Comedian John Oliver offered an extended riff on...
Comedian John Oliver offered an extended riff on the FCC’s proposed net neutrality rules Sunday night on HBO, featuring an excerpt from Commissioner Mike O'Rielly’s comments on the rules. “Oh my God, that is the most boring thing I've ever…
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seen -- that is even boring by C-SPAN standards,” Oliver intoned (http://bit.ly/1n55jcy), saying the FCC is seeking comments. “I would like to address the Internet commenters out there directly: Good evening, monsters,” he said. “This may be the moment you've spent your whole lives training for. ... We need you to channel that anger, that badly spelled bile that you normally reserve for unforgivable attacks on actresses you think have put on weight.” An FCC official told us Monday video of the segment had gone viral, at least inside the agency.