{"id":2488246,"date":"2025-09-18T15:10:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T19:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/medias-appeal-to-free-speech-over-jimmy-kimmel-is-fake\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T15:12:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T19:12:13","slug":"medias-appeal-to-free-speech-over-jimmy-kimmel-is-fake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/medias-appeal-to-free-speech-over-jimmy-kimmel-is-fake\/","title":{"rendered":"Media&#8217;s Appeal To &#8216;Free Speech&#8217; Over Jimmy Kimmel Is Fake"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmedias-appeal-to-free-speech-over-jimmy-kimmel-is-fake%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2488246&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-issues-multiple-corrections-for-article-falsely-claiming-900000-u-s-children-have-been-hospitalized-for-covid-19-during-pandemic\/\" title=\"New York Times Issues Multiple Corrections For Article Falsely Claiming 900,000 U.S. Children Have Been Hospitalized For COVID-19 During Pandemic\">article discusses<\/a> the recent suspension of ABC&#8217;s late-night host Jimmy Kimmel following his controversial monologue about the public execution of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. The author argues that media and Democratic figures hypocritically invoke &#8220;free speech&#8221; to defend Kimmel, while their true concern lies in protecting their financial interests and political influence. ABC pulled Kimmel&#8217;s show indefinitely after Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr, a Trump appointee, suggested that broadcasters must comply with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/complaints-allege-abc-broke-broadcast-donation-rules-in-debate\/\" title=\"Complaints Allege ABC Broke Broadcast, Donation Rules In Debate\">public interest obligations<\/a> or face regulatory consequences. The piece criticizes Democrats for lacking genuine commitment to First Amendment principles,pointing out their history of supporting censorship except when it benefits them. The author concludes that the Democrats&#8217; defense of free speech in this case is disingenuous, motivated by political calculations rather than true dedication to American freedoms.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aHT7ICvMtlA&amp;t=11s\">Jimmy Kimmel Live \/ YouTube<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/18\/the-medias-appeal-to-free-speech-over-jimmy-kimmel-is-fake-and-wont-work-anymore\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=The%20Media%E2%80%99s%20Appeal%20To%20%E2%80%98Free%20Speech%E2%80%99%20Over%20Jimmy%20Kimmel%20Is%20Fake%20And%20Won%E2%80%99t%20Work%20Anymore&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/18\/the-medias-appeal-to-free-speech-over-jimmy-kimmel-is-fake-and-wont-work-anymore\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=The%20Media%E2%80%99s%20Appeal%20To%20%E2%80%98Free%20Speech%E2%80%99%20Over%20Jimmy%20Kimmel%20Is%20Fake%20And%20Won%E2%80%99t%20Work%20Anymore&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/18\/the-medias-appeal-to-free-speech-over-jimmy-kimmel-is-fake-and-wont-work-anymore\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/18\/the-medias-appeal-to-free-speech-over-jimmy-kimmel-is-fake-and-wont-work-anymore\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=The%20Media%E2%80%99s%20Appeal%20To%20%E2%80%98Free%20Speech%E2%80%99%20Over%20Jimmy%20Kimmel%20Is%20Fake%20And%20Won%E2%80%99t%20Work%20Anymore&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/18\/the-medias-appeal-to-free-speech-over-jimmy-kimmel-is-fake-and-wont-work-anymore\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Panel after panel Wednesday night on CNN pretended to have a debate over &ldquo;free speech,&rdquo; with every anchor and Democrat talking head asking whichever present right-winger or Republican guest why the principle didn&rsquo;t apply to ABC&rsquo;s Jimmy Kimmel. Yeah, going forward, they can miss me with the &ldquo;free speech&rdquo; and other appeals to American principles that I and everyone else know <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0FR8XCMYC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">they only fake concern for<\/a> when their money and power are threatened.<\/p>\n<p>ABC announced Wednesday evening it was yanking Kimmel&rsquo;s late-night talk therapy sessions &mdash; known by some as <em>Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/em> &mdash; for an indefinite period from the airwaves. That move came after Kimmel delivered what he intended to be a comedic monologue <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/18\/leftists-are-angrier-about-jimmy-kimmels-firing-than-charlie-kirks-assassination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">centered on<\/a> the public execution of Charlie Kirk, an innocent man, <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/11\/charlie-kirks-assassination-proves-the-left-needs-to-fear-its-own-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">less than a week prior<\/a>. It also came after, as Democrats on CNN hysterically repeated over and over, the Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr said on a podcast in relation to that monologue that TV stations relying on broadcast licenses should <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/17\/jimmy-kimmel-blatantly-broke-fcc-rules-and-brendan-carr-was-right-to-notice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recommit themselves<\/a> to the public interest, as required by existing law, or otherwise <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >potentially face government action<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-791128883\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Because Carr, a Trump appointee, suggested his agencies might do their job and ensure compliance with public broadcasting rules, Democrats are calling the Kimmel suspension a violation of the First Amendment. There&rsquo;s no reason to take them seriously for it. That party has done nothing in the past five years to hint it cares about the Bill of Rights or any other American ideal. They don&rsquo;t. It&rsquo;s the opposite.<\/p>\n<p>Unless it&rsquo;s to watch pornography, consume recreational drugs, or get an abortion, Democrats hate individual freedoms, including and <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/18\/6-times-leftists-melting-down-over-jimmy-kimmel-were-happy-to-deny-conservatives-free-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">especially free speech<\/a>. They cheer government-led censorship on science, health, elections, and foreign affairs. So we know their appeals to the First Amendment are fraudulent. If they weren&rsquo;t, they would be demanding answers from ABC for its own, voluntary decision to sideline its nightly TV host. And if that answer were, &ldquo;Because we&rsquo;ve been unlawfully intimidated by the government,&rdquo; then they should file a dozen lawsuits against the administration immediately.<\/p>\n<p>But they&rsquo;re not demanding answers from ABC, at least not to the degree that they&rsquo;re screaming about Brendan Carr. There are no lawsuits, though we might expect Kimmel to possibly sue his employer in some capacity, which would be a workplace dispute, not a First Amendment case against the government.<\/p>\n<p>This is playing out the way it is because the left&rsquo;s priority isn&rsquo;t free speech. It&rsquo;s money and influence. Kimmel, in more ways than one, threatened his employer&rsquo;s bottom line when he made not only offensive <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/17\/jimmy-kimmel-blatantly-broke-fcc-rules-and-brendan-carr-was-right-to-notice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">but also untrue<\/a> remarks in his monologue. He&rsquo;s also, like his peers in the media (both news and entertainment), a Democrat. In his suspension, Democrats lose some clout.<\/p>\n<p>There&rsquo;s no American principle Democrats are committed to upholding. Free speech is among the last of them.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Eddie Scarry is the D.C. columnist at The Federalist and author of &#8220;<a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0FR8XCMYC\">Traitors: The Democrat Party&rsquo;s Collapse into Anti-American Filth<\/a>.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-30 bdr-top-bold-black\">\n<div class=\"row g-0 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"article-author-profile d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n<div class=\"article-author-details\">\n<div class=\"label-md\">Eddie Scarry<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-twitter label-sm d-flex align-items-center mt-10\">             <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter me-5\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>             <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Visit on Twitter<\/span>            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eScarry\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text-decoration-none\">@eScarry<\/a>           <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 d-flex justify-content-center justify-content-md-end mt-15 mt-md-0\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/author\/eddiescarry\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">More Articles<\/a>     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-tags bdr-top-black mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-15 pt-md-45\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center mb-0 mx-n10 p-0\">\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/abc\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">ABC<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/brendan-carr\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Brendan Carr<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/charlie-kirk\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Charlie Kirk<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/charlie-kirk-assassination\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Charlie Kirk assassination<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Donald Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/fcc\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">FCC<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/jimmy-kimmel\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Jimmy Kimmel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN panels feigned &#8220;free speech&#8221; 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