New Rule: Computers aren't for voting.… Voting by computer sounds really cool and futuristic—if this were 1969! But now that we all have computers, we know that they are, in fact, huge fuck-up machines.… You thought the 2000 election was bad? Wait until the next one is decided by a customer-service rep in New Delhi.

About Bill Maher

William Maher (born January 20, 1956) is an American television host, comedian, actor and political commentator. Known for his political satire, he is the host of the HBO political talk show Real Time with Bill Maher (2003–present) and podcast Club Random (2022–present). He previously hosted a late-night show called Politically...

More quotations from Bill Maher

I think capital punishment works great. Every killer you kill never kills again.

—Bill Maher

punishment

If I can't suck your milkshake through a straw, it's not a milkshake—it's a glass of ice cream.

—Bill Maher in The New New Rules: A Funny Look At How Everybody But Me Has Their Head Up Their Ass

food milkshakes ice cream desserts straws

The liberals are saying that this guest-worker program… is really just a way to depress wages and create a permanent underclass of exploited labor. To which the president said, "And the problem is?

—Bill Maher

History

10 Oct 2015 Added
26 Oct 2026 Wording changed

Previous wording

New Rule: Computers aren't for voting. . . . Voting by computer sounds really cool and futuristic — if this were 1969! But now that we all have computers, we know that they are, in fact, huge fuck-up machines. . . . You thought the 2000 election was bad? Wait until the next one is decided by a customer-service rep in New Delhi.