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Rhiannon12866

(239,158 posts)
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 06:30 PM Saturday

Comedian's advice to Stephen Colbert: 'Run for President!' - CNN Table for Five



CNN's Saturday Morning Table for Five panel discusses the timing and the optics of CBS' decision to cancel "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert". Comedian and Colbert alum Pete Dominick says Colbert is known for speaking truth to power and should run for President. - Aired on 07/19/2025.
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Comedian's advice to Stephen Colbert: 'Run for President!' - CNN Table for Five (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Saturday OP
Id vote for him.. yourout Saturday #1
Me too Aviation Pro Saturday #2
Same here! He follows current events and he has compassion for others, unlike anyone in the executive branch now! Rhiannon12866 Saturday #3
"" AllaN01Bear Saturday #4
No. I don't want to see another entertainer as president. Nope. Colbert will be fine. I hate what happened to him tulipsandroses Saturday #5
Trump was not an entertainer Metaphorical Saturday #6
Colbert would be a great President. But would he want the job? ms liberty Saturday #7
I can't help but agree, who would want that kind of 24-hour coverage, especially in today's political climate?? Rhiannon12866 Saturday #8
Cabinet Member? Deep State Witch Saturday #9
Like former Senator Al Franken, Colbert would bring some needed humor to any government position Rhiannon12866 Saturday #10

Rhiannon12866

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3. Same here! He follows current events and he has compassion for others, unlike anyone in the executive branch now!
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 06:36 PM
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tulipsandroses

(7,697 posts)
5. No. I don't want to see another entertainer as president. Nope. Colbert will be fine. I hate what happened to him
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 06:39 PM
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I'm sure one of the old cable stations will want him or one of the streaming platforms - I think he should do his own thing.

Metaphorical

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6. Trump was not an entertainer
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 06:57 PM
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He was a prop.

I caught a short segment of The Apprentice inadvertently a few years back, and realized that even when he was hosting the show, he was wooden and his lines were as simple as they could make them, since he struggled with them even with a teleprompter. This should have been a clue to his mental acuity even back then.

Colbert could make a good president. He has an exceptional grasp on both domestic and international politics, he has a high degree of integrity, he has name recognition, and in general is unafraid of a fight. I could actually see Colbert and Tim Walz on the same ticket - they are both highly intelligent while at the same time coming across as down to earth and wickedly funny. Having a sense of humour is important, because it usually indicates that you have a very healthy perspective on life.

ms liberty

(10,407 posts)
7. Colbert would be a great President. But would he want the job?
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 07:54 PM
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I'm betting the wife would quash the idea pretty quick.

Rhiannon12866

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8. I can't help but agree, who would want that kind of 24-hour coverage, especially in today's political climate??
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 07:57 PM
Saturday

Rhiannon12866

(239,158 posts)
10. Like former Senator Al Franken, Colbert would bring some needed humor to any government position
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 08:43 PM
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