John Oliver on Tibet

[Thanas]

[Flagg]

I despise what the Chinese are doing in Tibet, but this proves how goddamned stupid religion is.

Horse milk.

Really.

Still, the guy is a riot and has a sense of humor at least, though it would be nice if he told people not to set themselves on fire.

[Zixinus]

The horse milk actually makes sense as an action for a religious leader to take. You know, don't be an alcoholic?

I'm not trying to advocate in favor of the Dalai Lama but in this decision seems a generally positive thing for him to do. Even if its probably far less effective than he makes it out to be.

Horse milk.

Really.

Why not? I mean, have you seen how disgusting milking a cow is? Both are smelly, hooved animals that eat grass. One has better temperament and the right level of stupidity to be ridden around. What is it that makes cow milk perfect for human consumption and horse milk not?

[Flagg]

The horse milk actually makes sense as an action for a religious leader to take. You know, don't be an alcoholic?

I'm not trying to advocate in favor of the Dalai Lama but in this decision seems a generally positive thing for him to do. Even if its probably far less effective than he makes it out to be.

Horse milk.

Really.

Why not? I mean, have you seen how disgusting milking a cow is? Both are smelly, hooved animals that eat grass. One has better temperament and the right level of stupidity to be ridden around. What is it that makes cow milk perfect for human consumption and horse milk not?

I don't drink either for those exact reasons. I started drinking soy milk 12 years ago until after my gastric bypass because it gives me dumping syndrome. I find the idea of drinking fluids from animals to feed their young gross.

[The Romulan Republic]

Oliver is always excellent, particularly because (as opposed to the usual sound bite approach of cable news), he will devote 20 minutes to examining a single topic, including topics that rarely get much mainstream press.

Its sad when comedians handle the news better than most TV journalists.

[Flagg]

Something that occurred to me:

One thing I liked about the Oliver interview was that unlike John Stewart who would lob softballs at his guests only to savage them the next day, he brought uncomfortable shit up in person. I have deep respect for that even if it's just "comedy news".