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08-01-2016, 04:30 PM
John Oliver recaps a 'topsy-turvy' Democratic National Convention
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SEE ALSO: Was Donald Trump at the 'Hunger Games' or GOP convention? John Oliver is on the case. (http://mashable.com/2016/07/25/john-oliver-trump-republican-convention/)
While Republicans traditionally come off as the most overtly and feverishly patriotic, this year Oliver says, the RNC left commentators with a very negative vibe — mostly because Donald Trump was focusing more on "whatever Donald Trump thinks is wrong with America."
The Democratic National Convention, conversely, seemed to him incredibly pro-American. Major leaders in the party were there giving impassioned speeches, Meryl Streep wore "a plastic tablecloth on the Fourth of July", and even a retired Marine General John Allen spoke about ISIS. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/01/john-oliver-democratic-national-convention/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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SEE ALSO: Was Donald Trump at the 'Hunger Games' or GOP convention? John Oliver is on the case. (http://mashable.com/2016/07/25/john-oliver-trump-republican-convention/)
While Republicans traditionally come off as the most overtly and feverishly patriotic, this year Oliver says, the RNC left commentators with a very negative vibe — mostly because Donald Trump was focusing more on "whatever Donald Trump thinks is wrong with America."
The Democratic National Convention, conversely, seemed to him incredibly pro-American. Major leaders in the party were there giving impassioned speeches, Meryl Streep wore "a plastic tablecloth on the Fourth of July", and even a retired Marine General John Allen spoke about ISIS. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/01/john-oliver-democratic-national-convention/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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