First smart thing Cruz has said in years.

Sen. Ted Cruz on his podcast Friday admonished Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr for demanding ABC suspend Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show over comments regarding Charlie Kirk — calling Carr’s actions “dangerous as (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman)” and “right out of ‘Goodfellas.’”

“If the government gets in the business of saying, ‘We don’t like what you, the media, have said; we’re going to ban you from the airwaves if you don’t say what we like’ — that will end up bad for conservatives,” said the Texas Republican.

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I'm not sad Kimmel is gone. But what I don't like is the involvement of the FCC. The comment " we can do this the hard way or the easy way." My understanding is their job is to regulate the public airwaves against nudity, language, etc. What Kimmel said was an attack on MAGA, not Kirk or his family. It was also a blatant lie. If the FCC can use its position against falsehoods on public networks then I stand corrected and support what they did. I'm not well versed in this stuff. However, if not then no one should applaud it. The day will come when we have a progressive, liberal president ( think AOC or Newsome) and any latitude we afford Trump to use federal authority to shut down anyone who opposes him in speech or action will certainly be afforded to the liberal side. Guaranteed that it will come full circle and bite conservatives in the butt. Much preferred if the FCC had stayed out of it and the American people had boycotted Kimmel because of the stupid comments and let the market dictate that he should be fired.

Again FCC has nothing to do with this

Just because you can say something doesn't mean you should say something.

You should read up on Carr, FCC Chair, bragging about it.

Go announce on the internet or tv that youre going to do what that picture depicts and see how free your speech was.

Again FCC has nothing to do with why Kimmel is gone. He was gone before FCC could do anything. Yes they can go after their affiliate licenses. But the affiliates already yanked him off. So that's moot.

Ken Blackwell wrote this:
"No one banned Jimmy Kimmel from every major social media platform.

That happened to President Donald J. Trump.

No one tried to throw Jimmy Kimmel in jail for daring to speak his mind.

That happened to Trump.

And no one ever fired a bullet at Jimmy Kimmel.

That happened to Trump.

And it happened to Charlie Kirk… who paid the ultimate price for daring to stand boldly for truth and for this country.

What happened to Jimmy Kimmel?

His bosses at a corporate media empire decided he wasn’t profitable anymore.

That’s it.

His “edgy comedy” stopped drawing ratings, advertisers weren’t impressed, and the suits pulled the plug.

That’s not censorship.

That’s the free market at work.

But let’s not confuse that with what conservatives face every single day.

Donald Trump was systematically deplatformed… erased from the digital public square because Silicon Valley thought Americans shouldn’t hear him.

Charlie Kirk was assassinated for speaking his mind… gunned down because his faith and patriotism inspired millions.

Regular conservatives across this country have lost jobs, been “canceled,” silenced, and targeted for nothing more than refusing to bow to the mob.

Freedom of speech does not mean freedom from consequences.

But here’s the truth: the consequences should come from the people, not from a ruling elite that rigs the system.

If you bomb on TV, the audience tunes out. If you’re unfunny, the market moves on.

That’s what happened to Jimmy Kimmel.

His ratings tanked.

His bosses looked at the numbers and saw the writing on the wall.

The advertiser-coveted 18–49 demographic—the one that keeps shows alive—collapsed.

Kimmel averaged only 129,000 viewers in that bracket this August.

That’s down from 212,000 in January and less than half of his June peak of 284,000.

That’s a nosedive.

Advertisers bailed.

Audiences tuned out.

And ABC saw him for what he was: unprofitable.

But when you are silenced, banned, jailed, or shot for your political beliefs—that’s not “consequences.”

That’s tyranny.

That’s persecution.

That’s an attack on the very fabric of America.

The left wants to blur the line.

They want you to think losing a TV contract is the same as being stripped of your voice, your freedom, or your life.

Don’t fall for it.

Kimmel’s problem is ratings.

Trump’s problem is a corrupt system that will do anything to stop him.

Charlie’s problem was that he was so effective, so fearless, so inspiring, that evil targeted him with deadly violence.

Kimmel’s story is the story of a washed-up entertainer who couldn’t cut it.

Trump’s story is the story of a man hounded, prosecuted, and even shot at for daring to fight for you.

Charlie’s story is the story of a Christian warrior taken from us because he refused to be silent.

We are at a crossroads. One side cheers when conservatives are silenced.

The other side—the side of freedom—believes that even when we disagree, the answer is more speech, not less.

That’s the America we’re fighting for.

So no, Jimmy Kimmel isn’t a victim.

He’s a failed late-night host whose corporate handlers tossed him aside.

The real victims are the conservatives who are banned, prosecuted, silenced, and even killed because they dared to speak truth.

We will not be silenced.

We will not back down. And we will not let the media gaslight us into thinking Kimmel’s firing is anywhere near the persecution faced by Trump, Charlie, and millions of patriots across this country.

We are all Trump.

We are all Charlie.

And together, we are the movement they cannot cancel."

Well said and the truth.

Found a job for Jimmy since all their illegals got deported.

lol

He's a multi millionaire. He don't gotta work ever again.

No duh, it’s called a joke.



Oh, he will work somewhere else. His self importance is too high to not think people want to see and hear him.

He will be fine.

That's why they should keep the microphone in front of him and his ilk. The jig is up. The majority of voters are seeing right through it.
Give them all more rope with which to hang themselves.