

ugghhhh niyad 10 hrs ago #86

dat you? nt orleans 11 hrs ago #72

The Buzzkill is at it again MustLoveBeagles 12 hrs ago #18

Mr.Know-It-All seeks to limit the spread of learning. oasis 12 hrs ago #20

And people on this site still like this idiot newdeal2 12 hrs ago #21

Maher is such a moron. paleotn 12 hrs ago #26

Thank you for the info! sheshe2 12 hrs ago #35

i can't even imagine the crowds on tuesdays for the next ... ? six months? two years? idk. orleans 11 hrs ago #75

It would be great for that, orleans. sheshe2 10 hrs ago #82

Thank you for the info! sheshe2 12 hrs ago #36

That is amazing! mcar 11 hrs ago #66

I donated money to the Obama library perdita9 12 hrs ago #23

Maher is a racist fucktard. Or completely tone deaf. Or both. paleotn 12 hrs ago #24

Bill Maher is a POS. Happy Hoosier 12 hrs ago #25

Why do so many on here help his ratings? awesomerwb1 12 hrs ago #28

I haven't watched him in 3 decades. sheshe2 12 hrs ago #39

Never understood why he gets a mention here, it's ridiculous. dem4decades 9 hrs ago #106

Reminds me of something ... marble falls 12 hrs ago #30

He is an asshole. He makes no contribution to our society. brer cat 12 hrs ago #31

You got that right, brer. sheshe2 12 hrs ago #47

Fuck him hookaleft 12 hrs ago #32

His show is effectively a right-wing talking point, so those posts should be reported as such. Xavier Breath 10 hrs ago #91

Did he ask when Elon bought Twitter? RandySF 12 hrs ago #33

Notice these clowns whining about the Obama Center leave out the fact that it was NOT tax payer funded? Attilatheblond 12 hrs ago #34

It was privately funded underpants 12 hrs ago #37

Dear Bill: shut your fucking face uncle fucker 0rganism 12 hrs ago #38

All Presidents Seem To Have One 2na fisherman 12 hrs ago #41

Maher is a worthless piece of shit. 💩 QueerDuck 12 hrs ago #42

I wholeheartedly agree! sheshe2 12 hrs ago #44

STFU Bill Maher MIButterfly 12 hrs ago #43

Ok Bill but first let's talk about the money Tree Lady 12 hrs ago #45

Turn him off every time you see his mug. mahina 12 hrs ago #46

It's been decades since I watched him. sheshe2 12 hrs ago #48

What the Hell is Maher going on about Now? PEDO's Cha 11 hrs ago #49

That was an excellent comment and so very true. sheshe2 11 hrs ago #58

Presidential Libraries are Funded by Private Cha 11 hrs ago #64

It is what he does best! 🤪 sheshe2 10 hrs ago #93

Yeah, it's what he does. Cha 10 hrs ago #95

he needs to be banned from DU hookaleft 11 hrs ago #51

So, you are alerting my post? sheshe2 10 hrs ago #94

no, I didn't alert on your post hookaleft 7 hrs ago #112

LOL Your post clearly wasn't praising Maher's edgy political satire Orrex 4 min ago #115

Bill Who? OneBlueDotS-Carolina 11 hrs ago #52

That is an evergreen quote to refer to his show... RockRaven 11 hrs ago #53

bill's comment reminds me of an old joke about a restaurant. "Nobody niyad 11 hrs ago #54

I absolutely loathe Bill Maher Grim Chieftain 11 hrs ago #55

I remember reading that Mahr takes pride in the fact that he has collected every issue of Playboy ever published... lapucelle 11 hrs ago #56

***snort*** sheshe2 11 hrs ago #65

The great thing about his dumb ass diatribes Keepthesoulalive 11 hrs ago #59

Maher is g-d idiot. How any one thinks this twit is funny is beyond me. mwmisses4289 11 hrs ago #62

hem AllaN01Bear 11 hrs ago #70

Just another misguided Judas maxrandb 11 hrs ago #74

The building is ugly.. Orangenero 10 hrs ago #78

I think it's rather stellar. I prefer the uncommon, the different, the avant-garde over the quotidian and bog standard. Celerity 2 hrs ago #114

when i hear maher's name the words "smarmy little prick" & "smug asshole" come to mind nt orleans 10 hrs ago #79

The Seven Deadly Talk Show Sins of Bill Maher Marcuse 10 hrs ago #84

TY for that synopsis of Maher, Marcuse. Cha 8 hrs ago #107

Maher is pathetic. Wiz Imp 10 hrs ago #85

Well said, Wiz Imp. Cha 8 hrs ago #108

Just another racist, pseudo-intellectual pretending to be "above the fray." /nt spudspud 10 hrs ago #89

about the Qatar airplane and.. Zafira Cherry 10 hrs ago #90

It's interesting... Mr. Jinx 10 hrs ago #92

Go suck an egg Mayer nwduke 10 hrs ago #96

damn themaguffin 10 hrs ago #97

There will be countless people going for many years to come Jbraybarten 10 hrs ago #98

"We could give Trump a $3 billion slush fund instead of a $2 billion slush fund! Or we could give ICE struggle4progress 10 hrs ago #99

Maher is such a schmuck. ShazzieB 10 hrs ago #100

From what I have read, Maher is a racist. sheshe2 9 hrs ago #103

Mahalo for that, ShazziB! Very Cha 8 hrs ago #109

damn SocialDemocrat61 9 hrs ago #101

I do kimbutgar 9 hrs ago #102

Yeah! sheshe2 9 hrs ago #104

Judging by the reaction here GenThePerservering 7 hrs ago #111

I wonder if Maher is still going to love him some Trump if he pulls some support for Israel. LudwigPastorius 7 hrs ago #113