Comic and political pundit Bill Maher compared President-elect Donald Trump’s supporters to Rosa Parks in a rant ripping an MSNBC guest for saying it’s okay to snub Trump-supporting family at Thanksgiving.
On Friday night’s edition of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, Neil deGrasse Tyson was the interview guest, and Andrew Sullivan and Donna Brazile were the panel guests.
Maher his “New Rules” segment to demanding “both sides” stop letting politics ruin the holidays.
Maher drew groans from the audience with the comparison to the civil rights legend — but not when he slammed Yale psychiatrist Dr. Amanda Calhoun as “extremely stupid” for telling MSNBC’s Joy Reid it’s fine to let Trump supporters know why you’re shunning them:
The chief psychiatric resident at Yale University, Amanda Calhoun, recently told Joy Reid it’s okay to cut off family members if they voted for Trump and tell them, I’m not going to be around you this holiday.
How pure. It’s like not letting certain people sit with you on the bus.
She also said that it shouldn’t be automatic that family members think they’re entitled to your time. She said that’s just a societal norm.
Family. Who do they think they are? Family?
I mean, think about that. A mental health professional advising people to isolate during the holidays and don’t forget to drink too much and put on weight.
And and this Thanksgiving before the big meal, remember to take turns saying what you’re hateful about.
You know who I really wouldn’t want to have Thanksgiving dinner with? This overly educated, i.e., extremely stupid ivory tower academic.
But I would! Because if we ever want this nation to heal, this is what we have to do. Force ourselves to reach out and find out why someone feels the way they do and make the choices they make without prejudging them a monster.
And they must do the same for you. I mean. What? Thank you. One guy.
But I mean, seriously, whatever happened to why can’t we have the Christmas spirit all year round? Now it’s. Hey, it’s Christmas time. Get the fuck out of my house. I can’t look at you. Fuck off. While you’re at it, you’ll have your baby in the barn.