The host appears to have been so isolated in his Bluesky bubble that he actually believed that Tyler Robinson was a man of the right when all the evidence suggests just the opposite. If ABC on its own had fired the host for clueless material, that would have been entirely within their rights.
But that is not what happened. Instead, Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr went on Benny Johnson’s YouTube show and offered Disney-owned ABC a choice. “We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” said the country’s top regulator of broadcast television. “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.”
This is what’s known as jawboning—when state actors use threats to inappropriately compel private action. That’s an awfully nice broadcasting license you have there, Bob Iger. Shame if anything happens to it because of your Jimmy Kimmel problem.
It was quickly learned that the killer was a Trump hater. Yet Kimmel, long after this was common knowledge, went out and ranted about MAGA. Kind of like how, every time the Famine In Gaza lie is disproved, the UN cries about Famine In Gaza!
ReplyDeleteKimmel wasn't just ranting. He was openly lying about half the country's views. That is good enough reason to fire him.
Nope it was not learned quickly In fact he comes from a family that supports Trump. It just was assumed that only someone who opposed Conservative thought would be the killer but it was not known for sure and even now they don't know his motivation.
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