1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,600 Speaker 1: So I think it's fair to say that criticism, well, 2 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:05,639 it comes with the job of being president. Well, unless, 3 00:00:05,639 --> 00:00:09,119 of course, you're Donald Trump, who actually treats it like 4 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:12,960 it's a personal attack. And once again, the ripple effect 5 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:15,960 of Trump's fragility. It showed up last night on Late 6 00:00:16,039 --> 00:00:21,440 night TV. Think about this. Stephen Colbert set to talk 7 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:28,039 to host, for example, Texas State Representative James Talerico about 8 00:00:28,079 --> 00:00:31,280 his Senate run, but at the very last minute, like 9 00:00:31,399 --> 00:00:35,880 literally the last minute, CBS stepped in and they shut 10 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:39,359 it down citing FCC rules. Now let me be clear 11 00:00:39,399 --> 00:00:44,079 about this. On paper, yes it is a technicality, but 12 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:46,960 in reality we know what it is. It looks a 13 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:50,560 lot like another preemptive act of censorship that's designed to 14 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:55,119 avoid I don't know, upsetting the president. Seriously, I mean 15 00:00:56,079 --> 00:01:02,560 this is nuts. Here's Cobert explaining the network's decision play 16 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:03,039 the clip. 17 00:01:03,439 --> 00:01:05,239 Speaker 2: You know, you know who is not one of my 18 00:01:05,319 --> 00:01:10,840 guests tonight. That's Texas State Representative James Tallerico. He was 19 00:01:10,879 --> 00:01:13,519 supposed to be here, but we were told in no 20 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:16,920 uncertain terms by our network's lawyers, who called us directly, 21 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:20,640 that we could not have him on the broadcast. Then 22 00:01:21,799 --> 00:01:24,519 then I was told, in some uncertain terms that not 23 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:27,319 only could I not have him on, I could not mention. 24 00:01:27,719 --> 00:01:28,920 Speaker 3: Me not having him on. 25 00:01:30,359 --> 00:01:33,640 Speaker 2: And because my network clearly doesn't want us to talk 26 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:42,920 about this, let's talk about this. You've probably heard, you 27 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:45,799 might have heard of this thing called the equal time rule. 28 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:46,079 Speaker 3: Okay. 29 00:01:46,079 --> 00:01:48,599 Speaker 2: It's an old FCC rule that applies only to radio 30 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:52,760 and broadcast television, not cable or streaming, that says, if 31 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:55,159 a show has a candidate on during an election, they 32 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:57,959 have to have all that candidate's opponents on as well. 33 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:01,760 It's the FCC's most time honored rule, right after no 34 00:02:01,879 --> 00:02:07,359 nipples at the Super Bowl. There's long been an exception 35 00:02:07,599 --> 00:02:11,879 for this rule, an exception for news interviews and talk 36 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:16,080 show interviews with politicians. Now that's crucial. How else were 37 00:02:16,159 --> 00:02:18,039 voters supposed to know? Back in ninety two, the Bill 38 00:02:18,039 --> 00:02:23,400 Clinton sucked at Saxophone. But on January twenty first of 39 00:02:23,439 --> 00:02:26,840 this year, a letter was released by FCC chairman and 40 00:02:26,919 --> 00:02:31,680 smug bowling pin Brendan Carr. In this letter, Carr said 41 00:02:31,719 --> 00:02:34,439 he was thinking about dropping the exception for talk shows 42 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:40,039 because he said some of them were motivated by partisan purposes. Well, sir, 43 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:44,879 you're chairman of the FCC SO FCCU. 44 00:02:46,319 --> 00:02:49,719 Speaker 1: I'm sure you'd rather watch Colbert than me, but unfortunately, 45 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:53,599 here we are back so as explained. The interview was 46 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:58,000 later aired on YouTube, and Tallarico explained that he thinks 47 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:03,199 that they were censored because Trump is afraid that Texas 48 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:06,280 is actually going to turn blue. Play the clip. 49 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:22,919 Speaker 3: Representative James tall Rico, there you go. 50 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:24,520 Speaker 4: Thank you. 51 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:27,520 Speaker 3: Now here's the thing. 52 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:29,960 Speaker 2: I don't usually say this to a guest, but if 53 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:32,759 people are watching this right now, it's because they found 54 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:34,919 us online on YouTube. 55 00:03:36,199 --> 00:03:38,039 Speaker 3: I did an act of the show that's. 56 00:03:37,879 --> 00:03:41,759 Speaker 2: On tonight explaining why it's not the first time you've 57 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:46,560 caused some drama. FCC opening probe into the view after 58 00:03:46,639 --> 00:03:49,960 appearance by tall Rico, do you mean to cause trumble? 59 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:55,599 Speaker 4: I think that Donald Trump is worried that we're about 60 00:03:55,599 --> 00:04:10,120 to flip Texas and Stephen this this is the party 61 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:13,840 that ran against cancel culture, and now they're trying to 62 00:04:13,879 --> 00:04:17,879 control what we watch, what we say, what we read. 63 00:04:18,639 --> 00:04:21,279 And this is the most dangerous kind of cancel culture, 64 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:26,360 the kind that comes from the top. They they went 65 00:04:26,439 --> 00:04:28,839 after the View because I went on there. They went 66 00:04:28,879 --> 00:04:31,040 after Jimmy Kimmel, for telling a joke they didn't like. 67 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:34,319 They went after you for telling the truth about paramounts 68 00:04:34,399 --> 00:04:43,279 bribe to Donald Trump. Corporate corporate, corporate media executives are 69 00:04:43,399 --> 00:04:48,199 selling out the First Amendment to curry favor with corrupt politicians. 70 00:04:48,439 --> 00:04:51,800 And a threat to any of our First Amendment rights 71 00:04:51,879 --> 00:04:54,480 is a threat to all of our First Amendment rights. 72 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:58,560 Speaker 1: Well, it was James when they were reminding me back 73 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:02,000 to Otisville because he refused wa, yeah, my First Amendment 74 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:05,519 constitutional right. Let me be crystal clear. He's spot on. 75 00:05:05,639 --> 00:05:10,040 It's absolutely wrong. It's ridiculous that they did it. You know, 76 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:12,319 it's funny. They would not be doing the same thing 77 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:16,160 if it was a Republican that was going on the show. 78 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:20,399 And yes, they are concerned despite the Jerryman during they 79 00:05:20,439 --> 00:05:24,720 are concerned that Texas is going to turn blue. Now 80 00:05:24,759 --> 00:05:27,879 Texas Governor John Cornyn, he's actually running for re election 81 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:31,279 in Texas. And Trump, well, he was asked last night 82 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:34,480 if he's actually going to endorse it. Play the clip. 83 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 5: A lot of Republicans in DC are asking you to 84 00:05:37,120 --> 00:05:39,360 endorse John Cornyan, but you haven't yet. 85 00:05:39,680 --> 00:05:41,519 Speaker 3: Is there a chance you would endorse Papson? 86 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 5: And why haven't you endorsed corn In. 87 00:05:43,279 --> 00:05:45,399 Speaker 6: I just haven't made a decision to that race yet, 88 00:05:45,439 --> 00:05:47,079 just got a ways to go, and I haven't. He's 89 00:05:47,079 --> 00:05:48,879 a good man, John is a good I like all 90 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:52,120 three of them. Actually, I like all three. Those are 91 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:56,240 the doctors races. They've all supported me. They're all good 92 00:05:57,000 --> 00:05:59,480 and you're supposed to pick one. So we'll see what happens. 93 00:05:59,519 --> 00:06:03,439 Speaker 1: But I support of maybe what they should do is, 94 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:06,920 I don't know, maybe go back in Jerry Mander, Texas 95 00:06:06,959 --> 00:06:09,639 so that you don't have one district that's five hundred 96 00:06:09,639 --> 00:06:12,759 plus miles long. Welcome back to The Michael Cohen Show 97 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:17,279 on our continued journey to a million subscribers. Let's get there, right. 98 00:06:17,319 --> 00:06:20,879 It's gonna take some work, but let's get there. Hit subscribe, watch, comment, 99 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:25,040 and please share because this nonsense. It's got to stop now. Also, again, 100 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:27,360 on a programming note, I do want to let people 101 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:30,399 know that while Maya Kulpa and Political Beatdown are no 102 00:06:30,480 --> 00:06:33,800 longer on the Midas Touch Network, the shows are not 103 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:36,680 going anywhere, and in fact they're soon going to be 104 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:39,759 on my YouTube channel right here at The Michael Cohen 105 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:44,759 Show or wherever you listen to your podcasts now As 106 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:48,000 I always say Trump's like Trump truly does. Like the 107 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:51,399 adage of it only matters who counts the votes. You've 108 00:06:51,399 --> 00:06:53,399 heard me say it many times. Doesn't matter who you 109 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:56,079 vote for. All that matters is who counts the vote. 110 00:06:56,319 --> 00:07:01,079 And has states like Texas and Florida right now threatened 111 00:07:01,079 --> 00:07:06,160 to flip. He's actually getting pretty worried about these upcoming midterms. 112 00:07:07,079 --> 00:07:11,600 Voter ID and the Save Act, they're his latest efforts. 113 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:17,519 It's the entire administrations now concentration to figure out how 114 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:20,120 to control this election. Play the clip. 115 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:25,680 Speaker 7: They want voter ID. The population ninety eight percent want 116 00:07:25,759 --> 00:07:27,959 voter ID. They don't want voter ID because they want 117 00:07:27,959 --> 00:07:31,319 a chietter in elections. They also want other things. They 118 00:07:31,319 --> 00:07:34,000 don't want mail in ballots. They want to end mail 119 00:07:34,040 --> 00:07:36,839 in ballots, which is corrupt. And one other thing that 120 00:07:36,839 --> 00:07:40,720 they're insisting on this proof of citizenship. And the Democrats 121 00:07:40,759 --> 00:07:43,399 don't want to give proof of citizenship. They don't want 122 00:07:43,439 --> 00:07:46,000 to give voter ID. Think of it, who would want 123 00:07:46,199 --> 00:07:47,800 proof of citizenship? 124 00:07:47,879 --> 00:07:49,560 Speaker 6: I ask you, Stan, who. 125 00:07:49,399 --> 00:07:53,399 Speaker 7: Would want voter ID? And why would you want mail 126 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:55,160 in ballots? If you know it's corrupt? 127 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:57,000 Speaker 6: It's a corrupt says. 128 00:07:57,199 --> 00:07:59,759 Speaker 7: We're the only country in the world that has this 129 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:01,839 of mail in ballots. 130 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:04,959 Speaker 1: Think of it, the only country in the world. 131 00:08:04,839 --> 00:08:08,319 Speaker 7: That has the system of mail in ballots because they cheat. 132 00:08:08,839 --> 00:08:10,879 And the fact is they could never get elected if 133 00:08:10,879 --> 00:08:13,000 they ever changed. They know if you had voter ID, 134 00:08:13,759 --> 00:08:16,199 if you had proof of citizenship, they could never win 135 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:19,160 an election. And they know that, and they're fighting to 136 00:08:19,279 --> 00:08:23,720 the hill. And I put this down with men playing 137 00:08:23,759 --> 00:08:27,240 in women's sports. I put it down with transgender for everybody. 138 00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:30,360 I put it down with their horrible open voter policy 139 00:08:30,959 --> 00:08:36,919 as being ridiculous. They don't want voter ID, no voter ID. 140 00:08:37,799 --> 00:08:39,960 And I put that down to the same category with 141 00:08:40,039 --> 00:08:42,679 men playing in women's sports. I'm going to add a 142 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:45,320 fourth category, they don't want voter ID. 143 00:08:45,559 --> 00:08:48,240 Speaker 1: Go ahead and some Yeah, there's only one problem with 144 00:08:48,320 --> 00:08:52,200 that theory. You won the election in twenty twenty five, right, 145 00:08:52,879 --> 00:08:56,039 let me be clear. So the Save Act it threatens 146 00:08:56,120 --> 00:08:59,559 to make voting harder. Get a load of this for 147 00:08:59,720 --> 00:09:04,360 Maria women or anyone who's gone through a name change. 148 00:09:04,879 --> 00:09:07,360 In fact, let me be Crystal Cleabet something. I went 149 00:09:07,399 --> 00:09:10,440 through a name change. You say, what, Yeah, believe it 150 00:09:10,519 --> 00:09:13,360 or not. When I was trying to get back certain 151 00:09:13,399 --> 00:09:19,399 documents post my release from incarceration. I ultimately learned that 152 00:09:19,480 --> 00:09:22,799 they spelled my first name wrong. So I had to 153 00:09:22,799 --> 00:09:27,080 go through an entire an entire name change in order 154 00:09:27,159 --> 00:09:30,200 to change one letter that they had spelled my name 155 00:09:30,279 --> 00:09:34,679 wrong on my birth certificate. Somewhere along the line I 156 00:09:34,720 --> 00:09:38,840 managed to get drive his license, passports, my lawd degree. 157 00:09:39,080 --> 00:09:43,440 But somewhere I don't know that mistake was picked up 158 00:09:44,639 --> 00:09:48,480 in the Bureau of Prisons. The latest MAGA talking point 159 00:09:48,600 --> 00:09:52,480 is that it's actually disrespectful to women to say that 160 00:09:52,519 --> 00:09:56,080 they will be affected. Now Fox and Friends, of course 161 00:09:56,440 --> 00:09:59,039 claimed that it was insulting. 162 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:02,240 Speaker 5: Clip there are already laws on the books. But let's 163 00:10:02,279 --> 00:10:05,080 also look at what has also been determined. In twenty 164 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:07,600 four years, there have been seventy seven illegals who have 165 00:10:07,639 --> 00:10:10,000 registered to vote. How many of those seventy seven have 166 00:10:10,120 --> 00:10:12,759 voted one So when we look at if you're talking 167 00:10:12,759 --> 00:10:15,360 about voter fraud, here's the other thing. If in fact 168 00:10:15,399 --> 00:10:17,759 we do have voter ID, but not package this, but 169 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:21,440 integrity of election takes power from the straits. Like Senator mccowsky, 170 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:23,559 I would agree with her on that takes power from 171 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:26,120 the states and puts the federal government in play with elections. 172 00:10:26,159 --> 00:10:28,759 One two. If you want to have an ID, make 173 00:10:28,799 --> 00:10:32,399 it free, make it easily accessible, especially to veterans. 174 00:10:32,559 --> 00:10:36,039 Speaker 8: That's a homeless it is not. It is insulting to people. 175 00:10:36,120 --> 00:10:38,759 It's insulting to women. They're saying women aren't capable of 176 00:10:38,799 --> 00:10:41,279 getting an ID. They're saying this man, a black man 177 00:10:41,320 --> 00:10:44,120 who was you know, just reference, it is insulting to 178 00:10:44,240 --> 00:10:47,399 him to suggest that he can't get a legitimate ID. 179 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:48,639 Speaker 3: I'm I'm a woman. 180 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:51,279 Speaker 5: No no, no, non, tell you that I can't get married 181 00:10:51,320 --> 00:10:54,320 and have a different thing. You also have my FastPort 182 00:10:54,360 --> 00:10:55,879 and my birth You also look at states. 183 00:10:55,960 --> 00:11:00,399 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, listen. The point about this convent sation 184 00:11:01,080 --> 00:11:04,720 is something that I constantly say again and again and again. 185 00:11:05,279 --> 00:11:08,840 There really does need to be a conversation across the 186 00:11:08,879 --> 00:11:14,200 aisle because we clearly believe, and I think rightfully so, 187 00:11:15,080 --> 00:11:19,519 that this concept of voter ID is ridiculous our elections 188 00:11:19,840 --> 00:11:25,080 unless there's somebody trying to interfere free and fair. How 189 00:11:25,080 --> 00:11:28,159 do you know, Well, because Trump won in twenty sixteen, 190 00:11:28,519 --> 00:11:31,720 he lost in twenty twenty, he re won again in 191 00:11:31,799 --> 00:11:36,639 twenty twenty five. So explain to me, how do you 192 00:11:36,639 --> 00:11:40,120 go from a Republican Democrat to Republican that somebody seems 193 00:11:40,159 --> 00:11:45,000 to be controlling this again. It just doesn't make any sense. Now, 194 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:47,759 Tom Emmer, he went on Fox, of course, and he 195 00:11:47,919 --> 00:11:51,559 said that we shouldn't tell women that they are dumb. 196 00:11:52,799 --> 00:11:54,639 Good thing, my wife is in here while we're filming 197 00:11:54,679 --> 00:11:56,279 this play the clip. 198 00:11:56,919 --> 00:11:59,519 Speaker 9: Let's not treat women. You worked with a lot of 199 00:11:59,559 --> 00:12:03,159 these women in Congress. They are brilliant, they're smart. Why 200 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:05,279 do you suggest that they don't know how to prove 201 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:09,039 their citizenship by bringing a passport or a birth certificate 202 00:12:09,080 --> 00:12:12,480 or a marriage certificate and or the new Social Security 203 00:12:12,480 --> 00:12:15,200 card that gets issued right after they get married. This 204 00:12:15,279 --> 00:12:19,639 is all nonsense. This is something that's common sense. Almost 205 00:12:19,679 --> 00:12:22,600 all Americans agree with it. Its time has come. You 206 00:12:22,679 --> 00:12:25,559 must prove that you're a citizen when you register to vote. 207 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:28,360 Makes sense. You've got plenty of time to get that done, 208 00:12:28,519 --> 00:12:30,200 and you've got to show up with a photo ID 209 00:12:30,600 --> 00:12:33,039 to prove that you are the person that is indeed 210 00:12:33,080 --> 00:12:35,840 the citizen entitled to vote. It's an easy thing. It 211 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:37,000 should be done tomorrow. 212 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:43,639 Speaker 1: Okay, okay, just make it expeditious and make it free. Well, 213 00:12:43,639 --> 00:12:45,639 we're going to now turn around and put another tax 214 00:12:45,720 --> 00:12:49,039 onto it so that we could add more money to 215 00:12:49,480 --> 00:12:51,679 I don't know whatever shelf it is that seems to 216 00:12:51,720 --> 00:12:55,320 be holding all of the additional cash. Now, look, finally, 217 00:12:56,200 --> 00:13:00,120 Chip Roy, yep, good old Chip. Try to explain why 218 00:13:00,120 --> 00:13:05,360 the Save Act won't prevent women from voting. Play the clip. 219 00:13:05,679 --> 00:13:07,679 Speaker 10: A lot of people are asking questions there, saying, well, 220 00:13:07,799 --> 00:13:10,879 that's going to prevent women who've got complications with name changes. 221 00:13:11,279 --> 00:13:14,159 Hold on, we actually allow a fail safe that you 222 00:13:14,279 --> 00:13:17,120 go and you can sign an affidavit that says, this 223 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:19,559 is my driver's license, my name is Sarah Jones on 224 00:13:19,559 --> 00:13:23,080 my driver's license. Here's my birth certificate, Sarah Smith. I 225 00:13:23,159 --> 00:13:26,679 certify under penalty of perjury that I'm the same person. 226 00:13:26,919 --> 00:13:29,679 And we allow that, and we allow states to make 227 00:13:29,720 --> 00:13:32,519 other mechanisms under their laws to make sure that they 228 00:13:32,559 --> 00:13:35,080 match it. So just regiring a process. 229 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:38,000 Speaker 11: That is all that would be required of a married woman, 230 00:13:38,039 --> 00:13:40,320 because that is a major talking point coming from Democrats 231 00:13:40,360 --> 00:13:43,039 and across the mainstream media, that you are disenfranchising some 232 00:13:43,120 --> 00:13:44,840 sixty nine million married women. 233 00:13:45,480 --> 00:13:48,440 Speaker 1: Of course it is it's coming from only the Democratic sidelist. 234 00:13:48,840 --> 00:13:51,080 We only want on the day he let me speak 235 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:54,279 to you about this one chip. As a Democrat, we 236 00:13:54,399 --> 00:13:58,720 too only want citizens to vote in our elections. So 237 00:13:58,759 --> 00:14:02,080 therefore we have it. We are in absolute agreement. Now, 238 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:05,000 let's just figure out the process. Let's figure out a 239 00:14:05,039 --> 00:14:09,159 process that doesn't make it more difficult for women who 240 00:14:09,279 --> 00:14:12,960 change their name. Let's make it less difficult for people 241 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:16,840 who can't afford to pay. Nobody should have to pay 242 00:14:17,399 --> 00:14:21,080 under this save Act. If that's the intent, let's just 243 00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:24,080 figure out the process. I get it as a idea. 244 00:14:24,440 --> 00:14:27,840 It's no different than saying America has an immigration problem. Look, 245 00:14:27,879 --> 00:14:30,799 America has had an immigration problem for the last fifty years. 246 00:14:30,879 --> 00:14:35,080 Let's fix it. Easy to isolate the issue. Now, let's 247 00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:39,919 come up with the process and as always, thanks for listening. 248 00:14:40,039 --> 00:14:42,879 Hey everyone, First of all, thanks for watching. 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