Screw Free Speech

Halifax2TheMax

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OMG! OMG! I can’t believe this! Fauxrage!

During his Monday evening monologue, Kimmel said the MAGA movement was trying to score political points by trying to provethat Kirk’s alleged killer, Tyler Robinson, was not one of its own.

“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,” Kimmel said. “In between the finger-pointing, there was grieving.”

The ABC late-night host’s remarks constituted “the sickest conduct possible,” FCC chair Brendan Carr told right-wing podcaster Benny Johnson on Wednesday. Carr suggested his FCC could move to revoke ABC affiliate licenses as a way to force Disney to punish Kimmel.

“We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” Carr said. “These companies can find ways to change conduct and take actions on Kimmel, or there’s going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.”

Carr added that the broadcasters, including ABC, “have a license granted by us at the FCC, and that comes with it an obligation to operate in the public interest.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Carr attacked Kimmel as “talentless” and suggested the late-night comedian’s comments displayed “some sort of desperate irrelevance.” Disney and ABC did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/media/jimmy-kimmel-charlie-kirk-trump-fcc-brendan-carr

HughFreakingDillon

when the FCC chair goes on a far right podcast and spews Trumpian talking points, you know you're fucked. 

All these comedians are going to start a podcast that will surpass Rogan's and they're all gonna get filthy rich because of it. 

mace1229

Gern Blansten said:

Lol Kimmel taken off the air...didn't say shit 

He said something along the lines of “maga trying to claim the shooter wasn’t one of them.” Within the last day or two, after some of his personal information was coming to light.
i assumed that’s why he got the boot.
Talking of closed threads, what happened to the Charlie thread?

njhaley1

Halifax2TheMax said:

*The following opinion is mine and mine alone and does not represent the views of my family, friends, government and/or my past, present or future employer. US Department of State: 1-888-407-4747

OMG! OMG! I can’t believe this! Fauxrage!

During his Monday evening monologue, Kimmel said the MAGA movement was trying to score political points by trying to provethat Kirk’s alleged killer, Tyler Robinson, was not one of its own.

“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,” Kimmel said. “In between the finger-pointing, there was grieving.”

The ABC late-night host’s remarks constituted “the sickest conduct possible,” FCC chair Brendan Carr told right-wing podcaster Benny Johnson on Wednesday. Carr suggested his FCC could move to revoke ABC affiliate licenses as a way to force Disney to punish Kimmel.

“We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” Carr said. “These companies can find ways to change conduct and take actions on Kimmel, or there’s going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.”

Carr added that the broadcasters, including ABC, “have a license granted by us at the FCC, and that comes with it an obligation to operate in the public interest.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Carr attacked Kimmel as “talentless” and suggested the late-night comedian’s comments displayed “some sort of desperate irrelevance.” Disney and ABC did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/media/jimmy-kimmel-charlie-kirk-trump-fcc-brendan-carr

Oh look - ACTUAL censorship. The federal government deciding what can and can't be said. 

gimmesometruth27

wait until 80 million people boycott abc and the companies that advertise on there going forward.

josevolution

I guess an apology from JK won’t suffice 😂 it sounds like that dude Carr wants lots of heads rolling 

njhaley1

gimmesometruth27 said:

wait until 80 million people boycott abc and the companies that advertise on there going forward.

Feature, or bug?  I'd happily boycott Disney, they're one of the few companies with some power to put an end to this bullshit 

HughFreakingDillon

josevolution said:

I guess an apology from JK won’t suffice 😂 it sounds like that dude Carr wants lots of heads rolling 

looks like late night is going to be filled with Tony Hinchcliffe and Theo Von. Musical guest Ted Nugent, Kid Rock, and a rotating cast of country stars. 

Halifax2TheMax

HughFreakingDillon said:

josevolution said:

I guess an apology from JK won’t suffice 😂 it sounds like that dude Carr wants lots of heads rolling 

looks like late night is going to be filled with Tony Hinchcliffe and Theo Von. Musical guest Ted Nugent, Kid Rock, and a rotating cast of country stars. 

*The following opinion is mine and mine alone and does not represent the views of my family, friends, government and/or my past, present or future employer. US Department of State: 1-888-407-4747

I’ve already noticed it. We’re back to the NASCARification of culture because, you know, the “other.” And woke. Larry the Cable Guy, and as already mentioned, Kid Pebble and Ted Nugget. Can’t wait for the programming to be announced at the Memeania Center for what passes as art.

Bentleyspop

HughFreakingDillon said:

when the FCC chair goes on a far right podcast and spews Trumpian talking points, you know you're fucked. 

All these comedians are going to start a podcast that will surpass Rogan's and they're all gonna get filthy rich because of it. 

The maga sycophants want an authoritarian dictatorship with no freedoms or rights.
Some of them are on here as well claiming  to be PJ fans. Will they still make that claim when the dictatorship comes for rock stars like Eddie Vedder for speaking their minds.

Or Bruce Springsteen...

"Now, there's some very weird, strange and dangerous shit going on out there right now.

In America, they are persecuting people for using their right to free speech and voicing their dissent. This is happening now.

In America, the richest men are taking satisfaction in abandoning the world's poorest children to sickness and death. This is happening now.

In my country, they're taking sadistic pleasure in the pain that they inflict on loyal American workers, they're rolling back historic Civil Rights legislation that led to a more just and plural society, they're abandoning our great allies and siding with dictators against those struggling for their freedom.

They're defunding American universities that won't bow down to their ideological demands. They're removing residents off American streets and, without due process of law, are deporting them to foreign detention centers and prisons. This is all happening now.

A majority of our elected representatives have failed to protect the American people from the abuses of an unfit president and a rogue government.

They have no concern or idea of what it means to be deeply American. The America that I've sung to you about for 50 years is real, and regardless of its faults, is a great country with a great people.

So we'll survive this moment.

Now, I have hope because I believe in the truth of what the great American writer James Baldwin said. He said, in this world, there isn't as much humanity as one would like. But there's enough."

(Bruce Springsteen Manchester 5/14/25)

gimmesometruth27

Bentleyspop said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

when the FCC chair goes on a far right podcast and spews Trumpian talking points, you know you're fucked. 

All these comedians are going to start a podcast that will surpass Rogan's and they're all gonna get filthy rich because of it. 

The maga sycophants want an authoritarian dictatorship with no freedoms or rights.
Some of them are on here as well claiming  to be PJ fans. Will they still make that claim when the dictatorship comes for rock stars like Eddie Vedder for speaking their minds.

Or Bruce Springsteen...

"Now, there's some very weird, strange and dangerous shit going on out there right now.

In America, they are persecuting people for using their right to free speech and voicing their dissent. This is happening now.

In America, the richest men are taking satisfaction in abandoning the world's poorest children to sickness and death. This is happening now.

In my country, they're taking sadistic pleasure in the pain that they inflict on loyal American workers, they're rolling back historic Civil Rights legislation that led to a more just and plural society, they're abandoning our great allies and siding with dictators against those struggling for their freedom.

They're defunding American universities that won't bow down to their ideological demands. They're removing residents off American streets and, without due process of law, are deporting them to foreign detention centers and prisons. This is all happening now.

A majority of our elected representatives have failed to protect the American people from the abuses of an unfit president and a rogue government.

They have no concern or idea of what it means to be deeply American. The America that I've sung to you about for 50 years is real, and regardless of its faults, is a great country with a great people.

So we'll survive this moment.

Now, I have hope because I believe in the truth of what the great American writer James Baldwin said. He said, in this world, there isn't as much humanity as one would like. But there's enough."

(Bruce Springsteen Manchester 5/14/25)

the people you are referring to are the ones that tell ed and bruce to "shut up and sing" so they won't mind.