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2. Personally I think Kimmel's statement would not have gotten him fired, this time, if he had said

Reply to rog (Original post)

Thu Sep 18, 2025, 10:55 PM

Sep 18

both sides were trying to pin it on other side.

But they were after him, so they would have gotten him for next show or something.

For some reason I’m optimistic this will work out, but will take awhile. Colbert is killing it tonight on Kimmel matter. I keep thinking Colbert might get removed physically mid-show.

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Re: How J Kimmel's quote is being characterized. I don't understand ... [View all] rog Sep 18 OP

What's the point in parsing his actual words? The fact that they attacks liberals before any facts came out tells you unblock Sep 18 #1

Personally I think Kimmel's statement would not have gotten him fired, this time, if he had said Silent Type Sep 18 #2

Fact Check Coldwater Sep 18 #3

The confusion is that there's two ways of interpreting these words AZJonnie Sep 19 #4

This is what it amounts to. Both sides see what they want in the quote. TheProle Sep 19 #7

Kimbell was critiquing MAGA, not the shooter. no_hypocrisy Sep 19 #5

That's the way I heard it, too. I don't understand ... rog Sep 19 #6