From: super70s <super70s@super70s.invalid>
Newsgroups: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, can.politics, alt.politics.trump, alt.politics.democrats, alt.politics.usa.republican
Subject: Re: Jimmy Kimmel FAFO
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2025 06:25:07 -0500
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
On 2025-09-23 11:00:17 +0000, NoBody said:
> On Mon, 22 Sep 2025 15:35:00 -0700, Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2025-09-18 10:15, NoBody wrote:
>>> NEW YORK (AP) ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmels late-night show
>>> indefinitely beginning Wednesday after comments that he made about
>>> Charlie Kirks killing led a group of ABC-affiliated stations to say
>>> it would not air the show and provoked some ominous comments from a
>>> top federal regulator.
>>>
>>> The veteran late-night comic, made several remarks about the reaction
>>> to the conservative activists assassination last week on Jimmy
>>> Kimmel Live! Monday and Tuesday nights, including that many in MAGA
>>> land are working very hard to capitalize on the murder of Charlie
>>> Kirk.
>>>
>>> ABC, which has aired Kimmels late-night show since 2003, moved
>>> swiftly after Nexstar Communications Group said it would pull the show
>>> starting Wednesday. Kimmels comments about Kirks death are
>>> offensive and insensitive at a critical time in our national political
>>> discourse, said Andrew Alford, president of Nexstars broadcasting
>>> division. Nexstar operates 23 ABC affiliates.
>>>
>>> https://apnews.com/article/jimmy-kimmel-show-suspended-charlie-kirk-a2bfa904429c318fe52e7d3493c6883d
>>>
>>>
>>> People have had enough.
>>
>> Looks like maybe Disney isn't going to put up with the threats:
>
> I thought you claimed the government was censoring?
> Pick a lane won't you.
The government tried to censor Kimmel's direct bosses. It didn't work out.
> BTW, Sinclair is standing by its principles and will continue to not
> air his show.
And those who still give a shit about the 1st Amendment (which lets 95%
of Republicans out) can stand by their principles and not watch any
Sinclair-owned ABC station, night and day.
These self-proclaimed guardians of the "public interest" will come
around when those ad dollars dry up you can take it to the bank, lol.