Late Show with Stephen Colbert canceled...Possible Political Reasons

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  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,144
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Tim Simmons said:
    interesting



    So out of curiosity, why wouldn't Biden or anyone on the left not sue FOX or the other anti democrat stations?  If Trump can win why not any of them?  I'm sure AOC could line up a dozen or so in a blink of an eye.
    He didn't "win"....they agreed to give him money to avoid more attorney fees and to make sure he didn't fuck up their merger. Biden isn't corrupt enough to do anything like that.
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  • Tim Simmons
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    tempo_n_groove said:
    Tim Simmons said:
    interesting



    So out of curiosity, why wouldn't Biden or anyone on the left not sue FOX or the other anti democrat stations?  If Trump can win why not any of them?  I'm sure AOC could line up a dozen or so in a blink of an eye.
    1. None of them are the president (who has been more of less blessed as infallible by the supreme court) 2. They aren't as litigious or spiteful as Trump is 3. Because NORMS or some bullshit.



  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,496
    Also, Conservatives tend to be the real snowflakes. They can dish it out, but they can't take it. The opposite is True for Dems.
  • Lerxst1992
    Lerxst1992 Posts: 7,800
    Ok then. This place is sooooo woke. 
  • static111
    static111 Posts: 5,057
    edited July 23
    Lerxst1992 said:
    static111 said:
    Purely financial reasons.  The left is stuck in a  Q level conspiracy loop.🙄


    So everything he says is fact. Got it. Holding A Moving Bane to it.
    Quit making things up dude. No one said everything the guy says is fact. Where do you come up with these complete hallucinations of the opinions of others?

    A very clearly dishonest POTUS is basically making Mafia style threats against the media  on his own propaganda outlet, and your takeaway is that everything he says is fact? 

    The discussion is was there possible political motivation behind the cancelling of Steven Colbert's very boring and not funny late show. I'm a Letterman guy from way back and haven't watched since he retired and I think Colbert sucks.  Take my anti Colbert bias out of the picture and you have a guy that criticized the president getting canned to potentially facilitate a merger with Trump favored Ellison owned Skydance media.  Days later the POTUS makes a statement that basically says hey that's a nice late show you other networks have there it sure would be a shame if something happened to it and if it did I hope I'm part of the reason. And we are to just believe that decisions are being made from purely business angles?


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  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,144
    I don't watch Colbert or any other late night show but Colbert is hilarious....no doubt about that
    Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)
    The Golden Age is 2 months away. And guess what….. you’re gonna love it! (teskeinc 11.19.24)

    1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
    2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana; 2025: Pitt1, Pitt2
  • static111
    static111 Posts: 5,057
    Gern Blansten said:
    I don't watch Colbert or any other late night show but Colbert is hilarious....no doubt about that
    Agree to disagree.  To me listening to him is like looking at dry toast.
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  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,144
    static111 said:
    Gern Blansten said:
    I don't watch Colbert or any other late night show but Colbert is hilarious....no doubt about that
    Agree to disagree.  To me listening to him is like looking at dry toast.
    I love dry toast
    Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)
    The Golden Age is 2 months away. And guess what….. you’re gonna love it! (teskeinc 11.19.24)

    1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
    2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana; 2025: Pitt1, Pitt2
  • Halifax2TheMax
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    AI guy claiming this place is sooooooo woke. Classic.
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,336
    Gern Blansten said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Tim Simmons said:
    interesting



    So out of curiosity, why wouldn't Biden or anyone on the left not sue FOX or the other anti democrat stations?  If Trump can win why not any of them?  I'm sure AOC could line up a dozen or so in a blink of an eye.
    He didn't "win"....they agreed to give him money to avoid more attorney fees and to make sure he didn't fuck up their merger. Biden isn't corrupt enough to do anything like that.
    Tim Simmons said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Tim Simmons said:
    interesting



    So out of curiosity, why wouldn't Biden or anyone on the left not sue FOX or the other anti democrat stations?  If Trump can win why not any of them?  I'm sure AOC could line up a dozen or so in a blink of an eye.
    1. None of them are the president (who has been more of less blessed as infallible by the supreme court) 2. They aren't as litigious or spiteful as Trump is 3. Because NORMS or some bullshit.



    So roll over and play dead?
  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,496
    edited July 23
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    Post edited by Tim Simmons on
  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,496
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Gern Blansten said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Tim Simmons said:
    interesting



    So out of curiosity, why wouldn't Biden or anyone on the left not sue FOX or the other anti democrat stations?  If Trump can win why not any of them?  I'm sure AOC could line up a dozen or so in a blink of an eye.
    He didn't "win"....they agreed to give him money to avoid more attorney fees and to make sure he didn't fuck up their merger. Biden isn't corrupt enough to do anything like that.
    Tim Simmons said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Tim Simmons said:
    interesting



    So out of curiosity, why wouldn't Biden or anyone on the left not sue FOX or the other anti democrat stations?  If Trump can win why not any of them?  I'm sure AOC could line up a dozen or so in a blink of an eye.
    1. None of them are the president (who has been more of less blessed as infallible by the supreme court) 2. They aren't as litigious or spiteful as Trump is 3. Because NORMS or some bullshit.



    So roll over and play dead?
    You new to Dems?
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,655
    I will miss late night Colbert.  
    A dry toast to Mr Colbert!
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  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,496
    I have no doubt he’ll have a new gig by fall 2026
  • shecky
    shecky San Francisco Posts: 2,651
    Tim Simmons said:
    I have no doubt he’ll have a new gig by fall 2026
    No Doubt will have a gig before Colbert does.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,655
    Tim Simmons said:
    I have no doubt he’ll have a new gig by fall 2026

    For sure.  The man loves to work and his work is widely appreciated.  
    Because it has failed him, failed others, and failed an intelligent audience, I'd love to see him break away from main stream media.
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  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,603
    Skydance Plans CBS News Revamp: Ombudsman, ‘Diversity Of Viewpoints—And No DEI
    https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/2025/07/23/skydance-plans-to-end-cbs-news-dei-programs-if-paramount-merger-approved/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=forbes&utm_term=se-staff&fbclid=IwY2xjawLuG0xleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHmPgUejSGNSFHX5aEG-PteK0AGqaF0OhxbrJCzAV2XVws_ZM1Gp-XmyGlCv9_aem_80RWIwiA-1LuN6Tqn9M2Mw
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  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,144
    I love that he is burning CBS nightly just like Letterman did to NBC
    Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)
    The Golden Age is 2 months away. And guess what….. you’re gonna love it! (teskeinc 11.19.24)

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    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
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  • Lerxst1992
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    static111 said:
    Lerxst1992 said:
    static111 said:
    Purely financial reasons.  The left is stuck in a  Q level conspiracy loop.🙄


    So everything he says is fact. Got it. Holding A Moving Bane to it.
    Quit making things up dude. No one said everything the guy says is fact. Where do you come up with these complete hallucinations of the opinions of others?

    A very clearly dishonest POTUS is basically making Mafia style threats against the media  on his own propaganda outlet, and your takeaway is that everything he says is fact? 

    The discussion is was there possible political motivation behind the cancelling of Steven Colbert's very boring and not funny late show. I'm a Letterman guy from way back and haven't watched since he retired and I think Colbert sucks.  Take my anti Colbert bias out of the picture and you have a guy that criticized the president getting canned to potentially facilitate a merger with Trump favored Ellison owned Skydance media.  Days later the POTUS makes a statement that basically says hey that's a nice late show you other networks have there it sure would be a shame if something happened to it and if it did I hope I'm part of the reason. And we are to just believe that decisions are being made from purely business angles?


    Possible political motivation? Do you hear yourself? There's possible political motivation and everything. From your explanation it sounds like skydance doesn't want Colbert.  If this is political and he really makes CBS money, he'll get a new contract in 2 seconds elsewhere. 

    Paramount just paid South Park 1.5 billion dollars and they had a lot of bad stuff to say about Trump. For old shows already in the can 


    Democrats are spending a lot of political capital on Epstein and colbert. Some might say spend it wisely and stay away from conspiracy theories
  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,496
    Capital D Democrats are not spending political capital talking about this. You know people online are not the official party line, right?



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