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Simeon Salus

(1,147 posts) Mon Sep 28, 2015, 12:52 PM Sep 2015

John Oliver makes cases for both sheltering refugees and not mongering imagined immigration fears

Once again, John and his writers take the airtime to have a reasonable discussion of a complex issue which isn't going to go away by itself, this time focusing on a delightful, positive child to contrast the kinds of misinformation and stereotyping driving corporate media on the subject these days. I really look forward to Oliver every week. He makes HBO worth paying for...

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John Oliver makes cases for both sheltering refugees and not mongering imagined immigration fears (Original Post) Simeon Salus Sep 2015 OP

awesome.. yuiyoshida Sep 2015 #1

I love me some John! nt valerief Sep 2015 #2

I would love to see the tape of Ms. Mustaffa seeing that cut. Half-Century Man Sep 2015 #3

yuiyoshida

(41,862 posts)

1. awesome..

Reply to Simeon Salus (Original post)

Mon Sep 28, 2015, 02:16 PM

Sep 2015

I teared up at the last part...silly me. I noticed John didn't talk about the US, I know the Republicans would hate to have any migrants settle here. It was hard enough, from what I heard when the US took in Vietnamese after the Vietnam war.

valerief

(53,235 posts)

2. I love me some John! nt

Reply to Simeon Salus (Original post)

Mon Sep 28, 2015, 02:47 PM

Sep 2015

Half-Century Man

(5,279 posts)

3. I would love to see the tape of Ms. Mustaffa seeing that cut.

Reply to Simeon Salus (Original post)

Mon Sep 28, 2015, 02:48 PM

Sep 2015

Live long and well; young lady.

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