Did ABC make the right decision in bringing back Jimmy Kimmel?

Asked by ABC 17 News

798 Votes

Did ABC make the right decision in bringing back Jimmy Kimmel?

57%

Yes Yes

43%

No No

57%

Yes

10 Comments

Edward Irish

Because the trump administration claims to support free speech unconditionally while trying to prevent people they don't agree with from exercising that right. Hypocrites like that have no business trying to silence free speech in others, just because they dislike them.

Max

Trump had nothing to do with his getting fired.

Ken Satterfield

He should have never been taken off! Overreaction to a tragic event

Max

He was removed because he was costing ABC huge financial losses.

0571953

Freedom of speech and freedom of choice and to live our options. Putin isn't in charge in US and Trump isn't in control of me!

Max

You just said communist rule is better. That's really sad.

Karla Elliott

It’s about the first amendment. It’s about democracy. And it’s about standing up to this fake king and his corrupt government

Max

The 1st Amendment only applies to the government, not your employee. Also we do not have a democracy, we have a Constitutional Republic. You are not knowledgeable of what you are commenting about.

Toasty

Let the liberals/socialists/democrats have their little echo chamber late at night. We've got work in the morning.

Linda Swiney

Freedom of speech is for both sides, not just the right.

Betty ONeill

Freedom of speech

pat long

Should have never been taken off he’s entitled to free speech just like trump is

lordFRZA

We have to protect everyone’s First Amendment rights, Especially if they are different from ours because if we don’t, we may be next on their list

Fred

Key Provisions Freedom of Religion: Prohibits the government from establishing a religion or preventing the free practice of religion. Freedom of Speech: Safeguards the right to express ideas and opinions without government censorship. Freedom of the Press.

Fred

Freedom of Assembly: Guarantees the right to gather peacefully. Freedom to Petition: Protects the right to ask the government to address grievances.

43%

No

3 Comments

Eric Smith

Haven't watched late night talk since Carson. They are all nothing but political hacks anymore.

Scott McDaniel

I’m glad we live in a country where Jimmy Kimmel can stay on the air, however we’ll vote with our remote and NOT watch abc17 at all.

Max

ABC got caught in their own trap. They encouraged Kimmel until the affiliates and the public objected so they fired him. Then ABC's loyal fan base started threatening ABC so ABC folded to the pressure. The affiliate still won't air the shows, and now everyone is angry with ABC. It's called, Karma

Asked by Dear Abby

271 Votes

Do awards shows on TV matter to you?

10%

Yes Yes

90%

No No

10%

Yes

2 Comments

k san

I enjoy watching celebrities and award shows!

Patricia Quiroz-Alfaro

I vote for my favorite actors and awards also give me an idea of what I want to watch. Other than that winners don't matter to me.

Jeanette Johnson

I agree with you except I have to say when Jamie Lee Curtis won best supporting actress OMG I went completely crazy that right there is what makes me watch awards shows AND now these damn huge studios what don't they get without a script an idea there's no films tv to be made forget reality

90%

No

13 Comments

Lrac Snave

Haven't watched any of them in decades. Who wants to see some very rich celebrities pat each other on the back and tell us all their political views?

VAHuskerFan

Cause there all WOKE!!

Ed Drahos

Award shows are nothing more than self promotion of themselves. And act like self advertising. Like advertising, the less advertising the less popularity.

Garrett

The award shows once mattered. Since they have become so much more than a few once or twice a year but rather at least a 100, all with varying degrees of actual criteria beyond marketing campaigns and now the over-compensating “inclusive,” nature of certain categories going out of their way

Two Men & A Lady

Not in the least.

Anna Chaya Hoffman

Makes zero impact on my life

Jethro Born

The only awards shows that I ever watch are the CMAs in Nashville. The rest, which originate in California, aren't worth the powder to blow them up.

BarbJ

Not interested in celeb political views.

seaweed349

There are better things to do with my time.

Cheryl Gafner

Too polarizing now. 🙄

Tina Bouthillier

I used to at least over a decade or 2 ago but it is so political now, that I really don't care any more

Joyce Koch

To many commercials

Valerie Lantz

Not interested.

Who do you blame for the federal government shutdown?

Asked by ABC 17 News

697 Votes

Who do you blame for the federal government shutdown?

46%

Democrats Democrats

54%

Republicans Republicans

46%

Democrats

4 Comments

Steve Baumann

This is the actual correct answer.

Steve Baumann

I'd like to see how many of the democratic votes came from bots

Steve Baumann

Democrats are insisting on concessions related to health care policy (specifically extending Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies) to reopen the government. Republicans argue for a "clean" funding bill without these policy changes.

Max

It's beautiful. Trump is getting rid of the fake workers Biden hired, and AOC will Primary Schumer. Winner winner, chicken dinner.

Max

As every 8th grade Civics student knows, it takes 60 votes to end the Schumer Shutdown. Since we only have 53 Republicans, we must have a handful of Senate Democrats

Max

"No one is so blind as one who will not see" means that a person who is unwilling to accept the truth is more difficult to convince than someone who is physically blind.

Max

Trump is ending wars, getting hostages released, after nearly 2 years, while Schumer is holding the US taxpayers hostage, for free medical care for illegal aliens, while our own citizens have to pay for medical care.

Wendy glassburn

The democrats want to add to the budget. It’s a CR, you don’t add to it. You open the government and then negotiate the budget.

Toasty

Wish I could vote for both. This shutdown is a game both sides are playing. I want to roll up a newspaper and smack 'em both.

54%

Republicans

2 Comments

MidMoGenX

Republicans could easily say yes to extending subsidies for Americans and no to the other provisions. If Dems say “no” then it’s on them. Not much compromising is going on.

Steve Baumann

Hand up not hand out.

Scott Kramer

I don't believe that the ACA causes a significant amount of money to go to healthcare for illegal immigrants

Max

"No one is so blind as one who will not see" means that a person who is unwilling to accept the truth is more difficult to convince than someone who is physically blind....

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Did ABC make the right decision in bringing back Jimmy Kimmel?

57% Yes Yes

43% No No

57% Yes

43% No

Do awards shows on TV matter to you?

10% Yes Yes

90% No No

10% Yes

90% No

Who do you blame for the federal government shutdown?

46% Democrats Democrats

54% Republicans Republicans

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54% Republicans

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Democrats Democrats

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Republicans Republicans

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Democrats

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