ComfortBlades Swear to god, if I saw that on TV I would have had to check that I wasn't watching a political drama. She said it with the passion and gusto I don't think I've seen in a long time.
2:35 - "We're the only democracy in the world that does this." John and his staff should record this line so he can just press a button and play it, since he needs to say about every other episode.
We're the only democracy that has many of it's population that wants to make decisions after getting drunk and watching a late late night show that only dispshits watch.
@@owenglenn4298that's problematic too, but not quite the same. The speaker can at least change and with that the constituency. It would be more like if London was not allowed to have representation in the house of commons because parliament is located in London.
I will never cease to love when she get's pissed. "I will not yield sir!" Expressing very valid discontent but with polite language. You've gotta love her. I support and I support D.C. becoming a state.
First of all there are not 700,000 taxpayers in Washington, DC. Secondly, these so called taxpayers knew when the moved there that they had no representation and why. Third, there should be no change to the status of Washington, D.C. for the very reason the it was not allowed statehood in the first place. Like being a no mans land it is a no state land. The very reason land was carved out of Virginia and Maryland for the District. That no state held the capitol of the country in its borders. It was good then and it is still good today
That ending was nothing but amazing. I think John should do a episode about Teachers Pay, when I found out how low and details about it I realized how ridiculously little they make. This one is free my good sir :)
My god not another one. So…teachers should make an equal salary for working around 5/6th of the time as any other normal person? And that's not to mention the ridiculous number of benefits and pension that comes with working for the government. And still they (generally) make more than the average. Working under 85% of the hours that a normal person does they make over 100% of the salary a normal person does. And you think they need more?
Jacob Worboy Its not about the hours they work. A lot of hours occur outside the class room like preparation and correcting and report cards etc. Education is something that is key to development and underpaid teachers that play a major role in society is never a good thing.
Teachers that are worth paying even more don't choose public school. They choose private. There might be 1 in 20 public teachers that are worthy of a pay raise.
Jacob Worboy mmm your a little off. My mom retired as a teacher and I can tell you one thing for sure. Teachers work ALOT. People don't realize how much work goes into teaching. Class prep, lesson plans, grading, parent techer conferences. They work alot. BUT on that note their pay and benefits arent lacking either. My mother makes a pretty comfortable retirement and has pretty good benefits but she definitely earned it. Teachers don't make much to begin with but if they stick with it they end up making a pretty good amount later in their carriers. Not donald trump status or anything even close but its not chump change either.. Furthermore teachers arent paid during the months they don't teach. They can opt to have a certain amount deducted from their checks each month so they can recieve it later during the summer months or they can save it themselves. Either way teachers aren't paid during their off time and people drastically underestimate how much work goes into teaching. But they also underestimate how much they get Paid and what benefits they receive
Yup you're right that a lot of hours take place out of classroom. Just a quick question: how many hours take place in class room? Generally 830-230? So…6? And a normal job is what? 9-5. So…8? So ya, if teachers spend a couple hour after school finishing some stuff up, well that's just getting them back to normal hours. And then we have to consider weekends and I guarantee 0 teachers spend 16 hours EVERY weekend working. Certain weekends yes but not every. So ya. Teachers spending time grading tests and papers STILL doesn't get them up to the same weekly hours as an average person. That's not even including the 2 MONTH HOLIDAY they receive and the fact that the union basically prevents them from being fired for anything short of sexual assault. Don't feel so bad for the teachers.
Amy Kim As an American myself, I could not agree more with you. Are you Korean btw? If so...I love your country. It's in the top 3 countries I want to visit in the future...the others being Iceland and Japan. If you aren't Korean(I made an "American-Assumption" based on the "Kim" part of your name)...I'm sure your country is cool too. :) As for John Oliver...good lord do I ever love that man. Jon Stewart will be missed; but thank yahweh we have someone who's more than capable of stepping up to the plate and filling the gaping hole his absence has left.
Steven Kay it’s important to have representatives that are passionate and care about the people the represent In her case the people of DC I hope that the people i vote for can represent us with such care
He seriously needs to learn when to let jokes go. If you do an imitation, it's funny, but if you're still doing that same imitation 15 seconds later, it's cringey and annoying.
His father was a school headmaster and I think his mother was a music teacher so it would make sense lol. There would probably be a lot of learning of things that are corrupt, he would teach all the things that we need to fix with humor to keep their attention so they'd actually learn it. I can only imagine what the bonus questions would be like, who can make the best joke about an event. When the children grow up they would start a new revolution! lol
If he would have been one of my teachers. A lot less of my peers would not have skipped school as much. I didn't skip a lot but if he was my teacher. I never would have skipped.
Michael, what other industry does Fargo have to choose from? It's all blue collar farm and oil. There's no/little room for knowledge/skill based industry there.
I drove across South Dakota through the longest straight route for a move from Wisconsin to Washington. I've never been in a place on land fifteen hundred miles from the nearest ocean where I can see the curvature of the Earth on all sides.
***** most of our government has gone insane. the result of electing a string of republican fundamentalist Christians who are being payed by the biggest corporations in the world.
wrafflelol610 I would like to point out the fact, that what you just said was discriminatory on so many levels. Which is the things that I have no doubt you believe we should stop.
Mark R please explain as to what is discriminatory, I stated facts. i didn't use racial slurs or insults to describe them. the republican party is made up of white christian men who are being payed by large lobbying groups. this is corruption at its finest.
Luís Filipe Andrade what that hell does that have to do with anything? It’s a city full of scores of people who pay federal taxes yet don’t have proper representation in Congress and who are controlled by a senate that does not care about anything they want. They deserve statehood
Luís Filipe Andrade Washington D.C has a population bigger then both Wyoming and Vermont and hasn’t a GDP higher then 16 states. They pay federal taxes and send men and woman to war. Yet you believe it’s fine that those people (a mostly black city I might add) should not have congressional representation? Even though this nation was founded on “no taxation without representation” did u even watch the video?
Probably not, he has gone way too far left. Like in this video. It came up on autopay and I had to see what people are saying. This is just so slanted, its lying by omission. He doesn't even try to give an opposing view or point. And he wants to defend MJ rights, but the 2nd Amendment...Helll to the no. I need to tell RUclips to quit showing me these, but no doubt these comments will add more to my auto-play.
Oh yeah. Like Twain said, "history doesn't always repeat itself, but it often rhymes." A lot of the things he has talked about will inevitably happen again.
@@adrielsebastian5216 True, but that is how these things work. Come, join us, free speech, all the videos they showed I liked in the beginning. I join, enjoy it, now its some BS over and over and its HBO no doubt paying and getting paid more than videos I would want to watch. Or the same Jordan Peterson video MULTIPLE times?! I get he destroyed this Sky interviewer, but once was enough. And since I use a Google box on TV, they don't let me watch other platforms-no app or its a pain to side load. You have good point, but wish they would fix the algorithm to put my wants above most profitable videos....yeah, I know... private company, capitalism, won't happen, etc. But you get the "sucked you in, now watch what we want now that we have you" point?
The current administration would never allow that, unfortunately, particularly with regards to the US territories; too many non-whites who they’d be forced to acknowledge are, and have always been, American citizens.
@@triehe but if they move to the mainland,, 6 months later they're pretty much citizens.. crazy how that works. if we move to America Samoa and become residents. I think we become nationals too.. basically.. it's pretty crappy. Puerto Ricans are citizens though. I believe.. It has something to do with jurisdiction.
MetroGnome We have all freedoms! except for the freedom of telling our government not to "distribute freedom" on other countries /: I'm sorry we are war mongers :(
Unguided Reaper As a veteran of both Iraq and Afghanistan, there wasn't a single care given on my end. There is a much deeper meaning behind his post pertaining to how America spreads freedom around the globe on bullshit premises. You might have caught that if you weren't always so combative.
I've lived in DC since October 1971. As a congressional courier, I've seen a lot of this go down. Thanks, John for putting this on your program. Also, kudos to Elenor Holmes Norton, she is a true warrior.
4:55 - that caught my ear so I looked it up - yes, the Pennsylvania Mutinity of 1783 was a protest in which hundreds of Continental Army blockaded Independence Hall to try and disrupt Congres' meeting, because they wanted to be paid for their service in the Revolutionary War and had demanded it before, but Congress ignored them. Also, in Googling "the Pennsylvania Mutinity" I was first taken to a Wikipedia page for a separate "Pennsylvania Line Mutinity" two years earlier in 1781. Pennsylvania paid soldiers much lower wages than other states ($20 for three years of service, according to Wikipedia) and barracks conditions were terrible. So, once the new year began and they deemed their three years of service were up, they basically abandoned their posts until Joseph Reed came to negotiate with them, agreed with their grievances, and gave the $20 dollar men the ability to leave and then immediately re-enlist with higher pay. Reading all this, I cannot help but think "I didn't realize the US tradition of Congress screwing over their soldiers went back that far."
Congress also treated World War 1 veterans the same way BLM protestors are being treated now, the reasoning behind it was that a few of those protesting veterans shut down highways and destroyed a vehicle. Surprise surprise, the minute you act as if your welfare is more important than minor economic gains, the government comes in to beat you into submission. It doesn't matter if you're a veteran fighting for stimulus to save you from The Great Depression, a college student protesting against bombing the Vietnamese, or a protestor shouting "I can't breathe", Uncle Sam is busting out the water cannons and nightsticks all the same.
Empress Cosplay I didn't knew what D.C. meant until now, but I sure as f*ck will forget the district stuff and burn da capital in my brain. Im not american btw
Get ready for your mind to get BLOWN. US Capital city - Washington, DC (District of Columbia) Colombia Capital city - Bogotá, DC (translated: Capital District) And it really begs the question, "Why is anything really named after that third-rate captain of slavery and disease and geoexploratory plagiarism?" Even Colombia, the country that just took his name as theirs, changed their "Columbus Day" to something less offensive and inappropriate. I'm not sure what my point is anymore....but I propose trading capital cities with Colombia because it certainly can't be less idiotic than our current arrangement with Washington, DC.
My favorite quip about them he’s made is hands down (paraphrasing here) “Look, he’s right. He’s not to blame for the actions of his ancestors. None of us are. I have to believe that, I’m _British_ .”
I guess it's only fair that the citizens of Washington D.C be exempt from taxation. The country was founded on the principle "No taxation without representation" after all.
Read a geography book! Boston, is located on the Charles River. While it does flow into the Atlantic Ocean, Boston Harbor is not, on the Atlantic Ocean; nice try.
@@malcolml309 like I said look at a map, downtown Boston is less than 5 miles from the open ocean. Do you know what the word "pedantic" means? You're trying to start a bullshit argument on a 7 month old comment... Stop wasting my time...
_"And if you're totally convinced that there should be just 50 states, well then let's all kick out Florida 'cause no one thinks they're great."_ I just wet my pants. 🤣
@@thehighnoonsaloon7794 Sorry to break it to you like this.... But this isint your liberal arts center at the middle school, this is the internet. I am welcome anywhere I damn well please. :)
@@laxattack032 lol, you'd be just as welcome at a liberal arts center, and that "XD" was a pretty dead giveaway, that I wasn't saying nothing serious, pal Sorry I came off that way, but you need to ease your nerves, little boy
@@thehighnoonsaloon7794 Lol. Tells me I need to ease off my nerves, literally told me I'm not allowed to be on a youtube comment section because we have different opinions, but I need to calm my nerves. Looks like your nerves are going a little hard there eh? That is the difference between right and left, Right says I dont like your opinion but go ahead and share, left says you dont have the right opinion therefore you have to go. Funny how fascistic that sounds..... hmmmmmmmm........
I was born and raised in Florida and I...COULD NOT WAIT TO GET THE HELL OUT OF THERE! (Or should I say, "get out of that Hell!"?) Nothing I can add to all of the wonderful praise of Mr. Oliver, the deep loathing of Florida and the truly earnest, level-headed thoughts toward helping out the D.C. citizens. Keep up the good work all of you! Partisanship seems to be more important these days than proper behavior and knowing right from wrong. Everyone get everyone you know to vote in November and vote as I am, have and always will: The "Not Trump" choice! Getting rid of the worst liar in history is the only way to get rid of the "Fake News". Hopefully we're not too late. Thank you.
Except all the people at the Vatican are on the same side and have the same goal. Congress just wants to butt heads and be selfish. You'd have a better chance at getting hit by lightning, get chomped on by a shark, then fall into a black hole in immediate sequential order.
Worked in DC for 6+ years. Lived in MD because of the taxes and cost of living. Either grant them statehood or exempt them from federal taxes. DC pays more per capita than any state and more in federal taxes than 22 other states. As an independent, I like to be non biased and open minded. Im struggling to find someone who's presented a legitimate argument against statehood. The only argument seems to be the GOP worried about a place that's mostly black and full of Democrats having even more representation.
@Jenn smith Lmao a high schooler, sounds about right. I used to be more libertarian/right leaning when I was 18 too, but then I went to college. Hopefully the same will happen to you little buddy. 🤙
@Jenn smith Lmao, college isn't a "lefty-brainwashing" college professors are hella skittish when it comes to the idea of teaching the ins and outs of ideologies like communism and socialism in an academic sense (any genuinely left wing ideology that's not simply center-left is fundamentally and philosophically opposed to the status quo and established Power structures). Now there is a tendency amongst educated people becoming relatively more left wing by the standards of the american Overton window, which isn't saying a whole lot as the us Overton window is so far shifted to the right that anyone who is right wing (not moderately so/not center-right) is a full on political extremist. So if you were to describe it in terms of global range of political opinions, education really just has a tendency to make people more moderate in general with some people leaning left and others right (btw, someone who is center right on say the political compass, would be closer to center-left/neoliberal relative to the US Overton window; yeah I wasn't joking when I said it's way shifted to the right).
If we're going to give DC statehood, I say go all the way with it and give them back that chunk of Virginia that got taken out when the civil war started. I'm not saying this for any practical reason, I just think it would be really cool to have a diamond shaped state.
Taxation without representation pretty ironic the main thing that led to the fight for American independence is what the US has been doing to the residents of its capital
They have representation, too bad he doesn't bother to go into why it was setup this way. Pro Tip, he quit trying to provide an alternate to any story years ago. States gave up land to DC, the easy solution is give back all the land that has residences on it, except the White House. Done, rights restored. No change in the flag, the voting system, nothing but the "restoration" of rights. Maryland and Virginia didn't cede land for a new state, one that would then make their Senators and Representatives have a smaller voice? It is beyond irritating that this short sited power play isn't seen for what it is...right now its very liberal in DC, so Democrats would most likely increase the holds on all three branches. And it would lower the voices of the "fly-over" states. You want to talk about how many people voted for Trump vs. Hillary in 2016, look at how many counties were won by Trump in either election. You want to talk about disenfranchising people? You make DC a state and the left coast (both of them) will have more of a say over everyone in the middle. He wants to complain about how DC wants people to smoke MJ, but apparently DC doesn't get the right to defend themselves...and somehow that makes sense? Come on, at least acknowledge that your view is a little simplistic. The point of DC wasn't to have a new state, its a city at best, one of the big reasons was to have an area controlled by the Federal Government so no state had any sway. You think Pelosi is going to seed power? No, at best you are just carving out a new state AND a new federal district. And if you don't see that John is being disingenuous (AT BEST), then please tell me why Maryland and Virginia getting the land back doesn't solve the voting issue. Because multiple Republicans have already said they would be fine with that and would vote for that. And you can also tell me why the Democrats don't seem to be on board with that solution, they don't want DC residents to be represented!?!? How awful, right? Framing is a wonderful thing, I just wish John would at least pay some lip service to the other side of these issues. #GiveDCTheVote-inMD&VA (yeah, I am not good a tags).
@@sigmaballsnetwork So the people in D.C. who don't want to be a state, you know it just adds another lawyer of Bureaucracy and $$$, what do you say to them? I didn't want a guy who can't debate Putin or walk up stairs to be president, its reality. You are SOO simplistic with that statement, I bet you can find some people who would disagree with you, or do you have a survey of both states with 100% reporting and 100% agreement....come one...and who said that? Do you live there? Its you and your friends? MD and VA want to dilute the votes? Really? All of them? That is NOT reality...
@@givemethedaily1052 DC has voted multiple times in non-binding referendums, with statehood winning a majority of the vote, it’s clear that’s what they want
0:57 "The song used to be a lot longer." Yeah. At least this long. United Kingdom, Aden, Anguilla, Australia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Basutoland, Bechuanaland, Bermuda, British East Africa, British Cameroons, British Guiana, British Honduras, British Somaliland, Brunei, Canada, Cayman Islands, Ceylon, Cook Islands, Cyprus, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Gambia, Gibraltar, Gold Coast, Grenada (Windward Islands), Hong Kong, China, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Kuwait, Malaya, Maldive Islands, Malta, Mauritius, Montserrat, Newfoundland, New Zealand, Nigeria, North Borneo, Nyasaland, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Islands, Samoa, Rhodesia, Sarawak, St Helena, Ascension Isl. Tristan da Cunha, St Lucia, St Vincent, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, South West Africa, Sudan, Tanganyika, Tonga, Trinidad, Trucial Oman, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, Zanzibar.
"Let's all kick out Florida, because no one thinks there great" As a lifetime resident of Florida, I have to say: yea pretty much. Seriously, just get rid of Florida completely. But let me move up north first.
This segment has everything, a prediction of the political conversation after 4 years of its airing, and a dissing of Florida. What could u possibly need more?
@@zachfakelastname normally I'd remind you that it's a bad idea for a federal government to take the public's demands and finish deciding on the matter the next day, and that it should take time to avoid being ruled by mob mentality. However, this has been an issue for over two centuries, so I feel as though I should not say this.
Even if we don't kick out Florida, we can do some fat trimming. Do we REALLY need a North and South Dakota? A North and South Carolina? An East and West Virginia? Boom, that's six states turned into three. Let's make DC, Guam, and Samoa into states in order to bring our quota back up to fifty!
***** It sounds stupid, but, as far as the US Gov is concerned, splitting California into 6 does a LOT more than banning gay marriage for a little while. Within 20 years, the whole US will have gay marijuana legalized. But the 6 states thing? That's just pointless fracturing, and a needless complication of governmental organization. Combining the Virginias, the Dakotas, and the Carolinas is a nice simplification of organization. Also, we should turn China into 16 or so US States. Think about it: The United States of America and Asia. Maybe Make Japan into a few states, too... start to change the main language to English. If we annex Japan, though, it'll probably be peacefully, and a few hundred years from now, if the US starts to become less American and more a Union of States in America and Asia. That's my historical future fantasy. See the US become a true empire, a _democratic_ empire. It'd be nice to see several different peoples unite under one flag, mostly willingly. And afford them as much autonomy as the original 50.
John said it so well in this bit: "intertia is a really powerful force." But he's been rocking the boat, he's been shining light at many dark spots, he's shaken solid foundations and applied all the other metaphors for starting and enabling actual and meaningful change. And so, I'm proud as well, of the show and the people who are not just idly watching, but hear John Oliver calling for change and thinking "let me start that change!"
" let's all kick out Flordia, 'cause no one thinks they're great" Or we could just give Minnesota to Canada, no one cares about us and then we get health care... eh?
Sure! You are practically Canadian anyway. Might as well make it official. History In 1844, French Canadian settler Benjamin Gervais moved north from Saint Paul to claim land in order to build the first grist mill in Minnesota that was independent from the government. Today, the large lake on the east side of Little Canada bears his name (Lake Gervais). The grist mill was converted into a park, which is recognized as the birthplace of the city. Little Canada began as the township of New Canada in 1858. In the 1950s the township was threatened by the suburban sprawl of the ensuing larger communities that were formed, such as Maplewood. In 1953, the city leaders came together and established the village of Little Canada. It became a city in 1974. Canadian Ties The city displays the Canadian influence in its history in several ways. Its official symbol is an initial LC on a white fleur-de-lis with a red Maple Leaf background, and the Flag of Canada is displayed in council chambers. The city itself also hosts an annual celebration named Canadian Days in early August with its sister city Thunder Bay, Ontario, in Canada. www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46741175
HEY HEY HEY! There is something that Florida adds to this great country! That would be hilarious news stories. You know a story is good if it starts with "A man from Florida. . ."
nachoguy5 Puerto Rico is mostly 50/50 with the choices being be a state/be a country. With the situation they are in right now, being a state would greatly benefit them, because they would have government support. TL;DR Puerto Rico dislikes being a territory but can't decide whether to be a state or country.
andell1 The thing with puerto rico, is we where a colony from spain. And as any colony they create a sense of patriotism to subdue the mind of the people. Right now we have to a certain degree the same with the States. But we have 2 main political parties that control the goverment since US Congress gave us the go ahead to choose our own governors. And they Wont benefit at all from independence(no Congress money) and from statehood (their parties will cease to exist) so the people in their ignorance nearly always vote for no change. But probably if you asked the people right now, they will choose statehood.
funnily, the americans renamed the intended state of Columbia to Washington to avoid confusion with the district of columbia. Funny how that turned out.
The Animaniacs state song already includes Washington DC, so all schools would have to do is use that instead. Plus, then kids would learn both the states and their capitols. Win win!
That's because it was the local DC network affiliate. It wasn't the cable news network. It's the station that broadcasts the Simpsons, not Bill O' Reilly.
Yes. As a Democrat, I do remember criticizing Obama. A lot, actually. No person is above reproach whether they’re from your own party or not. His presidency was far from perfect.
@XDigsX 13 Woah, I didn't say Trump was doing better than Obama did. All I said was that all presidents, all politicians really, should be critisized. That no politician is or could be perfect.
*SinnedNogara* I’m gonna be honest, though, I really like Obama after learning about all that he did. Obviously, there were flaws (he’d readily admit that, himself), but he did a lot of good. I wish that I was as politically aware as I am now back then so I could have appreciated his presidency more during the time.
ManiaMac1613 The Carolinas aren't like twins. North Carolina is like the sibling who went to college and got a job in the finance industry. And South Carolina is the brother who is a line cook at Denny's and sells meth out the back. If they didn't have the same name, they'd want nothing to do with each other. Merge the Dakotas.
I know the names are similar for no good reason, but North Carolina is nothing like South Carolina, and we don't want to be merged under one set of rules for both.
1234kalmar The first step to solving your problems is admitting you have them; at least we are admitting our issues unlike most other countries ... or having a British guy admit them for us, same thing.
Gumnball Washington was literally our Best President. When He left Office, he asked us not to split into politcal parties. And what do we have now? 2 Fucking Political Parties. Lastly, when is Congress gonna get rid of their Diapers and actually grow up for once?
George Horna We have more than 2, the problem is the other 'minority' parties do not get represented in the media unless they do something crazy and are all lumped together as 'independent' if by chance they get elected, so they are repressed as hell. But the main problem is the two 'main' parties refuse to even attempt to work together without personal/party gain. Because that's the whole point of becoming a senator/president, advancing yourself and your party. Surely not fixing and serving the country. That's the poor sap who is elected after you's job.
Who else is back now that the bill has passed the house to make DC a state? Better question, will it go past the senate? Hahahahaha oh god, please let it happen
oh my dear Lord this song....i love it. I never paid that close of attention to American politics...or politics where I am but I am watching old John Oliver and this song is awesome. I don't know how he does it but the team that works with him and John himself pull this stuff together perfectly and make sense almost every time. Should be on loop on tv and internet
Some of these kids might actually be living their dream. They get to curse, get paid for it, and appear on TV! The best part is, their parents won't tell them off for cursing!
Except Guam, right? Two-thirds of Guam's residents are white as rain. Mostly because Two-thirds of the island is US military base. Two-thirds of the military people are white. Your statement still applies, though, because all the military personnel not born on Guam, have voting rights by virtue of being born on in a US State. US Military active, but born on Guam... Have no voting rights just like non-white civilians on Guam. Overlapping double standard! Hold it, Guam's people are all American citizens just like Puerto Rican's. Puerto Rico has something neither Guam OR Washington DC has... One US Representative in Congress! It's true. Unfortunately, the are in the "Don't speak unless spoken to, no vote on any issue. Just sit and take notes. In conclusion, I call for our first, "CITY/STATE (county and municipality for good measures) Have a raffle for DC citizens. Pull a name out of the basket and that person gets to rename it as a state. Democria wins out over Repuglia... 90+% of DC residents are democrats. Republicans shouldn't be able to do shit in DC, numbers alone would gridlock their schemes.
I believe that's been a big hurdle for Puerto Rico as well. They are largely liberal. To be honest I'm not sure if Guam, American Samoa etc. want statehood but I'm sure they want a vote. Their citizens serve in our military. It's crazy that they don't get representation. Crazy! I don't understand republicans keeping the vote out if the hands if their citizens. It's immoral. I'm not thrilled with their voting practices but I'd never deny them the right. It's shameful.
+Brian Habing To be honest, being a launch pad is not that a great thing. States normally choose place they don't really care about to launch their rockets, like Soviet Union in Kazakhstan or ESA in French Guyana.
+Filipe Barroso States choose to launch their rockets from the southernmost location they have reliable access to, not the place they care least about. Based on your knowledge of of Kazakhstan and French Guiana, I'm going to assume I don't need to explain why the southern location is favorable to rocket launches.
+Filipe Barroso It's rather difficult to gauge humor from text. If you had spoken that I'm sure I would have understood it as a joke based on tone of voice.
I feel the irony of not allowing the people of Washington DC representation is lost on Congress. The simple fact that Congress allows this is appalling.
In puerto Rocco's last survey over statehood they breached somewhere over 50% so it's a possibility. The issue is that the island is filled with rich US citizens who use puerto rico's territory status as a tax haven. So there is a lot of influential clout actively seeking to prevent statehood there.
jseeker1867 Congress probably won't allow it. They would probably say something along the lines if it became a state, it would be less special as a tourist location.
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"I will not _yield_, sir!" -Eleanor Holmes Norton.
Fuck, she's a badass.
ComfortBlades Swear to god, if I saw that on TV I would have had to check that I wasn't watching a political drama. She said it with the passion and gusto I don't think I've seen in a long time.
ComfortBlades Thanks for pointing that out.
SAGE Thanks for the sarcasm.
+ComfortBlades Road badass also : S
ComfortBlades Yeah, She also did Greatest parking job ever!! Nonetheless, DC needs representation LOL
2:35 - "We're the only democracy in the world that does this." John and his staff should record this line so he can just press a button and play it, since he needs to say about every other episode.
We're the only democracy that has many of it's population that wants to make decisions after getting drunk and watching a late late night show that only dispshits watch.
Underrated
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Uk has the same system for the speakers constituency.
@@owenglenn4298that's problematic too, but not quite the same. The speaker can at least change and with that the constituency.
It would be more like if London was not allowed to have representation in the house of commons because parliament is located in London.
I will never cease to love when she get's pissed. "I will not yield sir!" Expressing very valid discontent but with polite language. You've gotta love her. I support and I support D.C. becoming a state.
First of all there are not 700,000 taxpayers in Washington, DC. Secondly, these so called taxpayers knew when the moved there that they had no representation and why. Third, there should be no change to the status of Washington, D.C. for the very reason the it was not allowed statehood in the first place. Like being a no mans land it is a no state land. The very reason land was carved out of Virginia and Maryland for the District. That no state held the capitol of the country in its borders. It was good then and it is still good today
They elected the right woman
"To be fair, I'll say: that song used to be a LOT longer!"
That has to be one of the funniest things John Oliver has ever said...
Colonies 😂
@@andilezola They stole the " sum never sets " from vaushite empire?
But that lady rep from DC who is like "I WILL NOT YIELD!". DAMN!
+TheSparrowstorm That's probably the same reason her husband left her.
+Peter Piper Eleanor is a badass, we in the District love her. Her husband was a douchebag lawyer, and good riddance to him.
The point is, imagine being married to someone who gets into bed and shouts, "I WILL NOT YIELD"
Peter Piper Because she CLEARLY gets in bed and shouts "I will not yield". Your joke was sexist and not funny in the slightest, just accept that.
Well how about we split the difference? It WAS sexist, but it was also funny. :)
That ending was nothing but amazing. I think John should do a episode about Teachers Pay, when I found out how low and details about it I realized how ridiculously little they make. This one is free my good sir :)
My god not another one. So…teachers should make an equal salary for working around 5/6th of the time as any other normal person? And that's not to mention the ridiculous number of benefits and pension that comes with working for the government. And still they (generally) make more than the average. Working under 85% of the hours that a normal person does they make over 100% of the salary a normal person does. And you think they need more?
Jacob Worboy Its not about the hours they work. A lot of hours occur outside the class room like preparation and correcting and report cards etc. Education is something that is key to development and underpaid teachers that play a major role in society is never a good thing.
Teachers that are worth paying even more don't choose public school. They choose private. There might be 1 in 20 public teachers that are worthy of a pay raise.
Jacob Worboy mmm your a little off. My mom retired as a teacher and I can tell you one thing for sure. Teachers work ALOT. People don't realize how much work goes into teaching. Class prep, lesson plans, grading, parent techer conferences. They work alot. BUT on that note their pay and benefits arent lacking either. My mother makes a pretty comfortable retirement and has pretty good benefits but she definitely earned it. Teachers don't make much to begin with but if they stick with it they end up making a pretty good amount later in their carriers. Not donald trump status or anything even close but its not chump change either.. Furthermore teachers arent paid during the months they don't teach. They can opt to have a certain amount deducted from their checks each month so they can recieve it later during the summer months or they can save it themselves. Either way teachers aren't paid during their off time and people drastically underestimate how much work goes into teaching. But they also underestimate how much they get Paid and what benefits they receive
Yup you're right that a lot of hours take place out of classroom. Just a quick question: how many hours take place in class room? Generally 830-230? So…6? And a normal job is what? 9-5. So…8? So ya, if teachers spend a couple hour after school finishing some stuff up, well that's just getting them back to normal hours. And then we have to consider weekends and I guarantee 0 teachers spend 16 hours EVERY weekend working. Certain weekends yes but not every. So ya. Teachers spending time grading tests and papers STILL doesn't get them up to the same weekly hours as an average person. That's not even including the 2 MONTH HOLIDAY they receive and the fact that the union basically prevents them from being fired for anything short of sexual assault. Don't feel so bad for the teachers.
"let's all kick out Florida cause no one thinks they're great" aged like fine wine
Only DeSantis thinks Florida is great😂
@@hansaleksikasilag7889So does Trump, obviously. To both men I say, "Boring!"
My brother once had to live in Florida for a job there. He has since moved to Massachusetts. Good riddance to Florida, too. He HATED it there.
As a Floridian I 100% agree.
@@filthybonnet It makes me sad at times :(
Anyone got this in their suggestions, again!?!
It's been 5 years & we're still where we were then.
I just had this suggested today. I thought it was new!
Yep!
There's been a bill introduced, again, but that Joe Manchin or whatever doesn't support it, like one asshat is controlling everything in congress
@@vedantpatel4590 As soon as some people realise they have power, they go out of their way to wield it.
Yes just clicked
ALL HAIL JOHN OLIVER AND WHOEVER PUT HIS WARDROBE TOGETHER FOR THIS EPISODE. HE CAN BE THE NEW JAMES BOND.
He is
I would pay all the money to see that
"I can't believe you and James Bond come from the same country"
If they were to do this, just merge the Dakota's and add DC.
Kerry Wichterich I'm more for Friendly Neighborhood spider-fingers
I cannot explain my love for John Oliver. I'm not even American but i watch every video uploaded lmao
I just fell in love with him thanks amy :D
Amy Kim As an American myself, I could not agree more with you. Are you Korean btw? If so...I love your country. It's in the top 3 countries I want to visit in the future...the others being Iceland and Japan. If you aren't Korean(I made an "American-Assumption" based on the "Kim" part of your name)...I'm sure your country is cool too. :) As for John Oliver...good lord do I ever love that man. Jon Stewart will be missed; but thank yahweh we have someone who's more than capable of stepping up to the plate and filling the gaping hole his absence has left.
avedic Haha yeah I am Korean. But Korean Canadian. I totally agree with you tho. John Oliver is doing a fantastic job and i absolutely love his work.
Neither is he.
Amy Kim Nepal!
That congresswoman was spitting fire 🔥
Californium Roblox Channel pure 🐉 fire 🔥
That delegate
It was like hot fire... that burns!!! Makes ya think.
I’ve had the pleasure of meeting her in person. She’s super soft spoken to be honest. To get her that riled up, you really gotta piss her off
Steven Kay it’s important to have representatives that are passionate and care about the people the represent
In her case the people of DC I hope that the people i vote for can represent us with such care
Anyone else noticed that the kid from stranger things who plays Lucas sits in the front row? I love this show. Always something to discover.
Just found out. Why I’m here.
My sexuality is John Oliver hollering "LEMME RIDE THE PEACH" in a poor Southern accent while hitting his own arm
M T ok timothée chalamet
What’s the term for that?
Oliverpersicisexuality?
Mmmmmmmmm
From the way drivers in Atlanta switch lanes, I could tell they were on something. The peach addiction crisis is a serious issue in Georgia. 😔
10:04
Is it just me, or is John Oliver actually the absolute best?
It's just you.
No not just you, John Oliver is awesome... Rocco just can't understand someone that can actually speak English.
Che cosa?
He seriously needs to learn when to let jokes go. If you do an imitation, it's funny, but if you're still doing that same imitation 15 seconds later, it's cringey and annoying.
My question, but hell, you phrased it better!
Can you imagine John Oliver as a school teacher? Especially if all the lessons contained sarcastic side comments and British humour.
His father was a school headmaster and I think his mother was a music teacher so it would make sense lol. There would probably be a lot of learning of things that are corrupt, he would teach all the things that we need to fix with humor to keep their attention so they'd actually learn it. I can only imagine what the bonus questions would be like, who can make the best joke about an event. When the children grow up they would start a new revolution! lol
Did you ever see community season 2? He's essentially a teacher in that
If he would have been one of my teachers. A lot less of my peers would not have skipped school as much. I didn't skip a lot but if he was my teacher. I never would have skipped.
I had lots of teachers like that. But then I'm British...
Best. education. Ever.
"I will not yield sir!!" Goddamn girl, tear it up. We stan a queen.
It's so fucking good
Got to be on TV AND sing a swear word?
These kids are living my childhood dream.
Trust me, you wouldn’t like your childhood self on TV. No one does.
I think the kid in the front row in blue might be Lucas from Stranger Things so at least one of them went on to do other things
It's okay I'm sure no one really sees you as an adult so congrats you succeeded. Now go to bed.
@@iamtheonewhocomments201 no u
As a Floridian, I approve.
BuFFoTheArtClown Florida would be better off without the debt ridden tyrants in D.C.
Horse6L Funny typo. As America's wang, Florida has always been odd.
BuFFoTheArtClown I dont think Florida should have any rights or representation in government until your state gets its shit together.
GENERICCEREAL67 i dont think florida is that bad :( texas is just as bad!
Nathan Zimmerman You so hilarious! Preach on!
Give statehood to all of our territories.
If they're called Americans, we should treat them like Americans.
Anthony Serocco America doesn't even treat Americans like it's supposed to treat Americans.
Anthony Serocco Ironically, your comment currently has 51 up-votes.
KISalvatore This comment is so on point that it's not even funny
Puerto Rico voted against becoming a state as recently as 2012. They don't want to because then they would have to follow some of the nonsense laws.
Anthony Serocco Not Americans. American Nationals.
I liked the placard “Only convicts, lunatics, and Washingtonians cannot vote”.
Sounds about right to me.
We could just combine the Dakotas. Nobody would even notice and their population might reach 100
Yeah, but that might piss of at least one of the Dakotas, and maybe Dakota Fanning, dunno why she'd care but let's not discount her.
Michael, what other industry does Fargo have to choose from? It's all blue collar farm and oil. There's no/little room for knowledge/skill based industry there.
I drove across South Dakota through the longest straight route for a move from Wisconsin to Washington. I've never been in a place on land fifteen hundred miles from the nearest ocean where I can see the curvature of the Earth on all sides.
Paul Walsh That's exactly what I was thinking!!!
Michael Richard I live in kansas. We are the ones devoted to feeding you
I am not American so I didn't know about this until today. US Congress representatives are insane.
***** most of our government has gone insane. the result of electing a string of republican fundamentalist Christians who are being payed by the biggest corporations in the world.
wrafflelol610
I would like to point out the fact, that what you just said was discriminatory on so many levels. Which is the things that I have no doubt you believe we should stop.
Mark R please explain as to what is discriminatory, I stated facts. i didn't use racial slurs or insults to describe them. the republican party is made up of white christian men who are being payed by large lobbying groups. this is corruption at its finest.
Mark R "...what you just said was discriminatory on so many levels."
I don't think you know what "discriminatory" actually means.
Mark R Read a dictionary, you could use a bit of refreshing on what words actually mean.
As a resident of Washington DC, I really appreciate you covering this topic.
@StoreWTF You must be a denizen of Florida.
As a fellow Washingtonian I totally agree! It’s nice to see some coverage!
Georgia Peach the house voted for statehood today. We know Moscow Mitch and occupant 45 ain’t gonna budge on it but I’m still happy for you
Luís Filipe Andrade what that hell does that have to do with anything? It’s a city full of scores of people who pay federal taxes yet don’t have proper representation in Congress and who are controlled by a senate that does not care about anything they want. They deserve statehood
Luís Filipe Andrade Washington D.C has a population bigger then both Wyoming and Vermont and hasn’t a GDP higher then 16 states. They pay federal taxes and send men and woman to war. Yet you believe it’s fine that those people (a mostly black city I might add) should not have congressional representation? Even though this nation was founded on “no taxation without representation” did u even watch the video?
Never noticed that Lucas from Stranger Things was sitting front and center at 15:46....
I just saw that and headed to the comments to see if anyone else had noticed.
J. Nel same
Me too
I knew I recognized him, but couldn't place it. Thanks!
I'm so glad someone else spotted it, I wasn't sure
Sooner or later, John Oliver videos are relevant again
Probably not, he has gone way too far left. Like in this video. It came up on autopay and I had to see what people are saying. This is just so slanted, its lying by omission. He doesn't even try to give an opposing view or point. And he wants to defend MJ rights, but the 2nd Amendment...Helll to the no. I need to tell RUclips to quit showing me these, but no doubt these comments will add more to my auto-play.
Oh yeah. Like Twain said, "history doesn't always repeat itself, but it often rhymes." A lot of the things he has talked about will inevitably happen again.
@@givemethedaily1052 well, you can always not click on the RUclips recs..
@@adrielsebastian5216 True, but that is how these things work. Come, join us, free speech, all the videos they showed I liked in the beginning. I join, enjoy it, now its some BS over and over and its HBO no doubt paying and getting paid more than videos I would want to watch. Or the same Jordan Peterson video MULTIPLE times?! I get he destroyed this Sky interviewer, but once was enough. And since I use a Google box on TV, they don't let me watch other platforms-no app or its a pain to side load. You have good point, but wish they would fix the algorithm to put my wants above most profitable videos....yeah, I know... private company, capitalism, won't happen, etc. But you get the "sucked you in, now watch what we want now that we have you" point?
@@givemethedaily1052 what was so far-left about this video? Voting rights?
While we’re adding D.C. as a state, it would actually be a great opportunity to add stars for the American Territories full of AMERICAN CITIZENS.
I agree
Agreed!
New States: District Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Marshall Islands, Northern Marianas and the Virgin Islands.
6 new states. 👍👍👍🇺🇸
The current administration would never allow that, unfortunately, particularly with regards to the US territories; too many non-whites who they’d be forced to acknowledge are, and have always been, American citizens.
Dorvell Stewart Actually American Samoans aren’t citizens, they’re nationals. So...
@@triehe but if they move to the mainland,, 6 months later they're pretty much citizens.. crazy how that works. if we move to America Samoa and become residents. I think we become nationals too.. basically.. it's pretty crappy.
Puerto Ricans are citizens though. I believe.. It has something to do with jurisdiction.
America. Distributing freedom since 1776.
MetroGnome We have all freedoms! except for the freedom of telling our government not to "distribute freedom" on other countries /: I'm sorry we are war mongers :(
Dude I am one of your subscribers and I love your remixes!
Unguided Reaper well considering how veterans are treated as fucking shit in this country i think they have bigger concerns
Unguided Reaper As a veteran of both Iraq and Afghanistan, there wasn't a single care given on my end. There is a much deeper meaning behind his post pertaining to how America spreads freedom around the globe on bullshit premises. You might have caught that if you weren't always so combative.
MetroGnome It IS our number two export.
...
In case you were wondering, number one was jobs.
I've lived in DC since October 1971. As a congressional courier, I've seen a lot of this go down. Thanks, John for putting this on your program. Also, kudos to Elenor Holmes Norton, she is a true warrior.
4:55 - that caught my ear so I looked it up - yes, the Pennsylvania Mutinity of 1783 was a protest in which hundreds of Continental Army blockaded Independence Hall to try and disrupt Congres' meeting, because they wanted to be paid for their service in the Revolutionary War and had demanded it before, but Congress ignored them. Also, in Googling "the Pennsylvania Mutinity" I was first taken to a Wikipedia page for a separate "Pennsylvania Line Mutinity" two years earlier in 1781. Pennsylvania paid soldiers much lower wages than other states ($20 for three years of service, according to Wikipedia) and barracks conditions were terrible. So, once the new year began and they deemed their three years of service were up, they basically abandoned their posts until Joseph Reed came to negotiate with them, agreed with their grievances, and gave the $20 dollar men the ability to leave and then immediately re-enlist with higher pay.
Reading all this, I cannot help but think "I didn't realize the US tradition of Congress screwing over their soldiers went back that far."
Congress also treated World War 1 veterans the same way BLM protestors are being treated now, the reasoning behind it was that a few of those protesting veterans shut down highways and destroyed a vehicle. Surprise surprise, the minute you act as if your welfare is more important than minor economic gains, the government comes in to beat you into submission. It doesn't matter if you're a veteran fighting for stimulus to save you from The Great Depression, a college student protesting against bombing the Vietnamese, or a protestor shouting "I can't breathe", Uncle Sam is busting out the water cannons and nightsticks all the same.
I technically KNOW that DC means District of Columbia...
But I still read it as "Washington Da Capital".
Empress Cosplay I didn't knew what D.C. meant until now, but I sure as f*ck will forget the district stuff and burn da capital in my brain. Im not american btw
Peter Parker what's wrong with you? And how dare you defile the name of our dear Spider-Man?
Empress Cosplay
I know it’s been throwing me off
Get ready for your mind to get BLOWN.
US Capital city - Washington, DC (District of Columbia)
Colombia Capital city - Bogotá, DC (translated: Capital District)
And it really begs the question, "Why is anything really named after that third-rate captain of slavery and disease and geoexploratory plagiarism?" Even Colombia, the country that just took his name as theirs, changed their "Columbus Day" to something less offensive and inappropriate. I'm not sure what my point is anymore....but I propose trading capital cities with Colombia because it certainly can't be less idiotic than our current arrangement with Washington, DC.
Someone using twice the word faggot in their probably has much more of a mental problem than Empress Cosplay ;)
I love how John Oliver just casually calls out the British on colonisation everytime he can!!!! Yes the song was wwaaayyy longer.
My favorite quip about them he’s made is hands down (paraphrasing here) “Look, he’s right. He’s not to blame for the actions of his ancestors. None of us are. I have to believe that, I’m _British_ .”
Off of the top of my head I can probably only think of about... 12 in total... not even consolidering if those were at the same time or not
Hello_Im_Dutch surely there’s at least 12 in Africa alone
A lot of us do that over here, If you can't take the piss out of yourself, then your not really a true Brit.
@@datchisan25 sure, if you count an entire subcontinent as one.
Had to come here after hearing about the news 5 years later! 😂
Racoons on steroids is a scary thought.
I guess it's only fair that the citizens of Washington D.C be exempt from taxation. The country was founded on the principle "No taxation without representation" after all.
Just tell them to throw the Tea in the ocean and beg the French for help... seemed to work well enough last time...
@@FallenPhoenix86 Actually, it was a harbor; not an ocean.
@@malcolml309 pedantic much?
Go look at a map... Boston sits directly on the Atlantic coast
Read a geography book! Boston, is located on the Charles River. While it does flow into the Atlantic Ocean, Boston Harbor is not, on the Atlantic Ocean; nice try.
@@malcolml309 like I said look at a map, downtown Boston is less than 5 miles from the open ocean.
Do you know what the word "pedantic" means? You're trying to start a bullshit argument on a 7 month old comment...
Stop wasting my time...
I just noticed that the kid from stranger things is in the corner when they're singing the song
He's trained in operatic singing.
Whoops I just left a comment before seeing this post-it is him right!
Lol I was surprised too!!
@@biketickler65 he should've sung the Neverending Story song!
also the kid from Crazy Ex Girlfriend (I know he's not as well known as stranger things kid) is next to john
Holy shit that woman is my hero. Partly because I'm an introvert and would literally never be able to do that with such confidence (if at all).
gingergamergirl98 in person she’s actually very soft-spoken. I’ve met her a couple times. You gotta really piss her off to get her going like that.
I'm Australian and i just asked if we could borrow her.
_"And if you're totally convinced that there should be just 50 states, well then let's all kick out Florida 'cause no one thinks they're great."_
I just wet my pants. 🤣
*watches her skewer another member of Congress*
ANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNND that's why DC sends her. Bravo.
John: “Our current president”
*points at Obama*
Me: *sighs* It’s been a long 5 years...
New vote passed House of Reps but has zero chance to go to vote in Senate with McConnell there
@@tivonutdc fucking Mitch! Hope he loses his seat so our country can move forward.
Trump 2032
It's been 50 years...
@Gracchus Babeuf Well have fun in November. Let's see how much farther the insane fucker can take your country on his joy ride.
I want DC to have at least a vote in congress after watching the lady say she wouldn't yield. I don't even live in DC.
"Our current president"
*shows picture of Obama*
*I cry*
I know, Obama's presidency was a time of sheer disappointment and despair, Trump 2020
@@laxattack032 That was not the point of the comment, sir
But you aren't welcome around these parts XD
@@thehighnoonsaloon7794 Sorry to break it to you like this.... But this isint your liberal arts center at the middle school, this is the internet. I am welcome anywhere I damn well please. :)
@@laxattack032 lol, you'd be just as welcome at a liberal arts center, and that "XD" was a pretty dead giveaway, that I wasn't saying nothing serious, pal
Sorry I came off that way, but you need to ease your nerves, little boy
@@thehighnoonsaloon7794 Lol. Tells me I need to ease off my nerves, literally told me I'm not allowed to be on a youtube comment section because we have different opinions, but I need to calm my nerves. Looks like your nerves are going a little hard there eh? That is the difference between right and left, Right says I dont like your opinion but go ahead and share, left says you dont have the right opinion therefore you have to go. Funny how fascistic that sounds..... hmmmmmmmm........
I love how no one argues with the Florida stuff, not even people who live there xD
This whole thing is just gold.
There's a reason why it's the Retiree and low skill worker capital of the USA.
I always said Florida is for candy asses and cockroaches.
I was born and raised in Florida and I...COULD NOT WAIT TO GET THE HELL OUT OF THERE! (Or should I say, "get out of that Hell!"?) Nothing I can add to all of the wonderful praise of Mr. Oliver, the deep loathing of Florida and the truly earnest, level-headed thoughts toward helping out the D.C. citizens. Keep up the good work all of you! Partisanship seems to be more important these days than proper behavior and knowing right from wrong. Everyone get everyone you know to vote in November and vote as I am, have and always will: The "Not Trump" choice! Getting rid of the worst liar in history is the only way to get rid of the "Fake News". Hopefully we're not too late. Thank you.
@@libertyann439 I'm a year late, but what in the fuck is a candy ass???
I live in Florida, and I approve this message.
As a Georgian I can confirm that we do indeed shoot peach cobbler straight into the bloodstream
It's very unhealthy
Please help
It’s too late, the peach reigns supreme
Ride the peach
Is that a modified Fire Emblem sprite profile pic?
Haha go vols
Seriously? Wow
If a city within a city (Vatican City) can be a state, so can DC. If a city island powerhouse like Singapore can be a state, so can DC.
Thanks for the advice kim
Thank you. I vote for you every election. I raised my children to vote for you. The elections are free and fair. We all love you.
This is wierd i was just commenting on mr. Hitler's post over at jimmy falons page. To freaking funny!
*"Thanks, Satan."*
Except all the people at the Vatican are on the same side and have the same goal. Congress just wants to butt heads and be selfish. You'd have a better chance at getting hit by lightning, get chomped on by a shark, then fall into a black hole in immediate sequential order.
That song at the end deserves its own video.
I am from offensive, and I find this Florida.
Silas Blinde Small world.....
Michael Anderson Gotta get my dose of comedy ;D
With a side of painful truth, lol.
Silas Blinde Didn't get it nor was it quite funny. Was kinda hoping as a Floridian I would, but I don't.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ oh well
Silas Blinde Now I'm just jealous. I'm jealous I don't know how to make that emoticon. It's so hilarious to look at. Nice.
Worked in DC for 6+ years. Lived in MD because of the taxes and cost of living. Either grant them statehood or exempt them from federal taxes. DC pays more per capita than any state and more in federal taxes than 22 other states.
As an independent, I like to be non biased and open minded. Im struggling to find someone who's presented a legitimate argument against statehood. The only argument seems to be the GOP worried about a place that's mostly black and full of Democrats having even more representation.
@Jenn smith YES!!, someone who is speaking sense! brings tears to my eyes
@Jenn smith
Lmao a high schooler, sounds about right. I used to be more libertarian/right leaning when I was 18 too, but then I went to college. Hopefully the same will happen to you little buddy. 🤙
@Jenn smith Learn how to spell then maybe your opinion might count!
@Jenn smith
Lmao, college isn't a "lefty-brainwashing" college professors are hella skittish when it comes to the idea of teaching the ins and outs of ideologies like communism and socialism in an academic sense (any genuinely left wing ideology that's not simply center-left is fundamentally and philosophically opposed to the status quo and established Power structures).
Now there is a tendency amongst educated people becoming relatively more left wing by the standards of the american Overton window, which isn't saying a whole lot as the us Overton window is so far shifted to the right that anyone who is right wing (not moderately so/not center-right) is a full on political extremist. So if you were to describe it in terms of global range of political opinions, education really just has a tendency to make people more moderate in general with some people leaning left and others right (btw, someone who is center right on say the political compass, would be closer to center-left/neoliberal relative to the US Overton window; yeah I wasn't joking when I said it's way shifted to the right).
If we're going to give DC statehood, I say go all the way with it and give them back that chunk of Virginia that got taken out when the civil war started. I'm not saying this for any practical reason, I just think it would be really cool to have a diamond shaped state.
That Sir is one of your best episodes! 😂🤣😅 The people of DC deserve statehood!
"I WILL NOT YIELD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
If only she followed with "you get nothing, you lose sir!!!"
made me cry a a single tear lol
HOLD THE LINE !
It's funny cause that's the same phrase people think DC drivers say all the time
Oh God, that peach cobbler joke killed me!!!😂😂😂
LET ME RAHDE DE PEACH, Y'ALL!!
I'm just dying. XD
Same
Awesome no work tomorrow. Wasn't going to sleep anyway. Glad we could make this work Mr. Oliver
You are lucky I have band camp all week
Camvlogs52 dam. I have something for this. I watched American pie soley for a moment like this
I shoved a flute so far…!!!!!!!
Taxation without representation
pretty ironic the main thing that led to the fight for American independence is what the US has been doing to the residents of its capital
wow
They have representation, too bad he doesn't bother to go into why it was setup this way. Pro Tip, he quit trying to provide an alternate to any story years ago. States gave up land to DC, the easy solution is give back all the land that has residences on it, except the White House. Done, rights restored. No change in the flag, the voting system, nothing but the "restoration" of rights. Maryland and Virginia didn't cede land for a new state, one that would then make their Senators and Representatives have a smaller voice? It is beyond irritating that this short sited power play isn't seen for what it is...right now its very liberal in DC, so Democrats would most likely increase the holds on all three branches. And it would lower the voices of the "fly-over" states. You want to talk about how many people voted for Trump vs. Hillary in 2016, look at how many counties were won by Trump in either election. You want to talk about disenfranchising people? You make DC a state and the left coast (both of them) will have more of a say over everyone in the middle. He wants to complain about how DC wants people to smoke MJ, but apparently DC doesn't get the right to defend themselves...and somehow that makes sense? Come on, at least acknowledge that your view is a little simplistic. The point of DC wasn't to have a new state, its a city at best, one of the big reasons was to have an area controlled by the Federal Government so no state had any sway. You think Pelosi is going to seed power? No, at best you are just carving out a new state AND a new federal district. And if you don't see that John is being disingenuous (AT BEST), then please tell me why Maryland and Virginia getting the land back doesn't solve the voting issue. Because multiple Republicans have already said they would be fine with that and would vote for that. And you can also tell me why the Democrats don't seem to be on board with that solution, they don't want DC residents to be represented!?!? How awful, right? Framing is a wonderful thing, I just wish John would at least pay some lip service to the other side of these issues. #GiveDCTheVote-inMD&VA (yeah, I am not good a tags).
@@givemethedaily1052 the people of both DC and Maryland don’t want that plan, you can’t make that reality if the people affected don’t want it
@@sigmaballsnetwork So the people in D.C. who don't want to be a state, you know it just adds another lawyer of Bureaucracy and $$$, what do you say to them? I didn't want a guy who can't debate Putin or walk up stairs to be president, its reality. You are SOO simplistic with that statement, I bet you can find some people who would disagree with you, or do you have a survey of both states with 100% reporting and 100% agreement....come one...and who said that? Do you live there? Its you and your friends? MD and VA want to dilute the votes? Really? All of them? That is NOT reality...
@@givemethedaily1052 DC has voted multiple times in non-binding referendums, with statehood winning a majority of the vote, it’s clear that’s what they want
You know, even if DC never becomes a state, let's kick out Florida anyway.
Give this fucking shithole back to Spain.
Yes, I'm a Floridian, so what?
BLACKIESBOY Florida is shit. No offense.
DarkmoonBlade No offense taken. This place sucks.
Trump-ass bitches everywhere.
BLACKIESBOY Oh man, you cannot be happy about yesterday, huh?
Trump would have won even without Florida.
0:12 I love that that's a 51-star flag.
15:04 Oh, he mentioned it. I still claim props for noticing it beforehand though. :)
props
Should be 54 star's
THAT'S LUCAS FROM STRANGER THINGS! RIGHT THERE SECOND FROM THE LEFT OF JOHN!!!!!
the top left too right?
I was scrolling thru hoping someone else noticed too.
haha same here
"I was scrolling thru hoping someone else noticed too " Are you serious ?? What an AMAZING/Sad thing
Zach Dirksen IK WTF
Still great 5 years later. We all need to learn and sing the DC song.
0:57 "The song used to be a lot longer." Yeah. At least this long.
United Kingdom,
Aden,
Anguilla,
Australia,
Bahamas,
Bahrain,
Barbados,
Basutoland,
Bechuanaland,
Bermuda,
British East Africa,
British Cameroons,
British Guiana,
British Honduras,
British Somaliland,
Brunei,
Canada,
Cayman Islands,
Ceylon,
Cook Islands,
Cyprus,
Falkland Islands,
Fiji,
Gambia,
Gibraltar,
Gold Coast,
Grenada (Windward Islands),
Hong Kong,
China,
India,
Jamaica,
Kenya,
Kuwait,
Malaya,
Maldive Islands,
Malta,
Mauritius,
Montserrat,
Newfoundland,
New Zealand,
Nigeria,
North Borneo,
Nyasaland,
Papua New Guinea,
Pitcairn Islands,
Samoa,
Rhodesia,
Sarawak,
St Helena, Ascension Isl. Tristan da Cunha,
St Lucia,
St Vincent,
Seychelles,
Sierra Leone,
Singapore,
South Africa,
South West Africa,
Sudan,
Tanganyika,
Tonga,
Trinidad,
Trucial Oman,
Turks and Caicos Islands,
Uganda,
Zanzibar.
This is amazing.
im from cyprus and live in england. They still own me ;_;
+Michael Gibb You forgot egypt.
Hassan Ramadan You're right. Iraq is not in there either.
Although, in my defense, I simply searched the internet for a list and copy-and-pasted.
Well, close enough. LOL
0:53
"The Song Used To Be A Lot Longer"
OMFG💀.
"Let's all kick out Florida, because no one thinks there great"
As a lifetime resident of Florida, I have to say: yea pretty much. Seriously, just get rid of Florida completely. But let me move up north first.
No
Rising sea levels will take care of that for us.
President Trump is on it, climate change denial is just a cover up, he trying to drown Florida.
@@ilarious5729 I don't blame him
@@DeeJayFM weird how he moved there still, im starting to think he's not the sharpest tool in the box.
This segment has everything, a prediction of the political conversation after 4 years of its airing, and a dissing of Florida. What could u possibly need more?
It's not really a prediction more of just a reflection on how little actually gets done because of how broken our democracy is
@@zachfakelastname normally I'd remind you that it's a bad idea for a federal government to take the public's demands and finish deciding on the matter the next day, and that it should take time to avoid being ruled by mob mentality. However, this has been an issue for over two centuries, so I feel as though I should not say this.
@@lucasharvey8990 Democracy is basically the same thing as mob mentality
@@Intensity_IV that's why we are not a democracy, we are a constitutional republic you brainlet.
Even if we don't kick out Florida, we can do some fat trimming.
Do we REALLY need a North and South Dakota? A North and South Carolina? An East and West Virginia? Boom, that's six states turned into three. Let's make DC, Guam, and Samoa into states in order to bring our quota back up to fifty!
Kyman102 watch out for the six californias initiative though
*****
I don't think that really has any chance of that passing.
Kyman102 they said the same about prop 8. Never under estimate peoples stupidity.
Also we really do not need a bunch of east coat states like New Hampshire and Vermont just combine them
***** It sounds stupid, but, as far as the US Gov is concerned, splitting California into 6 does a LOT more than banning gay marriage for a little while. Within 20 years, the whole US will have gay marijuana legalized. But the 6 states thing? That's just pointless fracturing, and a needless complication of governmental organization. Combining the Virginias, the Dakotas, and the Carolinas is a nice simplification of organization. Also, we should turn China into 16 or so US States. Think about it: The United States of America and Asia. Maybe Make Japan into a few states, too... start to change the main language to English. If we annex Japan, though, it'll probably be peacefully, and a few hundred years from now, if the US starts to become less American and more a Union of States in America and Asia. That's my historical future fantasy. See the US become a true empire, a _democratic_ empire. It'd be nice to see several different peoples unite under one flag, mostly willingly. And afford them as much autonomy as the original 50.
i dont say this enough: I AM SO PROUD OF THIS SHOW.
yyyyyyyyyyyyyyep mr Oliver is the best!!!
John said it so well in this bit: "intertia is a really powerful force."
But he's been rocking the boat, he's been shining light at many dark spots, he's shaken solid foundations and applied all the other metaphors for starting and enabling actual and meaningful change.
And so, I'm proud as well, of the show and the people who are not just idly watching, but hear John Oliver calling for change and thinking "let me start that change!"
@Wang Liqin when did that happen?
@Wang Liqin whataboutism
" let's all kick out Flordia, 'cause no one thinks they're great" Or we could just give Minnesota to Canada, no one cares about us and then we get health care... eh?
It's not that bad here!
I mean I'm down
What makes you think Canada wants any part of the US?
@@pelmel1990 touché
Sure! You are practically Canadian anyway. Might as well make it official.
History
In 1844, French Canadian settler Benjamin Gervais moved north from Saint Paul to claim land in order to build the first grist mill in Minnesota that was independent from the government. Today, the large lake on the east side of Little Canada bears his name (Lake Gervais). The grist mill was converted into a park, which is recognized as the birthplace of the city. Little Canada began as the township of New Canada in 1858. In the 1950s the township was threatened by the suburban sprawl of the ensuing larger communities that were formed, such as Maplewood. In 1953, the city leaders came together and established the village of Little Canada. It became a city in 1974.
Canadian Ties
The city displays the Canadian influence in its history in several ways. Its official symbol is an initial LC on a white fleur-de-lis with a red Maple Leaf background, and the Flag of Canada is displayed in council chambers.
The city itself also hosts an annual celebration named Canadian Days in early August with its sister city Thunder Bay, Ontario, in Canada.
www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46741175
I love it when Oliver lets children sing. The boy who sang about Brexit was also fabulous.
HEY HEY HEY!
There is something that Florida adds to this great country! That would be hilarious news stories.
You know a story is good if it starts with
"A man from Florida. . ."
*"I WILL NOT YIELD SIR"*
Bad ass
We should grant statehood to DC and all the territories
J.J. NOX Yay, we haven't forgotten about virgin islands, puerto rico, etc!
J.J. NOX Only if they want. Many don't want statehood. Puerto Rico continues to vote against it.
virusts Y'all can always return it to Spain :p
nachoguy5 Puerto Rico is mostly 50/50 with the choices being be a state/be a country. With the situation they are in right now, being a state would greatly benefit them, because they would have government support.
TL;DR Puerto Rico dislikes being a territory but can't decide whether to be a state or country.
andell1 The thing with puerto rico, is we where a colony from spain. And as any colony they create a sense of patriotism to subdue the mind of the people. Right now we have to a certain degree the same with the States. But we have 2 main political parties that control the goverment since US Congress gave us the go ahead to choose our own governors. And they Wont benefit at all from independence(no Congress money) and from statehood (their parties will cease to exist) so the people in their ignorance nearly always vote for no change. But probably if you asked the people right now, they will choose statehood.
I was today years old when I learned that DC stood for district of Columbia. Im from the UK but still feel like a fool
funnily, the americans renamed the intended state of Columbia to Washington to avoid confusion with the district of columbia. Funny how that turned out.
0:45 "To be fair, the song used to be a lot longer." literally laughed out loud.
Probably the best "we used an incorrect graphic" bit of the season so far.
My goodness... How good is this show...
Yes I live in the American Colony of Washington DC.
Glad to see you doing this!
That song was THE BOMB!
The Animaniacs state song already includes Washington DC, so all schools would have to do is use that instead. Plus, then kids would learn both the states and their capitols. Win win!
And, kids from the next generation would get exposure to one of the greatest kids shows of all time. Win-win-win!
+Tom Pinney Yes!!!
"Capitals" with an a, clearly it isn't just the song that your education system needs to change
no no, let's keep it as capitols and start the Hunger Games!
I think you need to capitolize the word capitol.
"That's pathetic." First time Faux News has ever said anything that's true..
That's because it was the local DC network affiliate. It wasn't the cable news network. It's the station that broadcasts the Simpsons, not Bill O' Reilly.
Unfortunately now that it has been said on fox news the very fabric of reality will change to make it a lie.
I see what you did there...
you mean apart from "this is fox news"
This is also a lie : there is "news" in the name.
Remember when we criticized Obama for trying to make government work, compromise, avoid government shutdowns and get things done?
Natalya yes. And we were called racist for doing so.
Yes. As a Democrat, I do remember criticizing Obama. A lot, actually. No person is above reproach whether they’re from your own party or not. His presidency was far from perfect.
@XDigsX 13 Woah, I didn't say Trump was doing better than Obama did. All I said was that all presidents, all politicians really, should be critisized. That no politician is or could be perfect.
@XDigsX 13 Stop bootlicking just because Trump is a fascist nightmare doesn't mean the Obama presidency was perfect in comparison.
*SinnedNogara*
I’m gonna be honest, though, I really like Obama after learning about all that he did. Obviously, there were flaws (he’d readily admit that, himself), but he did a lot of good. I wish that I was as politically aware as I am now back then so I could have appreciated his presidency more during the time.
Again John told you so 😂😂💃 His reference to England as invaders are priceless 😍😍😍
Let them have gun law, let them have weed😂😂😂😂
John Oliver is just epic!!!
If kicking out Florida isn't an option, we can always merge two states together. I mean, do we really need two Carolinas?
ManiaMac1613 The Carolinas aren't like twins. North Carolina is like the sibling who went to college and got a job in the finance industry. And South Carolina is the brother who is a line cook at Denny's and sells meth out the back. If they didn't have the same name, they'd want nothing to do with each other.
Merge the Dakotas.
ManiaMac1613 or the Virginias
I know the names are similar for no good reason, but North Carolina is nothing like South Carolina, and we don't want to be merged under one set of rules for both.
ManiaMac1613 Of course, because the next time someone accidentally drops a nuke on it, having a backup Carolina or a backup Virginia might help
No don't merge states we should just add one more state so it will be even again.
The more I watch this show, the more USA amaze me.
Gumnball The US really proves that human stupidty is infinite, and that Machiavelli was spot on.
1234kalmar The first step to solving your problems is admitting you have them; at least we are admitting our issues unlike most other countries ... or having a British guy admit them for us, same thing.
Gumnball
That's what's so great about us: the entertainment never ends.
Gumnball Washington was literally our Best President. When He left Office, he asked us not to split into politcal parties. And what do we have now? 2 Fucking Political Parties. Lastly, when is Congress gonna get rid of their Diapers and actually grow up for once?
George Horna We have more than 2, the problem is the other 'minority' parties do not get represented in the media unless they do something crazy and are all lumped together as 'independent' if by chance they get elected, so they are repressed as hell.
But the main problem is the two 'main' parties refuse to even attempt to work together without personal/party gain. Because that's the whole point of becoming a senator/president, advancing yourself and your party. Surely not fixing and serving the country. That's the poor sap who is elected after you's job.
Who else is back now that the bill has passed the house to make DC a state? Better question, will it go past the senate? Hahahahaha oh god, please let it happen
Not likely. Republicans are desperate and losing power.
did it get pass the senate...... kinda wanna be a resident in a state again without having to leave DC
It definitely will not pass the Senate as long as Republicons are in "control"
Puerto Rico is more deserving
John Oliver’s greatest achievement will forever be getting a chorus of children to say “asshole” on a major TV network and not getting fired for it.
I don't know what was my favorite part when she refused to yield or that hilarious song 😆
Those kids sing better then the ones on kids bop.
I can't believe kids bop, is still a thing.
+That8oySimba9302 Lmao tru
Everyone sings better than KidzBop
Someone needs to tell them that's where Disney World is located though...
"Let them have gun laws, let them have weed!"
HAHAHA!
oh my dear Lord this song....i love it. I never paid that close of attention to American politics...or politics where I am but I am watching old John Oliver and this song is awesome. I don't know how he does it but the team that works with him and John himself pull this stuff together perfectly and make sense almost every time. Should be on loop on tv and internet
Some of these kids might actually be living their dream. They get to curse, get paid for it, and appear on TV! The best part is, their parents won't tell them off for cursing!
When even Fox News is like "are you fucking kidding me on this shit" towards Republicans, something is seriously broken.
51 states? How about one Mongolia?
HOLY FUCK, KHAN'S BACK !!!!
*Runs into the mountains*
***** you sir have won the internet, a cookie will presented in the mail with in two business.
***** Goddamn Mongorians!
From one of the world biggest empires to a landlocked country between Russia and China, Mongolia had the same fate as British empire.
iilikecereal No needle program can undo the amount of HIV he has spread throughout the world.
It’s a coincidence that all US territories w no voting power are predominantly non white 🤔
True. But DC is more white than it used to be. Lots of gentrification going on.
except hawaii!
Except Guam, right? Two-thirds of Guam's residents are white as rain. Mostly because Two-thirds of the island is US military base. Two-thirds of the military people are white.
Your statement still applies, though, because all the military personnel not born on Guam, have voting rights by virtue of being born on in a US State. US Military active, but born on Guam... Have no voting rights just like non-white civilians on Guam.
Overlapping double standard!
Hold it, Guam's people are all American citizens just like Puerto Rican's.
Puerto Rico has something neither Guam OR Washington DC has...
One US Representative in Congress! It's true. Unfortunately, the are in the "Don't speak unless spoken to, no vote on any issue. Just sit and take notes.
In conclusion, I call for our first, "CITY/STATE (county and municipality for good measures)
Have a raffle for DC citizens. Pull a name out of the basket and that person gets to rename it as a state. Democria wins out over Repuglia... 90+% of DC residents are democrats. Republicans shouldn't be able to do shit in DC, numbers alone would gridlock their schemes.
Hawaii is 27% white and it's a state.
A complete coincidence
Thank you for representing my hometown. This show was exceptional.
Harvey Dent, can he be trusted?
keanehgz Well he seems to be about the best we've...
I'm going to give you the same chance Rachel got. 50…50
You'd need 50 coins. And then 50 more.
50...50
And then I would put them into my computer. Using science!
Jacob Worboy then rob a bank, a museum and somehow destroy all of Gotham and then the world.
I think he didn't mention that republican really don't want dc statehood cuz dc is democratic as fuck
Well then fuck the republicans, they can move to fucking North Korea if they want to have only one party option on the ballet.
He indirectly mentioned it by saying how DC is consistently liberal and the House usually isn't.
they could merge rhode island into massachusetts. problem solved
I believe that's been a big hurdle for Puerto Rico as well. They are largely liberal. To be honest I'm not sure if Guam, American Samoa etc. want statehood but I'm sure they want a vote. Their citizens serve in our military. It's crazy that they don't get representation. Crazy! I don't understand republicans keeping the vote out if the hands if their citizens. It's immoral. I'm not thrilled with their voting practices but I'd never deny them the right. It's shameful.
DC, Guam, Mariana island, Puerto Rico, US virgin island, A Samoa = Colony of the US.
In 2016, colony = evil
That was maybe the greatest 17 minutes I've ever spent watching a video. And I want that song at the end played at my funeral
I stopped watching porn the moment my phone gave me the notice that this video was up. Jon Oliver > Porn... no homo...
Congrats 😂
HAHAHAUA DUDE SERIOUSLY. WAS LOOKING FOE THE PERFECT SCENE AND EVERYTHING
Robert Jay "no homo..."
Shameless lies.
Same
I swear to god same thing I just jerked off
"Have fun building a space program somewhere else." - Florida
+Brian Habing To be honest, being a launch pad is not that a great thing. States normally choose place they don't really care about to launch their rockets, like Soviet Union in Kazakhstan or ESA in French Guyana.
+Filipe Barroso States choose to launch their rockets from the southernmost location they have reliable access to, not the place they care least about. Based on your knowledge of of Kazakhstan and French Guiana, I'm going to assume I don't need to explain why the southern location is favorable to rocket launches.
Brian Habing Great. Jokes aren't really your strength.
+Filipe Barroso It's rather difficult to gauge humor from text. If you had spoken that I'm sure I would have understood it as a joke based on tone of voice.
Hey Puerto Rico, guess what new job your getting!!!!
My sincerest commendations to the writing staff and full time/ part time researchers of the show.
I swear to god I’m stoned AF and I thought he said “bisexual raccoons on steroids.....” and i got just a little bit concerned
Sounds like my friend group tbh
I feel the irony of not allowing the people of Washington DC representation is lost on Congress. The simple fact that Congress allows this is appalling.
And while you're at it, can Puerto Rico be a state too?
jseeker1867 We are in dire need of more states.
jseeker1867 lets not get ahead of ourselves
The island is not fine the way it is, but I think independence is a better path
In puerto Rocco's last survey over statehood they breached somewhere over 50% so it's a possibility. The issue is that the island is filled with rich US citizens who use puerto rico's territory status as a tax haven. So there is a lot of influential clout actively seeking to prevent statehood there.
jseeker1867 Congress probably won't allow it. They would probably say something along the lines if it became a state, it would be less special as a tourist location.
Why don't we just make DC, Guam, and Puerto Rico states so we'd have 53 total. One nation indivisible...
Don't forget American Samoa!
+Shashank Gupta And the U.S. Virgin Islands!
We have more territories without rights than we should...
And to make it even, we just merge North and South Dakota, North and South Carolina, and West Virginia and Virginia.
Actually, you should return Maine to Massachusetts and Kentucky to Virginia as well
2 mins. in and i feel like I just found out my mom and dad were not married! Wow John, you hit hard and fast with facts! Love you style young man!