Charlie's death reveals media's worst UPDATED

 Don Surber  

Stuff the free speech argument. None of Kimmel’s supporters seem bothered that Charlie Kirk did not lose his job over free speech. He lost his life.

"Originally, today’s newsletter was supposed to be about cartoonist Chip Boks crewing up with his political cartoon about the assassination of Charlie Kirk. My goodness you don’t depict a man having his head blown off.

"I will get to that later in the newsletter, but Jimmy Kimmel had to make an ass of himself by mocking the reaction of MAGA and President Trump to Charlie’s death.

"How bad was it, Donnie?

"It was so bad that ABC yanked him from the air immediately. 

The New York Times reported:

“ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments”

ABC announced on Wednesday evening that it was pulling Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show “indefinitely” after criticism of comments he made on Monday about the motives of the man who is accused of fatally shooting the conservative activist Charlie Kirk last week.

Brendan Carr, the Federal Communications Commission chair, sharply criticized Mr. Kimmel’s comments on a podcast earlier on Wednesday.

Nexstar, an owner of many local stations throughout the United States, said shortly before ABC’s announcement that it was pre-empting episodes of Jimmy Kimmel Live! for the “foreseeable future.”

“Nexstar strongly objects to recent comments made by Mr. Kimmel concerning the killing of Charlie Kirk and will replace the show with other programming in its ABC-affiliated markets,” the company said.

 "Who in the hell slams the victim of an assassin and his supporters?" . . .

As for Jimmy Kimmel, if Steven Colbert was losing $40 million a season with the top rated ABC-CBS-NBC late night show, how much money was Kimmel losing? Sounds like a good excuse to pull the plug on an unwatched and unwatchable show.

We live in a society where ghouls like Jimmy Kimmel celebrate the murder of someone whose opinions don’t match the left’s—unaware that the left changes its opinions on a whim. It took about 3 years to go from mocking the “It’s Ma’am” guy at GameSpot to outlawing the misgendering of trannies.

Kimmel can say what he wants, just not on ABC anymore.

Two polls today.

 Bye Bye Jimmy

  . . . "Jimmy Kimmel, Tucker Carlson, and other journalists and entertainers serve at their employer's pleasure. If their words or behavior conflict with their employer's views and positions, they can be fired.

"When a conservative is fired, the media say they deserved it. When a liberal is fired, it’s a constitutional crisis, a blatant violation of the First Amendment, and a “threat to democracy.”

"I call it fair play or karma. President Trump didn’t hold back when posting on his Truth Social account: " . . . 

The decision to take Kimmel off the air came from the top at Disney. 

"Bob Iger, the company’s C.E.O., and Dana Walden, its television chief, made the call, according to The Times. Disney’s relations with important affiliate owners were reportedly a factor: The Wall Street Journal adds that Nexstar’s announcement weighed on executives’ deliberations. (NYT)"

Is This the Most Vile Reaction to Kimmel Getting Pulled Off Air?  

"Responding to Sinclair's statement about their decision on X, Olbermann told them to "Burn in hell...Alongside Charlie Kirk'."