Colbert Lies About FCC & The Equal Time Rule Is Stupid
The Rich Zeoli Podcast: Daily Politics, Culture & Chaos by Rich Zeoli
Episode notes
Why we should abolish the FCC + Hillary cheers free speech crackdown + How to fix Philly's slavery exhibit
Rich Zeoli breaks down why Stephen Colbert’s “equal time” freakout is pure theater and why CBS attorneys — not the FCC — are driving the whole mess. We lay out how Colbert uses the James Tallarico interview as a publicity stunt to funnel viewers to YouTube, while Tallarico plays the victim and rakes in millions. Zeoli also explains why you can hate Colbert and still think the equal-time rule is outdated — and why keeping the FCC around is a gift to Democrats who want a bigger speech-regulation hammer.
We also get into the long game: Rich warns that the same political crowd that pushed censorship pressure during COVID-era debates wants regulators to reach far past broadcast TV. Zeoli plays cli ...