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    1. thedailybeast on

      Barack Obama is calling out what he sees as “dangerous” hypocrisy from the White House.

      In a post on X, the 44th president slammed ABC’s decision to “indefinitely” cut Jimmy Kimmel Live! amid threats.

      “After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like,” Obama wrote.

      Read the full story, [here](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obama-torches-maga-after-jimmy-kimmel-pulled-off-air/).

    2. I mean I don’t remember seeing a President cheering for people to get fire and silent whoever he doesn’t like. Terrible timeline.

    3. ArcadeAcademic on

      Imagine if Obama told the FCC not to approve a corporate merger unless Murdoch fired Tucker Carlson?

    4. Watching people get taken down by the same cancel culture they created and cheered on for years will never stop being funny

    5. raylan_givens6 on

      I’m an independent, I have never voted Republican

      Obama is right on this , but deserves some partial blame. His insistence on trying to build bridges with these right wing monsters instead of using his position/momentum to make more sweeping systemic changes was a massive missed opportunity

      McCain is to blame as well

      In his desperation to win , he turned to Palin as his VP candidate, which legitimized the nuts of the right wing. He opened the door for those monsters, now their whole party has been infected and it probably won’t go any time soon.

    6. moderatenerd on

      I wouldn’t call this torches. Its just a strongly worded letter. 

      Plus Obama hasn’t maintained any semblance of fighting power or helped liberals in any causes that I’ve seen since hes left office. 

      He shows up at speeches and events sure but that’s not gonna cut it

    7. MC_Fap_Commander on

      The right is wildly overplaying their hand. Americans will mostly ignore battles over who should be „cancelled“ so long as that battle occurs in the market space. Using the FCC to control broadcast content is a different thing entirely. They’re setting up an embarrassment comparable to Dee Snider making the PMRC look like fucking idiots: [https://deesnider.com/1985-pmrc-senate-hearings-then-and-now/](https://deesnider.com/1985-pmrc-senate-hearings-then-and-now/)

      This, of course, assumes they’re concerned with governing based on popular approval. I increasingly get the feeling that ship has sailed.

    8. CodeMonkeyPhoto on

      Do we have a betting pool when tRump tries to get Obama arrested. Or when a late night talk host gets attacked and or arrested as well?

    9. Titosunshinez on

      Someone help me understand what is exactly happening ; is Trump targeting shows that he doesn’t like and is having them cancelled or is this the network making business moves to avoid trumps attention? Because the View has been talking shit about him for years and they are also owned by I think ABC right ?

    10. This reminds me of my dad. Once a business screwed up his order and he torched them by saying “that’s not good business” and shaking his head in disappointment.

      They were so burned

    11. Oh so the left can’t handle being done to them what they’ve been doing to everyone else for years now. What a shock .

    12. Obama is not doing enough. He needs to be leading the call for national protests.

    13. Every time i hear “Torched, Slammed, ETC, ETC I know the internet is truly dead and I wait for the next marketing gimmick that comes after sex, rage…?

    14. Thanks Obama. It ain’t much but I’ll take any sliver of pushback against tyranny.

    15. hiding_in_NJ on

      GAVIN NEWSOM PLATFORMED CHARLIE LAST MONTH! These toothless liberals won’t save us

    16. pooptheresmybutt on

      This comment torches and obliterates the daily beast and absolutely stuffs them in a locker and steals their lunch money. 

    17. InnerWrathChild on

      The only torching of MAGA by Obama is the reverse used by them at their white supremacy. “protests”. They are doing exactly what that said we would, and getting away with it in the name of free speech and “hate crimes”. It’s wild to be in the middle of this. 

    18. Honestly, it’s time for Obama to come out of retirement and be much more active in pushing back against Trump. He is really needed right now.

    19. czechyerself on

      Kimmel was taken off the air due to misinformation that the shooter was MAGA.

    20. Cancel your Hulu, Disney plus and espn subscriptions. Vote with your dollars

    21. Danthorpe04 on

      He may not have used the FCC but he did use the IRS to target conservative groups.

    22. Somename_here on

      Yes lets all forget how this jackass got Roseanne Barr’s number 1 show booted off the airwaves. Obama may want to sit this one out.

    23. This really is a crossing of the rubicon moment. I’m praying the left is gloves off the next presidency. We need a fighter against this insanity of fascism

    24. tom_sa_savage on

      Breaking news: Arrest warrant issued for former president Barack Obama for „inciting radical leftist violence.“ Can’t wait to see the angry letter the Dems send.

    25. I feel like Jimmy was holding back. But now he can take the gloves off. At least that’s what I hope.

    26. FaithlessnessVivid58 on

      The man who deported more people than any president should probably just keep quiet.

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