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‘Last Week Tonight’: John Oliver On Dangers Of Trump-Fox News-Rush Limbaugh Cycle Of Coronavirus Misinformation
Deadline ^ | 04/20/2020 | Dino-Ray Ramos

Posted on 04/20/2020 7:32:22 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

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1 posted on 04/20/2020 7:32:22 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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Not very bright, is he? Must be the accent.


2 posted on 04/20/2020 7:36:20 AM PDT by rightwingcrazy (;-,)
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To: SeekAndFind

Who even watches that guy???


3 posted on 04/20/2020 7:37:01 AM PDT by Wuli
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To: SeekAndFind

Is this your favorite show or you just wanted to post Leftist propaganda without comment?


4 posted on 04/20/2020 7:37:55 AM PDT by over3Owithabrain
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To: SeekAndFind

Who is John Oliver again?

Is he the one who begged Donald Trump to run in 2016 because he thought his candidacy was too ridiculous for words?


5 posted on 04/20/2020 7:38:08 AM PDT by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrats' John Dean])
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To: rightwingcrazy

Fauxnoose? Guess the lefties haven’t gotten the memo yet. Pretty sure a lot of conservatives gave up on fauxnoose several years ago. A couple of shows, perhaps are still worthwhile but as a “hole”, nah. Sort of cnn light these days.


6 posted on 04/20/2020 7:38:57 AM PDT by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: SeekAndFind

Gee, I wonder if he was equally outraged over Italy’s “Hug a Chinese person” event in February or ones like Cuomo and DeBlasio telling people to go to Chinatown and celebrate their New Year? Would not hold my breath.


7 posted on 04/20/2020 7:39:25 AM PDT by OttawaFreeper ("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966)
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To: SeekAndFind

What a moron.


8 posted on 04/20/2020 7:39:30 AM PDT by Agatsu77
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>>>He also knows people who are taking hydroxychloroquine because they think it will give them immunity and he also knows people with lupus who are down to their last doses of hydroxychloroquine<<<

Yep, and I was abducted by Aliens last night.

George Costanza said it best, “it’s not a Lie if you believe it”.


9 posted on 04/20/2020 7:41:02 AM PDT by Kickass Conservative (THEY LIVE, and we're the only ones wearing the Sunglasses.)
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Oliver, like many of us, want all of this to be over.

I call b.s. He wants this to drag out for as long as possible.

And it is here where he gets personal, saying he’s known people who have died from coronavirus.

I call b.s.

He also knows people who are taking hydroxychloroquine because they think it will give them immunity

I call b.s.

and he also knows people with lupus who are down to their last doses of hydroxychloroquine.

I call b.s.

10 posted on 04/20/2020 7:42:11 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberaln would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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He’s a comedian and now he wants to be taken seriously? He’s playing the Jon Stewart card, spouting supposedly serious talk, but if called on it, responds with ‘hey, I’m just a comedian’. I have never watched more than two minutes of the show. That was enough to get the drift.


11 posted on 04/20/2020 7:43:31 AM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
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“All of this at a time when 66% of Americans admit that it’s dangerous if the stay-at-home orders are lifted too early.”

I see, Trump is a dummy but 66% of the public with no background in efficacy of drugs, running a country, or even being capable of operating a multiple billion business are more innately intelligent to know when the country should be reopened. Oliver, you are an ass.

12 posted on 04/20/2020 7:44:22 AM PDT by Mouton (The media is the enemy of the people.)
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To: SeekAndFind

John Oliver can go entertain himself.


13 posted on 04/20/2020 7:46:21 AM PDT by sauropod (Pelosi Galore: We know she's lying when we see her dentures flying. Have some cake, Peasant!)
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To: over3Owithabrain

Great observation. Why pot crap? At least Old Economy buyer posts a pic of Joe Goebbels with it.


14 posted on 04/20/2020 7:46:31 AM PDT by richardtavor
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I used to be part of a discussion group that was geared toward farming and ag people. The young farmers quoted Oliver like what he said was the gospel truth. Sad.


15 posted on 04/20/2020 7:49:42 AM PDT by shelterguy
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Oliver points out that many people — including these protesters — think that coronavirus is less deadly than the flu. Specifically, 40% of Americans think this but in fact, it is not true. Coronavirus is many times deadlier. “Comparing coronavirus to the flu is like comparing Jeffrey Dahmer to OJ Simpson,” Oliver jokes. He then adds, “Bad information is not only frustrating and dangerous, it can force us to stay at home longer.”

This is the big, foundational assumption. We don't have any clue as to the real mortality rate, because we have no clue as to the penetration of the cirus into the American populace. They assert that the mortality rate is huge based on (IMO deliberately) faulty data regarding the number of infected. Others assert that the infection rate, being based on only those with frank symptoms, and often without actual testing, means that the mortality rate is much lower than is currently thought.

The mortality rate WILL end up much lower than current estimates, once good data is known regarding infections, and once the chicanery of counting those not tested for the virus and those who died from aggravated comorbidities as CCP virus deaths is weeded out (this is against proper counting procedures, and is motivated by the federal bounty money for each CCP virus hospitalization, ventilation, and death).

Just like with global warming, they assert the absolute worst and expect everyone to panic over their nightmares, rather than assessing the knowns and unknowns, and determining that we should prepare for the worst probable outcome, while searching for data to allow lessening any restrictions emplaced.

16 posted on 04/20/2020 7:50:54 AM PDT by MortMan (Shouldn't "palindrome" read the same forward and backward?)
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He is berating Trump and Fox for being divisive, while calling for unity.


17 posted on 04/20/2020 7:51:34 AM PDT by oldbrowser (The government did not create the people. The people created the government)
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John Oliver - Completely worthless POS

Did Trump ever cash his campaign contribution?


18 posted on 04/20/2020 7:51:55 AM PDT by LeonardFMason (Lou Dobbs)
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These days the FOX News Channel is at best a centrist leaning network with an ever growing liberal bias, but in the MSM world of 2020 it qualifies as an “extremist conservative” mouthpiece. It shows you what highly “educated” puppets all these leftist media personalities truly are. They’re not capable of one moment of original thought and objectivity. They spew whatever talking points their leftist masters are feeding to them.


19 posted on 04/20/2020 7:52:02 AM PDT by dowcaet
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To: SeekAndFind

He needs to ask Klobuchar how her husband was treated and then ask himself who is spreading misinformation.

Hint: it’s the same networks that spread the fake Russia collusion story for 3 years...


20 posted on 04/20/2020 7:52:07 AM PDT by knighthawk (We will always remember We will always be proud We will always be prepared so we may always be free)
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