{"id":121563,"date":"2026-02-19T10:15:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T15:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/david-marcus-how-stephen-colbert-conned-dem-donors-and-burned-jasmine-crockett-121563"},"modified":"2026-02-19T10:15:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T15:15:16","slug":"david-marcus-how-stephen-colbert-conned-dem-donors-and-burned-jasmine-crockett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/david-marcus-how-stephen-colbert-conned-dem-donors-and-burned-jasmine-crockett-121563","title":{"rendered":"DAVID MARCUS: How Stephen Colbert conned Dem donors and burned Jasmine Crockett"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico\u2019s campaign is $2.5 million richer this week and a bit closer to victory after Stephen Colbert<\/a>, host of “The Late Show” on CBS, made up a ridiculous lie about being censored by President Trump.<\/p>\n

It took a few days for the dust to settle, but now that we have a clear picture of what happened, it is about as bad as it can be. In fact, it would likely be a fireable offense if the ratings challenged Colbert was not already slated to get the ax in May.<\/p>\n

According Colbert\u2019s version of events, which is falling apart faster than a house of cards in a wind tunnel, he was told by CBS lawyers on Monday, just minutes before he was set to interview Talarico, that he could not air the conversation. Why? Because of the Trump administration Federal Communication Commission\u2019s new rules<\/a> on equal time.<\/p>\n

A petulant Colbert went on to tell his audience that he wasn\u2019t even supposed to mention being censored to them, but, putting on his free speech super hero cape, he would do the interview anyway, defying his bosses and release it on YouTube.<\/p>\n

REPUBLICANS VIRTUALLY SHUT OUT OF DEM-DOMINATED TALK SHOWS AS FCC AIMS TO REFORM NETWORK BIAS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The only problem with all of this is that according to both CBS and the FCC<\/a>, nobody told Colbert the interview could not air. He just made it up. All that happened was that CBS lawyers told him if he had Talarico on, he might also have to give equal time to his<\/a> Demcorat primary opponent, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Tex.<\/p>\n

It is not clear why Colbert would have any issue with having Crockett on, unless perhaps he and his friends in high places think the preppy White bible school boy is more electable than the sassy Black finger-snapping lady.<\/p>\n

Talarico was fundraising off of Colbert\u2019s lie within minutes and raked in $2.5 million. Oh, and did I mention that early voting in Texas<\/a> started on Tuesday, the day after this duplicitous debacle?<\/p>\n

JAMES TALARICO ACCUSES CBS OF ‘SELLING OUT’ TO TRUMP AS NETWORK DENIES COLBERT’S CLAIM OF BLOCKING INTERVIEW<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

It truly was remarkable to watch. Even by Wednesday, when they knew quite well Colbert had not been censored, CNN had an entire panel that argued the Trump administration\u2019s pressure on CBS had backfired because of the fundraising and the five million YouTube views the video got.<\/p>\n

But there was no pressure on Colbert from the Trump administration. As FCC Chairman Brendan Carr<\/a> told Fox News Channel\u2019s Laura Ingraham, “CBS was very clear that Colbert could run the interview that he wanted with that political candidate. They just said, you may have to comply with equal time<\/a>\u2026 But instead of doing that, they claimed that they were victims.”<\/p>\n

All that the FCC has said, without taking any action, is that it may enforce equal time rules<\/a> for talk shows<\/a>, something it has not done in the past, but given how skewed late night comedy and daytime talk have become, it is worth considering.<\/p>\n

STEPHEN COLBERT SAYS FCC TRYING TO ‘SILENCE’ HIM, JIMMY KIMMEL AND SETH MEYERS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“The View,” ABC\u2019s mid-morning girl gaggle, had 128 liberal guests<\/a> in 2025 and only two conservatives, one of which was actress Cheryl Hines, who is actually not conservative, just married to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Put bluntly, the reason that the equal time rules have not been enforced on talk shows is that they never had to be, because Johnny Carson, Tom Snyder and Phil Donohue didn\u2019t turn their shows into nonstop political ads. Obviously that has changed.<\/p>\n

Colbert has been very clear that he purposefully uses his “comedy show<\/a>” to push a political agenda, in this case, to the benefit of James Talarico and the detriment of Jasmine Crockett, who is now in the awkward position of defending the Trump administration.<\/p>\n

COLBERT SKEWERS CBS FOR DENYING DEEP-SIXING OF CANDIDATE INTERVIEW, WHILE KIMMEL HOSTS DEMOCRATIC FUNDRAISER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

However, wherever one comes down on the equal time rules, it is crystal clear that Colbert is just flat-out, stone-cold lying when he says they were used to ban his interview from the air. Sadly, it is a lie many Democratic voters may take to their deathbeds.<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

There were two big victims to Colbert\u2019s perfidy, the first being Crockett, who may be discovering that she is a little too brown and uppity<\/a> for the rich White men who still control liberal media and politics.<\/p>\n

The second victim was the average citizen, who was separated from their money based on Colbert\u2019s lies to fill the coffers of Talarico<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, we only have about two more months to deal with Colbert\u2019s nonsense and lies, at least on CBS late night<\/a>. After that he can go to YouTube and interview anyone he pleases, just as he could have on Monday night.<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM DAVID MARCUS<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/david-marcus-how-stephen-colbert-conned-dem-donors-burned-jasmine-crockett <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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