‘Literal Standard For Involuntary Commitment!’ Bill Maher Rages Over Trump And Men Having Babies In Rant On U.S. Going ‘Batshit’

Comic and pundit Bill Maher said that what most people want in 2024 is for America to “go back on its meds” and have a Year of Sanity, because the country has gone “totally batshit.”

“And a lot of it is because the far ends on both left and right have gotten way too much attention,” he said.

In his final “New Rule” on the latest episode of HBO’s Real Time With Bill Maher Friday, the host went through a comprehensive list of things that “sane” people find crazy, including things like wearing a covid mask while driving, the debt ceiling debate in congress, the horrendous answers given by university presidents about anti-Semitism and genocide, liberal support for terrorists abroad, and of course Donald Trump‘s march back to the White House.

“Probably the first thing on my and most people’s list of insanity is that this guy is going to be president again,” he said. “It feels surreal that we’re in court every day trying to prove Trump wanted to overturn the election while he’s on the campaign trail every day, telling everyone they should have overturn the election.”

He asked whether it’s possible for people to find the middle ground on “any issue.”

“Socially liberal but not stupid woke. Fiscally sane but not cruel. Is this really that hard?” he asked. “Trans people should be respected and protected, but no penises in women’s prisons maybe? Legalize pot but maybe stop giving drugs to hard drug addicts? Nikki Haley says America’s never been racist, and social justice warriors say there’s been no progress since Amos and Andy?”

“A terrorist organization in the Middle East that treats women like slaves, invaded Israel last October and shot hundreds of young people at a music festival in the desert. And now America’s streets are full of parades in support of the shooters, led by the exact kind of people who would be at a music festival in the desert,” he said. “That’s the literal standard for involuntary commitment: when you’re a danger to yourself.”

Maher concluded that even though sane people are still the majority of people, the battle for America’s soul isn’t one of left vs right but “normal versus crazy.”

Watch the full clip here from the Real Time YouTube page.

MAHER: And finally, new rule for 2024. America has to go back on its meds. You know, over the holidays, I saw a lot of people and I asked them all the same two questions. One: Have you seen Woody Harrelson? He’s my ride. And two: If I said, let’s make 2024 “The Year of Blank,” what would you say? I was surprised they all said the same thing. Sanity. Let’s make this the Year of Sanity. Everybody thinks we’ve gone bonkers.

And a lot of it is because the far ends on both left and right have gotten way too much attention. Which begs the question, how do you suck all the oxygen out of the room and still not get any of your brain?

I feel like it wasn’t that long ago when you could watch cable news for a day and not get the impression that this whole place was totally batshit. That simply was not America. Florida, yes, but not America. So let’s examine what makes sane people feel this way. Sane people who are, after all, still the vast majority, and who are the ones who I assume just voted me the most trusted man in America. That is a real headline. Thank you. Just call me Billy Cronkite.

Anyway, what does what does strike a sane person as crazy? I don’t know if you’re gonna ask me, I would start with the fact that I still occasionally see someone driving along with a mask on. Who do they think they’re going to get it from? The lady in the next car putting on her makeup?

Or maybe I would say it’s the continuing debt ceiling debate. Every time a Democrat is president, the Republicans threaten to tank the world economy by forcing us to take a vote on whether to pay back the money we already spent. No other country does this. It’s like eating at a restaurant and then taking a vote on whether to dine and dash.

And whoever the Republicans make Speaker of the House, if he doesn’t vote for dash, which he really can’t do in the job they just gave him, they try to get rid of him. Congress isn’t a deliberative body anymore. It’s a rave without a permit in a burning paint warehouse. Insane.

But, probably the first thing on my and most people’s list of insanity is that this guy is going to be president again. It feels surreal that we’re in court every day trying to prove Trump wanted to overturn the election while he’s on the campaign trail every day, telling everyone they should have overturn the election. But it also strikes normal people as insane that Trump fans are perfectly okay with the fact that he was recently asked if he wanted to be a dictator, and he did not say no.

Neither did his lawyers say no when a judge asked him, could a president who was not impeached order Seal Team Six to assassinate a political rival? The lawyer’s answer was “a qualified yes.” Okay, these are not brain teasers. Neither should it have been difficult when presidents, I believe colleges were asked if it’s okay to call for the genocide of Jews, and they couldn’t just say fuck no. Can’t anybody just say fuck no anymore?

Does anybody even know who to root for anymore? A store manager at Lululemon tried to stop some shoplifters last year, and the CEO fired her. Fired the person trying to stop robbers from robbing his store. That’s crazy. But this is crazy, too.

TRUMP (CLIP): “If you rob a store, you can fully expect to be shot as you are leaving that store. Shot.”

MAHER: Really? We can’t come to some sort of middle ground on this? On any issue?

Socially liberal but not stupid woke. Fiscally sane but not cruel. Is this really that hard? Trans people should be respected and protected, but no penises in women’s prisons maybe? Legalize pot but maybe stop giving drugs to hard drug addicts? Nikki Haley says America’s never been racist, and social justice warriors say there’s been no progress since “Amos and Andy”?

A terrorist organization in the Middle East that treats women like slaves, invaded Israel last October and shot hundreds of young people at a music festival in the desert. And now America’s streets are full of parades in support of the shooters, led by the exact kind of people who would be at a music festival in the desert. That’s the literal standard for involuntary commitment: when you’re a danger to yourself. I mean, the NRA are bad, but after a school shooting, they don’t march against schools. Thank you, one guy.

The far left’s new crush is the Houthis. Up until a week ago, everyone on TikTok thought a Houthi was what you get when someone hit your elbow. ‘Ow, you just gave me a Houthi!’ And the Houthi slogan is “God is great. Death to the U.S. Death to Israel. Curse the Jews, and victory for Islam. Like, comment and subscribe.” So naturally, when the college kids heard that slogan, they said, please stop, you had me at death of the U.S.! Insane. Insane that we’re cheering for the terrorists now.

It’s also insane to think that this would ever come out well. Right?

And it’s also insane to feel that it’s important to try and prove that Taylor Swift is gay. Which apparently is what the supposedly most esteemed newspaper in America feels is very important to do. That’s that’s so insane, I don’t even get it. If, if Taylor Swift is gay. What? This is somehow a better country?

The far left now insists men can have babies if they just concentrate hard and don’t listen to the haters. Does that make us a better country? No. And neither does persecuting a pregnant woman who wants to get an abortion for a fetus doctors say will not survive. Could everyone just stop being nutty, completely nutty for five fucking minutes?

The battle for the soul of this country isn’t right or left. It’s normal versus crazy.

Watch the clip above via Real Time With Bill Maher on HBO.