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September 18, 2025

Roseanne laughs.

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— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) September 18, 2025

130 comments:

Leland said...: ABC did set the precedent.; 9/18/25, 5:49 AM
David53 said...: The worm turns.; 9/18/25, 5:49 AM
Michael Fitzgerald said...: It's a big problem that Democrat Party members feel emboldened to call for Republicans to be assaulted and killed without any fear of finding out. It's imperative that scumbags like Schumer find out very soon. Pew pew, isn't that what the libtards do?; 9/18/25, 5:52 AM
WisRich said...: Her response to David Frum is pretty good as well.; 9/18/25, 5:55 AM
Randomizer said...: The FCC can revoke or fail to renew broadcast licenses. That would go to court, but the process is the punishment. How much does ABC want to fight for a show that is losing money?; 9/18/25, 5:58 AM
Olson Johnson is right! said...: This must go to court.

What is the tort? I don't know the details of Kimmel's contract but I assume there is a clause saying "don't mess up our billon dollar merger plans with your big mouth".

Kimmel still has X and social media, he can start his own podcast or instagram. He can publish on any website that will host him. He is free to work for any company that hires him. Congress has not passed any law to restrict his free speech.

Who is going to sue who?; 9/18/25, 6:05 AM
Enigma said...: Chuck "Froot Loops" Schumer was on the hard left fringe during the Clinton administration. While he's treated as an "elderly statesman" today, his heart is on the front lines with BLM and Antifa.; 9/18/25, 6:09 AM
gilbar said...: just to remind y'all..
there is no "double standard";
there is ONLY the single standard: "every thing MUST help the left"; 9/18/25, 6:17 AM
wvrspence said...: Chuck proves that politics really is show business for ugly people. And Kimmel proves that there are ugly people in show business, too.; 9/18/25, 6:19 AM
jim5301 said...: Seems to me the underlying problem is that republicans just aren’t as funny or creative as those on the left. This is how they compensate. Sort of like the failed artist hitler and his degenerate art exhibition.; 9/18/25, 6:27 AM
Money Manger said...: Carr and the FTC should have left this action to cancel Kimmel appear to be solely business related--driven by affiliates reacting to the anger of viewers. By making it appears as a response to government pressure, it unnecessarily brings in First Amendment issues, and makes much of the politically middle uncomfortable. A political foot-fault-- it didn't need to happen this way.; 9/18/25, 6:27 AM
Ampersand said...: Amen, Money Manger.; 9/18/25, 6:32 AM
n.n said...: Chuck"s model of "Democracy" is divergent from demos-cracy.; 9/18/25, 6:35 AM
Kevin said...: Seen elsewhere: “Imagine being upset over someone getting fired for what they said but happy that someone got assassinated over what they said...”; 9/18/25, 6:38 AM
Humperdink said...: I’m confused. I thought his employer canned him, not the government.

ABC/ Disney is watching the tide turn against the Commies Pinkos and didn’t want to swept up in it.; 9/18/25, 6:40 AM
Mike Petrik said...: Wise Latina, meet Chuck.
Chuck, meet wise Latina.; 9/18/25, 6:42 AM
Mike (MJB Wolf) said...: She's being gracious at that. Schumer typifies the lost-in-the-wilderness vacuity of the current D leadership. They know they are all about to get primaried by young commies and they just aren't motivated to really do anything except obstruct congress.; 9/18/25, 6:42 AM
Mr. D said...: I'm with Money Manger on this one. Kimmel deserved the pipe for being an utter liar, but the FCC getting involved in content is a gigantic red flag.; 9/18/25, 6:43 AM
Kakistocracy said...: ↑ Disney pulled it because Nexstar Media Group (owner of a bunch of abc affiliates) needs FCC approval for their merger. Trump’s bootlicker Brendan Carr (FCC boss) threatened to block it if they did not fire Kimmel. Simple boss-level fascist state corruption.; 9/18/25, 6:47 AM
Mike (MJB Wolf) said...: Mollie Hemingway points out today that FCC licenses explicitly prohibit "broadcasting knowingly false information and hoaxes" but the real pain point was station owners, who are just tired of broadcasting the shit that Corporate Disney shovels out through their pipeline. The affiliates have all the right in the world to say NO to any programming from ABC other than emergency broadcasts.

Once the letter was sent, ABC faced the prospect of supporting a guy with fewer viewers that the late not great Colbert or cutting their losses. Easy choice for a corporation.; 9/18/25, 6:48 AM
Kakistocracy said...: The hypocrisy here is so glaring it’s almost breathtaking. An administration that rode into office on an “anti-censorship” platform is now explicitly threatening to prosecute speech, investigate opponents, and use federal agencies to silence critics all while claiming to defend free expression.

Let’s be clear about what we’re witnessing: this isn’t about protecting free speech, it’s about controlling it. When Trump says “we will probably go after people like you” to reporters, when officials threaten to prosecute businesses for refusing service, when they promise to “identify, disrupt, dismantle and destroy” their political opponents this is textbook authoritarian playbook material.

The historical parallels are deeply troubling. We’ve seen this pattern before in 1930 Germany but also in 1950’s USA. Senator Joseph McCarthy and allies claimed to protect America from communist infiltration, leading to blacklists, ruined careers, and a climate where people were afraid to speak freely.

The parallels to threatening people’s employers and demanding they be “called out” are unmistakable.

What makes this particularly dangerous is the speed and brazenness of it all. We’re watching an administration openly abandon constitutional principles while wrapping themselves in the flag of freedom. History shows us exactly where this leads, and it’s never anywhere good.; 9/18/25, 6:50 AM
The Vault Dweller said...: Emily Jashinsky (who I think is a thoughtful and measured commentator, also she is a Wisconsin native), on her After Party show said that the WSJ reported that ABC hopes to have Jimmy Kimmel back on air in a few days. After Party. I haven't been able to find the actual reporting by the WSJ that says this though.; 9/18/25, 6:51 AM
Enigma said...: @Kaki: "Simple boss-level fascist state corruption."

He learned all of this from Biden. See the debanking of Trump. See the numerous COVID-19 firings and vax bullying. See Biden's rank DEI lawbreaking and gifts to friends/black people. See...; 9/18/25, 6:57 AM
Mike (MJB Wolf) said...: Don't forget Obama's "operation chokepoint" that targeted legal licensed gun dealers for harassment and debanking. But of course it's (D)ifferent when they (D)o it.; 9/18/25, 6:59 AM
Shouting Thomas said...: I asked Grok why Kimmel was canned. Grok said it’s because of pressure from network affiliates. No mention of Trump.; 9/18/25, 6:59 AM
Kakistocracy said...: A grim reminder: these individuals will never be satisfied. There is no point at which they will say, "We've won; let's enjoy life." They will always seek someone new to punish, revile, or dehumanize. Without this, they feel empty.

Reminds me of this quote from Doc Holiday in Tombstone.

"A man like Ringo has got a great big hole, right in the middle of him. He can never kill enough, or steal enough, or inflict enough pain to ever fill it"; 9/18/25, 7:00 AM
n.n said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 9/18/25, 7:01 AM
Mike (MJB Wolf) said...: I'm with Money Manger on this one. Kimmel deserved the pipe for being an utter liar, but the FCC getting involved in content is a gigantic red flag.

Maybe you should read their charter then. As someone who had an FCC license I am well aware that there is a LONG list of dos and don'ts to follow. They range from prohibiting drug and alcohol use by on-air talent to life and death issues.; 9/18/25, 7:02 AM
n.n said...: So, Kimmel is a childish actor, and selfie-aborted despite knowing the terms of his contract, thereby placing the viability of his employer at risk. Schumer should be pleased that it was his Choice... choice.; 9/18/25, 7:02 AM
Zavier Onasses said...: Chuck Schumer is suddenly Libertarian? That would be out of character. More likely, just usual Liar.; 9/18/25, 7:02 AM
wendybar said...: jim5301 said...
Seems to me the underlying problem is that republicans just aren’t as funny or creative as those on the left. This is how they compensate. Sort of like the failed artist hitler and his degenerate art exhibition.

9/18/25, 6:27 AM

Is that why Greg Gutfeld has the #1 night talk show?; 9/18/25, 7:03 AM
The Vault Dweller said...: While I agree that there is a a possibility that ABC pulled Kimmel due to pressure and worry about FCC action, there is also a very real possibility that ABC is just reacting to normal market forces. Nexstar owns various ABC broadcast stations across the country. They are in hundreds of markets. Outside of a few, fairly blue markets, Jimmy Kimmel has dwindling appeal because of his far left tilt. Nexstar makes money on selling ads. If they can't get as many viewers they can't sell ads for as much as they could have otherwise. It is also worth noting that ABC is now promoting a new Tim Allen show, (from Home Improvement in the 90's). The fact that promos are running for it now means it has probably been in production for over a year at least. This seems like an effort to attract viewers with programming that isn't overtly Left wing. And since it's likely been in production for a while it shows ABC has been concerned about political tilt on it's programming for some time.; 9/18/25, 7:05 AM
Mike (MJB Wolf) said...: You Carr blamers should back up your assertions. What actual words did he say that you think are "responsible" for Kimmel's firing? Even the variety article uses the word "suggest" or variations of it instead of actually quoting what he said on a podcast none of you ever heard of.; 9/18/25, 7:07 AM
Mike (MJB Wolf) said...: LOL Wendybar at 7:03. They are clueless. Just NPC bots repeating what they heard other airheads say.; 9/18/25, 7:08 AM
Steve said...: We all know that the same people who are criticizing Kimmel being pulled off the air for his Kirk comments would have cheered the action if he or any other TV personality made similar comments about those who were mourning George Floyd back in 2020. Me? If I was his boss I would demand an on-air apology, it's not like he has not already alienated the half of his potential audience who were offended.; 9/18/25, 7:09 AM
RMc said...: Kimmel did the two things you CANNOT do in America: He embarrassed his bosses, and he cost them money.

Freedom of speech is a fine thing. But not when you embarrass your bosses and cost them money.; 9/18/25, 7:11 AM
RMc said...: A grim reminder: these individuals will never be satisfied. There is no point at which they will say, "We've won; let's enjoy life." They will always seek someone new to punish, revile, or dehumanize. Without this, they feel empty.

But enough about the Left.; 9/18/25, 7:12 AM
The Vault Dweller said...: "Mike (MJB Wolf) said...
You Carr blamers should back up your assertions. What actual words did he say that you think are "responsible" for Kimmel's firing?"

Here is a clip where Carr was talking to Benny Johnson. Carr. This to me at least sounds like a threat of FCC action. If this was the actual motivation for ABC, I don't know. As I mentioned above there are real market justifications for ABC to take the action it did.; 9/18/25, 7:14 AM
Cappy said...: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVgbFttx-6I; 9/18/25, 7:14 AM
AMDG said...: If the FCC was involved:

1. People who support FCC involvement have no room to complain about censorious behavior by the Biden administration.

2. It was another step-on-a-rake moment. The narrative has been changed from the awful prog behavior to making Kimmel the poster boy for Trump's Fascism.

Kimmel never said that the killer was MAGA, he only implied it. Why hand them an issue on a gilded gold platter?; 9/18/25, 7:19 AM
Mike (MJB Wolf) said...: OK. Saying "it is possible" that the FCC could act, while encouraging Disney and affiliates to handle it internally, is pretty far from fascist control. The Biden and Obama admins actually purposefully had people fired and/or removed from Twitter.

The current chair saying the FCC "might" have a say in the matter is not a threat. It is true according to their charter, and he specifically mentioned "hoaxes" as written in the law. However, "If you do business with gun sellers your bank may be categorized as a 'risky' entity by the Fed" truly is a threat and Obama carried through on the threats.

Try not to freak out over an administrator stating the lawful parameters of his agency. More of them should be required to speak like this so we know that THEY know what the hell they are doing.; 9/18/25, 7:27 AM
Mr. D said...: You Carr blamers should back up your assertions. What actual words did he say that you think are "responsible" for Kimmel's firing? Even the variety article uses the word "suggest" or variations of it instead of actually quoting what he said on a podcast none of you ever heard of.

I'm not blaming Carr. I've read your other comments upthread and I take your point about the FCC's aegis generally, but there's also the matter of narrative. Nexstar pulling the plug on Kimmel is business and smart business; my belief is it wasn't necessary for Carr to weigh in on this, even he was asked the question on a podcast. Why give your opponents any talking points? Nexstar's move was already likely to doom Kimmel anyway.; 9/18/25, 7:27 AM
Kevin said...: From the WSJ: In his Monday night broadcast, Kimmel, who has often criticized President Trump on his show, said “the MAGA gang (is) 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.”

“In between the finger-pointing, there was grieving,” he added.

In the broadcast, Kimmel also mocked Trump’s mourning process. “This is how a four-year-old mourns a goldfish,” Kimmel said of Trump while showing clips of him in the aftermath of the shooting talking about the ballroom being built at the White House.

Kimmel also said Vice President JD Vance and others in “MAGA land” were trying to capitalize on Kirk’s death.; 9/18/25, 7:29 AM
Mike (MJB Wolf) said...: Truth of what was said:

In his monologue on Monday, Kimmel said that “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.”

"One of them" and "MAGA" are the same object in his framing. Spin at your own peril.; 9/18/25, 7:29 AM
Jaq said...: "The hypocrisy here is so glaring it’s almost breathtaking."

Should have quit right there, that's where you nailed it. Then you went on to pretend that what Rosanne was alluding to never happened and to give an ahistorical rant studiously ignoring the outrages against free expression committed by Biden and Obama.

Remember when Obama put that filmmaker in jail for making a video? Nobody does, but it happened. Not mentioned in your rant, but you do manage to reach back to the fifties to resurrect a boogey man.; 9/18/25, 7:31 AM
RCOCEAN II said...: Kimmel is employed by ABC. If ABC wants him on the air, they can fight for him. Oh wait, they didn't. ABC was just looking to get rid of him. Kimmel's contract was up in a year, and his audience is shrinking and mostly over 60.

No one has a right to a rich, over-the-air, broadcast TV late night show. And that goes x10 for an ugly, unfunny, vulgar "comedian".; 9/18/25, 7:32 AM
Mike (MJB Wolf) said...: All my life FCC chairmen have weighed in on broadcasting and the current noise about it. I think y'all are blowing this up out of nothing into more inflated nothing. Do you recall the late Newton Minnow famously saying that television programming "was a vast wasteland"?; 9/18/25, 7:32 AM
Leland said...: I think the criticism of Carr is apt and appropriate. I’m saw what Kimmel did and thought it was disgusting considering the news was already out countering his claims. I have no doubt that Carr can lawfully pressure ABC for Kimmel’s conduct, as I am certain the Bondi could elevate charges based on “Hate”. That doesn’t mean I agree with them doing so.

That is, unless there is another game being played (which I doubt is being played). That game would be the Trump Administration purposely using these tools to have them struck down as unconstitutional, so that these laws and regulations are permanently removed as a political weapon.; 9/18/25, 7:32 AM
RCOCEAN II said...: Kimmel knew Robinson wasn't MAGA. He deliberately lied. He's probably lied about other stuff in the past, except most people don't watch his show and dont care.; 9/18/25, 7:33 AM
RCOCEAN II said...: Who cares if the FCC can or can't do this or that. They're quite rightly trying to pressure the Networks to live up to broadcasting standards.; 9/18/25, 7:34 AM
Jaq said...: "The narrative has been changed from the awful prog behavior to making Kimmel the poster boy for Trump's Fascism."

One technique you guys have is to announce the goal of one of your propaganda offensives as having already happened.; 9/18/25, 7:35 AM
The Vault Dweller said...: While it can be argued that both Carr's statement Kimmel's statement only implied the FCC would take action and the assassin was MAGA, respectively, I do think Kimmel's is closer to expressly stating that the killer was MAGA, which seems to be factually false. While I do think Carr's statement sounds like an implied threat of action, it doesn't mean the action taken would be illegal or improper.; 9/18/25, 7:35 AM
Kevin said...: To be clear, Kimmel has the right to step out of the studio and say all of this on the street or on social media. And the people who own the studio and pay for the microphones inside it have every right to keep him from using their equipment and facilities to say it — or anything else.; 9/18/25, 7:35 AM
Mike (MJB Wolf) said...: Obama, not his FCC chair but he himself, complained often and vociferously about Rush Limbaugh and threatened to bring back the "Fairness Doctrine."

Is that more or less relevant than Carr's words. IDK. The point is NEITHER man took the action they discussed. We have enough trouble agreeing on facts around here, actual actions people take that we can't even agree on, so to spend any more time quibbling about words that were general, non-threatening and wholly truthful in the way he presented it would be silly.; 9/18/25, 7:36 AM
Mike (MJB Wolf) said...: Now Leland is conflating Carr's statement with Bondi's. WTF.; 9/18/25, 7:37 AM
Mike (MJB Wolf) said...: Can we agree Carr did not act as a fascist in speaking about the controversy?; 9/18/25, 7:38 AM
Kevin said...: I’ve gone back and reread the Constitution. I can’t find where it guarantees people the right to a nightly network talk show.; 9/18/25, 7:38 AM
Mike (MJB Wolf) said...: If you were ABC and you went to the cops and said "this guy Carr threatened me" and the statement in question was your only evidence, the cops would laugh. You are allowed to FEEL like it was a threat, but I am solely focused on the facts of the matter.; 9/18/25, 7:40 AM
Achilles said...: jim5301 said...

Seems to me the underlying problem is that republicans just aren’t as funny or creative as those on the left. This is how they compensate. Sort of like the failed artist hitler and his degenerate art exhibition.

That was a creative way to say Republicans are NAZIs and it was OK to shoot Charlie Kirk and the rest of us should get shot too.; 9/18/25, 7:41 AM
Just an old country lawyer said...: Kimmel out. Kak hardest hit. Good morning, friends.; 9/18/25, 7:47 AM
Just an old country lawyer said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 9/18/25, 7:47 AM
Achilles said...: AMDG said...

If the FCC was involved:

Nextar was involved so moot point.

1. People who support FCC involvement have no room to complain about censorious behavior by the Biden administration.

The first amendment is a contract. What obligation do we have to extend its protection to people who do not adhere to that contract?

Does the Taliban have first amendment protection? No. Neither should any of the people that supported kicking Trump off of X in 2020.

2. It was another step-on-a-rake moment. The narrative has been changed from the awful prog behavior to making Kimmel the poster boy for Trump's Fascism.

Kimmel is a piece of shit. Anything that keeps him in people's eyes is a good thing for us.

Kimmel never said that the killer was MAGA, he only implied it. Why hand them an issue on a gilded gold platter?

You don't get to blindly call us racists, terrorists, NAZIs, fascists, authoritarians or threats to our democracy anymore.

Many would feel justified killing an actual NAZI or threat to our democracy. The endless repetition of these smears has created a space where leftists will cheer our deaths after we are killed.; 9/18/25, 7:50 AM
Dogma and Pony Show said...: Kimmel wasn't axed because of FCC concerns, but even if that had happened, isn't it the law that a broadcaster can lose its license based on airing content deemed contrary to the public interest? My point is, I don't recall any democrats ever trying to change that decades-old law because it meant that the government could use it as a tool of censorship. NOW, we're supposed to believe they're champions of free speech?; 9/18/25, 7:52 AM
RCOCEAN II said...: Hey its the bold idiot. Again.; 9/18/25, 7:54 AM
Disparity of Cult said...: This might impact the next Sunday Funday at Aniston's house.; 9/18/25, 7:55 AM
Mary Beth said...: I haven't been able to find the actual reporting by the WSJ that says this though.

"While no return date has been set, Disney is monitoring the situation and sees a path to the show potentially returning in the next several days, according to a person familiar with the situation."; 9/18/25, 7:55 AM
wendybar said...: Kurt Schlichter
@KurtSchlichter
·
8h
All the evidence is that Jimmy Kimmel was canceled by a groyper.; 9/18/25, 8:00 AM
Howard said...: 9/18/25, 8:01 AM
Howard said...: Filed under cancel culture we like and free speech we hate.; 9/18/25, 8:02 AM
Iman said...: off; 9/18/25, 8:04 AM
Iman said...: WTF; 9/18/25, 8:05 AM
Achilles said...: Kakistocracy said...

The hypocrisy here is so glaring it’s almost breathtaking. An administration that rode into office on an “anti-censorship” platform is now explicitly threatening to prosecute speech, investigate opponents, and use federal agencies to silence critics all while claiming to defend free expression.

I will protect anyone's right to speak who also protects my right to speak. I proved that.

You supported censoring us. You killed Charlie Kirk. You broke the contract.

You are in the same category as the Taliban. You take away our freedoms whenever you get the chance and you cheer when we are killed.

We are under no obligation to give the Taliban 1st amendment protection because they do not adhere to our agreement. Similarly you do not adhere to the agreement.

Anyone who supported kicking Trump off of twitter in 2020 has no 1st amendment rights as far as I am concerned. You don't deserve it. Anyone who cheered the blatant assassination of Charlie Kirk has no first amendment rights. You shouldn't even be allowed to stay in the country. The same goes for anyone who wanted Trump killed.

You do not get rights without responsibilities.; 9/18/25, 8:06 AM
Achilles said...: super bold?; 9/18/25, 8:07 AM
G. Poulin said...: Karma, she's a real bitch, eh Chuckie?; 9/18/25, 8:07 AM
RCOCEAN II said...: If you're too stupid and can't close the tag, maybe you should stick to quotation marks.; 9/18/25, 8:08 AM
Achilles said...: Howard said...

Filed under cancel culture we like and free speech we hate.

Filed under doesn't understand what a social contract is and thinks snark is persuasive.; 9/18/25, 8:09 AM
Howard said...: Anyone who claims that any other American doesn't have a first amendment right is an unAmerican commie symp.; 9/18/25, 8:11 AM
John Henry said...: What blacklists did McCarthy lead to, kakisstocracy?

I think your ignorance is showing yet again

John Henry; 9/18/25, 8:14 AM
Howard said...: No one is trying to persuade you people. Comments are for entertainment purposes only.; 9/18/25, 8:15 AM
Howard said...: The fact that Achilles isn't amused is amusing. Go figure; 9/18/25, 8:16 AM
Howard said...: I already cancelled Kimmel a decade ago. I'm happy you Karen's got him cancelled for everyone else. You go gyrllz; 9/18/25, 8:18 AM
Maynard said...: People with above room temperature IQ know that this has nothing to do with Free Speech. Schumer is a very smart guy. He knows what he is doing.

Isn't it great to see lefties have their rules applied to them?; 9/18/25, 8:21 AM
Peachy said...: Well played Rosanne - well played.; 9/18/25, 8:21 AM
rhhardin said...: Trump being a majority now, the movement has picked up some morons that were formerly on the left, and they applaud less speech still.; 9/18/25, 8:22 AM
Peachy said...: I see what she is doing. heh.; 9/18/25, 8:22 AM
TaeJohnDo said...: kak says, "What makes this particularly dangerous is the speed and brazenness of it all."
No kak, this was years in the making. You and your ilk just thought you could go on getting away with your evil forever being the lying leftist scum that you are. Karm, like most on the left, is a bitch.; 9/18/25, 8:23 AM
Kakistocracy said...: This is all the consequence of allowing massive media consolidation. Those media behemoths will need approvals from the federal government one day, and with a petty, corrupt government, pressure can be easily applied to stiffle dissent.

Nexstar's statement should have read “it strongly objects to recent comments made by Mr Kimmel concerning the killing of Charlie Kirk, since we know President Trump doesn't like Kimmel and we need FCC approval for a merger”.

The right kept whining that it was the left and wokism that was anti-free speech — just because they expressed views they dont agree with.

But now, you see genuine restrictions on free speech. People will now flock to South Park. (not sure Paramount supported the show out of principle or because it is a difficult strategic position.)

The corporate world is walking on eggshells to ensure the mad king doesnt send a tirade their way.

At some point, they'll see he's naked. But for now, it's a sad spectacle.; 9/18/25, 8:24 AM
Peachy said...: Lots of HEH this morning.; 9/18/25, 8:28 AM
bob said...: Oh, for the days when comedians were funny. Or at least, tried to be.; 9/18/25, 8:28 AM
Peachy said...: ABC's fake jurnos - making up quotes my altering them with words.

https://x.com/ParkerThayer/status/1968110607623946736; 9/18/25, 8:29 AM
Aggie said...: Kimmel as the new Poster Boy for anti-fascism in the US. Oh, boy, that should be a real winner, given his present ratings. He's a nasty piece of work, the type of comedian that senses just the right moment to punch down on some target that can't punch back, for maximum yuks.

Flexing the might of government to take someone off the air is a bad misstep, but any Progressive Democrat whining about it, that didn't holler when it happened to Roseanne Barr, should take this opportunity to shut up. Nobody believes you're sincere, and there's a great reason for that: You're not. Meanwhile, plenty of people here are able to point out that both instances are wrong-headed examples of government overreach.; 9/18/25, 8:32 AM
CJinPA said...: SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD:

Barr was stripped of the show she created for something she tweeted on personal time.
Kimmel was pulled for something he said on air on his employer's time.; 9/18/25, 8:32 AM
Aggie said...: I'll also point out that it was two smaller affiliate networks with multiple area franchises that pulled Kimmel all by themselves, out of objections to his offensive lying on the air. One of them is replacing his broadcast with a Charlie Kirk tribute. It was after this happened that Disney decided to pull the plug altogether.; 9/18/25, 8:34 AM
narciso said...: it was funny in an ironic way, how all the people who wouldn't have a career if not for her, disowned her, now the Persian red diaper babby, Valerie Bowman, wasn't very funny, but worthy of ridicule,; 9/18/25, 8:40 AM
boatbuilder said...: Trump playing to win.

Presumably ABC has been looking to can Kimmel for the same reason that CBS canned Colbert--it's a ratings loser that is sucking money. Kimmel's moronic comments (something new and different!-sarc) gave ABC that opportunity.

Trump has been arguing that a broadcast license is not carte blanche to make billions and spew political propaganda--it's supposed to promote the good of the USA (really!). In the age of cable and streaming, there is no longer the strong First Amendment claim to entitlement to a broadcast license regardless of what you put out there.
ABC is in a box--cut Kimmel and look like you are doing Trump's bidding, or take a "stand" for Jimmy Kimmel and continue to lose millions. 80/20.
I think ABC goes with the 80. (and still loses).; 9/18/25, 8:42 AM
Peachy said...: Kamala Harris wanted to sic the DOJ on social media companies for speech she didn’t like. Democrats loved that idea.; 9/18/25, 8:43 AM
boatbuilder said...: Stated differently--Trump heard that ABC was going to use this to can Kimmel, and took full political advantage.; 9/18/25, 8:44 AM
Peachy said...: hahahahahaha; 9/18/25, 8:45 AM
rehajm said...: The free speech thing is so confusing- the mission creep is funny. You say something your employer, your tv/radio station owner or management, your blog host…and they don’t like to give you a megaphone…did they take away your free speech? Are ya sure? FCC has since forever had big ol fines if you say dirty words on the radio so my friends with the two radio stations confirm…

Meanwhile the blog host, radio/tv station, show runners all claim they’re staunch advocates for free speech…; 9/18/25, 8:45 AM
rehajm said...: …the politics of the speecher or the speech stopper have nothing to do with it except in every single circumstance; 9/18/25, 8:46 AM
Achilles said...: Kakistocracy said...

But now, you see genuine restrictions on free speech.

Charlie Kirk was shot. That is a genuine restriction on his speech.

The corporate world is walking on eggshells to ensure the mad king doesnt send a tirade their way.

No. Nextar was listening to their customers. They know how Americans feel right now.

At some point, they'll see he's naked. But for now, it's a sad spectacle.

We have no obligation to give people like you the protection of the First Amendment.You only use it to take our freedom away from us and justify shooting us.

Most Americans have noticed who who the naked violent disgusting animals are.; 9/18/25, 8:47 AM
Mike (MJB Wolf) said...: I am amazed that the party of Nina Jankowics and their corporate media scribes would even broach the subject of censorship, given their all-out assault on the right from 2020-2024. But I still have the ability to be amazed by stupidity. Humans are so resourceful.; 9/18/25, 8:48 AM
rehajm said...: You trendy free speech advocates out there- a reminder. we also have a history of allowing our politicians to engage in politics, even when they are good at it and hurt your side; 9/18/25, 8:48 AM
Mike (MJB Wolf) said...: Barr's sacking of course dates back farther.; 9/18/25, 8:48 AM
Breezy said...: Spin is one thing, lying is another. Kimmel et al have themselves relinquished their privilege of power over public conversations.; 9/18/25, 8:49 AM
rehajm said...: Funny how ABC gets tied up on all this stuff…; 9/18/25, 8:51 AM
Achilles said...: Howard said...

Anyone who claims that any other American doesn't have a first amendment right is an unAmerican commie symp.

You have a limited understanding of social contracts.

If people get Rights without corresponding Responsibilities then the social contract will fail.

If we extend First Amendment protections to people whose only goal is to use that freedom to take our freedom and kill us then the First Amendment means nothing.

You can only apply the First Amendment to people who will apply it to you in return.; 9/18/25, 8:55 AM
rehajm said...: …used to be the squelchers would preface with he’s a summovabich but…now they don’t bother; 9/18/25, 8:55 AM
Not Illinois Resident said...: Kimmel is like idiot who yells "fire!" in a crowded theatre; he wants to stir-up rancor and dissent. He's also promulgating obvious fake information, with intent to inflame his few remaining viewers - preaching to the choir, as it's known. That said, Kimmel's not funny nor entertaining. He has exhausted his comedic material. His show's declining ratings compels Disney to make business decision to cut a failing show. Now he can become a podcaster, like Don Lemon...; 9/18/25, 8:58 AM
Wince said...: ABC should give Kimmel's show to Adam Carolla.; 9/18/25, 8:59 AM
Mike (MJB Wolf) said...: And Roseann's show was #1 in the ratings for ABC when she was fired for [checks notes] a tweet. Those are YOUR rules LEFTIES. Not ours. Now you're crying over a last place loser getting what he deserves because his bosses no longer want to cover his losses. Unlike leftists, Disney has to answer to shareholders when it loses money.

Remind me, what show replaced Roseann and how did that turn out?; 9/18/25, 9:00 AM
Peachy said...: Man-Baby Radical leftist Kimmel(D) did all of this with purpose.
The attention is all on the man-baby leftist now.

He knew his days were numbered - so why not go out in a blaze of lie-filled glory.; 9/18/25, 9:02 AM
rehajm said...: ratings losers yes, but that just means nobody’s watching them spread the propaganda like a honey wagon. Why pay when it isn’t working?; 9/18/25, 9:04 AM
Kakistocracy said...: This aged poorly.

“And in the interest of comity, my friends, but also in the interest of truth, I will admit that sometimes the loudest voices for censorship have come not from within Europe but from within my own country, where the prior administration threatened and bullied social media companies to censor so-called misinformation—misinformation like, for example, the idea that coronavirus had likely leaked from a laboratory in China. Our own government encouraged private companies to silence people who dared to utter what turned out to be an obvious truth.

So, I come here today not just with an observation but with an offer. And just as the Biden administration seemed desperate to silence people for speaking their minds, so the Trump administration will do precisely the opposite, and I hope that we can work together on that.

In Washington, there is a new sheriff in town. And under Donald Trump’s leadership, we may disagree with your views, but we will fight to defend your right to offer them in the public square, agree or disagree.” ~ J.D. Vance - Munich, 14 Feb 2025; 9/18/25, 9:04 AM
Mike (MJB Wolf) said...: Khalil ordered out of the country DEPORTED by an immigration judge. Trump wins again.; 9/18/25, 9:06 AM
Peachy said...: This is not a first Amendment issue. Howard. OMG.

Kimmel works for an employer.; 9/18/25, 9:06 AM
SeanF said...: Leland: That is, unless there is another game being played (which I doubt is being played). That game would be the Trump Administration purposely using these tools to have them struck down as unconstitutional, so that these laws and regulations are permanently removed as a political weapon.

I also have my doubts that this is the intention of the Trump administration. But as long as it is the result, I don't care.; 9/18/25, 9:10 AM
narciso said...: progs have been traducing lies for so long, maybe there was a modicum of truth in the Frank Reynolds era, Koppel initially didn't lie, (this is where I came to know about Netanyahu, in his debates with the treacherous Hana Ashwari, )who Jennings was dating at one point, he was Ron Burgundy,; 9/18/25, 9:11 AM
Mike (MJB Wolf) said...: I see Kak is once again confused:

Conflating the UK (currently jailing young ladies for resisting rape too effectively) using government power to arrest people who say or wave things they don't like with the good old USA where an employer has no responsibility to subsidize hate speech. You have a right to work but you do not have the right to demand I pay you, even after you have revealed yourself to be a sociopath.

Sociopaths are very bad for customer-facing businesses.; 9/18/25, 9:11 AM
Peachy said...: Jimmy Kimmel can eat shit; 9/18/25, 9:13 AM
Peachy said...: Stay Classy, Kimmel(D); 9/18/25, 9:14 AM
narciso said...: of course the predicate to the Southport riots, was the UK authorities failure to detain a junior al queda terrorist, and then gaslighting the public, after the rotherdam and rochdale atrocities, the people had enough,; 9/18/25, 9:16 AM
Kakistocracy said...: If you spent even one second of the last decade indulging the free speech claims made by the American right in earnest, I genuinely think you're lacking in intelligence. I do not think you have what it takes to deliver sound commentary on American politics.; 9/18/25, 9:16 AM
narciso said...: ABC fired that reporter, for actually telling the seamy details of the Pelosi story if memory serves,; 9/18/25, 9:20 AM
Shouting Thomas said...: I finally read Kimmel’s remarks. Not such a big deal. And I’m a Trump supporter. On the other hand, what does this have to do with Trump?; 9/18/25, 9:20 AM
Peachy said...: Here is what Brian Stelter said about Roseanne after she got fired over a joke; 9/18/25, 9:23 AM
narciso said...: he continued the lie, that the shooter was apolitical,, that was not true, but good riddance anyways,; 9/18/25, 9:26 AM
Peachy said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 9/18/25, 9:26 AM
Peachy said...: Yeah imagine an administration putting pressure on a television channel to fire a comedian they didn’t like.; 9/18/25, 9:28 AM
Peachy said...: Again - Nicely played, Rosanne.; 9/18/25, 9:28 AM

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