I don’t understand what the controversy is here. Jimmy was free to speak; he spoke freely. Are we not free to react? And is his employer not free to maintain their business model? I encourage all the dummies out there to continue to speak freely whatever is in their hearts. Makes it easier for me to know who to avoid.
Kimmel should have been fired for being a dumb ass, for not being funny to 90 percent of the country (he only had 129,000 viewers) and for being mean-spirited.
This said, he'll join Substack and have 1,000,000 subscribers in three weeks.
Yup. Keep track of that for me, Bill, because stepping into that roiling nest of insane whatsits (since animal comparisons don’t work anymore since actual animals (and ants) are more noble creatures than the leftist humans around these days.) This is just too much for this old gal trying to get decent sleep. Soon the tsunami of political ads will again. They already turn up on some streaming things. Plus you can’t FF through them. Mute is my only option. God help us.
Perhaps part of the issue is, now that we are gaining momentum regarding the harsh realities of covid, as well as gaining numbers, those of us who were already aware of the real issues with covid, Fauci (that evil cockroach), the dangers of the clot shot, and that Trump wasn’t the monster he was constantly made out to be, are speaking out more and
more. The networks are listening.
Having been silenced for 4-5 years, we are now roaring.
The head honchos looked around and actually took note that 77 MILLION of us voted for this. I’m glad SOMEBODY at the networks had the intellectual curiosity to ask themselves what happened and how shall we react? They couldn’t possibly allow Jimmy to continue as the democratic cheerleader for President Cabbage for Brains, Kamala the Word Salad Queen, Covid Shots or Die, AND Trump has zero % of anything that any human in their right mind may appreciate.
THAT got old. For years, Jimmy has been doing more campaigning-disguised-as-humor than he has actual comedy.
The powers that be pretend not to see us. They DO hear us roar.
Heard he said something like “maybe”. I think Kimmel actually canceled himself. He announced he was going to triple down on it next and do you not believe corporate has gotten some hints on where he would go and what tripling down may sound like? He was and is utterly unrepentant and a flaming hateful loony who should be hospitalized, IMO. Plus “woke goes broke” these days. Corporate, who is required to follow some FCC rules when they buy the public airwaves and put content out to the public has to pay attention to “the public” sometimes. Th corporates Sinclair and Disney have fiduciary and legal obligations to the stockholders.
This might help explain the further suppression of constitutional rights coming to a theater near you.
PS: don’t be surprised if someone opens the theater door and “wants to alert movie watchers (of a real fire) and yell fire”, but can’t, you know, because it’s now against the law.
That is one sick post. I do see Ms Karma peeping around his basement door, though. This toxic shit can’t be good for his fully vaccinated heart and brain.
Actually, he was pretty good as an ESPN announcer. Who knows how, or why, he wound up in the 'news' business and why he turned into, or performed as, a complete nut.
I saw that post last night - Inexcusable. Reprehensible. Unconscionable. Is that sue-able? Defamation? You can tell, I’m sure, that I was incensed when I read that thoughtless, hurtful comment. Where has common decency formerly practiced in civilized society GONE?
He’s been in his basement way too long. I say lock the doors now and turn off cell service and electricity. Oh, my. Sorry about that. Did I just c@ncel him?
"When you let the government decide what people can and cannot say, you’re playing with a very sharp knife, because one day it could be your words on the chopping block."
This is true. However, see my example from the other day about Adam Schiff telling the public one thing, while saying something totally different behind the closed doors of a Congressional Hearing.
Fowch is another good example. It's one thing for government officials to give crappy opinions. However, it's another thing altogether when they go on TV and flat out - and knowingly I might add - lie to your face. Almost always trying to increase their influence, power and bank accounts.
My understanding of reinstating Smith / Mundt (the Charlie Kirk Act) is that it would not stop media lies and propaganda, it would stop GOVERNMENT lies and propaganda. You touched on this the other day and I agree that there is potential that this could become a slippery slope as well.
Not sure what the answer is other than to continue firing, defunding, and hopefully prosecuting these schmucks.
I listened to Theo Von’s interview with Thomas Massie this week. Rep. Massie talked about the issue of our representatives flat out lying from the floor of the house and senate. What is shocking is that our constitution allows them to do so without consequences. Article 1, Section 6, Clause 1, referred to as the Speech and Debate Clause. This clause states that "for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place". That includes in court.
I heard Thomas Massey speak last weekend at a medical freedom conference, and I thought he was a very honest politician, if there is such a thing. I was really impressed anyway, and he stood around talking to folks afterwards and he wasn’t even in his own state so he wasn’t campaigning. Thanks for letting me know about the interview, I’ll go check it out.
That law for our "representatives" is a POS law! Congress needs to be held to the same standard, if not a higher one, that the rest of us do. In fact there should be a law undoing every exception that Congress members are granted. No more "rules for thee but not for me"! This is just fuckery that they granted themselves!
I would agree with you, and not at the same time. that congress is exempt under Article 1, Section 6, Clause 1 yes, but it seems that they have taken this and run with it, or Congress is so corrupt that they are not held accountable under the law as they rightfully should be. being able to lie on the house floor should not be allowed. so perhaps I should say that the standard to which they are held is set so low that they can get away with just about anything. but thank you for correcting me on this.
They are supposed to work for us after all. Obviously, most of them think the opposite. It’s all rotten. We have to throw the rotten out on both sides. But that won’t happen. Let them bloviate all they want. People are waking up.
Free speech or not, if I saw any of my teachers making a deranged video celebrating the assassination of Charlie Kirk, I would fire them immediately. Nothing to do with free speech. It blatantly violates our code of ethics (which does go beyond the classroom), and because I don’t want a deranged person influencing our students in any way. Jimmy Kimmel’s reach greatly exceeds that of a classroom. Not sure what ABC’s Code of Ethics are (I imagine they’re paltry if they exist at all), but they have every right to enforce them. The FCC should have stayed out of it…but I am happy to see industry standing up to insanity. And my hope is that the pendulum, now swinging to the right, eventually finds rest in the middle.
Almost every broadcast company (these are not -cable- companies, for those of you from Loma Linda) has a “code of conduct” in every contract for on-air talent. There are consequences for violating that part of your contract. 🎙️
I used to watch these late-nite guys - saw Colbert live several times. Then Covid hit.. and Colbert’s “dancing needles” skit changed everything. Kimmel’s pro vax rants showed he was bought and paid for by big pharma and we never watched either again. Kimmel, like Colbert, became a nasty little boring one-trick pony. Good riddance.
And from what I understand (no, I don't remember where I read it - somewhere in this vast etherized cosmos) that Kimmel and Colbert are getting together to do a show. Now there's something worth avoiding!!
Ssshhhh! We don't need a bunch of whiny, self-righteous, used-to-be's on Substack. Next thing we know, something will get their panties in a bunch and they'll start demanding rules and content oversight of everything that they don't like. Send them to Boo-Hoo Sky..er
.Blue Sky. They can preach to the choir and get sunshine blown up their butts to their heart's content. 😄
He's been an unfunny obedient puppet for the establishment quite a while now-- I'm sure he'll get a nice book deal telling his "story" which may be ghost-written. As long as he plays ball I suspect he won't have any material struggles in this life.
So cute the purveyors of cancel culture and those who cheered when medical experts were censored for being right, ignored social media executives testimony that the 2021-2024 administration censored them and laughed when a presidential candidate was deplatformed are now crafting another fake narrative when failing late night host is suspended for lying about a national tragedy.
Here is a handy compendium of “cancel culture is good for you” headlines from the recent past.
The humanity of our country is in big trouble. I believe that social media will be the end of our culture as we've know it if we don't take action to stop what is happening. Foreign and domestic bots are influencing those on social media toward anger and aggression. We now have 42% of millennials who actually believe that political violence is acceptable. We are in grave danger as a society. I don't have the answers but I'm confident that if big changes aren't made within the operation of social media, America will not recover.
I think we need to understand their behavior in order to help them make necessary changes. They have significant problems, likely as a result of parental biases against allowing their children to have to experience emotional pain. Life is not fair. Life is not easy. They needed to experience challenges during their adolescence so that they'll be prepared to deal with real life issues when they reach adulthood. Unfortunately they continue to behave like children. Yes, I'm generalizing but that is reflective of their behavior. Also, they have been negatively impacted by social media, which none of us older adults had to contend with. I can't give them a pass but I'm trying to be thoughtful about how they came to be so troubled, so depressed, so anxious. We need to consider this a cultural challenge and figure out a way to help them.
My daughter did not tell her 19 yo that her grandpa has cancer. So as not to cause him anxiety. He’s being cushioned from life. Goes to a blue state uni too.
What type of “big changes “ do you feel need happen?
I totally agree with you that “social media “ of the likes of,say “Facebook “,as ONE example, has done more harm than good. However,what can POSSIBLY be done to “change” things that would not involve even more censorship?
I think only a major solar flare,another “Carrington event “, could change anything. And,I would greatly miss conversations with y’all!
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Does it make me sound rude when I say that I’m so over this. I never watched Kimmel or any of the other blueish clowns but hey, to each their own. There are many more relevant matters happening right now that are lost in the slop of this overly boring story.
I really appreciate this article reminding us that the left was gleeful when Tucker Carlson was fired, which highlights the hypocrisy in their concerns about Kimmel’s firing this week.
I also appreciate Tucker Carlson speaking out on the side of not censoring content like Kimmels. He’s probably right that it’s best to err on the side of not putting outside pressure on a business to fire their staff for distastful speech. In this case where the FCC put pressure on ABC, it’s a gray area due to FCC’s role in regulating the public airways. I don’t have a firm opinion on whether it was reasonable for the FCC to put that pressure on this time because it’s a very tricky issue.
"When you see stuff like this—I mean, we can do this the easy way or the hard way," he said. "These companies can find ways to change conduct and take action, frankly, on Kimmel, or there's going to be additional work for the FCC ahead." So ABC affiliates decided this implied threat was sufficient to suspend Kimmel’s show indefinitely? Or perhaps they saw a chance to rid themselves of a money losing show without breaching the host’s contract? Either way, it was a cowardly move on their part. What was the FCC going to do? Pull their licenses for a statement made by Kimmel? Not a chance any court in the US allows that, a stay would be issued immediately.
I read that Sinclair (or maybe the other one) is working on a merger that will require FCC approval. Maybe Carr’s words were seen as a veiled threat—has been done before.
In the 80s my dad went to Ireland. While his carryon was being inspected, the agent pulled out a large block of yellow commodity cheese that seniors could get then. Good old dad joked it looked like the explosive Semtex. If there was a hole in the floor next to him, I would have jumped in. Try that now and Dad would never get to Ireland or anywhere else.
The government needs to say something like "Kimmel's comments about the murder of Charlie Kirk are unfortunate and we disagree with them", and move on.
Bluster from the administration of FCC action is overstepping and a violation of the First Amendment.
But watch them not be able to resist the temptation to crack down on free speech that they do not agree with - which makes them (in this area) no better than the recent democrat administrations.
No they said it would give them more work to do. The reason that ABC "paused" it was 2 major companies refused to carry his trash anymore. It is about money
ABCs two largest affiliate groups (who actually hold the licenses) pulled the show and asked the FCC to step in *more*. Kimmel had been losing audience and money for years, to me this looks as much like they were looking for an excuse anyway.
At the end of the day lies aren't protected to begin with, and public airwaves, public rules has *long* been the norm.
I agree 100%. Just a note from someone who once worked at the intersection of the FCC and the producers, distributors, aggregators, and broadcasters of entertainment, all of the majors network broadcasters own and operate, via subsidiaries, the license holders in all the major broadcast markets in the US. These are extremely valuable assets, the jewels in the crowns of ABC, CBS, and NBC. The FCC most definitely wields enormous power over them with regulatory licensing.
Independent affiliates have to be concerned with what they broadcast of course, but with the possible exception of local news, their time slots dedicated to network distributed shows (like prime time and late night) brings in the most advertising revenue and this why they are concerned when the FCC raises an issue with their network partner. Their local FCC broadcast license may not be at risk, but their major revenue source certainly could be.
Kimmel just wasn't funny and his own words came back around. 📡⚖️ His "MAGA gang" comments were no longer marketable. 📺 The legacy media is in free fall and late nite TV is dying. 🔔 The corporate infotainment industry has to suck up to the fcc, but elections have consequences and editorial bias is probably NOT in the public interest. 🔥 🇺🇲🗽 GOD BLESS CHARLIE KIRK, may his memory be eternal...🕯️
I don’t understand what the controversy is here. Jimmy was free to speak; he spoke freely. Are we not free to react? And is his employer not free to maintain their business model? I encourage all the dummies out there to continue to speak freely whatever is in their hearts. Makes it easier for me to know who to avoid.
BOOM! I think we have a definite contender here for the best comment of the day.
Kimmel should have been fired for being a dumb ass, for not being funny to 90 percent of the country (he only had 129,000 viewers) and for being mean-spirited.
This said, he'll join Substack and have 1,000,000 subscribers in three weeks.
Happy Cancellation, Wheezy.
https://billricejr.substack.com/p/happy-cancellation-wheezy
Yup. Keep track of that for me, Bill, because stepping into that roiling nest of insane whatsits (since animal comparisons don’t work anymore since actual animals (and ants) are more noble creatures than the leftist humans around these days.) This is just too much for this old gal trying to get decent sleep. Soon the tsunami of political ads will again. They already turn up on some streaming things. Plus you can’t FF through them. Mute is my only option. God help us.
Perhaps part of the issue is, now that we are gaining momentum regarding the harsh realities of covid, as well as gaining numbers, those of us who were already aware of the real issues with covid, Fauci (that evil cockroach), the dangers of the clot shot, and that Trump wasn’t the monster he was constantly made out to be, are speaking out more and
more. The networks are listening.
Having been silenced for 4-5 years, we are now roaring.
The head honchos looked around and actually took note that 77 MILLION of us voted for this. I’m glad SOMEBODY at the networks had the intellectual curiosity to ask themselves what happened and how shall we react? They couldn’t possibly allow Jimmy to continue as the democratic cheerleader for President Cabbage for Brains, Kamala the Word Salad Queen, Covid Shots or Die, AND Trump has zero % of anything that any human in their right mind may appreciate.
THAT got old. For years, Jimmy has been doing more campaigning-disguised-as-humor than he has actual comedy.
The powers that be pretend not to see us. They DO hear us roar.
BSoTY:
You DEPLORED me.
Hear me ROAR!
The repressed SONGWRITER-IN-ME demands an edit:
"It's me that you DEPLORE!
So pound sand, and hear me ROAR!
For I know too much
To go back and Pre- teh- eh- end..."
(We're just going to have to make bumper stickers bigger, that's all. And bumpers.)
That’s it; I’m having my
car fully wrapped in the Constitution and a few of Jenna and fan’s best quotes.
It fairly screams: "BUMP THIS!!!"
BSoTY… Bull Shit of the Year? 😝 Sadly, that’s all
I can come up with at the moment.
Bumper Sticker otY... <sheesh> ;)
😝 THX!
WKM! 😝
Yes! Exactly.
Wasn’t it the FCC chair who pressured Disney?
Conjecture. Maybe, or maybe Disney saw this as an excuse to dump a loser. None of these guys were setting the world on fire with viewers.
Quite honestly, it hasn’t interested me enough to investigate it. FCC, Disney,,, I don’t really care.
Heard he said something like “maybe”. I think Kimmel actually canceled himself. He announced he was going to triple down on it next and do you not believe corporate has gotten some hints on where he would go and what tripling down may sound like? He was and is utterly unrepentant and a flaming hateful loony who should be hospitalized, IMO. Plus “woke goes broke” these days. Corporate, who is required to follow some FCC rules when they buy the public airwaves and put content out to the public has to pay attention to “the public” sometimes. Th corporates Sinclair and Disney have fiduciary and legal obligations to the stockholders.
Dems want another political football to kick around.
Meh 🫤, Bring back Johnny Carson!! On serious note , Keith Olbermann needs to … well what a disgusting comment he made . https://x.com/KeithOlbermann/status/1968491283342573895
Just to be clear, I “like” the comment… Not that hideous post.🤬
For the “really” open minded, here’s another take on the CK assasination:
https://www.unz.com/article/israel-charlie-kirk-and-the-weaponization-of-murder-w-max-blumenthal/
This might help explain the further suppression of constitutional rights coming to a theater near you.
PS: don’t be surprised if someone opens the theater door and “wants to alert movie watchers (of a real fire) and yell fire”, but can’t, you know, because it’s now against the law.
That is one sick post. I do see Ms Karma peeping around his basement door, though. This toxic shit can’t be good for his fully vaccinated heart and brain.
Olbermann has always been a piece of sh*t!
Actually, he was pretty good as an ESPN announcer. Who knows how, or why, he wound up in the 'news' business and why he turned into, or performed as, a complete nut.
Agree PatriotWatcher
So much ugly . 🤬
Indeed Bro. 😡
Yes! I haven't watched any shows like that since Johnny Carson! Ah, those were the days!
I saw that post last night - Inexcusable. Reprehensible. Unconscionable. Is that sue-able? Defamation? You can tell, I’m sure, that I was incensed when I read that thoughtless, hurtful comment. Where has common decency formerly practiced in civilized society GONE?
Jay Leno is the last of the late night guys that was worth watching.
I liked eary Letterman!
I’ll, grant you that. But he wasn’t able to keep his balance, he always thought he was the smartest person in the room, and it quickly took over.
Same - he used to make me laugh!
Yes, me too.
Leno was funny until he sold out and took that slot.
Keith is a real charmer.
He’s been in his basement way too long. I say lock the doors now and turn off cell service and electricity. Oh, my. Sorry about that. Did I just c@ncel him?
"When you let the government decide what people can and cannot say, you’re playing with a very sharp knife, because one day it could be your words on the chopping block."
This is true. However, see my example from the other day about Adam Schiff telling the public one thing, while saying something totally different behind the closed doors of a Congressional Hearing.
Fowch is another good example. It's one thing for government officials to give crappy opinions. However, it's another thing altogether when they go on TV and flat out - and knowingly I might add - lie to your face. Almost always trying to increase their influence, power and bank accounts.
My understanding of reinstating Smith / Mundt (the Charlie Kirk Act) is that it would not stop media lies and propaganda, it would stop GOVERNMENT lies and propaganda. You touched on this the other day and I agree that there is potential that this could become a slippery slope as well.
Not sure what the answer is other than to continue firing, defunding, and hopefully prosecuting these schmucks.
Instagram put me in jail years ago for calling Chuck Schumer Schmuck Schumer, all the while they allowed naked T&A pics and the most vile comments….🤔
🙄🤬
I listened to Theo Von’s interview with Thomas Massie this week. Rep. Massie talked about the issue of our representatives flat out lying from the floor of the house and senate. What is shocking is that our constitution allows them to do so without consequences. Article 1, Section 6, Clause 1, referred to as the Speech and Debate Clause. This clause states that "for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place". That includes in court.
I heard Thomas Massey speak last weekend at a medical freedom conference, and I thought he was a very honest politician, if there is such a thing. I was really impressed anyway, and he stood around talking to folks afterwards and he wasn’t even in his own state so he wasn’t campaigning. Thanks for letting me know about the interview, I’ll go check it out.
That law for our "representatives" is a POS law! Congress needs to be held to the same standard, if not a higher one, that the rest of us do. In fact there should be a law undoing every exception that Congress members are granted. No more "rules for thee but not for me"! This is just fuckery that they granted themselves!
Kaycee, this is not a law passed by Congress. This is an article in the Constitution.
I would agree with you, and not at the same time. that congress is exempt under Article 1, Section 6, Clause 1 yes, but it seems that they have taken this and run with it, or Congress is so corrupt that they are not held accountable under the law as they rightfully should be. being able to lie on the house floor should not be allowed. so perhaps I should say that the standard to which they are held is set so low that they can get away with just about anything. but thank you for correcting me on this.
I agree with your assessment.
They are supposed to work for us after all. Obviously, most of them think the opposite. It’s all rotten. We have to throw the rotten out on both sides. But that won’t happen. Let them bloviate all they want. People are waking up.
Free speech or not, if I saw any of my teachers making a deranged video celebrating the assassination of Charlie Kirk, I would fire them immediately. Nothing to do with free speech. It blatantly violates our code of ethics (which does go beyond the classroom), and because I don’t want a deranged person influencing our students in any way. Jimmy Kimmel’s reach greatly exceeds that of a classroom. Not sure what ABC’s Code of Ethics are (I imagine they’re paltry if they exist at all), but they have every right to enforce them. The FCC should have stayed out of it…but I am happy to see industry standing up to insanity. And my hope is that the pendulum, now swinging to the right, eventually finds rest in the middle.
Almost every broadcast company (these are not -cable- companies, for those of you from Loma Linda) has a “code of conduct” in every contract for on-air talent. There are consequences for violating that part of your contract. 🎙️
Yup.
Love that you remember Rush Limbaugh! 💞
It was Rio Linda, you are correct but I still got the reference. I miss him so much. There was no one like him and I think never will again. 🥺
But was it Loma or Rio Linda?🙃
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2007/04/20/rush_explains_rio_linda/
Thank you! Miss him daily📻
ABC’s “code of ethics” is surely no deeper than the bottom line but that, too, is legitimate grounds to suspend, fire or not renew a contract
I used to watch these late-nite guys - saw Colbert live several times. Then Covid hit.. and Colbert’s “dancing needles” skit changed everything. Kimmel’s pro vax rants showed he was bought and paid for by big pharma and we never watched either again. Kimmel, like Colbert, became a nasty little boring one-trick pony. Good riddance.
And from what I understand (no, I don't remember where I read it - somewhere in this vast etherized cosmos) that Kimmel and Colbert are getting together to do a show. Now there's something worth avoiding!!
To paraphrase El Gato Malo, they want the protection of the social contract while being unbound by same. Well, we're done with that idiotic game.
I had not thought of this aspect. Perfect.
This!
There are plenty of ways for Kimmel to make a living: cable television, podcasting, or even here on Substack. But free markets operate there too.
Ssshhhh! We don't need a bunch of whiny, self-righteous, used-to-be's on Substack. Next thing we know, something will get their panties in a bunch and they'll start demanding rules and content oversight of everything that they don't like. Send them to Boo-Hoo Sky..er
.Blue Sky. They can preach to the choir and get sunshine blown up their butts to their heart's content. 😄
I think he and all the rest of them should enter the Substack "sweepstakes." The best response to stupid speech is more speech.
He's been an unfunny obedient puppet for the establishment quite a while now-- I'm sure he'll get a nice book deal telling his "story" which may be ghost-written. As long as he plays ball I suspect he won't have any material struggles in this life.
Yeah, he'll be fine, but it's too bad that his bloated staff may find themselves unemployed because he just had to be a self-righteous jerk.
So cute the purveyors of cancel culture and those who cheered when medical experts were censored for being right, ignored social media executives testimony that the 2021-2024 administration censored them and laughed when a presidential candidate was deplatformed are now crafting another fake narrative when failing late night host is suspended for lying about a national tragedy.
Here is a handy compendium of “cancel culture is good for you” headlines from the recent past.
https://open.substack.com/pub/justkiradavis/p/accountability-culture-comes-to-the?r=er71k&utm_medium=
The humanity of our country is in big trouble. I believe that social media will be the end of our culture as we've know it if we don't take action to stop what is happening. Foreign and domestic bots are influencing those on social media toward anger and aggression. We now have 42% of millennials who actually believe that political violence is acceptable. We are in grave danger as a society. I don't have the answers but I'm confident that if big changes aren't made within the operation of social media, America will not recover.
Millenials suck!
I think we need to understand their behavior in order to help them make necessary changes. They have significant problems, likely as a result of parental biases against allowing their children to have to experience emotional pain. Life is not fair. Life is not easy. They needed to experience challenges during their adolescence so that they'll be prepared to deal with real life issues when they reach adulthood. Unfortunately they continue to behave like children. Yes, I'm generalizing but that is reflective of their behavior. Also, they have been negatively impacted by social media, which none of us older adults had to contend with. I can't give them a pass but I'm trying to be thoughtful about how they came to be so troubled, so depressed, so anxious. We need to consider this a cultural challenge and figure out a way to help them.
My daughter did not tell her 19 yo that her grandpa has cancer. So as not to cause him anxiety. He’s being cushioned from life. Goes to a blue state uni too.
What type of “big changes “ do you feel need happen?
I totally agree with you that “social media “ of the likes of,say “Facebook “,as ONE example, has done more harm than good. However,what can POSSIBLY be done to “change” things that would not involve even more censorship?
I think only a major solar flare,another “Carrington event “, could change anything. And,I would greatly miss conversations with y’all!
I'm working on a post today actually. I have a few ideas how to actually accomplish that. I'm hoping that Jenna will cross reference it as well.
Please email it to me or better yet send through substack DM!!
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I just shot you a quick email
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Thanks, it certainly makes one feel inadequate! Nice to know I'm not actually a dinosaur.
Does it make me sound rude when I say that I’m so over this. I never watched Kimmel or any of the other blueish clowns but hey, to each their own. There are many more relevant matters happening right now that are lost in the slop of this overly boring story.
I really appreciate this article reminding us that the left was gleeful when Tucker Carlson was fired, which highlights the hypocrisy in their concerns about Kimmel’s firing this week.
I also appreciate Tucker Carlson speaking out on the side of not censoring content like Kimmels. He’s probably right that it’s best to err on the side of not putting outside pressure on a business to fire their staff for distastful speech. In this case where the FCC put pressure on ABC, it’s a gray area due to FCC’s role in regulating the public airways. I don’t have a firm opinion on whether it was reasonable for the FCC to put that pressure on this time because it’s a very tricky issue.
I agree. Let them keep talking! And it will continue to sink them, hopefully!
"When you see stuff like this—I mean, we can do this the easy way or the hard way," he said. "These companies can find ways to change conduct and take action, frankly, on Kimmel, or there's going to be additional work for the FCC ahead." So ABC affiliates decided this implied threat was sufficient to suspend Kimmel’s show indefinitely? Or perhaps they saw a chance to rid themselves of a money losing show without breaching the host’s contract? Either way, it was a cowardly move on their part. What was the FCC going to do? Pull their licenses for a statement made by Kimmel? Not a chance any court in the US allows that, a stay would be issued immediately.
I read that Sinclair (or maybe the other one) is working on a merger that will require FCC approval. Maybe Carr’s words were seen as a veiled threat—has been done before.
At the airport in 1970 I joked “I always have a bomb in my luggage because the odds of two bombs on the same plane is infinitesimal.”
Funny then, not so much now.
In the 80s my dad went to Ireland. While his carryon was being inspected, the agent pulled out a large block of yellow commodity cheese that seniors could get then. Good old dad joked it looked like the explosive Semtex. If there was a hole in the floor next to him, I would have jumped in. Try that now and Dad would never get to Ireland or anywhere else.
The government needs to say something like "Kimmel's comments about the murder of Charlie Kirk are unfortunate and we disagree with them", and move on.
Bluster from the administration of FCC action is overstepping and a violation of the First Amendment.
But watch them not be able to resist the temptation to crack down on free speech that they do not agree with - which makes them (in this area) no better than the recent democrat administrations.
"It’s just a big company realizing that advertisers don’t want their products sold by a guy giggling about a political assassination."
But is that what happened? When I did an admittedly quick search it appeared that the FCC was threatening ABC's licence.
I support the former without reserve. I believe that latter hurts us all in the long run.
No they said it would give them more work to do. The reason that ABC "paused" it was 2 major companies refused to carry his trash anymore. It is about money
It would give them more work to do was a way of making a threat while being able to deny that they were making a threat.
This is a very common tactic these days, and we need to call it out for what it is.
ABCs two largest affiliate groups (who actually hold the licenses) pulled the show and asked the FCC to step in *more*. Kimmel had been losing audience and money for years, to me this looks as much like they were looking for an excuse anyway.
At the end of the day lies aren't protected to begin with, and public airwaves, public rules has *long* been the norm.
I agree 100%. Just a note from someone who once worked at the intersection of the FCC and the producers, distributors, aggregators, and broadcasters of entertainment, all of the majors network broadcasters own and operate, via subsidiaries, the license holders in all the major broadcast markets in the US. These are extremely valuable assets, the jewels in the crowns of ABC, CBS, and NBC. The FCC most definitely wields enormous power over them with regulatory licensing.
Independent affiliates have to be concerned with what they broadcast of course, but with the possible exception of local news, their time slots dedicated to network distributed shows (like prime time and late night) brings in the most advertising revenue and this why they are concerned when the FCC raises an issue with their network partner. Their local FCC broadcast license may not be at risk, but their major revenue source certainly could be.
Market Forces x Disney takes the out. ✂️💰
Kimmel just wasn't funny and his own words came back around. 📡⚖️ His "MAGA gang" comments were no longer marketable. 📺 The legacy media is in free fall and late nite TV is dying. 🔔 The corporate infotainment industry has to suck up to the fcc, but elections have consequences and editorial bias is probably NOT in the public interest. 🔥 🇺🇲🗽 GOD BLESS CHARLIE KIRK, may his memory be eternal...🕯️