Free speech advocates are mad at the Federal Communications Commission for pressuring ABC, Disney, and their affiliates for "canceling" Jimmy Kimmel's terrible show. A few facts are in order.
Excellent and informative as always! I'd feel better if he has a track record of making similar comments about right wing commentators. If the regulations (unnecessary and therefore unconstitutional at this point in this lawyer's view) are only used in one direction, that's a problem. The clumsy "easy way /hard way" rhetoric clearly implies that there would be significant costs for not removing Kimmel, rendering moot any argument that his termination was about ratings, etc. It's not coincidence it occurred when it did. So let's abolish the FCC or at least end its role as truth cop as the relic it is and work for viewpoint neutral enforcement of what remains.
I appreciate this. If you can find any "right-wing" commentators making similarly callous and offensive remarks on the public airwaves, I'll happily join you in calling on Brendan Carr to say something. I highly recommend a Facebook video post by my friend and radio talker, Chris Stigall, who shared today his own brush with making a mistake on the airwaves in a poor attempt at humor. He took a very different tack from Kimmel - he called his sponsors and went on the air to apologize. It showed vulnerability, but strength, humility, and wisdom, all traits Kimmel clearly lacks. Ultimately, this isn't a right v left thing.
These late night shows need to entertain a large segment of the viewership in order to make the advertisers sponsorship pay off. Some affiliates were not even broadcasting Kimmel's shows because of low ratings.
Excellent and informative as always! I'd feel better if he has a track record of making similar comments about right wing commentators. If the regulations (unnecessary and therefore unconstitutional at this point in this lawyer's view) are only used in one direction, that's a problem. The clumsy "easy way /hard way" rhetoric clearly implies that there would be significant costs for not removing Kimmel, rendering moot any argument that his termination was about ratings, etc. It's not coincidence it occurred when it did. So let's abolish the FCC or at least end its role as truth cop as the relic it is and work for viewpoint neutral enforcement of what remains.
I appreciate this. If you can find any "right-wing" commentators making similarly callous and offensive remarks on the public airwaves, I'll happily join you in calling on Brendan Carr to say something. I highly recommend a Facebook video post by my friend and radio talker, Chris Stigall, who shared today his own brush with making a mistake on the airwaves in a poor attempt at humor. He took a very different tack from Kimmel - he called his sponsors and went on the air to apologize. It showed vulnerability, but strength, humility, and wisdom, all traits Kimmel clearly lacks. Ultimately, this isn't a right v left thing.
These late night shows need to entertain a large segment of the viewership in order to make the advertisers sponsorship pay off. Some affiliates were not even broadcasting Kimmel's shows because of low ratings.