Texas State Representative James Talarico, a Democrat running for the US Senate, was scheduled to be a guest on The Late Show yesterday, but Stephen Colbert said CBS told him to cancel the appearance. Not only that, but he was also told that he could not mention the cancellation, show any images of him, or mention that the pre-taped chat would be available on the show’s YouTube channel.
Why? Because FCC Chair Brandon Carr, who is Trump’s little bitch, said that the broadcast networks could not air any interviews with any candidates without interviewing all of the other candidates due to the equal time rule. However, talk shows have been able to slide on the rule.
But not anymore if a Democrat candidate is on a talk show, and Carr is in charge, which is why CBS legal said no, according to Colbert. Larry Ellison is trying to steal, I mean acquire, Warner Bros. from Netflix, so he needs the FCC to approve the deal. Therefore, he wants to be on Carr’s, I mean Trump’s, good side.
Thus why Colbert is caught in the middle of all of this BS. But since he was fired, what can they do to him? That is why he went against CBS’s wishes and mentioned the interview.
Why can he post it on YouTube but not air it on CBS? The FCC does not have a claim to the streaming service. Therefore, you can watch the interview here.
I highly suggest watching it. Not because the FCC doesn’t want us to watch it. But because he calls out the fake Christians who act like they follow Jesus Christ, but they don’t. They follow men who lied to them because they don’t read the Bible; they are just told what is in it.
UPDATE: CBS denied Colbert’s claim in a statement: “‘The Late Show’ was not prohibited by CBS from broadcasting the interview with Rep. James Talarico. The show was provided legal guidance that the broadcast could trigger the FCC equal-time rule for two other candidates, including Rep. Jasmine Crockett, and presented options for how the equal time for other candidates could be fulfilled. ‘The Late Show’ decided to present the interview through its YouTube channel with on-air promotion on the broadcast rather than potentially providing the equal-time options.”
