Oliver Mourns Civil Vance-Walz Debate: 'Why Do Manners Matter?'

Alex Christy | October 8, 2024
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HBO’s John Oliver voiced his disapproval of those who praised the vice presidential debate between JD Vance and Tim Walz for its civility on Sunday’s installment of Last Week Tonight. Oliver wondered “why do manners matter” because the GOP ticket is proposing a list of things he does not like.

Oliver began by teeing up a montage of news clips, “In contrast to the presidential debate, Walz and Vance seemed at pains to be courteous to one another, something many commentators saw as a plus.”

The package concluded with CBS White House correspondent Ed O’Keefe declaring, “In many ways, that's what the country has been saying they want more of.”

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