As someone who loves comedy, what a*s-clowns like Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert havedone to the concept is like what Harvey Weinstein did to movie production or what Democrats have done to journalism, if journalism were their cellmate in Super-Max. Colbert is the Jeffrey Epstein of truth and Kimmel is the Luigi Mangione of honesty. That’s why it was not shocking to anyone with an IQ larger than their shoe size that Colbert would go on his show and lie, doing his best to help a white guy, James Talarico, beat a black woman, Jasmine Crockett, in the Democratic primary in the Texas Senate race.
First, I have to tell you about the concept of equal time. It is surprising how many “journalists” out there either do not have the mental capacity to understand this very basic concept, or simply are willing to come off as morons for the cause of their party. It’s about half and half, as I think you’d be stunned by just how many of these people have the intelligence of someone who snacked on lead paint chips.
But the concept of equal time is pretty basic: If you are going to have a candidate for office on a show that uses the public airwaves (broadcast tv and radio, not cable or streaming), other legitimate candidates (those who are on the ballot officially) can request an appearance for the same amount of time. This only applies to real candidates, not write-ins, and ONLY for 30 days before a primary and 60 days before a general election. The rest of the time, it is a free-for-all and shows can have on whoever they want.
One thing I’ve heard morons in the media claim is that the FCC is monitoring broadcasts or warning networks of the equal time obligations, but that is a lie. The FCC does not monitor any broadcasts, they respond to reports filed by viewers/listeners and anyone else, either for violation of decency rules or equal time. An audience member can’t make a claim for equal time on behalf of someone else; the candidate or politician must. The FCC decides if a claim is valid, period.
This is not rocket science, not even close, which means the people deliberately saying otherwise are lying or don’t have the mental capacity to understand this very basic concept.
Kaitlin Collins, who is genuinely not a bright person, on CNN went on Colbert to claim this is a “slippery slope” because “right-wing radio” doesn’t want to be subjected to these equal time regulations. As someone who has worked in talk radio for a decade, I can assure you that we are subject to it and always have been. Kaitlin might be too dimwitted to know that, but surely someone on her staff knows how to Google.
I’m happy to have any Democrat running for office on to discuss how much they suck. See, equal time doesn’t mean equal treatment. I can have a Republican I support on and ask about issues we both agree on, whereas I would then be free to ask a Democrat about their love for illegal aliens or child genital mutilation. The length of time is what the regulations cover, not the content.
Unsurprisingly, Democrats don’t make claims of equal time on conservative talk radio for that very reason. It’s easier to go on MS Now and get a tongue bath from Rachel Maddow or CNN and watch Collins try to string together a coherent question without any follow-ups than it is to discuss something serious with someone who might challenge you.
Colbert wants the white guy to be the nominee for Democrats, not the black woman. He assumes Texans are racist and wouldn’t vote for a black woman, so he’s going to be preemptively racist, or something. He’s too busy lying about what he did to address it honestly.
This is who Democrats are – they have to lie because the truth does them zero favors. That so many in the media are willing to torch what remains of their credibility to help them is a testament to either how corrupt they are or how stupid. There is no wrong answer, there is no good answer, there is only the truth and the truth is lairs are exactly who Democrats are and always have been.
Derek Hunter is the host of the Derek Hunter Show on WMAL in Washington, DC, and has a free daily podcast (subscribe!) and author of the book, Outrage, INC., which exposes how liberals use fear and hatred to manipulate the masses, and host of the weekly “Week in F*cking Review” podcast where the news is spoken about the way it deserves to be. Follow him on Twitter at @DerekAHunter.