Trish Bendix
Colbert Doesn’t Give an FCC About Calling Out CBS
State Rep. James Talarico (D-TX) did not appear as scheduled on “The Late Show” on February 16, and Stephen Colbert addressed his absence in a segment he was strongly advised against. “He was supposed to be here, but we were told in no uncertain terms by our network’s lawyers, who called us directly, that we could not have him on the broadcast,” he said. “You might have heard of this thing called the ‘equal time rule,’ OK?