Colbert Cartoon Crumbles Truth

Townhall.com ^ | July 12, 2019 | Brent Bozell and Tim Graham

[Kaslin]

If you're a liberal, what's more fun than watching the liberal press trash conservatives seven days a week? How about watching the entertainment media mock conservatives for complaining about all this abuse?

CBS-owned Showtime has created a Trump-blasting animated series called "Our Cartoon President," reminiscent of that George W. Bush-bashing "Lil' Bush" series that Comedy Central made while Bush was in office. Can you imagine Showtime having aired a president-mocking cartoon while Bill Clinton or Barack Obama were in office? How about one about President Hillary? They wouldn't dare.

Showtime thinks it's funny to claim that conservatives say they are "oppressed" and need a "safe space." The network says its "cutting-edge comedy presents the truish adventures of Trump ... and his family."

"Truish." That word gives you a clue. It's like the truth.

The executive producer is CBS late-night star Stephen Colbert, so the "truish" part is fascinating. In 2005, Colbert was celebrated for mocking then-President Bush with the word "truthiness," insisting, "We're not talking about truth. We're talking about something that seems like truth -- the truth we want to exist." It was celebrated by Merriam-Webster as word of the year in 2006.

"Truthiness" perfectly defines this nasty cartoon, made by a nasty man who announced on national television that this president's mouth is a holster for Russian President Vladimir Putin's penis. He presents Trump and conservatives as the worst kind of loathsome idiots, because that's the truth he wants to exist. It's "his truth," as the left so illogically tries to explain these things. It's just another dose of ongoing therapy for liberals who feel oppressed because Trump is president.

In the July 7 episode, titled "Save the Right," a cartoon Ben Shapiro convinces doltish Trump to sign an executive order declaring conservatives a protected class. Shapiro tells Trump, "someday we will achieve true equality and be able to wear a Confederate flag unitard to Soulcycle," the indoor-cycling gym franchise. At the end of the episode, Shapiro -- who grew up in Los Angeles, not Alabama -- rips off his outer clothes and is wearing the unitard.

That's "truish," Tinseltown style.

The episode also depicts Justice Brett Kavanaugh as a frat-boy drunk, an idiot. He counsels the president saying that to get what you want, you cry "until the tears make such a huge puddle it won't be clear if it's tears or pee." He adds, "Everyone will be afraid to ask, so they'll just take whiffs to see if they can smell pee. Once they're sure it's not pee, they'll be so grateful you'll get exactly what you want from them."

"Truish."

When conservatives march on Washington to rally against their critics, cartoon Anderson Cooper announces: "Conservatives from all over the country have gathered in Washington to fight for the rights of Republicans. Or, said another way, the president has hosted a white power rally. The grand wizard is about to speak." Then the assembled conservatives sing: "Why do we fight?/ To protect the lives of rich men who are white/ so Rush Limbaugh can sleep sound at night." They continue: "This is why we fight for proud boys and alt-rights/ for rich white men and rich white men's wives."

In the "truish" vision of Colbert & Co., all conservatives are racist fanatics who already have "all the money and all the power," as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin snapped in the show. If that were the slightest bit true, that the right has all the power, would this cartoon exist?

[Sirius Lee]

As Voltaire may have said: ‘To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.’

America is apparently ruled by jihadis and faggots.

[jurroppi1]

“In the “truish” vision of Colbert & Co., all conservatives are racist fanatics who already have “all the money and all the power,” as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin snapped in the show. If that were the slightest bit true, that the right has all the power, would this cartoon exist?”

I think the proper question would be if that were the slightest bit true, that the right has all the power, would we be immersed in such constant leftist hackery if we were what they claimed we were.

That last part is important because it points out how they demonize us in histrionic and nonsensical ways and almost never get challenged on that fact.

[bert]

Anti white is Anti America

Anti white is pro inequality

Anti white is pro mediocracy

[bagster]

America is apparently ruled by jihadis and faggots.

What about...

[The_Media_never_lie]

How about a cartoon of Obama as a stuttering fool, Bill Clinton boinking all the house guests, whether two legs or four, and Hillary, well, there is enough for a long series of bobble head cartoons right there. And this back bencher of the left really thinks he is funny?

Colbert never got over his father’s untimely death is an air plane disaster. His brother was an outstanding teacher, from what I have heard. Colbert could have made something of himself other than a comedian who is not funny.

How can anyone watch this trash? Who pays for it?

[_Jim]

Colbert, one question and one question only - who is Soros and what does he fund?

(Is that two questions?)

[VanDeKoik]

Showtime blows money on this. It lasts one season, and it disappears in silence.

It isnt made to be good or even funny. Just to virtue signal that Showtime is “woke” so please dont target them if they may run afoul of the left someday.

[Elsie]

Genesis 19:9

[a fool in paradise]

Is it truish that Stephern Colbert lost his virginity to his mother in an outhouse?

Or is he still technically a virgin?

The Left’s taunts are on a 6th grader level so just responding in kind.

[Thumper1960]

Supposedly NOT Voltaire. Still, despite the originator, a line with some substance.

[Truthoverpower]

Nope

Our great president rules

Tyranny is but one election away

Ask Venezuela or Cuba

[BenLurkin]

“Can you imagine Showtime having aired a president-mocking cartoon while Bill Clinton or Barack Obama were in office?”

You mean they didn’t?

/s

[Yaelle]

If that were the slightest bit true, that the right has all the power, would this cartoon exist?

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Yeah. And if being white were any privilege, why would exactly zero people of mixed race list themselves as white on school admissions and other forms?

Same thing. If you came here from another planet and wanted to not be mocked or hurt in public, would you disguise yourself as a Leftie or a Trump lover?

[Nateman]

It's one of Showtimes least watched shows.I've seen previews played to groups of people and nobody was laughing. Remember these are previews where they can show slices from the best of the best and non of it was good enough for even a giggle.