Over at The New York Times, they fired up that algorithm they use that shits out He Said/She Said/Both Sides columns and told it that Jimmy Kimmel was back on teevee.
This is what came out the other end.
Like His Suspension, Kimmel’s Return Draws a Divided Reaction
Ben Stiller, the actor and comedian, called Mr. Kimmel’s opening words a “brilliant monologue,” while some on the right questioned his authenticity.
...“What a brilliant monologue from Jimmy Kimmel,” the actor and comedian Ben Stiller wrote on social media.
Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, a Democrat and frequent Trump critic, said: “Welcome back Jimmy Kimmel!”
Some commentators on the right accused Mr. Kimmel of faking his getting choked up as he discussed Mr. Kirk’s death, while others did not believe he was sufficiently apologetic...
Mr. Kimmel’s remarks on Mr. Kirk sparked a storm of criticism and a pointed warning from Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. The result was a network suddenly caught between its late-night host and Washington power, forced to balance free speech with corporate caution.
Disney executives, wary of inflaming tensions, decided to suspend “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” before the host could deliver his planned rebuttal on Sept. 17. The pause, indefinite at the time, quickly turned into a cultural flashpoint: Was this a prudent business move? Or was it suppression of speech?
The bio of the gentleman who wrote this -- Mark Walker -- said: "I cover a wide range of transportation-related subjects, including aviation, freight rail and the future of passenger rail travel in the United States. I’ve covered the fallout from the Norfolk Southern freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and I’ve explored how highways continue to segregate communities."
So, given that he is a reporter on the "transportation-related subjects" beat, I'd like to suggest to Mr. Walker (who seems like an earnest fellow who finds satisfaction in the legwork of investigative journalism) in the nicest way possible and in language he will understand, to stay in his fucking lane and not try to become the next David Brooks.
The Times already has far too many David Brookses.
1 comment:
That's like suggesting that George F. Will get the fuck out of the punditry business and stick to covering baseball, preferably at a paper more worthy of his actual talents, like the Upper Wolf's Ass, MT, Herald-Goatfucker. It's entirely warranted, but it's not going to happen in this time/universe.
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