John Oliver explains every reason why you're wrong for supporting Trump

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  1. CausalityBreakdown

    CausalityBreakdown Banned at Members Request

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    [video=youtube;DnpO_RTSNmQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnpO_RTSNmQ[/video]

    This man is hilarious, succinct, and thoughtful. Take some time to listen to what he has to say.
     
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    Surprised more Republicans on here didn't have any comments about this. Listened to the whole thing and it's funny as Hell hearing John Oliver tear apart the Republicans front runners . The best part is Donald Trump has more integrity then anybody else the GOP has running, except maybe Kasich
     
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    I like trump even more after watching that.
     
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    hes kinda of a ma mas boy don't you think his mindset is against a Alpha male like trump
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Oliver_(comedian)
    note his wife was in the military as a medic
    are yah seeing the Libreal pattern here yet?
     
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    Never even heard of this guy before, but I liked the video. But then again, I like anything that reinforces my own opinions.
     
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    How about the video where he is going to lose the lawsuit against racketeering. I almost like that one more; http://on.msnbc.com/1ppNJWI
     
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    The video is not available in "my country". This is the reason (one of the reasons) there is a forum rule saying videos should support opinions, not replace them. Would you care to explain what's going on?
     
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    Oliver points out that Trump is really a lying flip flopping commie loon that has supported high taxes, partial birth abortion, strict gun control, etc. That Trump has been a far left donk for 50 years of his adult life until 15 minutes before he decided to run as a Republican.

    I agree. I won't be voting for him, but I can't figure out why the loons haven't warmed up to him..
     
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    The video is right on target. My concern is not really Trump, it's his supporters that should scare the hell out of rational people.
     
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    you mean DRUMPF
     
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    I never understood this, what's this Drumpf thing about? I've seen this crop up a bit here and there, but I can't find any way in which it's not just name calling, and particularly meaningless name calling at that. For instance, what does it have to do with this discussion? I must admit I have not watched the thing, as explained above.
     
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    At some point the family name of of Drumpf was anglicized as Trump as are many, many American surnames. I'm actually glad my surname was anglicized from Hitler Bin Laden to Henry Bindleman. :eekeyes: :cool:
     
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    the trump family name used to be Drumpf, then someone had it legally changed to Trump

    http://www.snopes.com/donald-drumpf/

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    Ok, is this a political point in some way? I mean, Bill Clinton's birth name was Blythe, people have been changing names in all times.
     
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    Trump attacked Jon Stewart over his families name change, saying he was not proud of his families heritage... thus they returned the favor

    you know what they say about people in glass houses

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    It's a cheap hit piece with a lot of quibbling but few real substantive points. Oliver makes some real good points, but they're pretty harshly overridden by such clear bias, to be taken no more seriously than D'Zousa's hit piece on Obama.

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    Trump once criticized (though it doesn't seem to be a very serious criticism) Jon Stewart for changing his last name, so the counter is that Donald Trump's ancestors once changed theirs so... hypocrisy?
     
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnpO_RTSNmQ

    try this way
     
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    Ok, I guess.
     
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    Funny. He is what Marco Rubio calls him: a con artist. Truly rich people never talk about money. What does that say about Drumpf. Interesting what his daughter said.
     
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    Nope, "The uploader has not made this video available in your country."

    That being said, the OP should contain its own argument. I'm happy for the OP to contain a reference to the video for completeness, but if I am to discuss it on the forum and not with Oliver himself, I'd like to hear the forum user's emphasis and phrasing. We might read in different things into the text, and frankly, it's a lot quicker for me to skim through a text to see if I'm at all interested.
     
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    What would it take to convince you that drumpf is nothing but a con man? Children usually have to be told only once that the Easter Bunny isn't real. Why is it that adult drumpf fans, even after the truth has been revealed, are having such a hard time believing that drumpf isn't real, and that he is playing them for fools?

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    The answer is in the video clip. Watch it.
     
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    do you want a President that constantly plays such stupid games?
     
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    As in Herr Drumph. Mein Drumph. Heil Drumph. Heil Mein Drumph. Getting clearer?

    How Donald Trump's tax-dodging migrant grandpa went from cutting hair to building an empire of brothels where customers could pay in gold dust or nuggets:


    • Friedrich Drumpf was 16 when he moved to New York in 1885
    • After 6 years as a barber, he went west to set up brothels near the mines
    • Changed his name to the more catchy 'Fred Trump'
    • It made him a fortune offering round-the-clock women, liquor and food
    • He stayed in the US until 1901, tried to take his Gold Rush-era fortune home to Germany, was refused repatriation because he dodged taxes and army service
    • So he and his new wife were sent back to New York to start their family
    Lucky us, eh?
     
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    Well, since this is in Humor and Satire, is it not conceivable that the video is the opinion (joke)? Just sayin'...
     

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