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NYC Protesters Organize A ‘We’re With Colbert’ Rally — But Only 20 People Showed Up
Daily Caller ^ | July 27, 2025 | Timothy Sekerak Contributor

Posted on 07/28/2025 6:25:38 AM PDT by Red Badger

Protesters gathered in New York City to hold a “We’re With Colbert” rally on Sunday in support of the recently canned ” The Late Show” host.

The rally was held outside of the CBS Broadcast Center on Manhattan‘s West Side, according to the New York Post. The outlet noted that only around 20 people showed up to the event, with most attendees — including the New York Police Department (NYPD) officers assigned to keep the peace — leaving shortly after it began.

“Our country is not perfect, never has been,” the event organizer told the outlet. The event organizer went by Matt and claimed his nickname was “Slim.”

“But we’ve always had the First Amendment, and now Mango Mussolini is trying to take that from us,” he went on to tell the outlet.

Cartelville Text Other protesters at the rally claimed they were there to resist oligarchs and billionaires.

“This is the Sons of Liberty, we are here to resist fascist oligarchs, wish dot com dictators, billionaires who have their boots on the neck of nearly every American citizen. Trying to take back patriotic symbolism from the right-wing,” another protester said in a video posted to X on Sunday.

“We are allowed to disagree, and if people like Stephen are not allowed to disagree because the president doesn’t like his opinion, then the president himself is not following the First Amendment,” said another protester.

“I’m willing to spend my free time expressing my freedom of expression, and I personally do not agree with our politicians meddling with our free press,” the protester continued to exclaim.

Many signs were displayed at the protest, with one saying, “Sorry Folks, But Ignoring It Is What Hitler Did,” as can be seen in the video.

Another sign said, “He Wants To Kill Our Laughter, Heil To The No No No!”

CBS announced that it would be ending Colbert’s show on July 17, according to a report from The Variety.

This decision came amid the merger between Skydance and Paramount, which is the parent company of CBS. There were speculations that hosts like Colbert would face increased scrutiny from executives at Skydance.


TOPICS: Society; TV/Movies
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To: Red Badger

(please clap?)


21 posted on 07/28/2025 7:31:50 AM PDT by Psalm 73 ("You'll never hear surf music again" - J. Hendrix)
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To: Red Badger

Guess the checks didn’t clear.


22 posted on 07/28/2025 7:36:55 AM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away!)
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To: Red Badger

Sorry, “Slim,” didn’t you know that these days you have to pay the theater kids to show up?


23 posted on 07/28/2025 7:37:37 AM PDT by j.havenfarm (24 years on Free Republic, 12/10/24! More than 10,500 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: mewzilla

Oh well.


24 posted on 07/28/2025 7:50:42 AM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: BobL

True.


25 posted on 07/28/2025 7:51:05 AM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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Sorry, “Slim,” didn’t you know that these days you have to pay the theater kids to show up?

And they won’t work cheap. They got used to USAID’s deep pockets.

26 posted on 07/28/2025 8:06:04 AM PDT by Allegra (Thank you for your attention to this matter. )
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To: Red Badger
Everybody in town who watched his show. < snicker }
27 posted on 07/28/2025 8:19:05 AM PDT by Salman (It's not a slippery slope if it was part of the program all along.)
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To: Red Badger

Now that liberals are funding PBS maybe they can hire him … and his writers.


28 posted on 07/28/2025 8:39:54 AM PDT by PsyCon
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To: Red Badger

Tee

Hee


29 posted on 07/28/2025 8:59:49 AM PDT by bgill
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To: Red Badger

20 Colbert viewers in all of NYC. Sounds about right, which is why he was finally dumped.


30 posted on 07/28/2025 9:21:53 AM PDT by bobbo666
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To: Red Badger

20 wet diapers in NYC. The country trembles.


31 posted on 07/28/2025 9:36:08 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Red Badger

These was an episode of Frasier where this happened when he got canned from his radio show. I wonder if Colbert saw that one?


32 posted on 07/28/2025 9:37:04 AM PDT by TalBlack (Their god is government. Prepare for a religious war.https://freerepublic.com/perl/post?id=4322961%2)
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To: Red Badger
CBS should put out a statement that if they are paid the $40M that Colbert loses them every year, they can have him back on air.

Make that $41M. Gotta show a profit.

33 posted on 07/28/2025 11:56:11 AM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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To: TangoLimaSierra

And adjusted for inflation under Biden...............


34 posted on 07/28/2025 11:57:06 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

Those that did show up were promised a free sack lunch.


35 posted on 07/28/2025 12:02:51 PM PDT by Flag_This (They're lying.)
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To: Red Badger

Wow. His entire audience turned out for him.


36 posted on 07/28/2025 1:02:56 PM PDT by nhbob1
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