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The party of free speech is now threatening CBS and Stephen Colbert once again because they were going to air an interview with James Talarico, a Democratic Senate candidate from Texas who’s on track to flip the seat blue
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Anonymous 4d

When’s the primary between him and Crockett?

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Anonymous 4d

Source? I’m not trying to disagree with this, just want to make sure that this is something I can push forward without worry of it being unfounded.

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Anonymous 4d

First and foremost, let’s not get carried away thinking he’ll actually flip the seat—remember Beto? Democrats have been one election from flipping Texas for a decade now and here we are. Secondly, Colbert blatantly violated the FCC’s equal-time rule. It’s well-established and strictly non-partisan. After all, it’s been in place for almost a century. And all Colbert had to do to satisfy it was invite the Republican candidate on at some point, but no…

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 4d

I haven’t checked polling numbers in a week or two but last I saw Talarico was ahead by six or so points I think? His sort of economic populism is seemingly resonating with voters.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 4d

That’s awesome tbh, I really dig the whole religious left winger thing as a religious left winger

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 4d

No offense but it’d be infinitely easier for you to just google “CBS” and find information than it would be for me to copy a link here and you have to type it out in your browser

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 3d

It’s also been well-established that late night TV is exempt

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 3d

The basis for that exemption is that late night TV is apolitical. However, I think we all know that Colbert is about as political as it gets—when was the last time he even bothered to ask a Republican on the show?

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 3d

late night tv has had political satire as long as I can literally remember

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 3d

also Trump was on in 2015, Liz Cheney in 2023, mitt Romney in 2012, etc.

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 3d

Show me where in their ruling they rely on the notion that “late night TV is apolitical” (according to who?) https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-06-2098A1.pdf

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