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Upthevibe

(9,825 posts)
36. YES!!!!!!!
Mon Sep 22, 2025, 04:38 PM
Sep 22

I'm happy for him, Guillermo, the rest of his staff, and us!

I'm thinking maybe our outcries helped

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When money talks, nobody walks. Aristus Sep 22 #1
Yep. That Disney's market value fell between $3 and $4 billion following its suspension of Kimmel had to be a factor ancianita Sep 22 #22
Well, I am not putting Disney back on my TV. riversedge Sep 22 #35
Oh heck no. Totally agree. Once compromised, always compromised, imo ancianita Sep 22 #43
And I'm sure you're not alone PatSeg Sep 22 #48
My boycott isnt going away. Dixiegrrrl Sep 22 #61
For me, only when they fire EVERYONE involved! wolfie001 Sep 22 #73
The bigger problem now is Nexstar and Sinclair Media mdbl Sep 22 #77
Agree. I wonder what they're making him say. ananda Sep 22 #79
I understand your feelings but OrwellwasRight Tuesday #103
A $3 to four dollars a share fall in price adds up for an oligarch. littlemissmartypants Sep 22 #42
'Crazy Eddie' Stereos & Electronics, NYC 😆 sprinkleeninow Sep 22 #78
Also the talent and unions. nilram Sep 22 #81
Woo Hoo!!! Marie Marie Sep 22 #2
it's all about the Benjamin's Coldwater Sep 22 #3
It's good to see common sense has prevailed Mr. Sparkle Sep 22 #4
It has nothing to do with common sense... llmart Sep 22 #89
This really should be no surprise. Just the folks that have cancelled Disney+ got their attention. $$$$$ FadedMullet Sep 22 #5
Yay! Would be great if Kimmel could get Colbert and Letterman on the show that night. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 22 #6
Kimmel announces that Gavin Newsom will be tomorrow nights return to the air guest Bernardo de La Paz Sep 22 #56
Ha! Perfect! SunSeeker Sep 22 #68
Oh, that's adding insult to injury... llmart Sep 22 #90
Be there, or be square Coldwater Sep 22 #7
I mean, his opening line of course will be... NCDem47 Sep 22 #29
... such a ancianita Sep 22 #44
😂😂😂😂😂 underpants Sep 22 #8
Hope his monologue nails Trump's whiny ass to the wall rurallib Sep 22 #9
Just what I was thinking.... AZ8theist Sep 22 #62
Was wondering this too. Was he told to tone it down? We will soon see. IcyPeas Sep 22 #70
No apologies, please! sop Sep 22 #10
Jimmy Kimmel's show returning on Tuesday, ABC announces LetMyPeopleVote Sep 22 #11
it wasnt even a comment on the killing quakerboy Sep 22 #28
That is exactly right! BidenRocks Sep 22 #59
Can't wait to hear what Trump says dflprincess Sep 22 #12
"WOKE ABC FOLDS!!!!!!! FCC WILL REVOKE!!!!!!!!!!!" durablend Sep 22 #14
TACO NCDem47 Sep 22 #30
Dump won't be able to say "low ratings Jimmy Kimmel" AdamGG Sep 22 #50
Ketchup, meet wall bmichaelh Sep 22 #13
Same here. llmart Sep 22 #91
Cool! We were just about to cancel our account. momta Sep 22 #15
I'd still cancel just to make a point. BigmanPigman Sep 22 #58
I think everyone should continue to withhold subscriptions to Disney. sheshe2 Sep 22 #16
Although some MAGAt's will probably be canceling now AdamGG Sep 22 #52
Nah, they cancelled and the reinstated for all the wrong reasons. sheshe2 Sep 22 #75
She is spot on once again. llmart Sep 22 #92
She certainly is! sheshe2 Sep 22 #93
+10000000000000000 Bengus81 Tuesday #106
An expensive lesson for the mouse mcar Sep 22 #17
Yep, in the Billions. ancianita Sep 22 #24
Congrats to Jimmy Kimmel and his staff. djacq Sep 22 #18
Sweet, Trumps gonna stroke out. BradBo Sep 22 #19
I still say Fuck Mickey Mouse. spike jones Sep 22 #20
I have this fantasy jgmiller Sep 22 #21
Nevertheless the stain of their lack of values remains. NNadir Sep 22 #23
"we felt some of the comments were ill-timed and thus insensitive" LiberalLovinLug Sep 22 #25
I'm usually in bed DownriverDem Sep 22 #26
I wouldn't get too excited Blue Owl Sep 22 #27
I will be pissed if there is an apology. Gimpyknee Sep 22 #31
No word from Trump yet as he Happy Kimmel had been pulled.......nor from Nexstar and Sinclair...... riversedge Sep 22 #32
The backlash to disney and abc compared to the fake anger backlash against Kimmel was even swifter. mwmisses4289 Sep 22 #47
The beatings will continue until morale improves. Stayed tuned. twodogsbarking Sep 22 #33
Did Kimmel suddenly become the number 1 night show host? I always thought he was probably third in the ratings, but Sogo Sep 22 #34
YES!!!!!!! Upthevibe Sep 22 #36
I just hope Jimmy didn't agree to the apology or BlueKota Sep 22 #37
Regardless swong19104 Sep 22 #38
Kimmel is going to put some dirt in some eyes Aviation Pro Sep 22 #39
I have no intention of re-subscribing. Reader Rabbit Sep 22 #40
PLEASE PLEASE JIMMY montanacowboy Sep 22 #41
Wow! Just F***ing Wow! bluescribbler Sep 22 #45
Do not apologize EnergizedLib Sep 22 #46
Fire Brendan Carr! Sneederbunk Sep 22 #49
DEMAND that Bendan Carr be fired so we can post Office and Jack Nicholson Gifs too! Greybnk48 Sep 22 #60
Wonder if he Figarosmom Sep 22 #51
Jimmy Kimmel announces that Gavin Newsom will be tomorrow nights return to the air guest. LetMyPeopleVote Sep 22 #53
Wow! So cool. How to give Dumpy the finger. Lol. Joinfortmill Sep 22 #82
Going To Wait To Resubscribe Deep State Witch Sep 22 #54
Kimmel's comments hit the bull's eye. love_katz Sep 22 #55
I will not resubscribe to Disney services. I am finished with them. totodeinhere Sep 22 #57
I read recently that Kimmel's contract is up for renewal next May. SidneyR Sep 22 #63
Trump will be pissed... YoshidaYui Sep 22 #64
Statement from Disney LetMyPeopleVote Sep 22 #65
Dare I say ... 1WorldHope Sep 22 #66
It's "the silent majority" BumRushDaShow Sep 22 #67
Logically I know this, but, that 70 % who are 1WorldHope Sep 22 #71
It hasn't "flipped" BumRushDaShow Sep 22 #72
I so hope so. 1WorldHope Sep 22 #80
Their bottom line must have been tanking between the public dropping them and boycotting their sponsors. appleannie1 Sep 22 #69
So, it's Jimmy Kimmel and Gavin Newsom, the anti-Trump. Rage Tweets will follow! Doodley Sep 22 #74
Olbermann called it this morning on his Countdown podcast. niyad Sep 22 #76
Kimmel can squeeze them. drray23 Sep 22 #83
Change the name from Disney World to Kimmel World. twodogsbarking Sep 22 #84
My guess is he was told to tone it down till the merger Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 22 #85
Business Insider reporting Sinclair will NOT air Kimmel berniesandersmittens Sep 22 #86
Huff Post is reporting the same about Sinclair BlueKota Sep 22 #97
In other words, the fucked duck got plucked and wants republianmushroom Sep 22 #87
Wouldn't it be funny if he agreed to tone it down, but triples down in his monologue with a hardcore anti-MAGA rant? Polybius Sep 22 #88
At what point will the Felon say he gave permission for ABC to end Kimmel's "suspension". Buddyzbuddy Sep 22 #94
Now it was in the news today that Kimmel was supposed to go to NBC? Demsrule86 Sep 22 #95
This is really good news for a lot of reasons. This could not have happened in Hungary or Russia. It thwarts the efforts Fil1957 Sep 22 #96
and CNBC *STILL* gets it wrong. thesquanderer Sep 22 #98
Here is the direct quote later in the article BumRushDaShow Tuesday #100
Correct. Nothing in that comment linked the alleged killer to Trump or the MAGA movement. thesquanderer Tuesday #104
I interpreted it as him referencing those Kirk adherents on the right BumRushDaShow Tuesday #105
Yes, he said what he said... but those words don't say what many people seem to think they do. thesquanderer Tuesday #109
I agree with your general take BumRushDaShow Tuesday #110
It's not a matter of "personal view," it's that this sentence from their report is objectively false: thesquanderer Tuesday #111
I sure hope he doesn't apologize oldmanlynn Tuesday #99
BUT! Karma13612 Tuesday #101
Many of those stations are in smaller and rural markets BumRushDaShow Tuesday #102
Unfortunately Karma13612 Thursday #112
The rural areas BumRushDaShow Thursday #113
EFF that. Sinclair refuses to even air him on their stations samnsara Tuesday #107
Wait don't they need further approval? kkmarie Tuesday #108
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