Acosta: All Kimmel Did Was Condemn MAGA For Politicizing Kirk's Murder
Former CNN anchor and self-appointed guardian of the truth Jim Acosta unleashed several bits of fake news in the early moments of his Thursday podcast as he reacted to ABC’s decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel. Most notably, Acosta claimed that all Kimmel did was call out MAGA for politicizing Charlie Kirk’s murder.
Rolling Stone Suddenly Cares About Free Speech
Rolling Stone has come a long way, baby, and not in a good way.
Maher Attacks ABC, Says Kimmel 'Has Every Right To Be Wrong'
HBO’s Bill Maher attacked his former ABC bosses on Friday’s Real Time for suspending his replacement, Jimmy Kimmel. According to Maher, Kimmel was wrong in what he said, but he has a right to say it, and ABC’s suspension means the network stands for “Always Be Caving.” While Maher’s position may seem like a consistent and principled stand in favor of free speech, he got a couple key…
'We're In It': Capehart Announces Authoritarianism Has Arrived
PBS News Hour’s weekly Friday segment with New York Times columnist David Brooks and MSNBC host Jonathan Capehart focused exclusively on ABC’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel and the idea that censorship and authoritarianism are big problems. Brooks took a sort of centrist position where he condemned Kimmel and the late night industry as a whole but denounced the suspension, while…
ABSURD: PolitiFact Won't Check Kimmel's LIE, Tags Hannity as 'False'
The furor over Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension exposed PolitiFact once again as a very partisan outfit – not an “independent fact-checker.” They offered no fact check for Kimmel’s nationally broadcast lie that Kirk's killer was somehow a Trump fan. Instead they threw a "False" rating on Thursday at...Sean Hannity.
New Yorker Claims Moral Equivalence Between Charlie Kirk and Assassin
The New Yorker magazine has faced criticism for alleged bias, particularly in a recent article by Kyle Chayka that controversially links conservative commentator Charlie Kirk with his assassin, Tyler Robinson. The piece argues Kirk's online presence fosters toxic dynamics similar to those that radicalize individuals like Robinson, yet critics claim Chayka's piece unfairly equates Kirk's…
Bozell Battles USA Today Hosts Over Kimmel’s False MAGA Accusation
Today, on an episode of USA Today's Connecting America podcast, hosted by Alisyn Camerota, Jim Rosenfield, and Dave Briggs, Media Research Center President Brent Bozell joined to discuss free speech and the fallout from Jimmy Kimmel's controversial monologue falsely linking Charlie Kirk’s shooter to the MAGA movement. The exchange grew heated, with the hosts — representing a clearly…
Networks Still Mourn Kimmel, ABC/NBC Skip Reports of Actual Backlash
ABC, CBS, and NBC were still enraged on Friday morning and evening over unfunny late-night host Jimmy Kimmel’s indefinite suspension from ABC over his vile remarks Monday spreading a conspiracy theory about the Charlie Kirk assassination. And once again, they fiddled with a conspiracy theory of their own that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), local TV conglomerates, and the Trump…
Haidt on Childhood in Social Media Age & Fragile College Students
When I was a kid, childhood meant playing on the street, riding my bike, hanging out with friends. Most kids now experience a different childhood. Jonathan Haidt’s bestselling book, “The Anxious Generation,” talks about that. He calls it “a tragedy in two acts.” “Act One, we lose the play-based childhood. We stop letting kids run around outside. We’re too afraid they’ll get abducted. ... We…
MRC’s David Bozell Sounds Off Over Kimmel Suspension in Fox Column
In a column posted late Friday afternoon over at Fox News Opinion, Media Research Center President David Bozell blasted the flimsy arguments that cancel culture is on the march for those who’ve expressed odious and stomach-churning responses to the September 10 assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.
Egging on the Haters: CNN Pushes for Someone to Sue Over Kimmel
ABC’s indefinite suspension of late night “comedian” Jimmy Kimmel sent a shockwave across the media landscape. On Friday, CNN This Morning claimed FCC Chairman Brendan Carr and President Trump’s reactions to the suspension constituted government pressure…
MSNBC's Glaude Decries 'Monstrous' Deportation Policy, MAGA 'Monster'
Appearing on Monday's Deadline: White House, MSNBC contributor and frequent guest Eddie Glaude declared that the Donald Trump administration deportation policy is "evil" and "monstrous behavior" and suggested that Americans who support it have become a "monster."
Dowd Attacks MSNBC For Firing Him, Laments The Left's Focus On Kimmel
Democrat-turned Republican-turned independent-turned Democrat Matthew Dowd was fired from his MSNBC commentator position for speculating that Charlie Kirk was shot by someone firing their gun in celebration and for saying, “I always go back to hateful thoughts, lead to hateful words, which then lead to hateful actions. And I think that's the environment we're in that, that people just you can'…
The View Goes Silent on Kimmel Suspension, Show Off Their WikiFeet
If ABC’s The View was known for anything, it was that the six co-hosts were loud and very opinionated. But for two airings, on Thursday and Friday, the liberal ladies had not so much as alluded to the story which dominated much of the liberal media’s time and fearmongering in the latter part of the week: ABC’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel. Instead, there seemed to be an undercurrent of…
