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https://redstate.com/bonchie/2025/07/19/democrats-cry-a-river-over-colber t-inadvertantly-expose-why-he-was-canceled-n2191859

For the first time in a long time, Stephen Colbert is causing people to
laugh, and it's not because he finally started nailing his monologues.
As RedState reported, "The Late Show" was canned on Wednesday, with the
news breaking Thursday just as Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) was wrapping up
yet another interview with the "comedian."

SEE: Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' Has Been Canceled, and Adam Schiff Is Hilariously Aggrieved

Since then, the reactions from Democrat politicians have been comedy
gold. They've also done an excellent job of inadvertently exposing why
Colbert ended up getting the boot despite the historic legacy of the
show he ran into the ground.

In the aftermath, everyone from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries
(D-NY) to Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) lined up to mourn their loss.



I'm not sure if Democrats understand how comedy works, but "speaking
truth to power" isn't exactly a cornerstone of the genre. The point of
comedy is to make people laugh by saying things that are funny. Calling
Donald Trump Hitler for the umpteenth time isn't comedy. Neither is
dancing with giant syringes while telling people to get the COVID
vaccine. That's political commentary.

If that's what Colbert wanted to do, I'm sure MSNBC would have had him,
but that wasn't his job. His job was to steward what David Letterman had
built beginning in 1993, not burn it to the ground to appease his
political sensibilities.

Ironically, Walz claims Colbert "pulled no punches," but that's exactly
what he did. He constantly pulled his punches against Democrats to the
point of absurdity. His show became a late-night therapy session for left-wingers, both regarding viewership and the parade of Democrat
politicians who appeared. For example, twice-failed gubernatorial
candidate Stacey Abrams was interviewed by Colbert four times.


Why did "The Late Show" crash and burn? It's because of people like
Jeffries, Walz, and Abrams. What was once a national institution was
reduced to just another lame partisan slop-fest, marked by boring
repetition and a distinct lack of comedy. People used to tune into
late-night television to laugh, not watch left-wing politicians be
awkward. When Jay Leno hosted "The Tonight Show" on NBC, he made fun of everyone, and he did it in a way that never came across as mean-spirited
or hateful. It was an escape for tens of millions of Americans. Now,
late-night is just a small niche for people who demand that even jokes
cater to their deranged worldview.

The funny thing is, it wasn't politics that ended Colbert's show. It was politics that sustained it for as long as it lasted. The far-left nature
of the broadcast was the only reason CBS incurred so many financial
losses to keep it on the air. Otherwise, they would have had to admit
they made a mistake, and that wasn't palatable. Until it was.


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November 5, 2024 - Congratulations President Donald Trump. We look
forward to America being great again.

We live in a time where intelligent people are being silenced so that
stupid people won't be offended.

Every day is an IQ test. Some pass, some, not so much.

Thank you for cleaning up the disasters of the 2008-2017, 2020-2024 Obama
/ Biden / Harris fiascos, President Trump.

Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp. Obama sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood
queer liberal democrat donors.

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