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John Oliver explains that Hillary won (Original Post) Rose Siding May 2016 OP
He makes a lot of sense. And yet no other comments here. Wow. samsingh May 2016 #1
We already knew it. Rose Siding May 2016 #3
K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow May 2016 #2
"I know Bernie supporters, I can hear you typing right now..." Pika78 May 2016 #4
yeah, I laughed pretty hard there! Maru Kitteh May 2016 #12
Very funny, but still factual wrap up of the primary. Surya Gayatri May 2016 #5
I Wish Sanders Would Have Sued Caucus States otohara May 2016 #6
Check out his facebook page LOL nini May 2016 #7
The youtube comments are funny too Rose Siding May 2016 #14
Isn't it nice to have someone telling the truth? Thinkingabout May 2016 #8
Woah! This was peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerfect! Her Sister May 2016 #9
Look out for the bus, John. TwilightZone May 2016 #10
America's walking, talking grass fire. TwilightZone May 2016 #11
I love me some John Oliver! NastyRiffraff May 2016 #13
Funny & Accurate. Tarheel_Dem May 2016 #15
"I can hear you typing right now..." ROFLMAO BobbyDrake May 2016 #16
That was great! And quite accurate... nt anotherproletariat May 2016 #17
Oh my God... NurseJackie May 2016 #18
KNR Thank you! Lucinda May 2016 #19
I love him, but he totaly skipped the county delegate counts and how displacedtexan May 2016 #20
I'm frustrated because no one is explaining WHY delegates are apportioned the way they are. Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2016 #21
KICK. Mahalo Rose.. I'll watch it soon! Cha May 2016 #22
Hilarious! I was laughing so hard, Rose.. Mahalo! Cha May 2016 #23
So funny and so TRUE! Both the... LAS14 May 2016 #24

Pika78

(55 posts)
4. "I know Bernie supporters, I can hear you typing right now..."
Mon May 23, 2016, 12:50 PM
May 2016

"...that I look like an angry toucan funded by Shillary"

I love me some John Oliver. Thanks for sharing!

nini

(16,672 posts)
7. Check out his facebook page LOL
Mon May 23, 2016, 12:56 PM
May 2016

Right on time..they're losing their minds - just like he said they would.

Rose Siding

(32,623 posts)
14. The youtube comments are funny too
Mon May 23, 2016, 02:48 PM
May 2016

This one has everything. CT, BernieMath, and requisite "$hillary" mention. Drink!

John Marat3 hours ago (edited)
John Oliver still using $hillary math. John can we divide up the % of the vote that Bernie won in caucus states vs the population in said areas of those caucuses and then recalculate the popular vote?

This piece in fact does prove you are pushing the corporate agenda. Who owns HBO again? Isn't that strange?

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ZeroGrowth
ZeroGrowth26 seconds ago
+John Marat Do Sanders supporters ever get tired of sounding like PARODIES of Sander supporters?
 

Her Sister

(6,444 posts)
9. Woah! This was peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerfect!
Mon May 23, 2016, 01:04 PM
May 2016


Humour is really dead serious! Gotta love humour!

Thanks for posting!

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)
13. I love me some John Oliver!
Mon May 23, 2016, 02:37 PM
May 2016

He always manages to pinpoint a problem in a humorous way. Hope he finds a comfortable place under that bus...it's getting crowded!

displacedtexan

(15,696 posts)
20. I love him, but he totaly skipped the county delegate counts and how
Mon May 23, 2016, 06:03 PM
May 2016

Their numbers affect the outcome of a primary in a given state. How many times do we have to tell people that the general election is in November, not before. Primaries are for deciding which county and state delegates will nominate a party candidate for the national election. Period.

 

Liberal_Stalwart71

(20,450 posts)
21. I'm frustrated because no one is explaining WHY delegates are apportioned the way they are.
Mon May 23, 2016, 06:29 PM
May 2016

It's a system that makes a ton of sense.

You go into a voting booth, you vote for your candidate of choice, but then you have a SLATE of delegates from both candidates or UNCOMMITTED delegates, too. So it is absolutely possible for one to vote for Hillary Clinton and then vote for her entire slate of pledged delegates. OR...vote for Hillary and show your support for Bernie by voting for his slate of candidates and I'm sure that's happened in some cases where you're in a state like Maryland and you like Bernie but you know Hillary will win. (Not sure why a true Hillary supporter wouldn't also vote for her entire slate of delegates as well.) Anyway, I wish these pundits would stop playing into Bernie Sanders' weak-ass argument by just explaining how the system works. It's not a hard one to understand. Same on the ReThug side.

Cha

(297,154 posts)
23. Hilarious! I was laughing so hard, Rose.. Mahalo!
Tue May 24, 2016, 12:33 PM
May 2016
John Oliver.. precious!

We have to remember though that Hillary played by these same rules 8 years when she lost and didn't whine.. now she's won .. same rules.

sanders knew the rules when he came in.. so it's useless for him to be whining about it. If he were winning he'd be like trump.. not whining.

LAS14

(13,783 posts)
24. So funny and so TRUE! Both the...
Tue May 24, 2016, 04:32 PM
May 2016

... bit about primaries and the bit about Hillary winning. Thanks!

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