Gov't contractor here too. Work on site in DC. We're not even allowed to have water coolers in the office because I was told they were considered a "gift."
Hell, my first job back at big lots we couldn't accept anything. If I had known this crap was legal, I'd have posted an auction for maps of bases we were stationed at.
former Cna we weren't" allowed gifts period. Social and civil should never get tips or gifts depending. Waiters and teachers yes but high lawyers, judges , docs act no
Nah Thomas is loving this. He's already established he possesses neither integrity nor shame. All John's done from his perspective is up the ante his billionaire 'friends' need to 'gift' to >$1,000,000/year + motorcoach gravy. The brilliance of this move by John was never anything to do with Thomas, it's bringing our attention to Supreme Court corruption in the most ostentatious way possible by publicly offering actual bribery and in doing so pointing out that it is totally legal. If we want that to change we're going to need to stuff the court with justices that will rule in favor of legislation that imposes actual oversight, or somehow get 3/4 of the states to agree to a constitutional amendment that forces it on them.
Well, it's been two months, and Clarence hasn't taken the deal. I can figure only three possible reasons for that: 1) He doesn't believe this is actually a _real_ deal. 2) He never heard about this. 3) He gave his billionaire pals a chance to collectively make him a better offer -- and they did.
When Democrats regain the House, they need to subpoena every one of those bribing billionaires. And if they refuse to testify, have a AG in there that will press charges. Put Leo and Crow in the pokey until they decide to testify.
If I accepted a meal that was over $25 from someone looking to do business with the company I work for I would get fired. How am I, as a mechanic, held to a higher standard of ethics than a supreme Court Justice?
There are a few factors: 1. Your company determines the amount. I for example could go to any lavish dinner, but couldn't accept a gift from a single person/family valued at more than 30 dollars, however if 3 or more students decide to give me a gift, there are no limits. 2. Is your reputation and level of work. If you are a mechanic, you should know a Japanese dude that remodels luxury cars so that they get a unique look, he literally gets flown all over the world and housed at top hotels. 3. You are acting like power, achievements, knowledge and experience should mean nothing, but it does. If you decide to speak with a recent graduate of a business school, looking for a job, and Warren Buffet or Elon Musk, it is obvious who'd receive the royal treatment
We need to see people holding signs that say, " TAKE THE MONEY, CLARENCE!" in the background of every news story and sporting event for the next 30 days.
@@SchoolforHackersIt’s sad but I think you’re right. It would take a completely universal message from pretty much ALL of the media and citizens. How often do we actually see public outrage change anything? It SORT of worked during the civil rights movement but even those advances in rights have been slashed or outright eliminated by the far right and _THIS_ Supreme Court. I genuinely don’t know what it would take to remove somebody like Thomas but I would imagine it would at least have tk START with dems winning across the board and taking all three branches. Even then, who freaking knows. It’s not like democrats are immune from being bought off.
People will start trusting the lefties more, just as soon as they stop trying to steal our guns and force us to give money to people who haven't earned it.
I'm willing to accept that, in the legal profession, for such an illustrious and important job, it's not exactly high pay. I support that number going up a fair deal to fund people who aren't independently wealthy or corrupt to do the job properly, combined with strict ethics rules and enforcement. But the lack of that pay increase and the lack of the ethical rules being binding are no excuse for what we're seeing on this court.
It would be nice if he cast that critical eye on the huge fortunes of all the bleepers in Congress (and the oval office) and not just on the one black guy on the supreme court. Funny how he doesn't mind Nancy Pelosi getting filthy stinking rich.
Clarence is definitely corrupt garbage, should be impeached. The conservatives on the court don't want to give trump total immunity at this time, because that would mean Biden could put a hit out on them as a "threat to democracy". They are waiting for trump to win, before giving him total immunity. They want a conservative dictator, not a liberal one.
I'm a prosecutor in San Antonio. A few years ago, I was doing traffic tickets in one of the JP courts and this really anxious lady came in for a speeding ticket. She was freaking out because she had never been in trouble before. It took me 30 minutes to calm her down and calmly explain how deferred disposition works and that it really wasn't that big of a deal. She came in the next day with a thank you note and a $25 chili's gift card. I was really touched by the note cause she explained that I had done a lot to ease her worries. I accepted the thank you note but returned the gift card because it would be unethical of me to accept it. Its fucking wild that I have more god damn ethical consideration in a god damn traffic court than a fucking Supreme Court justice does.
I'm proud of you, even while dealing with prosecutors causing me anxiety over a case that i was clearly innocent in with no evidence. I'm like that lady lol only had a 9mph over ticket in my whole life before this bc they changed the sign.
Unfortunately my biggest charge is a felony obstruction, which really worries me. I was just walking my dog and got SLAMMED by police with no explanation and apparently one broke a nail beating me so here we are.
You have a conscience and you listened to it and you are not morally corrupt. You are one of the few that is holding up the faith in the judicial system ...
now imagine she'd come in with $100k gift card. now imagine 15 people all offered you that amount for your job, you might turn into Thomas at that point if you have no conscience. Honestly, he's making $300k and it's not enough. it's mind-boggling!
What's worse is that he almost doesn't have to try to make it funny, the jokes pretty much wrote themselves. that should tell you how bad things really are. Even worse is the fact that this came out in the news months ago, and there was basically nothing anyone could do about it. SC said we see no issue, and biz as usual.
I'm speechless. This is the greatest attempt at creating change I've ever seen from a person with a public platform. Well done, John. Well fucking done.
As a teacher, I'm limited to presents worth 10 bucks - I can't even accept a reasonably sized flower bouquet for my birthday if it comes from parents or students. How are yacht vacations legal for people whose corruption could do so much worse than I ever could?
Because there are certain people who believe that a lot of rules only apply to "the little people", as Leona Helmsley put it. He's clearly one of them.
@@henrytawnn8694 sadly he would never do that. Yeah he’s a dirty, corrupt old man but in his mind, he’s crusading for the conservative cause. he’ll continue to take the bribes from the billionaires, and would never even consider this offer unfortunately
@@TheSandman.Says you, but here we are once again fighting for women's bodily autonomy as the Supreme Court rules against reason and autonomy in support of insane religious extremists.
This infuriates me. As a professor, my state has determined that its an untenable conflict of interest for a professor to assign a textbook they wrote to a class they teach because they might earn $150 worth of royalties for it. But we're totally comfortable with members of the highest court in the land, which has absolutely no oversight, receiving millions of dollars worth of gifts. Or heck, any of the myriad of conflict of interests in any of the branches of our federal government. This was insane!
Which is funny becaue isnt it basicaly the norm for shitholes like harverd to have the "biggest people" in their respective field, so it is normal if they assign their own work. I mean would be contraproductive for the education if you could not assign the best book xD
It's the opposite where I used to teach. Idiot "professors" add a paragraph to a publishers stock book, get a coauthorship credit on that version and that's the course textbook.
One of my professors got around this by offering the book for free, no drm, digitally, to his own students. Or we could pay $40 for the pair of books printed and bound nicely in the bookstore. I bought them, but I know some students really appreciated the free digital version.
I don’t see a better way. The courts need to have no respect for politics. I think that at least, there needs to be a 60 vote Senate confirmation. From now on all judges will be partisan because the threshold doesn’t require bipartisanship.
@@rustynails68 of course there is a better way. The rules in the US are ridiculous, starting from the non-defined number of members of the SC and ending at the lifetime appointments. Just make them an uneven number, and limit their stay to a certain amount of time. And maybe pick someone who is not out of his / her mind, but has been, let's say, a well-respected judge for a longer time on a rather high court. You can't actually think that people like Thomas or Cavanaugh are the best justices in the entire country.
@@henryoffigaro2446 I like the fixed judge idea. The constitution isn’t perfect and if we try to improve it in this climate, it will certainly be very bad. Cavanaugh should have been disqualified during the confirmation for being a ridiculous person with too much respect for the president who appointed him. Katanji turns out to be very bad as well. They aren’t elite scholars anymore. I really hate opinions that evaluate the consequences of legislation. In my opinion, that is the legislative responsibility. There could be a 20 year term limit, but I don’t think that a judge should be loyal to a party or a president or should fear any consequences for being unpopular. Givers of inappropriate gifts should get consequences.
@@henryoffigaro2446 Our constitution is pretty good. It needs an amendment defining an insurrection and a mechanism of disqualification. It needs a 60 senator confirmation. It needs a 9 justice court. However, the potential improvements are of little concern. The concern right now is will we defend the constitution as it stands? It is losing respect. It is a slippery slope to ignoring it entirely.
I love how people want more justices now that it has the make-up it has now but when it was the other way nothing but crickets. Always funny how humans act when they lose to the other side.
Thank you for your brilliant show. How absurd is it that a comedian is a more reliable and truthful news reporter? Please keep up the very important, honest exposure of the corruption running rampant in our country.
My law school has been pushing for more ethics classes during all this. The punchline always being “if you break these rules then your best chance for a job is to be a Supreme Court Justice.”
At least people are aware. But you know there are at least a couple of people in each class who are completely down with it. They are taking notes on Thomas. Ethics is theirs last concern.
I didn't like him at first --until his general level of anxiety matched my own during the Trumpf presidency. John is a reasonable man, even when the world increasingly is not. His anxiety was a comfort, it understood me and became a true friend in the darkness.
$298,500 annual salary, and the job isn’t worth doing? Then how about stepping down Justice Thomas? Surely John Oliver’s exit strategy adequately addresses your financial grievances…
"And all you have to do in return is sign the contract and get the F off the Supreme Court." Bloody brilliant from start to finish. Keep the Emmys coming. Oliver has earned every single one of them.
*In one fell swoop, I was reminded of SCOTUS selling out, America's thriving white supremacist underbelly, and proof that god doesn't exist via Clarence Thomas' longevity in light of beloved celebrities half his age suddenly dropping dead.*
I work in the civil service in the UK. If I accepted gifts even of only £10 without declaring it and getting it looked at I'd almost certainly be fired for gross misconduct.
The problem is that (out of necessity) the Supreme Court of each nation should be independent and safe from any political pressure. This inevitably means that the only thing preventing blatant misconduct is the integrity of the members of a supreme court.
It’s so hard, right? She was old enough to remember when women’s rights were very limited and to be forced off the court by a bunch of men telling she had to leave when she could still clearly do the job, it would have felt wrong and would have been totally galling to her. Even though she saw Trump and the new Republican Party for who they were, and served with Alito and Thomas and Kavanaugh who were obvious partisan hacks, I still think she believed in a system that she had dedicated her life to, even though it had been dead for years. Obviously it was a huge mistake and may well end up destroying much of what she fought for her entire life. This seems to be the curse of the boomer generation, having no idea when to retire and sitting on important political positions long after they’re completely out of touch. But it’s not really her fault. The system is broken. She should either not have had that discretion, or we shouldn’t be appointing partisan hacks to the Supreme Court in the first place.
Yes, totally valid, but I am even angrier at Moscow Mitch for stealing that nomination from Obama, but angriest at the voters in KY for not punishing Mitch electorally for that galling act
@@mountainmikemusic In fairness, Mitch McConnell is a terrible person but this is what his constituents were demanding. His mantra has always been to do whatever he needs to do to get Republicans elected, even if it’s sleazy, illegal, or threatens to destabilize the country as a whole. Holding that seat open was a strictly electoral play, it was what Republican voters demanded. It would have been very hard for him to do the arguably constitutionally required thing. And McConnell is about nothing if not not doing hard things.
John Oliver and Last Week Tonight have officially snapped. I've never been so speechless nor had my mouth agape for so long and I'm just a viewer. Please protect this man and this show at all costs. My goodness, what a way to usher in the new season! Bravo!
Unbelievable segment! Best one to date!! Bribing a Supreme Court judge after having done the research to show that it's actually legal! Just... beautiful.
@@penguinista uh, yeah... That's called quid pro quo bribery and it is very illegal. The problem is that there isn't enough evidence that said gifts had anything to do with rulings. Plus, who the hell is going to prosecute a SCOTUS justice, especially when there aren't even enough votes to impeach, let alone convict at impeachment?
"What have you done to our country? The army is for defending trade and collecting taxes. It's not supposed to be bigger than the army of New York state." -Thomas Jefferson
Completely agree. I just caught John Stewart's return episode and found that it really messes up the flow of the jokes when he pauses for the laughter/applause.
That kind of shaming only works on people with a conscience. These sociopaths won't be moved because they don't care. They honestly believe they're entitled to behave the way they do.
@@eighthourlunch Yes its the type of Psychopathology that comes with the circle of the Criminal Wealthy Ruling Elite---you're absolutely entitled to be some sort of god and the more sadistic you act the more you're rewarded -- thats why Christianity and Politics are in charge in the US--all the wrong people come through those two avenues.
Well according to the law bribery is only illegal if it's to influence the "decision" of a government employee. If "decision" means any choice whatsoever then that opens up a massive can of worms where nearly everything would be illegal if it involves money or stuff. So likely it means it in the legal way where it's a legal "decision". Bribing someone to quit their job shouldn't be considered part of that job. Now bribing him to vote a certain way would be totally illegal even though it's likely that has been going on a ton. So if John got in trouble for this then so would Clarence and his sugar daddy.
We all know Thomas won’t take John up on the offer, but I wonder how long it’ll take him to wipe the drool off his mouth seeing that brand new $2m+ behemoth and that $1m/yr “severance package” before ultimately making up some non-sense about how you can’t buy a Supreme Court justice You can; Thomas is proof of that… but this isn’t to “buy a Supreme Court Justice” … it’s to obligate himself to facilitating the “retirement” of a then *former* Supreme Court Justice… big difference And the best thing is that Thomas wouldn’t even have to declare it as a gift per the current ethics code because the exchange only happens *after* he steps down, lol “I’m too old for this 💩… after lengthy discussions with my totally best friend, the two of us have decided to spend the remainder of our retirement-aged years as retired people” **drives his current motor coach to NY to sign the contract and drive off in his new ride** I wonder what would happen if John got a visit from a sunglasses & ball cap adorned, trench-coat with lapels flipped up wearing Thomas who softly whispers “make it $2m/yr and you’ve got yourself a deal” … I think John would do it, lol… Thomas is 75… what’re the odds that he makes it to 85… dude looks like he’s 80+ as it is… $20m… to alter the course of America for the objective better… 🤞😯🤞
14:38 John delivered that "aging nazi napkin collector" so well... You can almost hear the lawyers telling him "you can't call him an aging nazi.", to which he replied "since he collects nazi napkins, can I call him an aging nazi napkin collector?"
I mean it kinda has to be. There is no quid pro quo and super pac/dark money "lobbying" isnt illegal/bribery so this by definition is a lesser offense than lobbying.
It's only legal because it's only possible for people with a lot of money, if it were possible for the average person it would have been made illegal years ago
This may be the best episode of television in the history of television. ProPublica was damning, but the facts were so much more impactful with this presentation. John Oliver and team: America, and the world, need you now. Thank you.
He's probably the only hollywood night show host that makes me laugh and isn't affiliated with shady people although he should've talked about the writer's strike
Absolutely - this episode deserves a special award. Past an Emmy ; cuz it's off the charts like no one has ever seen. If you're going to go after the supreme court , you better do it right. They got it right.
Classic case of a funny man, using his charm and comedic talent to entertain and capture the attention of the general public whilst also pointing out and making the public aware of lies, hypocrisy, and just general issues going on in the world. A modern day Jester.
Eh, not really. This episode was pretty straight forward since he was mainly relying on the Propublica piece who did all the leg work. But GENERALLY speaking you get a very very slanted understanding of an issue when you watch it here. I tune in every week for the entertainment aspect, but you shouldn't be getting your understanding from here, because it's often angled to the point where it borderlines misinformation. There was recently a monument which was destroyed because of bad info on this show. So yea, entertainment awards, yes, but not the journalism hall of fame. This isn't journalism.
@lood6761 Some statue in some fly-over state. There was a rumor or theory that it was commissioned by a white supremacist, which Oliver reported on (and he did admit it was a rumor), and then went on to discuss the potential racist roots it had for 20 minutes, then some nut job heard this & destroyed it figuring it must be true. But it transcends the 1 episode, if there's ever a topic you're well informed about before Oliver does a piece on it then you'll see it quite clearly. There's a lot of conveniently absent facts and points that are either skipped over or glazed over to pander to a young progressive audience a bit more. A lot of topics are more nuanced and complicated than they appear here. It's not really any different than any other talking head, and it's a good place to hear about a topic for the first time (as well as get some laughs), but it shouldn't be used as a primary source of information, more-so a starting point of learning about a topic. I usually don't miss any episodes, but I'd never say this is "journalism."
I agree with another person who made a comment. How can the highest court in the land have the lowest standards, and they're not held accountable for their actions!
For beauty of a vehicle like that he'd be crazy not to. The yearly million is a nice bonus too, since he'd be able to retire immediately and spend all his time driving the home.
I am from India and this episode carries a universal torch throwing light on corruption plaguing our system be it parliament, congress or the court whether be it India, America or any other country in the planet. Even though what oliver shows is the rotten underbelly of American society and politics,his humor filled investigative journalism speaks to all the citizens of the world. I am one of those citizen. Carry on!
Am just wondering, though, as to why it's [awards for/as a] talk show and not news/education/information and whatnot. I mean, when someone says "talk show" the first thing that comes my mind is shows like Colbert's, Meyer's, and Kimmel's, et al. wherein they have a dialogue with guests, have musicians perform live, aside from monologues. But LWT and Oliver is basically a monologue wherein he does a deep dive on one or two topics.
This might be the greatest moment in modern comedy history. Because it's real. Because America has become the joke and only comedy seems to be able to tackle these complex issues and boil them down to the truth. Mr. Oliver, you make me proud that you've come to the United States, to deliver truth in a British accent, the only way Americans can really accept it without instantaneous rebellion, ironically enough. Thank you for speaking truth to power and putting your financial health on the line for our country. Your repay your citizenship a million fold whether that creep quits or no.
No, it's not just comedy that can get the point across, the problem is NO ONE listens. Even with these comedy attempts, you'll pretend you listened to it, got the point.... but a week from now you'll have forgotten and will be saying this same thing to some new segment and the cycle will continue until we've all lost our freedom or have just died.
@aliciafraser1835 probably because if you were serious you'd start with sotomayor. I'm only half way through... only conservative justices are mentioned.
This was flipping epic. This episode alone should win an award for the show, for the year. The way corruption is done in daylight sometimes is just mind-boggling.
John Oliver - I deliberately have limited my access to news and TV in general; but, you and your ideas are well worth a regular trip back to the media, as you tell it like it is. Thank you, John Oliver!!
Someone should make this fund me and contact John Oliver and set it all up. A lot of people would be willing to give $10 a year to keep this douche pringle off of the court.
The worst thing isn't Thomas saying he's just plain folks, or Trump claiming to be for the little guy. It's the millions of MAGA nitwits who are dumb enough to believe it.
Saying you’re not an elite out loud and then going on a 2 week sea cruise exclusive to the 1% 5 days later should result in prison time 😂 straight to prison no trial
It's a matter of perspective when all of your "friends" are billionaires. He's jealous that they own private jets and live in mansions, when he makes do with a motor coach and lives in a large house. It's pathetic, if you think about it.
He know he's part of the elite, he just doesn't want to say him because it would hurt him politically. Republicans rely on poor Americans to vote for them so that they can keep legislation in favor of their elite friends.
I used to work for a guy who ran a rehab. He lived in a big house, owns a ton of other rentals properties, literally took the entire paycheck every week from the 30+ desperate people in his rehab, and owned an absolutely massive motorcoach. Refused to ever say he was wealthy
@@kuntz67 Very entertained! I did not see that ending coming! Fucking love John! Unfortunately, Thomas is as idealistic as the maga nation in their far right christian nationalist pedigree.
As an elementary school teacher who gets paid an insanely low amount, I blurted out a “fuck you” when he said the job wasn’t worth doing for the price. You don’t know the meaning of underpaid, Clarence.
Makes me sad when I think back to learning about the Supreme Court in school and thinking they were divorced from politics. Putting checks and balances on the Supreme court should be a top priority. I wish they had talked about the Monsanto case from years ago where a farmer got sued for harvesting his own crop seeds and Clarence Thomas sided with Monsanto despite a clear conflict of interest. Makes me sad for our country.
@@jeanmm2996Another of those "could this be legal?" Issues. Monsanto's pollen blows into your field, polluting your crops with GMO and they can sue you for patent/licensing infringement.
As much as I think that Thomas is a shitty justice, I also note that there was a lot more going on in this case than what most people acknowledge. This wasn't incidental. The farmer actively selected for the glyphosate resistance while doing this rather than anything incidental.
Conflicts of interest are prevalent in every level of government. If we made everyone with a true conflict of interest stand down, things might come to a complete stop. I think we would have to unseat or replace at least 20% of all elected officials to make things move again.
Chevron died and the president is now a monarch. We were too late to prevent it but there is still time to fix it. Everyone needs to vote. You need to get every one of your neighbors to vote. And even after that we need to hold the people we put into power accountable for fixing the problems we put them there to fix. It’s going to suck like hell but we all need to show up every single day to make sure we do not slide any further backwards.
Vote! But that's not enough, republicans have churches and facebook networks to socially push each other to vote, we need to build the same sort of communities.
He killed it on this show! I’ve never seen anyone stand up and put it out there like this show just did! Freaking amazing to all the staff! I love it! We need a call out like this daily for the atrocities being committed in our political system. I salute you Mr. Oliver!
Came looking for this comment. Crazy part is I'M A NIGERIAN!!! This doesn't even concern me but I'd gladly contribute yearly to see this asshole of the Supreme Court
These writer/producers deserve every single accolade and award. Every. Single. One. Of. Them.
It's amazing how the most rigorous journalism comes from a comedy show.
Agreed!
Indeed
The jester always tells the truth.
Oliver is so much better than stewart
I'm a contractor for the government and I'm not allowed to accept gifts over 20 dollars. This is outrageous
When an IRS auditor visits my office, they aren't even allowed to accept a bottle of water from me.
"Rules for Thee, not for Me"
-Clarence Thomas, probably
Gov't contractor here too. Work on site in DC. We're not even allowed to have water coolers in the office because I was told they were considered a "gift."
Hell, my first job back at big lots we couldn't accept anything. If I had known this crap was legal, I'd have posted an auction for maps of bases we were stationed at.
former Cna we weren't" allowed gifts period. Social and civil should never get tips or gifts depending. Waiters and teachers yes but high lawyers, judges , docs act no
I can just imagine him watching this and sitting there, cursing John, and quietly whispering: "... damn, this is a nice motorcoach."
This is why I love love this man! Endless humor and balls! Bravo Mr. Oliver👏👏
Nah Thomas is loving this. He's already established he possesses neither integrity nor shame. All John's done from his perspective is up the ante his billionaire 'friends' need to 'gift' to >$1,000,000/year + motorcoach gravy. The brilliance of this move by John was never anything to do with Thomas, it's bringing our attention to Supreme Court corruption in the most ostentatious way possible by publicly offering actual bribery and in doing so pointing out that it is totally legal. If we want that to change we're going to need to stuff the court with justices that will rule in favor of legislation that imposes actual oversight, or somehow get 3/4 of the states to agree to a constitutional amendment that forces it on them.
With a nice chassis too
@@NoVerges would you mind telling why and pointing examples?
@@NoVerges
No one here believes you, troll.
Well, it's been two months, and Clarence hasn't taken the deal. I can figure only three possible reasons for that:
1) He doesn't believe this is actually a _real_ deal.
2) He never heard about this.
3) He gave his billionaire pals a chance to collectively make him a better offer -- and they did.
That's closer to the truth than any one wants to admit
When Democrats regain the House, they need to subpoena every one of those bribing billionaires. And if they refuse to testify, have a AG in there that will press charges. Put Leo and Crow in the pokey until they decide to testify.
More like John Oliver didnt even ever came close to thomas current "price"
@@barisard7190 That, too.
I'd say #3 because he's worth a LOT of money to them.
If I accepted a meal that was over $25 from someone looking to do business with the company I work for I would get fired. How am I, as a mechanic, held to a higher standard of ethics than a supreme Court Justice?
Come on mate, can't friends be just friends and give you a 500.000€ vacation for free. I mean isn't that what friends are for?
hmmm. answer is: Clarence is clearly a man whose ethics are ..... damning to him. And he has been bribed, with eyes wide open.
If you think thats bad, you might not want to look at the president
thats an assumption, media evidence isnt considered in court of trial, looking to do business, is a charge u have to prove to assume that sentence
There are a few factors:
1. Your company determines the amount. I for example could go to any lavish dinner, but couldn't accept a gift from a single person/family valued at more than 30 dollars, however if 3 or more students decide to give me a gift, there are no limits.
2. Is your reputation and level of work. If you are a mechanic, you should know a Japanese dude that remodels luxury cars so that they get a unique look, he literally gets flown all over the world and housed at top hotels.
3. You are acting like power, achievements, knowledge and experience should mean nothing, but it does. If you decide to speak with a recent graduate of a business school, looking for a job, and Warren Buffet or Elon Musk, it is obvious who'd receive the royal treatment
We need to see people holding signs that say, " TAKE THE MONEY, CLARENCE!" in the background of every news story and sporting event for the next 30 days.
Years. 30 years. If it takes that long…
@@SchoolforHackersIt’s sad but I think you’re right. It would take a completely universal message from pretty much ALL of the media and citizens. How often do we actually see public outrage change anything? It SORT of worked during the civil rights movement but even those advances in rights have been slashed or outright eliminated by the far right and _THIS_ Supreme Court. I genuinely don’t know what it would take to remove somebody like Thomas but I would imagine it would at least have tk START with dems winning across the board and taking all three branches. Even then, who freaking knows. It’s not like democrats are immune from being bought off.
"TAKE THE MONEY, CLARENCE!"
Clarence will publicly refuse the offer and the Koch brothers are privately going to match it.
@@SchoolforHackersThe offer is good for the next 30 days, that’s why we want signs to remind him every day that the offer is still valid.
There needs to be a recurring segment called "How is this legal?" where John can feature his signature shenanigans.
He can't afford that.
@@d-rot Thats what sponsor daddy is for.
Unfortunately, there is no lack of material to support these segments
People will start trusting the lefties more, just as soon as they stop trying to steal our guns and force us to give money to people who haven't earned it.
That’s kind of already half his show lol
How is almost $300,000/year not enough pay???? Thats LUDICROUS.
300,000 $ is only 300 bottles of 1000$ a bottle wine . not a decent salary . 🙄🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♀️
@@markbahouth2713 not even enough for a modest 1 bottle per day!
I'm willing to accept that, in the legal profession, for such an illustrious and important job, it's not exactly high pay. I support that number going up a fair deal to fund people who aren't independently wealthy or corrupt to do the job properly, combined with strict ethics rules and enforcement. But the lack of that pay increase and the lack of the ethical rules being binding are no excuse for what we're seeing on this court.
Isn’t that more than what the POTUS makes?
Enough is never enough.
And that right there, my friends, is why John Oliver wins every award. This episode was perfection!
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If this works, John Oliver should get the Nobel Peace Prize !! ❤🌍🌎🌏🌐
It would be nice if he cast that critical eye on the huge fortunes of all the bleepers in Congress (and the oval office) and not just on the one black guy on the supreme court. Funny how he doesn't mind Nancy Pelosi getting filthy stinking rich.
Clarence is definitely corrupt garbage, should be impeached. The conservatives on the court don't want to give trump total immunity at this time, because that would mean Biden could put a hit out on them as a "threat to democracy". They are waiting for trump to win, before giving him total immunity. They want a conservative dictator, not a liberal one.
@@aylbdrmadison1051q NM.
I'm a prosecutor in San Antonio. A few years ago, I was doing traffic tickets in one of the JP courts and this really anxious lady came in for a speeding ticket. She was freaking out because she had never been in trouble before. It took me 30 minutes to calm her down and calmly explain how deferred disposition works and that it really wasn't that big of a deal.
She came in the next day with a thank you note and a $25 chili's gift card. I was really touched by the note cause she explained that I had done a lot to ease her worries. I accepted the thank you note but returned the gift card because it would be unethical of me to accept it.
Its fucking wild that I have more god damn ethical consideration in a god damn traffic court than a fucking Supreme Court justice does.
I'm proud of you, even while dealing with prosecutors causing me anxiety over a case that i was clearly innocent in with no evidence. I'm like that lady lol only had a 9mph over ticket in my whole life before this bc they changed the sign.
Unfortunately my biggest charge is a felony obstruction, which really worries me. I was just walking my dog and got SLAMMED by police with no explanation and apparently one broke a nail beating me so here we are.
You have a conscience and you listened to it and you are not morally corrupt. You are one of the few that is holding up the faith in the judicial system ...
Bless you. You have ethics and a conscience!!
now imagine she'd come in with $100k gift card. now imagine 15 people all offered you that amount for your job, you might turn into Thomas at that point if you have no conscience. Honestly, he's making $300k and it's not enough. it's mind-boggling!
And with that… John Oliver and Team have secured the Emmy. Good to have you back, John.
YAAAAAAS QUEEN!!!
lol
Bruh they had to create a different section for him because he kept winning
Fuck! Now we do have to offer Trump a golden fleshlight of Mia Khalifa to earn an Emmy - Stephen Colbert probably
@@spiralentree737 They should just have a recurring "And now for our annual segment: We love you John, you weird British-American."
AOC's introduction of articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Justices Thomas and Alito is so on point. I hope that true justice prevails here.
I can only hope that they are impeachable. No one is above the law!
I don’t think aoc is someone we should be taking too seriously 😂
This ending is the greatest thing I have ever seen.
John Oliver and his team could change the course of history...with a comedy news show...
What's worse is that he almost doesn't have to try to make it funny, the jokes pretty much wrote themselves. that should tell you how bad things really are. Even worse is the fact that this came out in the news months ago, and there was basically nothing anyone could do about it. SC said we see no issue, and biz as usual.
What does it take to be an activist these days?
@@mdisenmoney apparently. Obscene amounts of money.
He's biased and is playing the game. He is one of them.
@@ryanyoung7433 Of course he's biased. Everyone is. He's just one of the few people that's vocal about it. And his platform does promote change.
I'm speechless. This is the greatest attempt at creating change I've ever seen from a person with a public platform. Well done, John. Well fucking done.
How exactly? Is it really that important to democrats to have a Majority on the Supreme court?
It is almost entirely using Pro Publica reporting.
No, but it’s important to get an obviously corrupt justice off the court. It has been proven he has been bought and paid for by big business.
Bribing a supreme court judge on tv.
America is so fkn corrupt the americans love it...
banana republic
@@reredrumuoyConsidering how the republican majority stripped women of their bodily autonomy, I'd say it's pretty damn important, yeah.
The nightmares of HBO Lawyers, the man, the myth, the legend is back!
And he did not disappoint
And how we have waited! Way to long!
⬆️300+ likes in an hour, wtf! 😅
As a teacher, I'm limited to presents worth 10 bucks - I can't even accept a reasonably sized flower bouquet for my birthday if it comes from parents or students. How are yacht vacations legal for people whose corruption could do so much worse than I ever could?
Because there are certain people who believe that a lot of rules only apply to "the little people", as Leona Helmsley put it. He's clearly one of them.
Just when you thought John Oliver couldn't be any more legendary.
John Oliver puts the Epic in Legendary!
He’s a rat
Holy shit I'm dying over here
I'll contribute $5 a month to John Oliver for the rest of Clarence's life if this works 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
So many gross psychopath’s at the top. Is no wonder so many of us down here are depressed
Oh boy this is gonna go down as one of his greatest episodes for sure. Please Clarence, take the offer
$1 million a year for life to literally do nothing?
I'd take that deal.
@@henrytawnn8694 sadly he would never do that. Yeah he’s a dirty, corrupt old man but in his mind, he’s crusading for the conservative cause. he’ll continue to take the bribes from the billionaires, and would never even consider this offer unfortunately
What he gets under the table is worth more and the power he has is priceless as a humble black man working for the elite against the rest of us
I hate to say it, but I'm sure that it's a safe bet that Corruption and Cowardice Tom - er, Thomas - won't take the deal.
@@henrytawnn8694 You just need good friends, apparently. 😂
If he would ever sign, you can count me in for the GoFundMe. And I am not even American. What an outstanding episode !
im in
Absolutely, I would set up a regular monthly or annual donation.
I don't think he needs that, John Oliver apparently earns several million dollars every year!
We know. That's not the point.@@freja9398
He's worth 40mil so I think he can cover a couple of decades of thomas' retirement
This is one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen!!! How is this not being talked about everywhere????
It's hush hush for conservatives. They don't want to talk about it.
A supreme court judge arguing "I didn't know that was a rule" is crazy
The Supreme Court is now as crazy ...as this episode was excellent; and this episode was PHENOMENAL.
scotus IS accountable to someone And That is the American people.
@@TheSandman.Says you, but here we are once again fighting for women's bodily autonomy as the Supreme Court rules against reason and autonomy in support of insane religious extremists.
@@TheSandman.Oh yeah? and how is that going for you?
Well they don't have to know the rules because they make them so like obviously they aren't going to know anything.
This infuriates me. As a professor, my state has determined that its an untenable conflict of interest for a professor to assign a textbook they wrote to a class they teach because they might earn $150 worth of royalties for it. But we're totally comfortable with members of the highest court in the land, which has absolutely no oversight, receiving millions of dollars worth of gifts. Or heck, any of the myriad of conflict of interests in any of the branches of our federal government. This was insane!
Which is funny becaue isnt it basicaly the norm for shitholes like harverd to have the "biggest people" in their respective field, so it is normal if they assign their own work. I mean would be contraproductive for the education if you could not assign the best book xD
It's the opposite where I used to teach. Idiot "professors" add a paragraph to a publishers stock book, get a coauthorship credit on that version and that's the course textbook.
It’s a club, bubba. And you ain’t in it.
Higher education policy was a big reason why i left my job
One of my professors got around this by offering the book for free, no drm, digitally, to his own students. Or we could pay $40 for the pair of books printed and bound nicely in the bookstore. I bought them, but I know some students really appreciated the free digital version.
No one should ever be appointed to a position for life
I don’t see a better way. The courts need to have no respect for politics. I think that at least, there needs to be a 60 vote Senate confirmation. From now on all judges will be partisan because the threshold doesn’t require bipartisanship.
@@rustynails68 of course there is a better way. The rules in the US are ridiculous, starting from the non-defined number of members of the SC and ending at the lifetime appointments. Just make them an uneven number, and limit their stay to a certain amount of time. And maybe pick someone who is not out of his / her mind, but has been, let's say, a well-respected judge for a longer time on a rather high court. You can't actually think that people like Thomas or Cavanaugh are the best justices in the entire country.
@@henryoffigaro2446 I like the fixed judge idea. The constitution isn’t perfect and if we try to improve it in this climate, it will certainly be very bad. Cavanaugh should have been disqualified during the confirmation for being a ridiculous person with too much respect for the president who appointed him. Katanji turns out to be very bad as well. They aren’t elite scholars anymore. I really hate opinions that evaluate the consequences of legislation. In my opinion, that is the legislative responsibility. There could be a 20 year term limit, but I don’t think that a judge should be loyal to a party or a president or should fear any consequences for being unpopular. Givers of inappropriate gifts should get consequences.
@@henryoffigaro2446 Our constitution is pretty good. It needs an amendment defining an insurrection and a mechanism of disqualification. It needs a 60 senator confirmation. It needs a 9 justice court. However, the potential improvements are of little concern. The concern right now is will we defend the constitution as it stands? It is losing respect. It is a slippery slope to ignoring it entirely.
I love how people want more justices now that it has the make-up it has now but when it was the other way nothing but crickets. Always funny how humans act when they lose to the other side.
Thank you for your brilliant show. How absurd is it that a comedian is a more reliable and truthful news reporter? Please keep up the very important, honest exposure of the corruption running rampant in our country.
Just when I think my regard for John Oliver can't get any higher...
...he pulls this out of the bag.
Brilliant.
Ditto!
One of the best episodes by far
So? He's come up from hell to the sewer?
Or BRILLENT as real fans of the show would say
@@permerte5118 Deep cut
My law school has been pushing for more ethics classes during all this. The punchline always being “if you break these rules then your best chance for a job is to be a Supreme Court Justice.”
Always boggled my mind that during my time as an mlo I was held to a higher ethical standard than a Supreme Court justice.
😂😢😂
At least people are aware. But you know there are at least a couple of people in each class who are completely down with it. They are taking notes on Thomas. Ethics is theirs last concern.
Lawyers are scums, judged are scummier
Republicans keep lowering the bar for ethics, until they have multiple SCOTUS Justices who have none.
There is no one else in the world who can make me feel so happy and so depressed at the same time. Thank you John Oliver.
I know this feeling 😂
If you really want to know about this snake Thomas, read what Dr. Heywood Burns wrote about him back in 91.
I didn't like him at first --until his general level of anxiety matched my own during the Trumpf presidency. John is a reasonable man, even when the world increasingly is not. His anxiety was a comfort, it understood me and became a true friend in the darkness.
$298,500 annual salary, and the job isn’t worth doing? Then how about stepping down Justice Thomas? Surely John Oliver’s exit strategy adequately addresses your financial grievances…
And don't forget- Martha Ann Alito referred to Sam's job as nonsense. That's decent money for a nonsense job.
Wait, seriously? Lmao damn.
It does seem underpaid for the highest judge in the country
But dude has also taken millions in bribes he didn’t just top off his salary a bit 😂
So the Supreme Court has no ethical restrictions, yet their job is to decide what is ethical for everyone else. Unjust.
That’s about right
not ethical. constitutional.
big difference.
@@vforwombat9915Finally, someone who gets it. 👍
Do asi say not as I do! This message has been approved by SCOTUS!
It is a travesty that 'Judge Judy' gets paid more than the entire Supreme Court combined - several times over.
"And all you have to do in return is sign the contract and get the F off the Supreme Court." Bloody brilliant from start to finish. Keep the Emmys coming. Oliver has earned every single one of them.
All other Emmy candidates should offer John a million dollars per year to make himself ineligible for the Emmys.
@@kalindatchev994💀
couldnt agree more....amazing
*In one fell swoop, I was reminded of SCOTUS selling out, America's thriving white supremacist underbelly, and proof that god doesn't exist via Clarence Thomas' longevity in light of beloved celebrities half his age suddenly dropping dead.*
OMG!!! Give that man another Emmy JUST FOR THIS EPISODE ALONE!
I work in the civil service in the UK. If I accepted gifts even of only £10 without declaring it and getting it looked at I'd almost certainly be fired for gross misconduct.
Same here in Germany. And I earn 40k a year…
'Murica, land of the free-balling and home of the brave-faced lying.
It's truly bizarre that in America the highest court has the lowest ethical standards.
In capitalist America, ethics trickle up 👍🏻😂
The problem is that (out of necessity) the Supreme Court of each nation should be independent and safe from any political pressure. This inevitably means that the only thing preventing blatant misconduct is the integrity of the members of a supreme court.
Unfortunately, stupid is the new normal.
@@CaminoAir Well you could easily draw a group of random people like a jury to write an ethics code. Should minimize political manipulation.
More like no standards, like absolute monarchs, 9 kings and queens. Self regulating, what a complete joke. SCOTUS, more like a corrupt scrotums.
Man, secured his next Emmy in episode 1... unreal!
My thoughts exactly! John rocks!!
It’s finally completed: ua-cam.com/video/ozNkk2gZVV0/v-deo.htmlsi=qBcoaNfyYvL5orWD
seriously: you can't touch this! 😀
😂😂😂
*ahem… Emmys.
I'm still angry and disappointed with RBG for not stepping down when a Democrat could have replaced her with another Democrat. 😢
Oh, I never thought about that.... I love RBG, and I never thought about that.
It’s so hard, right? She was old enough to remember when women’s rights were very limited and to be forced off the court by a bunch of men telling she had to leave when she could still clearly do the job, it would have felt wrong and would have been totally galling to her. Even though she saw Trump and the new Republican Party for who they were, and served with Alito and Thomas and Kavanaugh who were obvious partisan hacks, I still think she believed in a system that she had dedicated her life to, even though it had been dead for years. Obviously it was a huge mistake and may well end up destroying much of what she fought for her entire life. This seems to be the curse of the boomer generation, having no idea when to retire and sitting on important political positions long after they’re completely out of touch. But it’s not really her fault. The system is broken. She should either not have had that discretion, or we shouldn’t be appointing partisan hacks to the Supreme Court in the first place.
Mitch McConnel blocked the effort anyways.
Yes, totally valid, but I am even angrier at Moscow Mitch for stealing that nomination from Obama, but angriest at the voters in KY for not punishing Mitch electorally for that galling act
@@mountainmikemusic In fairness, Mitch McConnell is a terrible person but this is what his constituents were demanding. His mantra has always been to do whatever he needs to do to get Republicans elected, even if it’s sleazy, illegal, or threatens to destabilize the country as a whole. Holding that seat open was a strictly electoral play, it was what Republican voters demanded. It would have been very hard for him to do the arguably constitutionally required thing. And McConnell is about nothing if not not doing hard things.
John Oliver and Last Week Tonight have officially snapped. I've never been so speechless nor had my mouth agape for so long and I'm just a viewer. Please protect this man and this show at all costs. My goodness, what a way to usher in the new season! Bravo!
Snapped means something negative though?
@@allisons6910 That's the fun thing about the English language, context can change (almost) anything.
A classic “had us in the first half”
Brilliant. Take the magic bus from this English muffin Thomas!!!
None of this is new. There were reports just like this after the Propublica story came out nearly a year ago.
Unbelievable segment! Best one to date!! Bribing a Supreme Court judge after having done the research to show that it's actually legal! Just... beautiful.
But we can all think it really hard, 1, 2... @@jw8160
It’s not a bribe. It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity.
@@jw8160 It is clearly bribe and it is not illegal.
Bribe = persuade someone to act in one's favor by gift or money or other inducement.
Corruption is now the working definition of 'Patriot' for the United Corporations of America. Got it.
@@penguinista uh, yeah... That's called quid pro quo bribery and it is very illegal. The problem is that there isn't enough evidence that said gifts had anything to do with rulings. Plus, who the hell is going to prosecute a SCOTUS justice, especially when there aren't even enough votes to impeach, let alone convict at impeachment?
Tip for reporters, if you want to get Thomas to respond to this: *ask him what he thinks about Oliver's **_RV?_*
Nice, trigger him into responding. 😂
"It's not an R.V..."
Its not an RV, its a motorcoach . LOL
nice, another lowkey racist episode that people laugh at
@@xyzzyx7812 just because a corrupt piece of shit happens to be black, does not make this racist
John Oliver is officially a GENIUS!!! What an ending!!
"A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody, ought not be trusted by anybody."
- Thomas Paine
That is a good one mate
That can be used for most presidents. Dem or rep both are lying sacks of shit.
"What have you done to our country? The army is for defending trade and collecting taxes. It's not supposed to be bigger than the army of New York state."
-Thomas Jefferson
ATF is a body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody and they use chevron deference to imprison people who did nothing wrong
With absolute power comes absolute corruption.
"Take the deal! Take the deal!" Me screaming from the audience.
“Take the bribe, take the bribe”
@@foxysideburns5741”take the least unethical bribe if your career”* fixed it for ya
@@alexanderklimek9354 hey I get it, the ends justify your means.
"specifically, this red flag!" aaaannnndddd I spit my coffee across the room 🤣
That joke was THE BEST!!!
Cheesy as it is, I lost it at "Because the painting was signed 'A. Hitler' and not 'THE Hitler'" 😂
😂🤣💀
Oh! THAT Red Flag 🚩!
John Oliver, you and your writers are the VERY BEST that TV/You Tube has to offer. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I love that he doesn’t take the long ass pause for an applause and just talks through it, not every zinger needs a standing ovation
The show would be 4 hours long !
Yeah, that's more of a Bill Maher thing.
Completely agree. I just caught John Stewart's return episode and found that it really messes up the flow of the jokes when he pauses for the laughter/applause.
Ginni for prison 2024
The audience should just hit the applause emoji button
This segment is phenomenal. Oliver deserves an Emmy just based on this segment.
yesssss!!!!!
This one is truly memorable.
Imagine if Thomas actually takes the deal? the impact...
The Supreme Court should just put a giant sign up outside the court, 'Justices for Sale.'
They don't need to. It's understood.
That kind of shaming only works on people with a conscience. These sociopaths won't be moved because they don't care. They honestly believe they're entitled to behave the way they do.
@@eighthourlunch Yes its the type of Psychopathology that comes with the circle of the Criminal Wealthy Ruling Elite---you're absolutely entitled to be some sort of god and the more sadistic you act the more you're rewarded -- thats why Christianity and Politics are in charge in the US--all the wrong people come through those two avenues.
Why would a conservative need to bribe a justice who already decides conservative?
The whole team absolutely cooked with this one, the jokes, the research, the writing, everyone was in excellent form
"How is this legal" should be the tagline of his show
I think it was on the promo poster but who knew then, what they were talking about 😂
Well according to the law bribery is only illegal if it's to influence the "decision" of a government employee. If "decision" means any choice whatsoever then that opens up a massive can of worms where nearly everything would be illegal if it involves money or stuff. So likely it means it in the legal way where it's a legal "decision". Bribing someone to quit their job shouldn't be considered part of that job. Now bribing him to vote a certain way would be totally illegal even though it's likely that has been going on a ton. So if John got in trouble for this then so would Clarence and his sugar daddy.
We all know Thomas won’t take John up on the offer, but I wonder how long it’ll take him to wipe the drool off his mouth seeing that brand new $2m+ behemoth and that $1m/yr “severance package” before ultimately making up some non-sense about how you can’t buy a Supreme Court justice
You can; Thomas is proof of that… but this isn’t to “buy a Supreme Court Justice” … it’s to obligate himself to facilitating the “retirement” of a then *former* Supreme Court Justice… big difference
And the best thing is that Thomas wouldn’t even have to declare it as a gift per the current ethics code because the exchange only happens *after* he steps down, lol
“I’m too old for this 💩… after lengthy discussions with my totally best friend, the two of us have decided to spend the remainder of our retirement-aged years as retired people”
**drives his current motor coach to NY to sign the contract and drive off in his new ride**
I wonder what would happen if John got a visit from a sunglasses & ball cap adorned, trench-coat with lapels flipped up wearing Thomas who softly whispers “make it $2m/yr and you’ve got yourself a deal” … I think John would do it, lol… Thomas is 75… what’re the odds that he makes it to 85… dude looks like he’s 80+ as it is… $20m… to alter the course of America for the objective better…
🤞😯🤞
Ask Bob Murray
This episode alone deserves an Emmy. Brilliant.
100% my thoughts too. Phenomenal episode
I couldn't agree more.
This episode deserves an Impeachment. To go along with that Emmy.
Deserves prison time for bribery
14:38 John delivered that "aging nazi napkin collector" so well... You can almost hear the lawyers telling him "you can't call him an aging nazi.", to which he replied "since he collects nazi napkins, can I call him an aging nazi napkin collector?"
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Wow I didn't even notice the intelligence of that loophole
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Clarence Thomas is a POS. I don't care if he's on the SCOTUS!!! OMG, he truly believes and behaves as if he is above the law! Lock him up!
:) It MUST have happended!
Wow, I am impressed with John Oliver! God bless you!
That is the best ending of a show yet. My mind is officially blown. LEGENDS
"Somehow, this is legal" could be the name of this show as well. It might be a bit too on the nose, but it wouldn't be wrong.
Investigative journalism meets comedy meets potential national change...brilliant
💯💯💯
Show’s been on for 10 years man
He screaming at the end "how is this legal?" made me almost cry out laughing.
How is this legal?
You're crying out laughing, I'm laughing till I cry. Two sides of the same coin, I guess.
I mean it kinda has to be.
There is no quid pro quo and super pac/dark money "lobbying" isnt illegal/bribery so this by definition is a lesser offense than lobbying.
Like another Don used to say… ONLY IN AMERICA
It's only legal because it's only possible for people with a lot of money, if it were possible for the average person it would have been made illegal years ago
'Murica.
Keep doing what you're doing John. You and your team are amazing.
Clarence Thomas legit has the chance to do the funniest thing ever now
"HOW! IS THIS!! LEGAL?!?!!" - Man, that's another brilliant ending - I love that guy.
As soon as a GOP member hears about this it WILL be illegal.
I'm afraid Conservatives like Thomas have no concept of "funny."
True, but they are fucking greedy as hell... so got that going for us...@@maduramarine
A Grateful Nation wants you to Blow Your Horn twice as you leave the Supreme Court parking garage😢😢😢😮😢
This may be the best episode of television in the history of television. ProPublica was damning, but the facts were so much more impactful with this presentation. John Oliver and team: America, and the world, need you now. Thank you.
As a none American I fully agree
Yep. He just made a legal public offer to a SCOTUS member on TV and humiliated Clarence the snake Thomas at the same time.
Startling. Energizing. Brilliant. Your move, mofo, your move.
John.
You got a standing ovation from me in my own house after what has to be the greatest ending you have ever had.
Thank you...
I was cheering, laughing and jumping up and down while trying not to wake the kids. Def a standing ovation!
He's probably the only hollywood night show host that makes me laugh and isn't affiliated with shady people although he should've talked about the writer's strike
I cried!!! lol this episode better win him a congressional
Medal of Honor!
These comments are embarrassing. Jesus, people.
Well dons John! Well done
Love Love Love that we, in Canada, are able to appreciate you John. ❤ 💙💙💙
this show definitely belongs in the journalism Hall Of Fame
and so does John
Absolutely - this episode deserves a special award. Past an Emmy ; cuz it's off the charts like no one has ever seen. If you're going to go after the supreme court , you better do it right. They got it right.
Classic case of a funny man, using his charm and comedic talent to entertain and capture the attention of the general public whilst also pointing out and making the public aware of lies, hypocrisy, and just general issues going on in the world.
A modern day Jester.
Eh, not really.
This episode was pretty straight forward since he was mainly relying on the Propublica piece who did all the leg work. But GENERALLY speaking you get a very very slanted understanding of an issue when you watch it here. I tune in every week for the entertainment aspect, but you shouldn't be getting your understanding from here, because it's often angled to the point where it borderlines misinformation. There was recently a monument which was destroyed because of bad info on this show.
So yea, entertainment awards, yes, but not the journalism hall of fame. This isn't journalism.
@@MrSlowestD16what statue was destroyed aka. information from this show??
@lood6761 Some statue in some fly-over state. There was a rumor or theory that it was commissioned by a white supremacist, which Oliver reported on (and he did admit it was a rumor), and then went on to discuss the potential racist roots it had for 20 minutes, then some nut job heard this & destroyed it figuring it must be true.
But it transcends the 1 episode, if there's ever a topic you're well informed about before Oliver does a piece on it then you'll see it quite clearly. There's a lot of conveniently absent facts and points that are either skipped over or glazed over to pander to a young progressive audience a bit more. A lot of topics are more nuanced and complicated than they appear here.
It's not really any different than any other talking head, and it's a good place to hear about a topic for the first time (as well as get some laughs), but it shouldn't be used as a primary source of information, more-so a starting point of learning about a topic. I usually don't miss any episodes, but I'd never say this is "journalism."
Just when I thought he couldn’t be any more great than he already is. This is why I appreciate John Oliver!
he's a weapon!!!
@Sure0Foot yep. Pretend to care about ethics while literally just regurgitating dnc talking points. 😂 Definitely a weapon to win over the ignorant
@@stevenp25100 Clarence is that you?
@@afin85 run from the facts!
Cry cry cry @@stevenp25100
Here I stand at the intersection of sickening outrage and brilliant admiration. Legendary episode that should be required viewing for every American.
EXACTLY.
EMMY WORTHY!
I definitely hope this one graces middle and high school history classrooms in the years to come, for sure.
EPIC
BRAVE. STUNNING.
I agree with another person who made a comment. How can the highest court in the land have the lowest standards, and they're not held accountable for their actions!
John Oliver with the hardest mic drop in human history... Yo if he signs this, I'll support all your stand ups. #JohnOliverMotorHomeGiveaway
If Thomas pens that deal then Oliver can just do some Netflix stuff (a la Chapelle) and watch the money roll in
I’d never miss a show
Bro, if Clarence takes the deal, I will tour with you, Oliver... fuck that.
I agree. I'll pay to watch every special he makes.
I rarely comment but I just have to say - John Oliver is a treasure! Protect this man at all costs!
is he in imminent danger?
@@ingridfong-daley5899 tbh if Clarence took the offer, he probably would be
Their derangement aside, can you imagine him actually taking the deal? would be priceless.
I would gain a little hope for mankind if he does.
For beauty of a vehicle like that he'd be crazy not to. The yearly million is a nice bonus too, since he'd be able to retire immediately and spend all his time driving the home.
If Clarence takes the deal, John will no longer be able to deny that his show has a real world effect.
Could you IMAGINE that bit being in the history books? A sitting Supreme Court Justice publicly accepts a bribe to retire. Shit would be wild
THIS IS GOING TO BE AWESOME 👍😎🎉
As ever a stunning show! We need something like this in the UK.
I don't think there's any way to express how much I love and respect John Oliver.
Amen that!
A white man (John Oliver) bashing on a black man (Clarence Thonas)? Video downvoted for racism.
You could help him with $$$ if Clarence Thomas takes him up on his offer.
This has literally been the best thing I've ever witnessed. John Oliver, thank you for loving America so!
I love that an immigrant (John Oliver) cares more about America's well-being than a natural born citizen (Clarence Thomas)
@@ChrisIowa as an outsider, i third this.
This is not a way anyone in law is supposed to work like. Or even in governmental position of power.
I am from India and this episode carries a universal torch throwing light on corruption plaguing our system be it parliament, congress or the court whether be it India, America or any other country in the planet. Even though what oliver shows is the rotten underbelly of American society and politics,his humor filled investigative journalism speaks to all the citizens of the world. I am one of those citizen. Carry on!
Am also an Indian from State of Karnataka. What you have said is correct.. I watch John Oliver's shows regularly and am a huge fan of him 😊
lord knows yall got your problems over there.
good luck man
amen
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Mah, YOU ARE SO RIGHT
AND HIS HUMOR LIKE
SOME OTHER LATE NIGHT PEOPLE THEY TELL THE TRUTH WITH HUMOR!
The way Clarence says "totally my best friend" is like some hypnotic prompt he has to say...are we SURE Clarence wasn't given the Get Out treatment?
There's a reason why this show always takes home the awards. It's pure excellence.
Am just wondering, though, as to why it's [awards for/as a] talk show and not news/education/information and whatnot. I mean, when someone says "talk show" the first thing that comes my mind is shows like Colbert's, Meyer's, and Kimmel's, et al. wherein they have a dialogue with guests, have musicians perform live, aside from monologues. But LWT and Oliver is basically a monologue wherein he does a deep dive on one or two topics.
This should be replayed on CNN and on EVERY social media platform EVERY F***** DAY!!!
someone should create a timer or a billboard in Washington😂
I DARE FOX TO AIR IT! LOL!
CNN? Why? Nobody watches CNN anymore, lol.
I can't contain it. That is absolutely the best television episode in the history of the medium.
Absolutely. I hope it works, and if if does.. or even if clarence turns it down. John should get the Nobel Peace Prize!
❤🌍🌎🌏🌐
My thoughts exactly bro !!!!!!!!!!!
The slap suit one tho...
Let's not forget all the other episodes
Are we forgetting Eat Shit Bob?
Extraordinary episode. Great work by John and the whole team. The battle continues...
Another great show by John "How is this legal?" Oliver!
"How is this legal?" is the tag line for this show.
It’s legal because he’s offering a “job” to Clarence. Nothing prevents federal employees from taking a job in industry after they retire.
JO could call it "Special Correspondent" for any legal purposes...
This might be the greatest moment in modern comedy history. Because it's real. Because America has become the joke and only comedy seems to be able to tackle these complex issues and boil them down to the truth. Mr. Oliver, you make me proud that you've come to the United States, to deliver truth in a British accent, the only way Americans can really accept it without instantaneous rebellion, ironically enough. Thank you for speaking truth to power and putting your financial health on the line for our country. Your repay your citizenship a million fold whether that creep quits or no.
No, it's not just comedy that can get the point across, the problem is NO ONE listens. Even with these comedy attempts, you'll pretend you listened to it, got the point.... but a week from now you'll have forgotten and will be saying this same thing to some new segment and the cycle will continue until we've all lost our freedom or have just died.
You mean it massages your bias
@aliciafraser1835 probably because if you were serious you'd start with sotomayor. I'm only half way through... only conservative justices are mentioned.
@@stevenp25100 only Zealots are mentioned.. big difference
It's only my opinion but he's making big changes. I love John he makes me see hope in this world
This was flipping epic. This episode alone should win an award for the show, for the year.
The way corruption is done in daylight sometimes is just mind-boggling.
It should!! Everyone needs to hear this
Yes! His bribery and the way left leaning opinions win awards is epic! ...wait
It takes corruption to declare it into law that a woman's body doesn't belong to her.
30 minutes of pure fire, from the Boeing joke to the red flag to the ending.
The system works as it should!! Which is fucking depressing honestly
Honestly, this feels like John calling Thomas’s bluff on what he really values and I’m here for it.
Bold of Oliver to assume Thomas values anything
He values the power more than the money. But if he can get both, he can and he has.
John Oliver - I deliberately have limited my access to news and TV in general; but, you and your ideas are well worth a regular trip back to the media, as you tell it like it is. Thank you, John Oliver!!
Thank you John Oliver! I think a lot of us would even help in a Fund Me site to pay him to resign.
Exactly! We would gladly chip in. But -he should be in jail!
Someone should make this fund me and contact John Oliver and set it all up. A lot of people would be willing to give $10 a year to keep this douche pringle off of the court.
Thank you John Oliver, but I think that so many of us would be willing to chip in that you might actually come out ahead.
@@johnhine4619 we can perhaps extend offers to the other right wing Justice's....
We should have listened to Anita Hill.
"How is this legal????!?"
Pretty much the tagline of this show
Sure, whatever you say buddy.
@@tomjeff8262 Oh is this another person who believes all they hear about socialism and never once looks anything up on their own?
Dawg read a book @@tomjeff8262
@@tomjeff8262Jeez!To have ethics is now socialism?But I guess you’re right…not being imoral selfish asshole is kinda socialist idea…
@@tomjeff8262 Yes, our economy was so much better with laissez faire economics
‘I thought it so hard, it came out of my mouth” is such a banger line lol
Extraordinary episode. Congratulations to all involved.
Owning a motorcoach and thinking you're not an elite, is certifiably insane.
The worst thing isn't Thomas saying he's just plain folks, or Trump claiming to be for the little guy.
It's the millions of MAGA nitwits who are dumb enough to believe it.
Saying you’re not an elite out loud and then going on a 2 week sea cruise exclusive to the 1% 5 days later should result in prison time 😂 straight to prison no trial
It's a matter of perspective when all of your "friends" are billionaires. He's jealous that they own private jets and live in mansions, when he makes do with a motor coach and lives in a large house. It's pathetic, if you think about it.
He know he's part of the elite, he just doesn't want to say him because it would hurt him politically. Republicans rely on poor Americans to vote for them so that they can keep legislation in favor of their elite friends.
I used to work for a guy who ran a rehab. He lived in a big house, owns a ton of other rentals properties, literally took the entire paycheck every week from the 30+ desperate people in his rehab, and owned an absolutely massive motorcoach. Refused to ever say he was wealthy
Just when you think John Oliver couldn’t possible get better, he massively ups the game
ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?
@@kuntz67 Very entertained! I did not see that ending coming! Fucking love John! Unfortunately, Thomas is as idealistic as the maga nation in their far right christian nationalist pedigree.
As an elementary school teacher who gets paid an insanely low amount, I blurted out a “fuck you” when he said the job wasn’t worth doing for the price. You don’t know the meaning of underpaid, Clarence.
The wild part is that's exactly why the Founding Fathers didn't want the government officials to make bank; so they wouldn't be there for the money.
Ditto as a librarian! There are real public servants out here barely making ends meet. He doesn't get to complain about 6 figures.
@@cerishreve9918 Bait used to be believable
I work in environmental conservation and it's the same here. And I've been a teacher as well, so I very much get your side too.
Hear hear! I know what we agreed to be paid, what people say, why we do this job, and what we are worth. Signed a 5th grade teacher.
JohnOliver,you are wonderful.!!
This may be the best episode the show has ever had. Am amazing combination of satire, reporting, insight, and outrage.
And bribery!!! What a badass John is! I’m enamored 🤩
That one with the broadway song about bob eating shit is the best but ur close lol
@@MIIRAPOSA don’t forget Mr. Nutterbutter!
It's right up there with his first one on net neutrality, which I've watched a dozen times and never got tired of.
Incredible. John Oliver and the team just ELEVATED this show and dusted others. What an ending!
Eh not really
Makes me sad when I think back to learning about the Supreme Court in school and thinking they were divorced from politics. Putting checks and balances on the Supreme court should be a top priority. I wish they had talked about the Monsanto case from years ago where a farmer got sued for harvesting his own crop seeds and Clarence Thomas sided with Monsanto despite a clear conflict of interest. Makes me sad for our country.
That's so insane, right? A decent guy trying to get a decent break. The farmer.
@@jeanmm2996Another of those "could this be legal?" Issues. Monsanto's pollen blows into your field, polluting your crops with GMO and they can sue you for patent/licensing infringement.
As much as I think that Thomas is a shitty justice, I also note that there was a lot more going on in this case than what most people acknowledge. This wasn't incidental. The farmer actively selected for the glyphosate resistance while doing this rather than anything incidental.
Conflicts of interest are prevalent in every level of government. If we made everyone with a true conflict of interest stand down, things might come to a complete stop. I think we would have to unseat or replace at least 20% of all elected officials to make things move again.
Just another realization that made me understand that everything I was taught in school about our system of government is just complete bullshit.
Chevron died and the president is now a monarch. We were too late to prevent it but there is still time to fix it. Everyone needs to vote. You need to get every one of your neighbors to vote. And even after that we need to hold the people we put into power accountable for fixing the problems we put them there to fix. It’s going to suck like hell but we all need to show up every single day to make sure we do not slide any further backwards.
John's unbridled rage represents many people perfectly, thanks!
Except he actually does something about it. Even going so far as to fork up the cash himself
@@angelestorres6334 true, i genuinely admire him for stuff like that
This was by far the best episode ever. How on earth are you ever going to top paying a Supreme Court Justice to resign?
Vote! But that's not enough, republicans have churches and facebook networks to socially push each other to vote, we need to build the same sort of communities.
@@allisons6910 What I'm hearing is we need to get the swingers involved.
This is like a MrBeast moment :D
Maybe he'll find a way to get Trump to step down after he's reelected.
You are bringing down the SuckMyBallsBob dancers... 😂
This episode reinvigorated my desire to pursue justice while also flipping off those who make other's lives worse to enrich themselves. I needed this!
Roe v Wade was wrongly decided.
We're supposed to be a nation run by laws; not by men.
Legal work for the ACLU?
Best wishes on your journey!
I can’t believe how many people in this country are defending the mega wealthy, we should all be absolutely enraged!
One of the best episodes of all time!!!
He killed it on this show! I’ve never seen anyone stand up and put it out there like this show just did! Freaking amazing to all the staff! I love it! We need a call out like this daily for the atrocities being committed in our political system. I salute you Mr. Oliver!
You’re too young for Jon Stewart aren’t you?
Hopefully not a nazi salute like thomas's friends.
Seconded.
I agree. I hope HBO, for the sake of the country, will allow UA-cam to keep it up.
He was just exposed for bribing someone in the Court btw
Man, if they need a GoFundMe for this, I'm in.
Maybe John can sell Golden Sneakers?
They got hbo dragons money. they don't need no fundraiser
Came looking for this comment. Crazy part is I'M A NIGERIAN!!! This doesn't even concern me but I'd gladly contribute yearly to see this asshole of the Supreme Court
John Oliver has enough money to pay for this himself without ever working again.
@@michaelbayer5094He probably can.
"...that's a bit of a red flag, specifically, *this* red flag!" (11:25)
What an amazing line
The fact that a: this didn't get more up-votes and b: I forgot that point is a testament to how off the rails the end was.
This might be my favorite episode yet!!! I hope he takes the deal!!!