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bananas

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Thu Jun 5, 2014, 10:54 AM Jun 2014

John Oliver Tells Charlie Rose He Did Not Crash FCC Website



http://www.deadline.com/2014/06/john-oliver-fcc-web-site-crash-charlie-rose/

John Oliver Tells Charlie Rose He Did Not Crash FCC Website: Video
By LISA DE MORAES, TV Columnist | Wednesday June 4, 2014

HBO’s Last Week Tonight host John Oliver this morning told CBS This Morning that he did not not crash the FCC‘s website when his show did its “deep dive” story about the FCC and net neutrality last Sunday. “We didn’t crash their web site, Charlie — that’s a huge accusation,” Oliver told Charlie Rose after Rose reported that Oliver’s show had just that. “We merely pointed people to their website and told them why they should be angry about it, and they went in droves.” Watch here:

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John Oliver Tells Charlie Rose He Did Not Crash FCC Website (Original Post) bananas Jun 2014 OP
I never thought John Oliver and Charlie Rose put together could be so boring. fasttense Jun 2014 #1
 

fasttense

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1. I never thought John Oliver and Charlie Rose put together could be so boring.
Thu Jun 5, 2014, 11:33 AM
Jun 2014

But it's really not their fault, it's the stupid format for morning news shows that everybody uses. They talk about trivialities, personalities and make jokes. I have forgotten how absolutely dull morning talk shows are.

But it is interesting that he crashed the FCC site.

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