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Harris Warbington's avatar

Matt, you are a true friend and those are hard to come by.

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Mary Landers's avatar

Matt, the shitty public can't digest all the weeds. You're great to give us the truth. Thank you. I wish it made a dent in this godforsaken news landscape

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Jonathan in SF's avatar

Read the piece a couple of days ago but love hearing Matt’s voice. All true. And as I commented before, Trump magnanimously had Bill over for dinner. My wish is to see Comey, Brennan, Clapper, Rice, Yates, Strzok, McCabe, Hillary and Big O indicted, prosecuted, convicted, sentenced and then pardoned by Trump via Autopen. They are all treasonous bastards. And Maher, he can go suck it. All along the shaft.

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Corinna B's avatar

Matt is the most important and indefatigable investigative reporter of our time. may his energy last under the relentless pushbacks.

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Just Wondering's avatar

https://youtu.be/RO2CkSX_dSs?si=QmlNe9iygHt4xUbW Make sure David Mamet is wearing a beret.. All of Bilmar and it’s just delicious

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Larry's avatar

You're expending too much time and energy and giving too much attention to Maher.

That only feeds into his vastly overblown sense of self-importance that mirrors most of his audience.

Ignore him.

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Roger Holberg's avatar

True, but I did like "Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death.". I may have been the only one.

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HLG's avatar

This has always been Bill's M.O. and it's why I can't stand him. Back when he was on ABC with "Politically Incorrect" he completely dismissed the very true assertions a guest made about Cuba and its communist dictatorship. It was the patented Bill Maher smirk, "sure." I wish I could remember the details but as the child of Cuban exiles, it bothered me so much that I've pretty much tuned the guy out ever since.

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Pyra Intihar's avatar

The emperor wears no clothes. Maher, emperor of his own little kingdom, still thinks he's wearing clothes. What Maher doesn't realize is that old media is dead. Citizen journalism has replaced legacy media. There are no more gatekeepers, but Maher hasn't realized this yet.

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ReadingIsFundamental's avatar

Completely agree and I do not think Maher realizes his staff is treating him like Joe Biden. He clearly came out guns blazing for Walter and he is delusional to think he gave Bannon, DeSantis et al a “beating”

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Just Wondering's avatar

David Mamet put more in his place

https://youtu.be/RO2CkSX_dSs?si=QmlNe9iygHt4xUbW David is wearing a beret

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PhilH's avatar

And to think I wasted 16 bucks to subscribe to HBO to watch this shiite. Maher is a pompous little pandering prick. Even if he really disagreed with Walter, he could have treated him with the respect he deserved.

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Matt Murphree's avatar

How else could somebody survive so long as Maher then by having scales and ice cold blood. Trying to make sense of him on sort of "ethical" level is a waste of time.

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Ryan Martin's avatar

Amazing beat down Matt. Much needed for Bill

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Just Wondering's avatar

This one’s for Walter

https://youtu.be/RO2CkSX_dSs?si=QmlNe9iygHt4xUbW

Make sure David Mamet is wearing his beret while he takes down Bill Maher

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tjc's avatar

Love that you called this crap out! If it happens again and you are within driving distance I am sure of few of us would love to join you!

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The Wright Stuff's avatar

Matt, let me help you out, because I think you’re losing all perspective and going down the rabbit hole on this.

1) the fact that the intelligence community f*cked up in several

ways on Russiagate does not make a conspiracy. Hell, if it did Comey didn’t get the memo because arguably his decision to publish his October Surprise letter days before the polls opened in the 2016 election was the most consequential decision by intelligence, it violated DOJ directives, and it helped seal the victory for Trump.

2) Your insistence on uncritically accepting every element of the Gabbard/ Trump narrative on this makes you look like a tool. It would help if you were to distance your self from their most strident and maximalist positions. It also would help if you were to acknowledge that, first of all, the mind-boggling number of shady connections between Trump and Russia was bound to draw the attention of the intelligence community. Imagine if HRC had half of those connections with Cuba. Secondly, Trump did court Russia’s help, they did help him, and he and his campaign lied and obstructed every step of the way when investigated. Lastly, Trump rules by chaos and Russiagate was arguably the best thing that happened to him in his first term because it distracted from his stunning incompetence and corruption, why do you think he’s revived it?

3) Enough with the silly schadenfreude and moral determinism every time someone in MSM loses their job either because of the frightening economics of the media landscape or Trump shakedowns. It’s embarrassing and unbecoming.

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Matt Murphree's avatar

You could spend a little time on the released materials and realize that no this was not a comedy of errors of clowns. This was and is methodical. "Narrative" you say? Yes, this is the unravelling of a narrative, a very dangerous narrative that implicates not only the highest order of corruption in our country's history but the elevation of the "war economy" on Ukraine.

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HLG's avatar

"accepting every element" sounds like what the media did with Obama and Hillary's narrative about Trump since 2016.

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Rocker Wisdom's avatar

Turn off MSNBC

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ResistWeMuch's avatar

There is a big heaping stinking pile of obama sitting in the center of the room and before this is all over, you're nose will be rubbed in and through it and you'll be choking on it.

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AlisonMT's avatar

You obviously know nothing about the elements of a criminal conspiracy. F-ups are not a defense. You simply do not believe the facts as they will blow up every article in your Substack. You can still salvage it by truly id’ing the truth and admit you’ve been duped.

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P.S.'s avatar

Guess Trump should have borrowed Hillary's Russia Reset Button..

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Joner's avatar

Too bad that you actually BELIEVE the deep state. All US government entities L I E. Please get with it.

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Cynthia Wells's avatar

Cheering you and Walter on as always!! You are good people and excellent reporters/observers who care about facts.

The opposite of Bill.

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Just Wondering's avatar

Watch David Mamet put Bill Maher in his place… https://youtu.be/RO2CkSX_dSs?si=QmlNe9iygHt4xUbW Make sure David Mamet is wearing a beret.

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Hektor Bleriot's avatar

Thanks for that link. Mamet is excellent here. I wish I could see the whole thing.

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Just Wondering's avatar

You can see the whole thing on YouTube I’ll check for the link

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Just Wondering's avatar

https://youtu.be/QO2jaIu2o6Y?si=ElVOUr1F52BixA8b

I think this might be the full Mamet/Maher

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Hektor Bleriot's avatar

Muchas gracias! I think you are correct. ;0)

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Hektor Bleriot's avatar

I just don't want to pay the money to Bill Maher to watch it.

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Unusual Suspect's avatar

Fuckin’ a Matt. Go git em’.

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