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Jimmy Kimmel Accepts Invitation to Fight Roy Moore

December 1, 2017 at 8:16 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“There is no one I would love to fight more than you. I will put my Christian values aside just for you, and for that fight. So, if you are challenging me to a fight, here’s what we’ll do: Let’s find a place to do it, I’ll wear a Girl Scout uniform so you can have something to get excited about, and the winner—whoever wins the fight—will give all the money we charge for the tickets to charity. My charity will be the women who came forward to say you molested them. All right, tough guy with your little pistol?”

Filed Under: 2017 Campaign Tagged With: AL-Sen, Jimmy Kimmel, Roy Moore

House Freedom Caucus Proves It’s a Deficit Scam

October 26, 2017 at 1:35 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Stan Collender: “The House Freedom Caucus — that self-professed paragon of fiscal rectitude and righteousness that in the past has opposed emergency relief aid for Americans devastated by natural disasters unless it was offset with spending cuts — today made it much easier for the multi-trillion dollar increase in the federal deficit and national debt that will be caused by the Trump tax cut to be enacted.”

“HFC could have completely stopped this from happening had it opposed the fiscal 2018 budget resolution when it was considered by the House this morning. That budget resolution will increase the deficit by $1.5 trillion or more and didn’t include the spending cuts HFC said was the price for its support when the House adopted its budget earlier this month.”

“But instead of deficit purity, the House Freedom Caucus didn’t oppose the budget resolution, as it has so many other deficit- and debt-increasing bills.”

Filed Under: Budget & Taxes Tagged With: Jimmy Kimmel

Bonus Quote of the Day

October 15, 2017 at 4:26 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“If they’re so turned off by my opinion on healthcare and gun violence then, I don’t know, I probably wouldn’t want to have a conversation with them anyway. Not good riddance, but riddance.”

— Jimmy Kimmel, quoted by the Washington Examiner, on losing Republican viewers of his late night comedy show.

Filed Under: Gun Control, Health Care Tagged With: Jimmy Kimmel


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Jimmy Kimmel for President?

October 4, 2017 at 1:09 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

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A few years ago it would be hard to imagine that the former co-host of “The Man Show” would be described by TV critics today as “the conscience of a nation.”

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Filed Under: 2020 Campaign, Celebrities, Members Tagged With: Jimmy Kimmel

GOP Senator Says Bill Must Pass the ‘Jimmy Kimmel Test’

May 5, 2017 at 12:32 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) said that a Senate plan to repeal and replace Obamacare should pass the “Jimmy Kimmel test,” after the comedian revealed his son was born with a heart defect, The Hill reports.

Said Cassidy: “I ask, does it pass the Jimmy Kimmel test? Will a child born with congenital heart disease be able to get everything she or he would need in the first year of life? I want it to pass the Jimmy Kimmel test.”

Filed Under: Health Care Tagged With: Bill Cassidy, Jimmy Kimmel

Exchange of the Day

May 26, 2016 at 6:23 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 18 Comments

Jimmy Kimmel asked Donald Trump about his once-effusive take on the Clintons, ABC News reports. Trump took the bait, acknowledging his past kind words. “She’s wonderful, the husband, everybody’s wonderful including contributions.”

Kimmel interjected and asked, “So you were full of shit?”

Trump’s response? “A little bit.”

Filed Under: 2016 Campaign Tagged With: Donald Trump, Jimmy Kimmel

Is That a Donald Trump Quote?

July 21, 2015 at 8:33 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 5 Comments

Jimmy Kimmel quizzes people on whether Donald Trump quotes are true or not:

Filed Under: 2016 Campaign Tagged With: Donald Trump, Jimmy Kimmel

The ‘H’ Is for Hillary

April 16, 2015 at 5:34 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 4 Comments

Jimmy Kimmel gets people’s reactions to fake Hillary Clinton campaign logos.

Filed Under: Political Jokes Tagged With: Hillary Clinton, Jimmy Kimmel

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