If Disney were smart, they’d tell Kimmel to return to the original idea of the show being a mindless late night entertainment show: actors and actresses talking about their new movies and TV shows, comedians, musicians, people with animals. No politicians. But, no, he’s still doing politicians. Maybe Disney is just trying to ride it out till Kimmel’s contract expires in May 2026, at which point they will cancel the show?
Gavin Newsom gets the full Colbert treatment
Comedian Stephen Colbert joked Tuesday night that Gavin Newsom has drawn a lot of attention lately for doing something novel for a Democrat: “being interesting” — and he was only too happy to take the praise.
It went like that for the duration of the governor’s appearance on “The Late Show” — where he enjoyed a friendly interview that let him hit on his favorite topics as his popularity surges. (snip)
He has distinguished himself from other Democrats in recent months — and infuriated Republicans — by embracing a combative and often mocking approach to the Trump administration, which his team has begun skewering with social media parodies.
“This guy is flooding the zone, dominating the narratives. Facts don’t seem to matter, and Democrats, frankly, have had a difficult time pushing back,” Newsom told Colbert after the host asked why he thought his message was breaking through.
No on is infuriated: everyone is laughing at Newsom’s coms team trying to mimic Trump. Get your own schtick
Newsom added, “Democrats feel … that there’s sort of this weakness that dominates our brand and our party. I think what people appreciate is that we are willing to fight. And not only fight symbolically, by having a little bit of fun, but fight substantively. We have 41 lawsuits against the son of a bitch.”
Yes, suing to keep illegal alien criminals in the country
Newsom used the national platform to warn about what he called “authoritarian actions by an authoritarian government” and to reiterate his prediction that Trump does not want another election (besides “a Putin-type election”) while touting Democrats’ support for international climate agreements, vaccine access and opposition to mass deportations. (snip)
Newsom, who’s in New York for Climate Week, argued that he’s succeeded in getting under the GOP’s skin lately because Trump and other conservative figures, such as Fox News’ Sean Hannity, can’t handle when he “put a mirror up” to the president’s behavior.
Obviously, Kimmel did not ask if Gavin took Amtrak to NYC, because we all know he took a fossil fueled private jet. As far as authoritarian, if Trump was one Newsom would be disappeared after saying it. After his coms team got nasty. After all the things Gavin has said.
And then people wonder why no one watches Kimmel (and other late night shows): it’s too heavily political.
It’s encouraging that Teach put limits on Donnie-level authoritarianism.
As long as Donnie doesn’t “disappear” his political enemies he’s not authoritarian!! Good to know the limits.
Cancel TV shows, OK. Explode small boats in the Caribbean, OK! Gerrymander the 2026 House districts, OK!! Grab residents off the streets, OK!!! Order “his” DOJ to investigate critics, ie, “enemies from within”, OK!! Enact illegal tariffs, OK! Use the military to rule cities, OK. Enrich his companies, OK.
Donnie is an authoritarian and will get regressively worse as the months go by. Who will stop him? Congress? LOL. Courts? LOL. States? LOL.
Like millions of others not sorry to have missed it.
There are more important things worth occupying one’s time.
So the authoritarian Donnie is using the power of the U.S. presidency to 1) sue ABC for putting Jimmy Kimmel Live! back on the air and 2) use the FCC to shut down criticism.
Donnie is a big pussy.