Subj : Re: 'Hit them where it hurts'
To   : Mike Powell
From : Rug Rat
Date : Sun Sep 21 2025 12:11 pm

On Sun 21-Sep-2025 10:09a, Mike Powell@1:2320/105.0 said to Rug Rat:

MP> When it comes to Kimmel, and Cobert, I am not 100% sure they would have a
MP> case.  The problem with both of them, and especially Cobert, is that they
MP> sometimes had problems expressing their views without using language that
MP> is not supposed to be used on OTA TV.  The FCC had apparently been looking
MP> the other way for several years.  I don't think the network would have
MP> much
MP> of an issue building a case of Kimmel being an FCC liability if it comes
MP> to
MP> that.

 Do you have an sources for that?


MP> That said, many of the complaints to ABC about Kimmel supposedly came from
MP> "citizens," so if another group of citizens complains about his suspension
MP> (especially with their pocketbooks) they have that right and, if they are
MP> loud enough, it just may work.

 "They" can say anything they want, doesn't make it true.

  It probbably won't get that far, Kimmel, and Cobert are in a good position, where they can just go to other platforms not controlled by the FCC and take their audience with them, and have probbably gained a few out of all this.  Simmilar to what Howard Stern did when he moved to Sirrus Radio.

  This is still a hit to the 1st amendment, and fromt he looks of it, it won't stop here.

Rug Rat (Brent Hendricks)
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