From: teotw@seeya.net   
      
   On 2/17/26 11:45 AM, Lee wrote:   
   > Stephen Colbert Says CBS Blocked   
   > James Talarico Interview Over FCC   
   > Equal Time Fears   
   > Feb 17   
   >   
   > Stephen Colbert went public Monday   
   > night with a striking accusation   
   > against his own network: that CBS   
   > lawyers had barred him from airing   
   > an interview with Texas state Rep.   
   > James Talarico, who is running for   
   > U.S. Senate, in a preemptive bow to   
   > FCC pressure over the agency’s push   
   > to apply its “equal time” rule to   
   > late-night talk shows.   
   >   
   > Colbert revealed that the network’s   
   > legal team had called The Late Show   
   > staff directly and told them "in no   
   > uncertain terms" the interview could   
   > not be broadcast. He had additionally   
   > been instructed not to raise the   
   > matter on air. He then proceeded to   
   > do precisely the opposite.   
   > https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/stephen-colbert-cbs-blocked-james-   
   > talarico-interview-fcc-equal-time-1236665220/   
   >   
   >   
      
   Welp, this narrative blew up on that lopeared liar.   
      
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