Al Gore got a taste of reality on Bill Maher’s show this week, and the crowd didn’t know what to do. The former VP tried pushing his usual doom-and-gloom about climate change and democracy, but Maher shot back hard. Americans are sick of being lectured by coastal elites while they struggle to pay bills.
Maher called out the left’s obsession with controlling everyday life. “You can’t save the planet by making regular folks hate their lives,” he said. The audience went dead silent as Gore squirmed—even liberals know their policies aren’t working.
This wasn’t just about bad ideas. It was about arrogance. Gore represents the out-of-touch politicians