Jimmy Kimmel's Political Hackery : He isn't just a comedian

[Earl]

Wait a minute, so now the government gets to decide what the media can say and can’t say?

And forget playing the martyr role, the right wing media has been out there for decades, often spreading complete falsehoods under the disguise of “ entertainment”

The FCC gets to determine what is in the “public interest.”

Lying about the political leanings of the murderer is not in the public interest, Anchovies.

 

[Stone]

I now have poor old Lurch at the level of Loonie Moonie and Dumber 76.

Not worthy of even a glance anymore…just scroll on by.

I hear you.

A....Hey Lurch, what do you think about the war in Ukraine ?

Lurch......Chicken fajita's!

. That's what its like,....he's gone deep end.

 

[Scott]

I think the last time I watched Fox News was when Tucker Carlson was still a part of that network. I'm certainly not always a fan of his work, but I thought he was alright when he talked about Russia, Covid and vaccines.

You "thought he was alright when he talked about Russia"?

Definitely. Tucker Carlson's interview with Putin in February 2024 was perhaps his best moment on that front. I'm not saying that Carlson is the most intellectual journalist out there, but he's certainly quite popular and just going to Russia to interview Putin brought a lot of attention to the true causes of the conflict in Ukraine as well as other matters as expressed by Russia's President, which in turn reflects a lot of Russia's views in general. I think that Cynthia Chung, who -does- have a lot of intellectual acumin, did an excellent analysis of said interview. It can be seen here:

On President Putin's Interview with Tucker Carlson...

Something somewhat historical happened just two days ago, though it is unclear how many Americans will understand its significance...

substack.com

 

[Scott]

What Tucker did do recently was bash the trump administration for their quest to cancel "hate speech". Why? Because hate speech and lying about the opposition is how Tucker makes his living.

We have very different views regarding Carlson. I may not watch him that much, but I definitely respect his penchant for defending free speech, even if I have some doubts as to at least some of his conclusions if more free speech is censored. He's on the right, yet he's currently going -against- Trump's Republican party due to its stance. That's what I'd call dedication to the cause of free speech. An article on Tucker's stance here for anyone who hasn't read about it yet:

Tucker Carlson urges "civil disobedience" if Trump DOJ targets hate speech

"You hope Charlie Kirk's death won't be used by...bad actors to create a society that was the opposite of the one he worked to build," Carlson said.

www.newsweek.com

 

[LurchAddams]

Definitely. Tucker Carlson's interview with Putin in February 2024 was perhaps his best moment on that front. I'm not saying that Carlson is the most intellectual journalist out there, but he's certainly quite popular and just going to Russia to interview Putin brought a lot of attention to the true causes of the conflict in Ukraine as well as other matters as expressed by Russia's President, which in turn reflects a lot of Russia's views in general. I think that Cynthia Chung, who -does- have a lot of intellectual acumin, did an excellent analysis of said interview. It can be seen here:

On President Putin's Interview with Tucker Carlson...

Something somewhat historical happened just two days ago, though it is unclear how many Americans will understand its significance...

substack.com

You think Putin told Tucker "the truth"? The Ukraine offensive is not a "war" it was a Russia invasion followed by the kidnapping and rape of Ukrainian men, women and children. You are delusional if you think Putin "told the truth" in the first place.

 

[LurchAddams]

We have very different views regarding Carlson. I may not watch him that much, but I definitely respect his penchant for defending free speech, even if I have some doubts as to at least some of his conclusions if more free speech is censored. He's on the right, yet he's currently going -against- Trump's Republican party due to its stance. That's what I'd call dedication to the cause of free speech. An article on Tucker's stance here for anyone who hasn't read about it yet:

Tucker Carlson urges "civil disobedience" if Trump DOJ targets hate speech

"You hope Charlie Kirk's death won't be used by...bad actors to create a society that was the opposite of the one he worked to build," Carlson said.

www.newsweek.com

Carlson is a hate-merchant and propagandist. He argues intellectually dishonestly and is a coward.

 

[archives]

The FCC gets to determine what is in the “public interest.”

Lying about the political leanings of the murderer is not in the public interest, Anchovies.

But they do not get to make that decision, nor enact that decision, with the end of censoring speech, that is unconstitutional, though you MAGA said you knew what is in the Constitution

Show us where in Kimmel’s line did he “lie:”

“We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it, In between the finger-pointing, there was grieving.”

Go ahead, point out the lie