{"id":2488951,"date":"2025-09-20T12:18:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T16:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sick-and-distasteful-colbert-dems-try-to-turn-kimmel-into-the-lefts-charlie-kirk\/"},"modified":"2025-09-20T12:20:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T16:20:19","slug":"sick-and-distasteful-colbert-dems-try-to-turn-kimmel-into-the-lefts-charlie-kirk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sick-and-distasteful-colbert-dems-try-to-turn-kimmel-into-the-lefts-charlie-kirk\/","title":{"rendered":"Sick and Distasteful: Colbert, Dems Try to Turn Kimmel Into the Left&#8217;s Charlie Kirk"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fsick-and-distasteful-colbert-dems-try-to-turn-kimmel-into-the-lefts-charlie-kirk%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=2488951&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 article discusses the assassination of Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, on September 10 at Utah Valley State University, and the strong reaction among conservatives who expressed solidarity by declaring &#8220;We are Charlie Kirk.&#8221; Kirk,known for his traditional American values and Christian faith,was seen as a notable figure in the conservative movement,and his murder was portrayed as an attack on that movement as a whole.<\/p>\n<p>The article also highlights the controversy surrounding late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, who was taken off the air after falsely claiming that Kirk&#8217;s assassin supported President Donald Trump and accusing grieving MAGA supporters of exploiting the tragedy for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald ...\">political gain<\/a>. This led to accusations of double standards,as the same political left that condemned conservatives&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/project-veritas-strips-cnn-naked\/\" title=\"Project Veritas Strips CNN Naked\">free speech<\/a> was now defending Kimmel&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Colbert further inflamed tensions by mocking conservatives&#8217; tribute to Kirk, declaring instead, &#8220;We are all jimmy Kimmel,&#8221; and framing Kimmel&#8217;s suspension as censorship.The article criticizes Colbert for equating Kimmel&#8217;s situation with Kirk&#8217;s murder and questions the left&#8217;s inconsistent stance on free speech, emphasizing that the true violation of free speech was the violent silencing of Charlie kirk.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the wake of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk&rsquo;s assassination on Sept. 10 at Utah Valley State University, many conservatives began declaring, &ldquo;We are Charlie Kirk.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The sentiment communicated Kirk&rsquo;s death had a widespread impact on conservatism in America.<\/p>\n<p>This was a man who loved his family, accepted Jesus Christ as his savior, and believed in traditional American values. Conservatives, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.delawareonline.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/09\/19\/candlelight-vigil-honoring-charlie-kirk-draws-hundreds-in-delaware\/86206872007\/?gnt-cfr=1&amp;gca-cat=p&amp;gca-uir=false&amp;gca-epti=z11xx68p117950c117950e001500v11xx68&amp;gca-ft=12&amp;gca-ds=sophi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">calling themselves Charlie Kirk<\/a>, were making a show of solidarity with a man they admired and agreed with. His brutal murder that day was not only about him, but about this movement.<\/p>\n<p>It was an attack on us all.<\/p>\n<p>The left, in a totally callous and classless act, decided to appropriate that phrase in support of late night host Jimmy Kimmel.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\")); 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Kimmy was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-kimmel-booted-air-kirk-comments-abc-replace-show-programming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">taken off the air<\/a> for spreading a malicious lie about Kirk&rsquo;s assassin during his Monday monologue, telling his audience that the killer was a supporter of President Donald Trump, and that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-republicans-seek-to-enact-jocelyns-law-in-the-wake-of-12-year-old-girls-murder\/\" title=\"Texas Republicans Seek to Enact &#039;Jocelyn&#039;s Law&#039; in the Wake of 12-Year-Old Girl&#039;s ...\">grieving members<\/a> of the MAGA coalition were simply trying to &ldquo;score political points&rdquo; off the murder.<\/p>\n<p>Suddenly, a party and people that championed cancel culture against conservatives for almost a decade were worried about Kimmel&rsquo;s free speech.<\/p>\n<p>Lest we forget, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/justice-remember-kimmel-lied-help-cancel-roseanne-now-stepped-take-job-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kimmel himself gloated<\/a> when comedian Roseanne Barr and Journalist Tucker Carlson lost their jobs at ABC and Fox News respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Although a lack of principle is nothing new for leftists, Kimmel getting booted had fellow late night host Stephen Colbert take the opportunity to taking things to an all new low.<\/p>\n<p>He did so by mocking conservatives&rsquo; solidarity with Kirk and Turning Point USA, telling his viewers, &ldquo;We are all Jimmy Kimmel.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Wow&hellip;Stephen Colbert declares- &lsquo;We are all Jimmy Kimmel&rsquo;&#128544; Seriously?<\/p>\n<p>Okay- if you&rsquo;re more upset over Jimmy Kimmel&rsquo;s show being pulled because he knowingly and unapologetically violated FCC guidelines by lying to the American public about the assassination of Charlie Kirk- than&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JBDAFHUVkl\">pic.twitter.com\/JBDAFHUVkl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Steph Anie (@mynerdyhome) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mynerdyhome\/status\/1968894320074789360?\">September 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/09\/18\/media\/stephen-colbert-declares-tonight-we-are-all-jimmy-kimmel-in-solemn-show-dedicated-to-canned-late-night-host\/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=nypost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>, this was from Thursday&rsquo;s monologue on &ldquo;The Late Show with Stephen Colbert&rdquo; where the host proceeded to complain about Federal Communications Commission chair Brenden Carr and of course, Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Yesterday after threats from Trump&rsquo;s FCC chair, ABC yanked Kimmel off the air indefinitely. That is blatant censorship,&rdquo; Colbert said.<\/p>\n<p>He called his fellow hosts&rsquo; removal an &ldquo;unprecedented decision,&rdquo; and challenged the criticism that Kimmel had failed to live up to &ldquo;community values.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well you know what my values are, buster? Freedom of speech,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;People across the country are shocked about this blatant assault on free speech.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The flip-flopping on this issue from leftists can&rsquo;t be overstated, but think about his statement &ldquo;We are all Jimmy Kimmel.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He is comparing a smug, millionaire, Trump Derangement Syndrome suffering liberal elite who was just suspended from his job to a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >slain free speech advocate<\/a> who was violently murdered in front of his wife and children.<\/p>\n<p>Colbert seems incredibly worried about Kimmel&rsquo;s free speech being violated.<\/p>\n<p>But you know who else had their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/group-led-by-longtime-trump-attorney-argues-impeachment-trial-unconstitutional\/\" title=\"Group Led by Longtime ... Attorney Argues Impeachment Trial Unconstitutional\">free speech violated<\/a>? Charlie Kirk.<\/p>\n<p>If Colbert were really principled, he wouldn&rsquo;t be worried about Kimmel, he&rsquo;d be worried about Kirk.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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