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3. Just want to point out. . .
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 02:56 PM
Sep 23

. . . That Jimmy has poked fun at Newsom on his show from time to time. Have those bits been anywhere near as critical of Newsom as they have been towards Trump? In all honesty, no. But Trump's actions and policies warrant a stronger approach, and I'm not the only person who thinks so.

A short while ago, I listened to a radio commenter state that "Kimmel has alienated most of America" and I was so upset I asked the driver to turn off the radio. The person on the radio has a different set of beliefs than I do; so be it. But if Kimmel had really alienated "most" of America, than why wasn't his show cancelled years ago from simple lack of views? Every time someone makes a claim about the late night hosts being unfunny or unpopular, I ask the air molecules, why are their networks paying them to do their shows?

Entertainment networks aren't charities. If nobody was tuning in, they wouldn't be keeping those supposedly unfunny and unpopular people on the air. The trolls on social media love to sound important by declaring so and so as no longer relevant or whatever. But the troll is the one invisibly typing away on their keyboard hoping to stir up attention. The comedians and hosts out there whom the trolls don't like are managing to make a living at what they do,. That's more than the trolls can claim.

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Talk about in your face [View all] dcmfox Sep 23 OP
Well played! biophile Sep 23 #1
ding. id also would love to see aoc and berni as well. AllaN01Bear Sep 23 #2
That would be some_of_us_are_sane Sep 23 #5
Not forget Codifer Sep 23 #8
Oh asolutely! some_of_us_are_sane Sep 23 #11
ding. AllaN01Bear Sep 23 #13
i second that emotion.:) AllaN01Bear Sep 23 #12
Just want to point out. . . Collimator Sep 23 #3
just curious but Skittles Sep 23 #4
I guess the difference some_of_us_are_sane Sep 23 #14
Perfect! some_of_us_are_sane Sep 23 #7
You know, I don't normally watch Jimmy Kimmel PatSeg Sep 23 #6
TY Kick in Support of Jimmy Kimmel & Cha Sep 23 #9
Hoping they "roast" tsf all night KS Toronado Sep 23 #10
nope. newsome was on colbert tonight. kimmel had glen powell & sarah mcLachlan orleans Sep 23 #15
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