John Oliver explains why filibusters exist, why they shouldn’t, and why it’s stupid to drink coffee like a cat. Connect with Last Week Tonight online… Subscribe to …
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In local tea and coffee houses in South India especially, pouring coffee or tea into a saucer sometimes or another cup is pretty common
Simply brilliant! A stupid idea [filibuster] does not become good just because it is very old (but not so old as the Founding Fathers) or theatrical, or disgusting or exhausting or portrayed badly in a silly movie. The filibuster has to be scrapped (even if Donald Trump supports the idea — even numbskulls come up with a good idea once in a blue moon). Thanks, John Oliver!
Dr Suesus is Satanic so I'm not surprised Ted Cruz was reading it! He needs to be visited by the Reaper or some REEFER! OR SOMEONE SHOULD PULL THAT BROOMSTICK OUT OF HIM!
The purpose of the filibuster isn’t supposed to necessarily encourage debate though it can do so. It’s used to block devastating legislation by the minority. So lets say McConnell wants to push through something abhorrent, Democrats can block it.
In India a lot of people even today drink their tea from the saucer and it looks okay,you should have left your elitist English altitude back but i guess Brits will remain assholes where ever they go.So have a nice day mommy fucker.
That blacks for trump guy behind trump at the rally is an actual murderer. Look it up it's true and he is standing just feet away from the president. Trump is so desperate for black people to stand behind him at rallies that he has a murderous cult leader stand in camera shot.
"The senate is the last place on earth the opinions of minorities are represented" says a white man in a Senate with 3 women and zero African or native Americans. And for anyone who believes that comment is acceptable because he was discussing political minorities you are openly saying the existence of actual minorities shouldnt be included in the word minorities
Yo wtf…. his zipper was closed when he stepped away from the podium…. #fakenews… Nah but you do have a point tho… then again I'm an Indian guy living in the UK listening to a British guy living in the US give the US advice on politics… what I'm trying to get at is bigger problems closer to home… but we are all screwed anyway so imma move on to the next episode of Jhon Oliver…
Yo us Indians do that with tea and have been doing it for quite a while (though ppl generally born after like 1995 think it's fucking disgusting…. cuz slurping sounds)
I've seen some elderly people drink coffee from a saucer here in Sweden, when I was young I thought they were just slurping up whatever they had spilled from their cups onto the saucer lol.
Okay John, I understand your point in this video. But talk shit on Chasing Amy, and we’re gonna have a serious problem. For one, Alyssa has an entire speech about how being gay is a part of who she is and she can’t change it for Ben Affleck’s benefit. Then, she talks about how she came to the conclusion that she was lesbian because she had no positive examples of female/male love, and realized she was limiting herself by this line of thought. Then, she admits that she was always bisexual, fucked a ton of dudes in high school, and then just kinda gave it up for practical reasons. There’s also a whole conversation about how hypocritical it is of Ben to like her less when he realizes he isn’t the first man she’s been with, and that specifically calls out the trope of “turning a lesbian”. I can tolerate a lot man, but I will not stand for the continued blasphemy of Chasing Amy, a fucking great movie!
In local tea and coffee houses in South India especially, pouring coffee or tea into a saucer sometimes or another cup is pretty common
I am for the filibuster.
Me: I know what filibuster is I read el filibusterismo
watches lto
Me: surprised pikachu
Simply brilliant! A stupid idea [filibuster] does not become good just because it is very old (but not so old as the Founding Fathers) or theatrical, or disgusting or exhausting or portrayed badly in a silly movie. The filibuster has to be scrapped (even if Donald Trump supports the idea — even numbskulls come up with a good idea once in a blue moon). Thanks, John Oliver!
Ted Cruz is such a douchebag
Anyone bothered to to Ted Cruz that green eggs and ham is about changing your mind?
Dr Suesus is Satanic so I'm not surprised Ted Cruz was reading it! He needs to be visited by the Reaper or some REEFER! OR SOMEONE SHOULD PULL THAT BROOMSTICK OUT OF HIM!
Can we all take a moment to appreciate the guy in the back at 17:42 ?
I hope mitch McConnell meets the grim reaper
The purpose of the filibuster isn’t supposed to necessarily encourage debate though it can do so. It’s used to block devastating legislation by the minority. So lets say McConnell wants to push through something abhorrent, Democrats can block it.
In India a lot of people even today drink their tea from the saucer and it looks okay,you should have left your elitist English altitude back but i guess Brits will remain assholes where ever they go.So have a nice day mommy fucker.
I'll just leave this here:
History and Etymology for avast
perhaps from Dutch houd vast hold fast
dutch pirates … very much a thing
I think that pretty much sums it up. Can someone make a meme depicting my perspective. That would be great. Thanks
in france people do drink like that still
He ended with the Chewbacca Defense?
Me: a slovakian living in England religiously watching LastWeek tonight even if a lot of it is on US politics and I have no idea what's going on
I have a solution! Filibusting is allowed, but everyone else is allowed to shoot you with a slingshot. Head shots are discouraged, but permitted.
PS in South Africa we pour our tea/coffee in a saucer. Its not popular now but I did when I was growing up.
Can I get a side dish of Booker or Yang?
My first exposure to Filibuster was an episode of Parks and Rec.
17:50 Someone give that guy in the background a raise. He’s acting //the shit// out of that bit! 🤣
That blacks for trump guy behind trump at the rally is an actual murderer. Look it up it's true and he is standing just feet away from the president. Trump is so desperate for black people to stand behind him at rallies that he has a murderous cult leader stand in camera shot.
if you want a tale of Dutch pirates from like 800 years ago just watch any viking movie. Tons of the vikingr were Dutch.
An incompetent senate, unpopular leaders, an inability to adapt and change and a huge disparity between the classes (Rome – the fall of the empire)
Another fun fact. John Oliver was born the same exact day as another wrestler, John Cena
Oh man, POD Save America is gonna love this.
I don't think dutch people talk like swedes. I'm dutch so I guess I would know?
"The senate is the last place on earth the opinions of minorities are represented" says a white man in a Senate with 3 women and zero African or native Americans. And for anyone who believes that comment is acceptable because he was discussing political minorities you are openly saying the existence of actual minorities shouldnt be included in the word minorities
We learned about Sumner in history class! The worse part is after he got out of office, people were still sending him canes 😂
What if each senator can only filibuster once during their term? If they get rid of it, great, but I just don't see that happening.
Yo wtf…. his zipper was closed when he stepped away from the podium…. #fakenews… Nah but you do have a point tho… then again I'm an Indian guy living in the UK listening to a British guy living in the US give the US advice on politics… what I'm trying to get at is bigger problems closer to home… but we are all screwed anyway so imma move on to the next episode of Jhon Oliver…
Yo us Indians do that with tea and have been doing it for quite a while (though ppl generally born after like 1995 think it's fucking disgusting…. cuz slurping sounds)
"He was a bad actor."
….yeah…but he's still one of my top favorites.
I wish we could get rid of the senate all together. States should not all have equal power because Americans aren’t equally distributed in all states.
John, no one is happy when I start gleefully rapping Hamilton. You lied.
Will someone just assassinate Mitch McConnel already?
It's treason then.
I've seen some elderly people drink coffee from a saucer here in Sweden, when I was young I thought they were just slurping up whatever they had spilled from their cups onto the saucer lol.
My god john every time you use dutch ppl as a joke, you make us sound like scandinavians.
O.K. Maybe , it is a time for an action.
Okay John, I understand your point in this video. But talk shit on Chasing Amy, and we’re gonna have a serious problem. For one, Alyssa has an entire speech about how being gay is a part of who she is and she can’t change it for Ben Affleck’s benefit. Then, she talks about how she came to the conclusion that she was lesbian because she had no positive examples of female/male love, and realized she was limiting herself by this line of thought. Then, she admits that she was always bisexual, fucked a ton of dudes in high school, and then just kinda gave it up for practical reasons. There’s also a whole conversation about how hypocritical it is of Ben to like her less when he realizes he isn’t the first man she’s been with, and that specifically calls out the trope of “turning a lesbian”. I can tolerate a lot man, but I will not stand for the continued blasphemy of Chasing Amy, a fucking great movie!