Colin's Last Stand, Episode 25: Donald Trump vs. The Media vs. Russia

Colin, is there any way to convert your videos on Patreon to an audio only episode like how Dave Rubin does? I listen to most of these in the car, and it's so much easier. I know you have a lot of visuals, and your production quality is great. So I don't want to take anything away from that. But I'm just thinking it would be another way to make it easier to get more of your content regularly. I rarely have time to watch videos. Anyways, keep up the great work!

Late to the comment party here but absolutely want to chime in. I came into the video with my guard up, but left feeling it to be one of your better ones yet. Given the evidence to date, I think it's highly likely that both Flynn and Manafort had political channels open with the Kremlin or state-sponsored actors whose purpose was to defeat Clinton and elect Trump. Despite the Russian's relatively weak hand in that regard (Podesta's emails were a bit of a snooze, imo), I think they ended up winning BIGLY on that small bet. I also find it impossible to believe that Trump didn't have knowledge of this — hell, he actively encouraged Putin on the stump, which was the single most outrageous and overlooked thing that happened on the campaign trail. I also find the Trump's personal and organizational ties to Russian financiers to be more than suspect. All that being said, it's completely unclear at this point to what degree Trump maintained enough legal plausible deniability from all this. That will come out one way or another with Mueller's work, and in particular whether Flynn and Manafort have enough of "a story to tell" to be offered a bargain. In the meantime, I think those who find Trump wholly objectionable, present company included, should restrict their Russian diet and focus on other incredibly pertinent areas. As you suggest, I happen to agree that SOME media overplaying their Russian hand carries significant risk of backfiring and poisoning the well. Those who oppose Trump need to pace themselves and re-prioritize in the short term, absent the forthcoming Mueller report. Good job establishing some credibility on this one, de-escalating and reasoning with your diverse audience, and giving some attention to each important angle of the story instead of overlooking anything. Keep it up.

Josiah Lambert

Yeah, no problem! :D You don't happen to need any animators by chance? ;D

ConeZone

I have some conservative views, none socially, but I just can't imagine the Republican Party surviving this lunatic. I think there will be a credible third party candidate next time around. There has got to be... PLEASE. Give me another option. I keep waiting for the democrats to speak to me in non-hypotheticals but it's yet to happen. I guess I keep waiting. Meanwhile the country is going up in flames. This is a horrible situation, and I hope people take a hard look at whether the candidate they vote for next time, no matter what color his or her tie is, is actually fit for the office.

Anthony Wright

Now this tweet with him attacking (literally) CNN. This has really got to stop. Someone is going to get hurt.

Anthony Wright

Thank you!

Colin Moriarty

I'm not sure I agree with your viewpoint.

Colin Moriarty

Thank you!

Colin Moriarty

I watched it the day it happened (I'm a big Morning Joe fan). It's such a strange, unsettling situation. This whole thing seems untenable, to be honest.

Colin Moriarty

I'm so glad I found this channel, love hearing some more conservative voices!

ConeZone

Broken promises from Trump? So far the thing that's making liberals mad is that he is keeping his promises.

Eric Williamson

Good job

Hans Curie

I'm curious what you think of this whole Mika fiasco he has brought in himself. Joe and her put off their vacation for a day to go on their show and talk about it for 40 minutes in the morning. They disclosed some very unsettling details about Trump's interactions with them over the past few months, and detailed his attempt at blackmailing them by having the Enquirer AND the top people at the White House calling them and telling them they needed to call the president or they were going to run a negative story on them. Evidently going as far as not only to repeatedly harass the two of them, but also Mika's daughters. As well as as recent as this last health care meeting he had with the GOO at the White House, where he evidently went on a 20 minute personal tirade insulting yet again Mika. GOP senators in the room even called them to let them know about it, and told them they were worried about them. Seriously. Whatius wrong with this man? This also plays into your theory that he will destroy himself if left to do so, because honestly this is the worst I have heard of him yet, and he has done this to himself in full view of witnesses. Here is a YouTube link for anyone who hasn't seen it. It's long, but I promise for everyone, supporter or not, this is a good educational watch on Donald Trump. Thoughts?? <a href="http://youtu.be/jTZOSBnYeE4?a" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://youtu.be/jTZOSBnYeE4?a</a>

Anthony Wright

The waters are truly and deeply (and to a concerning degree) muddied. Thank you for being here to support me.

Colin Moriarty

Indeed. Love ya, ma!

Colin Moriarty

=) If Mueller comes back with nothing, they need to ease up, or risk looking like abject conspiracy theorists.

Colin Moriarty

There could be something there, but since all of these issues are so deeply conflated with one another, it's hard to say that they'd ever get anything to stick.

Colin Moriarty

It's completely manic. I agree.

Colin Moriarty

We'll never be able to prove to what extent Russia's efforts had on the election, if any. I would assume the effects were minor, but again, there's no way to prove any of it.

Colin Moriarty

Glad you liked it!

Colin Moriarty

I agree with everything you've said. I don't think he runs again (because he probably can't win, and therefore wouldn't put himself in that position), and I think the media needs to cool its jets.

Colin Moriarty

It would make for a good video, I agree. Public trust has eroded so significantly, and good people are so afraid to run for fear of being ruined by the media, that it only leaves folks like Clinton and Trump left standing. The fact is, from my estimation, there's never been a time like this before, and I really do think that this is how a third party candidate ultimately emerges. I hope I'm right.

Colin Moriarty

Just okay? =) He may have to, yeah. I think he could just claim Executive Privilege, though.

Colin Moriarty

Yeah, I did see the other video, although I found it far less compelling (the dude on camera is a Health Editor at CNN).

Colin Moriarty

Great video - I think the worst part with this coordinated, gang up and hate on the Trump movement in the media is that should something of value come out of this investigation will the majority of every day American's actually believe it? The media has swung so hard and missed so often with Trump that I think it's going to be hard for anyone to accept what is and what isn't found at the end of this investigation. Thank you for the video and the time and effort you put into things - I genuinely love seeing the notification of another CLS vid ready to be consumed and the News Bursts are much appreciated as well.

Eric Gee

Thanks for the perspective, bud. Why can't the world 'see it'? Astonishing...but not at all surprising I guess.

BettyAnn Moriarty

"If I was a journalist..." I don't know, seems kinda farfetched to me. In all seriousness though, what do you think it would take for the press and Democrats to back off the Russia story?

Josh Squires

What do you think of the obstruction of justice angle, Colin and gang?

Gavin Todd

Yup! They're doing the Russian thing because it's good for ratings... period. The undercover video on Thehill.com with the CNN guy says as much. So because it's good for ratings they're just not talking much about the other things happening.

Christopher Lee

Normally I'm a "where there is smoke there is fire" type of person, and hey there still be some collusion that occurred. But if it was something egregious, you think it would have been found by now. There is so many more things that this administration is doing wrong, and while it's being focused on... it's not being focused on with the fervor that this Russian thing is. Is the media trying to get us into a war? I just wonder what the motivation is. -- and the left is still somehow focused on this. Just like the CLS about Democrats losing... like fix your damn party and gear up for 2018 would you! CMON... I dunno it's gotten old. Stop focusing on this Russian crap, focus on issues actually affecting Americans, and start looking for solutions for them, otherwise we get several more years of a lopsided Washington... Tl;DR - I'm over it... lets move on

Owen

Putin makes his friends call him Maestro. He's playing the US media and anti-war left like a symphony of implosion. "News" organizations are using 99.7% of their time not talking about taxing and spending, even though the government is basically an insurance company with an army. Medicaid affect 70+ million people. Obamacare spends $5.2 trillion on medicaid alone over the next 10 years. The senate bill proposes $4.3 trillion. Trump claims to be a dealmaker. Democrats want to increase medicaid spending at a yearly rate of 5.5%. Republicans want a rate of growth of 1.7%. Even if we had an independent candidate president, what level of taxing and spending on medicaid can 70% of Americans agree on...? Apparently no one gives a damn. The talking points are insane. "The Death Party." "Blood Money." Maybe, at the very least, if we're collectively taking reasonable governance off the table, shouldn't we be demanding that our 17 legions of 100,000+ intelligence community professionals spend every waking moment thinking about how to fuck with Russia to a degree that makes how they're fucking with us look like amateur hour. Give Trump a big red button that says Push Here to hit Russia with total fucking destruction. Stream it on Facebook Live. These people when polled rate Josef Stalin as the Most Outstanding Person In History. Let's remind them exactly what the end result of socialism looks like. Then loop some big smirking Trump GIFs nonstop around the clock on every screen in their goddamn arctic country.

Jeremy Meyer

Do you believe that Russia, even if their Meddling was extensive and of great consequence, if it didn't happen, would DJT have lost the Election? Because I believe that the Electoral Vote was won by such a margin that it could not have been effected by "Russian hacking".

Andrew Christensen

I like these topical, and maybe more controversial issues Colin, if you could make more of these, I think your channel can grow in the eyes of social moderates such as myself, even if it offends a few people!!!! Favorite video yet! BEYOND!!!

Andrew Christensen

I wish the media would take a step back and lets see what happens with Trump. Call him out on bullshit and let all the noise go away. I am soo tired of Trump its unreal. I do not think he would run for a 2nd term reguardless of what happens because he looks broken already.

Joey Finelli

I would like to address the beginning of this video. Can you do a commentary or a video on how this great country has gotten to the point of an ignorant Playboy Billionaire, and a former Secretary of State under FBI investigation, were the two choices to win the presidency of the USA. I am ignorant of a lot of history and I am trying study it more and more. Has there ever been a time like this in this country. Why is the two party system something we allow and put up with in this country. What can we as the people who elect our representatives start a new political party. A common sense fiscally responsible part to start taking down what is a corrupt government. I cannot believe what we have become in my 36 years of life. Keep up the fantastic content. The mainstream media is going down because of people like you and to me it's a good thing, accountability and trust is needed for me to believe anyone, and Colin I trust you!

JoTu 22

I thought that this episode was OK. I like the history focused videos more, but as far as political videos go this one was pretty good. Do you think President Obama will have to testify before congress for keeping the Russia hacking thing a secret or is that also over blown?

You mentioned van jones calling it a nothing burger so I'm assuming you also saw the video of the CNN guy saying that the top guys keep making everyone at CNN talk about the Russia thing just for ratings. That Washington post article is a fascinating read, but other than confirming what we already know, Russia intended to mess with our election, there is nothing about any kind of collusion. This constant "Russia Russia Russia" banter from the 24/7 news channels is doing everyone a disservice. Three CNN people get fired for making fake news, undercover videos come out showing CNN people saying there is nothing there, and yet they keep going on and on about something that has as much evidence to support it as big foot. It's ridiculous and the irony is it's going to help trump look like a "victim" and an "underdog" and help him get reelected.

Christopher Lee