Hillary Clinton Suddenly Cares About Free Speech
Well, well, well—look who’s now a First Amendment warrior. Hillary Clinton sat down with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria and decided Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension was proof of “government intimidation” and an attack on free speech. The same Hillary who cheered on Big Tech when they throttled conservative voices now wants us to believe she’s the patron saint of satire. Spoiler alert: she’s not defending free speech, she’s defending one of her Hollywood pals who happened to be hemorrhaging viewers anyway.
What Kimmel Actually Said
Let’s put the cards on the table. On his September 15th monologue, Jimmy Kimmel mocked conservatives in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s tragic murder. He sneered, “The MAGA gang [is] desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them, and doing everything they can to score political points from it.” He even compared President Trump’s grief to “a four-year-old mourning a goldfish.” But here’s the problem: by that point it was already well known the shooter wasn’t a MAGA supporter. Kimmel didn’t care—he ran with the narrative anyway. That wasn’t edgy satire. That was lazy, spiteful commentary dressed up as comedy.
Free Speech Doesn’t Mean a Free Job
Let’s get one thing straight: free speech protects you from the government throwing you in jail for your words—it doesn’t guarantee you a cushy job hosting a late-night show no one watches. Kimmel wasn’t “silenced by the state.” He was canned by a company tired of his lousy ratings and his sanctimonious comedy routine that was less funny than a Kamala Harris word salad. Clinton spinning this as some constitutional crisis is laughable. If this was about protecting voices, she’d have been screaming when conservatives were purged from Twitter. Funny, I don’t remember that press conference.
Government Pressure or Corporate Math?
Clinton tried to frame this as “direct government intimidation” to silence opponents. Really? Or maybe ABC just got sick of lighting money on fire for a host who hasn’t been relevant since the Man Show. The Left loves to claim corporate America is bullied by conservatives, but the truth is these companies bend over backward to please the woke mob. If anything, Kimmel’s suspension was less about government pressure and more about advertisers not wanting to be tied to a guy who lost touch with half the country.
Selective Outrage: When the Left’s Comedians Suffer
What’s rich here is the sheer hypocrisy. Clinton defends Kimmel’s “satire” as vital to holding power accountable. Where was that energy when conservative comedians got deplatformed for making jokes the Left didn’t like? Suddenly, satire is sacred—but only if it’s mocking Republicans. When the target flips, the same crowd yells “misinformation” and calls for cancellation. It’s not about free speech. It’s about keeping the Left’s megaphones intact.
Performative Outrage to Distract From Reality
Let’s not kid ourselves: this entire Hillary Clinton performance was about propping up the narrative that the Left is under attack. It’s not. Kimmel wasn’t silenced because he was “too edgy.” He was sidelined because his show tanked, his act got old, and the network finally noticed the bottom line. But Hillary knows exactly what she’s doing — she believes most of the Left will simply take her word for it, run with the outrage, and never bother to understand what the First Amendment actually protects. And she doesn’t care. The goal isn’t accuracy, it’s to gin up more hate and keep her side riled up. Classic double standard. Classic Hillary.
The Ratings Were the Real Killer
Here’s the truth Clinton won’t say: Jimmy Kimmel’s ratings were trash. He was losing viewers, losing cultural relevance, and losing money for the network. That’s the real censorship—audiences tuned out. Free markets speak louder than free speech sometimes, and ABC simply followed the math. No sinister plot. No government hit job. Just bad TV finally getting yanked off the air.
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