Kimmel didn’t even criticise Kirk. He’s a mainstream TV comedian and nothing he said “turned up the heat”.

The reality is very simple: Nexstar wants federal approval for a merger. They know engaging in this censorship increases the likelihood of their merger being approved. So you’re exactly as jaded as you should be, just with the wrong target.

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potato3732842 12 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I guess I really nailed it with that last sentence then.

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Vaslo 12 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Nah, reality is even simpler than your conspiracy. These late night guys are money losers and they are looking for a reason to drop them. The fact that they nightly insult 80 million potential viewers with their arrogant and unneeded leftist opinions is bad for business. It doesn’t matter how Jimmy and his leftist writer feel, that’s their business they should keep out of the job. They need to maximize shareholder value by putting on the best show possible.

It’s not about “Jimmy”, it’s about his audience.

	▲	johnny22 11 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		then what you do, is just not re-up the contract or buy it out. That could have been done at any time.
	▲	afavour 11 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		If that were true they’d just shelve the show. It’s entirely within their power to do so and always has been. They don’t need an excuse. Out of the two, “company wants to win favor with Trump for a merger” is actually the simpler theory.