putting reporters in jail for not doing their jobs. i don t know that i can make blanket commitment to that effect. but we have not taken any aggressive action against the media at this point. howie: is it troubling he wouldn t rule out going after journalists for doing their job? kimberly: the question specifically was criminal. they are make civil remedies, for defamation. but as it relates to reporters doing their job. a free american press that s not afraid to ask the questions. if you are in a position like that, you have got to answer the questions. but you get out there and tell your side of it and tweet and do what you are going to do. and that s what makes this country great and we have a president who is not afraid to do that. howie: the obama administration
deal where if other allegations came up they could terminate his employment, which ultimately happened. there was an overarching to buy the rest of the sky broadcaster in the u.k., that s always been the broadcaster s goal. they looked the other way hoping it would work out howie: you are not buying it was a private settlement between bill o reilly and lis weihl. other than to put clauses in the new contract that didn t last that long. if new allegations surfaced it could be cause for termination. i don t understand that. even though this was a deal between o reilly and this analyst. this was a fox news employee for 15 years. it s not like she was a woman he
consuming it wants to cannibalize you. you can do a comedy show that s political, but you have to know you are alienating a large swath of people. if he can do that and still carry a late-night franchise, have at it. howie: the audience expects kimmel and colbert and others to wrap their humor in politics. kennedy: there is no more absurd branch of material than politics and politicians themselves. they are constantly putting themselves out there. and they are such fantastic fodder. a lot of those hosts live in a bubble. they work and live around people
he says he feels ashamed. he says i knew enough and if i had don t work i should have done then, i wouldn t have had to work with him. anything i say now will sound like a crappy excuse. jessica: it s more than other men have said. it was an open secret. howie: is it easier to do now after the whole world is piling on? jessica: when you have powerful women taking the first step gateway was ashley judd. she stood up and said this happened to me and gave it other people in lesser positions cover. and put her name behind it. i just want to add i think the last 18 months considering what happened during the presidential election. it was the beginning of the
who share their world view. so they think the rest of the country is like that. the rest of the country is vastly different. we are all in search of the american dream. jimmy kimmel realized the american dream. he conquered scene industry that is quite difficult on his own terms and he should realize there are other people trying to do the same thing who may have different philosophical means. so don t just alienate them because you see things different on a couple of issues. howie: a lot of attention paid to two former presidents giving speeches aimed at the current president. we are rejecting the politics of division. we are rejecting the politics of fear. the politics seems more vulnerable to conspiracy theories and outright fabrication. we have seen our discourse