Shapiro Takes on Maher Over Lack of ‘Civility’ in US, ‘This Stuff Pre-Existed Donald Trump
Jul 1, 2018 11:02:13 #
Shapiro Takes on Maher Over Lack of ‘Civility’ in US, ‘This Stuff Pre-Existed Donald Trump
https://www.westernjournal.com/author/russdavis/?ff_source=push&ff_medium=conservativetribune&ff_campaign=manualpost&ff_content=2018-06-30
As he discussed America’s tense political climate along with liberal TV host Bill Maher, conservative commentator Ben Shapiro scoffed at the idea that the Trump campaign injected incivility into political behavior.
The two appeared Friday night on Maher’s HBO “Real Time” program. Maher said President Donald Trump’s comments about a host of foes, from the media to James Comey have coarsened political dialog.
“This stuff pre-existed Donald Trump,” Shapiro argued.
Shapiro was ready with a response.
“Can’t we just say that incivility is bad across the board?” Shapiro said. “Why is that when you’re a Democrat you’re only opposed to incivility when it’s Donald Trump, but suddenly Maxine Waters is ‘Auntie Maxine.’”
Waters, a Democratic California congresswoman, has called for Americans to harass members of the Trump administration at every opportunity.
“It came from the vice president when he was saying that Mitt Romney, the cleanest person ever, OK, was the guy who was gonna ‘put y’all back in chains,’” Shapiro said. Vice President Joe Biden made the comment during the 2012 campaign, as reported by CNN.
Shapiro then started to explain his point. “To pretend incivility started with Donald Trump …,” he began.
“I’m not talking about incivility,” Maher then interjected. “I’m talking about the level of which it’s at.”
Maher said anti-Hillary Clinton chanting at Trump rallies was a prime example of what’s wrong with politics.
“Well if you’re talking about the civility thing, why don’t we start with the Republicans stop saying ‘lock her up’?” Maher said. “Shouldn’t the civility argument start there before we care about who gets their entrée?”...
https://www.westernjournal.com/author/russdavis/?ff_source=push&ff_medium=conservativetribune&ff_campaign=manualpost&ff_content=2018-06-30
As he discussed America’s tense political climate along with liberal TV host Bill Maher, conservative commentator Ben Shapiro scoffed at the idea that the Trump campaign injected incivility into political behavior.
The two appeared Friday night on Maher’s HBO “Real Time” program. Maher said President Donald Trump’s comments about a host of foes, from the media to James Comey have coarsened political dialog.
“This stuff pre-existed Donald Trump,” Shapiro argued.
Shapiro was ready with a response.
“Can’t we just say that incivility is bad across the board?” Shapiro said. “Why is that when you’re a Democrat you’re only opposed to incivility when it’s Donald Trump, but suddenly Maxine Waters is ‘Auntie Maxine.’”
Waters, a Democratic California congresswoman, has called for Americans to harass members of the Trump administration at every opportunity.
“It came from the vice president when he was saying that Mitt Romney, the cleanest person ever, OK, was the guy who was gonna ‘put y’all back in chains,’” Shapiro said. Vice President Joe Biden made the comment during the 2012 campaign, as reported by CNN.
Shapiro then started to explain his point. “To pretend incivility started with Donald Trump …,” he began.
“I’m not talking about incivility,” Maher then interjected. “I’m talking about the level of which it’s at.”
Maher said anti-Hillary Clinton chanting at Trump rallies was a prime example of what’s wrong with politics.
“Well if you’re talking about the civility thing, why don’t we start with the Republicans stop saying ‘lock her up’?” Maher said. “Shouldn’t the civility argument start there before we care about who gets their entrée?”...
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