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‘CBS Mornings’ Sucks Up to, Strategizes With Lefty James Talarico

March 9th, 2026 5:42 PM

Hours after an Oliver Darcy underling screeched Sunday about CBS News’s social media platforms as having gone full MAGA for covering unsavory stories such as a Jewish Insider investigation into the radical social media history of New York City’s first lady, Monday’s CBS Mornings showed the liberal media are unsurprisingly not living in reality as the newscast welcomed far-left Texas…

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‘Cross-Partisan’; ABC/CBS Tout Talarico Using ‘Unity’ to Win Moderates

March 4th, 2026 11:17 PM

On Wednesday, ABC and CBS were nauseatingly in awe on their flagship newscasts of far-left Texas State Representative James Talarico — who believes, among other things, God was non-binary and that Mary would support abortion — as possessing “cross-partisan appeal” in a campaign “emphasizing unity” to pull in “moderates” to deliver Texas the first statewide Democrat win since 1994.

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Rep. Jasmine Crockett Targets Elon Musk for Living in Texas

March 4th, 2026 1:33 PM

Texans want a probe of visionary entrepreneur Elon Musk because he lives in Texas, Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) told a town hall meeting on Monday.

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Scarborough Swoons Over Winning Talarico: ‘A Lot Like Barack Obama’

March 4th, 2026 12:34 PM

On Wednesday’s Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough swooned over Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico after his primary victory over Rep. Jasmine Crockett, saying the state legislator had “exploded onto the national stage, a lot like Barack Obama.” Scarborough unapologetically repeated the analogy: “Yes, I will say, a lot like Barack Obama.”

NPR WHINES About 'Equal Time' Talk -- Since They Love One-Sidedness

February 28th, 2026 10:09 PM

On The NPR Politics Podcast, their media reporter David Folkenflik attacked Trump FCC Chairman Brendan Carr for talking like a "mafioso" against Jimmy Kimmel, who he said "made some remarks that offended the president's supporters." NPR whined about "self-censorship" by anti-Trump media outlets and claimed conservative talk radio is terrible about "equal time." Look in the mirror, NPR…

Politico Celebrates Colbert YouTube Stunt as 'The Talarico Moment'

February 20th, 2026 3:03 PM

Stephen Colbert’s interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico was pulled from TV over equal-time rules, but aired on YouTube, where it drew millions of views and boosted Talarico’s campaign. Politico celebrated the episode, which critics say was a publicity stunt exploiting grievance culture for political and fundraising gains.

NewsBusters Podcast: Libs Coddling Colbert and Circling Around Whoopi

February 20th, 2026 10:15 AM

In the new eruption of leftist protest over anyone demanding Stephen Colbert provide "Equal Time" to their incessant tilt, we point out again that all the comedy shows tilt dramatically to the left, just like The View. Whoopi Goldberg felt pressed to address the NewsBusters scoop on her place in the Epstein files. 

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CNN Touts Colbert-Talarico Stunt As a 'Perfect Storm,' Everybody Wins!

February 19th, 2026 1:44 PM

On Jake Tapper's CNN show on Tuesday, they discussed Stephen Colbert's stunt of putting an interview with Texas state Rep. James Talarico on YouTube because his lawyers banned him from putting Talarico on air. CNN and Jonah Goldberg touted this as a "gift" for the two men, a "perfect storm" where "everybody" opposed to Trump comes out a winner. 

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So Much For Being Censored: Colbert, Ossoff Campaign Ahead Of Midterms

February 19th, 2026 9:40 AM

Those trying to turn CBS’s Stephen Colbert into a free speech martyr for the James Talarico-equal time controversy suffered a setback on Wednesday as Colbert welcomed Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff to The Late Show. Unfortunately, those who would like the late night hosts at least pretend to put in an effort to have some sort of balance on their shows also suffered a setback as the duo…

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FCC Chair: ‘I Was Highly Entertained’ by Colbert’s ‘Hoax’ on the Media

February 18th, 2026 5:04 PM

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr said at a press event Wednesday that he got a big laugh when he looked back at the way CBS “Late Show” Host Stephen Colbert used a hoax to manipulate the media this week.

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O'Donnell Cites Pulled Colbert Interview As Impeachment Evidence

February 18th, 2026 3:03 PM

MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell spent the early part of Tuesday’s edition of The Last Word demanding that President Trump be impeached for allegedly receiving bribes from ABC and CBS because, according to him, CBS’s decision to not allow Stephen Colbert to interview Texas Senate candidate James Talarico follows the same pattern as the decision to pay Trump $16 million as part of a 60…

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Colbert: CBS Knows 'Damn Well' They Banned Talarico Interview

February 18th, 2026 9:53 AM

On Monday, CBS’s Stephen Colbert alleged that the network forbade him from airing an interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico over concerns about a potential FCC equal time rule violation. On Tuesday, CBS denied the allegation and said The Late Show was not prohibited from airing the interview but gave Colbert advice on how equal time could be fulfilled, but The Late…

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CBS: No, We Didn’t Ban Colbert from Broadcasting Candidate’s Interview

February 17th, 2026 4:57 PM

“THE LATE SHOW was not prohibited by CBS from broadcasting the interview with Rep. James Talarico,” CBS said in a statement Tuesday after the show’s host, Stephen Colbert, claimed he was told he could not air his interview with the Democrat candidate.

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Late Night Hosts Haven't Interviewed a GOP Candidate Since 2016

February 17th, 2026 2:44 PM

On Monday, CBS’s host of The Late Show, Stephen Colbert, denounced FCC chairman Brendan Carr for threatening to use the agency’s equal time rule against the late night comedy shows, which he claimed led CBS to force him to put his interview with State Rep. James Talarico on YouTube. With the equal time rule now in the news, NewsBusters analysts dug into the archive to find out when…