The FCC may be going after Jimmy Kimmel for his claiming Charlie Kirk's killer was MAGA.

[scruffy]

So you want to eliminate free speech. At least just say so

Yelling fire in a crowded theater does not constitute free speech.

Especially when you know in advance there's no fire.

 

[krichton]

Kudos for ABC for doing the right thing. If Michelle Obama had been assassinated and Gutfield had a similar "comedy monologue" about it, I would want his ass canned too.

This has gone WAY TOO FAR. I think it's great for America that teachers, government workers, students who mock or cheer the brutal public assassination of a good man, husband and Father are getting their pink slips.

So you're for cancel culture then. This is the very thing that republicans and maga claim that the left lives for. But we are seeing more and more evidence that it's actually the right who is 1000% behind cancel culture.

As for Kimmel, he never joked about the assassination or the death of kirk. It was that one comment about Maga, which Carr, as a maga extremist himself, took offense to.

 

[scruffy]

You really are desperate to avoid admitting that these guys are authoritarians who make threats to suppress the speech of their enemies.

Go tell Obama. He started it.

 

[krichton]

Yelling fire in a crowded theater does not constitute free speech.

Especially when you know in advance there's no fire.

Which threater are you referring to?

 

[scruffy]

So you're for cancel culture then. This is the very thing that republicans and maga claim that the left lives for. But we are seeing more and more evidence that it's actually the right who is 1000% behind cancel culture.

Sucks getting a dose of your own medicine, doesn't it.

As for Kimmel, he never joked about the assassination or the death of kirk. It was that one comment about Maga, which Carr, as a maga extremist himself, took offense to.

 

[skye]

LOL

"There is no grounds for the FCC to do anything about Kimmel."

Rather surprising that with the 1,500 plus lawyers that Disney and ABC have that not a single one of them know anything about FCC regulation. You should let them in on your analysis, they'll probably give you lots of money for it.

 

[krichton]

Meh. Threats or intimidation could be bluffs. Its not the government stopping fee speech. We all know that if the government tried to pull a license the courts would step in.

Exactly.

No one was censored by the government.

Sure, the courts could come in, and then Trump would then appeal it to the Supreme Court and they'd back up their boss.

 

[krichton]

Sucks getting a dose of your own medicine, doesn't it.

Actually it's waaay more gratifying to see that the right can never use this lame excuse against the left again, unless they want to be made to look stupid yet again.

 

[Chuz Life]

Where did he lie about Mr. Kirk. All I hear is him being critical of MAGANUTs and the tactics the Neo-GOP are using in the wake of Mr. Kirks horrible murder.

It's not like it's some thing new that late night talk shows do. Might be something of the past however if parent companies can be coerced in to complying with Party demands to not criticize the Dear Leader.

Good Job. Neo Freedom Fighters. Fighting to take freedoms from everyone else.

Was Tyler Robinson "MAGA?

Yes or no.

 

[drudge X]

The SC decided that since there was no punitive threats given to the companies, simply asking them to moderate the obvious lies that were hurting Americans was acceptable.

Bullshit. Why did Garland prevent Elvis Chan from testifying? Also, the Twitter files tell a different story. Musk didn’t create those files. Twitter did before he made the purchase.

 

[BlindBoo]

He said Tyler was actually MAGA, a major lie.

Late night shows are supposed to be funny. Political hackery isn't funny.

Employers have the freedom to fire your ass if they don't like your work.

He said Maga was desperately trying to prove that he wasn't one of them, not that he was MAGA. Major MAGA lie there. Then he criticized MAGA again because they are using the assassination as a political weapon. He's been criticizing and ridiculing administrations since he became the host.

Humor is subjective.

Pretending he lied just to fire him is a scam, Hopefully Mr. Kimmel will have some sort of legal recourse for his unjust firing if he is indeed fired.

 

[scruffy]

Actually it's waaay more gratifying to see that the right can never use this lame excuse against the left again, unless they want to be made to look stupid yet again.

Your surrender is noted.

Jimmy Kimmel is the only one who looks stupid today. He just gave up his only source of funding and his only audience.

 

[Chuz Life]

He said Maga was desperately trying to prove that he wasn't one of them, not that he was MAGA. Major MAGA lie there. Then he criticized MAGA again because they are using the assassination as a political weapon. He's been criticizing and ridiculing administrations since he became the host.

Humor is subjective.

Pretending he lied just to fire him is a scam, Hopefully Mr. Kimmel will have some sort of legal recourse for his unjust firing if he is indeed fired.

The inference is clear, when you say a "new low" was reached, when in fact, MAGA was RIGHT to point out that Robinson was not "one of theirs."

 

[krichton]

Your surrender is noted.

Jimmy Kimmel is the only one who looks stupid today. He just gave up his only source of funding and his only audience.

I'm glad to have you on board the cancel culture club. Welcome!

 

[Chuz Life]

I'm glad to have you on board the cancel culture club. Welcome!

Culture?

 

[Care4all]

Wrong, Jimmy said a mega Republican killed Kirk…we know that’s false…and yes news distortion can cost ABC their license

Jimmy Kimmel is a late night COMEDIAN. WHY LIE? And say he is a News caster, he has no News program to distort the news on...he has a comedy show, a late night comedy show...he's an entertainer and was hired as an entertainer for an entertainment program slot at the network. He was not hired to deliver news, or report on news, and if speaking about the news it is to mock or make fun of the news or pick on life's nuances etc etc etc.

Why do I even have to spell this out for you? Seriously?

You are one of the most deceitful human beings that I have ever encountered, lead by your forked tongue, slivering, orange tinted, Jesus.

Kimmel mocked and ridiculed Trump and maybe Trumpers too, not Charlie Kirk in that skit... It seemed very MILD, much much harsher crap said on this site, and was pointing out the irony in Kirk's murderer, coming from and reared by an entire family, of gun loving Trumpers.

The clip of Trump's waxed over cold reaction and answer to the question of how he was doing after the Kirk assassinatiin, and he Said GOOD! Have you seen they have started construction on my big beautiful ballroom that only I was able to do....(paraphrased)

Kimmel mocked Trump, and showed his narcissism...
and the full blown KAREN that Trump is, sent out his goon at the FCC to threaten ABC... threatened a merger taking place...going on now with an affiliate.

What Trump has been doing with the Press, is unconstitutional.

 

[struth]

Jimmy Kimmel is a late night COMEDIAN. WHY LIE? And say he is a News caster, he has no News program to distort the news on...he has a comedy show, a late night comedy show...he's an entertainer and was hired as an entertainer for an entertainment program slot at the network. He was not hired to deliver news, or report on news, and if speaking about the news it is to mock or make fun of the news or pick on life's nuances etc etc etc.

Why do I even have to spell this out for you? Seriously?

You are one of the most deceitful human beings that I have ever encountered, lead by your forked tongue, slivering, orange tinted, Jesus.

Kimmel mocked and ridiculed Trump and maybe Trumpers too, not Charlie Kirk in that skit... It seemed very MILD, much much harsher crap said on this site, and was pointing out the irony in Kirk's murderer, coming from and reared by an entire family, of gun loving Trumpers.

The clip of Trump's waxed over cold reaction and answer to the question of how he was doing after the Kirk assassinatiin, and he Said GOOD! Have you seen they have started construction on my big beautiful ballroom that only I was able to do....(paraphrased)

Kimmel mocked Trump, and showed his narcissism...
and the full blown KAREN that Trump is, sent out his goon at the FCC to threaten ABC... threatened a merger taking place...going on now with an affiliate.

What Trump has been doing with the Press, is unconstitutional.

There was nothing funny about lying to the American people and distorting the news

In fact news distortion on a broadcast network is a violation of the law

 

[ThisIsMe]

Why are you ignoring the fact that two of largest clients, Nexstar and Sinclair were preempting the show? You must have read that at least 10 times in this thread. Is there a comprehension problem or are you just hell bent to blame the Trump administration?

Yes, they preempted the show, they wanted to prevent action by the FCC. If Carr hadn't made that comment, kimmel would probably never have been pulled.

Im not hell bent on anything, it is what it is.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Yes, they preempted the show, they wanted to prevent action by the FCC. If Carr hadn't made that comment, kimmel would probably never have been pulled.

Im not hell bent on anything, it is what it is.

The FCC had not a damned thing to do with it! The media companies Nexstar and Sinclair were going to preempt the show, so Disney would gain nothing. Why are you so obstinate about clear facts?

 

[BlindBoo]

The inference is clear, when you say a "new low" was reached, when in fact, MAGA was RIGHT to point out that Robinson was not "one of theirs."

Doesn't change the rabid lie the FCC chair used to denigrate Mr. Kimmel, or the lie that Mr. Kimmel said the assassin was A MAGANUT.

Everyone knows the FCC's bogus charge wouldn't pass Constitutional muster. But the point is to harass not convict isn't it?