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calimary

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95. YES we do! We DO need people like Jimmy Kimmel to call out the lies and the liars!
Sat Sep 23, 2017, 01:26 AM
Sep 2017

MASSIVE kudos to him for using his platform for more than just laughs and ratings. He's got a pulpit. That he was moved to use it to do good - to further the public good - speaks volumes, indeed, whole libraries about him.

I've loved him since "The Man Show" and "Win Ben Stein's Money".

He certainly didn't hurt our cause... Wounded Bear Sep 2017 #1
He could easily lose his job over it , not likely now because of the Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #2
If he gets fired, I think that MSNBC needs a nightly comedian named NCjack Sep 2017 #7
He could lose his job peggysue2 Sep 2017 #33
I'm sure it helped his ratings. I'm so glad he did what's right. mucifer Sep 2017 #59
You sure of that? Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #70
I would agree that he did more good than bad for his following. Gore1FL Sep 2017 #94
You can never know for sure which snowflake started the avalanche, but yeah I think so too. Girard442 Sep 2017 #3
do we still have to have the debate now? samnsara Sep 2017 #4
I hope we do. Qutzupalotl Sep 2017 #16
I really hope not. Promee Sep 2017 #38
Sadly, I agree. Control-Z Sep 2017 #76
Comedians can't save us Capperdan Sep 2017 #5
He was being anything but a comedian. He was being a good citizen. boston bean Sep 2017 #9
"Comedic relief"?! His very sick baby is not comedy to him!! Anyway, sometimes, yes, it WinkyDink Sep 2017 #13
Comedians have long been MontanaMama Sep 2017 #104
Jimmy Kimmel had a huge impact IMO. Expecting Rain Sep 2017 #6
He did a good job hosting the Oscars, too. spiderpig Sep 2017 #8
I didn't watch them. What happened? boston bean Sep 2017 #10
He was funny and kept the show moving. spiderpig Sep 2017 #12
He was a good host, is "what happened." WinkyDink Sep 2017 #14
Colbert hosted the Emmys Capperdan Sep 2017 #56
Last night with Al Franken and bannering the number to call congress made a difference lunasun Sep 2017 #11
Millions watch Kimmel. WinkyDink Sep 2017 #15
Thank you Jimmy Kimmel Gothmog Sep 2017 #17
Kimmel will not be fired. kstewart33 Sep 2017 #18
I don't think they will fire him. murielm99 Sep 2017 #21
I like all the comedic liberals: Jimmy, Seth, Stephen, Conan, Bill, John, Samantha, etc Bluepinky Sep 2017 #72
The late night comedians are given a lot of leeway, I think. As long as it doesn't hurt someone or Honeycombe8 Sep 2017 #78
Great. Is he going to pay MichMary Sep 2017 #19
What? Say what? Repeat that, please. Are you criticizing someone who has done something good? nt Honeycombe8 Sep 2017 #20
Nope. I'm criticizing MichMary Sep 2017 #29
It's better than nothing don't you agree? nini Sep 2017 #53
From my own perspective, MichMary Sep 2017 #55
It's saving my son's life right now nini Sep 2017 #60
Lucky You Me. Sep 2017 #63
Millions of people do not have that sentiment, from their perspectives... George II Sep 2017 #73
Post removed Post removed Sep 2017 #90
There is no health reform that is going to be cheaper for everyone. ehrnst Sep 2017 #99
Me tazkcmo Sep 2017 #100
NO you were not. No matter what insurance you had, or didn't. Hortensis Sep 2017 #101
Who is this person who thought the ACA was a panacea or perfect? Ninsianna Sep 2017 #64
Who said it was a panacea? I don't think anyone is. What would you like to see in it's place.... George II Sep 2017 #71
WTF? murielm99 Sep 2017 #22
Other than the Medicaid expansion, MichMary Sep 2017 #28
Without it, you're at the mercy of your local government, which gets no funding. Akoto Sep 2017 #36
Good wishes your way MichMary Sep 2017 #41
Set up a high risk pool and subsidize it. Blue_true Sep 2017 #81
It depends upon the state one lives in. Remember, the ACA was written on the hopes that.... George II Sep 2017 #61
In Michigan? Ninsianna Sep 2017 #62
Unless the agent we spoke to MichMary Sep 2017 #89
Um, no. As I said, it's the time you were looking at and you were not on the healthcare Ninsianna Sep 2017 #92
The point of this thread is NOT the ACA. It's the horrible new bill that every health organization & Honeycombe8 Sep 2017 #77
You have valid points. Blue_true Sep 2017 #79
$9000 deductible???! Take this to the Cave. They love this stuff. Hortensis Sep 2017 #102
WTF are you talking about, What about the sick people who WONT be able to get insurance....... Old Vet Sep 2017 #25
Doesn't do them MichMary Sep 2017 #26
The point has never been that the ACA is perfect nikatnyte Sep 2017 #34
Yeah, I wish. MichMary Sep 2017 #35
+1. Plus the suggestion that Kimmel should PAY $, and not just use his position to persuade... Honeycombe8 Sep 2017 #75
You don't seem to know much about it. Many lower income people who didn't have... brush Sep 2017 #40
I guess I should wish I was lower income, MichMary Sep 2017 #43
What we're all talkiing about is fixing the ACA. Your situation seems to be one of the fixes needed. brush Sep 2017 #45
No one has yet come up MichMary Sep 2017 #46
If we get the repugs off their anti-ACA kick and work with the Dems I'm sure things can... brush Sep 2017 #48
I think I see your problem with the ACA here. Ninsianna Sep 2017 #66
I respectfully submit that you don't fully understand how the ACA works or the reasons... George II Sep 2017 #74
The issue before Obamacare is those people were left out to get very sick. Blue_true Sep 2017 #84
Not sure if that is true. Obamacare offers preventative care check-ups brush Sep 2017 #86
Even when red states did not expand Medicaid, their poor citizens were covered by the national Blue_true Sep 2017 #88
I was wondering if Mich is for Michigan. LakeArenal Sep 2017 #42
Yes, Michigan MichMary Sep 2017 #44
Not sure what corner of MI you're in, but in the whole state and the whole country, the Ninsianna Sep 2017 #67
Thanks for the offer, MichMary Sep 2017 #87
What you were doing was not the ACA related healthcare marketplace. Ninsianna Sep 2017 #91
That's because Rick Snyder is doing whatever he can to make sure the ACA doesn't work. George II Sep 2017 #83
Yep. They've been flying planes into the ACA literally while it was being Hortensis Sep 2017 #103
AYFKM? Sedona Sep 2017 #97
Trumpcare or The Wizard Sep 2017 #23
THANK YOU JIMMY.......Your little boy is the cutest thing I have ever seen. onecent Sep 2017 #24
He is not going to get fired, all the late night good guys go after Dotard Motley13 Sep 2017 #27
He's been amazing! Greybnk48 Sep 2017 #30
Wow bpj62 Sep 2017 #31
No need to apologize DFW Sep 2017 #32
Just out of curiosity-- MichMary Sep 2017 #37
Insurance policy bpj62 Sep 2017 #47
That shouldn't happen MichMary Sep 2017 #51
If the ACA goes away in favor of Graham-Cassidy ... mr_lebowski Sep 2017 #105
Just want to add- MichMary Sep 2017 #39
Thank you bpj62 Sep 2017 #49
A good rant is worth hearing. Greybnk48 Sep 2017 #52
I agree. I hate to hear about your layoff. Honeycombe8 Sep 2017 #80
YES we do! We DO need people like Jimmy Kimmel to call out the lies and the liars! calimary Sep 2017 #95
One, repeal of Obamacare is far from dead. They have no intention of giving up Hortensis Sep 2017 #50
So True bpj62 Sep 2017 #57
Jimmy Kimmel, someone that gives a damn about people than just theirself. n/t RKP5637 Sep 2017 #54
I do think he deserves a lot of credit. trof Sep 2017 #58
They tried to use him and he fucking turned around and roundhouse punched them Quixote1818 Sep 2017 #65
Everyone has said it...and he tells the truth... simple and easy to understand.. Stuart G Sep 2017 #68
He's done (and is doing) a great job. But more important is that he's not doing it... George II Sep 2017 #69
There was one thing I noticed when I watched it a second time..The presentation was smooth. Stuart G Sep 2017 #82
he did a fantastic thing, but i'll believe it worked when we still have the ACA in December 0rganism Sep 2017 #85
the simple fact is DonCoquixote Sep 2017 #93
I've always liked Jimmy Kimmel..... Upthevibe Sep 2017 #96
Kudos to Kimmel. oasis Sep 2017 #98
K&R mcar Sep 2017 #106
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