BREAKING: FCC Releases RAW ’60 Minutes’ Train Wreck Interview with Kamala Harris – CBS Responds (VIDEO)

Gateway Pundit ^ | February 5, 2025 | Cristina Laila

[Macho MAGA Man]

Last week it was reported that the FCC is investigating CBS’s deceptively edited 60 Minutes interview with former Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris.

President Trump’s FCC Chair Brendan Carr demanded that CBS hand over the unedited transcript of the infamous ’60 Minutes’ interview with Kamala Harris.

On Wednesday, the FCC released an unedited, raw version of Harris’s ’60 Minutes’ interview.

Watch:

[Political Junkie Too]

Do you realize that banding the radio waves means segregating the waves between AM/FM, pagers, cellphones, trunked, TV, satellite, GPS, airplanes, CB, FRS/GMRS, amateur, military, police, fire, EMS, federal, two-way radio, etc.?

The FCC rebanded the 800Mhz range when pagers became obsolete. The FCC rebanded the analog TV range when broadcast TV moved to digital technology.

Are you saying that this should have been a no-man's land where anyone can broadcast anything on any frequency and everyone keeps interfering with everyone else?

You don't see a necessary and proper need for local police, fire, and ambulance services to have dedicated radio frequency ranges that are standardized across the country so that equipment can be transferrable and people can move to other cities and already know the operations? What about TV and radio stations that don't cross state lines?

I don't think you've thought this through completely.

-PJ

[MNJohnnie]

Unfortunately the Courts do not agree with you

Fed Government in the 1920s and 30s claimed airwaves are “public resource” and required the broadcast media be licensed. The FCC governs the allocation of frequencies and regulates that broadcast media operate “in the Public Interest”

So the argument that the 1st Amendment allows broadcast media the same 1st Amendment right as published media is incorrect.

In additional. Campaign Finance laws prohibit “donations in kind” where Corporations, like CBS News, are not allowed to take actions that materially aid a political candidate or cause to circumvent Campaign Finance laws.

If you all wish to argue if these laws should be changed that would be one thing but to claim, as was done earlier in the thread, that this “sets a bad precedence” is incorrect

This IS the mandated laws of the land currently.

[Jim W N]

Are you saying that this should have been a no-man's land where anyone can broadcast anything on any frequency and everyone keeps interfering with everyone else?

Where do you get that? You're not paying attention to what I'm saying. And you're addressing a small fraction of and ignoring the otherwise massive power the FCC wields that has NOTHING to do with removing commercial hinderances between states.

[Alberta's Child]

The role of the FCC goes beyond “interstate commerce.” Unlike print, cable, and internet based media, network TV and radio communications use public airwaves to broadcast their content. The purpose of the FCC isn’t to regulate content, but to administer broadcast licenses that are intended to give exclusive use of limited bandwidth to these private companies. Think of it almost like a radio station having trademark or copyright protection that prevents someone else from setting up a bigger/stronger transmitter on the same frequency as your local CBS TV or radio affiliate.

In exchange for this government protection, these TV and radio networks are obligated to maintain some form of “open access” for advertisers, political candidates, etc. In this way, the FCC functionS just like the U.S. Surface Transportation Board in its regulation of railroads. It’s OK for railroads to set their own pricing structures and serve their own customers, but they are absolutely prohibited from using their contractual relationships with one company to keep another one out of the market. CSX Railroad, for example, is forbidden from signing a contract with Toyota or Honda that says the railroad will agree not to transport cars manufactured by Ford or Hyundai.

[VRW Conspirator]

Kamala is retarded.

I see it differently. I believe she expends considerable amount of energy preventing people from knowing who she really is and what she wants to really do. (Her father was a professor who taught Marxist Economics.) So, she has to couch and finagle her words and she is not good at it. THe result is that she sounds like an idiot.

[Darksheare]

There’s a reason why they didn’t go 25th amendment on PedoJoe and get their “first wahmen president” that way.

[Carry_Okie]

Unfortunately the Courts do not agree with you.

I really don't care, particularly as regards your citations from the Progressive era.

[joesbucks]

If Harris did a brilliant interview, Johnson would have trashed it. Just who he is.

[Gnome1949]

Radio and TV frequencies MUST be regulated.

There must be strict rules about electronic broadcasting.

If not, people could make transmitters to operate on air traffic control frequencies, police, fire, broadcast bands, aircraft navigation, military radio bands, cell phone frequencies, wifi, and television broadcasts.

Ships at sea would sink without being able to send distress signals.

Airline travel would be impossible because long-distance aerial navigation would be impossible. GPS positioning systems would not work.

Missiles in the air could not be detected or intercepted.

There would be complete chaos in communications and navigation. It would be a deadly threat to safety everywhere. Idiots would completely destroy electronic communication.

We would be thrown back to using smoke signals and Morse Code by blinking light visuals.

[AAABEST]

Not taking one side or another, but without “regulation,” however you define it, our airwaves would be completely unusable - for any number of reasons.

[Political Junkie Too]

Where do you get that?

From your comment: Only if and to the degree the radio waves hinder commerce between states. I described the intrastate communications that are much more frequent than interstate communications, but they must be standardized and regulated nonetheless.

You're not paying attention to what I'm saying. And you're addressing a small fraction of and ignoring the otherwise massive power the FCC wields

I think you're making a bigger deal of it. The FCC's website lists this as their mission:

The Federal Communications Commission regulates interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. An independent U.S. government agency overseen by Congress, the commission is the United States' primary authority for communications law, regulation and technological innovation. In its work facing economic opportunities and challenges associated with rapidly evolving advances in global communications, the agency capitalizes on its competencies in:

• Promoting competition, innovation and investment in broadband services and facilities

• Supporting the nation's economy by ensuring an appropriate competitive framework for the unfolding of the communications revolution

• Encouraging the highest and best use of spectrum domestically and internationally

• Revising media regulations so that new technologies flourish alongside diversity and localism

• Providing leadership in strengthening the defense of the nation's communications infrastructure

If you're suggesting that the FCC is penalizing people, I did an AI search with the question "What were the most recent actions that the FCC has taken against people or groups?" Here is what I got back:

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has recently taken several significant enforcement actions against individuals and organizations, focusing primarily on illegal robocalls and compliance with broadcasting regulations.

Recent Actions by the FCC

1. Robocall Enforcement:
   • The FCC has intensified its crackdown on illegal robocalls, proposing substantial fines against various telemarketers. Notably, a proposed fine of $45 million was issued for a company that conducted an illegal robocall campaign related to health insurance during the COVID-19 pandemic3. This is part of a broader effort that has included the largest fine in FCC history of $225 million against Texas-based telemarketers for making approximately one billion spoofed robocalls.

   • The FCC's Enforcement Bureau has also classified certain entities as Consumer Communications Information Services Threats (C-CIST), which allows for targeted actions against those persistently facilitating harmful robocall campaigns.

2. Broadcasting Violations:
   • A television licensee in Washington State agreed to a $29,000 consent decree for violations related to public file requirements. This case involved the unauthorized use of Emergency Alert System (EAS) tones in broadcasts, which were not connected to actual emergencies2. The company admitted to multiple violations and agreed to implement a compliance program to prevent future issues.

3. Upcoming Regulatory Changes:
   • The FCC is set to vote on new rules aimed at enhancing Do-Not-Originate lists and strengthening call-blocking capabilities. These measures are designed to further protect consumers from illegal calls and improve the effectiveness of existing consumer protection tools.

4. Compliance Programs:
   • As part of its enforcement strategy, the FCC is mandating companies involved in violations to adopt comprehensive compliance programs. This includes appointing compliance officers and conducting training programs for employees, as seen in the recent consent decree involving the Washington State television licensee.

These actions reflect the FCC's ongoing commitment to consumer protection and regulatory compliance in telecommunications and broadcasting sectors, particularly under the leadership of new Chairman Brendan Carr, who is expected to continue emphasizing competitive practices while addressing illegal activities.

Do you have other references you can point be to showing abuses by the FCC?

-PJ

[packrat35]

I don’t care, this point needs to be driven home...you are all being played and taken for suckers...

[N. Theknow]

Enough about FCC and other regulatory bodies, this gold for anyone who Evers runs against her EVER!

[sauropod]

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[hinckley buzzard]

I don’t care to join the fight here but you are right to point to the 1930s as a tipping point for the SC vitiating the Constitution. Many bad decisions made in the shadow of FDR’s impulsive and reckless attempts to manage the Depression, which he ended up only making worse and lasting longer than it should have, while at the same time riding roughshod over the rights of Americans.

[nwrep]

Where is the edited part? Was it deceptively edited?

[pnut22]

touche

[Macho MAGA Man]

Here’s a breakdown of what was edited.

All the damning moments CBS edited out of Kamala Harris controversial 60 Minutes interview

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14365391/cbs-kamala-harris-interview-damning-differences-60-minutes.html

[Jim W N]

Anything and everything they are regulating that does NOT involve removing hindrances to commerce between states.

I would say most of what the FCC does is NOT ABOUT removing hindrances to commerce between states.

The federal gov’t unconstitutionally regulates COMMUNICATION (FCC) NOT removing hindrances to commerce between states.

Those activities are unconstitutional.

[txeagle]

Cali Dems think they can still beat a few tricks out of her......