So to clarify… Jimmy Kimmel did not even mention Charlie Kirk in this monologue more than as a reference to the killer.
he literally said
We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it.
To classify this as “removed over comments about Charlie Kirk” is insane! He was talking about his killer and the reason he was removed was clarified by the FCC chair.
[This] appears to be an action by Jimmy Kimmel to play into the narrative that this was somehow a MAGA or Republican-motivated person” - Brendan Carr
Yet all the headlines read “for comments about Charlie Kirk”!
Should all be saying “Removed for commenting on MAGAs actions following this shooting”
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ABC fucking took him off the air:
Walt Disney-owned ABC confirmed on Wednesday, Sept. 17, that it will indefinitely suspend “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” after the head of the Federal Communications Commission condemned comments made by the Emmy-winning comedian.
Emperor Manicula’s tweet.
This is the President of the United States, tweeting about a talk show host. Everything has gone to shit so quickly and thoroughly that sometimes you have to take a step outside of it, back to the before times, to clear your head… and then you are once again returned to the realization that the fucking President is tweeting about talk show hosts.
Man, this guy is a fucking loser.
You need to be part of the solution, not sit on the sidelines and wait for someone else to fix it. You know its fucked. I know it’s fucked. That sentiment needs to resonate from the halls of power like the wrath of thunder from the combined voices of everyone who knows its fucked. Political action needs to become an everyday habit.
Fox News it literally calling for the execution of homeless people. How is that not hate speech?
Amd two separate shooting happen at homeless camps today. Yeah fuck FCC and fuck nazis
Rules for thee, but not for me.
I mean, the FCC does not have any power over the content of cable television stations like Fox News. Not that they would do anything if they could, the hypocrites, but still. ABC is a Broadcast station, the content of which is in the FCC’s purview, so it’s not exactly apples to apples. Doesn’t mean it’s not partisan reactionary bullshit.
FCC: Kill the homeless? We cool.
FCC: Was kirk gusher’s shooter a MAGA person? That is to far.
“[This] appears to be an action by Jimmy Kimmel to play into the narrative that this was somehow a MAGA or Republican-motivated person,” Carr said. “What people don’t understand is that the broadcasters … have a license granted by us at the FCC, and that comes with it an obligation to operate in the public interest. When we see stuff like this, look, we can do this the easy way or the hard way. These companies can find ways to change conduct, on Kimmel, or there’s going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.”
Welcome to your fascist state, ladies and gentlemen. If you don’t kiss the ring and grease the palms, then you’re out.
look, we can do this the easy way or the hard way.
Said exactly like a thug in a mob movie.
I think the hard way sounds like a fun time
Yeah, I’m kind of curious what ‘the hard way’ is for the fcc.
Counterpoint: what is the FCC going to do to physically stop them? Jam the signal? Send in men with guns?
Revoke their broadcast license, to make it impossible for them to be on the air with their distributors.
Generally productions are a multi-stage process with several companies involved.
revoke license
Physically
make it impossible
How? Impossible how?
Unless everyone works together, from content creation all the way down to distribution, some part of the chain will comply with the federal government. They unfortunately don’t need to do anything physical - the show is already dependent on several entities.
So, not physically, and not impossible.
Just illegal and therefore cool?
Illegal, and never cool. I don’t like this just as much as you. It’s just any physical action wouldn’t make a difference.
I think even jimmy Kimmel could be cool if he was doing pirate broadcast art crimes.
I feel like nothing short of physical action really needs to be paid attention to.
It is illegal, if you violate the laws then people with guns show up and lock you in a cage where you can’t do the illegal thing.
It’s the FCC. They don’t have guns.
you sure? IRS agents have guns. I don’t know if it’s because they’re Treasury or Federal, but i wouldn’t push my luck.
None of the characters in that story are implied to have guns. One of them was implied to have a hammer-a goofy wooden one.
The second one
Which ones? The FCC doesn’t have men with guns. The FBI are only good for posting now. They gonna send in the ATF?
Whoever the dictator wants, dude. Don’t you get it?
That’s not going to be a very competent thing, and it would cost them more.
I agree. Are we talking about a competent man?
Federal Marshalls, or local law enforcement.
Oh. We know this how?
Damn, Democrats weaponizing government agenices to push their radical left beliefs!
Oh wait, that accusation was just a confession. Another piece of evidence for that claim.
We have a rule on the book that interprets the public interest standard that says ‘news distortion’ is something that is prohibited
Unbelievable. Nobody tell Fox News
If Fox News has straight-face lied to its viewers ONLY 25 times a day for the past 29 years, that’s 264,625 actual lies, not jokes.
So after Fox publicly and explicitly apologizes 264,625 times for each of its egregious lies, we can then entertain the idea of apologizing for delivering truth in the form of a joke on a comedy show.
Pretty sure Kimmel isn’t news.
That’s exactly how Fox got out of their bullshit. Claimed nobody actually believes they’re real news.
Kimmel is literally a comedian doing primarily comedy though. A wolf dressing in sheep’s clothing is not a reason to kill all sheep.
For the analogy to be apt, it’s more like the wolves are at the point where they’re just doing the sheep killing. There’s no subtlety happening here.
I’m not sure that metaphor is apt, frankly…
Seems solid to me. What am i missing?
Guys, the FCC content rules only apply to Broadcast stations, like ABC. Fox News is cable. Its content is not regulated by the FCC at all. They don’t have jurisdiction.
Kirk on the last South Park episode:
“We as conservatives have thick skin, not thin skin, and you can make fun of us and it doesn’t matter.”
I guess he didn’t know his audience.
Yeah this seems to not be about Kirk at all. They’re upset that he pointed out that it’s all a distraction from the Trump/Epstein list.
It’s pathetic what Trump and his band of goons are doing to America.
I almost moved to the US at one point. It’s never been perfect but I grew up seeing it as a force that did bring about a lot of good in the world.
This is pathetic.
“Not in the public interest,” that line is going to get squeezed for all its worth.
Not in honor of the King, I guess. The hard way is starting to sound like a far better option. Anybody know a spine?
Softest president and party of all time 🤣
Even the president who died like a few weeks into his presidency because he didn’t wanna go see a doctor was a better president.
Where is Millard Fillmore when we need him?!
These little piss babies and their cancel culture.
Edit: no longer just a threat. https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/nexstar-jimmy-kimmel-abc-charlie-kirk-1236522584/
This would be much harder if we hadn’t just spent 40 years rubber stamping every corporate merger and let companies like Nexstar and Sinclair buy up all the local tv stations.
Took them like half an hour to escalate, what fuckers
Is there a good way to cancel these media networks that cave like bitchass cowards?
Ask the people who dealt with the Nazi collaborators.
We are already there folks…
This is fucking BULLSHIT. THE HELL HAPPENED TO OUR COUNTRY?
Simple! Cowardice.
Well, first this one loser had this stupid idea about a book of faces, but a bunch of Russians and some other evil people like peter thiel invested in it and all the politicians were bought and paid for and this heritage group had some foundations they created and the masses were consumed with distraction and shiny things and self absorbed regurgitation not realizing they were actually being brainwashed and conditioned and feeding the system which would ultimately lead to their destruction.
Tada!
