To: Brendan Carr, Chairman of the FCC
Fire Brian Kilmeade and Jesse Watters Now
In light of the ongoing political rhetoric going on in this country and the consequences such speech engenders, we demand that Fox News hosts Brian Kilmeade and Jesse Watters be fired for their incendiary words on their respective shows.
On September 10th, during a discussion about a North Carolina train stabbing involving a mentally ill and homeless man, Mr. Kilmeade the best way to deal with mentally ill and homeless population is to, "Just kill 'em" and suggested "involuntary lethal injection".
On September 23rd, when discussing the malfunctioning escalator and teleprompter before and during President Trump's speech and calling it "sabotage" and an "insurrection," Jesse Watters said that "What we need to do is either leave the U.N. or we need to bomb it" or "maybe gas it."
To be clear, each of these instances are hate speech at a minimum and outright threats of violence to actual people. What has happened to Kilmeade and Watters? Absolutely nothing, yet Jimmy Kimmel was suspended for suggesting Republicans take a hard look at their own supporters when it comes to Charlie Kirk's assassination; Karen Attiah, (Washington Post) was fired after posting about gun violence and “racial double standards;” Matthew Dowd, (MSNBC) was fired for suggesting Charlie Kirk’s radical rhetoric may have contributed to the violence that killed him because “Hateful thoughts lead to hateful words, which then lead to hateful actions."
Freedom of speech exists for everyone, or it exists for no one. And let's not forget the world-renowned journalist Terry Moran being fired in June for calling Stephen Miller and President Trump full of hatred. That was all he said, and the White House responded by saying it was unhinged and unacceptable.
We need to stand up now for free speech, and stop this administration from attacking the free speech of those they disagree with.
On September 10th, during a discussion about a North Carolina train stabbing involving a mentally ill and homeless man, Mr. Kilmeade the best way to deal with mentally ill and homeless population is to, "Just kill 'em" and suggested "involuntary lethal injection".
On September 23rd, when discussing the malfunctioning escalator and teleprompter before and during President Trump's speech and calling it "sabotage" and an "insurrection," Jesse Watters said that "What we need to do is either leave the U.N. or we need to bomb it" or "maybe gas it."
To be clear, each of these instances are hate speech at a minimum and outright threats of violence to actual people. What has happened to Kilmeade and Watters? Absolutely nothing, yet Jimmy Kimmel was suspended for suggesting Republicans take a hard look at their own supporters when it comes to Charlie Kirk's assassination; Karen Attiah, (Washington Post) was fired after posting about gun violence and “racial double standards;” Matthew Dowd, (MSNBC) was fired for suggesting Charlie Kirk’s radical rhetoric may have contributed to the violence that killed him because “Hateful thoughts lead to hateful words, which then lead to hateful actions."
Freedom of speech exists for everyone, or it exists for no one. And let's not forget the world-renowned journalist Terry Moran being fired in June for calling Stephen Miller and President Trump full of hatred. That was all he said, and the White House responded by saying it was unhinged and unacceptable.
We need to stand up now for free speech, and stop this administration from attacking the free speech of those they disagree with.
Why is this important?
We need to stand up now for free speech, and stop this administration from attacking the free speech of those they disagree with. The hypocrisy shown by this administration is unlike anything we've ever seen. Journalists and other people with a social platform are being maligned and fired for stating facts, or even indulging in debate about different political ideologies, the only those who are critical of the administration. Nothing happens to those who support the administration.
If we don't make a stand now, it's only going to get worse before the end of this administration's current term.
If we don't make a stand now, it's only going to get worse before the end of this administration's current term.