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about the murderer of Charlie Kirk and his political affiliations, saying that he was a MAGA supporter, which was an absolute falsehood, a blatant lie, and now he's gone. 617-266-6868. Agree, disagree. Mark in Lowell, thanks for holding Mark, and welcome. Hi, Mark. Hey, with regard to this Jimmy Kimmel saying, as far as I'm concerned, it was the right thing to do. But he's been doing this, like you said, since 2016. And the only reason he was allowed to do it is because there was no political or government overseeing of the FCC for anyone on the left. So when the FCC finally said something to ABC, and ABC has already been sued by Trump, and FCC is now saying, hey, you guys are going to lose your license, I think that was the overall writing factor, because you already know when you lose a point in your ratings, there's a severe meeting saying, hey, what's going on? Oh, I'm what point? Mark, I wish it was a point a quarter of a point. I'm not kidding. It's like panic, panic panic. And again, I don't want to, you know, I don't want to go on about what, you know, inside baseball and what goes on behind the scenes. But, you know, and you're coming like, yeah, but the ratings are still really, really high. And they're like, no, but it went down by quarter of a point. Okay, it's not at, you know, it's not an 8.0. It's, I don't know, a 7.75. And they're like, well, no, what's wrong? And this guy is just what eight share? What seven share? This guy didn't have a one share. I'm like, who's watching this guy? And, you know, Mark, you're right. It's the change at the FCC. Brendan Carr is the new guy. And he's the one that called up ABC and said, no, no, I'm sorry. He lied. He didn't just lie. This is political incitement. You're inciting violence. This has got to stop. This has got to stop because more people are going to get killed. We're done with this. and a b c couldn't afford to lose their license because i mean that's it it's over mark i want to just get your reaction on this one of the first media people to lead the charge in defense of jimmy kimmel was van Jay Jones And as someone said, a self-avowed communist, a professional propagandist for the Democratic Party. Now, and then CNN, Aaron Burnett was saying, oh, that's why Jimmy Kimmel was fired. He spoke truth to power. And they're now pushing this conspiracy theory that this is the hand of Trump.
that Trump, who is still, by the way, in the United Kingdom, I said earlier that he flew back last night. My apologies, that was wrong. He's flying back today. So my bad on that. He's flying back today. But anyway, that from the United Kingdom, he pushed ABC and Disney to fire Kimmel. There's no evidence for any of this. No evidence whatsoever, but that didn't stop them before. But the narrative now they're pushing is that this was Trump silencing a truth teller, silencing an opponent, i.e. Jimmy Kimmel. And of course, they're lying. And what got Kimmel done, would put the kabosh into Kimmel's career. was that he lied. It wasn't truth to power. It was a lie. Tyler Robinson is not MAGA and never was MAGA. His father is MAGA. And he said he hated his father for being a diehard Trump supporter. And so Kimmel lied. Now, Van Jay Jones has been caught in an undercover media sting operation. where he was talking to people who were undercover journalists, who pretended to be admirers of his and, you know, big moonbats, you know, hardcore leftists. And so he let his guard down. Now, this was at the height of the Russia-Russia hoax when CNN and the other media were pushing it really hard, okay, during Trump's first term. Van Jay Jones admitted, he said, oh, it's a nothing burger. He goes, between you and me, it's all, you know, I can't say it. It's all bull crap. It's just, we're just making it up. We're just making it up. It's a complete nothing burger. And then after he says it and not realizing that these are people that are, you know, I think they're O'Keeffe's people, James O'Keefe, he then goes on the air. This is a crisis. Is the president of the United States compromised? Is he an agent of Russia? Is this treason? Who is running the White House? Trump or Vladimir Putin? The division that this caused. The hatred that this caused. The panic that this caused. The damage, the irreparable damage to our country by pushing this hoax and this lie that he knew to be a lie. Mark, shouldn't Van Jay Jones be fired as well? What say you? I say that if he's lying, which he is, then the FCC goes and say, hey, sorry, this person is doing this in your organization. We're going to take your license away from now. Mark, amen. You nailed it. Amen. This is my point. If what Jimmy Kimmel did was horrible, and I agree it was, to the point that, you know, you blatantly lie. You're lying to the American people. to push political propaganda. 617-266-66-68 is the number. Okay, listen now to Chuck Schumer, who ran on to, this is CNN, to say, yep, pushing the latest conspiracy theory. It was Trump. It was President Trump and his allies.
who pushed the FCC to go after Jimmy Kimmel for his comments on Charlie Kirk and that this is a fundamental violation of the First Amendment. It's what dictators do. Roll cut 11, Mike. It is outrageous. It's a page right out of she's playbook. This is just despicable, disgusting, and against democratic values. Trump and his allies seem to want to shut down speech that they don't like to hear. That is not what democracies do. That is what autocracies do. And it doesn't matter whether you agree with Kimmel or not. He has the right to free speech. And so it is just outrageous. It is indicative of autocracy. And I am just outraged by it. Again, this is what dictators do. This is what she would do. This is what Vladimir Putin would do. We are not that country. And they don't stop. They don't stop. He didn't call him Hitler. Notice, they kind of got the memo on that. They're like, no, let's not do the Nazi Hitler thing. We're getting just blowback like hell on it. But okay, so he's a dictator. There's a dictatorship. Autocracy. Strong man rule. Really? Okay. Tell me, Chuckie. Tell me, Chuck. Did, you know, you're complaining now about Jimmy Kimmel. Tell me, did you complain when Roseanne was fired by ABC? I'm just curious for comments that she made about Valerie Jarrett. on social media. It wasn't even a monologue. It wasn't even a rant on live television. No, no, no. It was just on her own personal social media. When she went after Valerie Jarrett and made some, let's put it this way, some off-color comments. No, you supported it. You said it was great that ABC had an obligation, you said, to get rid of that kind of hate speech and to get Rosanne fired. So you had no problem when it was a conservative who, by the way, made ABC money, unlike Jimmy, the number one rated show on ABC. This guy was the worst rated show on ABC. This guy lost the millions and millions and millions every year. So let me get this straight now. ABC has no First Amendment rights? Next Star doesn't have First Amendment rights, the affiliates, those that own these ABC affiliated stations who didn't want them anymore? What, Disney now? So what? Disney can't fire anybody if they don't like what they say? So no matter how outrageous, how inflammatory, how incendiary, how false, how mendacious, how dangerous, how reckless and irresponsible someone says, That no, they have to just know, according to you, if they're anti-Trumpers. And in full disclosure, last point, this is what I find disgusting about these Democrats. In full disclosure, why didn't CNN ask him and why didn't he volunteer that Chuck Schumer staff has been coordinating with Kimmel's people for years in their so-called jokes?
That Kimmel's comedy routine at night, the monologues, they got their material from Chuck Schumer's people. So basically, you're pleading for your own guy. You phony, you fraud, you. And then again, here. So the murder of Charlie Kirk wasn't enough? They haven't you guys don't even miss a beat. Hey, they haven't buried him yet. You couldn't wait until he was buried on Sunday? You can't wait? Already, dictatorship, threat to democracy. This is Vladimir Putin. This is Xi Jinping. This is Hitler. Oh, I can't say that. Okay, don't just, okay, don't say Hitler. This is Vladimir Putin. This is Xi Jinping. So, again, your bill in Sudbury? And you're watching CNN. And you're like, wow. Oh, my God, Trump's a dictator. Trump's a dictator. Someone's got to take him out. Oh, my God. He's, he's, he's taking away our freedoms. He's taking away freedom of speech. He's, he's shutting down anybody who disagrees with him. It's exactly this rhetoric, exactly what he just spewed, that got Charlie Kirk killed. That's not enough. You want more people killed? So when you cancel people, that's okay. When the left does it to conservatives, to millions of us, it's okay. But when ABC looks at a ratings loser and a money loser who openly mocked the murder of a peaceful, innocent man, suddenly, oh, Disney can't touch him, or ABC, oh my God, oh, no, the First Amendment says, don't touch Jimmy Kimmel.
617-266-66-68 agree disagree Joe in Abington thanks for holding Joe and welcome I am Charlie Kirk God bless you Joe Thank you. I want that to be the battle cry. Every listener who calls in shall say they are Charlie Kirk, because you are him, I am him. I cried for days, not huge, but so sad for his wife and kids. But my question is, do you remember that law in 2014 that somehow Barack got... The law canceled because he stuck it in legislation secretly. Yes. I believe. I don't even know that. What's the name of that law? That's what it's called. The Smith Month Act. It's one of the most important acts of the 20th century. By the way, Smith Month is M-U-N-D-T. Smith-M-Munt Act, which prohibited the American government, including the media. from using propaganda or deliberately lying to the American people. It was passed in 1948. By the way, bipartisan, both Republicans and Democrats. And it was Obama, you're right, in the dark of night, he hardly anybody noticed. He rescinded it. He repealed it. And ever since then, if you've noticed, The media now has run wild, blatantly lying, outrageously lying. All they do is push disinformation, misinformation, lies, literally lies. And so Mike Lee, Senator Mike Lee has now introduced legislation with the full support of Trump to bring back the Smith-month Act. And to rename it, the exact same provisions, but just rename it the Charlie Kirk Act. And I'm supporting it a thousand percent. We have to bring it back. That's the only way to control these people. Bubba Wallace here from 2311 racing. You know what's slower than a pace car? Waiting at the car wash. That's when I fire up Chumba Casino. It turns those slow minutes into fast fun. With new games every week, you'll never get bored. Next time you're stuck in the slow lane, speed up with Chumba. Play now at chumbacasino.com. Let's Chumba. Sponsored by Chumpa Casino. No purchase necessary. VGW Group Void were prohibited by law. 21 plus, terms and conditions apply. These days, it's getting harder and harder to trust what you're seeing. Who made it? Is it real? But with Iheart, everything you hear is guaranteed human. That's why 78% of listeners trust their favorite radio hosts product recommendations. And if you own or manage a business here or need to drive sales, that trust goes a long way in creating your future customers. Make iHeartMedia a part of your 2026 plan today. Call 844-844-I-Hart. Again, that's 844-844-I-Hart.
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In fact, you have staffers that worked for Biden aides corroborating it that they ordered Big Tech. They ordered Facebook, Twitter. I can run down the whole line. Anybody who talked about how dangerous the COVID jab was, some of its adverse side effects. Censored. Out. Censored. The infamous laptop from hell that it wasn't Russian disinformation, it was Hunter Biden's email, Hunter Biden's laptop, censored, de-platformed, no problem. The FBI's involvement in January 6th, censored. You see, then it was okay. When Joey went after his political opponents and literally suppressed the truth, and truthful dissent and brought the full way to the federal government to have people after person after person after person censored canceled literally taken off social media and have the FBI in some cases investigate harass and persecute and jail these people Chuck Schumer didn't say a word Chuck Schumer didn't say word In fact, he spread Biden's lies. But now, when ABC takes action against this buffoon and clown who openly mocked and lied about the assassination of Charlie Kirk, all of a sudden, this is Vladimir Putin, this is a dictatorship, get lost. You're a gas bag. Okay? You're a puffed up windbag. That's all you are. Seriously. No one's buying your BS anymore. I think that's what the Democrats don't understand. We don't even care what you have to say anymore. We're telling you to your face. Your days of political, cultural power are over. They're over. 617-266-68-68. Cal in Newburyport. Thanks for holding Cal and welcome. Hi, Jeff. Hi, Cal. Hi, Jeff. I have to disagree with you respectfully on the issue that you just talked about. I do believe that the only reason they let Dr. Tucker Carlson go is because they do see the writing on the wall. Trump is somewhat responsible for only not in the way that he picked up the phone and made a phone call, but because of his agenda. And it's, it's nothing new. It's the same old. Here we go again with face-to-face confrontation with the hard left. And. I think you're a little naive in that, like me, you want to believe in the goodness of people. But I don't believe they're good, the people of the Tucker Carlson. Sorry, are you talking about Tucker Carlson? Or are you talking about Jimmy Kimmel? No, no. I'm talking about Jimmy Kimmel. Sorry. Yeah. No, they didn't let him go because they finally had it with him or the ratings were too low.
They've been putting up with all of that. It's their agenda. So in that regard, I think you're a little naive. And I do think Trump is partly responsible. I'm glad. But his agenda is to change things, as we all know, and we want the changes, but the left doesn't. So I just wanted to reiterate that I think you keep leaning towards. a little bit of the naive attitude that... that somehow Disney and agency that they took a turn for the better. I don't think so. I think they just, they want to survive. Literally, they want to survive. No, no, Cal, I agree. And if I'm giving that impression that I'm misspeaking, no, look, as I mentioned earlier in the show, but it just bears repeating, they were confronted by Brendan Carr, who's now the chairman of the FCC, the Federal Communications Commission. And Brendan Carr told Disney and ABC. Looking for a little Hollywood-style fun, check out Ryan Seacrest 10K Ways exclusively at Chumba Casino. There's 10,000 ways to play. Get spending for free at chumpacasino.com. No purchase necessary. VGW Group, voidware prohibited by law, CTs and Cs, 21 Plus, sponsored by Chumba Casino. You know what your customers are doing right this second? The exact same thing you are, listening to me, which, let's be honest, is kind of flattering. But my point is, ads on IHeart Radio actually get heard. In the car, at the gym, on the couch, while people are walking their dogs. Who's a good boy? Who's a good boy? You're a good boy, that's right, you're a good boy. So why not make the next ad about you? Get started today. Call 844-844-Ehart or go to IHeartadvertising.com. That's 844-844-Ehart or IHeartadvertising.com. If you're someone who's tracking your sleep, your steps, and your macros, then you already know that what you eat is kind of everything. You should also know that Sprouts Farmer's Market can help make eating for longevity easier. Sprouts has all the high-quality, nutrient-dense, organic foods and cutting-edge supplements you need. So whether you're focused on protein, gut health, or optimizing how you feel day-to-day, it's all there. And here's what no other grocery store can offer. An in-store wellness expert to help you find exactly what you need. So whether you're after longevity or on any other health journey, it's easier at Sprout's Farmer's Market. Happy birthday, America. It's time to celebrate and play your favorite Las Vegas casino games by American-owned SpinQuest.com. What's better than fireworks than American Pie? Hitting a black check in the palm of your hand, and you won't lose your fingers. Over a thousand games, including slots and live dealers. And $30 point packs are on sale for 10. SpinQuest.com. Buy American players for American players.
SpenQuest is a free-to-play social casino. Avoid where prohibited. Visit SpenQuest.com for more details. Look at what he said, Jimmy Kimmel. He said, that's a lie. He blatantly lied. And not only did he blatantly lie, this he's mocking. He's literally mocking the assassination of an innocent man. And this is clearly incitement. This is more incitement to violence. And we at the FCC are not going to tolerate this anymore. And so he told ABC, you're going to lose your broadcasting license. So they had a choice. Now, they went to Jimmy Kimmel just to show you how stupid Kimmel is and how hateful he is. And this is really suicide, professional suicide. ABC went to Kimmel and said, you've got to apologize. Like, if you apologize and you make a full retraction, then I think we can get the FCC off our back. And Kimmel said, absolutely not. Because according to him, he said, I don't want to give MAGA that victory. Now, let me be honest with you. If Kimmel came on the air and apologized, say he did it Tuesday, okay, he said what he said on Monday evening. It was then huge. It was huge. The pressure was building. The FCC by Tuesday morning had already contacted ABC and Disney. Had by Tuesday evening. Kim will come out and said, listen, look, I was wrong, I was insensitive, I never should have said this, I deeply apologize, I have nothing but the highest respect for Kirk's family, and I would never say anything to hurt his wife and his children, and we all have to come together as a country, and I retract everything what I said. And he just said that, okay? He would be, have a job today. He would still be doing a show. that would be enough to get the FCC to back off and ABC would have stuck with the guy you're completely right on that score and honestly I wouldn't have cared and what I mean by I wouldn't have cared is I would have been very upset at what he said But I wouldn't have been like, you know, we're gloating. Like MAGA is gloating. Like, yeah, we got Kimmel to apologize. We got him to retract. No, what I would say, and I'm sure 99.9% of the audience would be saying is he just said it to save his bacon. He just said it to salvage his hide. That's all. It's a, these are crocodile tears. This is a fake apology. We wouldn't be like thinking, oh, this is some big victory over Jimmy Kimmel. But in his own warped egotistical mind, see, this is what happens when you're blinded by hate. You can't see. You can't reason. You can't think properly. He was thinking, no. This is what he told his agents. I'm not giving MAGA this victory. So no apology, no retraction. Okay. So by last night, first it was Next Star.
And the moment I saw Next Star dump him, those are some of the biggest markets in the country. They own some of these ABC stations. I said he's finished. I said, I go watch now. ABC News is going to cut him off at the knees. And within an hour, whatever, half an hour ABC came out, Disney came out, and he was finished. So in other words, Cal, what happened was ABC was now confronted. This was their choice. Either we lose our broadcasting license. or we cut loose Jimmy Kimmel. To me, they made the same decision. This guy's not worth the network. And what I'm trying to say is, and plus he makes them no money. They lose money. And he brings in no ratings. You know, it's not like the old, say he was Johnny Carson. He'd be like, ooh, I mean, you know, Johnny brings in a ton of cash. My God, I mean, you know, NBC, at the time he was with NBC. My God, you know, NBC, when people think NBC, they think Johnny Carson. Like, that's, you know, I mean, you're going to fight like hell for that guy. No ratings, nothing. So they were confronted, either it's your license, literally your ability to be on the air, or it's Jimmy Kimmel. They made the obvious choice. It's our license. Jimmy's got to go. So in that sense, you're right. Trump exerted influence and leverage. But it wasn't him. It was the FCC. And the FCC, Trump gave the FCC a mandate. He goes, I want you to clean up the moral sewer that now we see on television and in our popular culture. And that's why Brendan Carr told him. There's a new sheriff in town. This stuff's not going to fly anymore. Cal, final word to you. Well, thanks, Jeff, for clarifying that for me and explaining the FCC's role a little more. And I do feel strongly that freedom is never free. And I still see, you know, the wickedness. the danger, like the networks. And even though Trump is influencing, and I'm all for it, I'm all for it, but freedom is never free, and I feel like we're never going to be able to let our guard down. But we're moving in the right direction, and I hope and pray it continues. And I love your show. I listen to you. Amen. Cal, a very good call. Really, thank you for that call. It was an excellent call. And thank you again for your warm words. 617-266, 68. No, look, she's right. I've never seen this. I have never lived through a time, except the 80s under Reagan. But it's been a while now where we're pushing the agenda now. And I don't mean politically. I mean culturally. You know, like now universities are reacting to us. Schools are reacting to us. Hospitals are reacting to us. Businesses are reacting to us. Hollywood is reacting to us. Entertainment is reacting to us. And because they're on their heels. They're on the defensive. Because something has changed in the country. Look, let me just very quickly. Since Kirk's assassination.
And I'm telling you, it was not just the assassination. It was the reaction, the response. How disgusting, how vile. Republican registrations are exploding across the country. Why do you think the Democrats are now starting to come out? We've got to turn down the temperature. Now, they're doing the whole both sides are to blame and everybody's got to tone it down. And they're trying to do the whole moral equivalency, moral relativism argument. Nobody buys it anymore. But why are they saying it? Because they're looking at their registration. They're looking at their internal polling. And they're saying, guys, we're getting destroyed. The country, the country sees us now as the party of murder and the party that celebrates murder, political murder. Like, Houston, we have a problem. And that's, that's why they, they, so now, now they're in retreat. They're in real retreat. And Cal is right. We're advancing now. We're moving forward. And look, if I were Jimmy Fallon and Seth Myers, I'd be very careful. Very careful. Very careful. Because their days could be numbered now as well. In other words, late night comedy, period. 617-266-6868. Sal in Bill Rica, thanks for holding Sal and welcome. Good morning, Jeff. The outrage and the memory loss, selective memory of the deranged left. is amazing, like Chuck Schumer. When Bill O'Reilly, Megyn Kelly, Tucker Carlson were all let go and canceled for commentary that they made, controversial commentary, where were they? And they were making huge money for Fox, great ratings, all of them. And I could go on. But where were they? Did Chuck Schumer say anything about all these people? Oh, Sal, magnificent point. And just to nail down Tucker Carlson, Tucker Carlson in particular, and the only reason why I'm singling out Tucker Carlson, he had the highest ratings at the time in the history of Fox News. He brought him in bucket loads of money, maximum revenue. And why did they fire him? He didn't say anything wrong. If you remember, he just showed tape of January 6th. literally what they were doing in the halls he and he only showed a couple minutes
In other words, they fired him for the truth, not for lying. It's like, look, they're claiming it was this big insurrection. It was violent. He goes, but look at how they were behaving, the J-Sixers inside the hallways. Look at them shaking the hands of the police officers. Look at the police officers guiding them throughout Congress. Like, hey, look at this. Hey, look at this picture. Hey, look at this. So he says the whole narrative is false. Look at the tape. So for exposing and unmasking the truth, for showing the tape, and it was like barely two minutes of the tape. That's it. Hey, it is Ryan Seacrest here. If you love great games and a little extra excitement to your day, I got something fun for you. Chumba Casino and I have teamed up to create an exclusive online social casino game. It's called Ryan Seacrest 10K ways. It's fun and free to play. Just like all your favorites from Chumba Casino. And every spin brings 10,000 ways to keep the good times going. Check it out and play for free today at chumbac casino.com. No purchase necessary. VGW Group. Voidware prohibited by law. CTs and Cs. These days, it's getting harder and harder to trust what you're seeing. Who made it? Is it real? But with iHeart, everything you hear is guaranteed human. That's why 78% of listeners trust their favorite radio hosts product recommendations. And if you own or manage a business here or need to drive sales, that trust goes a long way in creating your future customers. Make iHeartMedia a part of your 2026 plan today. Call 844-844-I-Hart. Again, that's 844-844-I-Hart. If you're someone who's tracking your sleep, your steps, and your macros, then you already know that what you eat is kind of everything. You should also know that Sprouts Farmer's Market can help make eating for longevity easier. Sprouts has all the high-quality, nutrient-dense, organic foods and cutting-edge supplements you need. So whether you're focused on protein, gut health, or optimizing how you feel day-to-day, it's all there. And here's what no other grocery store can offer. An in-store wellness expert to help you find exactly what you need. So whether you're after longevity or on any other health journey, it's easier at Sprout's Farmer's Market. What's up, everybody? It's Bretzky, and America is turning 250. And I can't think of a better way to celebrate that than playing on an American-owned social casino, SpinQuest.com. With all of your favorite games, live craps, bubble craps, live blackjack, there's no better place to play for free and win real cash prizes. SpinQuest.com. SpendQuest is a free-to-play social casino. Avoid where prohibited. Visit spenQuest.com for more details.