September 19, 2026
Cruz-in for a Bruisin; Ted Tosses Media a Lifeline
Timothy Birdnow
Ted Cruz turns to the dark side.
Having just wasted the Senate's time pushing a college sports bill (when he should have been pushing the SAVE America Act) Mr. Cruz now wants to make it the law of the land to protect hate speech by the likes of Jimmy Kimmel, and to make it possible for any broadcast journalist, even if just a comedian, to sue President Trump for tweeting about things they say.
If anyone should understand the importance of a fair media it should be Cruz, but apparently he's positioning himself for a Presidential run as the anti-Trump.
I've always loved Cruz but this is inexcusable. He has to know this is just a tool to cement eternal power for the media, which means the Democrats as the two are the same thing. The media is just the Joseph Goebbles of the Democratic Party.
This will also probably kill off a lot of independent conservative media in the process.
From the Breitbart article:
But if the bill were to become law, overzealous Democrat state attorneys general, or even private citizens, could bring suits against Trump for remarking or posting about content decisions of broadcasters — which he has done many times previously, including in response to heinous personal attacks made on government-owned airwaves.
For example, after Kimmel, host of ABC’s the Jimmy Kimmel Show, described Second Lady Melania Trump as an expecting widow and Trump posted on TRUTH, "Jimmy Kimmel should be immediately fired by Disney and ABC.” Trump would have been in legal jeopardy if JAWBONE was law.
Additionally, Trump’s calls for broadcasters’ licenses to be revoked due to their refusal to air presidential addresses — newsworthy events in the public interest to broadcast — or show skewed or inaccurate news could have him in hot water.
Right now, Trump fighting back against hostile public figures is constitutionally protected speech. If JAWBONE passed, lawfare operatives like New York Attorney General Letitia James, or Jimmy Kimmel himself, could bring a civil suit and seek monetary penalties against the President for incentivizing the broadcaster to take a content action.
So what does that mean? The Aviary could well wind up being sued for comments I make about these people. And by The Aviary I mean me.
Ted Cruz just lost my vote. If he can't see this is a dreadful idea he has no business running the country.
The political class always disappoints, does it not?
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