Bill Maher: NPR’s Katherine Maher Is a ‘Portlandia’ Character’

MAHER I think we ░░░░░░░░ going to hell in ░░░░░░░░ handcart and one reason ░░░░░░░░ think that is because ░░░░░░░░ story that came out ░░░░░░░░ week about NPR NPR ░░░░░░░░ to them what this ░░░░░░░░ would be if it ░░░░░░░░ a permanent Democratic governorship ░░░░░░░░ if you missed a ░░░░░░░░ on NPR it s ░░░░░░░░ s pretty interesting A ░░░░░░░░ named Uri Berliner came ░░░░░░░░ he wrote he had ░░░░░░░░ there for a long ░░░░░░░░ 25 years This guy ░░░░░░░░ the way went to ░░░░░░░░ Lawrence and was raised ░░░░░░░░ a lesbian peace activist ░░░░░░░░ he s MEACHAM Very ░░░░░░░░ Sean Hannity MAHER Yeah ░░░░░░░░ very Sean Hannity Laughter ░░░░░░░░ said I ve been ░░░░░░░░ NPR for 25 years ░░░░░░░░ s how we lost ░░░░░░░░ s trust And it ░░░░░░░░ just about how this ░░░░░░░░ which you know the ░░░░░░░░ was called the big ░░░░░░░░ is called All Things ░░░░░░░░ It s not all ░░░░░░░░ considered He s not ░░░░░░░░ And pointing out for ░░░░░░░░ that of the 87 ░░░░░░░░ working at editorial positions ░░░░░░░░ 87 are Democrats Even ░░░░░░░░ you re a Democrat ░░░░░░░░ can t think this ░░░░░░░░ good Ferguson I think ░░░░░░░░ of the saddest things ░░░░░░░░ the increasing sort of ░░░░░░░░ you know the NPR ░░░░░░░░ was just the latest ░░░░░░░░ ve seen it also ░░░░░░░░ the newsroom in The ░░░░░░░░ York Times And there ░░░░░░░░ really like no major ░░░░░░░░ organization in the United ░░░░░░░░ that hasn t had ░░░░░░░░ sort of newsroom uprising ░░░░░░░░ or critique The saddest ░░░░░░░░ about this is that ░░░░░░░░ ended up quitting And ░░░░░░░░ in the past you ░░░░░░░░ there s always I ░░░░░░░░ t know which is ░░░░░░░░ What we have now ░░░░░░░░ people go public and ░░░░░░░░ about these newsroom issues ░░░░░░░░ say Listen there s ░░░░░░░░ enough diversity of opinion ░░░░░░░░ s way too much ░░░░░░░░ this is not fair ░░░░░░░░ in the past where ░░░░░░░░ know what we ve ░░░░░░░░ over the years is ░░░░░░░░ people just quit they ░░░░░░░░ leave one news organization ░░░░░░░░ gravitate towards another and ░░░░░░░░ people just become siloed ░░░░░░░░ then the newsrooms become ░░░░░░░░ and completely sort of ░░░░░░░░ in that way I ░░░░░░░░ that s the saddest ░░░░░░░░ to see that he ░░░░░░░░ had actually left afterwards ░░░░░░░░ Okay So did you ░░░░░░░░ the tweets from the ░░░░░░░░ who is this never ░░░░░░░░ before on the show ░░░░░░░░ have a namesake in ░░░░░░░░ news Katherine Maher is ░░░░░░░░ name I think that ░░░░░░░░ her how she pronounces ░░░░░░░░ Although I kind of ░░░░░░░░ she pronounced it differently ░░░░░░░░ And Andrew Sullivan wrote ░░░░░░░░ column today called Katherine ░░░░░░░░ is not a liberal ░░░░░░░░ I agree I mean ░░░░░░░░ s a Portlandia character ░░░░░░░░ mean she s Laughter ░░░░░░░░ says things like I ░░░░░░░░ sure looting is counterproductive ░░░░░░░░ it s founded on ░░░░░░░░ people s ancestors as ░░░░░░░░ property Yeah I mean ░░░░░░░░ mon man a long ░░░░░░░░ ago And I mean ░░░░░░░░ is just she says ░░░░░░░░ someone with cis white ░░░░░░░░ privilege I mean this ░░░░░░░░ the kind of white ░░░░░░░░ who says you know ░░░░░░░░ s beyond say spirit ░░░░░░░░ I just Applause I ░░░░░░░░ going to continue this ░░░░░░░░ on NPR but I ░░░░░░░░ to take a break ░░░░░░░░ we re on CNN ░░░░░░░░ so I have to ░░░░░░░░ these marks So let ░░░░░░░░ do the desk piece.”