http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/me...on-clinton

Julian Assange, who conducted the interview from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, posed an unexpected question to Bill Maher:

“Just before I came here we thought we’d do a little search in our files, and I do notice that a William Maher gave a Clinton-affiliated entity a million dollars," Assange said. "Now it’s a William Maher in Los Angeles at the time that it came."

"Perhaps you’d like to comment. Is that you?” he asked.

Maher — who clearly heard the question correctly — quickly deflected to a $1 million donation he made four years ago to the Obama reelection campaign.

“I don’t think you have to look in your files to find that, Julian," he condescendingly scolded Assange to applause. "I, I, I gave Obama a million dollars. I made it public."

"The whole point of it was to make it public so people in 2012 would understand that the game had moved to the million-dollar level after our Citizens United ruling," Maher explained. "I wasn't trying to hide it. I was trying to publicize it. I don't know what the point is."

Assange pushed back: "Is there another million dollars going to Hillary or equivalent?"

"F--- no," replied Maher. "I can't give a million dollars anytime someone runs for president."

The two moved on from there.

But does that settle the issue?

His dismissal of making this donation to Clinton is a particularly hard sell.

According to the White Pages, there are exactly three people named William Maher currently living in Los Angeles.

So if Maher is to be believed, that he's not the William Maher who made a $1 million donation to Hillary Clinton — which is the same exact amount the HBO star very publicly made to President Obama in 2012 — then one of the other two Los Angeles-based men named William Maher made the gaudy donation.

Given that a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of the U.S. population makes donations of that amount to any campaign, the odds that this Bill Maher of Los Angeles — celebrity and activist — didn't write this check are almost impossible-to-one.
-- the hill

RINGS HOLLOW

(08-08-2016 12:13 PM)green Wrote:  

http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/me...on-clinton

Julian Assange, who conducted the interview from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, posed an unexpected question to Bill Maher:

“Just before I came here we thought we’d do a little search in our files, and I do notice that a William Maher gave a Clinton-affiliated entity a million dollars," Assange said. "Now it’s a William Maher in Los Angeles at the time that it came."

"Perhaps you’d like to comment. Is that you?” he asked.

Maher — who clearly heard the question correctly — quickly deflected to a $1 million donation he made four years ago to the Obama reelection campaign.

“I don’t think you have to look in your files to find that, Julian," he condescendingly scolded Assange to applause. "I, I, I gave Obama a million dollars. I made it public."

"The whole point of it was to make it public so people in 2012 would understand that the game had moved to the million-dollar level after our Citizens United ruling," Maher explained. "I wasn't trying to hide it. I was trying to publicize it. I don't know what the point is."

Assange pushed back: "Is there another million dollars going to Hillary or equivalent?"

"F--- no," replied Maher. "I can't give a million dollars anytime someone runs for president."

The two moved on from there.

But does that settle the issue?

His dismissal of making this donation to Clinton is a particularly hard sell.

According to the White Pages, there are exactly three people named William Maher currently living in Los Angeles.

So if Maher is to be believed, that he's not the William Maher who made a $1 million donation to Hillary Clinton — which is the same exact amount the HBO star very publicly made to President Obama in 2012 — then one of the other two Los Angeles-based men named William Maher made the gaudy donation.

Given that a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of the U.S. population makes donations of that amount to any campaign, the odds that this Bill Maher of Los Angeles — celebrity and activist — didn't write this check are almost impossible-to-one.
-- the hill

RINGS HOLLOW

Maybe Assaunge is simply making some of his 'intel' up.

It sounds like he said no to giving her another million dollars but doesn't deny giving the first million.

Busted!

You've gotta be firmly within the 1% if you can chuck a million bucks at some candidate's campaign and not lose any sleep at night.

(08-08-2016 01:14 PM)Motown Bronco Wrote:  You've gotta be firmly within the 1% if you can chuck a million bucks at some candidate's campaign and not lose any sleep at night.

He is part owner of the Mets, so TV must be good to him. I think HBO gives him 5-6 mil per year.

I saw that interview. And yes he was very open about giving Obama's Super Pac $1 million in 2012. I doubt he's given Hillary $1 million, especially given that he was a big Bernie supporter. If he did he probably wouldn't be shy to announce it like he did in 2012.

(08-08-2016 02:02 PM)fsquid Wrote:  

(08-08-2016 01:14 PM)Motown Bronco Wrote:  You've gotta be firmly within the 1% if you can chuck a million bucks at some candidate's campaign and not lose any sleep at night.

He is part owner of the Mets, so TV must be good to him. I think HBO gives him 5-6 mil per year.

That's all? Comedy Central was paying Jon Stewart about $25 million per year.

Bill Maher only does one show per week; Stewart did 4.

In related news, the Koch brothers aren't going to give a single dime to what's his name.

(08-08-2016 06:41 PM)Okie Chippewa Wrote:  In related news, the Koch brothers aren't going to give a single dime to what's his name.

Trump supporters who hate the establishment shills should be high fiving.

If you wanted the Kochs involved, should have voted for Jeb Bush or Rubio.

Guys,

Bill Maher didn't give the Clinton foundation a million bucks.
He would have admitted it had it been true.

(08-08-2016 12:39 PM)Tom in Lazybrook Wrote:  

(08-08-2016 12:13 PM)green Wrote:  

http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/me...on-clinton

Julian Assange, who conducted the interview from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, posed an unexpected question to Bill Maher:

“Just before I came here we thought we’d do a little search in our files, and I do notice that a William Maher gave a Clinton-affiliated entity a million dollars," Assange said. "Now it’s a William Maher in Los Angeles at the time that it came."

"Perhaps you’d like to comment. Is that you?” he asked.

Maher — who clearly heard the question correctly — quickly deflected to a $1 million donation he made four years ago to the Obama reelection campaign.

“I don’t think you have to look in your files to find that, Julian," he condescendingly scolded Assange to applause. "I, I, I gave Obama a million dollars. I made it public."

"The whole point of it was to make it public so people in 2012 would understand that the game had moved to the million-dollar level after our Citizens United ruling," Maher explained. "I wasn't trying to hide it. I was trying to publicize it. I don't know what the point is."

Assange pushed back: "Is there another million dollars going to Hillary or equivalent?"

"F--- no," replied Maher. "I can't give a million dollars anytime someone runs for president."

The two moved on from there.

But does that settle the issue?

His dismissal of making this donation to Clinton is a particularly hard sell.

According to the White Pages, there are exactly three people named William Maher currently living in Los Angeles.

So if Maher is to be believed, that he's not the William Maher who made a $1 million donation to Hillary Clinton — which is the same exact amount the HBO star very publicly made to President Obama in 2012 — then one of the other two Los Angeles-based men named William Maher made the gaudy donation.

Given that a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of the U.S. population makes donations of that amount to any campaign, the odds that this Bill Maher of Los Angeles — celebrity and activist — didn't write this check are almost impossible-to-one.
-- the hill

RINGS HOLLOW

Maybe Assaunge is simply making some of his 'intel' up.

Could be, but that would hurt business. That would hurt the brand.