Molly Jong-Fast: Canceling Stephen Colbert Isn’t Funny, It’s ‘Very Scary’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Know testimony ░░░░░░░░ that s going to ░░░░░░░░ the least information So ░░░░░░░░ ll see what happens ░░░░░░░░ we saw from dow ░░░░░░░░ over the weekend saying ░░░░░░░░ go ahead We re ░░░░░░░░ to defend this We ░░░░░░░░ by our reporting We ░░░░░░░░ not going to back ░░░░░░░░ And Molly that was ░░░░░░░░ of refreshing because we ░░░░░░░░ seen a number of ░░░░░░░░ companies in these last ░░░░░░░░ months sort of bend ░░░░░░░░ knee if you will ░░░░░░░░ the president out of ░░░░░░░░ of paying lawsuits or ░░░░░░░░ of fear of litigation ░░░░░░░░ such And now we ░░░░░░░░ also happened with actually ░░░░░░░░ the same hour that ░░░░░░░░ Wall Street Journal Epstein ░░░░░░░░ posted we get news ░░░░░░░░ the colbert Colbert show ░░░░░░░░ show with Stephen Colbert ░░░░░░░░ CBS will be is ░░░░░░░░ canceled It will go ░░░░░░░░ the air come may ░░░░░░░░ there s certainly been ░░░░░░░░ lot of speculation that ░░░░░░░░ may at least play ░░░░░░░░ part of that decision ░░░░░░░░ because of this impending ░░░░░░░░ that needs approval from ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration So you ░░░░░░░░ about this and you ░░░░░░░░ cancellation Simply not funny ░░░░░░░░ Simply not funny but ░░░░░░░░ really scary right And ░░░░░░░░ if it s not ░░░░░░░░ pro quo the idea ░░░░░░░░ self censorship And I ░░░░░░░░ about my grandfather howard ░░░░░░░░ who was who was ░░░░░░░░ by McCarthy during The ░░░░░░░░ UN American activities That ░░░░░░░░ our government has done ░░░░░░░░ before that history Is ░░░░░░░░ much filled With moments ░░░░░░░░ this And I think ░░░░░░░░ s Important that we ░░░░░░░░ a like a 20 ░░░░░░░░ foot view of it ░░░░░░░░ Of that Because there ░░░░░░░░ ways to come back ░░░░░░░░ Government misuse of Power ░░░░░░░░ this But it Certainly ░░░░░░░░ very scary I do ░░░░░░░░ It s incredibly Ironic ░░░░░░░░ Also interesting that we ░░░░░░░░ a 94 year old ░░░░░░░░ Mogul who is in ░░░░░░░░ ways responsible For creating ░░░░░░░░ and trumpism Who is ░░░░░░░░ Facing down Trump and ░░░░░░░░ I mean this is ░░░░░░░░ Know Rupert Murdoch Versus ░░░░░░░░ Trump At the end ░░░░░░░░ the day And you ░░░░░░░░