President Roth With Bill Maher

Colleges & Universities Wesleyan University
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This week’s episode opens with a one-on-one interview with Michael S. Roth, president of Wesleyan University and author of The Student: A Short History.

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Maher, who frequently skewers the left, [pointed] out his Democratic fundraising credentials.

“Someone who twice gave the Democrats a million dollars — that’s not enough credentials to come up?” he marveled.

Roth said if he brought $1 million for the school, he’d be welcomed “with open arms,” earning laughs.

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Bill Maher got mogged (so hard!), and President Roth ate, as the kids would say. Roth came across as young-at-heart, humble, and curious, while Maher could barely restrain himself from just shouting “get off my lawn” like he usually does. I broke my embargo of Maher to watch that interview and I’m glad I did.

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People, a gentle reminder that this thread is not meant to discuss the merits of any of the beliefs - political or otherwise - of the celebrities taking part in the program. Just the fact that the president of a small, largely unknown LAC was the lead-off guest

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Totally agree.

But Roth - and I know nothing about him - came off as an ivory tower intellectual with no grasp of the real world.

“I believe when we convince the faculty and show the faculty there is this bias, they will correct.”

Oh, please

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When Bill Maher whined about college audiences being too uptight and PC for a gonzo comic like himself (lol), Roth genially reminded him that back in the old days when they were attending college, students weren’t lining up to see Rodney Dangerfield and Don Rickles either.

Just for that absolute chef’s kiss of a rebuttal, I will give him a pass on anything else he said :joy:

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