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sheshe2

(93,031 posts) Fri Jul 18, 2025, 12:17 PM Jul 18

"Colbert? Colbert?"

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"Colbert? Colbert?" (Original Post) sheshe2 Jul 18 OP

I am of two minds about this. One, I think it's scary because jrthin Jul 18 #1

I did not know this about him and Hillary, that is very sad Eliot Rosewater Jul 18 #2

"And here we are." Exactly jrthin Jul 18 #3

Same here. Some of us have long memories. niyad Jul 18 #4

I think CBS has just shot itself in the other foot ... 60 minutes settlement was the first Greywing Jul 18 #5

An Eye for an Aye LetMyPeopleVote Jul 18 #6

jrthin

(5,204 posts)

1. I am of two minds about this. One, I think it's scary because

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Fri Jul 18, 2025, 12:29 PM

Jul 18

this firing by CBS shows fascism is here. On the other hand, I have never forgiven Colbert for his treatment of Hillary Clinton in 2016. He just kept on joking about her emails, and in essence mocking her at every opportunity. Yes, he made jokes about tsf but that only made them seemed equal. Whether he likes it or not, he aided in destroying her candidacy. Both side-ism at its finest. In 2024, he wouldn't let up on the Biden being old jokes, cementing the idea that Biden is too old.

Eliot Rosewater

(33,275 posts)

2. I did not know this about him and Hillary, that is very sad

Reply to jrthin (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 18, 2025, 12:46 PM

Jul 18

Considering that the attitude by many on the left with crap like “hold my nose“ is exactly how Trump became president.

The number of people who were gonna vote but heard how neither candidate could be trusted, and here we are.