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Rhiannon12866

(254,760 posts)
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 05:00 AM 9 hrs ago

Stephen Colbert - Monologue and Opening - 3/18/2026

Un Forever | Iran Posed No Imminent Threat | Not The Smartest Person | Florida's Cousin-Couples



Kim Jong Un was re-elected as North Korea's leader, Trump's counterterrorism chief quit over the Iran war, Rep. Markwayne Mullin might not be the best pick to run DHS, and cousins can still marry each other in Florida.





Stephen Launches "The Last Show" Charity T-Shirt With Help From Chef Jose Andres



Friend of the show Chef José Andrés stops by to help Stephen launch the brand new "The Last Show" T-shirt, which is available now at http://colbertlateshow.com/ebay with all profits going to World Central Kitchen.





Baseball Diplomacy



Venezuelan baseball fans took a hard pass on Trump's offer of statehood.
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Stephen Colbert - Monologue and Opening - 3/18/2026 (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 9 hrs ago OP
Drumpf receives Golden Turd Award for Shittiest "President" EVER ! trusty elf 8 hrs ago #1
To him, other people don't exist unless they can do something for him, like the man who collapsed in the Oval Office Rhiannon12866 5 hrs ago #3
Good opening jfz9580m 7 hrs ago #2

Rhiannon12866

(254,760 posts)
3. To him, other people don't exist unless they can do something for him, like the man who collapsed in the Oval Office
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 08:55 AM
5 hrs ago

The felon-in-chief didn't even give him a second look while everyone else present were trying to help the poor guy. Great pic, my friend!!!

jfz9580m

(17,089 posts)
2. Good opening
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 07:37 AM
7 hrs ago

There were a couple of interesting pieces on Steven Colbert on Salon magazine recently:

https://www.salon.com/2026/03/09/this-is-not-the-red-scare-colbert-shrugs-off-blacklist-comparisons-takes-shot-at-paramount/

https://www.salon.com/2025/11/04/im-more-conservative-than-people-think-colbert-pushes-back-against-lefty-perception/

Most people irl have a mix of “lefty” and “conservative” “lenses”, “decision-making strategies” etc to borrow a type of language and thought process I disapprove of on the whole more than not.

With these guys’ ill-conceived and lame/mismanaged surveillance state sort of shuffling creepily into existence, while an adequately and fine-honed wariness is necessary, not becoming cynical or jaded is non-optional.


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