Democratic National Convention: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

[@sirryser8180]

I'm danish, i was just sitting playing a game, not paying much attention to this video on my second screen, and out of the sudden all i hear is: "You hear that denmark?" "Go fuck yourself!" I was so baffled i must've looked like a complete idiot for a second there haha

[@zerosysko]

lol. Sorry Denmark :D

[@lizzystitch4842]

apologies, Denmark. The Danes are truly good people. Oliver is all about sarcasm. Please, please, don't take it personally. My husband's ancestors are from Denmark and Sweden. Lovely, lovely people.

[@intrepidtomato]

You win this thread. PS your trains are much better than ours - why do you get comfy chairs, sensible amounts of plugs and free wifi and we don't? All the best from your neighbours to the south.

[@nimamojtahedi5612]

One of like two nice comments on this whole video

[@kylefisher1458]

are they really? ... im still waiting for an apology and reparations for all the burning and looting of England they did 1200 years ago

[@PartyGhost06]

"That comforting the families of fallen soldiers may be something that is beyond his capabilities..." -John Oliver Hi I'm here from October 2017 to tell you that you were absolutely correct Mr Oliver

[@goblinounours]

Hi, I'm here from February 2018 to tell you that Trump says "I hear you".

[@devonanderson2902]

Trump says "I hear you"? Do you mean that sarcastically or did I miss something recent where he actually that acknowledged that?

[@redacted5232]

Devon Anderson trump sat down with students who were in school shootings and he had a pamphlet in his hands which keen eyed people saw that it was a check list of what he should say. One of those was "I hear you".

[@Sonofstagg]

wanderson41 here in 2018 I'm Florida saying not only can he not mourn the loss of soldiers but can't even mourn the loss of children or comfort any human other than himself in the mirror.

[@plukacs7]

Lol

[@metfan4l]

American politics are an absolute embarrassment.

[@Silver-Spring]

every election is corrupt not just American.

[@nidavelliir]

No, but American politics are a circus.

[@leonor3]

Why hasn't he talked more about the DNC leak? That seems pretty important to me.

[@d.e.b.b5788]

Yeah, but letting them run AFTER we found out their election was fixed????? Holy crap how far have we fallen.

[@leechoonfai4316]

I can list at least a dozen countries, including my own, that are worse.

[@shilohschwartz8671]

Michell Obama: I wake up every morning in a house built by slaves... Everyone: WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[@JohnnyBot71]

WHY DIDN'T SHE MOVE?

[@DeeJayFM]

It's like E3 2019 all over again

[@wickednwyld]

@Toori Baba - Trump supporters cheered just like that when Trump announced that he was building the wall in Colorado, genius.

[@milascave2]

@@JohnnyBot71 Because she is referring to the white house, which is where first ladies have always lived (although Milania avoided it much as possible.)

[@juandiegotorres9632]

@Snow Cone it could be a joke

[@CarlHH777]

You know the state of your democracy is bad when people go: "Hey, at least, she's not neo-fascist".

[@freshurb8963]

perhaps you don't know what a neo fascist actually is

[@CarlHH777]

Fresh Urb Yes, I do. Thank you.

[@CarlHH777]

***** Yep. We have the same problem (to a lesser extent) here in Canada.

[@freshurb8963]

clearly you don't otherwise you would not be correlating Trump with that term. You clearly do not understand what it means at all

[@50TNCSA]

the US is a republic sooooooo

[@har112myself]

John's words on Trump at 15:36 gave me chills. It is scary how true they are, we can only hope that the rest of the country realizes the truth behind Trump's lies before it is too late.

[@TheMarlins15ss]

Trumps lies are better because they are just false statements. Hillary lies so much they just call her a presidential ate, since there is nothing candid about her.

[@onatone]

Trump and Hillary are liars. #JillNotHill

[@har112myself]

It is sad that the real debate is over whose lies are "better." However, I'd rather have someone who is going to be predictable in the way they are going to run the country than someone who frequently changes their statements and is planning to let their V.P. run everything. I also don't want someone who is more focused on publicity than actually getting things done for this country.

[@har112myself]

Every vote for Jill Stein is in reality a vote for Donald Trump. This fact is one of the things I hate about the two party system that The United States has forged. No third party candidate has a chance unless one of the main two candidates dies the week before the election.

[@darkflamingopontificates186]

Too late

[@Invenitive]

If you support Trump, you probably shouldn't have ever started watching John Oliver. He's always been on the side of logic, facts, and progression. If you're a Trump supporter, there's a 90% chance you are much more emotionally driven than logically driven.

[@gaijinhakase1575]

I'm a logical person, which is why I think Trump is a jackass with no experience in foreign affairs or military strategy, and his social views are not typical for someone running in the Republican Party. But I also think Hillary is just as much of an evil, conniving, hypocritical and treasonous career-politician as everyone claims. She would bring the USA to an all-time low, far worse than the over-hyped "Wall Version" USA under Trump that everyone's pissing their panties about. Logic ☑️

[@seagullshame]

Get your rational thinking out of here.

[@cameosisj6007]

Can you elaborate how the policies she represents will "bring the USA to an all-time low". I have heard this a lot but I don't understand the reasoning behind it.

[@WillHMan]

Yeah we will get butt fucked either way either by a liar or a Oompa Loompa

[@woojet]

+Gaijin Hakase only illogical people think they are logical

[@cb4life100]

Guys remember when we thought 2016 was the worst year ever? That it couldn’t possibly get worse.

[@sofievdb3732]

we were so, so wrong.....

[@--enyo--]

Stay safe over there.

[@elvarestep3323]

@thisguy *Pepperidge

[@charlottegermek3963]

Watching this now makes me strangely nostalgic for 2016😂

[@abdallahcenation]

Will comeback to you in 2024... if possible.

[@mickser101]

Do American politicians and military men ever get tired of this bombastic jingoism nonsense. When they say "America is the greatest country in the world" it's so fucking embarrassing, what other country in the world says this

[@LyonsTheMad]

Unfortunately, all countries seem to be as narcissistic, besides, imagine if politicians actually talked realistically without saying THE GREATEST!!! every two seconds? people dont listen to that for some reason.

[@CaptainRandus]

You're right, no other country thinks that America is the greatest country in the world

[@sheriffoftiltover]

+shlomo goldberg It's called being realistic and logical. For example being able to talk about positive and negative aspects of something rather than jumping on the patriotic bandwagon and throwing any logic out of the window.

[@biggestbraty]

I was just thinking the same thing, im from canada and while I love my country, I cant remember there every being a time in a election or otherwise where there were screams about canada being THE BEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD. lol. But weve also never had a reality star run for prime minister. Different strokes for different folks, I guess.

[@richardleverton9087]

Only the greatest country says it. I thought that was obvious from the statement.

[@gaptoofgranny]

And here in Canada, we're all going: 'daaaaaamn'.

[@bknight199]

amen to that brother. Those yanks sure look crazy. Harper is like an angel compared to Trump.

[@warriorcatsclaw]

Don't be so quick to judge, he had his issues but he didn't want to build a wall around his city to keep minorities out. Our politicians are flawed, just like any other person, but you can't deny that the election going on in the States is absurd. Also it's your not you're, their not they're.

[@NOSfusion]

Can I move in with you? I have a good work ethic (make $60 now) and only need to crash for a few weeks until I can get back on my feet.

[@hellokittygurl27]

please take me to Canada XD

[@jean-michel8307]

''attacked another women politician'' LOLL you call that an attack???

[@dennisjing4961]

John was so visibly and genuinely angry by the end. I love it.

[@Shiva108]

as any human being with any basic common sense would be.

[@TheIrishGamer16]

Nothing like a bit of humanism to spice up the episode.

[@hycron1234]

He is right though.

[@Gboy86ify]

I cam here simply just to say that.

[@DuranmanX]

I'm only angry if he wins

[@liamvanderwerf9532]

"Joe Biden is going to become the most inspiring soul cycle instructor ever" - or, you know, the next president

[@waytoohypernova]

_"once he has left the white house"_ theres still a chance

[@vinayakkrishnaprasad358]

Poor joe . They never let him rest

[@lesiqajeni3273]

Guys remember when we thought 2016 was the worst year ever? That it couldn’t possibly get worse.

[@someone_one_one]

@@lesiqajeni3273 shhhh we think that of 2020 now dont bring it up again!

[@teunberg7904]

Yeah

[@manbeastchiken]

America is the weirdest satire tv show ever wth is the plot?

[@imamuggle02]

I'm American (unfortunately) and I have no idea...

[@0Clewi0]

I'm starting to think it's about making low bars and then seeing people trip on them.

[@Eyegore36]

'When batshit crazy conspiracy theories go horribly wrong'

[@TheNandyroo94]

I think We lost the plot by Season 3

[@bashwolf8673]

We had to give up slaves so now we make everyone we can work for nothing to the benefit of the top.

[@carter1940]

America's elections are a circus

[@cmb9173]

With a racist guinea pig and the devil competing for people's votes.

[@bernhardlabus8511]

I prefer the devil over racism anytime though

[@cmb9173]

Bernhard Labus It's ok if that's how you roll.

[@Keihryon]

Still haven't heard Trump say anything implying that he believes his race is superior to all others.

[@bernhardlabus8511]

Keihryon So Mexican immigrants all being rapists and criminals (note that he did not tlak only about illegal immigrants, he talked about all mexican immigrants), the wife from the man who lost his son was "probably not allowed to talk", obviously had nothing to do with her being in grief, and so on is not racist?Yes, he never said whites are superior yet, neither did Hitler until elected though. Hitler "just" bashed Jews before, while trump is bashing muslims, mexicans and so on.

[@axegas76]

this 2 party system is dead, both are so fuckin awful.

[@gaw92]

diiference between coke and pepsi: you can't taste it but both are bad for you on long terms

[@jhoughjr1]

+Wasescha Alesch (suprgau) you have no tongue if you think coke and Pepsi taste alike.

[@Celrador]

+A Space Butterfly Mountain Dew and Fanta aren't any better than Pepsi or Coca Cola... +lesslighter Fanta is a coke product.

[@ahmh1000]

It is kind of unavoidable to have two party system with first past the post voting. Related: watch?v=s7tWHJfhiyo

[@poppyanimal]

And so a tiered voting system allowing for multiple parties can be implemented. Whether this will be done because of an internal war is yet to be seen.

[@5my9other93half]

14:48 I always come back to this video because it's one of the most notable times you can see John's genuine anger at something he's covering. Him being mad at Trump for making the suggestions about the Khans always sends a shiver down my spine. Such an emotional moment properly conveyed.

[@chattiermike140]

5my9other93half I’ve never seen that much genuine anger in any of his pieces. My stomach dropped when he lashed out.

[@AA123TD]

watch this week's about family separation. He almost cried. He couldn't smile and he was choking up. 😥

[@bran7841]

5my9other93half was

[@bran7841]

5my9other93half was a

[@FallenOne669]

@@AA123TD I wish I could. It won't let Canadians watch the video.

[@Tamaki742]

I was watching the Mom's face, I can't even imagine how sad she felt at that moment reminded of her son.

[@hazukichanx408]

Admittedly, I'm a fairly sensitive person, but one time when something just made me actually imagine what it would be like to lose a close friend (let alone a family member)... I spent an hour or so sobbing so hard that I had sore muscles the next morning. Thus I can't really imagine what it would be like to actually have it happen... I suppose it would be the same, only without the comfort of being able to tell myself it won't happen, that it's unlikely, or that I have plenty of years left together with the cherished people in my life... because she had lost her son already, and that's not going to change. Would be nice if that asshole Drumpf had spent three seconds as a human being and just said "She looked sad, I'll admit", instead of taking the opportunity to work a goddamn intolerant shithook angle for the eleventy-millionth time...

[@Cangeltibon]

Who’s watching this, hoping that the DNC will make the right choice this time....but highly doubt it.

[@robm2681]

Exactly. Biden should have just ran last time.

[@cruzmercuri-draca8233]

Spoiler alert: they didn’t.

[@gregdubya1993]

Back here post-Iowa...they fudged it again

[@barry.mccockiner]

Cangel Tibon anything other than Bernie is the right choice

[@firebembum4751]

@@barry.mccockiner bernie is the only that would ever receive my vote in 2020

[@HeezNeez]

“Self-serving half truths, from a self-serving half man” is a fucking beautiful line.

[@conorwithers4682]

That father of the muslim U.S. soldier gave the best mic drop in the whole election.

[@JohnnyBot71]

sadder still, no one listened to the most important part...(to trump) "you have sacrificed NOTHING"...

[@yup_its_ME.512]

Colin Owen Griffin his, (trump’s), answers to that reporter after were some of the stupidest most insensitive things I have heard spewed from his mouth...that was also sad

[@Lerian_V]

​@@yup_its_ME.512 That was in response to the attack towards him. And what he said is right; the man's wife most likely wasn't allowed to talk because of the misogyny in Islam. If you attack Trump, he'll attack right back. Everyone can't all be nice.

[@frederikl.1642]

@@Lerian_V She literally explained herself that the reason she chose not to speak was emotional trauma over her dead son. So just to sum it up for you: Trump's claim that she was not allowed to speak? False. Trump's claim that he ever sacrificed anything? False. You are completely ignorant.

[@saikanji9570]

@@Lerian_V "... he'll attack right back." As if that's a positive. He's a complete liar and mentally unhinged. I understand "not everyone can be nice" but I expect my government leaders to be sound of mind.

[@GoodVolition]

Sometimes I watch things from before the election to pretend like it hasn't happened yet.

[@Omri1607]

Cameron Goode it only helps so much

[@billyma6]

Cameron Goode what I’m doing right now

[@coreylineberry8557]

Can we go back?

[@purpl3grape]

That's why I watch the video of the birth of the first child.

[@satan3488]

*I'm in hell and I still wish he wasn’t elected.*

[@2CubedTech]

"We may be on the brink of electing such a damaged, sociopathic narcissist that the simple presidential duty of comforting the families of fallen soldiers may actually be beyond his capabilities." Hello from the future. On behalf of Sgt. La David and Myesha Johnson, this is far too true.

[@cameronburns8742]

Hey I'm from 4 months even father in the future and after yet another school shooting I can confirm it's still true

[@phil6748]

Cameron Burns yup hello from the future We had some more shootings

[@justadan5320]

I share the same frustration that John Oliver has for Donald Trump

[@Tikolico]

Hello from even further in the future... it's getting worse.

[@justadan5320]

Esteban Garita True and it will only keep happening until someone else becomes President.

[@astralpowerr]

usa politics is a circus.

[@jackdrive223]

think of how much fun it will be when trump wins! i want to invade mexico so bad

[@astralpowerr]

lmao

[@Incinerate1212]

john oliver is a complete buffoon. Look at that deceptive editing he used when trump was asked what sacrifices he has made.. He talked about many things, but john edits out stuff like raising money for the vets etc. What a deceptive disgrace this shitty brit paid fake laughs show this is.

[@Todestuete]

So how is raising money for the vets a sacrifice? It's a marketing gag.

[@TanzvaterJan]

also, he did start giving after he was exposed for not giving before, as he claimed. this thing is such a clusterfuck...there's a Sam Harris podcast that illuminates the idiocy of this election rather clearly. And he's laying it on Hillary as well. You would think that there must be 2 people, just 2 people, that might be better suited.....

[@harryrosson9499]

I was at a Tim Kaine rally here in my home of Charlottesville and Khizr Khan was there. He has the ability to move people without raising his voice and exploiting fear. He truly is an inspiration. I'm disappointed that I didn't get to talk to him afterwards. I'm sure I would've liked to know him in person. Maybe some other time.

[@EXoDuZ302]

trump: *I ALONE KNOW* 1 year later trump: *nobody knew it would be this complicated* everyone else: WE KNEW!!!!!

[@justng2818]

I'm not sure what this means

[@inublossom]

@Daniel Kintigh just because they arent as active doesnt mean they are dead. Giving credit for doing nothing is not an accomplishment lol.

[@Wolvilax]

@Daniel Kintigh How he beat ISIS? He did nothing, they still exist.

[@rgwak]

Present day t'rump: Shuts down the government for 35 days, so that he can get $1.375b for a fence instead of $1.6b for a wall. 🤔

[@ma-tanica]

@Daniel Kintigh are you nuts? He didn't obviously

[@Nugs_Tv]

The US election this year is a joke! Its literally a lose lose situation..

[@timothyrogers9547]

vote the lesser of the 2 evils. It happened before in the early 1800s.

[@logictruth1]

for the love of god why do we not demand a reelection after voting for whether or not we should ban these two from a second round?

[@lindseyspillman9810]

#garyjohnson2016

[@logictruth1]

***** this is literally the most idiotic vote ever? where is the will of the people in this "democracy" when both candidates we are supposed to vote for fail to convince us to trust them? I don't trust Hillary with the nuclear codes anymore than I do trump.

[@trueblade444]

Yep. Lose/Lose/Win. #feelthejohnson

[@gas0005007Maria]

John Oliver has never said anything GOOD about Hillary ever he just falls into the category of "we just can't have trump" Last week tonight is not corrupted so I don't get why there be so many dislikes (everyone can agree America has shit candidates)

[@strickerx5]

It's the trump supporters in a hard state of denial. I mean, after all of this (especially the last week) you'd have to be to even think about supporting him. I've been saying this for months now but I still can't find one level headed supporter of the guy. I guess it really just speaks to the overall education of this country sadly. And before one of them gets on me about supporting Hilary let me say this. I don't like her. In fact, I'm pretty mad that she managed to beat out all the other democrats. But honestly, when it comes down to it, in November we'll have two choices. A liar who at least knows what she's talking about or a bigot who literally has the mentality of a 12 year old. I'm sorry, but the choice is clear there and I refuse to support a bigot. I think these are the worst two candidates in a loooong time, but Trump is clearly the worser evil and Oliver gets that. Plus, Oliver did have a go at the dnc so people saying that he never does obviously didn't watch the video.

[@audiophilefroggy3842]

+strickerx5 how long did it take you to type this?

[@conorbrownson2420]

This was a whole video based on the Democratic convention and there was only a brief mention of the "neutral" party favouring a candidate, and that was only to say that Sanders supporters were wrong when they protested. Tell me how that's unbiased.

[@rafalg87]

I downvoted it because this episode doesn't feel like LWT usually does, it's actually a little painful to watch. Some parts are serious for a longer time that you'd expect on John's show and then they end with a forced joke. Take 5:07 - 5:50 for instance - it doesn't seem to me like it belongs here. Or 14:15 - 16:10 - I understand USA's fucked with Tramp, but John being just plain angry for 2 minutes? I don't think I've seen that before.

[@robpattishot]

i think it was because it didnt cover the bernie protest that was going on outside, it was a big protest too, but basically ignored by the media and i guess people are disappointed lwt ignored it too.

[@Zurezule]

"2016 is shaping up to be one of the worst years ever." Oh how nice it was to be that innocent and Naïve...

[@OsatoOkazaki]

Those were the days...

[@alexius2474]

Back In the old days long ago when we were kids when we were young things seem so different you know!!!!

[@Zurezule]

@@OsatoOkazaki Those sweet summer days...

[@Zurezule]

@@alexius2474 How times change..

[@alexius2474]

@@Zurezule may the world have mercy on us

[@clb734]

"I will gladly lend you my copy" HOLY SHIT THAT ROAST

[@glasise]

This is why I love John Oliver. Right there, at the end, when he is so honestly disgusted with DT and his lack of respect. You can hear how much he cares.

[@leanneburke5987]

At this point I think the USA would do better with a dog as president

[@alexf0723]

well alaska has a town with a cat as mayor. so i dont think anyone would mind

[@ABCowl]

No trump can't win

[@ppiness1940]

That cat would be a fine president

[@abelmolina490]

Dogs across the nation are offended at this comparison

[@canister0]

Cats are kinda dicks you know. So i'd rather go with the dog.

[@avariceseven9443]

Watching this in 2019...it's hilarious and sad.

[@Les537]

Watching the dems in 2019 remains hilarious and sad. They will lose to a lying shit bag again due to their own stupidity.

[@bena9369]

Whats sad about it

[@deadgaming20]

yeah, people always pick sides, but if you zoom out.. both parties have some pretty stupid people. and let the hate roll in baby! tbh dont bother replying if youre just going to call me stupid or "a liberal", its just going to get ignored lmfao.

[@yup_its_ME.512]

LetterSlayer lol sadly we are the stupid ones for voting them into office

[@deadgaming20]

@@yup_its_ME.512 i just hope he doesnt get another term... which he probably will, even though he has fucked pretty much every one of his voters in one form or another...

[@baileyjohnson1954]

We need to build a wall between Canada and the US because the Us is getting out of hand.

[@itzempathy4464]

trump would try and make Canada pay for it and fail

[@itzempathy4464]

but funny none the less lol

[@unbroken-5151]

Bailey, America isn't getting out of hand the politicians are

[@baileyjohnson1954]

***** true

[@berserksun]

Only 6 months of Liberal government, Canada got the worst month of economy in more than 7 years since the subprime loan crisis without any external reason, and 5% increase of crime rate first time in decades, maybe you will consider move to Mexico after November.

[@rhanks05]

I thought this video was suppose to be about the DNC. Virtually no mention of the protest or leaks.

[@Asterius_101]

watch the whole episode, not just these little clips.

[@badbanana0]

He talked about the leaks at the beginning...

[@t0speakmymind462]

So many people are realizing that it's all Hillary propaganda everywhere. This was happening outside... how can you not talk about it. twitter.com/mikedogli/status/758578450760204288

[@Jumbs146]

No mention of no American flags either at the DNC

[@randomoneniner]

Exactly,, TONS of material to work with on the DNC.. yet... most of it was about Trump..

[@monsterpda]

It's not just the Trump thing we don't get, the Hillary thing is equally puzzling... But sure, you guys "own the finish line", you are "second to none". When it comes to corrupt, shitty politics that is.

[@PapaQuackers]

Not like Republicans, bastions of pure politics. They don't deny climate change because the oil company has their hands up their asses like the good little puppets they are. They do it because of good christian values amirite?

[@jerrycan1756]

Oh how the times have changed. The Republicans aren't ruled by big money because they ARE big money, and the Democrats are shameless corporate whores/dangerous ideologues.

[@jamesp5644]

the president of Zimbabwe printed billions of dollars to buy expensive crap before the Zimbabwe dollar collapsed entirely. but yeah US political corruption is so bad, yeah.

[@AlexSanLyra]

Whoa! Slow down there. Sure, the Hillary thing is puzzling, but the whole Trump thing is far harder to understand... or accept.

[@MrBeastknows]

As a citizen of the great United States of America, I need your help. My country doesn't seem to exist. Almost as if the name is a purposeful contradiction to where I seem to currently be.

[@agentsheenx3551]

“Once Biden has left the white house he’s going to be the most inspiring soul cycle instructor ever”. 4 years later, this means something completely different.

[@toptsun8484]

True, but the vague mixture of dread and amusement accompanying it has only grown XD

[@sebione3576]

American power elites do not, and have never, represented us (the average Americans). I don't like that the rest of the world thinks this is how we are. What makes America great is not our military, or empty words from politicians. It's the average person, and the combination of different cultures and ideas that has given birth to too many great things to list.

[@evannibbe9375]

Sebi One Which is why we need an election system like the French where everyone gets voted on in the first round, and the top two get voted on in the second round, so every candidate gets a fair shot and the radicals aren’t the ones choosing the candidates.

[@AA123TD]

I hope you vote Tuesday. We need to show up and try to change this.

[@sunritroykarmakar4406]

Only Bernie stands up for common people

[@covfefe1787]

Sunrit Roy Karmakar he doesn’t he visited Cuba and the USSR countries that committed mass genocide against their own people he is a rich commie like you are

[@sunritroykarmakar4406]

@@covfefe1787 uhh his trademark scheme is healthcare for all..which basically means the poor reap the most benefit

[@OMIMreacts]

Fuck man, there is a family who's SON has DIED for America and Trump talks about the sons mother _eventually not being alowed_ to speak in public. FUCK! That upsets me so much!

[@SuperCrow02]

there are more non-muslim soldiers who died for the US than muslim

[@pandacow9995]

+Irradiadedcrow your point being?

[@OMIMreacts]

IrradiadedCrow There are more non-IrradiadedCrow people who achieved great things than IrradiadedCrow. Does that mean that IrradiadedCrow cannot achieve anything great? Does that mean that if IrradiadedCrow achieve anything great it doesnt matter?

[@babybirdhome]

Are you only counting American Muslims? Or Muslims in general? Because there have been tens of thousands of Muslims who've died for the U.S.'s goals, while only thousands of American non-Muslims have done the same in modern times. Tell me the number of Muslims who died fighting to liberate Iraq because the U.S. invaded and executed its leader and deposed its other leadership, giving rise to ISIS which is now killing even more Muslims than ever before all because of American imperialism. You'll find that the numbers don't really compare.

[@atm1947]

+IrradiadedCrow your god damn stupid you know that?

[@Mortebianca]

The US once believed to be the best nation in the world: well, this is what they brought to themselves. Hubris always comes with downfall. Sad for those wise-minded americans that will be dragged in that.

[@skylerricketts7392]

Tell me about it. I can even face looking at the comments here because I already know I'm going to agree and It's going to make me lose all faith in humantity

[@skylerricketts7392]

And here, in this comment section alone, we see both.

[@dallasmann6845]

Mortebianca complacency kills. It can even kill a nation.

[@basbuitenhuispop2212]

@@christianwolff3276 let me geus your a hard core american because those are the only trying talk their country's hypocrasy right

[@khm8910]

Daniel Kintigh Benghazi wasn’t a reason to incriminate Hillary, just move past it already.

[@davidlewis8814]

I love it when John is so tickled by a news op that it cuts back to him slapping his desk - that’s the best

[@demomanchaos]

"I'm all about the details" Except for those 30,000 missing emails, but why let facts interrupt your paid promotion right?

[@demomanchaos]

Hooya2 "Allegedly" doesn't help. We don't know because they aren't there (aka missing).

[@michaelbuckley8295]

Well he explained how the DNC rigged it for Hillary at the beginning.

[@Dreigonix]

Four words for you: Cleared of all charges.

[@johnnyappleseed4279]

+demomanchaos Well I wouldn't use the word "missing" since the whereabouts are known. The emails, or atleast most of them, were recovered on March 2016, a year prior to the beginning of this situation, and you can find them on google if you feel so keen on creating a scandal.

[@demomanchaos]

Dreigonix After Billy had a private talk with the US Attorney General promising her that she could keep her position if she got the charges dropped. The FBI director outside said she was guilty but tried to say that she didn't mean it therefore it is okay as his reason for dropping the charges. Her outright lying under oath (a federal offense), criminal negligence, and all that fun stuff were just brushed under the rug. Bitch should be locked up, but "too big to fail" applies to banks and corrupt cunts riding the coattails of their husband (Who had some other chick riding him on the side) and committing every kind of fraud imaginable to feed her lust for power. Nikhil Kulkarni Tax returns and 30,000 emails which are among a large collection of emails on an illegal private server which contained classified information are two different things there bub. He's a politician, business man, and reality TV show actor. You shouldn't expect him to be nice to people who are attacking him. Because of his toupee, obviously Why do you gloss over Hilary's when pointing out Trump's? It is because Trump's faults aren't my topic just like Clinton's wasn't yours. If we wanted to talk about faults, we could ask how Trump is racist for wanting a wall on the soutehrn border but Hilary wanted a "fence" doesn't seem to make her a racist (I guess a "fence" and a "wall" are two TOTALLY different things aren't they)? We could ask why Hilary is taking in millions from countries where homosexuality is literally illegal and punishable by prison time (or even death)? There is a lot of things we could ask, but yet no one does because she has a vagina (and Victoria Woodhull would really appreciate it if the Clinton cucks would stop claiming Shilary is the first female presidential candidate, Victoria did it in the 1870's so over 140 years before HiLIARy came around).

[@thetrustysidekick3013]

It seems the majority consensus is that Hillary may be bad, but it's completely canceled out by how much more horrible Trump is.

[@armashuvitz]

Exactly this. It really isn't complicated. On one end you have someone who will basically be a third Obama term. On the other you have a circus clown. Hillary is far from the ideal candidate. We all know this. But please, just this once, throw your idealism out the window so that we do not wind up with a circus clown as president.

[@TheWishPretzel]

+FFFANATIC this, this is exactly right. Hillary won't be some god-given angel of a president like JFK or something, but she'll hardly be an authoritarian either. when I see Hillary, I definitely see the same thing; a continuation of Obama's presidential ideals. if Hillary wins, it'll be more of the same stuff we've seen the last eight years(both good and bad), but if Trump wins, shit will hit the fan, and if he isn't impeached or even assassinated in his first couple years, the whole world will probably tip upside down

[@uFFFO]

sure it seems that way. because the media glosses over hillarys scandals and nitpick and put on blast every little fart that comes out of trumps mouth. this video was supposed to be about the dnc. how much did you learn about the democratic presidential candidate?

[@Danrupt]

If you actually think Hillary is the lesser of two evils, watch 'Clinton Cash' on youtube. Watch the entire thing and then try to tell me Hillary isn't worse than Trump.

[@Anghellik9]

He is.

[@fafnir242]

He looks like he's on the verge of tears at 16:11... I'm with him, though. I can't believe people are actually thinking about voting for this lunatic. I can't believe people are actually thinking about voting for Hillary either, but that's not what this is about. Trump is a dangerous man, and if he gets elected, I firmly believe we are going to see the end of America as we know it.

[@superstar1732]

Fuck off. Trump ❤️

[@fafnir242]

superstar1732 I can't tell if you're being serious...

[@fafnir242]

***** I don't even pay attention to MSM anymore. I know it's all bullshit. Trump has made it very clear, all by himself, that he is not only unfit to hold the office but would be a disaster as president. No MSM spinning required.

[@justsomenuts]

Trump wants to set himself up as the figurehead of america but really doesn't want to do any of the work. Pence is who is going to be really running things, which terrifies me just as much as the idea of Trump doing it.

[@sachxtrem]

Trump is stupid, not dangerous. Hilary is the dangerous one, and shes got you all duped.

[@Yasha277]

Watching Biden in 2016 after the 2024 debate is... A startling contrast.

[@crazgamr6295]

Mrs. Obama's arms DO make me feel safe

[@latrodectahespara2728]

And if you'll look to your left, ladies and gentlemen, you'll see one of the more common sights of the internet; some poor bastard so utterly devoid of any inherent comedic skill that they resort to a transphobic statement in a desperate attempt to seem funny. A moment of silence for this poor gentleman.

[@Krystalmyth]

Philip Steele It would actually. Terrible insult lol.

[@correctionguy7632]

"transphobic" lmao

[@joee7809]

Latrodecta Hespara f

[@JohnnyBot71]

@@latrodectahespara2728 and you, the hall monitor.

[@poppyorangeflower]

How will this election look like in young people's textbooks 50 years from today?

[@16m49x3]

text books? After a nuclear war? Doubt it.

[@atomknight8361]

cake is right if hilary takes office there may not be a USA in 50 years

[@amalantosgs2]

well....... somehow the world keeps making mistakes even though we should learn from history

[@DaDunge]

I'd look at how we look at the time before WW1, because this is pretty much the preamble to WW3, a war that will start when Russia invades the Baltic states because trump leaves Nato.

[@wheatboi8255]

"Mr. McMacky where are there pages torn out of my book?" "That's 2016. We don't talk about 2016." "But why-" "You know what happens to children who ask too many questions? They get thrown over the Mexico wall."

[@theEarlofChip]

Did he cover the DNC leaks at all?

[@ohlookanarrowarentthesegam6767]

Beggining of the video

[@seyersusej8329]

Of course he didn't. He just mentioned them and then moved on. I can't believe it... 😡

[@theEarlofChip]

Nowhere in the entire episode? I think I'm going to have to unsubscribe. It's pretty bad when even major news channels and late night talk shows are more reliable sources of information.

[@JKV..0.0..]

Why do you guys always comment the same thing?

[@theEarlofChip]

+Jessica Kim Vazquez you mean every time JO covers the 2016 Democratic National Convention and doesn't discuss the recent revelation that the DNC establishment was actively looking for ways to thwart a candidate? I know lol that happens all the time

[@avedic]

_"In full Pit Bull cosplay."_ That was objectively hilarious!

[@fidorover]

Sure, the DNC had more balloons than the RNC, but the RNC balloons were Trump Balloons -- the finest, most terrific balloons, *_and_* they're exactly like Trump: full of hot air, very thin skinned, and a color you just don't see in nature.

[@TheFriendlyTroll]

yup.

[@dertythegrower]

Gotta admit, you have the most original and creative comment in this video by far.

[@LightingInvoker]

I applaud your comment! lol

[@mikeyman2010]

Okay, that was pretty good.

[@JaviLavandeira]

Don't forget the tiny hands.

[@famineinfernal1]

....this elections are fucking hell. Why can't we just have Obama for four more years? I know it's against the rules, but can't we make a damn exception?

[@pungivergiverofpuns3611]

That would be preferable to the other two, but he probably can't wait to get out if office. He's faced a ton of stress and abuse over the last eight years.

[@punkyrockerz]

Maybe thats been his plan all along. A third term

[@lucien927]

Obama?? He's been one of the worse Presidents - trying to sign the TPP in, which is the biggest betrayal to the American people in history. He bailed out Wall Street instead of the people and has went to war with Libya and bombing in Syria. This is no more a difference between right vs left, Democrat vs Republican. It's a fight between the elite and the people.

[@waddlepikins1567]

+Jonathan K. Obama hasn't been one of the worst. But I see what your getting at. In some areas Obama has done really well and others very badly.

[@yattayikes6567]

Obama did nothing to help this country, why would you want him for four more years?

[@TheRacoonGhost]

i just hate how every video about Trump in the past basically predicts the future. why America? Why?

[@mechengr1731]

Bc some people felt the Republicans were too 'weak', the democrats tried to force Hillary into the presidency despite all of her issues. Third party candidates never get anywhere. So the majority of people felt they had to choose: "Crooked Hillary" or Trump the business man. I think the people who voted for Trump didn't vote for the man, but for the ideas he pretended to have. He wasn't a politician, he was a businessman. Good businessmen know how to hire intelligent people skilled in various skills. They also are good at making deals. He could fix the economy, shove out corrupt politicians, and bring jobs back to the US. So, go for a known politician who has a checkered past, go for the non-politician who promised to fix what was broken, or try a third party candidate in protest of the corrupt two party system bc both those candidates are crap?

[@scorpioengine4797]

“All of Trump’s favorite family members, and Tiffany.” This shit got me laughing mad hard.

[@ryans9450]

Lmao all you guys complaining about bias, he isn't a fucking news source, he's a comedy show! How do you expect a comedy show to provide "fair and balanced" jokes of both sides when obviously the biggest joke is on the right? If you have a problem with his jokes, why watch him?

[@jasonspence]

Um.. Ryan just said "The biggest joke is on the right". Do you even read?

[@SirDankington]

Calm down, Mr.Edgelord

[@entertextimagebelow]

I'm tired of this excuse. "But he's not a news source". Call it what you want. He's part of the media who leverages his power to influence others. Plain and simple.

[@nicogrimaldi5842]

+entertextimagebelow Dude if you can't enjoy this and just laugh, then for God's sake either don't watch it or shut the fuck up!

[@LaylaWonderfulEC]

Yeah, so were Trump magazines but no one should take any as a news source .... then again some people watch CNN soooooo

[@ikephipps2696]

The end was hilarious, oh my

[@cashadeful]

Still laughing at that!

[@TAWithiam]

Man the comments are depressing.

[@themmefatale]

yup

[@lightskindisgrace]

Yep

[@chasingshadows1543]

pointing out depressing comments is depressing.☻

[@hankchinaski1095]

Man up

[@paulstreehousepublishing]

you should read the comments thread on Hillary's own facebook page.

[@copperqueen2224]

I'm rewatching this in 2020 and I want to cry.

[@WhovianRoxas]

You know what? I'm tired. I'm tired of this election. It's completely asinine how long and tedious our presidential campaigns are. Why couldn't we just have an 8-week campaign like England or Canada? But, no. We have to have a year and a half of speeches, rants, conventions, drama, insults, biases, and bullshit. I want this election to just be over with. And you know what else? I want this show to be fun again. I loved seeing John take on FIFA, save the internet in 2013, and make fun of any news source that fucked up. Now? "Last Week Tonight" has pretty much devolved into "Let's Talk About How Much Trump Sucks Tonight". And before all you hardcore leftists and SJWs start spamming and labeling me as a stupid Trump supporter, let me make this clear: I am not a fan of Trump. He's a clown and could easily end up becoming one of our worst presidents if elected. But Hillary is no saint either. Yet people seem to cheer for her like she the messiah of America. They hardly acknowledge her crimes and mistakes. I wouldn't mind John's constant mentions of Trump if he equally mentioned Hillary's blunders but he never does. He's barely said anything negative about Hillary and when he does it isn't too long before he moves along to bash Trump some more. You can bash Trump all you want John but stop giving Hillary a free pass! There's no denying that we have two shitty candidates to pick from...if you focus solely on the Republican and Democratic parties. John, why not offer your support for the Libertarian Party or the Green Party? I've seen you offer up alternative solutions before, John. Why not *GASP* suggest that we move away from the 2-Party system and allow some others political parties to come into play? The Republican and Democratic parties have failed America this election. Sure, the Libertarians had a few mess ups as well but nothing nowhere NEAR the level of the Republicans and Democrats. But, no. It's clear who's getting John's vote this November: Hillary Fucking Clinton. And I won't be surprised if Clinton ends up winning...but I still hope that Trump wins. GASP! Why is that? It's clear that we're still stuck in the Republican v. Democratic bullshit and no Libertarian, Green, or even an Independent will be stepping into the Oval Office anytime soon. If I can't hope for them, then I can hope for the candidate that will give me the most satisfaction. And why is that? Trump is what America, and more specifically the leftists, deserves. Trump is a monster that was created by the actions of the regressive left. The SJWs, the feminazis, the biased mainstream media, the leftists who are incapable of accepting any flaws with the Democratic Party, the left that wants to fight against free speech. You all created the monster that is Trump, and you all deserve to have him knock your goddess Hillary off her pedestal. I want to be given the satisfaction in knowing that, with his presidency, every leftist will be left dumbstruck. Every SJW will trigger with fear. Every egotistical Democratic asshat will be put in their place by the beast they gave birth to. We saw it happen with Brexit, and now it can happen again with Trump. I want to make it clear that I'm Independent, so I'm as middle of the road as you can get. But this is what this three-ringed circus of a presidential race has turned me into. I've become Heath Ledger's Joker. I just want to watch the world burn with the fear spurred by potential President Trump. Because that's what we all deserve. The idiots on the right. The imbeciles on the left. We created this. We allowed this to happen. And, John, I get a feeling that you may be jinxing yourself with the constant shots at Trump. Your video on Brexit was followed immediately by the UK's decision to leave the EU. History could very much repeat itself. Again, I hate both candidates and I won't be surprised if Hillary wins. But if Trump wins, I will gleefully smile and laugh knowing that, at least, we will all be miserable together...

[@KOFUNLOADED]

That comment was absolutely beautiful and I applaud you for making it. The entire election is a pick your poison of front runners who somehow gain votes from people unknowing of what they actually are. What a shame.

[@QuinnDaily]

couldn't agree more. I feel like the majority of people who will vote have made up their mind by now

[@Bloodhawk713]

You have a very well-written post here, but I'm going to address one part: Your comment on election length. I'm a Canadian citizen, and honestly I wish our elections were as long as yours are. When you have election campaigns that last over a year, you learn EVERYTHING there is to know about your candidates. They get grilled, torn apart, and examined under a fucking microscope, and that is exactly what you want. You want to actually know and understand who you're voting for. You want to know every scandal. You want to understand every policy. You want to know everything. Our recent election was 11 weeks; the longest in over a hundred years, as I recall. I don't think that was long enough. There was so much despicable shit I didn't hear about Trudeau until after he was elected that I would have liked to have known sooner. Consider yourself fortunate that your elections are as long as they are. You actually get a chance to get to know your candidates thoroughly.

[@WhovianRoxas]

Bloodhawk713 You make a good point. Still, I think a year and a half is a bit too much for us. Maybe there should be a comfortable in-between. 6-9 months maybe?

[@jaredstoner6766]

I do think the campaigns are to long. Apparently from what I have seen people have been preparing for this for a couple of years. The only reason why we have heard about this election so much is because one nominee is a corrupt criminal politician and the other is a racist screaming orange. The reason he doesn't cover Hillary so much is because she understands when to speak and what to say when she does. Trump will go on a Twitter tirade when he feels like and he gets called out on the majority of the things he says.

[@jillhbaudhaan]

John Oliver is only 39? Really? 39??

[@faceLESS559]

He lived in Britain for 39 years is what he said

[@kras118]

He is 39. He said he's lived AS a Brit (not in Britain) for 39 years aka his age

[@Jpg700]

He looks about 40. Did you think he looked younger or older?

[@jillhbaudhaan]

John Gaynor He looks like he's in his forties

[@kajekage9410]

You should probably double check the validity of such claims before making them. It's a video so very easy to do so. He said, "39 years as a British person", so yah he is 39 years old.

[@Makrokosmos]

Greetings from Germany: please hand over they keys to your nukes before this election goes through.

[@datcrispypancake]

Trump supporters would then declare that Germany would take revenge on the United States with said nuke keys.

[@Makrokosmos]

Crispy Pft.... You will still have the weapons, you just cant use them. Neither could we. its a 100% perfect solution.

[@TheEles75]

Or at the very least let Canada hide it in the North West Territories. Anything to hide it from him.

[@jeffspicoli9702]

hahah because the germans have never started any wars or made any bad decisions:P

[@ienekevanhouten4559]

The Germans have learned from history and been a model nation since 1945. It is time to recognize the good they have done. I am originally Dutch and part Jewish and grew up with strong anti German bias..

[@MalevolentDivinity]

Just imagine if Bernie hadn't gotten screwed over in 2016. We'd have a competent president who wasn't getting impeached.

[@barry.mccockiner]

MalevolentDivinity and our economy would be shit

[@MalevolentDivinity]

@@dodgefielding4007 I'm sure you'd like to believe that. But your lack of education on the subject... Is unimportant, to say the least.

[@MalevolentDivinity]

@@dodgefielding4007 Which is to say the only thing you recall about Sanders is a buzzword you don't understand which makes you assume, based off literally nothing, that he'd end up doing harm. Which, even were your overly simplistic label accurate, wouldn't be the case. But the fact of the matter is that no socialist would call the man a socialist. Because he's not a socialist. That's literally just something dipshits call him because they can't even pretend his policy positions are anything other than utterly reasonable. No. He's a Social Democrat. The likes of which can be seen in places like Denmark and Sweeden. Which are highly successful and generally have higher standards of living than backwater dipshit lands like the US. But perhaps I used a few too many big words. Need me to dumb it down a bit more? You sound a bit like a Trump supporter and I can understand that they're all a bit lacking in the literacy department.

[@dumbstido6362]

@@MalevolentDivinity people like you are exactly why the democratic party is losing support . You're helping Trump get reelected. Outstanding job 👏 that man has his work cut out for him

[@MalevolentDivinity]

@@dumbstido6362 Keep telling yourself that. You'll never be any less wrong, but I'm sure you need the morale boost.

[@abb3rz07]

All these comments like "omg John Oliver is so biased." Did he ever say this was strictly a news show? I never heard him say it. Yes, he talks about the news, but seeing that he's on HBO AND HE'S A COMEDIAN, he's allowed to have a bias. And seeing that Trump made Khizr Khan's speech all about his successes, if John hadn't ripped Trump a new one, we'd be commenting shit like "BUT WHAT ABOUT WHAT TRUMP SAID!?" Stop whining.

[@vadapallichaitu8799]

Well he and the entire pool of late night hosts and celebrities like Katy Perry,Miley virus, Gaga etc endorsed Hillary which actually played against her during election

[@gadjox]

Holy fuck, equating the sacrifice of a soldier dead in a war with staying at home in a suit doing business. How callous can one get?

[@randooly]

What has Hillary sacrificed.

[@AwesomeWorkz]

+Randooly Hillary doesn't make stupid statements like Drumph does

[@Ali009Ahmed]

+Randooly Comparatively nothing, and she would have admitted to it and gave her condolences like a normal human being would. Heck, how is it even difficult for Drumpf to at least "act" nice?

[@doc-t-8648]

the soldier was killed by radical muslims fighting a war that hillary supported and trump opposed. Have several seats.

[@kevkong]

You are missing the point Randooly. The point is not Hillary has sacrificed more than Trump, but while Trump stands there explaining how every ethnicity other than its own is bad for America, he hasnt sacrificed anything, but several families from different ethnicitys did sacrifice a lot for America.

[@EvilTim1911]

Truly a terrible time to be an American. Good luck, USA.

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

We'll persevere. We always do. *drinks heavily*

[@jonjonvids]

Yeah forget those pesky civil rights issues where a black man couldn't sit at the same table as a white one. A mean man who says mean things is running for president.

[@Warsame7]

Nice pic love that movie no country for old Men.

[@phant0m0th_]

We're gonna need it lol

[@7thetruthwillfreeyou791]

it is but these McDonald's fed pig fat ignorant as a morons will vote that horable hitlery . but on 10% will vote for tha jag.

[@sakatamio726]

Honestly, watching these speeches, it’s not only Trump that we Europeans don’t understand, it is the entire political system along with these conventions, the yelled speeches and the voting system 🤷‍♀️

[@chasejones7008]

You mix a horrible education system, nobody wanting to live in small towns because most of them suck, lack of jobs, racism, sexism, homophobia, America First rhetoric put it in a pot, stir it up then you get the left/right while Jeff Bezos and Mitch McConell laugh in electoral college

[@canisxv9869]

Agreed. I expect a Head of State to be intelligent (ideally have studied something science or economical), eloquent and plesant to listen to. The american voting system is totally confusing not to mention the political system and Im not even going to try and get the voting system its so weird and doesnt make sense at all.

[@yup_its_ME.512]

@@canisxv9869 double agreed I was just pondering this as I listened to a congresswoman yelling at another if she knew this or that. Why can't laws be simply written so the average Joe can understand? Because it doesn't benefit the elite. Did you know that the poorest congress person is worth over 4 million! That's disgusting considering that some Americans have to chose between feeding their families or getting their medications!

[@robertgaudet7407]

Most of our voting systems are more straightforward than the clownshow we use to decide who gets to be President.

[@horsemalph]

When Trump says, he heard this.. or someone told him that... many people are saying this... a lot of people are writing... Trump is talking bout his Twitter page.

[@balladstar]

Or when he says people have told me or I have friends who are this and that. Complete BS.

[@rajs5119]

lol

[@whitedevil2]

i disagree. some of his 'sources' are coming from the comic strips Doonesbury and Beetle Bailey

[@WaaDoku]

Or this imaginary place in his brain

[@ocdetails]

Hell. No. Nothing said on the internet counts.

[@ximecreature]

14:50 felt SO good to hear, it must have been orgasmic to say outloud on TV. If John Oliver didn't exist, we would need him so bad.

[@connermcnulty6589]

PositiveANegative IKR

[@justadan5320]

I love John Oliver and that WAS satisfying to hear.

[@Auctorion]

Watch closely and you can see just how hard John Oliver is working to contain his anger.

[@Aedrion-]

Yea, he was clearly very angry. A lot of comedians are having difficulty containing their anger more recently. After Trump denied 3000 deaths because of hurricane Maria, Stephen Colbert could barely hide his rage and disgust.

[@onkelpappkov2666]

Cathartic.

[@Alsk34XKotomi]

You know what i would appreciate right now? Some good and hopeful news.....

[@MasterNecrosis]

How well did hope and change go the first 8 years of it?

[@user-sw1wq8lh2w]

Here is some, the worst either candidate can do is fuck the nation up for 8 years before we elect another. Also, maybe we'll learn some some hard lessons from the next presidential term and make some changes and stop worrying only about ourselves, but the entire nation instead.

[@danemr6808]

There's actually a whole lot of it, but not much is centered around politics, since that's more about negativity to begin with. if you want some good and hopeful news my favorite sources are Science and Technology. In those fields things are improving all the time and the future looks absolutely amazing.

[@user-sw1wq8lh2w]

MasterNecrosis "hope" was just typical political propaganda, besides, if we want real change, we have to create it, not hope some elected officials will

[@user-sw1wq8lh2w]

Danemr Reschke that's really true, a lot of hopeful news coming about in nanotechnology for combating illness and detecting cancer.

[@CodAddict324]

All I see is the progress and beginnings of a new democratic party that will transform this country towards a brighter future. It starts with #Bernie2020

[@forks3819]

Nah I’d recommend you get those eyes checked. Our party is fucked for the foreseeable future

[@worldwide6626]

LOL Bernie couldn't win the Black vote. He lost.

[@XeniaKubrina]

As a non-American, I don't really understand, what was wrong with Bernie Sanders, why did he not make it to the final stage? Too old? Between Hillary and Trump the choice seems obvious, but frankly Hillary kinda scares me a bit. There's something off about her, like she is trying way to hard, or I don't know... Sometimes she has this weird look. Michelle Obama, unlike her, seems so positively and sincerely confident and generally more inspiring trust, as a person.

[@valeriefey6622]

cause americans hate people with european values for some reason. however i am one of the sane americans who wants to be more like europe

[@philipsteele1277]

xenia kubrina - Bernie Sanders is a fucking Socialist. That's why.

[@KaladinVegapunk]

He basically got shafted by the DNC who was supporting Hillary as their selection from the get go, with the super delegates winning it for her and fixing it for her from the get go. A shit ton of us preferred Bernie, he literally represented everything the antithesis of trump. Fix the prison industrial complex, reassess mandatory minimum sentences, have universal health care like the rest of the planet, fix education and debt.. Conservatives never complain about having a military budget higher than the rest of the world combined, but suggest spending .0002 of that towards education and health and they shit themselves. He was honest, genuine, sincere.. would have been scientifically minded since the right is literally the only party on the planet ignoring climate change and he wasn't just blatantly supporting the plutocracy. A lot of ignorant Americans with no concept of economical knowledge are brainwashed into seeing socialism as an evil concept even though our firemen and police are literally provided free through 'socialism' by our taxes.

[@stevencleere4912]

Socialist, also DNC rigged primary election against him. Broken and corrupt American election system.

[@ForeverMe543]

People think socialism is evil which is funny cause the biggest denouncers of it are the republicans and Christians are supposed to be socialists.

[@jeremystein213]

John looks like he's about to burst into tears when he passes it to the "and now this" segment

[@DragonDePlatino]

So much criticism of Trump but not a word about Hilllary's corruption...

[@Shirokroete]

That tells you how desperately people don't want Trump to become president.

[@djurote3932]

That tells you how desperately mainstream media don't want Trump to become president.*

[@Shirokroete]

Djuro Te Good. :)

[@biergutt]

you're watching the wrong show and channel. hannity is on foxnews.

[@Kanakotka]

Of course not. He's biased beyond measure. Even if Trump is a total shitter, Hillary manages to be far worse.

[@mtheory3]

I stopped watching at the Boat Show fail and started searching more fails involving reporters. I saw a reporter ruin what may have been the World's Largest Jenga structure, a professional ice sculpture, knock a person into the water while trying to stop a fall, and one accidentally electrocute himself on a 6,000 volt fence. Reporters are more dangerous than many of us have realized! You should do a segment on this

[@fernandawritesstories2701]

People in the comments section are saying that if Trump becomes president they are going to live in Canada. Well if Trump becomes president then I might be forced to go to Mexico.

[@maximussampson2218]

Good

[@jeremynewcombe3422]

+Joe V wut

[@SherlockMahomes99]

Nah you look white you'll be just fine.

[@fernandawritesstories2701]

+TPCWorld - Top 5 Space Videos! Thank you, I guess?

[@MikaMikaWhatever]

If you are here legally, then you are good. My father is from Mexico and both of us support Trump 100%. The "Trump hates Mexicans and will deport them all" thing is fear tactic that liberals use to get our vote. You are a pawn to Clinton. She doesn't care about you or anyone. Wake up

[@cliftonkid]

'We might be on the brink of electing such a damaged, sociopathic narcissist that the simple presidential duty of comforting the families of fallen soldiers may actually be beyond his capabilities'. Prophetic.

[@cliftonkid]

Now now Kevin, no need to get cross. It must be painful for you to completely miss the point so thoroughly but there's really no need to lash out like that. At the time that this episode of LWT was produced Donald Trump wasn't failing in the presidential duty of comforting the families of recently fallen soldiers, because he wasn't the president yet, and because he wasn't trying to comfort them - rather he was fighting back against attacks they'd made against him, while paying no regard to the suffering they'd been through, hence Oliver's accusation of sociopathy. What was happening a few weeks ago when I left that comment was exactly what Oliver was saying he feared could happen - President Trump had to undertake the task of speaking to and consoling the widow of a deceased soldier, and he royally bungled it. I understood that line I quoted to be a prediction of specific, future events. You could interpret what Oliver said differently, which I would understand, or you could argue that those two failings are very similar, but I won't concede they're identical. As for whether I am a Fucking idiot and whether I understand what a prophetic statement is, how about I make one by way of a demonstration? Based on his approach to internet discourse Kevin Jones will probably die alone. Better?

[@MiorAkif]

Kevin Jones Him calling it prophetic was a joke captain buzzkill.

[@ChitenBugMan]

@@cliftonkid yooooo you dissed him so hard he deleted his entire shit lmaoo

[@natthejellyfish]

@@ChitenBugMan i knoww that guy wrote a whole fucking essay dissing that guy

[@marius8014]

You're shitting about nighty Denmark?!? FEAR OUR HAPPINESS

[@marius8014]

*mighty, MORE MIGHTY THAN YOU

[@poppyorangeflower]

You mean your drunken happiness? Lol... Jk. Still love the Danes.

[@strongside4565]

I'd agree that it is probably better than America. The 60% tax rate doesn't look fun though.

[@marius8014]

+Strongside For that the Government provides most of the public Services

[@marius8014]

The thing I don't understand is, that "America" only sees "America" on Earth. "America is the greatest country in the world!" "We're MERICA we OWN the finishline!"

[@jamesambrosini2860]

Its great watching Last 4 Years Tonight.

[@EmilioReyes_97]

You know looking back....I really wanna live in Denmark.

[@newsannouncement226]

Emilio Reyes trust me you don’t want to live in the European Union

[@luisbravo9169]

Emilio Reyes leave then

[@MaxMustermann-xp3ne]

@@newsannouncement226 first of its european union! I really can't espect from you to know much about the EU if you don't even know what EU stands for but non the less let me ask what is so bad about it

[@MaxMustermann-xp3ne]

@@luisbravo9169 Good idea! Denmark is a great Country to live in but there Immigration policy is really harsh so it's not that simple

[@newsannouncement226]

F*ck t-series I corrected my misspelling English is not my first language The European Union stands for bureaucracy and corporatism they denied my country’s right the democracy and forced through the Lisbon Treaty currently they have made over 1000 people redundant in the midlands and attempted to do the same to Irish beef farmers but for now it appears it has died down no doubt I will be forced through

[@ppaccola]

Why don't you go for third party candidates america? Goddammit. For what it looks like a very good percentage of american citizens dislike Trump AND Hillary, so why vote for them? You're just dooming the next 4 years for a shitty presidency this way.

[@theamericanorange3084]

Jill stein literally isn't on the ballot in enough states to win and johnsons economics are just batshit crazy, do you know now?

[@danh9545]

#ImWithJill www.gp.org

[@Proctor1986]

don't like A or B? pick C... and let someone else make the decision over A or B for you... voting for a third party in our system is like not voting at all. only slight benefit is you can to feel high and mighty and say i voted but i don't vote for him/her.

[@italianserge]

Because Americans understand intuitively, if not academically, the phenomenon known as Duverger's Law. Any third party vote in our single-member plurality-elected districts, only empowers your lesser favorite of the leading two candidates to win.

[@davidarnold2456]

Jill Stein is a nut who capitalizes on paranoia for political gain.

[@josephmort4039]

People outside the US don't know why Sanders wasn't on the ticket. It's sad having to explain that to my European friends.

[@mysticjbyrd]

cuz the primaries are rigged to begin with, and then they rigged them even further to stop Bernie.

[@Chappell5252]

Trust me my friend, there are millions of people here in the US still trying to figure this out. Especially now that Killary got her ass kicked by a retarded reality TV star and the DNC's rigging has been exposed... #Bernie2020

[@_Somsnosa_]

It's no fucking choice at all. Choosing between Hillary and Trump is like choosing between a bullet in the face and two bullets in the face.

[@shelbylongbottom5865]

+Uthman Baksh Ways the primaries were rigged: 1. John Podesta asked White House to not let Sanders GMO bill go through (would make him look good) 2. "Neutral" DNC pitched stories to the media trying to smear Sanders (For example, Debbie Wasserman Schultz lying (with many MSNBC hosts, especially Rachel Maddow) about chairs being thrown in Nevada. 3. Debbie Wasserman Schultz trying to bury debates at times when no one would watch them (like on the Saturday before Christmas) so fewer people would be able to hear Sanders vs. Clinton 4. Hillary Clinton's campaign meeting with Barack Obama's administration, trying to get him to endorse her before the Illinois primary 5. Email around DNC of them strategizing to smear Sanders as an atheist before midwest primaries (from Wikileaked emails) 6. Hillary Clinton campaign clearly breaking Super Pac coordination laws while DNC looks the other way 7. DNC having strategy documents to boost Hillary Clinton to media before any other candidates were announced 8. Donna Brazile revealing how the Hillary Clinton campaign had such a stranglehold on the DNC budget 9. Donna Brazile giving Hillary Clinton debate questions before a primary debate 10. The media displaying a clear bias toward Clinton for multitude of reasons 11. Rachel Maddow and Chris Matthews barely asking any questions of substance when it comes to Clinton while trying their hardest to rake Sanders over the coals in their interviews 12. Hillary Clinton campaign manager directing Debbie Wasserman Schultz on DNC hires before Clinton announced she was running Note: In many of these instances, it was the DNC chair, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, displaying a clear bias toward Clinton. However, in the DNC charter and bylaws (Article 5, Section 4) it states that "...the Chairperson shall exercise impartiality and evenhandedness as between the Presidential candidates and campaigns. The Chairperson shall be responsible for ensuring that the national officers and staff of the Democratic National Committee maintain impartiality and evenhandedness during the Democratic Party Presidential nominating process." Many of the people in the DNC did not show impartiality and evenhandedness, especially not Debbie Wasserman Schultz. I can't claim that if these things didn't happen, Sanders would 100% have won. That's impossible to know. However, what's important is that these things should've been fair and in accordance with the rules of the DNC charter and bylaws, and the reason everyone is getting so upset is because it isn't. Stop diluting yourself.

[@shelbylongbottom5865]

+Uthman Baksh And it's not like he could viably run third-party. We all know that's bound to fail. Remember the debate in 2012 when Jill Stein was running and a Green Party candidate? They handcuffed her to a chair during the debate because she wanted to participate in democracy. Remember Ralph Nader and how he was blamed for Al Gore's loss? How he's still blamed? Sanders clearly didn't want to have to deal with that bullshit and I can see why. He wanted to participate in democracy, but not by following the same establishment rules everyone else does. True democracy is dead in America.

[@immortalsun]

“The first lady” **shows Michelle Obama** Ah… _simpler times._

[@BigBoiiLeem]

"The First Lady" *nightmares about blood red Christmas Trees* Oh thank fuck, it's Michelle.

[@Xendrius]

What has Hillary sacrificed?

[@ggwp638BC]

Her emails.

[@nishitraj.]

+GGWP lol

[@laineydiamond]

40 yrs in public service i guess. I hate her and won't vote for her but to say she hasn't given a large chunk of her life to office is a flat out lie.

[@PablinskyCorporation]

^making a bunch of money not doing shit? same sacrifice as trump pretty much

[@bobsmith-el2cr]

her server

[@DusFis]

came here to listen to John calling Trump "fucking arsehole" for the 10th time.

[@asadshahid7387]

me too

[@unlocked6352]

just 10?

[@samf3637]

Feels good, huh?

[@_Somsnosa_]

Wow well deserved too. What a fucking, sociopathic, insensitive prick he is.

[@Fenikkusu14]

NIJ V so do you dislike Trump based on his words on his politics? Hint: there is a right answer.

[@sriccharon4398]

I have never imagined politicians could be this funny

[@candlingeggs7159]

Where have you been? :)

[@danemr6808]

You clearly missed Silvio Berlusconi's terms then. He was hilarious.

[@TheSharkIsWorking_23]

My original thought was, "were you not around for the George W Bush election years?" However, this election is way funnier and also a lot more depressing and scarier than those election years combined.

[@thepolitesocialist9026]

Watching from 2019 is really depressing. The DNC is still gonna run on no substantive issues.

[@Skypost4ever]

Politics is so broken, seeing all these politicians makes me wonder if there ever will be a good president. Who knows, maybe in 2020 we will have someone worse than Trump and Hillary. I'm just saying Canada looks better each day.

[@leem4279]

kanye west. also fuck off I don't need more liberal trash.

[@ofgraham]

Canada has always looked good!

[@armashuvitz]

If Hillary wins and things don't markedly improve, which I doubt they will cause it's only four years, then there's an even GREATER chance that someone like Trump could win in 2020.

[@triangleman7387]

As long as the US is run by billionaires you'll only have presidents that serve their interests. It's a shame the DNC rigged the primaries against Bernie.

[@meowbih]

Gary Johnson running all 50 states! There IS a third option!

[@joelvee]

I am sure the comments section will be a place of well thought out discussions and peaceful unbiased debates.

[@hauntorthegiraffebiscuit]

+Ep1c Upsh0t is it a bad thing to wish for?

[@leiftorbjorn5621]

Of course what else, the Internet is a civilized place

[@jasoncolford4992]

just promoting my gay bakery not slinging hate (cat emoji)

[@hauntorthegiraffebiscuit]

Jason Colford But does it serve gay couples?

[@liamarnold2452]

Of course it will, why wouldn't it?

[@giantWario]

Stop acting like if you don't vote for Trump you have to vote for Hillary and vote third party already for fuck sake. Voting for the 'lesser evil' that is Hillary is ridiculous when Gary Johnson and Jill Stein are still an option. Johnson just needs a few more percent in the polls to be allowed in the official debates!

[@michaeldawson1194]

Have fun when you take votes away from the Democratic Party and get trump elected, when the vote is split between green and blue

[@giantWario]

Flynn Gumshoe Thats such a stupid way to see things but sure, have fun being stuck in a Bipartisan political system where both parties can nominate two people everyone hate who will still have to be elected (like, you know, right now) for the rest of your life. Things are not gonna get better as long as the republican and democrats can get away with any corruption scandals or with saying the craziest shit by virtue of being the only two parties you're allowed to vote for. Trump is not gonna be elected if you all vote for someone else, anyone else, its that fucking simple.

[@that1valentian769]

I am all for more than two parties, but this is the WORST possible time to steal votes. Trump could get elected. This is disastrous.

[@bistander]

During the 2015 Federal election in Canada, where there is a multi party system, because most of Canada was trying to oust Stephen Harper and his party, Conservative Party of Canada. Everyone had to vote strategically to the most likely winning party in their district, which will win the party seats, which will stack up and get the Prime Minister nominee for any party that is not the Conservative Party of Canada win. That was the goal, US should have the same mind set now that it has come to this. Bernie supporters did not go out and vote in the primaries and whatever medalling that happened, it sucks, but not the time to throw the tantrum. Because Donald Trump supporters believe more strongly that he can "fix" the system than the people on the left does with Hilary. Not enough people are going to vote third party to do anything but help Donald Trump win. Send letters to your senators about your grievances after the Democratic party secure the presidency.

[@michaeldawson1194]

Have fun trying to change the bipartisan system in the course of 4 months. Jesus Christ, there's time for that later, but the only thing you'll be doing by voting green is helping Trump. It's too late to change the system. We have to do it after Hilary

[@multimusicman1996]

Having been outside of the United States during the 2016 election, I can assure you that not a single person I met understood what the heck was happening.

[@aromaladyellie]

Ok but I love Mrs Obama's expression after the audience starts to cheer in the middle of her speech. She's clearly irritated at the point they chose to start cheering, too, lol. Also how she says "today" and then "every morning".

[@Resi1ience]

"Okay. Yall. I love you. But wait *_five_* seconds for Christ's sake."

[@filmtheory783]

To be fair I would cheer to if I knew that soon one of the worst WORST first ladies ever was on her way out before Michelle we had junk food in school and food tasted good but Michelle was like "fuck that shit you know what every kid want is be forced to buy healthy food even though even schools know kids do not want want healthy food "

[@aromaladyellie]

@@filmtheory783 oh no combating childhood obesity, how evil, how terrible. The school I went to had awful food when I was a kid.

[@filmtheory783]

@@aromaladyellie who the fuck cares if someone is over weight listen Michelle people are going to live there life the way the won't weather you like it or not you want to take away actual good food in a school fine guess what those kids who grow up are going to buy as groceries yep junk food your just delaying the "obesity" to a later point in life NOT solving it just LET GO

[@TimboVideo]

I love how people are surprised Oliver is biased toward Hillary as if he hasn't been openly very liberal since forever.

[@Davidolsen808]

Why would he be biased toward Hillary if he is a liberal?

[@TimboVideo]

Fair point. What I meant is my knowledge of who he is doesn't make his support of Hillary surprising to me. He worked for and was essentially mentored by Jon Stewart, who has always been fairly cozy with establishment Democrats and eager to defend them. Oliver never seemed any different to me, but I think people painted a picture of him when his show started and now that he's supporting someone they don't like he's "changed". I'm saying all of this as someone who does not like Hillary Clinton at all, by the way.

[@eveoleson5160]

It's not really biased to Hillary so much as biased away from Trump. Except then also it's not bias, it's sense.

[@RoraxPlays]

Because just like most people, and can't be faulted for it in your political climate (I assume your american sorry) is that he is voting for the person who "prevents the enemy" getting in. Thats Electoral College / First past the post democracy for you.

[@WrathOfCod1]

It does help that Hillary isn't a liberal. She's blatantly centrist as she can get away with.

[@monsterpda]

Good job not mentioning Sanders at all! Just like the media did all year.

[@MichaelAronson]

He did, right in the beginning.

[@monsterpda]

+Aronson, Michael 마익흘 would have to watch again but I think only his supporters were mentioned. Coulda shown a part of his speech, it was pretty good imo

[@girija8804]

If you watched his full episode, he does a full segment on the emails

[@monsterpda]

+Demi10 well, I can't.

[@Quagthistle]

There is no full episode posted on KZbin, and I do watch elsewhere where pre-rolls might be forced. (Ads are dangerous to some of us with serious health issues, and I will not play games with my health.)

[@jadenchen5517]

“It’s not just a detail if it’s your kid, if it’s your family.” Might not be the most powerful line, but imagine Trump saying that with this tone. I’ll wait for the wheezing laughter to stop.

[@jacksonhoward3444]

Christ, I know this is old but most people in the comments don't seem to get that A) John makes no secret of his show's liberal bias B) it's fucking comedy not a neutral evaluation I get that politics is frustrating for everyone but guys let's chill out a little.

[@Original_Tenshi_Chan]

what I think a lot of people, myself included, were upset about was that: 1. HBO and it's parent company are HUGE (YUUUUGGGEEEE) corporate owners.. errr, donors, of shillary 2. john maybe several videos in this vein, prior to this point, lambasting Bernie, claiming shillary was a "better" candidate, and covering up the DNC scandal that proved they anointed the evil one and tipped the scales in its favor, directly working against Bernie. They even followed it up with a "fuck 3rd parties or party reform, just suck it up and fall in line" video to try to push shillary on the millennial crowd she actively snubbed.. John oliver is generally fairly even handed, but you could tell he was clearly following the corporate sell out orders, and it's frustrating.

[@haydenaa6282]

Tenshi Chan John Oliver would, in no way, put up with being told to support a certain candidate. He isn't from the US and his impression of the US election right now is that Hillary is the best option. And that's likely because Bernie was beaten.

[@Zzyzzyzzs]

I get gobsmacked when people look at what Donald Trump is and still say that opposition to him is "liberal bias". You don't have to be "liberal" to hate what the man is and stands for. Next to the extreme right-wingers he dog-whistles to (and tacitly supports, as was made clear by his "fine people on both sides" speech), anyone is "liberal" by comparison. The word has been so tainted by the effects of this election that it basically has no meaning anymore. It's not "liberal" to identify the qualities you hate about a candidate and decide to oppose him, even if it means standing in opposition to what was traditionally a "conservative" party. It just means you're a decent person who can't believe any majority party, in such a developed country as the USA, could choose to stand behind such a terrible person and elect them to the most powerful position in government. And it certainly wasn't senseless to point this out 6-12 months before the election, when it was clear that they were traipsing down a very dark path and people needed to do everything in their power to stop it. You could not and cannot be "neutral" about someone like Donald Trump; being neutral means you're at best unsure about someone who has shown incredible ineptness, ego and lack of heart. This is like asking you to think the same way about your grade school teacher as you would a serial killer, in the interests of "fairness". You physically cannot do it and remain rational.

[@janbananberg357]

You are not a clever man, are ya?

[@Keds1995]

Just letting you know, HBO is known for giving its shows a massive amount of leeway in doing things that contradict it, or, would just be bad for business. If you watch LWT regularly, you'd see the amount of ridiculous and expensive acts they get away with doing, since thats the kind of company HBO is.

[@tijojose7966]

I have an HBO subscription but I always end up watching John Oliver on KZbin.

[@DapperDill]

Don't worry mate, it's not the only show on HBO.

[@ΔΓςΗΞΜΨώθΓκζ]

Same here/

[@LibraSnakeLibraSnake1018]

"...the simple presidential duty of comforting fallen soldiers may actually be beyond his capabilities."Somehow, that actually turned out to be true.

[@frankhutton6747]

I feel like this is the first time we've seen Johnny actually furious.

[@superman55566]

John, cover the emails. You can bash Trump all you want, but not covering these emails makes you look like a shill.

[@destroy141]

he did an the full show this is just a short segment of it.

[@LucasSChiefsLightning]

It's a 30 minute show...

[@superman55566]

If he did awesome, we'll just have to wait a bit longer for the video, thanks!

[@V1984-h6b]

+Destry Soule - Where is it? Why was the portion covering the DNC email leaks not made publicly available? Who's agenda does that serve?

[@David_Last_Name]

You being completely uniformed about what John Oliver has reported on does NOT make him biased, it makes you an idiot.

[@bt636]

Not that I am Trumps side but what sacrifices has Hillary made? The bias is pretty sad.

[@Hanoveur]

What sacrifices have any of us made? Do you need to have made a sacrifice to be a good person? The issue here is Trump is claiming that accepting money from his father and developing several failing businesses was the same as a man throwing himself on a grenade for his comrades.

[@randomoneniner]

She sacrificed 4 American lives in Benghazi..trying to stabilize a country she fucked up by pushing to unseat Qaddafi against the recommendations of the DOD.

[@randomoneniner]

Not taking anything from the soldier, but he impacted what 2? 4? 10 lives by giving his own. A truly heroic thing no doubt. Trump created jobs for thousands of people. That's thousands of people who were able to put some food on the table because of his actions, regardless of how he was able to do them. He enabled some bread winners to be heroes to their wives, children, and families. Stop being so single threaded and think outside the fucking box.

[@enriquecarrillo9326]

+Dan Benge still doesn't answer the question. Hilary has done more harm just look up Clinton Cash on youtube

[@cecilusbrize4679]

+random one.niner While that is all and good, that isn't a sacrifice as he benefits from that action.

[@mealsonwheels4970]

wat

[@ziroth12]

Pence would be given all the power and he voted on Iraq. Trump's unconstitutional proposals: (26 pages) action.aclu.org/sites/default/files/pages/trumpmemos.pdf Hillary's "unconstitutional" proposals: take away semi-automatic rifles - still allow hunting rifles and handguns - and put suspected terrorists on a temporary list allowing them not to buy weapons.

[@ryanhelms9322]

+ziroth12 yeh hillary's gun laws are draconian and unconstitutional but Trump is so much worse on everything else. I'd love a gary johnson but that's just not happening :'(

[@avuncularmayonnaise2868]

List the constitutional rights she wants to take away.

[@SpecOps140]

Your idiocy is too much

[@JasonMcCarrell]

constitution ... muslims from "radical" countries. hmmmmm.....

[@annareads1532]

I’m no speech pathologist, but I am a trained singer… and if I’m not mistaken, I think President Biden might raise his voice so much when he’s speaking publicly because it’s a stutter control practice. You can’t stutter when you sing because of the placement and projection required. Mr. President, if that’s what you’re doing, that’s cool as heck!