COLBERT’S SILENT TAKEDOWN
A Chilling Monologue on Golf, Handshakes, and “Partnerships” Has Networks in Full-Blown Panic
Stephen Colbert didn’t shout. He didn’t crack a joke. Instead, he weaponized silence — and in doing so, delivered what may be the most unsettling late-night segment in history. With nothing but a few haunting images — a golf course ribbon-cutting in Scotland, a mysterious handshake with a shadowy power broker, and a quiet prison visit — Colbert drew a line between the dots that no one wanted connected.
Then came the seven words that detonated across the media world:
“We used to call them criminal associations. Now we call them partnerships.”
The audience froze. Lawyers scrambled. Network execs went pale. Because this wasn’t comedy — it was a public indictment. And if Colbert’s chilling implication holds water, the cozy “partnerships” celebrated in front of cameras might actually be the front for something far darker.