I was fired. Once. I took the advice of a lawyer friend (now ex-friend) and accepted an offer with his firm. But the managing partner of the firm was more interested in lawyers producing padded billing hours than doing actual lawyer work. A partner walked into my office at 5 PM one day, handed me a settlement agreement and a pen. Money for a non-disclosure. Shut up regarding the firm and take the money. I couldn't at that point prove his padding, so I signed. My computer was turned off, and I was escorted to the door.  

The only thing Colbert and I have in common is that we were both fired. I was given about 10 minutes to hit the street. Colbert was given 10 months. In the longest firing in the history of firings, Colbert will have what no one ever fired will have – the benefit of having a public platform to bag on his employer and get paid millions to do it, for the next 10 months. I cannot fathom why any employer would allow a terminated employee almost a year to throw mud in the face of the boss.  

My buddy Bob Hoge had opinions about Colbert. He penned the following:  

This one galled me the most; I do not watch the show, but couldn’t miss this steaming pile of dung when it hit social media. COVID vaccines at the time of this skit were an issue that was tearing many families apart and causing many to lose their jobs. To Colbert, it was just cutesy fun to demand that you put something in your body that you don’t want to: 

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Colbert’s cadre of talent-challenged writers will spend the next few months pitching ways to do something new — like dump on Trump and bash CBS. But the programmers at CBS will, at some point, reach their abuse limit, and Colbert will get a visit from a CBS executive, followed by two security guards.  

It was no surprise to me that Colbert has had plenty of people in the “industry” running to his defense. Fallon, Kimmel to name two, but he also has the support of people working at CBS. In February, one of his guests was the star of a show called “Elsbeth.” Apparently, it is a spinoff from “The Good Wife.” I hadn't heard of either, but Colbert was apparently offered a spot on the show by Wendell Pierce, wherein Colbert will play a fictional talk show host. Creative.  

Wendell Pierce is a dedicated Hillary leg-humper. He attended her presidential convention in 2016. He was on the board of Alliance for a Healthier Generation (a Clinton Foundation offspring). He once clocked a Bernie Sanders supporter and agreed to anger management and diversion for the charge to be dismissed.  

Maybe the show is hoping to get eyes on the target because news about Colbert generates interest like a car wreck generates gawkers. “Elsbeth” is about as popular as 7/11 Suchi – coming in 79th on TV. I don’t know about you, but this seems to be a nice fit for Colbert. The Late Show is a dismal ratings failure, and Colbert has been faking it for years, so this should be a seamless transition.  

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