Kimmel shut down. BOYCOTT ESPN!!!

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In reply to ACC Bear • 12:18p, 9/27/25
ACC Bear said:
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Surely this current Congress would never listen to the President if he really wanted to do something.

But this is getting afield from the original point, which is that the current government did indeed involve itself in the Kimmel issue.


There was a crackdown on occupation of buildings, yes. Did the government call for canceling TV shows that criticized Israel?
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In reply to PAC-10-BEAR • 1:36p, 9/28/25
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sycasey said:
MAGA thought they had more cultural power than they really did here, and attempts to bully Kimmel off the air for his political views failed. Even a lot of folks ordinarily "on the right" who can't stand Kimmel objected to the government getting involved in his cancellation.

No one is thinking about Jimmy Kimmel anymore. He doesn't mean anything to the left or the right.

Translation: This naked power play didn't work out like we thought it would, so we've on to newer, fresher power plays.
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In reply to Eastern Oregon Bear • 8:15p, 9/28/25
Eastern Oregon Bear said:
PAC-10-BEAR said:
sycasey said:
MAGA thought they had more cultural power than they really did here, and attempts to bully Kimmel off the air for his political views failed. Even a lot of folks ordinarily "on the right" who can't stand Kimmel objected to the government getting involved in his cancellation.

No one is thinking about Jimmy Kimmel anymore. He doesn't mean anything to the left or the right.

Translation: This naked power play didn't work out like we thought it would, so we've on to newer, fresher power plays.

You can take my statement literally, "no one is thinking about Jimmy Kimmel anymore."

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In reply to PAC-10-BEAR • 10:19p, 9/28/25
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Eastern Oregon Bear said:
PAC-10-BEAR said:
sycasey said:
MAGA thought they had more cultural power than they really did here, and attempts to bully Kimmel off the air for his political views failed. Even a lot of folks ordinarily "on the right" who can't stand Kimmel objected to the government getting involved in his cancellation.

No one is thinking about Jimmy Kimmel anymore. He doesn't mean anything to the left or the right.

Translation: This naked power play didn't work out like we thought it would, so we've on to newer, fresher power plays.

You can take my statement literally, "no one is thinking about Jimmy Kimmel anymore."


The ratings are still way up from where they were before Trump tried to have him fired.
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In reply to Eastern Oregon Bear • 11:39p, 9/28/25
Eastern Oregon Bear said:
PAC-10-BEAR said:
Eastern Oregon Bear said:
PAC-10-BEAR said:
sycasey said:
MAGA thought they had more cultural power than they really did here, and attempts to bully Kimmel off the air for his political views failed. Even a lot of folks ordinarily "on the right" who can't stand Kimmel objected to the government getting involved in his cancellation.

No one is thinking about Jimmy Kimmel anymore. He doesn't mean anything to the left or the right.

Translation: This naked power play didn't work out like we thought it would, so we've on to newer, fresher power plays.

You can take my statement literally, "no one is thinking about Jimmy Kimmel anymore."


The ratings are still way up from where they were before Trump tried to have him fired.


At that time, there was only one way to go. Show was hurting.
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5:30a, 11/12/25
If you have any friends or loved ones, this will remind you to appreciate them.


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In reply to sycasey • 10:06p, 3/24/26
sycasey said:
BearGoggles said:
The FCC commissioners comments are wrong and dangerous. Threatening companies with regulatory reprisals based on the content of speech is wrong. It is remarkable that liberals are now reaching this conclusion after watching the Biden Admin (and before him Obama) do exact the same thing - with the silence (if not encouragement) of these same now outraged liberals. The only difference was that Biden and Obama hid what they were doing, whereas Carr is openly admitting it (which shows its own level of stupidity and arrogance).

No, the difference is that no one could find a real example of anyone being harmed by the Biden policies (that's why the case that came before SCOTUS failed for lack of standing), but now we've got a big glaring example of the Trump administration's demands directly leading to a curtailing of speech.

That's the thing: Biden's people talked a lot about it but never actually did anything. Trump's team just did something.



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