-Disney will now have to fight Trump and the FCC. ..

or it was never about the FCC

Setting the FCC aside........ABC thought Kimmel would be a liability if they didn't do something. Turns out, it was worse to let him go.

-Disney will now have to fight Trump and the FCC.

Or not. They didn't mention the FCC in their statement. we'll see.

This thread is light.

It's because it sort of hurt the fascism theory.

I'm guilty of it. I believed the FCC commissioner comments were the main reason. ABCs affiliate's merger deal was the leverage.

But....is it?

It now appears ABC was merely reacting to what they felt would be a huge fallout from its viewers over Kimmel's comments.

-While we were at his home he brought the entire group into one room and showed a film, It was an Amway presentation. Amway was a pyramid scheme popular then. A growing attitude back then and especially being encouraged to believe was "God wants you to be rich". While we were there, his wife had to leave for work. As she was leaving he yelled out to her, "Make us lots of money".

You flipped your political ideology over a ------ Amway pitch?

WTF is wrong with you? I must have seen that ---- 6 or 7 times...I might have changed my perception of the dolts who were pitching it to me but my political beliefs?

For the past few days, the narrative has been the Trump controlled FCC forced this.

Now, It's a middle finger to the Trump controlled FCC?

"Last Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country. It is a decision we made because we felt some of the comments were ill-timed and thus insensitive," "the company said in a statement. "We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday."

Isn't it possible Disney & ABC was telling the truth?

"predict the obvious"

so, predict the obvious, suck.

-BREAKING: Kimmel Show To Return Tomorrow Night

So...Trump is going to do what?

suspend ABC's license?

block their merger deal?

I'm guessing......no, that's not going to happen.

-The 1st amendment protects everyone from government overreach.

right.....but it looks worse when it's the press being silenced rather than a comedian.

-But he isn't a reporter.

I wonder if that was a factor. It makes it harder to accuse the FCC(Trump) of going after the press.

"I said it's impossible to have sympathy for Kimmel"

The Swifties pretended to be illiterate for a little while so they can come after you, Taylor.

What if Kimmel had said this instead....

"He's been one of the most divisive, especially divisive younger figures in this, who is constantly sort of pushing this sort of hate speech or sort of aimed at certain groups. And I always go back to, hateful thoughts lead to hateful words, which then lead to hateful actions. And I think that is the environment we are in. You can't stop with these sort of awful thoughts you have and then saying these awful words and not expect awful actions to take place. And that's the unfortunate environment we are in."

-Matthew Dowd. Former employee of MSNBC

I don't think Kimmel is a villain nor a victim. He's going to be paid extremely well.

The sun will come up tomorrow for him.

-I think that you're desperate to make Kimmel into some sort of existential villain

You trying to make him a victim?

Sugar consumers attract them. Alcohol or otherwise......

-What exactly do you think the hard way was?

stand behind Kimmel and keep the show.

Then see if the FCC stands in the way of the merger referenced in 103. See how much more ---- ABC takes from its affiliates over it.

If the only problem were affiliates in conservative markets screaming about it....would ABC had pulled the show?

I don't know......

But the $6.2 billion merger was the issue. Trump knows it and he believed ABC would cave making him look powerful (you'd call it being a bully....Trump calls it power).

From my perspective.....I saw the video before I read the transcript.

The written version is more aggressive. Miller comes off like a total Beta -----.

I wasn't concerned at all with what I saw on video.

It just didn't come off that hostile. The words are the words, however.

In any case.......it's in poor taste to talk like that at a Memorial service.

"Brendan Carr, Trump's appointed head at the FCC threatened to revoke their license."

ABC was taking a ton of ---- from their largest affiliates as well.

-See anything ending with "POSTED BY BELLRINGER."

Yes, and anybody going nose to nose with him.

You're all keeping score of a stupid game.

"online -----" - see post #92 for a great example.

-The FBI has publicly said they haven't found any evidence tying Tyler Robinson to left-wing groups. That's the current fact.

The FBI isn't interested in exonerating anybody from public opinion.

They are investigating a crime and looking for evidence of a criminal conspiracy. They're obligated to do that.

They aren't obligated to help a bunch of online ----- to make a better argument.

"He replied "I think everything's being considered, will be considered." He also said the administration is looking at raising taxes by increasing the income amount subject to social security tax is being considered."

They should get you all wet.

Read the article.

I'm also sure Obama knew we didn't have 57 states.

But that didn't stop us from having fun with it.

-Do you know why we can't?

Yea.

I was drawing from the bin of Chuck Norris jokes.

Was that a serious question?

I believe him.

I also believe he can divide by zero.