> I wish we could have put it on the show, where no one would’ve watched it
So true, the Streisand effect in full view. I think it got 95 million views on youtube. If just on the show with no comment from the US admin, probably would not break 5 million.
This admin is doing more harm to itself trying to censor people than if they ignored Colbert.
Kind of fascinating that the first couple comments to be posted both start with a declaration of the author’s opinion of Colbert.
I read it as a pretty straightforward acknowledgment that we’ve reached a point in public discourse where people pay at least as much attention to who is making a point as we do to the actual point being made.
I wonder if finding common ground is even possible as long as that kind of tacit ad hominem remains baked into the way we think about public discourse.
This is a weird hill to fight and die on. I have no problem with the FCC applying their equal-time rule to late night shows if they run on local television. Seems like its a healthy thing for democracy.
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[ 3.4 ms ] story [ 32.8 ms ] threadEllison and his ilk (Weiss included) are greedy, power hungry, anti-American, Israel-first leeches. Tax the hell out of them, already.
So true, the Streisand effect in full view. I think it got 95 million views on youtube. If just on the show with no comment from the US admin, probably would not break 5 million.
This admin is doing more harm to itself trying to censor people than if they ignored Colbert.
CBS didn't air Rep. James Talarico interview out of fear of FCC
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47049426
I read it as a pretty straightforward acknowledgment that we’ve reached a point in public discourse where people pay at least as much attention to who is making a point as we do to the actual point being made.
I wonder if finding common ground is even possible as long as that kind of tacit ad hominem remains baked into the way we think about public discourse.