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DeSwiss

(27,137 posts) Mon Apr 6, 2015, 08:01 AM Apr 2015

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Government Surveillance (HBO)

- Okay, this settles it: ''Comedians are the journalists and comedy is the real news.''

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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Government Surveillance (HBO) (Original Post) DeSwiss Apr 2015 OP

Now we know where the red line is "junk" /nt jakeXT Apr 2015 #1

Excellent. blackspade Apr 2015 #2

Pulitzer Prize worthy. Ed Suspicious Apr 2015 #3

Some people are worried that young people get their news from the likes of the Daily Show, Colbert, Ed Suspicious Apr 2015 #4

jakeXT

(10,575 posts)

1. Now we know where the red line is "junk" /nt

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Mon Apr 6, 2015, 09:39 AM

Apr 2015

blackspade

(10,056 posts)

2. Excellent.

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Mon Apr 6, 2015, 09:47 AM

Apr 2015

Ed Suspicious

(8,879 posts)

3. Pulitzer Prize worthy.

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Mon Apr 6, 2015, 12:16 PM

Apr 2015

Ed Suspicious

(8,879 posts)

4. Some people are worried that young people get their news from the likes of the Daily Show, Colbert,

Reply to DeSwiss (Original post)

Mon Apr 6, 2015, 12:18 PM

Apr 2015

Last Week, but why? That's exactly from where the news worthy stories are covered.

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