‘The View’s Whoopi Goldberg on Finally Addressing Jimmy Kimmel Suspension: ‘No One Silences Us’
The cohosts of The View finally addressed the elephant in the room at the start of Monday’s (September 22) live show. Moderator and cohost Whoopi Goldberg kicked off the day by addressing why she and the others hadn’t yet talked about ABC’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! amid public pressure by the FCC chairman.
“Look, did y’all really think we weren’t going to talk about Jimmy Kimmel? I mean, have you watched the show over the last 29 seasons? So you know, no one silences us. And to all my friends in Italy who reached out, you have to know it’s OK. We’re still here. We’re still broadcasting,” Goldberg said in a fiery intro. “When the news broke last week about Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension, we took a breath to see if Jimmy was going to say anything about it first. We did the same thing with Stephen Colbert. Then our show was on tape on Friday, but we are live here today, and we’re getting into it now.”
Goldberg then went on to frame her take on the story as a matter of government interference in free speech in violation of the First Amendment. “To be clear, you cannot like a show, and it can go off the air. Someone can say something they shouldn’t and get taken off the air, but the government cannot apply pressure to force someone to be silenced.” She then introduced clips of several prominent Republicans pushing back on the FCC chair’s comments calling for Kimmel’s ouster, along with a clip of Donald Trump saying it was up to Brendan Carr, his FCC chairman.
“It’s not up to Brendan Carr. It is not up to him. I don’t understand how you are the man in charge of the nation, and you still don’t understand how the First Amendment works,” Goldberg said sternly in response to the clip.
Elsewhere, the other cohosts also described the impropriety of the issue. Sunny Hostin, for example, quoted a Supreme Court justice to say that “we must protect the freedom to express the thought we hate.”
Then, Ana Navarro issued a note of gratitute to The View fans who were outraged by the lack of discussion of Kimmel’s suspension, saying, “I want to start by thanking our loyal viewers for demanding truth and courage from us. We deserve it. You deserve it.”
She then pointed to her own background to note that she has experienced life under a dictatorship and said that the FCC chair’s action was exactly how it began in those countries. “I lived through a right-wing dictatorship in Nicaragua…. I lived through a left-wing dictatorship in Nicaragua, under Ortega. This is what dictators and authoritarians do. It does not matter the ideology. At first, they come with the people with big platforms, at first they silence the press, but then they come for all of us, because their intent is to scare us into silence and self-censorship.”
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Frump said when elected he wasn’t going to silence first amendment rights but yet he’s been silencing them left & right. Comedians have made skits about presidents long as I can remember. I’m 78 yrs old & they’ve always done it no matter who’s president. He’s just thin skinned. Kilmmel didn’t say anything bad about Kirk this is just an excuse! Frumpy has said frm beginning he was taking all late night cohosts out & he’s doing it. Colbert now Kimmel next Fallon. The rest will follow. We live in authoritarian Nazi regime no longer in land of Freedom with rights of f 2023. Extremely sad times😢💔
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He wasn’t fired for free speech he was fired for lying and all they wanted is for him to apologize for that and correct his statement. When did it become right to go on TV and lie??? If I say something and blame a particular person or group I would have no problem correcting it and no one else should!! There ratings were low also and there has been shows I myself watched but because of low ratings they were cancelled indefinitely. Was I happy no but I understand they need to be competitive to make money or they are taken off the air. Maybe he should have tried to just entertain and his ratings would have gone up because I believe most people don’t want to hear politics when they want to watch a show for entertainment.I know I don’t.
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What was the lie?
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If that's the case, when are they going to make drump apologize for his constant lying.
He can't get through a paragraph without at least one lie.
One that bothers me especially, is the claim that ICE is only after criminals - then how does he explain the raids on factories, where hard working, law abiding workers were rounded up, only because they spoke Spanish. Many of them were citizens, and the only 'crime' some of the others had committed was coming to America to work, without papers.
ICE is out of control, and how many of its members are criminals. You can't tell by their faces, covered up like cowards. Rumor has it that many of them have only one qualification - they took part in the Jan 6th attack on the Capitol. Is this true or not?
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He was never fired number one. He never blatantly lied with reported facts. Never made blatant lies like the cult leader
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And you’re Lying even now John.
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You Trump haters dont understand President Trump had nothing to do wth this!
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I can't believe people like you still support him after what he said on Jan. 6 of 2021: "I want you to fight like hell, cause if you don't, you won't have a country anymore!" People like you make me soooooo sick!
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As do YOU make Real Americans Sooooo sick.
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What to you are "Real Americans", White and Male, or how about also Strong and Masculine?
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How many people got fired for free speech under Biden.
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They could’ve just said they were waiting a day or two to comment rather than totally ignore the elephant in the room. I’m not convinced there was no pressure.
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Someone said when did it become a right to go on T.V. and lie.I don’t know but Trump does it every day. I guess it’s O.K to do it if it’s him and only him.
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It seems Biden got away wth it quiet often!
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Deflecting, aren't you?
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Not deflecting - just lies like her cult leader. Lies by Biden ? What are they ? Repeated lies from tRump ? lol
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I think that Trump and Carr are full of it. How can they determine what we watch, let alone what we want to watch. If Trump thinks that Kimmel is "no talent" (Trump's own words), then what does that say about Trump? That he likes to watch someone with no talent? I happen to think that Kimmel has a lot of talent - ang Guillermo too. The only reason that Kimmel - and Colbert - got canceled is because the networks and their owners are chicken. This just proved it. Those people do not trust the American citizens. They would rather cozy up to tyrants and creeps. (Anyone who would send such a birthday card to Epstein is a creep. That's right. Trump is a tyrannical creep.)
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Go "The View" women!
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Yes they should go, but not to a good place. Still using the same horrible hateful and violence inspiring words the led a mad man to kill Charlie Kirk. Will will they learn ?
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You have obviously have never watched The View … lol. Your education of it proves you just know the Fox News agenda about it. The view never speaks and demeans others, however they call out facts and give opinions based on facts. You have no authority to comment on a program you never watch lol. Just saying
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Never speaks and demeans others ??!!?? Man you are high on some powerful stuff to tell a Bold Faced Lie like that !! And they wouldn’t know “Facts” if it were tattooed on them !!
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The View should have been censored when Barbara W left the show yrs ago
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That's only your and people like you's opinion and not that of a lot of majorities of Americans, and yes, we're all Americans whether you like it or not!
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Way to go View Ladies!! I am glad I feel the same way you ladies do. Keep up the good work ladies and never back down!!
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What I find so frustrating with WHOPPI GOLDBERG.
IS how she claims no one SILENCES HER,,HOWEVER SHE BECOMES IRATE WHEN TRUMP SAYS WHAT HE WANTS RIGHT OR WRONG..YOU HATE OUR PRESIDENT
WHOPPI GOLDBERG!!!
YOU USE UR PLATFORM N HOUR A DAY 5 DAYS A WEEK TO BASH ANYONE WHO SPEAKS ON THERE BELIEFS THAT YOU DISAGREE WITH..
CHARLIE KIRK SHARED HIS BELIEFS WITH COURAGE AND THE LOVE OF THE LORD,,N HE WAS MURDERED BY SOMEONE WHO BLATENLY ADMITTED HATRED FOR HIM..AND YES HE WAS AN EXTREME LEFT
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How come they didn't censor Trump when he constantly berated and insulted Biden and his intelligence and when Nancy Pelosi's husband was attacked, he seemed happy. And he calls people stupid and ugly constantly when they disagreed with him. He acts like a spoiled child who no one can speak against, and he attacks them even if the day before they were smart and wonderful when they did his bidding. I know he wants to get things done but unfortunately for him we have checks and balances to make sure no one has free range to do whatever they want, but he is slowly taking that away. I am 82 years old and in my lifetime I have seen a lot, but I fear for freedom of speech and for all refugees that he deems evil and have no rights as human beings. I don't hate him, but I do feel anger for all of those that are too afraid to go against all his actions depriving us of what made this country great...
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Lol !! Where were You just a couple years ago. They DID try to silence Trump. Tried to Bankrupt, Tried to Imprison him, Tried to Assassinate him Twice !! None of that happened to the Group that was President Oops I mean Biden. Dems did every low down lying scum trick in the book to silence and sink Trump, but he’s still here !!
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BIDEN WAS ALL DJT SAID.
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Wooly 🤪
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Kimmel sucks.....just look at his deceitful in ESS and lying through his teeth...and all you idiots defend him!
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USA !! Charlie Kirk !! USA !! Charlie Kirk !! USA !! Charlie Kirk !! You did not die in vain Charlie. We will not go away silently into the night !! We Will Stand !! USA !! Charlie Kirk !! USA !! Charlie Kirk !! USA !!
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Boy, you really want to be heard, don't you? But I think I'm the only one replying (so far) so bellow all you want...
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Says the guy bragging about his 3000th post on here about a month ago Lol !! Hypocrite much ??
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Ah, so I'm now guessing you were once, "Just a Guest", right? Oh, and it was "1000th post" but who's counting, right?
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Maybe, Maybe not. It’s a mystery for you. But sounds to me you’re opposed to MY free speech, so do I need to be on the lookout for you sneaking around with a firearm pointed at me ? If you can’t take it stop dishing it out Joy !!
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Apparently YOU are counting Lol.
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Yep. And though Charlie Kirk the man was silenced by cold blooded murder from a radical lunatic leftist, HIS voice and vision will Not be silenced either. TPUSA had 900 affiliated chapters at Charlie’s death. Since he was executed for His words, TPUSA has received over 62,000 new applications for membership chapters. Charlie did Not die in vain. His death only served to greatly Empower and Embolden the movement. The ballot box will soon tell the Rest Of The Story. Oh and Kimmel KNEW the shooter was a hard leftist when he stood and Lied his teeth out on his show. But Kimmel suffered terribly by getting time off to be with His family. How sad and tragic for Kimmel, I’m sure that was so traumatizing for him. But it’s OK because Light always shines over darkness and Charlie did not die in vain.
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And Kimmel did not suffer in defeat as Trump wanted so there's that...
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And Trump did not suffer in defeat Even when Dems tried to Bankrupt him, Imprison him, Assassinate him Twice, got his Second Term. So there’s that.
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At least he won't ger a third term! (Hopefully...)
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No just another MAGA President. We’ll be OK.You’re side riots, assaults, burns, loots, and kills. Our side wins elections !!
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Finally, the View hosts have given us their opinion! However, I think Anna's voice was the most honest. The viewers demands for truth and honesty were what really made our hosts unreal their lips.
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As for the View they said their show was prerecorded on Friday so they couldn’t very well address anything about the suspension of Jimmy Kimmell show. I quite watching them mostly because they they argue too much especially joy it’s her opinion is the only one that is supposed to matter. Most of them have become intolerant of each other and real issues. It’s their way or the highway. No longer enjoy except Anna &
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That's perfect. If you don't like a show, just turn away. Do not censor or take away free speech. Thank you
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No he says it like it is. Biden deserved to be berated and Pelosi is an actual criminal. As as for Goldberg did you ever see a woman who looked more like our very early ancestors who came from you know what?
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Long live Kimmel and Colbert and anyone else that get canceled. I thought that the Right was against cancel culture. Apparently not if they are doing the canceling. The cowards. They can dish It out, but cannot take it . Now they are "woke" when it suits them. The hypocrites - ALL OF THEM!
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Does ANYONE care about the opinions of these whack jobs?
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You must care if you're commenting about them!
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I care a lot more about them than about Faux News.
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You must care if you have an opinion. We need both sides or we live under dictatorship. Have you seen the HUGE pictures of Trump hanging from buildings in DC? HITLER DID THAT TOO. BEWARE.
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Same ole tired Lies and Accusations with the He’s Fascist, He’s Nazi line. If that’s True which it Isn’t it means All Dems are Communists
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I think the view should have been cancelled a long time ago. All they spew is hateful crap and think they know everything but know nothing. Who cares about their opinions or feelings? Just because they say it, doesn’t mean it’s true.
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If you don't like a show, just turn it off. Do not censor or take free speech away. You probably say things others don't want to hear too.
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Is she for real???? This has nothing to do with first amendment rights. It’s about telling a lie to the public and on sinyndicated television that has rules. You cannot spread lies which is what he said about the shooter and maga gang. If you want to say anything then go be on cable where it is not regulated. If anyone doesn’t like what Kirk stood for then his name should not come out of your motion except for condolences. He is still a human being, a father and husband
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You might want to check your facts before posting falsehoods yourself. You are obviously not familar with the laws to speak about them. See "quote" below. Also, go back to see Jimmy Kimmel's response tweet on the day of the horrible assasination of Charlie Kirk along with his condolences to the family. What he said on Monday night had everything to do with the online posts from the Maga crowd jumping through hoops to be sure the Left was to blame,.....without proof.
"talk shows are not held to the same rules as network news programs, primarily because they are categorized as entertainment rather than factual news. While news broadcasts on local network affiliates are subject to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) oversight, cable news networks and talk shows have fewer content-based restrictions. "
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1) Jimmy Kimmel Lied his teeth out in his original statements.
2) His Network suspended him Not Any government entity.
3) His sympathies and apologies are as fake as climate change policies and that’s Fake !!
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Yes, ABC suspended Kimmel, not "cancelled" as Trump claimed and he's now trying to once again trying to censor him. As Jimmy said, "He can't take a joke!"
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Shouldn't surprise you. She lied about the bakery in New York, too.
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Trump lies with every breath
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Funny that 5 elephants are talking about the elephant in the room...
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