It has been with expected amusement that we sit back today and watch the mewling and the gnashing of teeth from many media figures over the Jimmy Kimmel suspension by ABC. It is all hysterics, steeped in hypocrisy, and rooted entirely in partisan reactionary emotions. If Trump can in any way be impugned on a matter, then loud opposition arrives by rote, and the Kimmel melodrama fits that script perfectly.
There is a very simple way to see just how vacant all of their howling is today: By showing them applauding prior examples of “censorship.” (Their definition.)
We can start with possibly the most egregious example, that being CNN’s self-styled media guru, Brian Stelter. What makes him sink to the bottom of this catch bucket is that, in his position as a media monitor, he should be especially attuned to what censorship is. Yet not only is he off base in Kimmel’s instance, but we also see him previously campaigning FOR censorship.
It was a few years ago, in his original incarnation at the network, before he returned as a pariah last fall, when he was openly pushing to have not a media figure muzzled, but an entire network silenced. The man who openly despises Fox News was campaigning to have cable systems drop the network from their channel packages.
Brian, your concern about this is completely hilarious, given you have long championed to have silenced those delivering misinformation.
— Brad Slager: CNN+ Lifetime Subscriber (@MartiniShark) September 18, 2025
You lobbied to have an entire news network stripped from cable providers.
Kimmel delivered misinformation - you should be applauding. https://t.co/Oe2SlG8Ins pic.twitter.com/E3WxJZiH9s
On the subject of Fox News, some time ago, the network fired Tucker Carlson for – get this — his on-air commentary. Do you recall all of the media rising up to complain about this free speech violation? Yeah, neither do we. We do, however, recall quite a bit of cheering from the collective press. Chris Hayes, for one, is a voice decrying Kimmel being hit with the MUTE button, yet when Tucker was bounced, he was lecturing on how comments made on the air have these repercussions.
MSNBC’s Chris Hayes on Kimmel getting fired: This renders the First Amendment meaningless.
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) September 18, 2025
Chris Hayes on Tucker getting fired: He believed he could say anything no matter how disgusting and get away with it. Over time, that’s not going to work out well for you. pic.twitter.com/KOdROGvseE
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New Report: Kimmel Was About to Make Things Even Worse Before Suspension
Another instance that saw very little in the way of these concerned villagers expressing sadness over a punishment for speech was when Gina Carano was removed from the show “The Mandalorian” over a benign social media post. That involved the same parent company, Disney. Curiously, she did not receive this type of backing from the actors' union that is being shown today.
SAG-AFTRA is publicly condemning the decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel’s show.
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) September 18, 2025
“Democracy thrives when diverse points of view are expressed.
The decision to suspend airing Jimmy Kimmel Live! is the type of suppression and retaliation that endangers everyone’s freedoms” pic.twitter.com/Tc1vI35rx2
David French is another with a limited ability to recall his shifting foundational standards. He comes out and, of course, condemns this week’s version of cancel culture, because it involves Donald Trump.
But years back, he had no such condemnation when the very same network canceled one of its stars over comments made. No, at that time, it involved Roseanne Barr, who was viewed as a Trump backer. So you can imagine Mr. French’s bifurcated stance on a cancellation.
Well would you look at that:
— Brad Slager: CNN+ Lifetime Subscriber (@MartiniShark) September 19, 2025
Sebastion Cabot here once again has conflicting positions, based solely on where Donald Trump rests within the issue.
I want to say "don't ever change @DavidAFrench", but changing your stance is kind of your trademark. https://t.co/hDKz5A65kZ pic.twitter.com/lNHmGIAH9H
Broadcaster David Pakman was also upset about the Kimmel suspension being a case of authoritarianism leading to censorship. However, his position was refuted as ABC was defended by a contradictory opinion delivered by…uh, himself.
— Sean Agnew (@seanagnew) September 18, 2025
What is lost on these deep thinkers is that in the cases of Carano and Barr, they faced punishment from the same company over comments they made on social media, while Kimmel spoke his blatant misinformation on the airwaves. If you were to defend someone having the freedom to express themselves without reprisals, it would seem logical that a personal social media account would be MORE fitting. These hypocrites were just fine chasing off those who were open on their personal feed, but are raging that Kimmel is facing accountability for what he said while on the air at ABC.
The mental stowaways over at the Bad Ship The Bulwark were upset about the "Kimmel Kancellation," but they forgot one detail. Some time ago, when those on the right whom they disapprove of were being silenced, they were all in favor of the practice. Now, of course, the very action they cheered on is being applied to their side, so it has become problematic.
No...FIRST was you getting all excited about this kind of silencing of voices... https://t.co/3eshL9nGZJ pic.twitter.com/9mYtdjxHlW
— Lie-Able Sources (@LieAbleSources) September 19, 2025
Despite all of these contradictions, there remains one biggest hypocrite of all of them: Jimmy Kimmel himself. The man who is being held up today as some sort of First Amendment martyr is the polar opposite of a free speech advocate. When Roseanne was fired, Kimmel was not out there defending her right to post a joke on her social media. He used it for his monologue.
Hypocrite Jimmy Kimmel twisted @therealroseanne's joke tweet, fueled the outrage, and helped ABC yank her from her hit show. Media bias at its ugliest, remember who silenced the truth.#Roseanne #HollywoodHypocrisy pic.twitter.com/pXEWLOn9k0
— Parler (@getparlerapp) September 18, 2025
After the announcement that Stephen Colbert was canceled, Kimmel tried to posture that he was some kind of absolutist about freedom of speech. He made the comment that he would be in support of even Sean Hannity, should the Fox host face removal from the airwaves. This was proven to be utter garbage because when a Fox host, Tucker Carlson, was in fact dismissed, there was Kimmel dancing on his pink slip.
And this is where we have to call bullcrap on his claim.
— Brad Slager: CNN+ Lifetime Subscriber (@MartiniShark) August 19, 2025
When Tucker Carlson was cancelled - which WAS in fact over content - Kimmel's reaction to it was not exactly one of standing up for his rights and for free speech. https://t.co/wkTFEEThCv pic.twitter.com/9uBKzCty7i
All of this adds up to one conclusion. The approach to free expression and the protections afforded to those in the media are completely dependent on which side of the political aisle you reside. It becomes a case of not defending the right to freedom of expression, but first analyzing who is using that right before making a decision on whether that right should be permitted or not.
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