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		ceejayoz 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: ABC yanks Jimmy Kimmel’s show ‘indefinitely’ after... Why is this the turning point and not, say, the attempts (and successful assassination of one) on Minnesota lawmakers a few months ago?

FillardMillmore 3 months ago [–]

Just a guess, but in that case, very few people really knew who those lawmakers were, and there wasn't camera footage of the murder in that case to be spread virally on social media.

sigwinch 3 months ago | [–]

A lot of the media coverage this week begins with an introduction to Mr. Kirk. Do you think he was a household name?

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