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posted by Isabel Miller
Thursday, Sep 18, 25 @ 7:47 am

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I’m very upset about the censorship of Kimmel, and very concerned for the future of our country. I’m pleased that Gov. Pritzker is still keeping it real.

Comment by Keyrock Thursday, Sep 18, 25 @ 7:59 am
I’m happy to see the very engaging young men from Leo High School succeeding on a national stage. Have to look for the positive these days, and this is just great to see.

Comment by Banish Misfortune Thursday, Sep 18, 25 @ 8:04 am
If a Democratic administration did this about a conservative commentator, we wouldnt hear the end of it from the right.

Comment by low level Thursday, Sep 18, 25 @ 8:39 am
Off to OK City. Thanks for the recommendation Behind the Scenes. We are going to give Cattleman’s Steakhouse a try tomorrow.

Comment by H-W Thursday, Sep 18, 25 @ 8:59 am
Your employer can terminate or suspend you for any speech that they feel is inappropriate. Free speech protects you from repercussions from the government not your employer.

Comment by Arock Thursday, Sep 18, 25 @ 9:05 am
==Your employer can terminate or suspend you for any speech that they feel is inappropriate. Free speech protects you from repercussions from the government not your employer.==

And who pressured his employer to fire him?

“We can do this the easy way or the hard way… There’s actions we can take on licensed broadcasters. It’s long past the time that… Comcast and Disney say ‘We’re not gonna run Kimmel anymore… because we licensed broadcasters are running the possibly of fines or license revocation from the FCC.’”

Comment by So_Ill Thursday, Sep 18, 25 @ 9:15 am
I am looking forward to following the Utah Governor’s advice to log off and touch grass this weekend.

Comment by I-55 Fanatic Thursday, Sep 18, 25 @ 9:23 am
If you believe that the federal government had no impact on the decision to cancel Kimmel then I have some oceanfront property in southern Illinois to sell you. The FCC Chairman threatened ABC just hours before the network announced that Kimmel was to be taken off the air.

Comment by Aaron B Thursday, Sep 18, 25 @ 9:33 am

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