White House Spokesman Steven Cheung Blasts Rancid Racist Stephen Colbert as a No-Talent Loser Who Brings Shame to His Racist Ancestors

I can't believe this racist launched a psyop to deny a nomination to the supremely-qualified Strong and Proud Black Woman Jasmine Ratchet.

I think we're all still grieving.

White House Communications Director Steven Cheung launched a blistering attack Thursday on late-night host Stephen Colbert, unloading in a social media post that branded the comedian "a sad and pathetic excuse for a human being" while accusing him of driving one of television's most recognizable franchises into the ground.

Not really an accusation. That was the headline in the latest Nielsen book.

The remarks, posted to the platform X, came as The Late Show with Stephen Colbert heads toward its final run on CBS. Cheung mocked what he described as a media effort to frame Colbert's exit as a heartfelt farewell tour, dismissing the coverage and taking direct aim at the host himself. "He's a sad and pathetic excuse for a human being," Cheung wrote, adding that Colbert "killed the legacy of The Late Show."

So what is the little-watched TV clown, last seen propping up a mediocre white man so that he could steal a nomination from a Strong Black Woman, doing with his few remaining weeks?

Well, he's having on a series of guests who spend most of their time gassing Colbert up and assuring him that he's super-funny and super-needed in Current Year.

It's turned into such a solipsistic circle-jerk that even Solipsistic Circle-Jerk Daily, also known as Variety, is blasting Colbert for his cloying self-regard.

Quoted at Instapundit by Ed Driscoll:

Colbert's removal from the air, when it was announced last July, was legitimately seismic news, for the industry and for an audience who saw him as a crucial voice for the anti-Trump Resistance since the 2016 election. The timing of the news, though, meant that Colbert had an entire final season to play out with all parties, from writers and producers to host to guests, knowing that the end was in sight. (This differentiates it from the brief period when "Tonight Show" host Conan O'Brien's job was in limbo during the O'Brien-Jay Leno succession crisis -- then, the precariousness and uncertainty of the situation gave the show incredible tension and voltage.)

What has ended up making it to air has been an increasingly puffy tribute to the show's own host. The endless bouquets being tossed Colbert's way have started to make the studio smell a bit cloying.

Granted, these are Colbert's guests having an emotional response to a host they liked being removed from air, and in what seems to be an unfair way, to prove new Paramount CEO David Ellison's Trumpist bona fides amidst the Skydance-Paramount merger. It reminds one of how many other institutions are caving right now -- universities, law firms, to say nothing of corporations across the entertainment industry. But the show's focus on its own host's misfortune has become outsized and a bit dramatic, especially because so many other institutions are in crisis: With everything else going on in the world, we have to go through a monthslong celebration-of-life for a comedian whose job is coming to an end?

As we celebrate the firing of Colbert and Kimmel, we must always remember, it doesn't matter, because no one is watching anyway.

Late night's 11:35 p.m. ratings race delivered another split decision the week of March 1, with CBS' The Late Show with Stephen Colbert topping the hour in total viewers, while ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! led among younger viewers.

This is misleading: Gutfeld topped them both by +50%.

But he's not specifically on at 11:35 -- a time they're insisting is the only real "late night show" starting time to fence out the competition that beats them every single night.

According to Nielsen Live+3 ratings data, The Late Show averaged 2.43 million total viewers for the week (+1 percent), enough to lead the broadcast field. Jimmy Kimmel Live! finished second with 2.28 million viewers (+5 percent) but led the hour among adults 18--49, drawing 263,000 viewers (+17 percent) to Colbert's 219,000 (+5 percent).

2.43 million in a nation of 350 million, huh?

And how about those in-the-demo numbers -- 219,000.

Wow.

NBC's Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon also saw growth last week, averaging 1.35 million total viewers (+10 percent) and 191,000 adults 18--49 (+29 percent) across four original episodes and one repeat.

And they're only seeing "growth," if you can call it that, because deranged lefties for whom network propaganda TV is their church and pulpit are tuning in to hear how terribly the Iran war is going.

On cable, Fox News' Gutfeld! again drew the largest overall audience among the shows we track, averaging 3.73 million total viewers (+10 percent) and 315,000 adults 18--49 (+38 percent) across four new episodes. The show was preempted Monday night by Fox News' Iran war coverage but benefited from the broader surge in cable news viewership tied to the conflict.

Weird that this outfit claims that Gutfeld benefited from the Iran war, but pretends the lefty propagandists did not.

Amidst all this #Winning, I have some sad news to add:

Buzzfeed is broke and there is "substantial doubt" it can remain in business.

Buzzfeed, the digital media company that took the mid-2010s by storm, said on Thursday it has "substantial doubt" about its ability to continue as a business.

In an earnings report released Thursday, Buzzfeed said it has engaged in "strategic conversations" about relieving its liquidity issues.

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The company was $165 million in debt three years ago; that's been slashed by more than 65%, Buzzfeed said. But Matt Omer, Buzzfeed's chief financial officer, said the company is still burdened by legacy commitments. Alongside its namesake, Buzzfeed also owns news site Huffpost and online food network Tasty.

"Burdened" by HuffPo, huh?

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In 2025, Buzzfeed had a net loss of $57.3 million, according to its earning report. The company noted it did not have enough resources to fund its cash obligations for the next year.

For those of you who are visual learners: If you imagine a pie graph, Buzzfeed lost $57.3 million of pie. Also, the pie was made of ratshit and hobo jizz.

BTW, that story is from CNN. Another company for which there is substantial doubt about its ability to remain in business. Also made of ratshit and hobo jizz.

posted by Disinformation Expert Ace at 05:10 PM

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