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

LEMIRE We saw from ░░░░░░░░ Jones over the weekend ░░░░░░░░ look go ahead We ░░░░░░░░ going to defend this ░░░░░░░░ stand by our reporting ░░░░░░░░ re not going to ░░░░░░░░ down And Molly that ░░░░░░░░ sort of refreshing because ░░░░░░░░ have seen a number ░░░░░░░░ media companies in these ░░░░░░░░ six months sort of ░░░░░░░░ the knee if you ░░░░░░░░ to the president out ░░░░░░░░ fear of paying lawsuits ░░░░░░░░ out of fear of ░░░░░░░░ and such And now ░░░░░░░░ have also happened with ░░░░░░░░ in the same hour ░░░░░░░░ that The Wall Street ░░░░░░░░ Epstein story posted we ░░░░░░░░ news that the Colbert ░░░░░░░░ Late Show with Stephen ░░░░░░░░ on CBS is being ░░░░░░░░ It will go off ░░░░░░░░ air come May And ░░░░░░░░ s certainly been a ░░░░░░░░ of speculation that it ░░░░░░░░ at least play a ░░░░░░░░ of that decision maybe ░░░░░░░░ of this impending merger ░░░░░░░░ needs approval from the ░░░░░░░░ Administration So you wrote ░░░░░░░░ this and you say ░░░░░░░░ s cancellation simply not ░░░░░░░░ Jong Fast Yes simply ░░░░░░░░ funny but also really ░░░░░░░░ Right And even if ░░░░░░░░ s not quid pro ░░░░░░░░ the idea of self ░░░░░░░░ And I talk about ░░░░░░░░ grandfather Howard Fast who ░░░░░░░░ jailed by McCarthy during ░░░░░░░░ House UN American Activities ░░░░░░░░ that our government has ░░░░░░░░ this before that history ░░░░░░░░ very much filled with ░░░░░░░░ like this And I ░░░░░░░░ it s important that ░░░░░░░░ take a like a ░░░░░░░░ 000 foot view of ░░░░░░░░ because of that because ░░░░░░░░ are ways to come ░░░░░░░░ from government misuse of ░░░░░░░░ like this But it ░░░░░░░░ is very scary I ░░░░░░░░ think it s incredibly ░░░░░░░░ and and also interesting ░░░░░░░░ we have a 94 ░░░░░░░░ old media mogul who ░░░░░░░░ in many ways responsible ░░░░░░░░ creating Trump and Trumpism ░░░░░░░░ is now facing down ░░░░░░░░ and Trumpism I mean ░░░░░░░░ is you know Rupert ░░░░░░░░ versus Donald Trump at ░░░░░░░░ end of the day ░░░░░░░░ and you know this ░░░░░░░░ a pretty unbelievable turn ░░░░░░░░ events LEMIRE Hallmark of ░░░░░░░░ democracy is a committee ░░░░░░░░ to be able to ░░░░░░░░ fun of that country ░░░░░░░░ leaders.”
Jong-Fast: “Yeah.”