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Hey Era, why does Jimmy Fallon think it's okay for him to make jokes about Trump's Presidency?
- Thread starter MasterYoshi
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People give him too much shit for having a presidential candidate on his show. Jimmy's not the reason we have Trump. At the same time I'm not bothered by people pointing out the hypocrisy of giving him fluffy exposure during the election and doing jokes about him now.
You must be thinking of the Fairness Doctrine:
1. It didn't require late night talk show hosts to give all candidates equal coverage
2. It was eliminated in 1987
In conclusion:
Edit: The Equal Time Rule also doesn't say that every individual show on a network needs to give equal time to each candidate.
"Talk shows and other regular news programming from syndicators, such as Entertainment Tonight, are also declared exempt from the rule by the FCC on a case-by-case basis. "
You were so quick with this!
But I also already followed up.
It even outlines the defunct fairness doctrine.
So yea.
Case by case. Meaning you would have to have a good reason to exclude.
instead of a law, or even a hard rule, it is more like a common network practice to maintain the appearance of impartiality. It can be gamed at every instance, so it's not a really effective form of political broadcast regulation.
"equal time" is more towards political advertising, not appearances, and would take someone(a viewer or a politician) moving to hold a broadcaster responsible. the FCC isn't going to step in and make sure things are "fair and balanced", even though that's the idea Fox news would like us to come away with.
Didnt you hear? Fallon single handedly won Trump the election in 2016.
I love the idea that Fallon would rather play Pictionary and karaoke with guests than create content that requires some sort of intelligent thinking
Cool?
Law was probably too strong of a word for me to use.
That's like saying SNL has no right to make fun of Trump either. It's silly. Fallon did not make Trump more electable. Fallon likely didn't even vote for him either. Lay the blame at the fuckers who actually cast their ballot not some late night host who tussled his hair. He can 100% make fun of Trump. Moreso, especially because of what Trump has done post winning the election.
do you think Donald Trump is actively doing anything to prevent a civil war right now
do you think he could do anything if he wanted to?
Fallon is a harmless drunk who interviews whoever his booker puts in front of him. it sucks but it's not as obnoxious as NBC running away with variety emmys for the same absolute garbage level of "HAHA TRUMP IS DUMB" gags after having him host and refusing to make fun of him during the campaign imo
Thank you, the fact that they made it through unscathed always bugged me.
Jimmy Fallon didn't get Trump elected, but he did normalize his shit. I've never been able to watch him since.
that's different. The cast has been pretty vocal about how no one wanted him there, especially Taram Killam. They don't really have much say in who hosts the show, despite being able to pitch and shape a great deal of the comedy. Fallon has writers, yes, but it's a much more singular vehicle for him than SNL is for its cast.
His or her point is that Fallon helped normalize Trump which made him more electable. He shouldn't be able to profit off of the comedy that roasts this president.
Jimmy Fallon didnt allow Trump to be elected by touching his hair. Neither did the Russians.
Trump represents the quintessential spirit of what the US is.You all need to come to terms with that instead of deflecting into absurd blame games like this one.
Trump represents the quintessential spirit of what the US is.You all need to come to terms with that instead of deflecting into absurd blame games like this one.
As a person who has bought a decent amount of firearms since Trump's election because I'm concerned about growing open white supremacy, I really don't think you can compare that to influencing Dred Scott, enabling slavery to expand, or not doing anything to prevent southern states from seceding.
I think if put in a similar situation Trump would do all the same but worse
I don't doubt it. But he hasn't, so Buchanan is still shittier.
If Jimmy Fallon and Ellen started a family, it would be the least serious family in world history.
