Re: "Go Fuck Yourself": Colbert Unleashes Anti-Trump Tirade Amid Report His Show Loses $40M Annually

Ubiquitous <[email protected]> Thu, 24 Jul 2025 04:30:45 -0400
Newsgroups rec.arts.tv,alt.tv.talkshows,alt.bitterness,alt.whine,alt.politics.trump
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
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[email protected] wrote:
>Ubiquitous <[email protected]> wrote:

>> Late-night host Stephen Colbert went on a lengthy tirade against President 
>> Donald Trump during Monday night’s episode of “The Late Show,” addressing 
>> a report that his program loses $40 million per season.
>> 
>> Several comedians and fellow hosts showed up for the latest episode to 
>> support Colbert and bash Trump. 
>> 
>> At one point, Colbert responded to Trump’s celebratory social media post 
>> about the show being canceled, in which the president taunted Colbert, 
>> saying, “His talent was even less than his ratings.”
>> 
>> “How dare you, sir,” Colbert said. “Would an untalented man be able to 
>> compose the following satirical witticism? Go f*** yourself!”
>> 
>> “Cancel culture has gone too far,” Colbert said during his monologue. 
>> “Last week, we learned that ‘The Late Show’ will be ending in May. I want 
>> to thank everybody who reached out to me over the weekend, including one 
>> text from an unknown number, offering a high-paying IT work-from-home job 
>> for only two to three hours a day. Yes, I am very interested and I will 
>> be sending you my routing number in May. Daddy needs a job.”
>> 
>> The host mentioned how it’s now sunk in that CBS is “killing” his show. 
>> 
>> “But they made one mistake. They left me alive. Now, for the next 10 
>> months, the gloves are off. I can finally speak unvarnished truth to 
>> power and say what I really think about Donald Trump. I don’t care for 
>> him. Doesn’t have the skillset to be president,” Colbert continued.
>
>I hope CBS if not the FCC fines him a six figure penalty every time he
>pulls this crap.

I am beyond tired of leftist attempts at self-aggrandment via "speaking 
truth to power" claims. These morons would be the first in line to lick the 
boots of someone in power of consequence.

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