Question about Colbert

[Charmin One]

Was Colbert required to give equal time to an opposing candidate?

[rsdsharp]

1. Why would he? He didn't have a candidate on his show.

[Charmin One]

2. He had Talarico

Who is a candidate

[rsdsharp]

3. He had Talarico on his YouTube channel, which is not subject to FCC regulation.

[TexasBushwhacker]

8. It wasn't broadcast in Texas

[rampartd]

4. talarico's opponent is crockett

colbert needs to have her on as well. hell, let them debate on late night.

i'm about to say we need them both, and the easiest way to do that might be for crockett to go back to congress, but i do love crockett and am just a little uncomfortable with the christianity aspect of talarico's appeal? (another twist - i recognize talarico's christianity much more than hegseth's )

[tulipsandroses]

6. Crockett has been on Colbert before. More than once.

Its all BS smoke and mirrors.

[rampartd]

7. i know she has

either would be a better senator than cornyn, who will probably be on mahar later this week without a peep from the fcc.

[tulipsandroses]

11. Nobody else has gotten more free media coverage than the orange foolius himself

Had it not been for all the free media coverage in 2015-2016, we would not be here.

[Wiz Imp]

9. Wrong. There is no equal time rule that applies to late night talk shows.

[Quiet Em]

5. In normal times before the con and his regime started mucking up everything in our country

the answer would be no.

The equal time rule was never applied to talk shows. But Brendan Carr, who has been looking for ways to go after The View, has been attempting to use the Equal Time rule to go after ABC/The View. Because of this, I think lawyers at CBS/Colbert advised Colbert of this new tactic by Carr, and Colbert exposed it.

[Wiz Imp]

10. There is no equal time rule which applies to talk shows.

So no, he was not required to do anything. CBS caved to empty threats and Colbert called them out on it.