Yet another hypocritical attack on a Republican by liberal idiots who are demanding his head because of perceived racial animus. And his sin was that he didn’t do anything!! Literally!!
Ben Sasse is apologizing today:
Am walking off a redeye from LAX.
3 reflections on @billmaher
1. I’m a 1st Amendment absolutist. Comedians get latitude to cross hard lines.— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) June 3, 2017
2. But free speech comes with a responsibility to speak up when folks use that word. Me just cringing last night wasn’t good enough.
(2of4?) https://t.co/e4Bw8s8tV2— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) June 3, 2017
3. Here’s what I wish I’d been quick enough to say in the moment: “Hold up, why would you think it’s OK to use that word?…
(3of4?) https://t.co/mQL6wMEd7W— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) June 3, 2017
(4of4)
"…The history of the n-word is an attack on universal human dignity. It’s therefore an attack on the American Creed. Don't use it.” https://t.co/kEZm5vPFHK— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) June 3, 2017
That seems a little nutty to me. That would mean that an entire industry of music is an affront to human dignity – I’m talking about rap music of course, of which I am a partaker.
Here’s what happened – Sasse made a harmless joke, Maher turned it racial, the audience groaned and laughed. You can see Sasse cringing a little, and apparently that’s worse than Hitler:
Ben Sasse voted for Jeff Sessions and chuckles when another white man says the n-word. Cool. pic.twitter.com/HpSt9dBGuu
— rayneutron (@RayNeutron) June 3, 2017
Pretty stupid, but liberals are running with it. AND scumbag alt-right and Trump-cultists are bashing him too just out of pure spite. Of course, they whine about liberals attacking Republicans with false charges of racism – until it’s someone who criticized their emperor, then they pile on.
Leave it to weak #NeverTrump, Russian Collusion conspiracy theorist Ben Sasse to go on Bill Maher's show to spew lies & laugh at the N-word.
— Democrats for Trump (@YoungDems4Trump) June 3, 2017
Sasse didn't show leadership. Total beta male who star f-fucked Bill Maher. Embarrassing @BenSasse.
— Mike Cernovich (@Cernovich) June 3, 2017
And why did the audience think it was okay to laugh? And Ben Sasse doesn't even flinch. What is happening in the world?
— deray mckesson (@deray) June 3, 2017
LOL!! Alt-Right and far left extremists together finally!!
Hey @BenSasse do your black constiutients condone this racist behavior with gutter dweller Bill Mahr? This is disgusting & @gop must disavow https://t.co/pOrLKs0x0f
— Standing Up 4 Trump (@UTHornsRawk) June 3, 2017
WOW I THINK @gop should disavow @BenSasse He condones racist remarks with Bill Mahr and LAUGHS AT THE "N" WORD.. GOP DISAVOW SASSE NOW! https://t.co/lwk3XTt2zB
— Standing Up 4 Trump (@UTHornsRawk) June 3, 2017
#NeverTrump'er Ben Sasse will sit around & undermine the President all day, but just yucks it up with lib pal Bill Maher over use of n-word.
— Doug Ibendahl (@DougIbendahl) June 3, 2017
Well they don’t have any principles about anything else, why would we expect them to have them about this?
There’s a few rational people, but very few:
Ben Sasse is going to become the spokesman for the dangers of Secondhand Slur.
— neontaster (@neontaster) June 3, 2017
So here's Ben Sasse literally pulling back and wincing when Bill Maher makes his joke pic.twitter.com/5G8qZFyUL2
— Ben McDonald (@Bmac0507) June 3, 2017
Progressive tv host says racial slur and progressive audience belly laughs and applauds. This is @BenSasse 's fault how? #ItIsnt
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) June 3, 2017
It’s gonna be a crappy weekend.
UPDATE: Even more ironically, the entire interview is actually really good and makes a lot of good points about the ills in society. Double-update: Unfortunate that was an unlicensed video and they took it down. I recommend finding that video for yourself however.