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Rhiannon12866

(205,074 posts)
Mon Mar 6, 2023, 03:35 AM Mar 2023

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - Ron DeSantis

Last edited Mon Mar 6, 2023, 05:41 AM - Edit history (1)



John Oliver discusses Ron DeSantis, his track record as the governor of Florida, the pitfalls of comparing him to Donald Trump, and the supposed dangers of “woke math.”




And here's a "bootleg" version of the show which includes John's comments on recent events including O.J. Simpson's comments on the Alex Murdaugh murder trial; John's favorite commercials. It won't last long, as usual:




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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - Ron DeSantis (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Mar 2023 OP
That was great! brer cat Mar 2023 #1
I have to agree, this was one of his best - and he had such fun with it! Rhiannon12866 Mar 2023 #2
John Oliver is a national treasure. So......... jaxexpat Mar 2023 #3
Kicking for Visibility SheltieLover Mar 2023 #4
Thanks! Rhiannon12866 Mar 2023 #5
Yw, Rhi! SheltieLover Mar 2023 #6
I don't now if you've watched this, but I especially recommend this week's Rhiannon12866 Mar 2023 #7
Lol SheltieLover Mar 2023 #8
Same here! Rhiannon12866 Mar 2023 #9
Hahaha! SheltieLover Mar 2023 #10
You mean George Wallace, racist governor of Alabama? Rhiannon12866 Mar 2023 #11
Yes! That racist pos! SheltieLover Mar 2023 #12
Another excellent report by John Oliver. trusty elf Mar 2023 #13
So glad the country's being warned about this little authoritarian dicktator before '24. Timeflyer Mar 2023 #14
I think De Santis has an Achilles Heel. Baitball Blogger Mar 2023 #15
I fucking hate this guy In It to Win It Mar 2023 #16
Kick burrowowl Mar 2023 #17
Every time I heard DeathSentence speak geardaddy Mar 2023 #18
Didn't Kari Lake say Drumpf had BDE? geardaddy Mar 2023 #19

jaxexpat

(6,815 posts)
3. John Oliver is a national treasure. So.........
Mon Mar 6, 2023, 05:36 AM
Mar 2023

it goes without saying that if DeSantis becomes POTUS he'll be sent back to the UK.

Rhiannon12866

(205,074 posts)
7. I don't now if you've watched this, but I especially recommend this week's
Mon Mar 6, 2023, 07:03 AM
Mar 2023

He did a great job, no big surprise, but as I said above, he had such fun with this one!

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)
8. Lol
Mon Mar 6, 2023, 07:06 AM
Mar 2023

Ok. I'll try go watch later. Bookmarked. Trying to catch up on all the posts first. Lol

I get called so much for jury duty, I try to have a good sense of what's going on in the curreng threads.

Rhiannon12866

(205,074 posts)
9. Same here!
Mon Mar 6, 2023, 07:12 AM
Mar 2023

Seems like anytime I'm in the middle of anything, I get called for another jury!

I have late night TV on and it's a Dragnet episode from 1970. To insult somebody, one guy just said to another "I'll bet you vote straight Republican - and in your closet you have a sheet with eyeholes!"

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)
10. Hahaha!
Mon Mar 6, 2023, 07:23 AM
Mar 2023

Even back then, people knew what hateful racists qpukes are!

Yet, they hadn't been given permission to outwardly spew their venom.

Remember that politician, something Wallace, I think... huge, overt racist & his political aspirations went down the drain immediately for it.

Because back then, people had an expectation of integrity & the concept that public servants were to serve all the people was popular. Now, since Obama left office, it's just ridiculous.



Rhiannon12866

(205,074 posts)
11. You mean George Wallace, racist governor of Alabama?
Mon Mar 6, 2023, 07:29 AM
Mar 2023

I remember when he ran for president as a third party candidate with Nixon and Humphrey. At the time, my teacher said that she didn't care if it was Humphrey or Nixon - as long as it wasn't that Wallace!

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)
12. Yes! That racist pos!
Mon Mar 6, 2023, 08:01 AM
Mar 2023

I can't recall the details, just how horrified I was at the hatred he spewed & how turned off the country was.

Horrid person!

Very different time now.

trusty elf

(7,383 posts)
13. Another excellent report by John Oliver.
Mon Mar 6, 2023, 08:12 AM
Mar 2023

Thanks!

DeSantis is just awful, and the authoritarian cultists who admire him are downright creepy. "BDE"? yuck!

Here's a soon to be burned book!

Timeflyer

(1,991 posts)
14. So glad the country's being warned about this little authoritarian dicktator before '24.
Mon Mar 6, 2023, 09:33 AM
Mar 2023

Oh, and the commercials at the end of 2nd clip!!!

Baitball Blogger

(46,697 posts)
15. I think De Santis has an Achilles Heel.
Mon Mar 6, 2023, 09:35 AM
Mar 2023

I don't think he can answer questions that have more than two components to it.

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