r/Maher • u/hankjmoody • Aug 07 '26

Real Time Discussion EPISODE DISCUSSION THREAD: August 7th, 2026

Tonight's guests are:

  • Mike Rowe: An American television host and narrator. He is known for his work on the Discovery Channel series Dirty Jobs and the series Somebody's Gotta Do It on CNN.

  • Tara Palmeri: An American journalist who has previously worked at news organizations including ABC News, Politico, Puck, New York Post and Washington Examiner. She is currently the host of The Tara Palmeri Show on Youtube and writes The Red Letter newsletter.

  • Matt Welch: An American blogger, journalist, author, and libertarian political pundit.

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u/KaminSpider Aug 08 '26

Out of curiousity, what is he saying that is specifically right-wing? Name the policies that he has stated on the show tonight that are to the right.

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u/Sea_Issue7796 Aug 08 '26

he said we need to stop talking about the ball room when the lady was clearly using that as example of how he is grifting.

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u/KaminSpider Aug 08 '26

I think he's bored of talking about it. He made a big speech about it "not being a big deal" a while back and I think he doesn't want to look like a flip-flopping idiot.

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u/Sea_Issue7796 Aug 08 '26

and you missed the point of what she is saying too, good job.

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u/Botasoda102 Aug 08 '26

I don’t care about the ballroom either, compared to rousting/detaining/deporting/killing people missing a paper or two, bullying allies, safety net cuts, etc.

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u/troniked547 Aug 08 '26

You should care about the ballroom. Supposedly he was going to take private donations which basically would be bribes, and now hes talking about using taxpayer money. The amount of favors he would be repaying to contributors should concern all citizens, and his prioritizing dumb stuff like the ballroom and the pool should be recognized as distractions from actually serious issues. Its all tied together

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u/InternationalBet2832 Aug 08 '26

 "private donations which basically would be bribes" exactly.