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The Gutfeld show is much more watched and less expensive to produce.
I really don't give a damn about your favorite show. I doubt that
person has
a West Coast outlet.
Colbert is in his last year and took the May ending to heart and is
letting loose
on the Network, the owning company and other involved parties.
On Wed, 23 Jul 2025 09:36:42 -0700, Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> wrote:
Contracts start and contracts end. Except for the ones that end withThe Gutfeld show is much more watched and less expensive to produce.
I really don't give a damn about your favorite show. I doubt that
person has
a West Coast outlet.
Colbert is in his last year and took the May ending to heart and is
letting loose
on the Network, the owning company and other involved parties.
the host's death (few - mercifully) they ALL end eventually.
\Why is this news?
On 7/25/25 16:56, The Horny Goat wrote:You do realize that letting the contract run to conclusion contradicts
On Wed, 23 Jul 2025 09:36:42 -0700, Bobbie Sellers
<bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> wrote:
Contracts start and contracts end. Except for the ones that end withThe Gutfeld show is much more watched and less expensive to produce.
I really don't give a damn about your favorite show. I doubt that
person has
a West Coast outlet.
Colbert is in his last year and took the May ending to heart and is
letting loose
on the Network, the owning company and other involved parties.
the host's death (few - mercifully) they ALL end eventually.
\Why is this news?
Because CBS is ownned by Paramount which wants to be bought
by a company called Skydance and needs the Trump's mal-administration
to approve of the sale so the thought is that getting rid of Colbert, a >severe critic of the Trump, was thought to help with that approval.
However Colbert leaving is 10 months away during which time he will
be free to express his opinion freely as he did last night featureing the >South Park episode which depicts puny Trump trying to get Satan to
give him sex. Satan of course is not in the mood.
On Fri, 25 Jul 2025 18:56:24 -0700, Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> wrote:
On 7/25/25 16:56, The Horny Goat wrote:
On Wed, 23 Jul 2025 09:36:42 -0700, Bobbie Sellers
<bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> wrote:
Contracts start and contracts end. Except for the ones that end withThe Gutfeld show is much more watched and less expensive to produce.
I really don't give a damn about your favorite show. I doubt that
person has
a West Coast outlet.
Colbert is in his last year and took the May ending to heart and is >>>> letting loose
on the Network, the owning company and other involved parties.
the host's death (few - mercifully) they ALL end eventually.
\Why is this news?
Because CBS is ownned by Paramount which wants to be bought
by a company called Skydance and needs the Trump's mal-administration
to approve of the sale so the thought is that getting rid of Colbert, a
severe critic of the Trump, was thought to help with that approval.
However Colbert leaving is 10 months away during which time he will
be free to express his opinion freely as he did last night featureing the >> South Park episode which depicts puny Trump trying to get Satan to
give him sex. Satan of course is not in the mood.
You do realize that letting the contract run to conclusion contradicts
the idea that they are "bribing" the Orange Taco.
If they were actually doing this to please The Donald, they would have cancelled the show -- immediately.
Kind of like a certain TV show in the late 60s ... which was cancelled
in the middle of the show (the broadcast was cut off) for adapting _Marat/Sade_ (or at least the title) and applied it to Tricky Dicky,
at that time President of the USA.
Paul S Person wrote:You are not considering an alternative scenario:
On Fri, 25 Jul 2025 18:56:24 -0700, Bobbie Sellers
<bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> wrote:
On 7/25/25 16:56, The Horny Goat wrote:
On Wed, 23 Jul 2025 09:36:42 -0700, Bobbie Sellers
<bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> wrote:
Contracts start and contracts end. Except for the ones that end withThe Gutfeld show is much more watched and less expensive to produce. >>>>>I really don't give a damn about your favorite show. I doubt that >>>>> person has
a West Coast outlet.
Colbert is in his last year and took the May ending to heart and is >>>>> letting loose
on the Network, the owning company and other involved parties.
the host's death (few - mercifully) they ALL end eventually.
\Why is this news?
Because CBS is ownned by Paramount which wants to be bought
by a company called Skydance and needs the Trump's mal-administration
to approve of the sale so the thought is that getting rid of Colbert, a
severe critic of the Trump, was thought to help with that approval.
However Colbert leaving is 10 months away during which time he will
be free to express his opinion freely as he did last night featureing the >>> South Park episode which depicts puny Trump trying to get Satan to
give him sex. Satan of course is not in the mood.
You do realize that letting the contract run to conclusion contradicts
the idea that they are "bribing" the Orange Taco.
It does not.
If they were actually doing this to please The Donald, they would have
cancelled the show -- immediately.
If the aim was to please him, it seems to have been done. He says he is >very pleased.
Kind of like a certain TV show in the late 60s ... which was cancelled
in the middle of the show (the broadcast was cut off) for adapting
_Marat/Sade_ (or at least the title) and applied it to Tricky Dicky,
at that time President of the USA.
Colbert has a better contract. If they cut the show at the cost of
paying him millions, the bribe would be too obvious.
On Sat, 26 Jul 2025 15:02:02 -0400, William Hyde
<wthyde1953@gmail.com> wrote:
Paul S Person wrote:
On Fri, 25 Jul 2025 18:56:24 -0700, Bobbie Sellers
<bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> wrote:
On 7/25/25 16:56, The Horny Goat wrote:
On Wed, 23 Jul 2025 09:36:42 -0700, Bobbie Sellers
<bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> wrote:
Contracts start and contracts end. Except for the ones that end with >>>>> the host's death (few - mercifully) they ALL end eventually.The Gutfeld show is much more watched and less expensive to produce. >>>>>>I really don't give a damn about your favorite show. I doubt that >>>>>> person has
a West Coast outlet.
Colbert is in his last year and took the May ending to heart and is >>>>>> letting loose
on the Network, the owning company and other involved parties.
\Why is this news?
Because CBS is ownned by Paramount which wants to be bought
by a company called Skydance and needs the Trump's mal-administration
to approve of the sale so the thought is that getting rid of Colbert, a >>>> severe critic of the Trump, was thought to help with that approval.
However Colbert leaving is 10 months away during which time he will >>>> be free to express his opinion freely as he did last night featureing the >>>> South Park episode which depicts puny Trump trying to get Satan to
give him sex. Satan of course is not in the mood.
You do realize that letting the contract run to conclusion contradicts
the idea that they are "bribing" the Orange Taco.
It does not.
If they were actually doing this to please The Donald, they would have
cancelled the show -- immediately.
If the aim was to please him, it seems to have been done. He says he is
very pleased.
Kind of like a certain TV show in the late 60s ... which was cancelled
in the middle of the show (the broadcast was cut off) for adapting
_Marat/Sade_ (or at least the title) and applied it to Tricky Dicky,
at that time President of the USA.
Colbert has a better contract. If they cut the show at the cost of
paying him millions, the bribe would be too obvious.
You are not considering an alternative scenario:
1. They cancel Colbert (eventually).
2. The merger goes through, irrevocably.
3. They de-cancel Colbert.
And that is what makes it not a bribe: it can be reversed.
Thiis "bribe" meme is a product of left wing-nuttery. Or lefty
hysteria, take your pick.
On Sat, 26 Jul 2025 15:02:02 -0400, William Hyde
<wthyde1953@gmail.com> wrote:
Paul S Person wrote:
On Fri, 25 Jul 2025 18:56:24 -0700, Bobbie Sellers
<bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> wrote:
On 7/25/25 16:56, The Horny Goat wrote:
On Wed, 23 Jul 2025 09:36:42 -0700, Bobbie Sellers
<bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> wrote:
Contracts start and contracts end. Except for the ones that end with >>>>> the host's death (few - mercifully) they ALL end eventually.The Gutfeld show is much more watched and less expensive to produce. >>>>>>I really don't give a damn about your favorite show. I doubt that >>>>>> person has
a West Coast outlet.
Colbert is in his last year and took the May ending to heart and is >>>>>> letting loose
on the Network, the owning company and other involved parties.
\Why is this news?
Because CBS is ownned by Paramount which wants to be bought
by a company called Skydance and needs the Trump's mal-administration
to approve of the sale so the thought is that getting rid of Colbert, a >>>> severe critic of the Trump, was thought to help with that approval.
However Colbert leaving is 10 months away during which time he will >>>> be free to express his opinion freely as he did last night featureing the >>>> South Park episode which depicts puny Trump trying to get Satan to
give him sex. Satan of course is not in the mood.
You do realize that letting the contract run to conclusion contradicts
the idea that they are "bribing" the Orange Taco.
It does not.
If they were actually doing this to please The Donald, they would have
cancelled the show -- immediately.
If the aim was to please him, it seems to have been done. He says he is
very pleased.
Kind of like a certain TV show in the late 60s ... which was cancelled
in the middle of the show (the broadcast was cut off) for adapting
_Marat/Sade_ (or at least the title) and applied it to Tricky Dicky,
at that time President of the USA.
Colbert has a better contract. If they cut the show at the cost of
paying him millions, the bribe would be too obvious.
You are not considering an alternative scenario:
1. They cancel Colbert (eventually).
2. The merger goes through, irrevocably.
3. They de-cancel Colbert.
And that is what makes it not a bribe: it can be reversed.
You are not considering an alternative scenario:
1. They cancel Colbert (eventually).
2. The merger goes through, irrevocably.
3. They de-cancel Colbert.
And that is what makes it not a bribe: it can be reversed.
Paul S Person wrote:
On Sat, 26 Jul 2025 15:02:02 -0400, William Hyde
<wthyde1953@gmail.com> wrote:
Paul S Person wrote:
On Fri, 25 Jul 2025 18:56:24 -0700, Bobbie Sellers
<bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> wrote:
On 7/25/25 16:56, The Horny Goat wrote:
On Wed, 23 Jul 2025 09:36:42 -0700, Bobbie Sellers
<bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> wrote:
Contracts start and contracts end. Except for the ones that end with >>>>>> the host's death (few - mercifully) they ALL end eventually.The Gutfeld show is much more watched and less expensive to produce. >>>>>>>I really don't give a damn about your favorite show. I doubt that
person has
a West Coast outlet.
Colbert is in his last year and took the May ending to heart and is
letting loose
on the Network, the owning company and other involved parties.
\Why is this news?
Because CBS is ownned by Paramount which wants to be bought
by a company called Skydance and needs the Trump's mal-administration >>>>> to approve of the sale so the thought is that getting rid of Colbert, a >>>>> severe critic of the Trump, was thought to help with that approval.
However Colbert leaving is 10 months away during which time he will >>>>> be free to express his opinion freely as he did last night featureing the
South Park episode which depicts puny Trump trying to get Satan to
give him sex. Satan of course is not in the mood.
You do realize that letting the contract run to conclusion contradicts >>>> the idea that they are "bribing" the Orange Taco.
It does not.
If they were actually doing this to please The Donald, they would have >>>> cancelled the show -- immediately.
If the aim was to please him, it seems to have been done. He says he is >>> very pleased.
Kind of like a certain TV show in the late 60s ... which was cancelled >>>> in the middle of the show (the broadcast was cut off) for adapting
_Marat/Sade_ (or at least the title) and applied it to Tricky Dicky,
at that time President of the USA.
Colbert has a better contract. If they cut the show at the cost of
paying him millions, the bribe would be too obvious.
You are not considering an alternative scenario:
1. They cancel Colbert (eventually).
2. The merger goes through, irrevocably.
3. They de-cancel Colbert.
And that is what makes it not a bribe: it can be reversed.
Bribes are, in fact, sometimes reversed or simply not paid. Depends if
the briber has the power to avoid blowback.
William Hyde
"The Supreme Court case Snyder v. United States did not legalizeThis is not surprising.
bribery, but it did narrow the scope of a federal anti-bribery
statute. The 6-3 decision held that 18 U.S.C. o 666, which prohibits
bribery of state and local officials involving federal funds, does
not apply to "gratuities" (payments made after an official act). The
Court determined that the statute only covers bribes made in exchange
for official acts, not gifts or rewards given afterward"
On Mon, 28 Jul 2025 13:59:20 GMT, scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal)
wrote:
<snippo, are reversed bribes still bribes?>
"The Supreme Court case Snyder v. United States did not legalize
bribery, but it did narrow the scope of a federal anti-bribery
statute. The 6-3 decision held that 18 U.S.C. o 666, which prohibits
bribery of state and local officials involving federal funds, does
not apply to "gratuities" (payments made after an official act). The
Court determined that the statute only covers bribes made in exchange
for official acts, not gifts or rewards given afterward"
This is not surprising.
At some point, the IRS presented its employees with an Ethics
statement. This was printed on light brown (OK, the color is IIRC)
paper in slightly-less-light brown type. This made it hard to read.
And I found out /why/ when I read it.
Suppose you are, in addition to and separate from, your official
position, an expert in philately (stamp collecting). You give a speech
to a group of philatelists, for which you are paid $100. Can you
accept the money?
The answer depends on what position you hold:
-- if you are a normal worker bee, say GS 9 or less, you can not: it
is an illegal bribe
-- if you are a high-ranking individual (ES [Executive Schedule], not
GS [General Schedule]) you may accept it: it is a gratuity.
On 7/17/25 18:02, John Savard wrote:
Late Night with Stephen Colbert is coming to an end.
Smothering Free Speech is not beautiful in my very humble opinion.
In article <105clah$1lcpm$1@dont-email.me>,
Bobbie Sellers <blissInSanFrancisco@mouse-potato.com> wrote:
On 7/17/25 18:02, John Savard wrote:
Late Night with Stephen Colbert is coming to an end.
Smothering Free Speech is not beautiful in my very humble opinion.
Is it a fact, as has been reported multiple places, that The Late Show
is losing CBS twenty million dollars a year?
If so, why is it surprising that they would decide to cut their losses?
How long must they be required to eat this yearly loss?
Does "free speech" somehow require CBS to make a twenty million dollar
a year contribution in kind to the Democratic Party? I don't see it.
In article <ga6f8k5u9g6ujqo1qk230hbhep1u9kgtjv@4ax.com>,Hard to say.
Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:
On Mon, 28 Jul 2025 13:59:20 GMT, scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal)
wrote:
<snippo, are reversed bribes still bribes?>
"The Supreme Court case Snyder v. United States did not legalize
bribery, but it did narrow the scope of a federal anti-bribery
statute. The 6-3 decision held that 18 U.S.C. o 666, which prohibits
bribery of state and local officials involving federal funds, does
not apply to "gratuities" (payments made after an official act). The
Court determined that the statute only covers bribes made in exchange
for official acts, not gifts or rewards given afterward"
This is not surprising.
At some point, the IRS presented its employees with an Ethics
statement. This was printed on light brown (OK, the color is IIRC)
paper in slightly-less-light brown type. This made it hard to read.
And I found out /why/ when I read it.
Suppose you are, in addition to and separate from, your official
position, an expert in philately (stamp collecting). You give a speech
to a group of philatelists, for which you are paid $100. Can you
accept the money?
The answer depends on what position you hold:
-- if you are a normal worker bee, say GS 9 or less, you can not: it
is an illegal bribe
-- if you are a high-ranking individual (ES [Executive Schedule], not
GS [General Schedule]) you may accept it: it is a gratuity.
I wonder what the ruling would be for an IRS employee on the General >Schedule who wrote a short story (or even a novel). Could it be
submitted for publication? Could a novel be self-published?
However Colbert leaving is 10 months away during which time he will
be free to express his opinion freely as he did last night featureing the South Park episode which depicts puny Trump trying to get Satan to
give him sex. Satan of course is not in the mood.
In article<105clah$1lcpm$1@dont-email.me>,
Bobbie Sellers <blissInSanFrancisco@mouse-potato.com> wrote:
On 7/17/25 18:02, John Savard wrote:
Late Night with Stephen Colbert is coming to an end.
Smothering Free Speech is not beautiful in my very humble opinion.
Is it a fact, as has been reported multiple places, that The Late Show
is losing CBS twenty million dollars a year?
If so, why is it surprising that they would decide to cut their losses?
How long must they be required to eat this yearly loss?
Does "free speech" somehow require CBS to make a twenty million dollar
a year contribution in kind to the Democratic Party? I don't see it.
On Jul 25, 2025, Bobbie Sellers wrote
(in article <1061ck8$250ff$5@dont-email.me>):
However Colbert leaving is 10 months away during which time he will
be free to express his opinion freely as he did last night featureing the
South Park episode which depicts puny Trump trying to get Satan to
give him sex. Satan of course is not in the mood.
Would you be? I mean, first you gotta peel away the diapers, unplug the catheter, pull Mike JohnsonrCOs head out of the way... Talk about a buzzkill.