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FCC to investigate, 'take appropriate action' on Colbert’s Trump rant

The most that will happen is a fine for CBS. This is only going to do good for Colbert and his ratings. This smacks of Trump getting involved though.

Not a good idea if so, I could easily see this having a streisand effect if they pressed the matter. Would be smarter to leave it be and let people forget.
 
God it's pathetic how completely moronic 4chan/t_d Trumpsters are. Dumbasses aren't gonna get Colbert in trouble, they're just setting him up with more ratings.

And yes Cockholster is now being added to the go-to Trump-related insults like Tiny Hands because we now know how it gets under their skin.
 

KHarvey16

Member
The most that will happen is a fine for CBS. This is only going to do good for Colbert and his ratings. This smacks of Trump getting involved though.

What does? Unless he sent the complaints there's nothing happening that would require his influence. It's automatic.
 
This isn't really anything.

The FCC received a bunch of complaints, presumably from fragile alt-right snowflakes. Their response is "we'll see if there's anything illegal". There's obviously nothing illegal, so nothing will happen. And, at worst, they get fined. But good luck fining a bleeped word well past 10 PM. And answering a question about this is hardly "opening an investigation".
 

btrboyev

Member
Scary times. You guys also see all monitors and TV's at the FDA that show news have been ordered to only have Fox News on?
 

TheContact

Member
I thought it was a funny joke. I'm not understanding what the backlash is. People have said much worse about Trump.
 
FCC ain't gonna do shit cause they can't do shit.

Though it's hilarious/sad/strange/crazy/scary that they're basically goons for Trump.

And ofc Freedumz brigade is never anywhere to be found.
 

Prompto

Banned
I hope this boosts his ratings even more.
It has already

It turns out that the backlash only made him stronger. The show scored a scored a 2.5 rating, according to CBS, easily outpacing its late-night competition, NBC’s “Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,” which topped out the night with a 1.9 rating. The margin between the two shows was the largest to date. The episode was also up 19 percent from the previous Thursday and a whopping 32 percent from the same night a year ago.
 
So America is going full North Korea now? After that laughing person getting a year in jail and now this? So liberals when are you gonna stop Trump from going full Hitler?
 
What does? Unless he sent the complaints there's nothing happening that would require his influence. It's automatic.

If you can't imagine Trump making a phone call voicing his displeasure then you've been living under a rock. The motherfucker sued Bill Mahar for saying his Mom fucked a gorilla for christ sake.
 

JustenP88

I earned 100 Gamerscore™ for collecting 300 widgets and thereby created Trump's America
Seeing Trump cultists referring to this joke as "treason" on Twitter is some bittersweet hilarity.
 

Woo-Fu

Banned
I hope Colbert ends up suing someone, I'm sure he can get a pretty good lawyer with his pay.

He won't have to pay for it, the network will.

As far as the FCC goes the worst they could possibly do is levy a fine, a fine that will pay for itself by increasing viewership of the show.
 

KHarvey16

Member
If you can't imagine Trump making a phone call voicing his displeasure then you've been living under a rock. The motherfucker sued Bill Mahar for saying his Mom fucked a gorilla for christ sake.

It would be a wasted phone call because nothing that wouldn't have happened anyway is currently happening. The FCC looks into the complaints it gets. They get them all the time.
 

linkboy

Member
I thought it was a funny joke. I'm not understanding what the backlash is. People have said much worse about Drumpf.

Because conservatives are skin-thinned snowflakes who freak the fuck out when someone calls them out on their bullshit.
 
Scary times. You guys also see all monitors and TV's at the FDA that show news have been ordered to only have Fox News on?

Huh?

And crying.

Colbert is now too dangerous for the US Government. What an accomplishment.

Colbert always was. His in character skit at the Presidential Dinner years ago stunned the fuck out of conservatives at that time. This was just a time before they went full fascist
 

mid83

Member
Sometimes I feel like the only person who doesn't immediately want somebody fired when they express a viewpoint I don't agree with.

It is somewhat hilarious how each side screams free speech when the person is on their side yet demands a person be burned at they stake when they say something they don't agree with.
 
Sometimes I feel like the only person who doesn't immediately want somebody fired when they express a viewpoint I don't agree with.

It is somewhat hilarious how each side screams free speech when the person is on their side yet demands a person be burned at they stake when they say something they don't agree with.

There's a difference between someone saying the word cockholster and another one going on something like a racist rant.
 

hawk2025

Member
Sometimes I feel like the only person who doesn't immediately want somebody fired when they express a viewpoint I don't agree with.

It is somewhat hilarious how each side screams free speech when the person is on their side yet demands a person be burned at they stake when they say something they don't agree with.

Yes, you are very special.
 
Sometimes I feel like the only person who doesn't immediately want somebody fired when they express a viewpoint I don't agree with.

It is somewhat hilarious how each side screams free speech when the person is on their side yet demands a person be burned at they stake when they say something they don't agree with.

BOTH SIDES!!!!
 

Nafai1123

Banned
Sometimes I feel like the only person who doesn't immediately want somebody fired when they express a viewpoint I don't agree with.

It is somewhat hilarious how each side screams free speech when the person is on their side yet demands a person be burned at they stake when they say something they don't agree with.

Yeah a comedian saying cockholster is the exact same as a politician saying blacks are more violent than whites, or immigrants are criminals, or Muslims are terrorist. Exactly the same!
 

Trojita

Rapid Response Threadmaker
It's not illegal to say penis or insult the sitting president.

What a waste of tax payer money.
 
Sometimes I feel like the only person who doesn't immediately want somebody fired when they express a viewpoint I don't agree with.

It is somewhat hilarious how each side screams free speech when the person is on their side yet demands a person be burned at they stake when they say something they don't agree with.

One side wants someone fired because they were offended.
The other side wants to be offended to get someone fired.
 
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