Colbert should interview CBS News contributor Peter Attia, then someone that thinks child sex trafficking is evil and wrong to make the FCC happy.
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wait why would they even film the whole thing just to scrap it feels like there’s more to the story here
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This was a good interview! I hope it gets millions of views!
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert – [Rep. James Talarico on Confronting Christian Nationalism, and Strange Days in the Texas Legislature](https://youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A)
**Transcript – Part 1 of 3**
“[Stephen Colbert] Welcome back everybody. Ladies and gentlemen, joining me now is a representative in the Texas State House who is currently running for the United States Senate. Please welcome to the Late Show YouTube page, Representative James Talarico. There you go.
[Rep. James Talarico] Thank you. Thank you.
[Stephen Colbert] Now, here’s the thing. I don’t usually say this to a guest, but if people are watching this right now, it’s because they found us online, on YouTube. I did an act of the show that’s on tonight explaining why. It’s not the first time you’ve caused some drama. ‘FCC opening probe into *The View* after appearance by Talarico.’ Do you mean to cause trouble?
[Rep. James Talarico] I think that Donald Trump is worried that we’re about to flip Texas. And Stephen, this is the party that 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. They went after *The View* because I went on there. They went after Jimmy Kimmel for telling a joke they didn’t like. They went after you for telling the truth about Paramount’s bribe to Donald Trump. Corporate media executives are selling out the First Amendment to curry favor with corrupt politicians. And a threat to any of our First Amendment rights is a threat to *all* of our First Amendment rights.
[Stephen Colbert] So just to fact check you – my network said our cancellation was a purely financial decision.
[Rep. James Talarico] Got it. Got it.
[Stephen Colbert] And I remain very grateful for the last 11 years. Now, you grow you grew up in Texas. Here you are. [Displays childhood photo]
[Rep. James Talarico] I did.
[Stephen Colbert] There you are, you can prove it. They give you the adult boots as a child and you’re supposed to just grow into them, I understand.
[Rep. James Talarico] That’s right.
[Stephen Colbert] You served in the Texas House and now you’re running for Senate. The race, frankly, should not be as interesting as it is. Donald Trump won Texas by 14%. Why do you think this year Texas is considered a possibility by Democrats?
[Rep. James Talarico] Well, I’m an eighth generation Texan. My family has been in our state since it was Mexico. And across…
[Stephen Colbert] So, you’re going to get deported is what you’re saying.
[Rep. James Talarico] …across the state, there is a backlash growing to the extremism and the corruption in our politics. And I have traveled every corner of Texas already from El Paso to Beaumont, from Amarillo to Brownsville. And we’ve had thousands of Texans showing up to rally with us. And I can’t tell you the number of people who come up to me at the end of these events and whisper, ‘I’m not a Democrat.’ Like, it’s some kind of secret. We’ve recruited 14,000 volunteers who are out there doing the work all over our state. We have – this is one of the most exciting parts – we have shattered grassroots fundraising records all without taking a dime from corporate PACs. So this is really a people-powered movement to take back our state and take back our country. I feel like we’re building something really special in Texas. And clearly Donald Trump has taken note.
[Stephen Colbert] Now, one of the things that’s come up in some of the conversations you’ve had on the Texas State House floor, which some of the videos I’ve seen you do, and one of the things that gotten you attention out there, is that you are a Presbyterian seminarian. Presently, you’re a seminarian?
[Rep. James Talarico] Yes.
[Stephen Colbert] Okay, okay. The Right attempts to co-opt Christianity. To say that, you know, you can’t believe in God, you can’t believe in Christ. I think that Donald Trump might have said something like that at the National Prayer Breakfast, like ‘you can’t actually be a Christian and be a Democrat.’ But, the Religious Right is largely a political movement that *references* spirituality, but it’s a political… What do you, what is your…what is your heartfelt *hand* out to the people who want to use religion as a tool of political power?
[Rep. James Talarico] Well, for 50 years, the Religious Right, a political movement, that is a the perfect description for it. They convinced a lot of our fellow Christians that the most important issues were abortion and gay marriage. Two issues that aren’t mentioned in the Bible. Two issues that Jesus never talked about. Jesus in Matthew 25 tells us exactly how you and I – and every one of our fellow believers – how we’re going to be judged and how we’re going to be saved. By feeding the hungry, by healing the sick, by welcoming the stranger. Nothing about going to church, nothing about voting Republican. It was all about how you treat other people. I’ve said before, don’t tell me what you believe – show me how you treat other people and I’ll tell you what you believe. And I think in our in our faith, we’ve got to get back to those fundamentals. My granddad was a Baptist preacher in South Texas. And when I was little he told me that Christianity is a simple religion. Not an easy religion, he would always clarify, but a simple religion because Jesus gave us two commandments: ‘Love God and love neighbor.’ And there was no exception to that second commandment. Love thy neighbor regardless of race, or gender, or sexual orientation, or immigration status, or religious affiliation. And it’s why I have fought so hard for the separation of church and state in the State Capital in Texas because…
[Stephen Colbert] Well, I want to I want to ask you about that.
[Rep. James Talarico] Yeah, please.”
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Reminder: the Ellison family, who own CBS, are trying to buy WB and CNN. It was reported last weekend that WB is opening back up negotiations.
We live in hell. They’re going to ow all media. Which is the goal.
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Bari Weiss destroyed the standing of CBS in months like Trump destroyed any relationship with its allies.
I hope that Colbert has a comeback in the Colbert Report 2.0. There are rumours.
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I love the Streisand Effect. Nice job fucking this one up, Brendan.
[Here is the link](https://youtu.be/oh7DPSP65JA?si=Dz0cvqUuGU3d9alc) of Colbert explaining why it didn’t air, if you missed it.
Colbert should interview CBS News contributor Peter Attia, then someone that thinks child sex trafficking is evil and wrong to make the FCC happy.
wait why would they even film the whole thing just to scrap it feels like there’s more to the story here
This was a good interview! I hope it gets millions of views!
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert – [Rep. James Talarico on Confronting Christian Nationalism, and Strange Days in the Texas Legislature](https://youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A)
**Transcript – Part 1 of 3**
“[Stephen Colbert] Welcome back everybody. Ladies and gentlemen, joining me now is a representative in the Texas State House who is currently running for the United States Senate. Please welcome to the Late Show YouTube page, Representative James Talarico. There you go.
[Rep. James Talarico] Thank you. Thank you.
[Stephen Colbert] Now, here’s the thing. I don’t usually say this to a guest, but if people are watching this right now, it’s because they found us online, on YouTube. I did an act of the show that’s on tonight explaining why. It’s not the first time you’ve caused some drama. ‘FCC opening probe into *The View* after appearance by Talarico.’ Do you mean to cause trouble?
[Rep. James Talarico] I think that Donald Trump is worried that we’re about to flip Texas. And Stephen, this is the party that 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. They went after *The View* because I went on there. They went after Jimmy Kimmel for telling a joke they didn’t like. They went after you for telling the truth about Paramount’s bribe to Donald Trump. Corporate media executives are selling out the First Amendment to curry favor with corrupt politicians. And a threat to any of our First Amendment rights is a threat to *all* of our First Amendment rights.
[Stephen Colbert] So just to fact check you – my network said our cancellation was a purely financial decision.
[Rep. James Talarico] Got it. Got it.
[Stephen Colbert] And I remain very grateful for the last 11 years. Now, you grow you grew up in Texas. Here you are. [Displays childhood photo]
[Rep. James Talarico] I did.
[Stephen Colbert] There you are, you can prove it. They give you the adult boots as a child and you’re supposed to just grow into them, I understand.
[Rep. James Talarico] That’s right.
[Stephen Colbert] You served in the Texas House and now you’re running for Senate. The race, frankly, should not be as interesting as it is. Donald Trump won Texas by 14%. Why do you think this year Texas is considered a possibility by Democrats?
[Rep. James Talarico] Well, I’m an eighth generation Texan. My family has been in our state since it was Mexico. And across…
[Stephen Colbert] So, you’re going to get deported is what you’re saying.
[Rep. James Talarico] …across the state, there is a backlash growing to the extremism and the corruption in our politics. And I have traveled every corner of Texas already from El Paso to Beaumont, from Amarillo to Brownsville. And we’ve had thousands of Texans showing up to rally with us. And I can’t tell you the number of people who come up to me at the end of these events and whisper, ‘I’m not a Democrat.’ Like, it’s some kind of secret. We’ve recruited 14,000 volunteers who are out there doing the work all over our state. We have – this is one of the most exciting parts – we have shattered grassroots fundraising records all without taking a dime from corporate PACs. So this is really a people-powered movement to take back our state and take back our country. I feel like we’re building something really special in Texas. And clearly Donald Trump has taken note.
[Stephen Colbert] Now, one of the things that’s come up in some of the conversations you’ve had on the Texas State House floor, which some of the videos I’ve seen you do, and one of the things that gotten you attention out there, is that you are a Presbyterian seminarian. Presently, you’re a seminarian?
[Rep. James Talarico] Yes.
[Stephen Colbert] Okay, okay. The Right attempts to co-opt Christianity. To say that, you know, you can’t believe in God, you can’t believe in Christ. I think that Donald Trump might have said something like that at the National Prayer Breakfast, like ‘you can’t actually be a Christian and be a Democrat.’ But, the Religious Right is largely a political movement that *references* spirituality, but it’s a political… What do you, what is your…what is your heartfelt *hand* out to the people who want to use religion as a tool of political power?
[Rep. James Talarico] Well, for 50 years, the Religious Right, a political movement, that is a the perfect description for it. They convinced a lot of our fellow Christians that the most important issues were abortion and gay marriage. Two issues that aren’t mentioned in the Bible. Two issues that Jesus never talked about. Jesus in Matthew 25 tells us exactly how you and I – and every one of our fellow believers – how we’re going to be judged and how we’re going to be saved. By feeding the hungry, by healing the sick, by welcoming the stranger. Nothing about going to church, nothing about voting Republican. It was all about how you treat other people. I’ve said before, don’t tell me what you believe – show me how you treat other people and I’ll tell you what you believe. And I think in our in our faith, we’ve got to get back to those fundamentals. My granddad was a Baptist preacher in South Texas. And when I was little he told me that Christianity is a simple religion. Not an easy religion, he would always clarify, but a simple religion because Jesus gave us two commandments: ‘Love God and love neighbor.’ And there was no exception to that second commandment. Love thy neighbor regardless of race, or gender, or sexual orientation, or immigration status, or religious affiliation. And it’s why I have fought so hard for the separation of church and state in the State Capital in Texas because…
[Stephen Colbert] Well, I want to I want to ask you about that.
[Rep. James Talarico] Yeah, please.”
Reminder: the Ellison family, who own CBS, are trying to buy WB and CNN. It was reported last weekend that WB is opening back up negotiations.
We live in hell. They’re going to ow all media. Which is the goal.
Bari Weiss destroyed the standing of CBS in months like Trump destroyed any relationship with its allies.
I hope that Colbert has a comeback in the Colbert Report 2.0. There are rumours.