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KelleyKramer

(8,969 posts) Wed Sep 23, 2015, 12:56 AM Sep 2015

Stephen Colbert is doing a great job so far, Trump tonight, Cruz last night

Wow, looks like Colbert is going to be a great replacement for David Letterman.

He had Cruz on last night, Colbert was polite but he did ask some serious questions. He corrected Cruz that the US constitution does not say anything about marriage. And he got Cruz to voice opposition to Ronald Reagan on several issues.

Tonight he had Trump on and again was mostly polite, but he told Trump he would throw him an easy super softball question to hit out of the park... do you think the president was born in the United States?

Trump refused to answer!

Don't have a video link but it should be at the CBS website

Colbert is looking like everything I was hoping he would be, and there is Elizabeth Warren tomorrow night!

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Stephen Colbert is doing a great job so far, Trump tonight, Cruz last night (Original Post) KelleyKramer Sep 2015 OP

Darn - I was going to watch 840high Sep 2015 #1

Colbert is OK. But Letterman rules for telling O'Reilly "60% of what you say is crap." Hoyt Sep 2015 #2

You do realize Colberts previous show was pretty much 5+ years daily parody of O'Reilly? KelleyKramer Sep 2015 #3

I think Colbert is the best choice for the new host, but I grew up with Letterman. Hoyt Sep 2015 #4

I agree KelleyKramer Sep 2015 #6

Elizabeth Warren AND Pearl Jam tomorrow Adenoid_Hynkel Sep 2015 #5

A reminder about what Letterman did on his trump interview: mucifer Sep 2015 #7

840high

(17,196 posts)

1. Darn - I was going to watch

Reply to KelleyKramer (Original post)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 01:04 AM

Sep 2015

and forgot.

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

2. Colbert is OK. But Letterman rules for telling O'Reilly "60% of what you say is crap."

Reply to KelleyKramer (Original post)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 01:17 AM

Sep 2015

KelleyKramer

(8,969 posts)

3. You do realize Colberts previous show was pretty much 5+ years daily parody of O'Reilly?

Reply to Hoyt (Reply #2)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 01:26 AM

Sep 2015

I grew up with Letterman and liked him alot, and was a little worried Colbert wouldn't be able fill his shoes.

But as far as O'Reilly goes... pretty sure Colbert has that covered!

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

4. I think Colbert is the best choice for the new host, but I grew up with Letterman.

Reply to KelleyKramer (Reply #3)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 01:32 AM

Sep 2015

I like Colbert' emphasis on politics. The Iran nuke guy was really good tonight.

KelleyKramer

(8,969 posts)

6. I agree

Reply to Hoyt (Reply #4)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 02:20 AM

Sep 2015

Yes, good follow up guest after Trump.. someone who actually reads, and stuff

Adenoid_Hynkel

(14,093 posts)

5. Elizabeth Warren AND Pearl Jam tomorrow

Reply to KelleyKramer (Original post)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 01:37 AM

Sep 2015

Gonna be a good one.

Maybe he was a hair light on Trump tonight, but it was still infinitely better than the tongue bath Fallon gave last week.

I think Stephen was practicing the give-him-enough-rope... strategy in the interview. I would have rather seen him grill him, like he did Cruz, but it's not my show.

Still, overall, the political interviews have been great.

No one ever, ever replaces Dave in my heart (I went to NYC to catch one of his final week's shows), but Colbert is a damn good follow-up.

mucifer

(23,553 posts)

7. A reminder about what Letterman did on his trump interview:

Reply to KelleyKramer (Original post)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 03:01 AM

Sep 2015

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