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BlueTsunami2018

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4. Piss is an idiot but that's not a death threat.

Reply to orleans (Original post)

Fri Dec 26, 2025, 02:31 AM

Dec 26

“Dead man walking” refers to the fact that Colbert’s show is cancelled. “Put him to sleep” is just telling CBS to end the show now.

Olbermann is really reaching for shit here. Isn’t there enough real outrage to go on about?

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"If anybody still cares about laws and morality: this is a death threat by Trump against Stephen Colbert. If YOU posted [View all] orleans Dec 26 OP

His description of Colbert is exactly how that crazy mango is in reality. Dave Bowman Dec 26 #1

yup Skittles Dec 26 #3

cbs "put him to sleep" was a colorful weaving metaphor i guess, but rampartd Dec 26 #2

Piss is an idiot but that's not a death threat. BlueTsunami2018 Dec 26 #4

i'm sure trump fans will see it as logically as you rather than hear it as a dog whistle as they have in the past nt orleans Dec 26 #5

That's it exactly. H2O Man Dec 26 #6