Philadelphia radio host Chris Stigall lauded a pair of commentators in the mainstream media who have taken positions on college loan forgiveness that are in stark contrast to what their colleagues are saying.
During his show Monday, “The Chris Stigall Show” host praised HBO’s Bill Maher and CNN’s Paul Begala for speaking out against President Joe Biden’s decision to cancel up to $10,000 in student loan debt.
“Maher is livid that we are not talking about the cost of college or that college itself is a scam,” said Stigall.
Speaking to Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar and filmmaker Rob Reiner on his “Real Time” show, Maher called college “unnecessary for most people.”
“It’s interesting; they are people that have college loans,” said Maher. “They are other people in America, the vast majority of Americans who didn’t go to college and they didn’t have college loans, so they are a little pissed with this.”
Stigall said Maher eloquently pointed out the division in the Democratic party over college loan forgiveness.
“There are some [Democrats] like Bill Maher and Paul Begala who are warning Democrats here that you’re going a little too far,” Stigall said.
He added that President Joe Biden isn’t paying off student loans; taxpayers are. He noted that loyal Democrats like CNN contributor Paul Begala could see the writing on the wall.
“I’m a progressive, and I want to help folks, but I think this is a terrible policy,” Begala said.
