Bill Maher's Donation Shows What's Wrong with Election

This issue is far more upstream than the $$. The political climate attracts not the 'brightest minds' or the 'strongest leaders' to the presidency, but it attracts used car salesman who's primary goal is political endurance and maximizing personal wealth. Seriously, in this great country of ours, 'religious zealot' Santorum, 'Out of touch'' Romney, 'Delusional' Gingritch, 'Stiff as a board' Obama are our best choices?

This is one issue that has absolutely no political affiliation. It's not conservative, liberal, dem or repub. The Super Pacs have taken the electoral process out of the hands of the average American and put it in the hands of the super rich. It has to end!

"Everything is changing. People are taking the comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke."--- Will Rodgers

Last time i checked this is AMERICA! The land of the free and the land of the homeless! Regardless of how much is spent they are all crooks! Hell bent on destroying what is left of the middle class. Once the middle class are gone then they can really subjugate the American poor and the rich can revel in their greediness! Its time to push reset on Washinton for all of them. Shrink Govt enough so that there are no more career politicians!

Uh ok so where was this article when the Koch Brothers, Bain Capital, and Sheldon Whateverstein was giving much more than a million dollars to the other GOP SuperPACS?

"We need to put an end to Super PACs and quit allowing people to buy elections. "

I can agree with that.

Don't blame this on bill Maher, blame it on the Republican dominated U.S. Supreme Court and their decision in Citizens United. Because of the courts decision in Citizens United these Super Pacs can collect unlimited funds from anonymous donors including corporations. For the court to allow huge amounts of anonymous money into our election process is wrong and can not possible be good for our democracy. I hope you will write a commentary explaining what we the people can do to get all the corporate and anonymous money out of our elections. We may even need a constitutional amendment to stop this travesty. I hope you will help by writting about this issue. Thanks.

Didn't anyone listen to his reason? He is against single individuals or corporations being able to buy elections and wants the supreme court to undo the Citizens United measure. What he is saying is until that happens he's willing to fight fire with fire.

So it only really upsets you when a liberal does it? You mention Republican candidates as a group but where was your indignation when Newts billionaire buddy started throwing millions, plural at his campaign. I think you also missed the point that he was doing it to point out what's wrong with the system. He said he would have preferred not to do it but given the situation he felt he had to do it. The whole thing was fine so long as it gave Republicans an advantage but conservatives cry foul when their own loopholes get used against them.

You already have to have a lot of money to make it that far in politics in the first place. It's never about who would make the best leader. The public is just bought to believe that.

And ... Graybeal misses another point Maher makes: how absurd the entire Super PAC rules are. Much like Colbert's public service, Maher highlights how elections are bought. Graybeal selects arbitrary themes serving her need to quickly produce something to post while ignoring the obvious point of Maher's actions.

There should be no super PACs no outside funding for politicians, but as long as there is why should only the right profit from it? Why is it that when a liberal offers money to help combat the religious right's attack on American values and freedom he is wrong but when multiple corporations and individuals from the right load the super PACs for conservative candidates it is ok?

Bill Maher's donation is all about entertaining ..... himself.

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Ludicrous that this author writes about Maher's one million dollar donation and not the KOCH BROTHERS' ONE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLAR DONATION. You have no credibility, miss.

We have the best govt money can buy!

maher is so unfunny what fool would pay to see him

Bill Maher is a comedian?

Okay. If you say so.

How do two almost identical Parties represent 320 million increasingly diverse people? It's what they agree on thats the problem. The stuff they disagree on is all meaningless fluff.
We need a complete overhaul or we're finished.

If the superpac needs to end so does the much older "superpac" of unions spending millions to support candidates that simply ensure more money goes to unions. Look where the bailouts for jobs are going to. unionized labor.