{"id":2571068,"date":"2026-02-18T12:39:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T17:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colbert-is-not-interested-in-having-both-sides-on-joe-concha\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T12:41:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T17:41:51","slug":"colbert-is-not-interested-in-having-both-sides-on-joe-concha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colbert-is-not-interested-in-having-both-sides-on-joe-concha\/","title":{"rendered":"Colbert is &#8216;not interested&#8217; in having &#8216;both sides&#8217; on: Joe Concha"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcolbert-is-not-interested-in-having-both-sides-on-joe-concha%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2571068&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that Washington Examiner senior writer Joe Concha argues Stephen Colbert\u2019s Late Show functions as a de facto Democratic fundraiser, noting Colbert has hosted far more Democrats than Republicans (with Liz Cheney being the only prominent Republican cited). It highlights a controversy over Colbert\u2019s interview with Democratic Texas state Rep.James Talarico and CBS\u2019s alleged warning that posting the interview could trigger the FCC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fcc-commish-kamalas-snl-appearance-specially-designed-to-evade-federal-regulations\/\" title=\"FCC Commish: Kamala&#039;s SNL Appearance Specially &#039;Designed to Evade&#039; Federal Regulations\">equal-time rule<\/a>, a warning Colbert dismissed as \u201ccrap.\u201d The piece notes that Talarico\u2019s campaign has raised about $2.5 million since the interview as he runs in the 2026 Texas Senate Democratic primary against Jasmine Crockett. On the Republican side, Ken Paxton and Wesley Hunt are vying to replace retiring Sen. John Cornyn,with early voting underway and Election Day set for march 3. The article also explains the FCC equal-time rule, which requires broadcasters to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >offer equal opportunities<\/a> to all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fcc-issues-new-guidance-on-equal-political-time-exemptions\/\" title=\"FCC issues new guidance on equal political time exemptions\">legally qualified candidates<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Colbert is &lsquo;not interested&rsquo; in giving &lsquo;both sides&rsquo; a spot on his show: Joe Concha<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2497454\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> senior writer <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/4460568\/aoc-flops-munich-nyt-attempts-save-presidential-hope\/\">Joe Concha<\/a> said Tuesday that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3913433\/stephen-colbert-paramount-could-uncancel-late-show-warner-bros-discovery-bid\/\">Stephen Colbert&rsquo;s<\/a> show is &ldquo;simply a super PAC&rdquo; for Democratic politicians.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Late Show with Stephen Colbert<\/em> is drawing attention online after<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4460051\/colbert-posts-james-talarico-interview-youtube-fcc-equal-time-rule\/\">postin<\/a><\/span><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4460051\/colbert-posts-james-talarico-interview-youtube-fcc-equal-time-rule\/\">g its interview with Democratic Texas state Rep. James Talarico on YouTube<\/a>, despite CBS&rsquo;s legal advice. The network said it advised Colbert that releasing this interview could trigger the Federal Communications Commission&lsquo;s equal time rule, though the late-night <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4461438\/colbert-slams-cbs-crap-statement-denying-it-pulled-james-talarico-interview\/\">host called this statement &ldquo;crap.&rdquo;<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4460516\/fcc-equal-time-rule-colbert-talarico-interview\/\">What is the FCC equal time rule at center of Colbert-Talarico interview controversy?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4460746\/whoopi-goldberg-responds-epstein-denies-any-connection\/\">Whoopi Goldberg responds to Epstein documents, denies any personal connection<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4459686\/anderson-cooper-60-minutes-departure\/\">Anderson Cooper announces 60 Minutes departure amid CBS shake-ups<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The FCC&rsquo;s equal time rule requires broadcast licensees to &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-is-the-fcc-equal-time-rule-at-center-of-talarico-interview\/\" title=\"What is the FCC equal time rule at center of Talarico ...?\">afford equal opportunities&#038;rdquo<\/a>; to all legally qualified candidates running for a particular office if the licensee permits one of the candidates to &ldquo;use a broadcasting station.&rdquo; However, Concha said that Colbert &ldquo;doesn&rsquo;t like having Republicans on his show.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He has had literally hundreds of Democrats on his show over the past few years,&rdquo; Concha said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Jesse Watters Primetime<\/em>, guest-hosted by Kayleigh McEnany. &ldquo;The only Republican he&rsquo;s ever had, if you want to call this person a Republican, is Liz Cheney, and that&rsquo;s it! So Colbert is not interested in having both sides.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3381634&amp;userid=11311&amp;usertype=user&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=a2dbf7ae3c13643caaa3ce601da903e7\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Concha said Colbert&rsquo;s show &ldquo;ceased to be comedy many, many years ago, and is now just a super PAC&rdquo; for Democratic candidates. While the <em>Late Show with Stephen Colbert<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3475213\/cbs-cancels-late-show-stephen-colbert-financial-decision\/\"> <\/a><\/em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3475213\/cbs-cancels-late-show-stephen-colbert-financial-decision\/\">will be taken down in May<\/a>, Concha said he would let Colbert go now since the host is &ldquo;one big headache.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Talarico is running in the Democratic primary for the 2026 Texas Senate race, where Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) is his opponent. Talarico <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jamestalarico\/status\/2024124888391287234?s=20\">said in an X post<\/a> that his campaign has raised $2.5 million in donations since conducting his Colbert interview.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4460516\/fcc-equal-time-rule-colbert-talarico-interview\/\"><strong>WHAT IS THE FCC EQUAL TIME RULE AT CENTER OF COLBERT-TALARICO INTERVIEW CONTROVERSY?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the Republican side, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) are looking to succeed Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) in the primary. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cornyn.senate.gov\/about\/about-john-cornyn\/\">Cornyn was elected to the Senate in 2002<\/a> and is seeking a fifth term in office.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sos.state.tx.us\/elections\/voter\/important-election-dates.shtml#2026\">Early voting in the Texas primary elections began on Tuesday<\/a>, and Election Day is set for March 3.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Concha: Colbert won&#8217;t host both sides; DemPAC lens<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2571069,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP25344091824835-1-e1771433263982.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[16091,6672,73764,4188,5894],"class_list":["post-2571068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-colbert","tag-commentary","tag-joe-concha-2","tag-media","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP25344091824835-1-e1771433263982.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2571068"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571068\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2571072,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571068\/revisions\/2571072"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2571069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2571068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2571068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2571068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}