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re: What can the Texas men here tell me about James Talarico

Posted on 2/18/26 at 6:43 am to
Posted by Harvey Vortac
MidCity
Member since Aug 2024
308 posts
Posted on 2/18/26 at 6:43 am to
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How dangerous is the religion that preaches "you can do wrong as long as you repent"? That religion even has a confession station where you confess to a human being who wears a beanie cap


That is a lazy and ignorant statement. Sins can be forgiven by truly repenting. But the sins still exist.
Also, it’s extremely more difficult to say something you are truly ashamed of to another human being than just apologizing in the vacuum of the mind. Some people find that helpful.

And it’s confess “through” not “to”
Posted by AUJACK
Member since Sep 2020
1383 posts
Posted on 2/18/26 at 6:49 am to
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An actual Christian leader being called a homo


Sit down Chuck, men are speaking. We also know you are a homo, it's in your file.
Posted by HagaDaga
Member since Oct 2020
7862 posts
Posted on 2/18/26 at 7:32 am to
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What can the Texas men here tell me about James Talarico

Not sure if mentioned, but I believe he is pulling a "Beto" here. This is his step dad's name or something.
Posted by NIH
Member since Aug 2008
122859 posts
Posted on 2/18/26 at 7:34 am to
Charles I thought you stopped being a lib?
Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
Member since Jan 2004
476775 posts
Posted on 2/18/26 at 7:58 am to
Nothing in that story affects the point of the admin forcing the FCC to change its rules that have been in place for decades.

Remember, you started off with this

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CBS pulled the interview so as not to be in violation of equal time laws.


Not me. And that statement is still true.

I never referenced a specific pol that would require that equal time. I don't think you did, either.

Referencing a tweet with a "gotcha" b/c others referenced/inferred a different pol has no bearing on this conversation.
Posted by jrobic4
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2011
13279 posts
Posted on 2/18/26 at 8:07 am to
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Rogan interviewed him and said "You are one of the good Christians."


Anyone who treats Rogan as an arbiter of good morality is doomed from the get-go
Posted by BrodyDad
Member since Dec 2025
247 posts
Posted on 2/18/26 at 8:09 am to
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Not sure if mentioned, but I believe he is pulling a "Beto" here. This is his step dad's name or something.


Looks like he was born to a single mom. She married Talarico and he adopted her kid. I may abhor his policies, but I'll give him a pass on this.
Posted by G2160
houston
Member since May 2013
2373 posts
Posted on 2/18/26 at 9:01 am to
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Nothing in that story affects the point of the admin forcing the FCC to change its rules that have been in place for decades.


The admin did not force the FCC to change its rules.
Posted by cajunangelle
Member since Oct 2012
167453 posts
Posted on 2/18/26 at 9:07 am to
Imagine all the kids they could feed with 2.8 MILLION Dollars the dems dumped into Jasmine.

It really is a sin.
Posted by Bjorn Cyborg
Member since Sep 2016
35513 posts
Posted on 2/18/26 at 9:11 am to
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And why is this now a violation of that law (purportedly)?


You could ask CBS lawyers. They did this as an internal decision. The FCC had nothing to do with it.
Posted by Taxing Authority
Houston
Member since Feb 2010
63343 posts
Posted on 2/18/26 at 9:27 am to
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What's the story?
Temu Beto.
Posted by winkchance
St. George, LA
Member since Jul 2016
6660 posts
Posted on 2/18/26 at 9:28 am to
Leftist Gay Beto
Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
Member since Jan 2004
476775 posts
Posted on 2/18/26 at 9:38 am to
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. The FCC had nothing to do with it.


The FCC changed their enforcement of the rule just a few weeks ago.

CBS's lawyers are responding to that.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
Member since Jan 2004
476775 posts
Posted on 2/18/26 at 9:42 am to
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The admin did not force the FCC to change its rules.


So you think the FCC went rogue to target late night talk show hosts?

Especially given light that they're targeting what they find partisan behavior, ie, against the admin? The FCC chair even admitted this, specifically:

quote:

“Importantly, the FCC has not been presented with any evidence that the interview portion of any late night or daytime television talk show program on air presently would qualify for the bona fide news exemption,” the FCC said in a public notice Wednesday. “Moreover, a program that is motivated by partisan purposes, for example, would not be entitled to an exemption under longstanding FCC precedent.”


LINK
Posted by Bjorn Cyborg
Member since Sep 2016
35513 posts
Posted on 2/18/26 at 9:45 am to
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The FCC changed their enforcement of the rule just a few weeks ago.

CBS's lawyers are responding to that.


It's either a rule or it's not. If it's not, then CBS should challenge it legally as a 1st amendment issue.

Looks to me like they asked for guidance and made a business decision. You can't blame the government for every decision risk-averse legal departments make.

I personally think it's a dumb decision, and dumb rule. But CBS made its own decision.
Posted by HubbaBubba
North of DFW, TX
Member since Oct 2010
51880 posts
Posted on 2/18/26 at 9:51 am to
He is the chosen one! He will set them free and lead to a Texas LGBTQ+/- Renaissance.

He, to me, comes across as severely limited in broad appeal. He's pasty looking. He looks like he came from central casting. The Dems lined them up and they thought he was the strongest candidate. The guy looks like a total dweeb. The Austin queers will love him, but he's knocking out a black Queen for sure so don't expect her to be gracious and work to help him win. Don't expect blacks to turn out for him for that reason.
Posted by G2160
houston
Member since May 2013
2373 posts
Posted on 2/18/26 at 10:18 am to
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So you think the FCC went rogue to target late night talk show hosts?


The paragraph before the text you quoted (which I’ve already linked directly from FCC.gov) says:

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Concerns have been raised that the industry has taken the Media Bureau’s 2006 staff-level decision to mean that the interview portion of all arguably similar entertainment programs— whether late night or daytime—are exempted from the section 315 equal opportunities requirement under a bona fide news exemption. This is not the case. As noted above, these decisions are fact specific and the exemptions are limited to the program that was the subject of the request.


Which we know that you didn’t understand, because you had this question previously in the thread:

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And why is this now a violation of that law (purportedly)?


Despite your not understanding what was being discussed, you were drawn to this topic like a moth to flame unable to pass up the opportunity to libsplain to the board how this was an “unforced error” by the admin, including giving:

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the Left/DEMs more ammo for their "authoritarian/fascist" rhetoric

Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
Member since Jan 2004
476775 posts
Posted on 2/18/26 at 10:34 am to
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Looks to me like they asked for guidance

They didn't ask. The admin changed the guidance 180 and told them.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
Member since Jan 2004
476775 posts
Posted on 2/18/26 at 10:40 am to
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the opportunity to libsplain



You're broken.

Liberals want more government. I'm arguing that this is more government and it's....bad. The opposite of liberalism.

quote:

how this was an “unforced error”

That's a reference to the political ramifications, not the legal aspect.

quote:

the Left/DEMs more ammo for their "authoritarian/fascist" rhetoric

Which is exactly what's happening outside of the echo chamber. Just google Trump Colbert and see all the responses and criticisms of the admin. For what? Targeting a leftist echo chamber that will influence nobody, at this point?
Posted by FMtTXtiger
Member since Oct 2018
5318 posts
Posted on 2/18/26 at 10:43 am to
was going to say Beto 2.0 but looks like some beat me to it.
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