Given the chance by the Federal Communications Commission to get a liberal Democrat on his soon-to-be history talk show, Stephen Colbert gave Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia free rein to throw mud at President Donald Trump.
Which liberal voice would be receiving Colbert’s softball questions had become an issue after CBS pulled the plug on Colbert’s plans to give Democrat James Talarico a dose of airtime on Monday.
Talarico is running in a primary against Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas to become the candidate to oppose Republican Sen. John Cornyn in the November election.
Deadlinenoted that Talarico is covered by FCC rules because he is considered a legally qualified candidate, while Ossoff is not, even though he has made no bones about his plan to seek another term.
“Ossoff … isn’t a ‘legally qualified candidate,” Deadline explained, noting, “the qualifying period for the primaries in Georgia doesn’t kick in until the start of March.”
“This means he is free to appear on ‘The Late Show’ without CBS having to invite his rivals on as well, if they asked, of course,” Deadline explained.
And so, asMediaitenoted, Ossoff was free to liken Trump to leaders who censored the media.
“And I’ll just say that more and more, Donald Trump’s America reminds me of those places and those societies and that should chill us all to the bone,” he continued to cheers and applause.
“I think Donald Trump’s rise — Donald Trump himself — is a symptom of a deeper disease in our society. I mean, how is it that a demagogue who promised to tear it all down was twice elected to the presidency on false promises?” he said.
“It’s because the system really is rigged. He’s not unrigging it — he’s re-rigging it for himself,” Ossoff said.
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