EXCERPT:
MURPHY: “So, I want to tell you why the cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s show matters so much. We are on the precipice of entering a censorship state in which Donald Trump is using the powers of the federal government in order to erase criticism from the airwaves. What’s happening at CBS right now is bone-chilling. CBS’ parent company Paramount is trying to get a merger approved, and they need that merger to be approved by the Trump Administration. And so, in a variety of different ways, Paramount is providing monetary and political favors to Donald Trump. First, they settled a totally bogus lawsuit that they would have one in a walk in court that was filed against them by Trump, essentially just paid him $60 million personally. Then Paramount went to ‘60 Minutes,’ their flagship news program, and told them to stop criticizing down Trump so much. Why? Because they need this merger approved. And then finally, they have now cancelled Stephen Colbert’s show knowing that Stephen Colbert was a nightly thorn in the side of Donald Trump. This is all clearly designed to get their merger approved so that their millionaire and billionaire owners and investors, who are already filthy rich, can become even more filthy rich.”