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RockaFowler

(7,429 posts) Mon Aug 18, 2014, 09:12 AM Aug 2014

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An uproarious, moving John Oliver is perfect on Ferguson [View all]

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An uproarious, moving John Oliver is perfect on Ferguson [View all] RockaFowler Aug 2014 OP

Perfect. marble falls Aug 2014 #1

"Let's see if they can go a month without killing a black man..." longship Aug 2014 #2

Well, if you gave your kid a toy, Brigid Aug 2014 #12

Hell yes..... daleanime Aug 2014 #28

Well said, as usual, Mr. Oliver KeepItReal Aug 2014 #3

wow.. yuiyoshida Aug 2014 #4

John Oliver is so spot on. Baitball Blogger Aug 2014 #5

Best summation of this obscene horror yet sarge43 Aug 2014 #6

OMG, I am dying here! Brigid Aug 2014 #7

He's my new favorite comedy news person. Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2014 #8

Well, he makes it funny but what he says is perfectly valid. Enthusiast Aug 2014 #9

Of course it's valid. Brigid Aug 2014 #14

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast Aug 2014 #10

It appears PDs are being given these "toys" to provoke valerief Aug 2014 #11

I do not know if Oliver is a US citizen or not, Brigid Aug 2014 #13

He married a combat medic jakeXT Aug 2014 #33

+1. But for those in the crossfire it has to be addressed. freshwest Aug 2014 #29

Absolutely brilliant! JNelson6563 Aug 2014 #15

He pretty much laid it all out there. zeemike Aug 2014 #16

Excellent!!! onecent Aug 2014 #17

Deuuuuuuuuuude! ReRe Aug 2014 #18

Excellent! n/t Paper Roses Aug 2014 #19

Props to John Oliver from Britain! Broke It DOWN!! johnlucas Aug 2014 #20

^^^Read this, everyone^^^ freshwest Aug 2014 #30

Excellent post!!! Champ50 Aug 2014 #39

Brilliant! nt SunSeeker Aug 2014 #21

I can't WAIT to see this tonight!! arcane1 Aug 2014 #22

Watched it Twice Lifelong Protester Aug 2014 #23

John Oliver has been batting 1.000 since his show started! Initech Aug 2014 #24

Indeed he has. PoutrageFatigue Aug 2014 #34

He has such a great way of cutting through all of the BS and getting to the heart of the matter! DrewFlorida Aug 2014 #25

Nuked 'em! LloydS of New London Aug 2014 #26

bookmarked daleanime Aug 2014 #27

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Aug 2014 #31

It's a sad state of our media affairs... ybbor Aug 2014 #32

I absolutely adore John Oliver. We're fortunate he has a show. N/t nirvana555 Aug 2014 #36

It's been that way for well over a decade tavalon Aug 2014 #42

kick scmoore120 Aug 2014 #35

Wow, that was Brilliant! Thank you, John Oliver.. and RockaFowler! Cha Aug 2014 #37

Super Rec ThoughtCriminal Aug 2014 #38

K&R me b zola Aug 2014 #40

I don't know why it still surprises me when I realize that these allies, tavalon Aug 2014 #41

brilliant! flamingdem Aug 2014 #43

These people are fucked. Even the governor is an incomeptent boob. n/t jtuck004 Aug 2014 #44

That was excellent. This one really ought to be posted far and wide. awesome segment. 2banon Aug 2014 #45

What sort of age is it DonCoquixote Aug 2014 #46

A thousand recs!! Well done, Mr. Oliver. Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 2014 #47

He is pretty much perfect on everything. tblue37 Aug 2014 #48

Well done. But why do we in the US need to frame our politics as humor? McCamy Taylor Aug 2014 #49

Media owners, like kings of old, only tolerate dissent from their jesters, is why. freshwest Aug 2014 #50