All that means is that the lawyers were Johnny(!) on the spot with their 
advice to Steve straightaway the segment concluded, and since the crowd was 
still in their seats expecting the featured guest Jen Garner, they got to 
partake in the explanation pronto, contradicting my earlier position that 
it was afterward as Mark wished... CBS issued a statement clarifying that 
they would have liked that Steve plan to have the other candidates on later 
shows to satisfy the equal-time requirement, but that he made the decision 
to move the segment to the 'toob:
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/just-in-cbs-hits-back-at-colbert-over-yanked-talarico-interview-claim/
 (link)
Remember, it's been three weeks or so since the FCC chairman put his 
(webbed) foot down...
B

Mark Jeffries, to moi, Feb 17th:

It would have been better if Colbert had just done a straight-to-camera, no 
studio audience explanation of the whole thing, with no graphics, no cued 
boos from the audience and no gratuitous Arby's joke (what is it with 
Colbert and chain restaurants--doesn't he realize who some of his 
advertisers are?). It's like he can't do anything without his shtick.

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