There comes a time within the bounds of human decency and national consciousness where the populace needs to stand up and declare that “enough is enough.” With regard to the political discourse in America, that time is now.
On the evening of May 1, late-night talk show host Stephen Colbert decided to push well beyond the confines of acceptable political dialogue. When speaking of Trump’s first 100 days in office, he dove deep into the realm of crass, witless, maliciously defamatory humor that is neither acceptable within our honorable society nor protected by the Constitution of the United States. In a twelve-minute monologue directed at President Trump himself, and watched by the nation, Colbert:
• alluded to President Trump being mentally handicapped on several occasions;
• strangely indicated that the Trump Administration would be fine with Hitler’s policies;
• called President Trump a disgrace;
• made several derogatory and sexually charged remarks about the President’s genitalia;
• stated the President was the “bloatus,” the “glutton with the button,” a “regular gorge Washington;”
• stated that President Trump was the “presi-dunce,” and was turning into a “real pr*ck-tator;”
• said President Trump “attract[ed] more skinheads than free Rogaine;” and has “more people marching against [him] than cancer;”
• alleged President Trump “talk[ed] like a sign-language gorilla that got hit in the head.”
Not to be outdone by his previous round of insults, Colbert finished out his monologue by stating “in fact, the only thing [Trump’s] mouth is good for is being Vladimir Putin’s . . .” followed by his use of a graphic and derogatory homophobic slur to finish out his thought.
I’m all for political humor in this country, and recognize that President Trump, as a public figure, has a huge Constitutionally-protected target on his back. The Supreme Court, beginning in 1964 with the seminal case New York Times v. Sullivan, agrees. However, Colbert’s monologue went well beyond the protected limits of political speech . . .
Read more at:
https://www.cameronkinvig.com/single-post/2017/05/02/Stephen-Colbert-Should-Hire-a-Good-Lawyer
