Quivering Media Quislings

18/09/25 07:33
Jimmy KimmelSeptember 18, 2025 (Vol. 19 No. 35) - I am scared. And I am pissed. The news that Disney/ABC has indefinitely suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! because of comments he made in the wake of the murder of conservative firebrand Charlie Kirk has raised alarms across the country. Jimmy's "offense" was to suggest that the MAGA crowd was quick to brand without any evidence Kirk's accused assassin as a leftist when, in reality, he is one of their own. Offensive? Only if you are someone burned by the truth. Even today, we do not have enough evidence to determine where - if anywhere - the murderer lies on the political spectrum.





Now let's clear up a central point in this controversy. Disney/ABC did not deny Kimmel his First Amendment rights. The amendment prohibits the government from abridging free speech, not private companies. However, Disney was threatened by Trump's hand-picked FCC chairman over Kimmel's remarks, saying "we can do it either the easy way or the hard way." When the government pressures private companies the way this White House has, that is a First Amendment issue. This is the second time Disney/ABC has bowed down to the Count of Mar-a-Lardo. It paid Trump $16 million to settle a defamation suit that would have been laughed out of court. It did do because of pending business before the government. CBS paid Trump to settle a bogus lawsuit against 60 Minutes (one it would have easily won) and then cancelled Late Night with Stephen Colbert for the same reason. (CBS will tell you the cancellation had to do with costs and declining ratings, but that's a lie.) What makes all of this both laughable and infuriating is what happened this past weekend when Fox News host Brian Kilmeade suggested that homeless people should be given "involuntarily lethal injection." He apologized and then nothing happened. So, let's get this straight: Kilmeade sprouts stuff that could have come out of Mein Kempf and nothing happens while Jimmy Kimmel tells the truth and gets cancelled? Our country is venturing down a slippery slope. Free speech in America is under attack by a ruthless tyrant in the White House and is being aided by a bunch of quivering quisling media companies who have put profits over principles.



What can we do about it? Plenty. First, boycott Disney, ABC and its network affiliates. Hit these bastards in their pocketbooks. Second, take to the streets. Join local protests to let your local politicians know that there will be a price for allowing this tyranny to continue. Finally, vote Democrat next fall. Never, ever vote again for the Republican party, the spineless gaggle of quislings who have facilitated the fat oligarch's rage. It is time to resist and fight back to reclaim our country. That's it for now. Fear the Turtle.