John Oliver takes on the Confederate Flag

Norman Weiss June 22, 2015, 11:57 am

John Oliver takes on the Confederate Flag

In his latest Last Week Tonight rant, Oliver denounced the flag flying at the South Carolina statehouse in wake of the Charleston shooting tragedy. “The Confederate flag is one of those symbols that should really only be seen on t-shirts, belt buckles and bumper stickers to help the rest of us identify the worst people in the world,” he said. PLUS: Oliver parodied ’90s AOL ads to address online harassment.

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