Maher Shreds Rapper Macklemore, Left For Anti-American Screeds: ‘Every Person, Regardless of Race, Class or Gender Has Right To Be Talent-Free’
HBO’s Bill Maher defended America Friday night and ripped rapper Macklemore and other activists on the left who have been outspoken in their support for Palestinians and even the terror group Hamas.
In a comment he has since dialed back, Macklemore told a crowd in Seattle last week that he unequivocally supported the people of Gaza – and he went as far as to declare, “Fuck America.”
The “Thrift Shop” rapper later took to his Instagram page to explain he was caught up in the moment and that there was much more nuance to complicated international issues than he had previously expressed.
“My thoughts and feelings are not always expressed perfectly or politely,” he explained. “Sometimes I slip up and get caught in the moment. Saturday night was one of those times.”
He added he had felt helpless watching Israel commit “genocide” in the 11 months since the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas terror attacks.
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On Friday’s edition of Real Time, Maher shaded the rapper and others who he said criticize this country from a position of security they are offered only through its value on individual liberty.
“Last weekend when there was a pro-Palestine rally in Seattle and when the rapper Macklemore said ‘fuck America,’ everybody loved it,” Maher said. “Yeah, I’m sure it was a big hit with the ‘Queers for Gaza’ crowd, literally advocating for a government that would imprison you or kill you for being queer from the safety and security of a country that doesn’t do that.”
To applause from his studio audience, Maher then insulted Macklemore as talentless.
“Yes, America,” the host said. “The only place in the world where a White guy from the suburbs could become a millionaire rapper because here, every person, regardless of race, class, or gender has the right to be talent-free.”
Maher concluded by defending the US Consitution, which he said was one of the most important documents ever created despite being authored entirely by White men.
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