Let's stop being stupid... Kimmel's bosses were glad to have the excuse

[MisterBeale]

His days were numbered already.

Possibly, but his contract runs through summer of next year.

ABC is still going to pay him. . . If this had happened at the end of the contract, the position that, "ratings were down, that is why he was canceled," might hold water. But given the facts that Hollie posted in that NYPost article, any intelligent person sees what is going on.

There is no reason the network would seek to purposely lose more money if it hadn't been for the regulatory corruption going on between Nextar and the FCC.

 

[justoffal]

Possibly, but his contract runs through summer of next year.

ABC is still going to pay him. . . If this had happened at the end of the contract, the position that, "ratings were down, that is why he was canceled," might hold water. But given the facts that Hollie posted in that NYPost article, any intelligent person sees what is going on.

There is no reason the network would seek to purposely lose more money if it hadn't been for the regulatory corruption going on between Nextar and the FCC.

Yeah I mean the guy is not standing in any soup line anywhere. He's got enough I'm sure where he could simply just use his money to make more money. If he hasn't diversified up till now then he's even more stupid than I thought he was.

 

[Blaster]

 

[Missourian]

Yeah, the FCC is censoring speech they don't like, and big corporations are censoring people with unpopular opinions.

I can't possibly see where this can go wrong.

You agree Kimmel was clearly lying, correct?

He didn't state an opinion.

He started that the assassin of Charlie Kirk was MAGA and MAGA was attempting to cover this fact up.

Which is a absolutely false statement made solely with the intention to deceive the public.

So quit trying to whitewash Likely statement with your soft language.

Kimmel intentionally lied.

Kimmel intentionally lied with the motive of deceiving the public.

Kimmel intentionally lied with the motive of deceiving the public for political purposes.

There is no acceptable rationalization for this, and once a spotlight was shown on the lies, gaslighting and manipulation of the public by Kimmel, ABC and their independent affiliated stations quickly distanced themselves from Kimmel and his blatant and intentional lies.

 

[justoffal]

You agree Kimmel was clearly lying, correct?

He didn't state an opinion.

He started that the assassin of Charlie Kirk was MAGA and MAGA was attempting to cover this fact up.

Which is a absolutely false statement made solely with the intention to deceive the public.

So quit trying to whitewash Likely statement with your soft language.

Kimmel intentionally lied.

Kimmel intentionally lied with the motive of deceiving the public.

Kimmel intentionally lied with the motive of deceiving the public for political purposes.

There is no acceptable rationalization for this, and once a spotlight was shown on the lies, gaslighting and manipulation of the public by Kimmel, ABC and their independent affiliated stations quickly distanced themselves from Kimmel and his blatant and intentional lies.

Again it is free speech....but that does not mean it won't have consequences.

 

[MarcATL]

This isn't even close to being a free speech issue.
This is your standard corporate hide behind.
That overgrown, unfunny jackass pretending to be some kind of humorist was losing millions every year for the network. The network is a corporation and cooperations cut their losses.

I'm sure the issue of licensing also came up in whatever meeting they held.... But I'll give you dollars to donuts that they saw the golden opportunity to get done what they needed to get done anyway while blaming it on someone else.

And while we're on the subject if you've read the fcc's rules about general broadcasting I think the argument could be made that they're unconstitutional. Lying to the public is definitely a form of free speech. However being punished for lying is not illegal. The constitution enumerates rights but it doesn't protect against punishment.

The FCC vs.Jimmy Kimmel: The Death Knell for Broadcast TV?

The FCC pushed ABC to suspend Jimmy Kimmel—and revealed a deeper truth: broadcast TV is breaking under ad collapse, regulatory pressure, and streaming.

www.mediaite.com

Fox News’ Kennedy Sounds the Alarm Over Kimmel Suspension — Warns Democrats Could Use Precedent to Target Fox

Fox News contributor Kennedy on Thursday expressed concern that Jimmy Kimmel's suspension could set a dangerous precedent moving forward.

www.mediaite.com

As we saw w/the Bush II Regime, Republicans never learn.

Be careful what you're cheering komrade.

 

[Missourian]

Again it is free speech....but that does not mean it won't have consequences.

****, Shit, ****, **********. ************, Piss and Tits are also protected speech.

But you can't say them on licensed broadcast television.

By petitioning for and accepting the license, there is an agreement that certain speech is curtailed, such as those listed above, and intentionally misleading the public.

My free speech was curtailed in a very similar way by the government.

I signed a military contract with the government that curtailed my rights. I voluntarily signed away my right to certain speech and my freedom of movement. Had I violated that contract, the government of the United States would have placed my insubordinate ass directly into federal prison.

We have rights, but those rights can be curtailed VOLUNTARILY by contract with the government.

This is the case in this circumstance.

The government did not threaten Kimmel with any sanctions for his speech.

They threatened ABC with fines for violating the regulations of the voluntary licensing contract that ABC agree to.

Big difference.

 

[Zincwarrior]

Disney stock is down. Evidently the Disney channel cancellation page keeps crashing because of so much activity.

 

[justoffal]

Disney stock is down. Evidently the Disney channel cancellation page keeps crashing because of so much activity.

Who gives a shit? They did the Devin Mulvaney thing years ago.

 

[Rawley]

Yeah, the FCC is censoring speech they don't like, and big corporations are censoring people with unpopular opinions.

I can't possibly see where this can go wrong.

Who has the FCC "censored?"

 

[Missourian]

Disney stock is down. Evidently the Disney channel cancellation page keeps crashing because of so much activity.

An added bonus.

Liberals once again burning down their own neighborhood.

 

[Rawley]

You know, I keep hearing this, but no, not really.

Disney pissed away 180 million dollars on a lame Star Wars show about Lesbian Space Witches, please don't tell me they are losing money on a show that produces content every night of the year.

Have you looked at his ratings? Worse than Colbert. SInce he started his left wing rants ten years ago, he's lost over 70% of the key demographic.

 

[justoffal]

An added bonus.

Liberals once again burning down their own neighborhood.

Lol ... Honestly you can't make this shit up ..

 

[justoffal]

Have you looked at his ratings? Worse than Colbert. SInce he started his left wing rants ten years ago, he's lost over 70% of the key demographic.

Kimmel’s 2025 average viewership of 1.6 million is down 37% compared to 2015 totals.

However, the decline is even more significant among the advertiser-coveted demographic of adults, ages 25-54.

 

[Seymour Flops]

Democrats and "not Democrats" keep saying that Kimmel is a comedian and was fired for making a joke.

If that was a joke, why did nobody in his audience laugh? Telling unfunny jokes is the best reason of all to fire a comedian such as him.

 

[justoffal]

Democrats and "not Democrats" keep saying that Kimmel is a comedian and was fired for making a joke.

If that was a joke, why did nobody in his audience laugh? Telling unfunny jokes is the best reason of all to fire a comedian such as him.

I think he's also a victim of public boredom. Late night talk shows have more or less run the Gambit of their usefulness and are really no longer a sought after venue. Add to that the unsolicited infusion of political opinion and you have a recipe for failure.

 

[Muhammed]

Trump incited a riot and tried to overthrow the government.

What government was that?

 

[Muhammed]

With that said, the left should probably be blaming corporatism as much as any political party for this disturbing reality.

Blame anyone but Kimmel.

The dude costs $milllions per year in salary+bonuses, then it was revealed that he was a frequent flyer to Epstein's island, causing ABC/Disney an absolute PR nightmare, then he offended most of the country with his callous stupid lies about Kirk, not to try to be funny, not because of a bombed joke, but because he's aa disgusting evil bitchboy.

He's a party of slavery supporting stupid whiney pedo and a TDS afflicted moron.

 

[MisterBeale]

Blame anyone but Kimmel.

The dude costs $milllions per year in salary+bonuses, then it was revealed that he was a frequent flyer to Epstein's island, causing ABC/Disney an absolute PR nightmare, then he offended most of the country with his callous stupid lies about Kirk, not to try to be funny, not because of a bombed joke, but because he's aa disgusting evil bitchboy.

He's a party of slavery supporting stupid whiney pedo and a TDS afflicted moron.

 

[Muhammed]

They threatened ABC with fines for violating the regulations of the voluntary licensing contract that ABC agree to.

Do you have any evidence that ABC was threatened by the FCC?