I say YES. YOU say NO....Numero Tre! Enjoy!

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  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506
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    How bad is it when you can't even keep your 'scum' people from castigating you at long last.

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  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506
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    Pretty bad when our comedians get socked.

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506
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    Well, that's not what the Loon says……

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506
    edited July 19
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    BREAKING: The Writers Guild calls on New York Attorney General Letitia James to launch an investigation into the allegations that “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" was cancelled because he criticized Paramount Global's "bribe" to Donald Trump.

    And it gets even better...

    “Given Paramount’s recent capitulation to President Trump in the CBS News lawsuit, the Writers Guild of America has significant concerns that The Late Show’s cancelation is a bribe, sacrificing free speech to curry favor with the Trump Administration as the company looks for merger approval," The Writers Guild of America East and West wrote in a statement.

    On Monday, Colbert unleashed a fiery monologue attacking Paramount for paying Trump $16 million to settle a sham lawsuit over a "60 Minutes" interview with Kamala Harris in 2024. The suit was widely seen as a blatant act of presidential extortion on Trump's part, because at the same time Paramount is trying to obtain permission from Trump’s Federal Communications Commission for a merger with Skydance Media. The merger is estimated to be worth $28 billion.

    "I believe this kind of complicated financial settlement with a sitting government official has a technical name in legal circles: it’s big, fat bribe," said Colbert.

    On Thursday, CBS announced the surprise his show, claiming that it "purely a financial decision." They added that it was "not related in any way to the show’s performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount." Paramount Global is CBS's parent company.

    The Writers Guild specifically questions in their statement if the cancellation of Colbert's show was an attempt to further ingratiate Paramount with Trump to grease the wheels for the merger deal.

    “Cancelations are part of the business, but a corporation terminating a show in bad faith due to explicit or implicit political pressure is dangerous and unacceptable in a democratic society,” the guild wrote.

    “Paramount’s decision comes against a backdrop of relentless attacks on a free press by President Trump, through lawsuits against CBS and ABC, threatened litigation of media organizations with critical coverage, and the unconscionable defunding of PBS and NPR,” it added.

    Trump himself had previously called for Colbert to be fired and celebrated the cancellation on Truth Social, writing: "I absolutely love that Colbert’ got fired. His talent was even less than his ratings."

    Attorney General James must get to the bottom of this corruption. Trump is abusing the powers of presidency to stomp out his political enemies and if this goes unanswered, our nation's slide into full-blown authoritarianism will only accelerate.

  • illinoislady
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  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506
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    It's early and things could change but these are all good people.

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506
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    And a whole lot more people should be very angry.

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506
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    Duped so easy — sad.

  • illinoislady
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  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506
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    Of course, and I hope it ends up going very poorly for those who had a major hand in it.

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506
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    Okay, this one almost doubled me over. I needed a good pick-me-upper and that was just the thing.

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506
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    Well there's a party of one, if ever I witnessed it.

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506
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    Amen.

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506
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    A few huge truths about the loon.

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506
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    Some of the language — but the idea is totally sound. I do hope that it is duly noted that CBS made a huge mistake and I hope they pay dearly for it.

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506
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    Corrupt politicians are not paying too much mind to this.

  • illinoislady
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  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506
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    What's left when its finally out there pretty much and you are out of options. Poor ME syndrome, now being served.

  • illinoislady
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  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506
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    Complicity can be so deep — time to swim to the surface.

  • illinoislady
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    Hello, frozen hell, here I am. In complete agreement with Pence.

  • illinoislady
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  • illinoislady
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  • illinoislady
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    And all before we get to the rest of it.

  • illinoislady
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    In the late great Hannibal Lector mode., now rubbing elbows amid some entirely useless lies. Jesus H.

  • illinoislady
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  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Posts: 46,506
    edited July 19
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    Caught drawing and signing.

    The Wall Street Journal recently revealed a letter written by Donald Trump to Jeffrey Epstein for his fiftieth birthday, containing lines like, “We share certain similarities, Jeffrey” and “Mysteries never grow old, have you noticed?” The note also included a hand-drawn image of a naked woman, with Trump signing just below the drawing. It closes with, “A friend is a remarkable gift. Happy Birthday — may each day hold another delightful secret.” The quirky, intimate tone and the artful flourish both shocked and fascinated the public.

    Following the publication, Trump lashed out, calling the letter and drawing a fake, and claimed, “I never drew any pictures in my life.” This denial fell flat with anyone who remembered that Trump has actually created drawings that were auctioned off, including a well-publicized sketch of the New York skyline featuring his signature, which contradicts his statements.

    Sticking to the script he often uses against uncomfortable reporting, Trump is now suing the Wall Street Journal and its owner Rupert Murdoch for ten billion dollars. Legal observers and critics see this as another attempt to intimidate the media, distract from his contradictions, and bury a story that raises serious questions about his past relationships and public honesty.

    Yes just another expensive diversion so people will stop noticing. Well, hopefully, this will work no better than anything else. If it follows suit — it will get worse.

  • cardplayer
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  • illinoislady
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    I hope this turns out to be such a fantastic advertisement for Phil's Appliance. The Loon is a con and you get dirty from the association and a whole lot of people are disgusted with dirt and want nothing to do with it. Good for Phil. He has morals left.