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Rhiannon12866

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Tue Feb 17, 2026, 08:30 PM 16 hrs ago

'Too sinister to be pathetic, too pathetic to be wholly sinister': FCC, CBS accused of censorship - Deadline - MS NOW



Oliver Darcy, Author of the media newsletter 'Status', and David Frum, Staff Writer for The Atlantic, join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline: White House with reaction to the fallout from CBS reportedly capitulating to pressure from the FCC, over its interview of Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico. - Aired on 02/17/2026.
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'Too sinister to be pathetic, too pathetic to be wholly sinister': FCC, CBS accused of censorship - Deadline - MS NOW (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 16 hrs ago OP
Here to fore CBS will be known as the Crapola Broadcasting Service... wcmagumba 16 hrs ago #1
I keep wondering what Walter Cronkite and Dan Rather would think Rhiannon12866 16 hrs ago #2

Rhiannon12866

(252,816 posts)
2. I keep wondering what Walter Cronkite and Dan Rather would think
Tue Feb 17, 2026, 08:41 PM
16 hrs ago

I used to be the editor responsible for the CBS TV listings and Dan Rather's publicist was my news contact. It was a huge mistake when he was fired, that was the beginning of their downfall...

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