Stephen A. Smith calls out a glaring “problem” with Democrats complaining about “free speech violations” after Jimmy Kimmel’s show was yanked off the air. “Did we say that when Tucker Carlson was pulled off the air by Fox News? Did we say that? Or would we say that if... Gutfield was pulled off the air by Fox News?” Smith asked. “Government overreach, the Biden administration, and what they were doing [COVID censorship] when it came to Facebook and X. Were we as outspoken then as we were over the last few days?” he continued. “When you’re able to point to the other side doing the same damn thing [that you once cheered for], then it becomes a bit more alarming because the word HYPOCRISY comes into play.”show more

He may think that he's "Independent" but they're gonna label him MAGA at the rate he's going. 🧐🤣

Didn’t have Stephen A Smith being a voice of reason on my bingo card

Stephen A. Smith nails the hypocrisy. Democrats cheered when Roseanne Barr got axed for a joke, Gina Carano was fired for opposing pronoun madness, and JK Rowling was canceled for defending women. Now they cry "free speech" because Kimmel lied about Kirk’s assassin being MAGA? Classic D.C. double standard. The same crowd that demanded censorship of COVID dissenters suddenly cares about rights when their own face consequences. Where was this outrage when Biden’s team pressured Big Tech to silence Americans? Selective outrage exposes their corruption—rules for thee, not for me.

And when all of that happened, Jimmy laughed the whole time and made light of it.

The internet never forgets:

@zero_fawksgiven Jimmy Kimmel is a pervert

Are we witnessing the red pill journey of Smith?

Democrats love free speech for themselves while having no problem censoring the right into oblivion.

Ladies and gentlemen.

This man is the definition of consistent. Mad respect @stephenasmith. You’re on the small list of journalists who reliably speak facts even when they’re not popular. If more journalists followed your lead, the industry wouldn’t be daily ceding audience to social influencers.

@stephenasmith is really bringing it! He may not be a Trump fan, but he is an honest man. That is one of the highest compliments possible nowadays.

Only Democrat smart enough to criticize his own party. This is being human, not a robot. This is what the people want.

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Exactly, and everyone knows if the left were to be in power tomorrow they would be straight back into the full censorship of their political opponents.

I lOvE fReE sPeEcH nOw

@matjendav4 Not just hypocrisy—- double standard hypocrisy.

What Stephen fails to acknowledge is that Kimmel is a host of a comedy show making a joke. Tucker Carlson was host of a news show who lost a court case to the company he knowingly lied about.

He’s running. But it won’t be as a democrat. If he runs as a democrat they’ll fix it against him… they won’t tolerate this kind of truth telling on their side.

You have to remember that those who buy into the injustice of Kimmel being pulled are already deeply brainwashed. It's a big problem in this country. Many of the leaders on the left are brainwashed as well. Those who aren't brainwashed are just plain evil.

Here's the problem: do we have fuck-all evidence that the Biden Administration had jack to do with Gutfield and Tucker? If they did, FNC would have blasted it from the rooftops. On the other hand, we have Trump's FCC chairman dropping threats on camera.

The difference matters: Tucker & Gutfeld were corporate decisions—Fox can fire its own hosts. Kimmel’s case involved government pressure on ABC, which raises 1st Amendment concerns. Hypocrisy is one thing, state power is another. That’s the line Stephen A. missed.

It's only a threat to democracy when the democrats are involved.

Of course the left has ‘no problem’ when ‘free speech’ supports their MADNESS! Just look at their current INSANITY, taking copious amounts of TYLENOL just because MAHA announced NOT GOOD. This ‘protest’ against fact, shows the suffering & damage of TDS.

This moron doesn’t understand ABC was pressured by the FCC on the behalf of President Dofus to take Kimmel off the air. That’s not only illegal but a dangerous slippery slope! The comparison he’s making is completely asinine!

I can’t understand why this brother would have anything to do with the Democrats

Tucker Carlson and Gutfield are both literal pos. Getting real tired of Stephen A talking about stuff he’s got no real clue about besides them giving him money

He's better at politics than he is at sports commentating

I like Stephen A. I know he sides with Dems inexplicably, but at least he's reasonable and on point some of the time. At some point hopefullly he might realize that there is nothing redeeming or redeemable about the Democratic party.

@SadNetsFan2433 And….. this is WHY

But it’s not the same thing is it? The Biden Administration went to X, Facebook, Google, etc… directly and forced them to sensor conservative voices, squash any media opinion they didn’t like, even went so far as to have a President’s account locked when he disagreed with them. Disney was not forced, nor were they compelled. They fired the host of a failing program that still nobody watches.

Stephen A Smith is a Republican. Every other video he's either apologizing or making an excuse for MAGA or he's criticizing Democrats exclusively. I never see this motherfucker say anything critical about Trump. That's cowardice at work.

Dumb fucks...government was not behind any of the other firings.

Every now and then..and it’s rare..he gets something right. Here is one of those instances.