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Bill Maher criticizes New York mayor’s October 7 anniversary statement on HBO

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Breitbart, Fox News, The Washington Times and The Daily Wire report that Bill Maher criticized New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on the Friday broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time.” The outlets say Maher objected to Mamdani’s statement marking the third anniversary of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, which they describe as condemning Hamas before pivoting to blame Israel for the broader conflict. Maher said Mamdani was “not all that sympathetic” to the anniversary and joked that Mamdani’s rap name was “Tone Deaf.” The Daily Wire notes that Mamdani performed under the names “Young Cardamom” and “Mr. Cardamom.” Maher’s remarks were made during his opening monologue.

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  1. Bill Maher criticized Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s statement marking the third anniversary of the October 7 attack, during his Friday HBO broadcast.

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  2. Maher said Mamdani was “not all that sympathetic” to the October 7 anniversary.

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  3. Maher said Mamdani’s statement pivoted to criticizing Israel after condemning the Hamas attack.

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  4. Maher joked that Mamdani’s rap name was “Tone Deaf.”

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Right-side outlets report that Bill Maher criticized Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s statement marking the October 7 attack anniversary on HBO’s “Real Time.” They present the criticism as Maher mocking Mamdani’s pivot to Israel and his “Tone Deaf” rap-name joke.

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    Headlines frame Maher’s monologue as a rebuke of Mamdani, using “mocks” and “rips” and centering his “tone deaf” remarks and the Israel criticism; the Far Right outlets quote Maher’s “Israel made them do it” line directly.

    Bill Maher Loaded verb“mocks”Mocks adds a judgement of ridicule to a report of what the comedian said on air.More neutral: criticizesDisagree with this highlight? Mamdani for pivoting to Israel criticism in Oct. 7 tribute, calls it 'tone deaf'
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  • Loaded verb

    mocksMore neutral: criticizes

    Mocks adds a judgement of ridicule to a report of what the comedian said on air.

    Bill Maher mocks Mamdani for pivoting to Israel criticism in Oct.

    Used byFox News (Far Right)The Washington Times (Right)

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    blastedMore neutral: criticized

    Blasted adds force and hostility beyond the fact that criticism was made.

    Bill Maher blasted Zohran Mamdani's Oct.

    Used byFox News (Far Right)

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    rip intoMore neutral: criticize

    Rip into describes criticism with force and hostility beyond what was said.

    Maher used his monologue to rip into the self-described democratic socialist, who issued a statement that gave lip service…

    Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)

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    gave lip service toMore neutral: referred to

    The phrase asserts that the mayor’s words were insincere, which the outlet presents in its own voice.

    …rip into the self-described democratic socialist, who issued a statement that gave lip service to the suffering of Israeli civilians at the hands of Hamas terrorists from Gaza…

    Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)

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    RipsMore neutral: criticizes

    Rips describes an attack with force and hostility beyond the fact that criticism was made.

    Bill Maher Rips ‘Tone Deaf’ Mayor Mamdani Over October 7th Comments

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  • Maher mocking Mamdani
  • Mamdani’s pivot to criticizing Israel
  • the “Tone Deaf” rap-name joke
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  • The Daily WireFar Right

    Bill Maher Loaded verb“Rips”Rips describes an attack with force and hostility beyond the fact that criticism was made.More neutral: criticizesDisagree with this highlight? ‘Tone Deaf’ Mayor Mamdani Over October 7th Comments

    Comedian and HBO host Bill Maher gave New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani an earful over his “tone deaf” comments marking the third anniversary of the horrific October 7th massacre. …

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  • The Washington TimesRight

    Bill Maher Loaded verb“mocks”Mocks adds a judgement of ridicule to a report of what the comedian said on air.More neutral: criticizesDisagree with this highlight? Mamdani's Oct. 7 anniversary statement: 'His rap name was Tone Deaf'

    BILL MAHER criticized Zohran Mamdani on Friday over the mayor's statement marking the third anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel: "His rap name was Tone Deaf."

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  • Fox NewsFar Right

    Bill Maher Loaded verb“mocks”Mocks adds a judgement of ridicule to a report of what the comedian said on air.More neutral: criticizesDisagree with this highlight? Mamdani for pivoting to Israel criticism in Oct. 7 tribute, calls it 'tone deaf'

    Bill Maher Loaded verb“blasted”Blasted adds force and hostility beyond the fact that criticism was made.More neutral: criticizedDisagree with this highlight? Zohran Mamdani's Oct. 7 anniversary statement on "Real Time," mocking the New York City mayor's pivot to criticizing Israel.

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  • Breitbart NewsFar Right

    Maher: Mamdani 'Not All That Sympathetic' to 10/7 Attack Anniversary, Said 'Israel Made Them Do It'

    During his opening monologue on Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher said New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) is “not all that sympathetic to” the anniversary of the October 7 attack, and Mamdani’s statement on the

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    Bill Maher mocks Mamdani for being ‘tone deaf’ criticizing Israel in Oct. 7 tribute

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    Breitbart News, Oct 10, 6:10 AM EDT

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  1. Breitbart NewsFar RightOct 10, 6:10 AM EDT
  2. Fox NewsFar RightOct 10, 2:33 PM EDT
  3. The Washington TimesRightOct 10, 3:28 PM EDT
  4. New York PostRightOct 10, 7:24 PM EDT
  5. The Daily WireFar RightOct 11, 8:26 AM EDT

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