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He'll get Jimmy Kimmel fired. And then all the cartoonists... (Original Post)
dalton99a
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Passages
(3,266 posts)1. More will cave to him until they see that action hurts them more.

Passages
(3,266 posts)6. We will see all types of rationalizations over the coming months.
Colbert has months to go on his contract, and it will be interesting for all of us.
He sells a great many products. Will the advertisers cave before next year, too?
Will the public who cherishes democracy push back on his behalf, and ultimately, how will Colbert handle it all?
I believe we are in test mode. I hope we all do the right thing.
flying_wahini
(8,123 posts)2. If anything the vitriol from the left is gonna crank it up to a 10.
Trump is going down!
bucolic_frolic
(51,507 posts)5. show us your optimism
we've gotten this far and nothing has worked. an old, angry, demented man is ruining everything. and a decades old sex scandal will take him down? our institutions are pickled, gone.
dalton99a
(89,477 posts)7. +1. America is in the iron grip of dictatorship
and will likely remain so until he dies and the MAGA cult disintegrates
roamer65
(37,680 posts)3. Colbert will land on another network.
Thats my prediction.
New Breed Leader
(829 posts)8. Yep. Kimmel works for Disney who will fold like a cheap suit for Trump
BannonsLiver
(19,419 posts)9. And we'll have gullible dopes saying it's "just a cigar."
UTUSN
(74,822 posts)10. KRASNOV is so obvious (as opposed to "transparent" ) - more predicting than a horoscope
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(first : )
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/jimmy-kimmel-reacts-cbs-canceling-stephen-colbert-1236464421/
Jimmy Kimmel Says F You CBS for Canceling Late Show With Stephen Colbert as Speculation Stirs if the Series Is Ending for Political Reasons
.... ...TV exec producer Mike Schur (Parks and Recreation, The Good Place, A Man on the Inside) wrote on Bluesky. If you think for one second that this decision has nothing to do with Trump, dont worry, he will brag about it within the next 24 hours and disabuse you of that notion. ... ....
(then, today's news: )
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/trump-says-absolutely-love-stephen-135947726.html
Trump Says I Absolutely Love That Stephen Colbert Got Fired and I Hear Jimmy Kimmel Is Next
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