Bill Maher is walking a tightrope—and the left is sharpening the scissors. The comedian who built his career skewering Republicans is now turning his fire inward, calling out the Democratic Party’s purity tests and suggesting they “talk to” Trump voters instead of excommunicating them. On his Club Random podcast, Maher confirmed his friendship with Jimmy Kimmel is fractured because he refuses to shun half the country. Kimmel’s wife sent family “10 reasons not to vote for Trump,” then cut ties when they didn’t comply. Maher called it an “ultimatum” that loses elections. The left’s response? Frosty silence from his own circle.
This isn’t just drama—it’s the prelude to Maher’s fall. The machine that elevated him as the “sane liberal” is about to label him “problematic” and flush him like yesterday’s headlines. We’ve seen the playbook before: elevate, exploit, erase. Maher’s crime? Common sense in a cult of conformity. Here’s how it unfolds—and why Maher’s days as Hollywood’s darling are numbered.
The Left’s Playbook: Elevate, Exploit, Erase
The left doesn’t forgive dissent—they feed on it. Step one: elevate the useful. Maher was their anti-Trump attack dog, ratings gold for HBO. Step two: exploit until the narrative shifts. When he started mocking woke excesses (trans athletes, COVID hysteria), the whispers began. Step three: erase the inconvenient. Scandals or “problematic” takes become the pretext; the real sin is breaking ranks.
Look at the bodies:
- Andrew Cuomo: COVID hero, Emmy winner, “Cuomo for President” chatter. Then scandals hit—harassment, nursing home deaths. The left that praised him turned overnight: resigned in disgrace, brother Chris fired from CNN. Now? Podcasts and obscurity. Flushed because he became a liability.
- Chris Cuomo: CNN’s 9 PM firebrand, raging against Trump. Caught advising Andrew on cover-ups? Fired, blacklisted. Now scraping by on NewsNation and YouTube. The machine doesn’t need damaged goods.
- Alan Dershowitz: Liberal legend, defended OJ and Clinton. Defended Trump? Harvard stripped his emeritus title, campuses banned him, media calls him “disgraced.” Now relegated to Rogan podcasts and Substack. Common sense on lawfare got him erased.
- Joy Behar: The View’s queen for 25 years. But her Trump obsession wears thin; co-hosts eye her seat. She’s “too old, too moderate” for the new woke guard. One wrong quip, and she’s flushed like yesterday’s outrage.
The pattern: The left eats its own because purity is power. Disagree? You’re not “evolving”—you’re expendable. No redemption tour, no “elder statesman” status. Just the flush.
Reader’s Choice: Break the Cycle or Become the Cycle?
They built the machine to devour dissent—even from within.
Maher sees it coming. Dershowitz lived it. Cuomo’s garbage now.
You?
You can watch the flush.
Or spark something they can’t erase.
This isn’t left or right.
It’s feed or fight.
Choose.
The spark is yours.
— Animus Fortis Garrison & Matthew Gerard Garrison
Voices of the People — Glowie Rag, December 2025
References
- YouTube – Maher on Club Random podcast – link ↩
- Daily Beast – Maher confirms Kimmel feud – link ↩
- Mediaite – Maher doubles down on talking to Trump voters – link ↩
- The Hill – Maher criticizes Democratic ultimatums – link ↩
- Fox News – Maher suggests Democrats understand Trump voters – link ↩
- CNN – Cuomo fired from CNN – link ↩
- NY Post – Dershowitz stripped of Harvard title – link ↩
- ABC News – Behar on The View ratings dip – link ↩
