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Bill Maher Goes on Anti-Vax Tirade During Heated Covid-19 Debate With 'Family Guy' Creator Seth MacFarlane (okmagazine.com)

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The animator then asked Maher what the “downside” of “getting a vaccine” was, which caused the comedian to go on an anti-vax tirade.

“The fact that you the fact that you don’t even have a clue what’s the cost of getting a vaccine that you don’t know the answer to that. You completely want to shut your eyes to the fact that there are repercussions to all medical interventions, including a vaccine, all vaccines,” he ranted. “They come, they say side effects, just like every medication does. You can see it in the literature. They can’t write it on their back on the vaccine. So you have to dig them. And of course, there is a vaccine court because so many people have been injured.”

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[-] MudMan@kbin.social 8 points 10 months ago

Imagine going on Seth McFarlane's pocast and having people come out of it going "whoa, that guest was a dick".

That's dedication to your being a dick craft.

[-] numberfour002@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

The theater folks I used to know back 15+ years ago were pretty vocal about the fact that Maher is pretty nasty to work for and that he's a giant asshole. I don't know if that's common knowledge or common experience, but seeing these folks' passionate distaste for him left an impression on me.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

You don't need to hear behind-the-scenes talk. Just watch his show. He's undeniably an asshole. He's not doing a bit or a character because he's the same when being interviewed.

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[-] numberz@mastodon.social 8 points 10 months ago

Wasn't this guy normal at some point?

[-] Windex007@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

I think he's always been a populist mouthpiece. It's just that during the Clinton era what populism even looked like was very different.

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[-] Sorgan71@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Hey lois, remember the time I debated an antivaxer

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