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Rhiannon12866

(203,034 posts)
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 02:31 AM Aug 2020

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - RNC 2020 & Kenosha



John Oliver discusses a week that saw the Republican National Convention, a horrific series of shootings in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and a strike in professional sports -- three stories that are really one story, about race in America.


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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - RNC 2020 & Kenosha (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Aug 2020 OP
John Oliver's show tonight was superb, not only on the RNC, but what is happening in still_one Aug 2020 #1
I agree, his take on this past week was spot on Rhiannon12866 Aug 2020 #2
Damn! BigOleDummy Aug 2020 #3
His shows are always meticulously researched and expose things we need to know about Rhiannon12866 Sep 2020 #7
As usual John Oliver tells it like it is! burrowowl Aug 2020 #4
K&R Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2020 #5
K & R icymist Aug 2020 #6
Incredible research..... MyOwnPeace Sep 2020 #8

still_one

(91,965 posts)
1. John Oliver's show tonight was superb, not only on the RNC, but what is happening in
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 02:40 AM
Aug 2020

Kenosha, and exposing just how much the law enforcement there is part of the problem

Rhiannon12866

(203,034 posts)
2. I agree, his take on this past week was spot on
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 02:59 AM
Aug 2020

One of his most timely (as he mentioned ) and best shows ever, IMO. He hit all the most relevant points, illustrated them clearly - as he does - and not without his signature humor (the RNC Roll Call! ).

BigOleDummy

(2,260 posts)
3. Damn!
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 09:34 AM
Aug 2020

John Oliver hits it out of the ballpark once again. While its hard to pick out a "bad" episode of his this one is surely one of his best.

Rhiannon12866

(203,034 posts)
7. His shows are always meticulously researched and expose things we need to know about
Tue Sep 1, 2020, 06:59 AM
Sep 2020

But as he said in the opening, this really was about "last week," and think it was the hardest hitting and most immediately relevant show of the season.

MyOwnPeace

(16,888 posts)
8. Incredible research.....
Tue Sep 1, 2020, 08:29 AM
Sep 2020

To find the sheriff who "took a knee in support" is the same one that wants to "warehouse" 'these people' and keep them from having 10 young babies............ (guess they're different than 10 'old babies' )

We do have a problem and one election isn't going to change it - but it MUST start somewhere.

GET OUT THE VOTE!!!!!!!

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