video: RI Lampooned by HBO’s John Oliver Show
Tuesday, November 04, 2014
Rhode Island was the brunt of a few jokes on HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver when the political funnyman was talking about the upcoming election, blasting state legislators throughout the United States.
Oliver - who was the longtime Senior British Correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart from 2006-2013 – made fun of a variety of state legislators including Majority Leader of the Rhode Island Senate Dominick Ruggerio for shoplifting condoms and being pulled over for drunk driving, all during his time in office.
“It happened everyone, I think we just hit peak Rhode Island,” said Oliver. “Think about it, a legislator called Ruggerio was pulled over by police while a fellow lawmaker named Ciccone swears at them about pension. The only way that could be more Rhode Island is if they were all somehow clams.”
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTFeel free to watch the entire video below, or go to the 11:42 mark to see the Rhode Island specific jokes.
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