Colbert Takes Collusion Off ‘List of Reasons Trump Is Unfit to Be President’

“Fair is fair,” he said. “Barr says Mueller says there was no collusion between Trump and Russia, so we have to cross collusion off the list of reasons Trump is unfit to be president.”

Then Colbert got literal. “Fellas, bring out the board,” he cried, and out came a whiteboard filled with a list of controversial things Trump has said or done.

Reading through items like “put kids in cages,” “gave security clearance to his son-in-law,” “repeatedly humped flag” and “all that birther stuff,” Colbert eventually found his way to “colluded with Russia,” and erased it. A list with dozens of other items remained.

Then he flipped the board over, revealing another list on the opposite side. “I really want to be fair to him. I should also cross off ‘Mueller’ from the list of Trump investigations,” Colbert said, now revealing a list of the 17 legal investigations into Trump by New York’s attorney general, various House committees and other government bodies.

Colbert erased the Mueller investigation from this list. “Sir, it’s gone,” he announced to Trump. “That must be 1/17th of a weight off your shoulders.”

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Jay Leno isn’t laughing at what has become of late-night television.

The former “Tonight Show” host revealed in a new interview that he is disappointed with how politics has taken on such a prominent role in the genre he dominated for years.

Leno kicked off the interview by being asked by “Today” show co-host Al Roker if he misses his former gig, to which the 68-year-old emphatically replied, “no.”

“I don’t miss it. You know, everything now… everyone has to know your politics,” Leno said. “I tried to use Johnny’s model, and I would get hate mail from both sides equally and thought ‘well that’s fabulous, that’s exactly what I want’.”

“But when people see you as one-sided, it makes it tough. And, you know, I did it when Clinton was horny and Bush was dumb, and it was just a little easier."

He added: “Now it’s all very serious, I’d just like to see a bit of civility come back to it."

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trixare4kids said:

Colbert Takes Collusion Off ‘List of Reasons Trump Is Unfit to Be President’



Bias in the world of comedy has reached a new bottom.
It's not even funny anymore because it lacks civility...

Remember Jay Leno? He says it best. Comedy has become politically partisan and as a result uber-partisan.

Ex-'Tonight Show' host Jay Leno says late-night shows too political, misses 'civility'

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ThoughtEx. said:

So your issue isn't with all the terrible **** Trump has done, or the many investigations into him.

It's a late night comedian, who became famous for the colbert report ( a far right wing parody news show that comments only on politics), using his first amendment right to remind everyone just how much of a crook and conman Trump is.

How dare he relate accurate information in a humorous way that reminds everyone Trump is a conman elected by the stupidest Americans to have ever ****ing lived.

collusion was Trump supporters get out of jail free card on being just dirt stupid and electing that man. No collusion, means you all actually were not duped, are not victims, and deserve even more scorn for what you've done to this country.

It's not going to get easier for you...

Now we don't have to feel sorry for you on a basic level because we thought you were tricked.

You weren't

All of this is on you people. All of it.

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trixare4kids said:

Colbert Takes Collusion Off ‘List of Reasons Trump Is Unfit to Be President’



Bias in the world of comedy has reached a new bottom.
It's not even funny anymore because it lacks civility...

Remember Jay Leno? He says it best. Comedy has become politically partisan and as a result uber-partisan.

Ex-'Tonight Show' host Jay Leno says late-night shows too political, misses 'civility'

Click to expand...

trixare4kids said:

Colbert Takes Collusion Off ‘List of Reasons Trump Is Unfit to Be President’



Bias in the world of comedy has reached a new bottom.
It's not even funny anymore because it lacks civility...

Remember Jay Leno? He says it best. Comedy has become politically partisan and as a result uber-partisan.

Ex-'Tonight Show' host Jay Leno says late-night shows too political, misses 'civility'

Click to expand...

trixare4kids said:

Colbert Takes Collusion Off ‘List of Reasons Trump Is Unfit to Be President’



Bias in the world of comedy has reached a new bottom.
It's not even funny anymore because it lacks civility...

Remember Jay Leno? He says it best. Comedy has become politically partisan and as a result uber-partisan.

Ex-'Tonight Show' host Jay Leno says late-night shows too political, misses 'civility'

Click to expand...

Harshaw said:

It was never actually about "collusion" in the first place.

Sure, sure; they screamed about it for YEARS. As I recall, Colbert called Trump "Putin's cockholster" on national TV.

But it wasn't ever really about that. It was only ever a means to the end of undoing the 2016 election. They tried several other things before they latched onto "collusion!!" They will keep trying and trying and trying.

And the irony is, with the collapse of the "collusion" narrative, and the damage to credibility which comes with it, I'd guess there's now probably a better than 50-50 chance Trump wins re-election. He's going to hammer them relentlessly over this, and in all honesty, why shouldn't he? It's a hell of a hammer that they gave him, gratis.

Now, me, I was hoping for a Republican primary challenge of Trump; I would have been willing to register as a Republican and vote for another nominee. But any chance of his being primaried now are pretty much dead, courtesy of the Democrats.

This is a major, major ****-up. I understand why they want to downplay it; I even understand that they honestly feel they can, because it was never all that important to them in the first place. But the damage will come home to roost.

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Common Sense 1 said:

I doubt he will have anything to say other then he hates president Trump.
But you tried to get a response about the topic.

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trixare4kids said:

I think the liberals have proved between them all, they haven't a brain cell working.
Between the biased media, the late night leftest comedic world, the congressional Democrats, they are going to find out, karma's a bitch come 2020.
Trump is a shoe-in. Even if they ramp up another fake hoax, it will be from this day forward, the boy who cried wolf...You are so right in the above.
They really screwed themselves into the ground with the hoax of the century, perhaps of all time. Makes Watergate or Monica's dress seem small.

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trixare4kids said:

I think the liberals have proved between them all, they haven't a brain cell working.
Between the biased media, the late night leftest comedic world, the congressional Democrats, they are going to find out, karma's a bitch come 2020.
Trump is a shoe-in. Even if they ramp up another fake hoax, it will be from this day forward, the boy who cried wolf...You are so right in the above.
They really screwed themselves into the ground with the hoax of the century, perhaps of all time. Makes Watergate or Monica's dress seem small.

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trixare4kids said:

Colbert Takes Collusion Off ‘List of Reasons Trump Is Unfit to Be President’



Bias in the world of comedy has reached a new bottom.
It's not even funny anymore because it lacks civility...

Remember Jay Leno? He says it best. Comedy has become politically partisan and as a result uber-partisan.

Ex-'Tonight Show' host Jay Leno says late-night shows too political, misses 'civility'

Click to expand...

Harshaw said:

It was never actually about "collusion" in the first place.

Sure, sure; they screamed about it for YEARS. As I recall, Colbert called Trump "Putin's cockholster" on national TV.

But it wasn't ever really about that. It was only ever a means to the end of undoing the 2016 election. They tried several other things before they latched onto "collusion!!" They will keep trying and trying and trying.

And the irony is, with the collapse of the "collusion" narrative, and the damage to credibility which comes with it, I'd guess there's now probably a better than 50-50 chance Trump wins re-election. He's going to hammer them relentlessly over this, and in all honesty, why shouldn't he? It's a hell of a hammer that they gave him, gratis.

Now, me, I was hoping for a Republican primary challenge of Trump; I would have been willing to register as a Republican and vote for another nominee. But any chance of his being primaried now are pretty much dead, courtesy of the Democrats.

This is a major, major ****-up. I understand why they want to downplay it; I even understand that they honestly feel they can, because it was never all that important to them in the first place. But the damage will come home to roost.

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trixare4kids said:

The very least he could do to assuage the hate is to go out and try and MAGA today.

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What if...? said:

We'll see when the recession comes. If it's as bad as it may be he'll probably lose the independents.

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trixare4kids said:

Colbert Takes Collusion Off ‘List of Reasons Trump Is Unfit to Be President’



Bias in the world of comedy has reached a new bottom.
It's not even funny anymore because it lacks civility...

Remember Jay Leno? He says it best. Comedy has become politically partisan and as a result uber-partisan.

Ex-'Tonight Show' host Jay Leno says late-night shows too political, misses 'civility'

Click to expand...

trixare4kids said:

Colbert Takes Collusion Off ‘List of Reasons Trump Is Unfit to Be President’



Bias in the world of comedy has reached a new bottom.
It's not even funny anymore because it lacks civility...

Remember Jay Leno? He says it best. Comedy has become politically partisan and as a result uber-partisan.

Ex-'Tonight Show' host Jay Leno says late-night shows too political, misses 'civility'

Click to expand...

trixare4kids said:

Try and stay on topic. Save your blanket condemnations...

This is about liberal bias. uber partisanship in the comedy world.
It's become uncivil, rendering it, IMO, humorless.

What do you have to say about this?

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Harshaw said:

It was never actually about "collusion" in the first place.

Sure, sure; they screamed about it for YEARS. As I recall, Colbert called Trump "

ThoughtEx. said:

So your issue isn't with all the terrible **** Trump has done, or the many investigations into him.

It's a late night comedian, who became famous for the colbert report ( a far right wing parody news show that comments only on politics), using his first amendment right to remind everyone just how much of a crook and conman Trump is.

How dare he relate accurate information in a humorous way that reminds everyone Trump is a conman elected by the stupidest Americans to have ever ****ing lived.

collusion was Trump supporters get out of jail free card on being just dirt stupid and electing that man. No collusion, means you all actually were not duped, are not victims, and deserve even more scorn for what you've done to this country.

It's not going to get easier for you...

Now we don't have to feel sorry for you on a basic level because we thought you were tricked.

You weren't

All of this is on you people. All of it.

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cockholster" on national TV.

But it wasn't ever really about that. It was only ever a means to the end of undoing the 2016 election. They tried several other things before they latched onto "collusion!!" They will keep trying and trying and trying.

And the irony is, with the collapse of the "collusion" narrative, and the damage to credibility which comes with it, I'd guess there's now probably a better than 50-50 chance Trump wins re-election. He's going to hammer them relentlessly over this, and in all honesty, why shouldn't he? It's a hell of a hammer that they gave him, gratis.

Now, me, I was hoping for a Republican primary challenge of Trump; I would have been willing to register as a Republican and vote for another nominee. But any chance of his being primaried now are pretty much dead, courtesy of the Democrats.

This is a major, major ****-up. I understand why they want to downplay it; I even understand that they honestly feel they can, because it was never all that important to them in the first place. But the damage will come home to roost.

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trixare4kids said:

The very least he could do to assuage the hate is to go out and try and MAGA today.

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trixare4kids said:

Try and stay on topic. Save your blanket condemnations...

This is about liberal bias. uber partisanship in the comedy world.
It's become uncivil, rendering it, IMO, humorless.

What do you have to say about this?

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Harshaw said:

Why are you rooting for a recession?

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lurchadams said:

I noticed Trix didn't ask you to remain on topic like she did ThoughtEx.. Hmmm I wonder why?

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OlNate said:

What came first...the chicken or the egg... His whataboutery is completely appropriate in this context. You want to talk about "liberal bias", as if it was created in a vacuum. It wasn't. :shrug:

Also, I think your comment about it "rendering it, IMO, humorless" makes sense - in your opinion, as a Trump supporter, I have no doubt you find it humorless. I, on the other hand, still get a good laugh, albeit an ugly one. (Being honest...)

Civility only exists as a concept anymore when one side wishes to "tsk" at the other. It was barely holding on during the second Obama administration, and it straight up said "**** it" and retired when Trump was elected President of the United States. I just find it weird that you guys are going off now … I thought this is what you wanted. Did you really think "the other side" wouldn't push back?

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trixare4kids said:

I think the liberals have proved between them all, they haven't a brain cell working.
Between the biased media, the late night leftest comedic world, the congressional Democrats, they are going to find out, karma's a bitch come 2020.
Trump is a shoe-in. Even if they ramp up another fake hoax, it will be from this day forward, the boy who cried wolf...You are so right in the above.
They really screwed themselves into the ground with the hoax of the century, perhaps of all time. Makes Watergate or Monica's dress seem small.

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