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musicblind

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4. The line that hit the hardest wasn't a joke. It was chilling.

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Mon Oct 1, 2018, 05:35 AM

Oct 2018

He said (paraphrasing) "Something darker happened. The Republicans believe she is telling the truth, they just don't care."

He also said (paraphrasing) that for Republicans this was no longer about getting a conservative on the court since there are plenty of conservatives they could nominate, this is about sticking it to the Democrats by putting a rapist on the Supreme Court to spite them.

Those bits were chilling because he wasn't trying to be funny or tell a joke. He was just telling the truth.

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Jon Oliver was great - as always [View all] question everything Oct 2018 OP

I'll try to look for it now. rusty quoin Oct 2018 #1

It is already on YouTube. SamKnause Oct 2018 #2

Here you go: Rhiannon12866 Oct 2018 #3

Oh, thank you. Was already in bed question everything Oct 2018 #7

The line that hit the hardest wasn't a joke. It was chilling. musicblind Oct 2018 #4

A profound display of how low and unprincipled, to the Hortensis Oct 2018 #6

John Oliver was great last night Gothmog Oct 2018 #5

I'm watching it right now--it's excellent! renate Oct 2018 #8