Bill Maher: Football & Baseball or Democrats & Republicans

[RollOnToVictory]

NFL = Socialism

NCAAFB = Capitalism.

here in the SEC, we are the 1%!!!!

[w4ashingmaquina]

He's got a point, nobody, can earn that much money without having a bad impact on others oportunities. And don't come here with the naive cliché phrase of "they have the right to earn as much as they can" because we all know that the greatest fortunes have been build based on exploitation, violence, abuse and crime. Bank executives, captains of industry, great businessmen, they are all the same. At some point, we, the people, have to stop them of becoming so big they can be dangerous for us all.

[bigbunce]

Yeah, and NFL players make less money than both MLB and the NBA. Republicans would just let the rich teams run rampant and buy all the championships. Democrats would just take all the money and dole out to you however much they think you need, regardless of how much of it you earned for them in the first place.

[Cowcharge]

What a crock. Football, baseball, and Obama all suck.

[MikeyMcC]

amazing analogy

[nashville1510]

LMAO

Black titty

[doublebassheeltoe]

Hahahahahaha it's funny because it's true. No, seriously though, baseball is better but football is right.

[MilTownSkits]

Baseball is for pussies

[trevorthemonkeey]

baseball rules fuck you bill

[CelestialWoodway]

@trevorthemonkeey Baseball is boring as shit. Like watching paint dry.

[MsStarryEyed]

@trevorthemonkeey his statement was a generalization about most Americans' views on baseball. i doubt he hates it. even if he does, that wasnt the point of his argument lol

[SuperTestfreak]

@MsStarryEyed i hate sports and so does maher

[bardine457]

baseball doesnt even scratch the surface look to the soccer leagues in europe for a true capitalistic way of doing things

[HUSTLEMAN2]

And there you have it! Mama we're ALL SOCIALIST NOW!LOL GO PACK!

[mustang6172]

Bill's analogy falls short when you add further scrutiny. MLB has revenue sharing just as the NFL does. The Pittsburgh Pirates may suck, but they're the most profitable team in baseball (yes, more profitable than the Yankees). With no blackout rule, low attendence doesn't cost the Pirates any TV money like an NFL team would lose. Pirates ownership is content to pocket all revenue instead of investing in the team.

[rickyseabra]

republicans are such dweebs

[rightsideofhistory]

Conservatives OWNED

[xaviqaz]

@rightsideofhistory Playing the NFL is voluntary. Socialism is not. Stupid analogy

[wikidweasle]

@xaviqaz you can always move or try and change the system...

[Kimmis1990]

@xaviqaz socialism is 

[xaviqaz]

@Kimmis1990 voluntary means 50,1% of support?

[MrRinalj09]

@xaviqaz Being voluntary or not has little relevance in Bill Maher's argument. He is arguing about the morality and effectiveness of giving everyone an equal opportunity. And he is not arguing that socialism is the answer, but giving everyone an equal chance at success is. And the answer, as Maher is arguing, definitely is not fostering a system where some succeed and most don't.

[xaviqaz]

@MrRinalj09 Of course it has relevance. You can get out of NFL rules and play another league, you cannot get out of a country (other than migrating). By the way, in european sports the rich get richer and buy the best players. Football/soccer is a good example.

[kapila013]

I must have seen it a thousand times: people need to know that genius is not spelled genious. FUCK!

[bojflygare]

genious !!!!