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(23,550 posts)malaise
(269,054 posts)I want to cry
Hawaii Hiker
(3,166 posts)Never saw Fallon like that....Absolutely awesome
ATL Ebony
(1,097 posts)Freedomofspeech
(4,226 posts)Bengus81
(6,931 posts)Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)a kennedy
(29,673 posts)His voice was shaking because it has affected him so much, and he doesn't do politics. This isn't about politics it's about being human. Thank you Jimmy for saying it so perfectly.
Dark n Stormy Knight
(9,760 posts)maybe people who "don't do politics" are just as responsible for Trump as those who voted for him. It seems Democracy requires we all "do politics."
FM123
(10,053 posts)spanone
(135,844 posts)dalton99a
(81,515 posts)Orrex
(63,215 posts)Maybe Fallon will have him on the show again, for another chance to muss up Trump's hair and make him seem more relatable and human once more.
madokie
(51,076 posts)He gave a platform for President Obama several times. I trust him to do what is right and this is the right thing for him to do, what he said here.
oasis
(49,389 posts)Moostache
(9,895 posts)bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)mountain grammy
(26,623 posts)I felt betrayed when he hosted candidate trump who looked like a regular guy, so cute. You entertained with a monster, Jimmy, and probably won him a few votes. Lesson learned.. don't make light of monsters, they're still monsters.
mainstreetonce
(4,178 posts)Will his humor turn around now?
Will trumpists see all three late night shows mocking trump? Or will Fallon want the ratings from those who won't watch Kimmel or Colbert?
Doug the Dem
(1,297 posts)He didn't even say that Trump has to resign or be impeached. Stephen Colbert has said it several times. I think Kimmel has suggested it once or twice, too.
Old Vet
(2,001 posts)As far as jimmys thoughts...
Doug the Dem
(1,297 posts)And I'll bet you haven't either.
uponit7771
(90,347 posts)diva77
(7,643 posts)to the election. Corporate main-stream media should do the same as well.
grantcart
(53,061 posts)He did more than any other celebrity to try and normalize Trump and is only now making an effort to rehabilitate himself.
He had a powerful tool to hold Trump accountable for his bigotry but chose to go chummy with him.
yuiyoshida
(41,832 posts)broadcaster90210
(333 posts)He normalized a Nazi. We all knew Trump was a Nazi (amid other things) and Fallon STILL tried to make Trump look "cute". And he tried to hide behind "I'm just a comedian".
While this is good indeed, I'll still never watch him again and ai watched him pretty regularly before the Trump debacle.
Blecht
(3,803 posts)Although I never watched him much in the first place.
njhoneybadger
(3,910 posts)gordianot
(15,239 posts)I will never choose to watch him again no matter how he tries to repair the damage.
He helped make that monster look normal.
Screw Fallon.. He was part of the insanity that allowed Trump to get where he is.
dchill
(38,505 posts)Iggo
(47,558 posts)But seriously, I can't tell if he's seen the light or if he's just another weather vane.
50 Shades Of Blue
(10,011 posts)niyad
(113,340 posts)6000eliot
(5,643 posts)He needs to get on his knees and beg forgiveness for his role in normalizing this monster.