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Colbert Says He Might RUN FOR OFFICE After ‘Late Show’ Ends

39 min · 20 de feb de 2026
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We’ve already learned — painfully — that celebrity isn’t a substitute for judgment, and that viral moments don’t equal political chops. Colbert’s instincts are to grandstand, to sermonize, to perform for his tribe. The job of president requires negotiating with people you don’t like, owning tradeoffs, and living with unfunny consequences. Worst of all, a Colbert run would be pure accelerant in a moment that begs for brakes. Colbert’s COVID-era scolding, gleeful partisanship, moralizing without humility — none of that suggests a unifier in waiting. Even as a joke, it normalizes the idea that our politics should be run like a late-night segment: sharp, smug, and disposable by tomorrow. America doesn’t need a host at the desk, but an adult behind the Resolute Desk. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

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Colbert Says He Might RUN FOR OFFICE After ‘Late Show’ Ends

We’ve already learned — painfully — that celebrity isn’t a substitute for judgment, and that viral moments don’t equal political chops. Colbert’s instincts are to grandstand, to sermonize, to perform for his tribe. The job of president requires negotiating with people you don’t like, owning tradeoffs, and living with unfunny consequences. Worst of all, a Colbert run would be pure accelerant in a moment that begs for brakes. Colbert’s COVID-era scolding, gleeful partisanship, moralizing without humility — none of that suggests a unifier in waiting. Even as a joke, it normalizes the idea that our politics should be run like a late-night segment: sharp, smug, and disposable by tomorrow. America doesn’t need a host at the desk, but an adult behind the Resolute Desk. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

20 de feb de 202639 min