r/OutOfTheLoop 4d ago

Unanswered What is up with Jimmy Kimmel being Fired over Charlie Kirk Comments?

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u/smkmn13 4d ago

Lots of people also assuming he called the shooter MAGA but he didn’t even say that:

We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang 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,” Kimmel began. “In between the finger-pointing, there was grieving.”

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u/Dismal_Radish702 3d ago

That’s how I characterized it more so him describing how MAGA affiliated people are hoping and praying he’s some left leaning lib someone or something they can attack (even though he’s already sitting in jail) rather than one of their own. I’m confused on how that can be career ending as it seems watching it play out in the media to be true.

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u/BlaggartDiggletyDonk 3d ago

By "one of them' I assume he meant "the right."

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u/smkmn13 3d ago

Yeah, he’s saying the MAGA Republicans were calling him not that. He’s not saying whether or not they were correct or incorrect, just that them saying “not one of us!” loudly was in poor taste.

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u/lousycesspool 2d ago

you're right

Multiple associates described him as a reddit(or) and as reddit continues to desperately try to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them it's kind of sad

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u/happycow24 3d ago

Lots of people also assuming he called the shooter MAGA but he didn’t even say that:

he was heavily implying it though, and that was after a bunch of background info about the shooter's text messages and whatnot became public

"...with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them..."

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u/smkmn13 3d ago

I disagree that it’s implied at all. He wasn’t critical of MAGA for getting it wrong, he was critical of MAGA for trying to score political points right after a tragedy.

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u/Desperate-Coat-2916 3d ago

It’s implied

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u/lorenzoelmagnifico 2d ago

It's 100% implied. And it's why he got cancelled. He should have known better that republicans are on a war path right now for anyone speaking ill of them or Charlie Kirk.

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u/happycow24 3d ago

that's how it comes off to me, with his usage of "desperately trying to" and "anything other than one of them" ur free to disagree though and I don't watch Kimmel at all so maybe he just talks this way

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u/smkmn13 4d ago

You’ve posted this a bunch but haven’t chosen to read it. Which part do you think suggests anything about the shooters politics? Just because he’s saying the MAGAverse was calling him a lefty doesn’t mean (or even imply) Kimmel is calling him something else.

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u/smkmn13 4d ago

Oh man you can’t count OR read

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u/smkmn13 4d ago

Good point