John Oliver Once Begged Donald Trump to Run for President

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[–]HiddenFox 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I think the context here was that it would be a humiliation for Trump to run and he would lose by a wide margin. Oliver would find it funny to watch him try. Guess that didn't age too well...

I don't know how people can watch him... I've tried, I tried to watch and be impartial and give him a fair shot but man I couldn't get past a few shows before wanting to rip my eyes out and jam nails in my ears...

[–]Questionable 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

He made sense before 2019. It's all down hill after that.

[–]carn0ld03 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

And his wish was granted.

[–]Bitch-Im-a-cow 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yep - it was Hilary's/DNC's race to lose. Certainly the Clintons wanted him - a former "friend/associate" - to run. Dumbasses made numerous critical errors. And the influence of Cambridge Analytica and Russian hackers was massive.

[–]Hematomato 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

This was back when most pundits thought no one would actually vote for a batshit insane reality star.

But we showed them. The American capacity to troll should never be underestimated.

[–]chadwickofwv 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

And still he was the best president in the last 40 years, by a massive margin.

[–]ActuallyNot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (9 children)

To be fair, it has been comedy gold. If you don't care about America descending into a dictatorship as its hegemony slips away.

[–]Questionable 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (8 children)

You're an admitted Satanist and climate denier that lives in the U.K. Like you know anything.

[–]ActuallyNot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

You don't tire of just little bits of misinformation do you?

Is there some purpose to this?

Are you trying to get to the point where everyone knows that if you say something it wrong and don't bother to correct you?

Or are you just s pathological liar?

For the record.

You're an admitted Satanist

Quite the opposite.

I'm not a member of the satanic temple.

Having said that, anyone, including me, who sees their works can recognise that they're a force for good.

I don't have any time for the church of Satan.

and climate denier

Quite the opposite.

I repeatedly point out the obvious that increasing the concentration of greenhouse gases increases the greenhouse effect.

that lives in the U.K.

I've never set foot in the UK.

Or Europe, for that matter. The other continents that I've never visited are Africa and Antarctica.

Like you know anything.

Oh, the irony.

[–]Questionable 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (6 children)

Satanist:

  • You praise the Satanic temple. That is a form of worship.

Climate denier:

  • You claim to believe in man made climate change. This makes you a denier of the actual climate reality.

Speculation on your nation of origin:

  • You post strong specific opinions on European politicians. For some reason.

Are you trying to get to the point where everyone knows that if you say something it wrong and don't bother to correct you?

I can not dethrone you of that title. You own that.

[–]ActuallyNot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

You praise the Satanic temple.

Yep. They do good work.

That is a form of worship.

Wrong meaning of "praise".

You lie a lot.

You claim to believe in man made climate change.

Of course. It's not that hard to understand. Combusting fossil fuels has released CO2 into the atmosphere, which is a greenhouse gas.

This makes you a denier of the actual climate reality.

FFS. What's your best evidence that combusting fossil fuels doesn't release CO2, or that CO2 isn't a greenhouse gas?

You lie a lot.

Speculation on your nation of origin

You claimed i lived in the UK. You didn't say you were wildly speculating.

You lie a lot.

I can not dethrone you of that title.

I make an effort to speak the truth, provide references, and change my views if evidence contradicts them.

You, otoh, lie a lot.

[–]Questionable 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

You replied to that edit, which was added less than 90 seconds before your reply. and thus made every comment reply in less than 90 seconds.

What an amazing type speed you have. While maintaining a consistent narrative mannerism.

You claimed i lived in the UK. You didn't say you were wildly speculating.

Correct. What I claim and what I am doing are two different things. I think even a bot would understand this.

[–]ActuallyNot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Again, I don't give the slightest fuck if you're too dumb to know the difference between a person and a bot, and it's not my problem.

It's surprising, considering how obvious the bots were in the recent rash of bot posts, but if you're too dumb to understand climate change, there's going to be some things you miss that everyone else finds obvious.

What I claim and what I am doing are two different things. I think even a bot would understand this.

Like I said, you lie a lot.

[–]Questionable 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

  • You are not a rational person.

  • Your understanding is limited by your bias.

[–]ActuallyNot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Oh, the irony.

[–]Questionable 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Oh, the irony.

Oh, the irony.