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Initech

(100,093 posts) Mon Mar 23, 2015, 10:03 AM Mar 2015

John Oliver Exposes Corruption Involving City Municipal Violations

The man is batting 1000 lately :

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John Oliver Exposes Corruption Involving City Municipal Violations (Original Post) Initech Mar 2015 OP

K&R..... daleanime Mar 2015 #1

John Oliver has become the comic conscience of America. Viva_Daddy Mar 2015 #2

Thank goodness Brainstormy Mar 2015 #3

Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck progressoid Mar 2015 #4

No problem.... daleanime Mar 2015 #9

Makes ya wonder why we haven't broken out the pitchforks and torches yet. Initech Mar 2015 #10

kr ND-Dem Mar 2015 #5

Well done! I am really warming up to John Oliver. Tks for the share. bettyellen Mar 2015 #6

K&R proverbialwisdom Mar 2015 #7

Crap. Trillo Mar 2015 #8

Being poor is incredibly expensive. n/t prayin4rain Mar 2015 #11

America's dirty little secret: we're now Regressive Taxation Nation. nt Maven Mar 2015 #12

daleanime

(17,796 posts)

1. K&R.....

Reply to Initech (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 10:17 AM

Mar 2015

Viva_Daddy

(785 posts)

2. John Oliver has become the comic conscience of America.

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Mon Mar 23, 2015, 10:31 AM

Mar 2015

Brainstormy

(2,381 posts)

3. Thank goodness

Reply to Initech (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 11:10 AM

Mar 2015

we'll still have Oliver for a while to take up some of the Colbert/Stewart slack. How to get more folks to watch him, tho.

progressoid

(49,992 posts)

4. Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck

Reply to Initech (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 11:28 AM

Mar 2015

pardon my fucking language, but this really pisses me the fuck off.

daleanime

(17,796 posts)

9. No problem....

Reply to progressoid (Reply #4)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 12:59 PM

Mar 2015

you speak for many of us.

Initech

(100,093 posts)

10. Makes ya wonder why we haven't broken out the pitchforks and torches yet.

Reply to progressoid (Reply #4)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 12:59 PM

Mar 2015

ND-Dem

(4,571 posts)

5. kr

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Mon Mar 23, 2015, 11:34 AM

Mar 2015

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)

6. Well done! I am really warming up to John Oliver. Tks for the share.

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Mon Mar 23, 2015, 11:59 AM

Mar 2015

proverbialwisdom

(4,959 posts)

7. K&R

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Mon Mar 23, 2015, 12:31 PM

Mar 2015

http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/us0214_ForUpload_0.pdf
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/13/for-profit-probation-rico_n_6863162.html

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/john-oliver-digs-through-the-fck-barrel-of-americas-municipal-fines/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/23/john-oliver-fuck-barrel_n_6921650.html

Trillo

(9,154 posts)

8. Crap.

Reply to Initech (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 12:50 PM

Mar 2015

I have to listen to a video, override all my scripting blocks, just to figure out the headline? Just crap.

It used to be that videos belonged in the video forum, so the rest of us didn't waste our time with useless clicks.

prayin4rain

(2,065 posts)

11. Being poor is incredibly expensive. n/t

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Mon Mar 23, 2015, 01:08 PM

Mar 2015

Maven

(10,533 posts)

12. America's dirty little secret: we're now Regressive Taxation Nation. nt

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Mon Mar 23, 2015, 01:11 PM

Mar 2015

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