TOP OF THE DAY by Howard Polskin
Greetings! Yesterday, late-night hosts rushed to the defense of ABC’s sidelined gabfest star Jimmy Kimmel. I haven’t watched everything but Jon Stewart’s opening monologue last night on a special Thursday night edition was particularly brilliant and it’s available on YouTube. The NY Post has a good recap of Stewart’s bit as well...Dept. of Surprises: Ben Shapiro, one of the right’s most influential thinkers, argues that while he’s happy that Kimmel is gone for now, he cautions on what he calls overreach. “The FCC should not be threatening action against ABC or its affiliates or Disney based on Jimmy Kimmel being a jackass,” he wrote in today’s Daily Wire...The shocking murder of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk on September 10 triggered a massive traffic spike to the 45 mostly right-wing news websites TheRighting monitors. According to my exclusive analysis of Similarweb data, the tragic event resulted in the largest surge in visits to those websites since the 2024 election of Donald Trump. For instance, CNN’s visits skyrocketed from 11 million on September 9 to 31 million on September 10. Fox News more than doubled its visits from 7.5 million on September 9 to 16.2 million the day of the shooting. NBC News soared from 2.6 million on September 9 to 16.3 million on September 10...Weekend Watch: If anyone needs a refresher course in how media companies used to stand up to the federal government, I recommend Steve Spielberg’s 2017 movie The Post, which delves into how the Washington Post defied the Nixon administration at considerable risk to its future, by publishing the Pentagon Papers. The other (obvious) choice is the classic Watergate drama All the President’s Men. Both are available for rent on Amazon Prime...If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard
source: National Review
Rather than fantasizing about using government power to punish the left, Republicans should foreclose the possibility of future suppression.
source: Wall Street Journal
Maybe now our progressive friends understand why these columns oppose government control of business and fought liberal cancel culture. Regulatory power in the hands of a willful President can too easily become a weapon against political opponents, including the media.
source: The Free Press
When she stands onstage and vows that she’ll carry forward her murdered husband’s legacy, she’s demonstrating the same unstoppable spirit that animates our most beloved narratives.
source: Daily Caller
Tyler Robinson, the man accused of murdering Charlie Kirk, was fixated on a pornographic “furry” video game and followed artists producing underage-themed cartoons, according to the Daily Mail. Robinson’s online footprint shows he downloaded a title called “Furry Shades of Gay” — a dating simulator advertised as a mix of “hot gay sex and slapstick humor” featuring cartoon animals
source: NY Post
And Jimmy Kimmel fell for the spin.
source: FrontPage
Behind the scenes of one of the dumbest campaigns by one of the dumbest candidates.
source: The Gateway Pundit
New York State Attorney General Letitia James, long claiming to be a public champion of tenants’ rights, has herself been in violation of New York City’s rent stabilization laws for more than two decades.
TOP OF THE DAY by Howard Polskin
Greetings: Dept. of No Surprises: Trump called the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel “Great News for America.” Except he called the suspension a cancellation in last night’s Truth Social post. Sloppiness on Trump’s part or wishful thinking? He also slammed NBC’s late-night hosts Jimmy Fallon and Seth Myers as “total losers,” urging their network bosses to “do it” to them too.....What happens to Bill Maher now? Mr. Politically Incorrect might have had a friendly White House dinner with The Donald and Kid Rock last spring, still that doesn’t mean he’s immune from getting kicked to the curb by his corporate masters. Will the self-proclaimed fearless Maher defend his fellow late night denizen Kimmel? His “Real Time” airs on HBO Max tomorrow night. Worth noting: the streamer’s parent is Warner Bros. Discovery, target of a potential Paramount Skydance takeover. Paramount Skydance is controlled by David Ellison, son of the richest man in the world, Larry Ellison. This gazillionaire father/son team is cozy with Trump. Ellison, the elder, is close to owning TikTok, a deal that has the blessings of the MAGA-in-Chief. Maher would be cancelled in a New York minute if he was seen as an impediment to the Ellison’s building their media empire. It’s worth remembering that the jettisoning of “Late Night with Stephen Colbert” was collateral damage during the Skydance/Paramount merger earlier this year...Can’t help but wonder about “Saturday Night Live.” The late night fixture, a perpetual needler of politicians, left and right, for more than half a century, has its season premier October 4. Will SNL’s anti-administration tone be muted?.... Dept. of Corrections: Yesterday I erroneously called ChatGPT ChatCBT. It’s not wise to anger the AI gods....If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard
source: NewsBusters
The story broke during the 6PM hour, and the spin started immediately. CNN's Brian Stelter tried to gaslight the public into believing that what Kimmel said was “serious commentary.”
source: Victory Girls
The people are speaking about Jimmy Kimmel, and ABC – and parent company Disney – had to listen
source: Washington Free Beacon
Kimmel pushed the baseless theory that Kirk's alleged killer, Tyler Robinson, was a MAGA supporter during his Monday episode of ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! There was already evidence at that point suggesting the opposite
source: Daily Signal
Jimmy Kimmel is off the air. Good riddance. The vile and disgusting ABC late-night host used his Monday night monologue to comment about Charlie Kirk’s assassin.
source: PJ Media
What's coming is even worse.
source: FrontPage
If you didn’t hate Hollywood already, now’s a good time to start.
source: WND
The group's trans leader says violence must happen.
