On Tuesday afternoon, as public interest in the story grew, CBS issued a written statement insisting that Colbert was not prohibited from airing the Talarico interview. Rather, the network said the CBS lawyers “provided legal guidance,” which included “options for how the equal time for other candidates could be fulfilled.”
Soon after, while the host filmed Tuesday night’s show, Colbert referred to CBS’ statement as “crap” and picked up a copy of the statement in a dog waste bag. “I’m just so surprised that this giant global corporation would not stand up to these bullies,” he added.
The state legislator, who accused the FCC of “colluding” with CBS, told supporters at a rally in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday, “I think it’s safe to say that their plan backfired. These are the same people who ran against cancel culture, and now they’re trying to control what we watch, what we say, what we read. And this is the most dangerous kind of cancel culture, the kind that comes from the top.”
Interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ7Pz_59A
I understand you, I get an uncanny valley feeling from the guy, probably because he’s very Christian and I’m avidly atheist and that’s just how it goes.
In this interview though he is especially prepared and hitting his talking points in a quick 10 minute format for the national stage.
I’ve seen him in a lot of other lower profile podcasts and settings (he did a good Jubilee for example) and he’s actually much more natural there and pretty good.