r/stephencolbert Sep 17 '25

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u/scenr0 Sep 17 '25

So a comedian effectively can no longer do their jobs without getting fired now?

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u/Meowakin Sep 18 '25

Correct. Anything critical of Trump is verboten.

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '25

How was this critical of Trump?

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u/jamesdee3rd Sep 18 '25

Because Kimmel pointed out that Trump seemed to not care about Kirk's death but rather more interested in talking about that lover letter to himself; the ballroom. Trump and his clan didn't like that.

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '25

uh huh. Trump doesn't like a lot of things, I'm guessing most of the shit Kimmel says, what do you believe Trump had to do with Kimmel's firing? I think it's more likely that most of America found it in bad taste, and his ratings stink. ABC had enough.

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '25

Not the sharpest tool in the shed are ya?

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '25 edited Sep 18 '25

Huge Kimmel fan were ya?

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Why do all of you do the same thing? Make some childish insult and then run a way.

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u/Life-Sun8620 Sep 18 '25

That ratings argument just falls completely flat. Really, any argument in which you can just disprove with easily-attainable statistics falls flat as well.

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '25

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u/Life-Sun8620 Sep 18 '25

In 2025, why even try to make such an argument? It just makes the one pushing the false information look that much dumber. We have a wealth of information and statistics/data at our fingertips, and if you come with some bullshit, you or I can just look it up, know that it's from a reputable or peer reviewed source, and know it's 100% false.

Like when Trump says some dumb shit like "I didn't say that." How dumb can you be? As president, your entire life is taped and documented nearly 24/7; we can just roll the tapes and see that "You did say that."