Election Subversion: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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With midterm elections approaching, John Oliver discusses what happens after the votes are in, how some elected officials might try to negate legitimate election results, and which teletubby would taste best.
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To quote a professor I once had, "If you are not willing to accept the results of an election unless your guy is the one who wins, you don't actually want a democracy anymore."
Thank you!! I've been trying to find the words to explain exactly what you just described. I need to make a note of what your professor said as I will quite likely be using it in future.
But that is exactly it. They DONT want democracy. They want a theocracy with Trump as the high priest.
Yeah. The GOP are overthrowing the government, and won't stop until the rest of us are dead. :(
Fits perfectly from 2016-2020 when some party kept crying collusion. But what do I know, just an interesting detail I noticed.
Damn, that's a really good quote and I completely agree
Can we all just agree that American politics is freaking terrifying? There are over 300 election deniers on the ballot as we speak! For the love of democracy, vote while you still even remotely have the right!
This is what happens when the centrist party insists on perpetually splitting the difference with the conservative party who insists on perpetually pushing the envelope rightward. You end up with a situation where the now-hard-right conservative party insists that the now-center-right corporate party is "far-left" and that any election that doesn't come out in favor of the right wing is illegitimate by definition.
America is fucking terrifying...
why vote?? they're gonna win.. John said so.. no need to brave the weather or those threats at the ballot box.. because the outcome is a forgone conclusion
Won‘t happen. American progressives rather shoot a tiktok video and complain on twitter about republicans. Actually voting? Nah, too much hassle. American progressives are the real threat. Because they stay silent. Fascists gonna do fascist things. It‘s on progressives to DO something about it.
@@cannablissdreams Because if you don't they 100% will. If you don't want to stand up for you rights, don't come crying when you don't have any.
Okay but the line “tucker Carlson is cocomelon for bigots” is amazing and I love it
There is nothing more bigoted than saying ''i LOVE illegal immigrants invading my nation, but don't put them anywhere near my middle class, democrat voting, white surbubia''....hans, it's always been you.
I was a vice chair as a county commissioner in a county in Georgia. I got death threats after a ordinance that we passed. It was about littering in the river. People were mad saying we were taking away their freedoms. So these threats over a way more serious subject don’t surprise me at all.
My goodness....people are insane. It makes me wonder how seat belt laws got through.
That's really sad. I have lived all my life in either nwfl or Texas and the fact the government has to get involved to stop people from throwing trash in waterways is just ridiculous. Especially because everyone claims to be an outdoorsman and love nature.
Prove it
@@ranelgallardo7031oh that one was about as popular as drinking and driving g laws when they were first issued.
This is what results from generations of inbreeding
The fact that the guy who is running to be in charge of the voting process, is simply refusing to acknowledge the possibility of the other side winning is insane.
Why would you join something you're not willing to lose?
Yeap, it's automatically disqualifying given that it's dereliction of duty.
Of course not, he is right. Every person he meets on his republican campaigns said they mostly voted reps, way over 90%. So how comes that reps can lose? What a beautiful logic. Btw I mostly meet people with the same last name as me, so there is no chance that most people don't share my last name.
The fact that the Dems did not punish a single one of the Jan 6 coup ringleaders is insane. Even D e J o y is still in office, which is Biden's fault _alone._ This sends the message the insurrectionists did nothing wrong, that you can coup with impunity and that the Dems are scared because _they_ are in fact the wrongdoers. All of this is completely obvious. The Dems avoided punishing the ringleaders because they thought it would help them make political hay for the midterms. They even _funded_ some of the biggest HOP whackos on ballots up and down the country, obviously thinking they would be easy to defeat by the bland centrist candidates they prefer to run against them. That is the opposite of putting up a fight for democracy.
@darknightoftroy no.. WE didn't do any of those things.. WE impeached the muther phucker.. TWICE.. it's the political machine that refuses to act.. the DO NOTHING dems lament and wring their hands.. and actually DO nothing.. while the REPUBLICANS openly have a PLAN to TAKE OVER.. whether that be by INSURRECTION or winning phucked up elections.. when they ALL should be DISQUALIFIED is RIDICULOUS "WE" aren't letting anything happen.. CAPITAL HILL is allowing all this to transpire from their INACTION INSURRECTIONIST should be put to DEATH for TREASON.. full stop.. it's in the CONSTITUTION.. treason is a CAPITAL OFFENSE.. yet.. the one human who incited the violence is being held up as KING RULER how is that WE??
I am so sorry for every sane American. The whole world is laughing at the US, while obviously being afraid what might become of this nation.
As an American with a transgender parent I am genuinely terrified.
Yeah you constantly telling Americans “we’re laughing at you” isn’t exactly helping the situation.
@@537monster It's the truth. Republican America will be a laughingstock. No matter what you Russians post.
@@537monster Mostly just nervous laughter. If we don't laugh, we'll cry.
The US isn’t the only democracy that’s teetering on the edge of fascism. This is becoming a global phenomenon
I love that Nick Offerman just accepts everyone sees him as this “manly man” when he’s actually a big softy. But because he’s such a kind, soft hearted person, he plays into the manly man role to make people happy. Truly one of the coolest people in Hollywood.
You can be soft hearted and kind, while being a manly badass you know. In fact, real men are kind and soft whenever they can.
You know he actually is extremely manly and a big softie. He’s really a master woodworker
Manly men are soft hearted and kind and not afraid to show emotion! 🙌🏼
And a huuuuuge liberal
It's hard to escape the incredible roll of Ron...but also he does it so well..I've never felt so entranced by a man blowing up a trash can
“I don’t want to sound alarmist. I don’t need to sound like Chicken Little. I don’t need to LOOK like him either, but-” was one of the best throwaway gags this season
I'm surprised that he didn't make a 'Shrimp Po' Boy' joke when he was talking about roasting Po. Also, no reference to Po from Kung Fu Panda, either.
LOL I loved that because I was thinking it just as he said it (the 'look like him' bit)
Confessions of a vote mule: I called an old lady who couldn't drive any more, and was nearly in tears because her husband had had a stroke not long ago and also could no longer drive... but they really wanted to vote. So i drove out to get their ballots and then dropped them off for her.
Thank you for your service
What a terrible person you are 😉
@@maxwellvandenberg2977 that;s really nice.
Good job!!
I was a mule. I dropped ballots from my grandma and grandpa, both of whom have trouble walking and hardly leave the house. I also dropped a couple from my aunts. If I did it in today's Muhrica - I would get shot by some fascist virgin. Land of the free my ass !
Can we just take a minute to appreciate the irony of an individual who's asking for your vote by blowing up a ballot box?
If only he had any idea what irony was, even the Alanis Morrissette kind.
People who deliberately vote for such nutjobs DO deserve those nutjobs governing them.
He already has the vote His campaign video could have been 85 minutes of him on the toilet and he'd still have been voted in So he decided to have fun with it
@@kenbee1957 i mean, the election hasn't even happened yet, so i would not count my chickens... But also: if you blow up all the ballot boxes, how are you going to count the votes? The people voting for this man should really take the time to consider what that actually means, you know?
I think the trashcan dressed up as a ballot box refers to the rumors (fake storys) of ballots ending up dumped in trash cans or otherwise going missing? And he sees himself taking care of that problem, removing the fake ballot box or metaphorically all that led to the "tampering" with the election. Maybe I'm wrong but it kind of seems like the Last Week Tonight show either didn't understand it or found their interpretation to be funnier lol
The Aaron Van Langevelde clip gets me misty-eyed every time, where he certifies the election results. The John Adams quote, followed by the certification is incredible, to see someone care that much about our democracy, our government, and our history. Its a rare form of patriotism that's just beautiful to watch.
I can't get over the fact that John Oliver did not pick up the line "Army of the Awakened" by Bannon. That is not an election idea, that's a movie about zombies.
2016: “We don’t care about your feelings” 2022: “We’ll just say we won, because we feel it”
operative word: YOUR
2016: 'dems lost get over it' 2020: 'boohooo cope cope'
Dems denied the 2016 election for 4 years lmao
@@michaelleenen2634 I don't think you understand the format of this joke. You're supposed to use quotes from the same side for both. 2016: "dems lost get over it" 2020: "the election was RIGGED!!! WAH WAH WAH!!!" Fixed it for you.
2016 - 2020 Dems: "NO RIGGED ELECTION!!! RUSSIA!!" Bit hypocritical to act like the Dems and Liberals have NEVER done this.
How trump was not arrested immediately after that call tape was released is something I will never understand.
As an immigrant from a politically awful country, I had the same thought. Going even further back... As soon as the orange man called President of Ukraine? That should have been the trigger to impeach, remove, and bar him from ever holding public office. Sure, things might have been worse under president Pence... But we'd still have a democracy for a few more years.
he is rich and powerful, id be suprised if he ever laid foot on a prison
@@DiaryOfaCell So the grand jury is just interviewing people for the donuts? Lol
That was a pretty big part of his second impeachment... But almost every Republican in Congress decided, once again, to chose party over country.
@@DiaryOfaCell hahahahahaha
OMG! I can't stop laughing. "2,000 Mules" is going to go down like "Refer Madness" movie! I'm paraplegic and I have other people drop my ballot off. My Dad does too.
Watching Doug Ducey's micro-expressions to that phone call was a TREAT! You could practically see the "Nope, not dealling with that right now." And proceeding "what a d!ck" little head tilt. 😂
As a European, this reminds me of the post-WW1 era, where some countries (most prominently Germany and Italy) went through a similar process - from questioning the legitimacy of those in power, blaming some minoriy for everything, arming their supporters and intimidating the opposition. This process didn’t happen overnight, but went over many years. I hope the US stops going down this route before it’s too late and the crazy has become the new, acceptable normal.
Too late. Most of us are desensitized to crazy and expect it regularly. So they can be crazier beyond reform by the time most do anything meaningful to stop it. I think we are beyond voting being an effective stop for these clowns.
Because America is slowly falling into that trap like you said after World War 1 that some countries started shifting the right wing started taking over. But that doesn't happen in one day it happens over time which the media and Democratic Leadership is not realizing. If those deniers win in this midterms who knows what will happen during the presidential election
Agreed, the left is definitely on the path of facism.
I've been saying this for years now... the similarities between late 1920s - early 1930s Germany and the US today are absolutely terrifying... what makes it worse is that we have the world's biggest, most technologically advanced military in the history of humanity... WITH nukes... if we collapse into fascism, non-existent God help us all on this planet...
Yup, horrifying.
I find it hilarious how the side that claims "facts don't care about your feelings" base their entire reality on their feelings and refuse to change those beliefs even when facts are presented.
Yes. Another word for feelings could be "perceptions" in this context. Just like Kampf said in this video. They are utter hypocrites, through and through. Nothing more.
Nothing but projection from white conservatives. They tell you exactly what they’re about.
@@manuginobilisbaldspot424 Projection is their #1 talent. It's what they're best at.
Sadly, it's nearly a million dead in the US too late for that to be funny anymore.
They're the same people who say the other side is lying while being the ones who actually make fake news. Why does this suprise you?
"Sleep with one eye open you tasty plump clown" is the most intimidating and insulting sentence I think I've ever heard.
12:41 “gloves during a pandemic” could also be followed with “in November, because it’s cold”. There was snow on the ground in parts of Minnesota in October
"Whether it's true or not, their perception is their reality." That is absolutely terrifying. What is worse, no one is trying to correct it.
That's because it's impossible. No matter how many demonstrable facts you show a MAGA, anything that doesn't show Trump, or loyal Trump supporters in government, in the best possible light, has a built in excuse that Trump worked hard to create for these people before he left office - FAKE NEWS!!! And, they'll quote the same news organization in the next breath as the most credible news outlet known to man, but only in the case where it has a story which positively portrays their guy. They claim that during Trump's term there was no war and peace in the middle east, and when you confront them with the fact that we were literally engaged in a war in the middle east for the entirety of trump's presidency, they lose their shit, call you a communist, and start screaming about hunter Biden's laptop. It's hopeless
I only disagree with that last part: SO MANY PEOPLE are trying to correct them on their perception, they just refuse to listen, and have demonstrated that they will fight to make their perceptions reality. There really isn't much more anyone can do other than persist in resisting them, and call for their arrest when their actions are unlawful
I don't find the quote problematic on its own. In fact it is quite accurate. However that doesn't you should support their wrong perception but instead try to change it.
when the full breadth and width of their perception is fox news and stephen kevin bannon, it's impossible to correct.
My Mom used to always say people like that have the mantra, "Don't try to confuse me with facts". It's scary how many people will no longer listen to reason because they've been fed the lie that they can't trust media. A friend of mine who studied national security told me once, years ago, that the first thing a dictator does when they are trying to usurp a government is to get people not to trust reporters.
I'm a disabled voter, and rely on my assistant for many things. Now that they closed the location near me, the only way to guarantee my ballot gets in on time is for her to deliver it for me. It's hardly a scam to either need help or be willing to provide that assistance to someone who does.
They don't care. Making sure your vote doesn't count is the goal.
We vote early at the country board of elections building. It's easier than our voting location and way more accessible and the only nuts with guns standing around are law enforcement.
Honestly, while probably not in their explicit intention, preventing people like you from voting is a side-effect they welcome happily. Hope it works for you and your assistant.
And it's legal to have someone drop it off for you.
brain damaged veteran here with similar issues. i am also trans, so my name (which has yet to be changed) does not currently "match" my appearance. i no longer live in a deep red state, so i have less concerns about being harassed or attacked , but if I still lived near my family in MS or LA... well. i'm glad you have your assistant to help.
The Aaron Sorkin joke at 8:03 had me in stitches. I legitimately replayed that ten times!
I love how they censor the dog to protect its identity. Like yes, people are gonna go after this dog if they know what it looks like. It's not like there are a bunch of other very similar dogs in the same breed who might look exactly the same.
I'm a military member and absentee voting is the only way I can vote. Sorry I can't do vote "the right way". Solid episode John.
Oh but Republicans sure do love to support our veterans and active service members! Except when they don't.
@@jodinsan Which is all the time
@@jodinsan YUP
by the looks of it you don't have to worry about all that for much longer. the US won't be the same the day after tomorrow and chances are future voting will take place in some sort of dystopia - if at all
Yeah but those Oath Keeper fascists are the ones who think they are patriots lol...
i appreciate this show being made consistently available on youtube
Even John admits HBO Max sucks, also If I'm paying a subscription I want to see all the Seasons of LWT
In 2000 dems denied election results. Denied 2016 and today they said flat-out they will deny 2022 if they lose.
@@hectorduenassanchez1208 wait they don't allow you to watch all the episodes? That's bs
It gets made available before they make it available on HBO
If it wasn't on KZhead for free, who would actually watch it???
He isn't the world's angriest Target employee, he is a Circuit City employee who has been in a coma for a very long time.
Thankfully, ALL of those deliberate deniers were handed a *MASSIVE* "L" in the midterms, and the reforms to the Electoral Count Act were passed!!! 👏👏👏👏👏
thank you for adding this. this is why my lazy ass goes to the comments
Well….ALMOST all of them. J.D. Vance is now a senator in Ohio.
I never would have thought that Adam Savage's joke "I reject your reality and substitute my own" becomes reality for some people.
Dungeon masters
@@Nothingtoseehere-eo7zq let's be real, more people know it because of Mythbusters by a landslide.
@@Nothingtoseehere-eo7zq Perhaps you'd know it under the title "Ragewar: The Challenges of Excalibrate"?
These replies just unintentionally referenced SAO Abridged and that makes me happy.
My mom's last boyfriend was like this. Now half the country has the same affliction 😣
My family and I live on a rural ranch. Whichever one of us has the opportunity will take all of our ballots and put them in the box. It's not fraud, it's family and community. How terrible of us.
THIS is what these morons get wrong and call fraud? For gods sake!
And it isn’t illegal. So just don’t go by yourself to the drop box. Report any challenges!
It *is* illegal in some places, like where I am. So if you're thinking of doing this check first to see if it is. I would hate to see a bunch of ballots get invalidated and thrown out just because someone was trying to be helpful.
@@rathertiredofthemess2841 I feel your name!
Agreed but be careful.. The new ballots stipulate, at least here in ohio, who is legally allowed to drop off you ballot. And with all these nutjob ballot box watchers just be aware. I know I saw spouse as being allowed, but I don't recall if immediate family was on there or not. Just look it up to be sure for your state is all I am saying.
Watching this on a cold, rainy January Sunday and now all I want is some braised Po on rice.
Taking "I can't believe we lost ☹" to a whole new level.
There is another reason voters might wear gloves when voting in November. November can be pretty cold.
BuT wHeRe Is GlObAl WaRmInG?!?!1?11!!! /s in case it's needed...
If republican wins I feel like they'll try their best to fix this "problem". Hello coal
when i was in the third grade there was a teacher in my school who would rub his hands together when it was cold...i was sure he was always up to something evil 😆
@@nerrickk9024 it’s definitely less cold than it used to be in our life times.
It's been 70 degrees in NY for the past few days, 2nd summer
Man, from Brazil, after the mess that happened here, I feel you north americans, I feel you. Our mini Trump has been a pain in our asses.
We're looking to you, having just elected a democratic leader, to hopefully signal that American democracy can still be saved.
@@couragekarnga8735 Lula ain't perfect as he went to prison for corruption charges which were later overruled but when it comes to democracy, the Amazon, poverty, economic and trade issues, foreign policy, and indigenous rights, we have seen the results from his previous time as president as he successfully helped Brazil during hard times in the early 2000s recession and reduced poverty and deforestation of the Amazon while seeing high economic growth and approval ratings at over 80%. But with a divided Congress and Senate under right-wing parties and the lack of a commodities boom which helped his popularity in Brazil, it's going to be difficult for him going ahead.
@@couragekarnga8735 and their side is looking to Americans to imitate, armed militias and everything, it's a circus, they're so obviously doing the exact same thing trump did in 2020.. even with Lula's win, bolsonarism won't die, people here absolutely would vote for Hitler himself to be protected from "cOmMuNiSm" and many other politicians will exploit that for years to come. rewriting reality is hard to combat, they thrive in cognitive biases and falacies, so there really is no arguing, they simply don't care about democracy, they care about gay people having rights and women having control over their own bodies, if the devil himself was running on a conservative agenda, they'd vote for him. I mean, 58M people in Brazil still did, so i mean that quite literally.
Americans* Canada and Mexico got naught to do with this, and no N. and S. America are two different crustal plates. Stay salty. Edit: ...and we are the only nation with America in our name (barring American Samoa, a US territory), so we get to use Americans. Sorry-not-sorry.
You got a socialist.... not a Trump.
Can we just take a second to appreciate how the entire audience mutually agreed that the best tasting teletubby would be Po? I’m not sure why, but immediately i thought the exact same thing, and it is absolutely hilarious to me
John needs to do an update show of this issue
As a brazilian who went through the election insanity very recently, I wish you guys good luck, and hope democracy prevails for you guys as it did for us!
estou vendo isso e estou embasbacado hahaah. A gente copiou tudo das EUA das eleições de 2016, maldito seja o Steve Bannon. Vejo direto esse programa.
Vc realmente acredita que a democracia venceu? Vive onde? Nárnia? Acorda! Censura tá rolando solta e antes de comemorar, lembre-se que pau q bate em Chico, bate em Francisco. Ah, virou idiota por assistir apenas esse tipo de programa. Poor you.
How many lies can one tell???
@@alecrim888 pior que eu assisto algumas coisas da JovemPan e me dou o trabalho de ver o surrealismo de Jornal da Cidade Online e Brasil Paralelo. Não tem censura. O que tem é combate a mentiras veiculadas na internet. E muitas delas amplamente veiculadas desde 2018 pra corroborar com o governo do Jair. Alan dos Santos mesmo era e provavelmente ainda é muito bem pago para realizar esse trabalho. A democratizacão da internet fez isso ai mesmo, qualquer um se torna uma midia que produz conteúdo. Deu visibilidade pra vários surrealismos e infelizmente mentiras são mais clicáveis e mais fáceis de serem produzidas que fatos e noticias reais. Isso precisa estar sendo combatido mesmo. Reinaldo Azevendo, Frota, Dória e ate Moro (voltou atrás aos 45) ja entenderam a criminalidade do governo bolsonaro. Que é negacinista de ciência, vacina, e negacionista da realidade mesmo. Lula foi eleito, aos poucos a galera vai saindo do fundo da caverna de plutão.
I dream of the day when John Oliver will mention the patriota do caminhão
With that Teletubbies bit I'm convinced the writers are having a competition of making John say increasingly weird things until he says no
they got danny devito to sow himself into a sofa naked its going to be a fun ride to see if they will go to that level
I wouldn’t be surprised if they revealed that Dan O’Brien wrote all those bits. It seems like his kind of humor.
Lol I was wondering, is this a running bit?
The joke is, he never will say no
@@Blaurot I was thinking that, and then I thought maybe the challenge is from John to come up with something he won't say
Im sorry for my insensitive sense of humor, but Holly Caust is one of the funniest names ive ever hearddddddd WAHAHAHAHAH Oliver & his team of writers are always funny, but sometimes they just hit you with absolutelg golden bits 😂😂😂 i cant stop laughing
Couldn't possibly love this any more than I already do!! John Oliver, you are brilliant! Clarence, you'll never get a better offer!!
I'm a vote mule. I picked up my parents ballots as they were too busy with work to drop them off themselves. I put three (yes three) ballots in the drop box. I even took a picture of them going in to show my crime to my friends. I will do it again next election and they can not stop me.
Haha nice. Only 1999 miles to go. 😂
And we should believe you, why? Some bobble head doll on the interwebs? Funny how prosecuted violations are so rare, are almost all accidental, but the biggest intentional ones are Republicans. Like this one: kzhead.info/sun/e7ZxqcpvZ1-LknA/bejne.html&ab_channel=CBSEveningNews
🤣🤣🤣
lmao amazing! good work (also clever 🤣)
You maniac!
Nick Offerman really is a national treasure.
Hollywood has criminally wasted his talent
@@milesroy9564 Thank God his is also a writer
And one of the few progressive people popular among conservatives. They should be making more use of him.
@@pashok28 And a wood worker. That part of him is real.
The same comment. Over and over and over again.
The dude who shot the trash can didn't even have sights on his rifle... probably took him 15 shots to hit it lmao
Not that it matters, but in the Netherlands, we use trashcans as votingballots. Some of the ballots are a meter wide, so we need a large bin for them.
I know it’s old, but this is one of my favorite episodes!
I went to vote early. I have cerebral palsy and recently broke my leg, because of the cerebral palsy I cannot get along well with one working leg without a wheelchair. My friend and I went together, at least five people ask her if she was going to vote for me. Each time I said no I can do it myself I just have some mobility issues. Even after I answered one lady told her to register for me anyway and tried to pull me out of the line. She could not register for me mainly because her signature would not match mine. This could have resulted in my disenfranchisement. I'm glad I stayed the course and registered and voted myself, but it was a bit of a rough day.
What happened to the days when voters facing physical challenges were given extra assistance? 😢
I'm so sorry to hear all the ableism y
Very strange and ableist. Glad your friend help, but of course no need to take over entirely for you. People could just mind their business when they see you are all set
Holy cow man, those idiots would have just trampled over your right to vote, that is so messed up, I hope you have some means of reporting and punishment their obvious misbehavior. This is so messed up. Hope your leg recovers soon!
"and tried to pull me out of line" ~I would have glared at her and said "STOP TRYING TO KIDNAP ME... HELP POLICE, ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING IN PROGRESS, STOP THIS WOMAN" ...because that is LITERALLY what she did. I'm >>>DONE>LOCK THEM UP AND DISENFRANCHISE THEM> IF THEY WANT TO ACT LIKE VOTING IS A PRIVILEGE, THEN TAKE THAT PRIVILEGE AWAY FROM THEM FOR COMMITTING A F'ING FELONY.
I got to vote for the first time yesterday, I turned 18 a few days ago. But I live in a red state. the people and amendments I voted for mostly lost, but my state house representative, that I got to meet a few weeks ago, won by a few hundred votes out of around 15k. She was very nice and had never been in government till now. My little niece met her and thought it was so cool that a girl could be a politician. I really think every vote counts especially in local elections. My mom couldn't vote because she was in the hospital unexpectedly, and my father couldn't because he was convicted of a felony, but I could. I was so fucking proud walking out of the polling place. Cuz I think everyone who is able needs to vote just to show that you're there.
Becca Raines Good for you! Keep up the good vote!
Way to go,Becca! I'm proud of you!
In europe convicts can vote too. My oppinion is that they shouldn't be allowed to. Its nothing against your dad I just want to emphasize that democracy here in europe is a bit exaggerated.
@@lucycan6363 could you explain what do you mean by that? That democrats are criminals? Or that blacks are convicted to decrease votes for democrats? Anyway correlation does not imply causation so although if most felons are black and black are voting mostly democrats there does not have to be any link directly between criminality and voting democrats.
From one stranger to another, you did a great thing. I to voted my first time at 18, and I’m 36 now and haven’t missed an election. Keep going…your democracy needs you
Also, Dinesh DiSouza is a convicted felon, convicted of campaign finance violations. The only criminal in Dinesh’s movie is Dinesh himself.
20:57 Send them to Northern England (specifically Sunderland and Newcastle)!! By-hand counts there, for up-to 60,000 votes, can be done in under 1 hour.
For me as a German, these "politicans" from the GOP give me the chills. We all know where it ends when authorians take over a government. Unfortunately, this is not only bad news for America but for us Europeans, too.
Italy is probably farther along in this madness than the US is, unfortunately. Trump just seems like more Berlusconi. Who would have been surprised at some bunga bunga?
It would be especially bad for Ukranians. I suspect Putin is watching the results.
As Americans my family is frightened. These maniacs would do anything to gain power. Even police forces have been flooded with these maniacs too. It’s nerve wracking to think people like that have power.
Screaming "fascism" , "Authoritarianism" is hilarious when most of you same npc's supported COVID lockdowns and opposed bodily autonomy (in the form of COVID vaccines) on top of your obese , Queen of Colour, Stacy Abrams denying the results of the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election to this vary day! Get recked, drones!
CPL Weeks, does "election denial" apply to Hillary Clinton, Stacy Abrams, etc?
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” ― George Orwell, 1984
"Safe and effective!"
@@TheSundayShooter spewing right wing garbage with a name like "sunday shooter" is a bit on the nose even for y'all, isn't it?
@@curvingfyre6810 My username is a litmus test for hoplophobes as _y'all_ construe it to mean anything other than weekend visits to the range and the only thing _on the nose_ is your surgical mask, which is no substitute for an N95
@@TheSundayShooter Oh, I have an n95 thank you very much, got it for house maintenance, scraping old lead paint off a half finished basement so it can be redone proper. Sounds like you could have used one growing up. As for "hoplophobe", I believe that "Under no pretence should the working class be disarmed", and am a personal enthusiast of bows, though I intend to branch out into firearms as soon as I'm financially stable. Ammo costs are steep, but you can reuse the same 12 arrows for years. As for you, you are larping, to the point of glowing. If the day ever comes that you're called to fight our movement, you will piss yourself at the thought of facing people who actually don't have anything to lose but their chains.
@@curvingfyre6810 Marx Legolas calling _anyone_ a LARPer and referencing Terry A. Davis in the same breath, that's rich. Truth is the most revolutionary thing your movement has done is vote for Bernie "Blue No Matter Who" Sanders and maybe a few race riots
John Oliver must do a piece strictly on 2000 mules. It would be so funny 😂
I love you John Olliver. You are doing righteous work and you are really funny too. Well done, Sirrah, well done.
"Whether it's true or not, their perception is their reality." And with that, the "facts don't care about your feelings" crowd finally takes their mask off
IN A UNIVERSE OF RED AND BLUE, WHERE PERCEPTION IS REALITY… **One Of A Kind intensifies**
it's always been this way. Did slavers give a shit about reality or how they were willing to fight a war to keep others in bondage? Did the KKK give a shit that black Americans were citizens and deserved equal protection? Conservatives have always been off in a weird reality parallel to ours.
So, if Biden wasn't a Crappy Corporatist DINO President... Democrats would have The House, Senate & Presidency.. And Could Pass Progressive/Dem policies-- that help common American citizens. If, Republican win the House.. they will Only, write & pass Corporatist Republican Austerity & Corporatist Bills-- for Dem Senate/Presidental approval. 🤦
@@kosh9639 What are you saying?
"My feelings don't care about the facts." - GOP
I dropped my mail-in ballot in the yellow box at a polling place because it's legal. I also dropped my daughter's ballot in because she had to go to class and asked if I'd drop it off for her. Perfectly legal.
Hey Lori how are you doing?and how's the weather over there??
Doesn't matter how many times you say it's "perfectly legal"... if there was surveillance footage of you dropping off the ballots, either D'Souza himself or someone who took his "documentary" as gospel would've claimed otherwise.
@@gregoryklaus7120 Hay Gregory!!!! how are you doing? and how's the weather over there??
@@Profoundimpact2 Hey Impact! How you doin'? And how's the weather over there??
As long as the marked and signed it.
Living in Brazil is quite scary at times, but then you watch news from the States and they just take things to the next level! 😱
Did the ATF notice Collins shouldered that arm brace? Go get em boys 😆😂
Visiting in-laws a few months ago, my partner’s father made us watch that documentary. John barely scratches the surface of how bad it was. We pointed out how none of the arguments worked, none of the technology worked the way they claimed, the map of “Atlanta” was in fact Moscow, and the whole pile of “evidence” collapsed so badly that you can claim the documentary does a bang up job proving that there was no election fraud with a straight face. My partner’s father would only respond with variations of, “That’s what the elites have tricked people into believing,” or, “I have more experience in my life with these things than you younger generations.” It about ruined the whole trip for us.
As someone who has endured family gatherings like that, you have my deepest sympathies ☹️
That's just so sad
Wow, just wow. Moscow as atlanta? You could even google that in two seconds... oof
That's scary and sad... we're so screwed.
Yeah. Gotta love when the old-timers get called out on their bullshit, and they just default back to, "Well I'm older so of course I have more experience and knowledge than you despite you getting your knowledge from dozens of other people just as old and even more experienced than me." 9.9
That "Tucker Carlson is Cocomelon for bigots," quote might just be the best thing I've heard all year holy shit
30:49 onwards is also a pretty good quote out of context
Tucker Carlson is a human wedgie.
Most watched news show on TV. Cope and seethe
@@bedwinkawliga9897 wait, people still watch "news shows" on TV?
That's why your life is sad
Nick Offerman is a national treasure.
Missed the opportunity of a Po' Boy sandwich
That Mule show is like watching people on a "ghost hunt" getting excited about dust and scaring themselves in the dark.
Bruh I had this exact thought
😂😂😂
Or dudes hunting for bigfoot and the only evidence they have is a bunch of branches rustling.
I hadn't thought of it that way, but that's very accurate 😂.
Did you watch the movie or just hear leftist takes on it?
"So this is how liberty dies. With thunderous applause." - Padme Amidala
You ready for the Aldhani raid? Part of what makes Andor a little unnerving is that it’s a fair portrayal of what a rebellion looks like from within. People in Russia that don’t support Putin would probably see it as all too familiar.
Star Wars quote! Well played!
Fun fact: all provincial and federal election ballots are counted by hand in Canada, and every candidate has (or tries to have) representatives at each polling station to oversee the counting and potentially call out illegitimate ballots (though, whether they are counted as legit or not is up to the ElectionsCanada poll workers, it still goes on the record) I've been one of those candidate reps multiple times and we usually get all the counting done in about an hour, but, then again, there are numerous polling places per riding, and, poll workers are highly paid positions and thus often sought after, there's almost never a shortage of poll workers
Maybe those election deniers should just NOT VOTE 😅😅😅
I want to share this story. It's very short. I live in Pennsylvania. I'm also in an AP Government course. A lady in my class (just turned 18) Volunteers at a polling place. They go through training before they get to volunteer. She spoke of having to be trained on what to do against threats, active assaults, etc. This is the first year they've ever had to do that. Hopefully this helps some people decide what to do tomorrow.
What does that have to do with the fact that one of your Senate candidates lacks basic cognitive function? Vote for that guy that can't complete a sentence because there are crazy people out there who pitch a fit when they don't get their way? Only one side regularly excuses and covers for political violence, and it's the Dems.
@@mdale814 he's had a stroke. Remove that from the way you're speaking about him. A stroke can affect literally anyone on planet earth. I'm also not saying that the left is a great option, just the better of the two evils.
@@justmytw0cents The reason for his cognitive impairment is not relevant to its existence. I will not remove that from the way I speak of him. It's not mean or ablist to recognize the simple fact that he has not shown he has the capacity to perform the duties of the job. Add in the fact that he and his campaign are clearly being dishonest about his recovery, and there's no way you can argue he's the better option. They keep saying his only issue is an inability to comprehend audible speech (already a disqualifier, in my mind), but he can't make it through sentences, even when provided written questions, or worse, when reading prepared speeches from note cards or a teleprompter. I'm sorry that makes you uncomfortable, but he is not cognitively-equipped for the job. It sucks that he had a stroke, especially when he was on the cusp of achieving a lofty goal, but reality doesn't always conform to our wishes and desires.
@@mdale814 if he is not a conservative, he is the better choice for the job. I would vote for a blue balloon before I ever gave a conservative one ounce of power again. One man is recovering from a stroke, the other is the enemy of decency. I'll take the stroke victim every time.
@@mdale814 Trump and many/most of his lie-generating/propagating minions are not cognitively equipped for public office. Are people who push conspiracy delusions, hate crimes, and coups for political gain “equipped” for public office in a purported democracy? Your side is a sick joke.
Watching the US as an outsider is like watching germany in the 1930s
It looks the same to about half of us on the inside. We're trying...
Yep. History repeating itself while we witness it.
Yeah. We know. Unfortunately a lot of our history books have been tampered with so I think many just are unaware.
People keep saying that we shouldn't compare our situation to fascism in 1930s Germany, but I think there are too many similarities to ignore. It's frightening that there is such a high level of blind and ignorant loyalty to a hateful, corrupt, incompetent group of people.
Ugh yeah it's really upsetting and frustrating.
Dinesh is releasing a follow-up called '2001 Jackasses'
he's taking the lead to both direct and star in that one
This is fucking scary. That end skit with Nick Offerman, i needed that, thank you.
Sometimes families make one member deliver all the household's mail-in Ballots at once, for various reasons. That's not fraudulent, that's practical. When I worked the Polls 2 years ago, I dropped all three of my Household's Mail-in Ballots because I was the only one who was able to.
Same, my folks don't use the car much, so I dropped their ballets off while I was out. It's all grasping at straws
And thats what any sane human being assumes when seeing someone dropping multiple ballots in the middle of the day.
I explained this to someone a wk or 2 ago & their response was that was voter fraud.🤣
@@mustbtrouble Their brain is 'thinking fraud'.
@@mustbtrouble at this point, voting for anyone they don't like is considered voter fraud.
I'm disabled and have been voting by mail from the time I turned 18. It's a fantastic way to vote- I can take my time, think things over, research issues I see on the ballot, and trust I'll have to time to do it even if I'm busy or not feeling well. The sudden 'distrust' being turned towards mail ballot drop-off is alarming. Also- there is literally a section at the top of each envelope for if someone is dropping off the Ballots on someone else's behalf- it's almost like it's an entirely normal thing for someone to do.
Early and mail-in voting is meant for people like you, not for healthy young individuals who are perfectly capable of showing up to vote. That said, I'm glad you trust USPS with your vote.
@Rafael Uryayev, your comment makes it sound like you have some contempt for those who use early/mail in voting...since election day is not a national holiday where businesses are closed, you know many Americans don't have several free hours on a Tuesday? They have to work multiple jobs to feed their families and survive, surely they are able to put everything on hold, and stand in super long lines and cast their votes...think about more than just yourself when it comes to how people choose to vote.
@@eldiablo1000 wait, you telling me the US doesn't give a national day off at election day? that's insane...
@@blaze4111 That's correct. And yet there's still contempt for people who can't or don't want to spend a couple of hours on a work day voting, even though there's literally no reason to insist on them voting in person when there's a perfectly valid alternate way to do so. They always act paranoid about 'voter fraud' even though it would be incredibly difficult to cast fraudulent votes by mail since there are multiple ways they verify the vote. (For example, the ballot number is keyed to a specific voter, and you need to give multiple forms of identification with your mail in ballot. It would also be instantly flagged if one person voted more than once, so any voter fraud would be uncovered if the real person also attempted to vote.)
@@blaze4111 Nope. It's a normal working day just like any other. There has been some push to add it as one, such as replacing Columbus Day as a national holiday with Election Day, but it hasn't really gone anywhere.
Thank you for the clip in the end, it made so much sense in this crazy episode
If we lose,it’s broken If we win, it works perfectly. Ok got it Moving on.
True. Both parties do it.
I worked as an election official in Germany at the last federal and state elections. About 20 percent of the voters explicitly thanked us for our work, some said we should get more money, 0 people offended or even threatened us.
Jas das ist good ;)
I always thank the poll workers when I vote.
Probably because Germans already know fascism doesn’t work out well.
Yes cause a good amount of people in America are gullible to conspiracy and dumb
Please take me in when this place falls.
Can we all just take a moment to thank Nick Offerman for his contribution to the ending? That made my night, Nick you are a badass!
The perfect ending. Icing on the cake.
That spot was brilliant. I absolutely do thank Nick for his unwavering support for every decent and true. He's a good American.
That was a delightful end to a very bleak piece.
Doggie!
For real. Can we somehow turn "one shot, no cuts" into a rallying cry?
This video contains so many examples of "Quote of the day", that I would run out of space. Well done young American/that video clip on the end was priceless!
When Tucker was speaking about "mentally defective", I thought he was talking about Trump for a second 😂.
"One shot, no cuts." was one of the most badass call outs ever made.
But if you watch it in slow motion, it's basically just a remote detonation. He doesn't actually appear to be aiming at the trash. Aaaand the little puff of smoke/vapor (like from an CO2/Airgun) does not have the usual flash you would get from a live round. Please appreciate your 2nd amendment rights the same way you appreciate your right to vote. Also I like Offerman and Oliver, I'm not biased against either.
@@bohdan1997 You DO realize the republican guy in the video they were parodying also didn't actually shoot the can, right? It's a sloppy jump cut to detonation. That was the point of the parody.
@@bohdan1997 There is no reason why we should appreciate the 2nd amendment "the same way" we appreciate the right to vote. The latter is the fundamental pillar of a democracy, the former is not.
@@Palin3 The only reason you have the latter, is because of the former.
@@Xeroki41 That's hilariously wrong. But go off
How can an adult say the words “if I win it’s fair, if I lose it’s rigged” and not immediately think to themselves “oh…I’m a child”.
authoritarianism is a mental illness and today's Republicans are uncomfortably aligned with authoritarianism
“Andy Bernard does not lose contests. He wins or he quits because they’re unfair.” The Office
@@robertolmstead1346 “because they’re unfair…” lol that was literally my first reaction. The republican party is Andy Bernard, except 1000x more unlikeable.
All political parties do that
@@eightthoughts4457 Not even close to true.
Most people I met on the golf course were/are for President Biden, I atended church in Arizona and found church attendees are also voting for President Biden.
If John is ever out: Nick Offerman could definitely guest host.
Not gonna lie, this legitimately made me decided to work at a polling place in the next election. I work with a Q-anon believer who is working at the polls tomorrow and local Dems need to be doing more to make sure that we are involved in the process. Republicans are frighteningly good at organizing, as we've seen.
This is so true. The cult mentality has given them literal superpowers while democrats just depend on logic and sanity of these people to figure the truth out and do the right thing 😒 America is beyond that, everyone from outside can see that
I now suspect that the SCOTUS Roe decision leak was a conservative strategy -- not just to celebrate the win but to have the rage about it peak and ebb before the election.
It's because Republicans have literally nothing else to do in their lives. Their existences are so pathetic that all they can do with it is spend 100% of their attention on watching Fox News and being angry about "realities" that don't even really exist.
cult mentality will do that
Yes, they are and they have a lot of money.
Nick Offerman gives out so much positive energy its overwhelming
I was just about to say that is there anything bad that he does on telly? If I was American this would make me definitely vote!
Also he is looking good sans beard! Lucky Megan Mullally........also lucky him, she's awesome
I love you John Oliver. You make this dreadful process understandable and while containing the seriousness can make me laugh.. 💙
Well Kari Lake lost, so that strategy didn't work for her.
Also worth noting, If you see someone dropping off multiple ballots, they're probably just making voting easier for people who couldn't make it to the polling site because voting day isn't a national holiday, for some reason.
Logic and reasoning do not work with those people.
Even if voting is a national holiday, it wouldn't be given as a business holiday. Ever. Especially if you work with heavy machinery (there is a guy who I forum with who works for a company that has machinery that requires _SEVERAL_ days to shut down and start up without problems, you can see where that is going).
In my country elections are from the early morning and through the very late evening, so bussy people could find a time to drop a ballot. And its always on saturday when most people are not in work. And people can vote outside their hometown. In some close countries voting is happening through 2 days. Also ill or disabled people can ask for mobile ballot team to collect their ballot. It is not allowed voting substitution by other people. Dropping multiple ballots would always raise questions (like e.g. trading with the votes) it would be better to organize it in another way so that it could not be put into question.
And its legal. In Colorado you can collect and deliver up to 10 ballots.
Even if everyone got Voting Day off (which we should, to be clear) it would still be totally normal for one person to deliver more than one ballot to a drop box. If I'm going to the pharmacy and stop to drop off my ballot on the way, why not drop off my wife's ballot too? Why not offer to do the same for my dad who can't drive anymore, or my brother who is busy with school? Helping other people exercise their right to vote is the most democratic thing you can do. The fact that these people doing such a normal and positive thing are being labeled as "ballot mules" and no doubt subjected to abuse and danger is profoundly disgusting.
My 4-year-old understands fair play better than election deniers
NGL, I didn't recognize Mr. Offerman without his facial hair. I heard his voice and looked over at my second monitor and was like "WHO THE HELL IS THAT!?!?" He looks good, just . . . was not ready to see him without the power-stache
I did early drop off voting in AZ last week. I took the ballots for myself, my wife, and my mother in law. The drop off box was in city hall and there was a nice old lady inside handing out candy and stickers while making sure all the ballot envelopes were signed before I dropped them in. I'm not sure if that makes me a "mule" to republicans.
No doubt it would in AZ.
I did the same thing here in CA. Dropped off my ballot and those of my husband and son. A nice man at the door made sure they were all dated and signed then lead me to the drop-off box. Oh, the horror!
What kind of candy?
@@nubbiewubbie7285 Hope it was butterscotch! It is such a treat to have a butterscotch candy once in a while.
Heehaw heehaw. Yep you are the mule.
The person who left that horrifying voice-mail needs to be in prison. What a clear and present danger to those around him....
These people are actually all the way nuts!
And what those clips from Vice that weren't shown explain was that the police didn't take those threats to the people running the elections as a "threat". Mainly because they couldn't put on all their fancy body armor, then stand around waiting to figure out who would be first into the house during the raid.
Yeah, definitely a psycho
That's no different than what I hear from my neighbors in regards to transgender people and the LGBT community. In passing conversations I was caught off guard. My neighbor said the regret he had about LGBT violence was that the shooter " good boy" didn't have more of them to take out. Murder of trans people is at an all time high this year. Republicans like DeSantis and Youngkin don't care how their lies harm people. They don't care if it causes fools to kill someone. Just like Trump didn't care about his lies what they led to. The evangelicals like my cousins they're so filled with hate and ignorance toward LGBT people toward abortion, they'll vote for the devi. l as long as the devil tells them he hates abortion and LGBT people they my cousins will claim they're doing God's work. I don't know what's wrong with people life's too short to be hating people you don't never know. sadly some people do know LGBT people and don't even realize it. My neighbors are a good example and some of my relatives cuz none of them know that I'm transgender.
seriously that voicemail was a straight up terroristic threat, i very much hope that something was done about it...
They already cook Po in Louisiana… They call it a Po boy!
...watching on a snowy Sunday in January...
This is one of the most horrifying last week tonight’s ever! And that’s saying something. Thank you for keeping us informed John.
I had a bad day and decided to make me feel better by watching a comedy show and this is what I got. John Oliver delivered a piece where Mitch McConnell was the most positive thing.
In Washington, we all vote by mail. Yesterday, I dropped off my partner’s ballot AND mine at the courthouse dropbox, shuffled around my belongings just like dog guy, and took a photo of putting the ballots in so I could Snapchat it to friends as a reminder to vote. I had walked from around the corner rather than driving up, because we’d just used the local coffee shop on that street to fill out our ballots. Basically, I looked exactly like dog guy while I was voting. I would be so fucking thrilled if footage of me voting ended up in some future conspiracy documentary
absolutely! I did this with my dads and my ballot!
i wonder how many of the people watching that person drop their ballot were thinking "you mean i could've skipped this line and just dropped my vote in the mail? damn..."
but did you do it in broad daylight where other people could blatantly see you using your freedom?
In the primaries for 2020, Washington threw out around 100,000 mail in ballots.
I had our toddler push the ballot in the ballot box for me at the Shoreline library. It was my ballot, but I’m sure that the conspiracy theorists would have a field day with it since our son is clearly too young to vote.
I’m a retired vet. and dedicated my life to this precious republic. I don’t think this republican party is gonna allow a true and honest election. If our country has come to this because democrats refuse to stand up and fight against these republicans, if this is how our country is gonna be run I don’t want to live here.
I don't know how many times I've heard the Po bit, but I laugh every time.
john oliver absolutely nailing it again, this shit is terrifying
It is going to be a shitshow. If people don't show up in numbers. And just vote.
it is truly terrifying. i didn't laugh once during this entire episode ... just frowned in solemn recognition that this shit is legitimately scary. we should be figuring out how to live sustainably on this planet, not trying to figure out how to deal with half a population who believe in conspiracy theories and take part in politics like it's a sport. it's so sickening to be an american at this point.
I know this is a relatively minor point, but the man (with the blurred out dog) was probably dropping his ballot in the Dropbox because the dog would not be allowed in the polling place unless it was a registered service dog.
Typical liberal assuming a mundane occurrence has a mundane explanation rather than seeing it as part of a convoluted conspiracy. Joking aside I wonder why the guy with the dog was a bad actor but the person behind them wasn't. Is it because they fumbled around for a bit before putting the ballot in? Because if you're up to no good you're more likely to be ready to do what you need to and leave rather than hang around.
As I am not familiar with US laws: Is taking a picture of your voting process illegal? Or what is the "documentary" trying to accuse them of there?
@@remagic6432 The running theory as I understand it is that the man was supposedly depositing SEVERAL fake ballots at once. The photo would be to prove to whoever his boss was that he had deposited the fake ballots. It's really just insane. There's no law saying you can't take a photo lol. I'm probably gonna take a pic while voting myself to share with friends on snapchat so like🤷🏻♀️ (Although if you show up to a voting place filming everyone and their ballots that's obviously a different story and would be voter intimidation.)
@@remagic6432 It's not illegal. I thiiiiink they are implying that in a scenario of people being paid to drop off votes, said folks would take pictures of it for proof, similar to pictures of packages being dropped off by other delivery services. Or, you know, taking pictures of the process for proof, because voting is an important civic duty one should be proud of, and might want to record and commemorate.
@@remagic6432 They just highlight any details that occur, no matter how incidental, as though it's more evidence of how shameless the "scam" is. I remember this from a private school where they showed us an infamous "documentary" claiming the moon landing was faked. Honestly, I was somewhat taken in except at the very end when they just randomly shoe-horned in JFK's assassination for no reason, and then I was like "wait a sec..." (Still pissed at the school for presenting that nonsense even though it was like over a decade ago.)
shout out from Preston Idaho where 2000 mules stands next to the bible and book of Mormon. lol its fun being a liberal amongst animals. everyday is an adventure.
you guys have some county-sized compounds and echo chambers getting built in ID. Stay safe. Let us know what you're hearing. Out them ... but, uhm, maybe keep your account private, eh?
There's something about "...have been running their dry mouths..." that just gets me every time, is so funny
Nick Offerman is a goddamn National Treasure
Take it from us over in Europe:- Nick Offerman is a Gott-damn UNESCO world heritage site of significant cultural importance and its forever to our shame that when he was in London in the guise of Ron Swanson that we didn’t make a special diplomatic allowance for him to be able to purchase things with “the most wonderful piece of paper in the world” 😳
No matter the role, Nick Offerman radiates a commanding and prestigious aura that makes me listen to everything he ever says. If he had a TV show where he taught people about the history of wood craftsmanship, it would be the number one rated show on the planet
I'm 31 and I wish he'd take me for my first drink. It won't be my first, but I think it'll still be magical.
Came here to say this.
He looks weird without a mustache tho