It has already been a year since conservative icon Charlie Kirk was assassinated and the attack has brought out the worst in some of the worst people in our media and celebrity culture. False claims that the alleged assassin was conservative, false quotes and hateful comments have filled TV, radio and, of course, the internet.
The world was scarred from the moment of the attack. Unedited video soon surfaced on social media and who knows how many watched someone they loved or admired get fatally shot. Instead of an outpouring of sympathy, we were transfixed by an endless parade of hate for Charlie, his widow Erika, conservatives and more.
The hate came from all corners of the media and political world, including many names you know â then-MSNBC analyst Matthew Dowd, far-left podcaster Hassan Piker, multiple staffers at The Washington Post, longtime broadcaster Katie Couric and, of course, late night host Jimmy Kimmel. Because if theres something foul to say, Kimmel cant be far from that gutter. Much of the commentary is so venomous or vomitous that I wont dignify it by repeating what was said. Vile grifters have made mountains of cash attacking a grieving widow and I refuse to help them do it.
The left and media moved on quickly from the assassination to character assassination of the victim. Charlie Kirk was bashed as “hateful,” “bigoted,” a “hatemonger” and a “prominent Christian nationalist” who “has been known to make racist statements.” Even major news outlets fired or suspended some of those who bashed Kirk. But broadcast outlets did their best to hide the obvious connection between the alleged shooter and the lefts obsession that everyone on the right is “fascist.”
Kimmel was sidelined briefly for falsely claiming, “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 later said his words were, “intentionally and, I think, maliciously mischaracterized.”
The media, of course, supported him. MSNBC host Chris Hayes called the suspension, “the most straightforward attack on free speech from state actors I’ve ever seen in my life and it’s not even close.” CNN media analyst Brian Stelter criticized the move, saying, “America is a less free place if late-night comedians cannot do or say what they want.”
CNNs Jake Tapper headed up an hour-long special called “No Laughing Matter: Free Speech Under Attack” like ABC had done something wrong. As Tapper put it, “Less than 24 hours after Jimmy Kimmel was suspended, the tight-knit fraternity of late-night hosts rallied around their comedic brother.”
MSNBCs Matthew Dowd lost his job for bashing Charlie Kirk saying, “hes been one of the most divisive, especially divisive, younger figures in this who has constantly sort of pushing this sort of hate speech or sort of aimed at certain groups and I always go back to hateful thoughts lead to hateful
