Bill Maher's national conversation on race somehow centers on minimum wage

Leave it to the totally not racist Bill Maher to stand up for minority McDonald’s workers today as they walk off the job to rally for a $15 minimum wage. Obviously whites work at fast food restaurants too, and McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson, an African-American, made nearly $14 million last year — but what’s important here is that Maher cares.

https://twitter.com/cynicdesign/status/362030955285848064

@billmaher minorities arent the only people working at McDonald's

— Elliot Peters (@elliotpeters) July 30, 2013

https://twitter.com/Schafer1Timo/status/362032213920980992

https://twitter.com/PittmanEvan/status/362040975524249601

@billmaher Are you saying McDonalds is racist for not raising wages for low skill jobs?

— Raider Ed (@RaiderEd75) July 30, 2013

https://twitter.com/rltjr42/status/362032715664596992

https://twitter.com/liars_never_win/status/362033008427016195

@billmaher Yes! Why not make the minimum wage 100k/ year and it will be fair and then everyone will have lots of money!

— Michael Murphy (@murphysolve) July 30, 2013

That conversation went nowhere; let’s try this one.

https://twitter.com/joshuaclements/status/362032184355340293