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senseandsensibility

(26,053 posts) Sun Jun 28, 2026, 08:25 PM 22 hrs ago

Bill Maher received the Mark Twain Award at the Kennedy Center today [View all]

I read that he was "roasted" by celebrities but the only one I recognized was John Mellancamp. John's a good liberal.

I guess his kowtowing to trump paid off. That's just my editorial comment since I read about his habit of criticizing Dems here on DU. I never liked him, but I know some do.

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Bill Maher received the Mark Twain Award at the Kennedy Center today [View all] senseandsensibility 22 hrs ago OP

🤮🤮🤮 Tim S 22 hrs ago #1

Ewww... wcmagumba 22 hrs ago #2

Maher gets his award behind a tarp, perfect. dem4decades 22 hrs ago #3

"It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, struggle4progress 22 hrs ago #4

Fuck Bill Maher Prairie Gates 22 hrs ago #5

This is sad-Maher ceased being funny a very long time ago LetMyPeopleVote 22 hrs ago #6

Maher was never funny. mwmisses4289 19 hrs ago #29

I agree LetMyPeopleVote 18 hrs ago #34

What a Faux pas 22 hrs ago #7

I hope Mark Twain would appreciate the irony. mr715 22 hrs ago #8

If that doesn't prove how much TACO intercedes on the Kennedy Center programing. Nothing does. marble falls 22 hrs ago #9

I thought the Kennedy Center was closed for renovations newdeal2 22 hrs ago #10

OK, now he can retire. Ocelot II 22 hrs ago #11

That's a shame... 2naSalit 22 hrs ago #12

The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor is presented annually by the John F. Kennedy Center. sop 21 hrs ago #13

Well then Maher earned it, he's a first-class ass kisser. dem4decades 21 hrs ago #20

TY for that.. Maher should be so proud of him Cha 21 hrs ago #21

Thought Twain prided himself as a satirist. cachukis 21 hrs ago #14

Mark Twain v Natalie Harp LessAspin 21 hrs ago #15

This can't be true, can it? Bluetus 20 hrs ago #23

Has the look of one of those teachers that has sex with Klarkashton 19 hrs ago #28

She does resemble Mary Kay Letourneau... sop 10 hrs ago #35

Disappointed to hear Mellencamp participated in this. Wiz Imp 21 hrs ago #16

Johnny Cougar is still alive? Wow. eom SalamanderSleeps 20 hrs ago #27

Actor Woody Harrelson, businesswoman Arianna Huffington, sports analyst Stephen A. Smith and comedian Jay Leno were Wiz Imp 21 hrs ago #17

Funny or not I think Leno is a decent guy HappyH 21 hrs ago #18

Decent? Maybe. Cowardly? Definitely. Happy Hoosier 9 hrs ago #38

Folks that showed up for the award ceremony may have had contractual obligations HappyH 8 hrs ago #43

Arianna used to do a skit with Al Franken on Politically Incorrect underpants 8 hrs ago #40

Only Comedians Willing to Honor Bill Maher Revealed Wiz Imp 21 hrs ago #19

Take Down the Tarp, you Stupid Fascists. nt. Cha 20 hrs ago #22

Twain wrote the "War Prayer." SalamanderSleeps 20 hrs ago #24

Oh, and while were at it Samuel Longhorn Clemens AKA Mark Twain... SalamanderSleeps 20 hrs ago #26

Didn't the MAGA schoolmarms ban 'Huck Finn'? sop 10 hrs ago #36

Ah. Now it makes sense. Baitball Blogger 20 hrs ago #25

Fucking waste of a good award. What's next, a medal of freedom? yaesu 19 hrs ago #30

U know the TrumpenFuhrer wants to change the name of the award to the NoMoreRepugs 19 hrs ago #31

Mark Twain was woke. Uncle Joe 18 hrs ago #32

Recommended. H2O Man 18 hrs ago #33

Twain would roast his tiny little cojones JCMach1 9 hrs ago #37

He can be really funny OnionPatch 8 hrs ago #39

An insult to the Mark Twain Award. niyad 8 hrs ago #41

He can put it next to his MISOGYNIST PIG award. milestogo 8 hrs ago #42

Centrist Republican wins Mark Twain Award, amazing. Emile 8 hrs ago #44

I loathe Maher! BlueMTexpat 7 hrs ago #45