Maybe like CNN in PA, they were hoping to film a hit. Sell the footage to the highest bidder?I saw video of a woman eating her food while standing (with everyone else) immediately after the incident. She was "scarfing" that grub down!
I saw another guest there (at a table up close and to the left side of the stage) SMILING while videotaping the whole thing. No shit.
The network, a private entity, can shitcan anyone for any reason, including speech.
The network, a private entity, can shitcan anyone for any reason, including speech.
The Constitutional protections for Speech do not apply to private entities.
Where it gets dicey is when / if they do it at the BEHEST of the gov't. Then they are effectively an agent or arm of the gov't, and THEN Constitutional protections apply.
His joke wasn't that bad (or good), and I don't see it as any more of a call for violence against the President than Sarah Palin's "crosshairs" on a political map as a "call to violence."
People read too much into shit. A form of confirmation bias. Both sides do it, and I normally HAAAAATE when people say "both sides," especially when it's not true.
I think it's a mistake to go after Kimmel. Likewise for Comey.
But going after the little fish is a waste of time. I'd rather the administration go after someone far more deserving like Garland or Majerkass with an ultimate trip to the gallows for both of them.![]()
A little OT, but Tyrus brought up a good point on Gutfeld! the other night. I think Tom Shillue was hosting. The segment featured Rosie O'Dickhead ranting about something and Tyrus wisely suggested we stop giving them airtime by making fun of them. Nobody gives a shit about them so why give them exposure? And to this I agree