Will the Colbert-Talarico folks admit to being played?

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12:08p, 2/18/26
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It is as plain as day.

Talarico needed a bump. What drives attention better than controversy? So he partnered with Colbert to generate fake controversy. No one gives a crap about Colbert. His ratings are in the tank, and he is on his way out. If he had aired the interview on the show no one would have seen it.

So instead they gin up some controversy by butting up against the equal time doctrine and convincing people that CBS's lawyers told them they couldn't air it. And oh by the way, Donald Trump says so. BUT IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE INTERVIEW THAT IS SO CONTROVERSIAL IT'S ON YOUTUBE. HERE'S THE LINK.

And the you have all your social media influencers and 'bots chime in on social media platforms telling everyone what a great interview it was.

I wonder how many conservatives got suckered into watching it too.

It's brilliant. I wish I had thought of it.
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12:10p, 2/18/26
5.8 million views and counting.

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In reply to shiftyandquick • 12:11p, 2/18/26
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shiftyandquick said:
5.8 million views and counting.




They would have never gotten that viewership over the air.
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In reply to shiftyandquick • 12:11p, 2/18/26
shiftyandquick said:
5.8 million views and counting.


All libs downloading that mess. Ain't no middle or right voters watching that BS.
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12:11p, 2/18/26
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Christian Nationalism? That same, dead horse? Is that all they have?
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In reply to shiftyandquick • 12:12p, 2/18/26
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shiftyandquick said:
5.8 million views and counting.


And your faux Christian boy is still going to get smoked.
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In reply to BTKAG97 • 12:13p, 2/18/26
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BTKAG97 said:
Christian Nationalism? That same, dead horse? Is that all they have?



I will take Christian Nationalism over Scientology Nationalism
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12:53p, 2/18/26
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My two cents on the supposed controversy and the FCC equal time rules.

The equal time rules were created when were only three networks, a handful of TV stations in each town, and no cable or internet. With limited channels of communication, such rules were necessary.

Now there are multiple avenues of mass communication, and people are seeking political content like this interview regardless of their political stripe. Broadcast TV must now compete with cable and streaming, and restrictive rules on content will only hasten its demise. Hell, it's already dead.

/endrant
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12:55p, 2/18/26
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Not going to watch that but did he come out of the closet in the interview?
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12:57p, 2/18/26
Talarico has raised 2.5 million since the cancellation.

https://nypost.com/2026/02/18/us-news/texas-dem-senate-candidate-james-talarico-rakes-in-2-5m-after-stephen-colbert-interview-nixed-from-late-show-air/
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In reply to shiftyandquick • 12:58p, 2/18/26
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shiftyandquick said:
5.8 million views and counting.



How many views by Reagan republicans?
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In reply to BTKAG97 • 12:58p, 2/18/26
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BTKAG97 said:
Christian Nationalism? That same, dead horse? Is that all they have?

It's everything they hate in a neat little sound bite, Christianity, God, and America.
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In reply to shiftyandquick • 12:58p, 2/18/26
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Talarico has raised 2.5 million since the cancellation.

https://nypost.com/2026/02/18/us-news/texas-dem-senate-candidate-james-talarico-rakes-in-2-5m-after-stephen-colbert-interview-nixed-from-late-show-air/


If only Beto and Allred had decent funding
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In reply to shiftyandquick • 1:02p, 2/18/26
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Talarico has raised 2.5 million since the FAKE cancellation.

FIFY, and it went according to plan.
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In reply to shiftyandquick • 1:04p, 2/18/26
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Talarico has raised 2.5 million since the cancellation.

https://nypost.com/2026/02/18/us-news/texas-dem-senate-candidate-james-talarico-rakes-in-2-5m-after-stephen-colbert-interview-nixed-from-late-show-air/

He'll get smoked.
Gig'Em and God Bless,

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In reply to Keller6Ag91 • 1:05p, 2/18/26
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shiftyandquick said:
Talarico has raised 2.5 million since the cancellation.

https://nypost.com/2026/02/18/us-news/texas-dem-senate-candidate-james-talarico-rakes-in-2-5m-after-stephen-colbert-interview-nixed-from-late-show-air/

He'll get smoked.

It will be shifty but quick.
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In reply to Burdizzo • 1:08p, 2/18/26
I agree it was a brilliant move to increase the viewership, but one question.


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No one gives a crap about Colbert. His ratings are in the tank, and he is on his way out. If he had aired the interview on the show no one would have seen it.


Are you saying the FCC would not have actually looked into this?

I'm Gipper
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1:09p, 2/18/26
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Jasmine Crockett would be demanding equal time on Colbert's show if she knew what that meant.

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1:11p, 2/18/26
Talarico is going to confuse a lot of Christians..."love thy neighbor, etc...but he has no boundary on the other side. People are going to think he is a very center Christian - he is not. He mentions abortion is overblown by the right, but never hints he has even the most basic Christian belief for standing up for the unborn. I believe he is in favor of the right to choose. He says a lot of things that some Christians will agree with like "we should not shove our beliefs down others' throats"...but he appears vague on any topic that a democrat would disagree with him on.
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In reply to Keller6Ag91 • 1:11p, 2/18/26
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shiftyandquick said:
Talarico has raised 2.5 million since the cancellation.

https://nypost.com/2026/02/18/us-news/texas-dem-senate-candidate-james-talarico-rakes-in-2-5m-after-stephen-colbert-interview-nixed-from-late-show-air/

He'll get smoked.

I know you MAGAs think that MAGA-ism is wildly popular.

Everyone else can read the tea leaves.
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In reply to Burdizzo • 1:12p, 2/18/26
How do you equate "ratings in the tank" and the fact that his show is number 1 in its time slot?
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In reply to torrid • 1:15p, 2/18/26
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torrid said:
My two cents on the supposed controversy and the FCC equal time rules.

The equal time rules were created when were only three networks, a handful of TV stations in each town, and no cable or internet. With limited channels of communication, such rules were necessary.

Now there are multiple avenues of mass communication, and people are seeking political content like this interview regardless of their political stripe. Broadcast TV must now compete with cable and streaming, and restrictive rules on content will only hasten its demise. Hell, it's already dead.

/endrant


The equal time thing is an FCC tool for communication over the airwaves. On the internet which is not over the air, the FCC has no jurisdiction. As I stated earlier, no one would have watched this on Colbert because his ratings are so poor. If they had just pushed it out on YouTube, only the Talarico fanboys would have watched it. But if you scream OMG WE'RE BEING CENSORED BY TRUMP, GO SEE OUR INTERVIEW ON YOUTUBE THAT HE DOESN'T WANT YOU TO SEE then people flock to it and think you're worthy of a donation

Forbidden fruit. Suckers.
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1:16p, 2/18/26
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Been lurking on this group for three weeks now. If yall want a good laugh then definitely jump in…I t's pretty hilarious!




TO THE DROP ZONE!!!
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In reply to EFR • 1:26p, 2/18/26
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EFR said:
How do you equate "ratings in the tank" and the fact that his show is number 1 in its time slot?



I suppose there is something be said for being the largest fly on the dungheap. And then there is this.from September last year.




Why Colbert got canceled - by Nate Silver - Silver Bulletin https://share.google/zr7U2JTKDWFmVFmrI
https://share.google/zr7U2JTKDWFmVFmrI


5 million views on YouTube is a lot more that 2 million on late night TV, but without a controversy to send people to YouTube, no one would have known otherwise.


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1:26p, 2/18/26
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there are an awful lot of ritaards out there falling for the smarmy schmuck Low Talrico and all of his lies and there's going to be an awful lot more east and left coast as well as foreign elitists investing heavily on who should be Texas senator.
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In reply to oh no • 1:30p, 2/18/26
oh no said:
there are an awful lot of ritaards out there falling for the smarmy schmuck Low Talrico and all of his lies and there's going to be an awful lot more east and left coast as well as foreign elitists investing heavily on who should be Texas senator.

and now your job is to sell Paxton as upright, ethical, principled. Good luck, you will need it!

I think the contrast between Talarico and Paxton will be very evident to everyone!
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1:33p, 2/18/26
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Telarico seems pretty masculine for a Democrat man. What a Low T beta ***** boy.
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In reply to shiftyandquick • 1:34p, 2/18/26
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shiftyandquick said:
oh no said:
there are an awful lot of ritaards out there falling for the smarmy schmuck Low Talrico and all of his lies and there's going to be an awful lot more east and left coast as well as foreign elitists investing heavily on who should be Texas senator.

and now your job is to sell Paxton as upright, ethical, principled. Good luck, you will need it!

I think the contrast between Talarico and Paxton will be very evident to everyone!

Now do Wesley Hunt. BTW, when was the last time you were right? About anything?
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In reply to e=mc2 • 1:48p, 2/18/26
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Telarico seems pretty masculine for a Democrat man. What a Low T beta ***** boy.

White suburban women probably love those things the most about him.

I'd go further as to why, but no need to give staph a reason.
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In reply to shiftyandquick • 1:51p, 2/18/26
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shiftyandquick said:
oh no said:
there are an awful lot of ritaards out there falling for the smarmy schmuck Low Talrico and all of his lies and there's going to be an awful lot more east and left coast as well as foreign elitists investing heavily on who should be Texas senator.

and now your job is to sell Paxton as upright, ethical, principled. Good luck, you will need it!

I think the contrast between Talarico and Paxton will be very evident to everyone!

Paxton does have a very strong record as Texas AG of fighting against bureaucracy and oversteps by the Feds. He has a long proven track record of fighting the Obama and Biden admins from everything from O&G leases, climate alarmist BS regs, border wall and security, election integrity, baby killing, covid tyranny, etc. He's been a marxist revolution's worst enemy. As for the communist lies about him that low IQ ritaards have all lapped up: he was acquitted for them. Even after acquittal, Biden's feds kept digging and still had nothing. He's divorced now. ooooh. better vote for Low T now? I don't think so.


Low T ran away from his job and left the state because he didn't want to vote on bills - aka his job. He pretends to be a man of the cloth while he lectures on how god wants you to decide to crush fetus skulls. He's never done anything except change his stances for one liners to trick the low IQ useful idiots because he's now running for US senate. He's a beta. He's beto 2.0.

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In reply to shiftyandquick • 1:54p, 2/18/26
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shiftyandquick said:
Keller6Ag91 said:
shiftyandquick said:
Talarico has raised 2.5 million since the cancellation.

https://nypost.com/2026/02/18/us-news/texas-dem-senate-candidate-james-talarico-rakes-in-2-5m-after-stephen-colbert-interview-nixed-from-late-show-air/

He'll get smoked.

I know you MAGAs think that MAGA-ism is wildly popular.

Everyone else can read the tea leaves.

Nope. I think Texas still has a strong conservative base and a right-leaning middle.

This guy's "faith" message makes us all the dumber. I feel for those that buy into it.

And I'm not MAGA even after voting for him 3 times.
Gig'Em and God Bless,

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In reply to torrid • 1:56p, 2/18/26
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torrid said:
My two cents on the supposed controversy and the FCC equal time rules.

The equal time rules were created when were only three networks, a handful of TV stations in each town, and no cable or internet. With limited channels of communication, such rules were necessary.

Now there are multiple avenues of mass communication, and people are seeking political content like this interview regardless of their political stripe. Broadcast TV must now compete with cable and streaming, and restrictive rules on content will only hasten its demise. Hell, it's already dead.

/endrant

This is all true.

But the equal time rules only apply if you are using up radio waves. They don't apply to cable.

Given the current technology, the rules are a bit arcane. But, you don't see them pop up very often.
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In reply to Im Gipper • 1:57p, 2/18/26
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Im Gipper said:
I agree it was a brilliant move to increase the viewership, but one question.


Quote:
No one gives a crap about Colbert. His ratings are in the tank, and he is on his way out. If he had aired the interview on the show no one would have seen it.


Are you saying the FCC would not have actually looked into this?

I doubt it.

When was the last time the FCC enforced equal time laws?
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shiftyandquick said:
Keller6Ag91 said:
shiftyandquick said:
Talarico has raised 2.5 million since the cancellation.

https://nypost.com/2026/02/18/us-news/texas-dem-senate-candidate-james-talarico-rakes-in-2-5m-after-stephen-colbert-interview-nixed-from-late-show-air/

He'll get smoked.

I know you MAGAs think that MAGA-ism is wildly popular.

Everyone else can read the tea leaves.


We remember you reading the tea leaves during the 2024 election. Want me to post those again?
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BusterAg said:
Im Gipper said:
I agree it was a brilliant move to increase the viewership, but one question.


Quote:
No one gives a crap about Colbert. His ratings are in the tank, and he is on his way out. If he had aired the interview on the show no one would have seen it.


Are you saying the FCC would not have actually looked into this?

I doubt it.

When was the last time the FCC enforced equal time laws?


I am still waiting to hear about the FCC investigating The View
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