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Rhiannon12866

(258,913 posts) Mon Oct 30, 2017, 02:47 AM Oct 2017

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Floods (HBO)

John Oliver explains why our federal system for financing flood recovery perpetuates a pattern of destruction and why you should never offer a tortilla chip to a seagull.

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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Floods (HBO) (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Oct 2017 OP

serious journalism disguised as comedy trusty elf Oct 2017 #1

True. You think any thick-headed Repugs are listening? mdbl Oct 2017 #2

No, prolly not. trusty elf Oct 2017 #6

I agree, he learned well from The Daily Show Rhiannon12866 Oct 2017 #9

Got any Tostitos? TexasTowelie Oct 2017 #3

That really was the funniest part! Rhiannon12866 Oct 2017 #4

That takes a lot of gull ! trusty elf Oct 2017 #5

Oh, I love that video! Rhiannon12866 Oct 2017 #7

..... trusty elf Oct 2017 #11

Does that idiot even like any living thing?? Rhiannon12866 Oct 2017 #12

He does such a good job cp Oct 2017 #8

He really is excellent - informative, but still very funny! Rhiannon12866 Oct 2017 #10

trusty elf

(7,556 posts)

1. serious journalism disguised as comedy

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Mon Oct 30, 2017, 05:03 AM

Oct 2017

mdbl

(8,761 posts)

2. True. You think any thick-headed Repugs are listening?

Reply to trusty elf (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 30, 2017, 06:02 AM

Oct 2017

trusty elf

(7,556 posts)

6. No, prolly not.

Reply to mdbl (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 30, 2017, 07:04 AM

Oct 2017

Rhiannon12866

(258,913 posts)

9. I agree, he learned well from The Daily Show

Reply to trusty elf (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 31, 2017, 01:56 AM

Oct 2017

Wish he was on more than once a week...

TexasTowelie

(128,150 posts)

3. Got any Tostitos?

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Mon Oct 30, 2017, 06:21 AM

Oct 2017

Rhiannon12866

(258,913 posts)

4. That really was the funniest part!

Reply to TexasTowelie (Reply #3)

Mon Oct 30, 2017, 06:35 AM

Oct 2017

I was prepared to feel sorry for the addict bird, but he didn't look remotely bird like!

trusty elf

(7,556 posts)

5. That takes a lot of gull !

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #4)

Mon Oct 30, 2017, 07:02 AM

Oct 2017

Rhiannon12866

(258,913 posts)

7. Oh, I love that video!

Reply to trusty elf (Reply #5)

Mon Oct 30, 2017, 07:15 AM

Oct 2017

Now that's a bird worth rooting for!

trusty elf

(7,556 posts)

11. .....

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #7)

Tue Oct 31, 2017, 05:02 AM

Oct 2017

Rhiannon12866

(258,913 posts)

12. Does that idiot even like any living thing??

Reply to trusty elf (Reply #11)

Tue Oct 31, 2017, 05:51 AM

Oct 2017

I have never seen the slightest evidence of it - he'd just as soon all of us died, by illness or an uninhabitable planet.

Though I do know that was meant to be humorous!

cp

(8,375 posts)

8. He does such a good job

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Mon Oct 30, 2017, 05:42 PM

Oct 2017

Thanks for posting.

Rhiannon12866

(258,913 posts)

10. He really is excellent - informative, but still very funny!

Reply to cp (Reply #8)

Tue Oct 31, 2017, 01:57 AM

Oct 2017

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