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Trump Just SHUT DOWN Colbert's Show AGAIN...

Trump's latest attempt to silence Stephen Colbert and others who don't like him.

 
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Trump Just SHUT DOWN Colbert's Show AGAIN...

Trump's latest attempt to silence Stephen Colbert and others who don't like him.

Look who's having a hissyfit :D

 
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Look who's having a hissyfit :D

Look at our local cult member defending his leader. You need to learn a few tricks from Ritchie, just sayin munchkin.
 

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Trump Just SHUT DOWN Colbert's Show AGAIN...

Trump's latest attempt to silence Stephen Colbert and others who don't like him.

It's actually our public broadcasting regulation that requires giving equal time to all candidates (or at least extend an invitation) including in this case the Democrats running for that position. While courting controversy, Colbert is conveniently leaving out these facts.

What's peculiar about inviting Talarico at this juncture is that he is a minor figure in Texas politics who still has to beat a very formidable candidate in the Democratic primary. Jasmine Crockett is a Congresswoman and the frontrunner. James Talarico is just a State Senator in the state legislature.

I would give a couple opinions about this so-called controversy.

A vast majority of Americans nationally have no interest in a Texas U.S. Senate candidate in a primary of all races.
Some in the liberal media think James Talarico is the next coming of Beto. Beto O'Rourke was another young, attractive Texas Democrat that the media tried to prop up.
I think Colbert's ratings are sinking. He always wants to lean hard into politics. This might be his way to go out feeling that he's doing something.
 

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It's actually our public broadcasting regulation that requires giving equal time to all candidates (or at least extend an invitation) including in this case the Democrats running for that position. While courting controversy, Colbert is conveniently leaving out these facts.

What's peculiar about inviting Talarico at this juncture is that he is a minor figure in Texas politics who still has to beat a very formidable candidate in the Democratic primary. Jasmine Crockett is a Congresswoman and the frontrunner. James Talarico is just a State Senator in the state legislature.

I would give a couple opinions about this so-called controversy.

A vast majority of Americans nationally have no interest in a Texas U.S. Senate candidate in a primary of all races.
Some in the liberal media think James Talarico is the next coming of Beto. Beto O'Rourke was another young, attractive Texas Democrat that the media tried to prop up.
I think Colbert's ratings are sinking. He always wants to lean hard into politics. This might be his way to go out feeling that he's doing something.
Question,

If Biden or Obama had pressed the FCC or the new network to keep a Republican candidate off of some MSM show, would you be singing the same song?
 
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Question,

If Biden had pressed the FCC to keep a Republican candidate off of some MSM show, would you be singing the same song?
Pretty much.

You also have to realize Colbert's invitation is also not fair to the Democratic primary frontrunner. However if he could also invite her, I am sure he would simply have her on his show.

All this ignores that Colbert is hosting a late night entertainment show. People aren't tuning in to get informed on the Texas Senate primary.

But of course, that's ancillary to the broadcast regulation. That regulation has been in place all of my life and most of us know it because it's been ingrained in our political culture. I believe networks actually stopped running movies and TV shows featuring Reagan and Trump when they were running for President. That's how specific the regulation has been applied.
 

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That regulation has been in place all of my life and most of us know it because it's been ingrained in our political culture. I believe networks actually stopped running movies and TV shows featuring Reagan and Trump when they were running for President. That's how specific the regulation has been applied.

The rule has been around for a long time, but generally not applied to talk shows. In January 2026 a new FCC notice came out.


For the bona fide news interview exception, a key precedent has been the Media Bureau’s 2006 decision denying a complaint by Phil Angelides, the Democrat candidate for Governor of California, seeking equal time on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” following an appearance by Republican candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger. The central question in that case was whether interview segments on an entertainment program qualify for the bona fide news interview exception. The Bureau concluded that “the news interview segments of ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’ qualify for the bona fide news interview exemption ... and that news interviews conducted on that program are exempt from equal opportunities.” This followed a prior full Commission decision finding that portions of the daytime talk show “Donahue” qualified as bona fide news interviews, and staff decisions making similar findings for the “Sally Jessy Raphael Show,” “Jerry Springer,” “Politically Incorrect,” and Howard Stern’s radio program. A related decision found that “Entertainment Tonight” qualified as a bona fide newscast.
 

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The rule has been around for a long time, but generally not applied to talk shows. In January 2026 a new FCC notice came out.


For the bona fide news interview exception, a key precedent has been the Media Bureau’s 2006 decision denying a complaint by Phil Angelides, the Democrat candidate for Governor of California, seeking equal time on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” following an appearance by Republican candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger. The central question in that case was whether interview segments on an entertainment program qualify for the bona fide news interview exception. The Bureau concluded that “the news interview segments of ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’ qualify for the bona fide news interview exemption ... and that news interviews conducted on that program are exempt from equal opportunities.” This followed a prior full Commission decision finding that portions of the daytime talk show “Donahue” qualified as bona fide news interviews, and staff decisions making similar findings for the “Sally Jessy Raphael Show,” “Jerry Springer,” “Politically Incorrect,” and Howard Stern’s radio program. A related decision found that “Entertainment Tonight” qualified as a bona fide newscast.
I don't think the web article clears anything up.
Arnold Schwarzenegger was on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno 27 times. He is an first and foremost entertainment name.
Unfortunately, Schwarzenegger announced his candidacy for Governor on the Tonight Show further blurring the lines.

Anyway, it's pretty safe to say James Talarico is not an entertainer but rather a politician.
 

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I don't think the web article clears anything up.
Arnold Schwarzenegger was on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno 27 times. He is an first and foremost entertainment name.
Unfortunately, Schwarzenegger announced his candidacy for Governor on the Tonight Show further blurring the lines.

Anyway, it's pretty safe to say James Talarico is not an entertainer but rather a politician.
So you don't think that the FCC issued a notice in January that might have had an influence on how late night talk shows are now regulated?
 

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So you don't think that the FCC issued a notice in January that might have had an influence on how late night talk shows are now regulated?
They were clarifying the rule.
It's been a rule that has been in place for decades.
Perhaps there's been some vague enforcement over the years.
 

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Trump on Fallon to normalize him.
C'mon, you know that's impossible. ;)

Trump was on September 2015, January 2016 and September 2016. Interestingly, Hillary was on a few days later all three times.
Fallon's people know what they're doing.
 
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